New South Wales Consolidated Acts

COAL INDUSTRY ACT 2001 - SECT 49

49 Authority to prosecute

(1) Proceedings for an offence under this Act or the regulations may be instituted only by:

(a) the Minister, or

(b) the Director of Public Prosecutions.

(2) If an inspector is of the opinion that an offence against this Act or the regulations has been committed, the inspector may compile a report on the alleged offence and forward it to the Director of Public Prosecutions.

(3) The Director of Public Prosecutions must consider any report forwarded to the Director under this section and determine whether to institute proceedings in respect of the alleged offence to which the report relates.