(1) The Director may consent to prosecutions for offences, being offences of a
kind in relation to which an order under subsection (2) is in force.
(2) A
person who has, under a law of the State, the power to consent to prosecutions
for offences of a particular kind may, by order published in the Gazette,
authorise the Director to consent to prosecutions for offences of that kind.
(3) Such an authorisation may not be given by a person who has that power by
virtue of an authorisation granted to the person by another person.
(4) The
mere giving of an authorisation under this section does not prevent the giving
of a consent by a person who, but for this section, would have power to give a
consent.
(5) If the Directorconsents to a prosecution for an offence, being
an offence of a kind to which an order under subsection (2) is in force, the
prosecution may be instituted and conducted without the consent of any other
person.
(6) The Director shall notify the person who gives an authorisation
under this section of the giving or refusing of consent under the
authorisation.
(7) If the Director gives or refuses consent under an
authorisation under this section, the person who gives the authorisation is
bound by the Director's decision.
(8) In this section--
"consent" includes authorisation, sanction and any similar authority.
