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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT 2010 - SECT 180 Who may bring proceedings for an offence?

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT 2010 - SECT 180

Who may bring proceedings for an offence?

    (1)     Proceedings for an offence under this Act or the regulations may be brought by—

        (a)     the Commission; or

S. 180(1)(b) substituted by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 57).

        (b)     a police officer within the meaning of the Victoria Police Act 2013 ; or

        (c)     a person who is authorised to do so, either generally or in a particular case, by the Commission.

    (2)     In a proceeding for an offence against this Act it must be presumed, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, that the person bringing the proceeding was authorised to bring it.