CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 2004 - SECT 80

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 2004 - SECT 80

80 .         Terms used

        (1)         In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears —

        authorised officer means a person listed in subsection (2);

        committed , in relation to an accused, means committed by a court of summary jurisdiction to the District Court or the Supreme Court, whether for trial or for sentence, on an indictable charge;

        prescribed means prescribed by rules of court;

        relevant authorised officer , in relation to an indictable charge, means the authorised officer who is responsible for the prosecution of the charge in a superior court.

        (2)         For the purposes of this Part each of the following is an authorised officer —

            (a)         the Attorney General;

            (b)         the Solicitor-General;

            (c)         the State Solicitor;

            (ca)         a member of the State Solicitor’s staff appointed in writing by the State Solicitor as an authorised officer;

            (d)         the DPP;

            (e)         a member of the DPP’s staff appointed in writing by the DPP as an authorised officer;

            (f)         a person appointed under section 182 to prosecute indictable offences who is acting in accordance with the terms of the appointment.

        [Section 80 amended: No. 29 of 2020 s. 99.]