State: Australia
Law or Regulations: Weapons of Mass Destruction (Prevention of Proliferation) Act 1995
Sect. 20 Attorney-General's consent required for prosecutions
20.(1) A prosecution for an offence against this Act requires the consent of the Attorney-General.
(2) Despite subsection (1):
(a) anyone may be arrested for an offence against this Act, and a warrant for such an arrest may be issued and executed; and
(b) anyone may be charged with such an offence; and
(c) anyone so charged may be remanded in custody or on bail;
but no further step in the proceedings referred to in subsection (1) is to be taken until the Attorney-General's consent has been given.
(3) Subsection (2) does not prevent the discharge of the accused if proceedings are not continued within a reasonable time.
