New Zealand Acts

COMMERCE (CRIMINALISATION OF CARTELS) AMENDMENT ACT 2019 - SECT 12

12 New section 107 inserted (Cartel prosecutors panel)

After section 106A , insert:

107 Cartel prosecutors panel

1 The Solicitor-General must appoint a cartel prosecutors panel for the purpose of enabling prosecutions under section 82B to be taken speedily.

2 The Solicitor-General must consult with the chairperson before appointing the panel.

3 The panel must consist of those lawyers that the Solicitor-General considers appropriate.

4 Only members of the panel may conduct prosecutions under section 82B on behalf of the Crown.

5 In this section,
"lawyer" has the meaning given in section 6 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006.