New Zealand Acts

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 2011 - SECT 24

24 Endorsement of consent

1 This section applies if a person is to be charged with an offence in respect of which the consent of the Attorney-General or any other person for the filing of the charging document is required.

2 The consent of the Attorney-General or other person may be set out in a memorandum and, if so, must be accepted by the court as proof that the consent has been given.

3 A reference in subsection (1) to the consent of the Attorney-General or other person includes a requirement for that person to grant leave or issue a certificate before proceedings can be commenced or progressed.

Note: 1961 No 43 s 314