New Zealand Legislation: Acts

15 Consent of Attorney-General to proceedings in relation to offences

• (1) No information shall be laid against any person for—

  • (a) an offence against this Act; or

  • (b) the offence of conspiring to commit an offence against this Act; or

  • (c) the offence of attempting to commit an offence against this Act,—

  except with the consent of the Attorney-General:

  provided that a person alleged to have committed any offence mentioned in this subsection may be arrested, or a warrant for any such person's arrest may be issued and executed, and any such person may be remanded in custody or on bail, notwithstanding that the consent of the Attorney-General to the laying of an information for the offence has not been obtained, but no further or other proceedings shall be taken until that consent has been obtained.

  (2) The Attorney-General may, before deciding whether or not to give consent under subsection (1), make such inquiries as the Attorney-General thinks fit.