(1) An information in respect of an offence against this Act may be laid at any time within 6 months after the earlier of—
(a) the date when the incident, situation, or set of circumstances to which the offence relates first became known to an inspector; or
(b) the date when the incident, situation, or set of circumstances to which the offence relates should reasonably have become known to an inspector.
(2) This section is subject to sections 54C and 54D.
Section 54B: inserted, on 5 May 2003, by section 27 of the Health and Safety in Employment Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 86).