Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Except with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Commonwealth, proceedings under this Act shall not be instituted for:
(a) an offence against section 61 that is alleged to have been committed in Australia and in relation to which the relevant Territory offence is:
(i) treason, murder, manslaughter or bigamy;
(ia) an offence against section 51, 52, 53, 54 or 55 of the Crimes Act 1900 of the Australian Capital Territory, in its application to the Jervis Bay Territory, as amended or affected by Ordinances in force in that Territory;
(ii) an offence in respect of which proceedings could not be brought in the Jervis Bay Territory without the consent of a Minister, the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Commonwealth or a person authorised by the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Commonwealth to give consent; or
(iii) an offence prescribed for the purposes of this section; or
(b) an offence against section 61 that is based on an ancillary Territory offence in relation to a Territory offence referred to in paragraph (a).
(2) Notwithstanding that a consent has not been given as required by this section to the institution of proceedings against a person for an offence:
(a) a warrant for the arrest of the person for the offence may be issued in accordance with Part V;
(b) the person may be arrested for the offence, and kept in custody, or otherwise dealt with, in accordance with Part V; and
(c) the person may be charged with the offence in accordance with Part V;
but no further steps in the proceedings shall be taken until such consent is obtained.