New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 1986 - SECT 36A

36A Representation and appearance in penalty notice matters

(1) In any criminal proceedings relating to an offence for which a penalty notice was issued under this or any other Act, the prosecutor of the offence may be represented and appear by a police prosecutor.

(2) Nothing in this section--

(a) requires a police prosecutor to represent or appear for any person, or

(b) prevents any person from appearing personally, or being represented and appearing by an Australian legal practitioner or other person empowered by an Act or other law to appear for the person, in any proceedings.