152—Commencement of prosecutions
(1) A prosecution for
an offence against this Act cannot be commenced except by—
(a) the
Commissioner for Consumer Affairs; or
(b) an
authorised officer under the Fair Trading Act 1987 ; or
(c) a
person who has the consent of the Minister to commence the prosecution.
(2) In any
proceedings, an apparently genuine document purporting to be a certificate of
the Minister certifying authorisation of, or consent to, a prosecution for an
offence against this Act will be accepted, in the absence of proof to the
contrary, as proof of the authorisation or consent.