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RailCorp Offence Prosecution Delegation

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Speakers - Rhiannon Ms Lee; Hatzistergos The Hon John
Business - Questions Without Notice

      RAILCORP OFFENCE PROSECUTION DELEGATION
Page: 978
      Ms LEE RHIANNON: I direct my question to the Attorney General. Given that RailCorp transit officers were found by the Local Court in October 2006 to be acting beyond the delegation given to them by commencing legal proceedings under the Rail Safety Act, why, notwithstanding this decision, did RailCorp transit officers continue to prosecute offences in court without the proper authorisation until recently when the authorisation was amended? Has the Attorney General conducted an assessment of exactly how many people were prosecuted by RailCorp transit officers without proper authorisation between 8 February 2003 and the date on which the regulation was amended? If not, why not? Will those people ordered by the court to pay fines following these prosecutions be repaid or compensated for the fines they paid?
      The Hon. JOHN HATZISTERGOS: I am not certain to what extent the matters the honourable member raises fall within my jurisdiction, but I will take the question on notice.


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