Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) In this Part,
unless the contrary intention appears —
“authorised officer” means a person
listed in subsection (2);
“committed” , in relation to an
accused, means committed by a court of summary jurisdiction to the District
Court or the Supreme Court, whether for trial or for sentence, on an
indictable charge;
“prescribed” means prescribed by rules
of court;
“relevant authorised officer” , in
relation to an indictable charge, means the authorised officer who is
responsible for the prosecution of the charge in a superior court.
(2) For the purposes
of this Part each of the following is an authorised officer —
(a) the
Attorney General;
(b) the
Solicitor-General;
(c) the
State Solicitor;
(d) the
DPP;
(e) a
member of the DPP’s staff appointed in writing by the DPP as an
authorised officer;
(f) a
person appointed under section 182 to prosecute indictable offences who
is acting in accordance with the terms of the appointment.