Commentary on provisions of the Act Offences and Civil Sanctions Section 55: Offences under regulations: extended time limit in case of accident investigation etc
This section provides for an extended time limit of 12 months for summary proceedings to be brought for the commission of an offence, in the circumstances specified in subsection (1) (a) and (b). These are that there has been an accident and not more than six months after the commission of the offence, either a public notice or direction has been given, that an accident investigation or public inquiry (respectively) is to take place.
	This does not affect the time limit for offences triable either way.