Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015

Section 88 - Right of making complaint

(1) A person may make a complaint against any other person alleged to have committed or to be committing an offence.

(2) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law, a police officer may make a complaint in a case of assault even though the party aggrieved declines or refuses to make a complaint.

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