19No doubling-up of liabilities

19 No doubling-up of liabilities

(1)  If –

(a) an act or omission is an offence against the Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) and is also an offence against an application law of another participating jurisdiction; and

(b) the offender has been punished for the offence under the application law of the other jurisdiction –

the offender is not liable to be punished for the offence against the Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania).

(2)  If a person has been ordered to pay a pecuniary penalty under an application law of another participating jurisdiction, the person is not liable to a pecuniary penalty under the Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) in respect of the same conduct.