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Competition and Consumer Act 2010
140JNo doubling-up of liabilities
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140J No doubling‑up of liabilities
(1) If:
(a) an act or omission is an offence against this Act and is also an offence against an application law; and
(b) the offender has been punished for the offence under the application law;
the offender is not liable to be punished for the offence against this Act.
(2) If a person has been ordered to pay a pecuniary penalty under an application law, the person is not liable to a pecuniary penalty under this Act in respect of the same conduct.