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40 No doubling-up of liabilities (1) An offender is not liable to be punished for an offence against the Australian Consumer Law (NT) if: (a) an act or omission is an offence against the Australian Consumer Law (NT) and 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. (2) If a person has been ordered to pay a pecuniary penalty under the application law of another participating jurisdiction, the person is not liable to a pecuniary penalty under the Australian Consumer Law (NT) in respect of the same conduct.

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