Dangerous Goods (Road Transport) Act 2009
156BDouble jeopardy
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156B Double jeopardy (1) A person may be punished only once in relation to the same failure to comply with a particular provision of this Act, even if the person is liable in more than 1 capacity.
(2) Despite subsection (1), a person may be punished for more than 1 breach of a provision of this Act where the breaches relate to different parts of the same vehicle or of the same dangerous goods. Note If a person contravenes a provision of this Act and has been punished for the contravention against a law of another jurisdiction, the person is not liable to be punished for the contravention under this Act (see Legislation Act, s 191 (2)).