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Electricity Act 1994
sec.226BAvoidance of multiple penalties
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### sec.226B Avoidance of multiple penalties
If—
a civil penalty proceeding under section 226A is taken; and
conduct, or substantially the same conduct, the subject of the civil penalty proceeding constitutes a contravention of 2 or more distribution network code provisions;
a civil penalty must not be imposed or ordered in the civil penalty proceeding more than once for that conduct.
s 226B ins 2006 No. 60 s 44 (amd 2007 No. 29 s 12 )
amd 2014 No. 48 ss 89 , 183 sch 1
- (a) a civil penalty proceeding under section 226A is taken; and
- (b) conduct, or substantially the same conduct, the subject of the civil penalty proceeding constitutes a contravention of 2 or more distribution network code provisions;