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Electricity Safety Act 1998
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52 No double jeopardy
A person is not liable to be punished for an act or omission that is an offence against this Part if—
(a) the act or omission is also an offence against a corresponding law; and
(b) the person has been punished for the offence under the corresponding law.
New s. 53 inserted by No. 43/2018 s. 7.