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Electricity Supply Act 1995
132DDouble jeopardy
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132D Double jeopardy
132D Double jeopardy
(1) A scheme entity may not issue a civil penalty order to a person if—
(a) another civil penalty order has been issued to a person for the contravention, or
(b) the person has been found guilty, whether a conviction is recorded or not, of an offence under this Act or the regulations for the contravention.
(2) If criminal proceedings are taken against a person for a contravention after the person pays the monetary penalty imposed by a civil penalty order, a court that finds the person guilty of an offence must discount any penalty imposed by the civil penalty amount paid by the person.