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Entertainment Industry Act 2013
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44 Double jeopardy
44 Double jeopardy
(1) A person is not liable to be both convicted of an offence under this Act and the subject of a civil penalty in respect of essentially the same act or omission.
(2) Payment of a penalty in respect of an alleged offence under section 35 (Penalty notices) is to be treated as a conviction for the offence for the purposes of this section. The making of an order by the court under section 10 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 in respect of an offence is also to be treated as a conviction for the offence for the purposes of this section.