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Fair Trading Act 1989
sec.29No doubling-up of liabilities
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### sec.29 No doubling-up of liabilities
If—
an act or omission is an offence against the Australian Consumer Law (Queensland) and is also an offence against an application law of another participating jurisdiction; and
the offender has been punished for the offence under the application law of the other jurisdiction;
the offender is not liable to be punished for the offence against the Australian Consumer Law (Queensland).
If a person has been ordered to pay a pecuniary penalty under the application law of another participating jurisdiction, the person is not liable to a pecuniary penalty under the Australian Consumer Law (Queensland) in respect of the same conduct.
s 29 prev s 29 om 1994 No. 36 s 2 sch
pres s 29 ins 2010 No. 54 s 18
(sec.29-ssec.1) If— an act or omission is an offence against the Australian Consumer Law (Queensland) and is also an offence against an application law of another participating jurisdiction; and the offender has been punished for the offence under the application law of the other jurisdiction; the offender is not liable to be punished for the offence against the Australian Consumer Law (Queensland).
(sec.29-ssec.2) If a person has been ordered to pay a pecuniary penalty under the application law of another participating jurisdiction, the person is not liable to a pecuniary penalty under the Australian Consumer Law (Queensland) in respect of the same conduct.
- (a) an act or omission is an offence against the Australian Consumer Law (Queensland) and is also an offence against an application law of another participating jurisdiction; and
- (b) the offender has been punished for the offence under the application law of the other jurisdiction;