20No doubling-up of liabilities

20 No doubling-up of liabilities (1) If— (a) an act or omission is an offence against the Australian Consumer Law (ACT) 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; the offender is not liable to be punished for the offence against the Australian Consumer Law (ACT). (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 (ACT) in relation to the same conduct. Codes of practice Part 3