Subdiv 1General provisions

Subdivision 1—General provisions 16—State laws may operate concurrently The Commonwealth Act includes a provision allowing State laws (apart from State laws prescribed for the purposes of the provision) to operate concurrently with that Act. 17—Conferral of functions on Commonwealth officers and bodies The Commonwealth Act includes a provision allowing corresponding State laws to confer functions, powers and duties on certain Commonwealth officers and bodies. 18—No doubling-up of liabilities (a) an act or omission is an offence against this Act and is also an offence against the Commonwealth Act; and (b) the offender has been punished for the offence under the Commonwealth Act, the offender is not liable to be punished for the offence under this Act. (2) If a person has been ordered to pay a pecuniary penalty under the Commonwealth Act, the person is not liable to a pecuniary penalty under this Act in respect of the same conduct. 19—Review of certain decisions Section 19 of the Commonwealth Act provides that an application may be made to the Administrative Review Tribunal for review of a reviewable State decision within the meaning of that section. Part 12 of this Act provides that a person may apply for review of a reviewable decision under this Act to the Tribunal. 20—Things done for multiple purposes The validity of a licence, certificate or other thing issued, given or done for the purposes of this Act is not affected only because it was issued, given or done also for the purposes of the Commonwealth Act.