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National Transport Commission (Road Transport Legislation – Compliance and Enforcement Bill) Regulations 2006

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148 Double jeopardy

(1) A person may be punished only once in relation to the same failure to comply with a particular road law of this jurisdiction, even if the person is liable in more than one capacity. (2) Despite subsection (1), a person may be punished for more than one breach of a requirement where the breaches relate to different parts of the same vehicle or combination.

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