278Effect of agreeing to forfeit a thing to the Commonwealth

278 Effect of agreeing to forfeit a thing to the Commonwealth

If: (a) a person is given a forfeiture notice for: (i) an alleged contravention; or (ii) multiple alleged contraventions; and (b) the owner of the thing to which the notice relates agrees, in accordance with the notice, to forfeit the thing to the Commonwealth; and (c) the notice has not been withdrawn; then: (d) any liability of the person for the alleged contravention or contraventions is discharged; and (e) proceedings seeking a civil penalty order or orders may not be brought in relation to the alleged contravention or contraventions; and (f) the person is not regarded as having admitted guilt or liability for the alleged contravention or contraventions; and (g) the person may not be prosecuted in a court for an offence that is constituted by conduct that is the same, or substantially the same, as the conduct alleged to constitute a contravention in the notice.