Therapeutic Goods Act 2019
sec.13No double jeopardy for offences
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sec.13 No double jeopardy for offences
This section applies if— an act or omission constitutes an offence against both the applied therapeutic goods provisions and the Commonwealth Therapeutic Goods Laws; and a person has been punished for the offence under the Commonwealth Therapeutic Goods Laws. The person is not liable to be punished for the offence under the applied therapeutic goods provisions. (sec.13-ssec.1) This section applies if— an act or omission constitutes an offence against both the applied therapeutic goods provisions and the Commonwealth Therapeutic Goods Laws; and a person has been punished for the offence under the Commonwealth Therapeutic Goods Laws. (sec.13-ssec.2) The person is not liable to be punished for the offence under the applied therapeutic goods provisions.
- (a) an act or omission constitutes an offence against both the applied therapeutic goods provisions and the Commonwealth Therapeutic Goods Laws; and
- (b) a person has been punished for the offence under the Commonwealth Therapeutic Goods Laws.