47BDouble jeopardy

47B Double jeopardy

47B Double jeopardy

(1) A person is not liable to be convicted for an offence under more than one provision of this Act for essentially the same act or omission.

(2) For this section, the following is taken to be a conviction for an offence—

(a) the payment of a penalty for an alleged offence under section 47A,

(b) the giving of a compliance notice under Part 4B for the offence.

Note—

If a person fails to comply with the compliance notice, the person may still be liable for the offence under section 26N(6).

pt 6 (ss 43, 44): Rep 1997 No 30, Sch 1 [8].

s 47B: Ins 2025 No 37, Sch 8[19].