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Work Health and Safety Act 2011
263Civil double jeopardy
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263 Civil double jeopardy A court must not make an order against a person under section 259 (Proceeding for a contravention of a WHS civil penalty provision) for contravention of a WHS civil penalty provision if an order has been made against the person under a civil penalty provision under an Act of the Commonwealth or a State in relation to conduct that is substantially the same as the conduct constituting the contravention.
WHS civil penalty provisions Division 13.7