CCH Note:
Part 13 of the
Corporations Act 1989, inserted
by sec 6 of No 110 of 1990, Sch 1 (effective 1 January 1991), begins as
follows:
PART 13 - THE CORPORATIONS LAW
THE CORPORATIONS LAW
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The Corporations Law is as follows:...
CHAPTER 9 - MISCELLANEOUS
PART 9.4B - CIVIL CONSEQUENCES OF CONTRAVENING CIVIL PENALTY PROVISIONS
History
Part 9.4B substituted by No 156 of 1999, Sch 1 (effective 13 March 2000).
SECTION 1317N
CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS DURING CIVIL PROCEEDINGS
1317N(1)
[Stay of civil proceedings]
Proceedings for a declaration of contravention or pecuniary penalty order against a person are stayed if:
(a)
criminal proceedings are started or have already been started against the person for an offence; and
(b)
the offence is constituted by conduct that is substantially the same as the conduct alleged to constitute the contravention.
1317N(2)
[Resumption of proceedings]
The proceedings for the declaration or order may be resumed if the person is not convicted of the offence. Otherwise, the proceedings for the declaration or order are dismissed.
History
S 1317N inserted by No 156 of 1999, Sch 1 (effective 13 March 2000).