National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009
CHAPTER 4
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REMEDIES
PART 4-1
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CIVIL PENALTY PROVISIONS
Division 3
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General provisions relating to civil penalty provisions
SECTION 171
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CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS BEFORE CIVIL PROCEEDINGS
The court must not make a declaration of contravention, a pecuniary penalty order or a relinquishment order against a person for a contravention of a civil penalty provision if the person has been convicted of an offence constituted by conduct that is substantially the same as the conduct constituting the contravention.
The court must not make a declaration of contravention, a pecuniary penalty order or a relinquishment order against a person for a contravention of a civil penalty provision if the person has been convicted of an offence constituted by conduct that is substantially the same as the conduct constituting the contravention.