Section 556(2) of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) bars a private prosecution where civil proceedings have been directed to the same conduct, even where the civil proceedings were brought against the State as vicariously liable rather than against the individual tortfeasor personally. The phrase 'person against whom civil proceedings have been taken' is not synonymous with 'a party to civil proceedings'.
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