Criminal Code Act 1995

This Part is not intended to exclude or limit the concurrent operation of any law of a State or Territory.

Without limiting subsection (1), this Part is not intended to exclude or limit the concurrent operation of a law of a State or Territory that makes:

an act or omission that is an offence against a provision of this Part; or

a similar act or omission;

Subsection (2) applies even if the law of the State or Territory does any one or more of the following:

provides for a penalty for the offence that differs from the penalty provided for in this Part;

provides for a fault element in relation to the offence that differs from the fault elements applicable to the offence under this Part;

provides for a defence in relation to the offence that differs from the defences applicable to the offence under this Part.

If:

an act or omission of a person is an offence under this Part and is also an offence under the law of a State or Territory; and

the person has been punished for the offence under the law of the State or Territory;