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Criminal proceedings after civil proceedings

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Volume 1Parts 1 to 10A (sections 1 to 239W)
Part 8Enforcement
Division 4Civil penalties
Subdivision BCivil penalty proceedings and criminal proceedings

153 Criminal proceedings after civil proceedings

Criminal proceedings for an offence against a law of the Commonwealth or a law of a State may be started against a person for conduct that is substantially the same as conduct constituting a contravention of a civil penalty provision regardless of whether a pecuniary penalty order has been made against the person.

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Section 153 — Criminal proceedings after civil proceedings — Water Act 2007 (Commonwealth) — Barrister AI