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CurrentDouble jeopardy
Part 4Miscellaneous
26 Double jeopardy
If an act or omission constitutes an offence:
(a)
under this Act or the regulations, and
(b)
under another law of this jurisdiction or a law of another jurisdiction,
and the offender has been punished in relation to the offence under a law mentioned in paragraph (b), the offender is not liable to be punished in relation to the offence under this Act or the regulations.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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