Commonwealth Numbered Acts

NATIONAL CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION ACT 2009 (NO. 134, 2009) - SECT 23

             (1)  This Act and the Transitional Act (the Commonwealth credit legislation ) are not intended to exclude or limit the concurrent operation of any law of a State or Territory.

             (2)  If:

                     (a)  an act or omission of a person is both an offence against the Commonwealth credit legislation and an offence against the law of a State or Territory; and

                     (b)  the person is convicted of either of those offences;

the person is not liable to be convicted of the other of those offences.

             (3)  This section does not apply to a law of a State or Territory if there is a direct inconsistency between that law and the Commonwealth credit legislation.

Note:          Section 25 avoids direct inconsistency arising in some cases by limiting the operation of the Commonwealth credit legislation.