CRIMES (SENTENCING PROCEDURE) ACT 1999 - SECT 20 No double jeopardy
CRIMES (SENTENCING PROCEDURE) ACT 1999 - SECT 20
No double jeopardy20 No double jeopardy
If an act or omission constitutes--
(a) an offence under a law of New South Wales, and
(b) an offence under a law of the Commonwealth or of some other State or Territory,and a penalty has been imposed on the offender in respect of the offence referred to in paragraph (b), the offender is not liable to any penalty in respect of the offence referred to in paragraph (a).