ROYAL COMMISSIONS ACT 1923 - SECT 18D
Act or omission that is both an offence and contempt
ROYAL COMMISSIONS ACT 1923 - SECT 18D
Act or omission that is both an offence and contempt
18D Act or omission that is both an offence and contempt
(1) An act or omission may be punished as a contempt of a commission even
though it could be punished as an offence.
(2) An act or omission may be
punished as an offence even though it could be punished as a contempt of a
commission.
(3) If an act or omission constitutes both an offence and a
contempt of a commission, the offender is not liable to be punished twice.