ACTS INTERPRETATION ACT 1954 - SECT 45
Offence punishable only once
ACTS INTERPRETATION ACT 1954 - SECT 45
Offence punishable only once
45 Offence punishable only once
(1) If an act or omission is an offence under each of 2 or more laws, the
offender may be prosecuted and punished under any of the laws, but the
offender may not be punished more than once for the same offence.
(2)
Subsection (1) applies to a law unless an Act otherwise expressly provides.