Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Gas Pipelines Access (Victoria) Act 1998 - SECT 22

Proceedings in respect of Law

22. Proceedings in respect of Law



(1) Except as otherwise provided in Part 5 of the Gas Pipelines Access
(Victoria) Law-

   (a)  a person may not bring civil proceedings in respect of a matter
        arising under that Law except in accordance with Part 5 or 6 of that
        Law; and

   (b)  criminal proceedings do not lie against a person by reason only that
        the person-

   (i)  has contravened a provision of that Law; or

   (ii) has attempted to contravene such a provision; or

   (iii) has aided, abetted, counselled or procured a person to contravene
        such a provision; or

   (iv) has induced, or attempted to induce, a person, whether by threats or
        promises or otherwise, to contravene such a provision; or

   (v)  has been in any way, directly or indirectly, knowingly concerned in,
        or party to, the contravention by a person of such a provision; or

   (vi) has conspired with others to contravene such a provision.

(2) Subsection (1)(b) does not apply in respect of a provision of the Gas
Pipelines Access (Victoria) Law for an offence against which a penalty is
prescribed by that Law.