Part 1Registration of consultant lobbyists

Civil penalties

I118Civil penalties and criminal proceedings

1

The Registrar may not impose a civil penalty on a person in respect of any conduct—

a

at any time after criminal proceedings for an offence under this Part have been instituted against the person in respect of that conduct and before those proceedings have been concluded, or

b

after the person has been convicted of an offence under this Part in respect of that conduct.

2

If the Registrar has imposed a civil penalty on a person in respect of any conduct, the person may not be convicted of an offence under this Part in respect of that conduct.