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.