Section 150H — Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)

No doubling‑up of liabilities

(1) If:

(a) an act or omission is an offence against this Act and is also an offence against an application law; and

(b) the offender has been punished for the offence under the application law;

the offender is not liable to be punished for the offence against this Act.

(2) If a person has been ordered to pay a pecuniary penalty under an application law, the person is not liable to a pecuniary penalty under this Act in respect of the same conduct.

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 22 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

Related sections

s 150FAA — Imposing a duty under State or Territory law
s 150FB — When an application law imposes a duty
s 150G — Application laws may operate concurrently with this Act
s 150I — References in instruments to the Competition Code
s 150J — Authorisations etc. under this Act may relate also to Competition Code
s 150K — Gazettal of jurisdictions that excessively modify the Code

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