Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) The powers
described in section 20A(4) and the powers of a court to impose a penalty for
an offence against this Act or another written law must not both be exercised
in respect of an act, omission or conduct of a person that is substantially
the same.
(2) A penalty that
exceeds the relevant maximum fine cannot be imposed under the powers described
in section 20A(4).
(3) In subsection (2)
—
relevant maximum fine means, if the penalty is to
be imposed in respect of an act, omission or conduct that constitutes an
offence against this Act or another written law, the maximum fine that could
be imposed by a court for that offence.
[Section 20B inserted: No. 4 of 2002 s. 16;
amended: No. 7 of 2022 s. 38.]