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Crown Minerals Act 1991

Permits, access to land, and other matters - Offences and miscellaneous - Offences and legal proceedings

104K: Relationship between infringement offences and other offences

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If you do something wrong, you can be taken to court for an offence under the Act. You can be prosecuted or found guilty of this offence, even if what you did could also be considered an infringement offence. This is instead of following the rules outlined in sections 104A to 104I.

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Part 1BPermits, access to land, and other matters
Offences and miscellaneous: Offences and legal proceedings

104KRelationship between infringement offences and other offences

  1. A person may be prosecuted or convicted of any offence referred to in the Act (rather than proceeding under sections 104A to 104I), even if their conduct is, or may be, an infringement offence.

Notes
  • Section 104K: inserted, on , by section 26 of the Crown Minerals (Decommissioning and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 53).