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Regulatory and enforcement matters - Civil liability - Relationship between proceedings and orders

86: More than 1 civil liability remedy may be given for same conduct

You could also call this:

"You can get different types of punishments for the same mistake"

You can get more than one type of punishment for the same wrong action. The court can give you different kinds of penalties at the same time. For example, the court might make you pay money to fix the problem you caused, and also make you pay an extra fine as a punishment. Both of these can be for the same thing you did wrong.

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Civil liability: Relationship between proceedings and orders

86More than 1 civil liability remedy may be given for same conduct

  1. The court may grant a civil liability remedy of one kind against a person even though the court has granted another civil liability remedy of a different kind against the person for the same conduct.

    Example

    The court may make a compensatory order and a pecuniary penalty order for the same conduct.