Royal Commissions Act 1923 No 29
Current version for 25 March 2013 to date (accessed 26 May 2013 at 06:30)
Part 2Division 2Section 18D

18D   Act or omission that is both an offence and contempt

(1)  An act or omission may be punished as a contempt of a commission even though it could be punished as an offence.
(2)  An act or omission may be punished as an offence even though it could be punished as a contempt of a commission.
(3)  If an act or omission constitutes both an offence and a contempt of a commission, the offender is not liable to be punished twice.
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