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AI Summary of 15. Double jeopardy.

A person who has been acquitted or convicted of an offence in a place outside the State shall not be proceeded against for an offence under section 8, 9 or 10 consisting of the conduct, or substantially the same conduct, that constituted the offence of which the person has been acquitted or convicted.

This bar applies where the out-of-State acquittal or conviction involves the same conduct, or substantially the same conduct, as that alleged under sections 8, 9 or 10; in such cases proceedings under those sections are not permitted.

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Version date: 15 July 2010 - onwards
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15. Double jeopardy.

A person who has been acquitted or convicted of an offence in a place outside the State shall not be proceeded against for an offence under section 8, 9 or 10 consisting of the conduct, or substantially the same conduct, that constituted the offence of which the person has been acquitted or convicted.