# Civil proceedings after criminal proceedings

> act-s486Z — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

486Z Civil proceedings after criminal proceedings
               An eligible court may not make a civil penalty order against a
               person for a contravention of a civil penalty provision if the person
               has been convicted of an offence constituted by conduct that is the
               same, or substantially the same, as the conduct constituting the
               contravention.