New South Wales Consolidated Acts

DESIGN AND BUILDING PRACTITIONERS ACT 2020 - SECT 70

70 Liability for offences not affected

(1) A decision to take disciplinary action against a person under this Part does not affect the liability of the person for an offence against a provision of this or any other Act or of a regulation made under this or any other Act.

(2) The Secretary is not prevented from taking disciplinary action under this Part merely because the registered practitioner is subject to criminal or civil proceedings that relate to the same matters or incident to which the disciplinary action relates.