Limit of punishment: composite offences permit only one punishment for the same wrongful act unless law expressly allows more. Limit of punishment restricts punishment where a criminal act comprises parts each potentially punishable: the offender shall not be punished with more than one such punishment unless the law expressly provides otherwise. When an act falls within multiple statutory definitions or combined acts form a different offence, punishment may not exceed what the court could award for any one of those offences; separate independent acts against different persons may attract distinct punishments.
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Limit of punishment: composite offences permit only one punishment for the same wrongful act unless law expressly allows more.
Limit of punishment restricts punishment where a criminal act comprises parts each potentially punishable: the offender shall not be punished with more than one such punishment unless the law expressly provides otherwise. When an act falls within multiple statutory definitions or combined acts form a different offence, punishment may not exceed what the court could award for any one of those offences; separate independent acts against different persons may attract distinct punishments.
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