s 149C Effect of DPA on court proceedings while DPA is in force
149C. After a DPA is entered into between the Public Prosecutor and a subject in respect of an alleged offence, the following apply:(a) if the subject has been charged with the alleged offence, the subject is deemed to have been granted a discharge not amounting to an acquittal in relation to the alleged offence, when the DPA comes into force; (b) while the DPA is in force, the subject cannot be prosecuted for the alleged offence in any criminal proceedings; (c) while the DPA is in force, any limitation period or time limit for the commencement of any of the following matters is suspended:(i) the prosecution of the alleged offence; (ii) any civil penalty action in respect of the alleged offence; (iii) any proceedings for an order for disgorgement of a benefit derived from the alleged offence; (iv) any proceedings for the confiscation of any property that —(A) is used, or intended to be used, for the commission of the alleged offence; or (B) constitutes a benefit derived from the alleged offence; (v) any disciplinary proceedings, or other proceedings relating to the imposition of any regulatory measure, under any written law, that arise from the facts of the alleged offence.[19/2018]