Section 149C

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;

while the DPA is in force, the subject cannot be prosecuted for the alleged offence in any criminal proceedings;

while the DPA is in force, any limitation period or time limit for the commencement of any of the following matters is suspended:

the prosecution of the alleged offence;

any civil penalty action in respect of the alleged offence;

any proceedings for an order for disgorgement of a benefit derived from the alleged offence;

any proceedings for the confiscation of any property that —

is used, or intended to be used, for the commission of the alleged offence; or

constitutes a benefit derived from the alleged offence;

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.