For offences of importing narcotic goods under s 233B(1)(b) of the Customs Act 1901 (Cth), the Crown is not required to prove actual knowledge that the imported goods contained narcotics. It is sufficient to prove that the accused was aware there was a significant or real chance that the goods contained narcotic drugs. A trial direction presenting these as two alternative bases for establishing the mental element is correct.
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