The offence of driving while a licence is suspended under s 78 of the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 (Qld) is one of strict liability, and a driver's lack of knowledge of the suspension — where the suspension notice was sent to the driver's last known address — constitutes a mistake of law, not a mistake of fact, and is therefore not a defence under s 24 of the Criminal Code (Qld).
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