244C
CurrentMistake of fact
Part 13Legal proceedings
Division 13.4Offences by bodies corporate
244C Mistake of fact
If mistake of fact is relevant to determining liability for an offence, a body corporate may rely on mistake of fact only if—
(a)
the employee, agent or officer of the body corporate who engaged in the conduct constituting the offence was under a mistaken but reasonable belief about facts that, had they existed, would have meant the conduct would not have constituted the offence; and
(b)
the body corporate proves it took reasonable precautions to prevent the conduct.
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