Offences by members of audit firm
332G Offences by members of audit firm
This Part applies to an audit firm as if it were a person, but with the changes set out in this section.
An obligation that would otherwise be imposed on the firm by a provision of this Part is imposed on each member of the firm instead, but may be discharged by any of the members.
An offence based on a provision of this Part that would otherwise be committed by the audit firm is taken to have been committed by each member of the firm.
A member of the firm does not commit an offence because of subsection (3) if the member:
does not know of the circumstances that constitute the contravention of the provision concerned; or
knows of those circumstances but takes all reasonable steps to correct the contravention as soon as possible after the member becomes aware of those circumstances.
A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in subsection (4)—see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.
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