Criminal liability of a firm or company
131CD Criminal liability of a firm or company
For the purposes of criminal proceedings under section 131BA or subsection 131B(2A) against a firm, an act or omission by an individual who is:
a member of the firm; or
an employee or agent of the firm;
acting within the actual or apparent scope of the individual’s employment, or within the individual’s actual or apparent authority, is also to be attributed to the firm.
For the purposes of criminal proceedings under section 131BA or subsection 131B(2A) against a company, an act or omission by an individual who is:
an officer of the company; or
an employee or agent of the company;
acting within the actual or apparent scope of the individual’s employment, or within the individual’s actual or apparent authority, is also to be attributed to the company.
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