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In forceLiability of representative
Part 6Electoral Offences and legal proceedings
Division 3Criminal liability for offences
173 Liability of representative
(1) It is not a defence to a prosecution for an offence against a provision of this Act that the defendant was, at the time of the commission of the offence, another person's representative.
(2) However, it is a defence if the defendant proves the defendant was, at the time of the commission of the offence:
(a)
another person's representative; and
(b) acting as the other person's representative under the direct or indirect supervision of the other person.
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