s 43AN
In forceStrict liability
Schedule ICriminal Code of the Northern Territory of Australia
Part IIAACriminal responsibility for Schedule 1 offences and declared offences
Division 2Elements of offence
Subdivision 4Cases where fault elements are not required
43AN Strict liability
(1) If a law that creates an offence provides that an offence is an offence of strict liability:
(a) there are no fault elements for any of the physical elements of the offence; and
(b) the defence of mistake of fact under section 43AX is available.
(2) If a law that creates an offence provides that strict liability applies to a particular physical element of an offence:
(a)
there are no fault elements for that physical element; and
(b) the defence of mistake of fact under section 43AX is available in relation to that physical element.
(3) The existence of strict liability does not make any other defence unavailable.
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