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CurrentOffence of failing to give notice
Part 3Racing industry
Division 4Dissolution of race club
70 Offence of failing to give notice
(1)
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a)
is a race control body; and
(b)
fails to give notice in accordance with section 69.
Maximum penalty: 35 penalty units.
(2) An offence against subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.
(3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) if the defendant has a reasonable excuse.
Note for subsection (3)
The defendant has an evidential burden in relation to this defence (see section 43BU of the Criminal Code).
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