Liability of executive officer—offence committed by corporation against s 155
160 Liability of executive officer—offence committed by corporation against s 155
An executive officer of a corporation commits an offence if—
the corporation commits an offence against section 155; and
the officer did not take all reasonable steps to ensure the corporation did not engage in the conduct constituting the offence.
Maximum penalty—the penalty for a contravention of section 155 by an individual.
In deciding whether things done or omitted to be done by the executive officer constitute reasonable steps for subsection (1)(b), a court must have regard to—
whether the officer knew, or ought reasonably to have known, of the corporation’s conduct constituting the offence against section 155; and
whether the officer was in a position to influence the corporation’s conduct in relation to the offence against section 155; and
any other relevant matter.
The executive officer may be proceeded against for, and convicted of, an offence against subsection (1) whether or not the corporation has been proceeded against for, or convicted of, the offence against section 155.
This section does not affect—
the liability of the corporation for the offence against section 155; or
the liability, under the Criminal Code, chapter 2, of any person, whether or not the person is an executive officer of the corporation, for the offence against section 155.
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