(a) paragraph (c), (d) or (e) of the definition of
"circumstances of aggravation" , or
(b) paragraph (a) or (b) of the
definition of
"circumstances of special aggravation" ,
can occur immediately before, or at
the time of, or immediately after any of the elements of the offence concerned
occurred.
(2A) For the purposes of paragraph (f) of the definition of
"circumstances of aggravation" , if there was a person, or there were persons,
in the place in relation to which an offence is alleged to have been committed
at the time it was committed, the defendant is presumed to have known that
fact unless the defendant satisfies the court that he or she had reasonable
grounds for believing that there was no one in the place.
(3) The definitions
in subsection (1) are not mutually exclusive.