Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) In proceedings for an offence under this Act it shall, subject to subsection (2), be a defence for the person charged to prove –
(a) that the commission of the offence was due to a mistake, to reliance on information provided to him by, or the act or default of, another person other than his employee, or to some cause beyond his control;
(b) that he took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of the offence; or
(c) that he –
(i) was an employee of the occupier of, or the holder of the licence in respect of, the meat premises, in relation to which the offence was committed and was acting on the instructions of that occupier or holder; or
(ii) was under the supervision of the occupier of, the holder of the licence in respect of, or the person in charge of, the meat premises in relation to which the offence was committed and was acting on the instructions of that occupier or holder.
(2) In proceedings for an offence under this Act, a person shall not, without the leave of the court, be entitled to rely on the defence that the commission of an offence was due to the act or default of another person or to reliance on information provided to him by another person unless, not less than 7 days before the hearing, he has served on the complainant a notice in writing giving such information identifying or assisting in the identification of that other person as was then in his possession.