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JURIES ACT 2000 - SECT 79 Offence by body corporate

JURIES ACT 2000 - SECT 79

Offence by body corporate

    (1)     If, in proceedings for an offence against this Act, it is necessary to establish the intention or knowledge of a body corporate, it is sufficient to show that an officer, employee or agent of the body corporate had that intention or knowledge.

    (2)     If an offence against this Act committed by a body corporate is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of a person who is a director, manager, secretary or other officer of the body corporate, that person is deemed to have committed the offence also and is liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.

Division 2—Summary enforcement by court