BUILDING ACT 2011 - SECT 11

BUILDING ACT 2011 - SECT 11

11 .         Defence if permit suspended

                It is a defence to a charge under section 9 or 10 in a case where a permit was not in effect because it was suspended under section 35 for the accused to prove that at the time of the alleged offence the accused —

            (a)         was not aware that an event mentioned in section 35(a) or (b) had occurred in relation to the permit; and

            (b)         could not reasonably be expected to have known that the event had occurred.