Offence by employee or agent or mandatary 36 (1) In any prosecution for an offence under this Act it is sufficient proof of the offence to establish that it was committed by an employee or an agent or mandatary of the accused whether or no...
AI summary Section 36(1) of the Act states that proving an offence committed by an employee, agent, or mandatary of the accused is sufficient for prosecution, regardless of whether the individual is identified or prosecuted, unless the accused can prove the offence was committed without their knowledge or consent and they exercised due diligence to prevent it.
Prosecution of unincorporated body (4) A prosecution for an offence under this Act may be brought against and in the name of an unincorporated body that is a contractor and, for the purposes of that prosecution, the body is deemed to be a...
AI summary This section outlines that an unincorporated body can be prosecuted for offences under the Act, with the body deemed a person for legal purposes. Actions or omissions by officers, agents, or mandatories of the body are treated as those of the body itself.