Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2014A00115:clause:1_20c
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2014A00115
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 20C
Character Range: 5570–6485

20C  Strict liability offence—failure to comply with direction to give notice of disqualification
 (1) A person (the first person) commits an offence if:
 (a) the first person is a disqualified practitioner or a partly disqualified practitioner; and
 (b) an instrument is served on the first person under section 20B; and
 (c) the instrument contains a direction; and
 (d) the first person:
 (i) fails to comply with the direction; or
 (ii) causes or permits a person acting on his or her behalf to fail to comply with the direction.
Penalty: 1 penalty unit.
 (2) An offence against subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
 (3) Subsection (1) does not apply if the first person has a reasonable excuse.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (3): see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.