Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00044:section:68
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00044
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 68
Character Range: 229293–229878

68  Defence of relying on information supplied by another person

Scope
 (1) This section applies to section 175 proceedings for a contravention of a civil penalty provision of Division 2 or 3.

Defence
 (2) In the proceedings, it is a defence if the defendant proves that:
 (a) the contravention in respect of which the proceedings were instituted was due to reasonable reliance on information given by another person; and
 (b) the other person did not give the information in the other person's capacity as an officer, employee or agent of the person who relied on the information.