Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2014A00115:clause:1_20e
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2014A00115
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 20E
Character Range: 7921–8912

20E  Strict liability offence—failure to comply with direction to display notice of disqualification
 (1) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person is a disqualified practitioner or a partly disqualified practitioner; and
 (b) an instrument is served on the practitioner under section 20D; and
 (c) the instrument contains a direction; and
 (d) the person fails 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) A person who commits an offence against subsection (1) commits a separate offence in respect of each day (including the day of a conviction under this section or any later day) during which the offence continues.
 (4) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (4): see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.