CTHIn ForceAct
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994
145CCState of mind
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 145CC
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994.
#### 145CC State of mind
(1) In proceedings for a civil penalty order against a person for a contravention of a civil penalty provision (other than subsection 145CA(1)), it is not necessary to prove:
(a) the person’s intention; or
(b) the person’s knowledge; or
(c) the person’s recklessness; or
(d) the person’s negligence; or
(e) any other state of mind of the person.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the extent that the proceedings relate to a contravention of subsection 145CA(1) (which is about ancillary contraventions of civil penalty provisions).
(3) Subsection (1) does not affect the operation of section 145CB (which is about mistake of fact).
(4) Subsection (1) does not apply to the extent that the civil penalty provision, or a provision that relates to the civil penalty provision, expressly provides otherwise.