39COffences generally

39C Offences generally

[Section 39C Inserted by No. 73 of 2013, s. 31, Applied:01 Jul 2014]

(1)  Proceedings for an offence under this Act may be commenced –

(a) by the Commissioner, an authorised officer, a police officer, or any person authorised by the Commissioner to do so; and

(b) for and on behalf of the Commissioner.

(2)  A police officer may arrest without warrant any person committing an offence against section 39B(1) or (2) .

(3)  If in any proceedings for an offence under this Act it is necessary to establish the state of mind of a body corporate in relation to particular conduct, it is sufficient to show that –

(a) the conduct was engaged in by an officer or agent of the body corporate within the scope of his or her actual or apparent authority; and

(b) the officer or agent had that state of mind in relation to the conduct.