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Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006
68Defence of relying on information supplied by another person
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#### 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.
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.