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Building (Approvals and Practitioners) Act 2026

186Onus of proof for reasonable excuse

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186 Onus of proof for reasonable excuse

(1) This section applies to an offence against this Act or the regulations that provides for a reasonable excuse.

(2) The defendant must satisfy a court that the defendant had a reasonable excuse.

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