Dangerous Goods (Road Transport) Act 2009
159Offence—managers etc of unincorporated associations
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159 Offence—managers etc of unincorporated associations taken to have committed offences of other managers etc (1) If a person (the offender) who is involved in the management of an unincorporated association commits an offence against this Act in the course of the activities of the unincorporated association, each other person who is involved with, or takes part in, the management of the unincorporated association is taken to have committed the offence and is punishable accordingly. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person if— (a) the person was not in a position to influence the conduct of the offender; or (b) the person, being in a position to influence the conduct of the offender, took reasonable precautions and exercised due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence.