20CStrict liability offence—failure to comply with direction to give notice of disqualification

20C Strict liability offence—failure to comply with direction to give notice of disqualification

(1) A person (the first person) commits an offence if: (a) the first person is a disqualified practitioner or a partly disqualified practitioner; and (b) an instrument is served on the first person under section 20B; and (c) the instrument contains a direction; and (d) the first person: (i) fails to comply with the direction; or (ii) causes or permits a person acting on his or her behalf to fail to comply with the direction.

Penalty: 1 penalty unit.

(2) An offence against subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply if the first person has a reasonable excuse.

Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (3): see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.