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Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985
36ZBEvidence as to state of mind of corporation
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#### 36ZB Evidence as to state of mind of corporation
36ZB Evidence as to state of mind of corporation
> > (1) This section applies in relation to proceedings for an offence committed by a corporation under this Part or regulations made under this Part.
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> > (2) Without limiting any other law or practice regarding the admissibility of evidence, evidence that an officer, employee or agent of a corporation (while acting in his or her capacity as such) had, at any particular time, a particular state of mind, is evidence that the corporation had that state of mind.
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> > (3) In this section, the state of mind of a person includes—
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> > > (a) the knowledge, intention, opinion, belief or purpose of the person, and
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> > > (b) the person’s reasons for the intention, opinion, belief or purpose.
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> **s 36ZB:** Ins 2002 No 103, Sch 4.25 \[2\]. Subst 2012 No 97, Sch 1.7 \[6\].