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EastLink Project Act 2004
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243 Offence to fail to comply
(1) A Project party must comply with a requirement under section 242 within the time specified in the notice.
(2) It is a defence to a prosecution of a Project party for an offence under this section if—
(a) the Project party took all reasonable steps to comply with the requirement; or
(b) the Project party had a reasonable excuse for failing to comply with the requirement.