35AADirectors and managers liable for failures to comply with directions

35AA Directors and managers liable for failures to comply with directions

35AA Directors and managers liable for failures to comply with directions

(1) If a corporation contravenes section 35(1), each of the following persons is to be treated as having contravened the section if the person knowingly authorised or permitted the contravention—

(a) a person who is a director of the corporation, or

(b) a person who is concerned in the management of the corporation.

(2) A person may, under this section, be proceeded against and convicted for a contravention of section 35(1) whether or not the corporation has been proceeded against or convicted for a contravention of the section.

(3) Nothing in this section affects any liability imposed on a corporation for an offence against section 35(1) committed by the corporation.

s 35AA: Ins 2025 No 80, Sch 1[33].