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Environment Protection Act 2019
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264 Liability of owner
(1) For section 263, an owner of land (other than the owner of land that
is subject to a mineral interest) is taken to be an occupier of the
land unless the owner proves that at the time the offence was
committed:
(a) the owner was not the occupier of the land; and
(b) the owner was not an associated person of the occupier.
(2) The defendant has the legal burden of proof in relation to a matter
mentioned in subsection (1).
associated person means an employee, agent, licensee,
contractor or subcontractor.
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