Food Act 2004
116Liability of employees and agents
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116 Liability of employees and agents (1) Subject to subsection (2), it is no defence to a prosecution of a person in the capacity of an employee or agent for an offence against this Act or the Regulations that the person was, at the time of the commission of the offence, an employee or agent of another (2) It is a defence to a prosecution of a person referred to in subsection (1) for an offence against this Act or the Regulations that the person was, at the time of the commission of the offence, under the personal supervision of the proprietor of the food business or the owner or person in charge of the premises, food transport vehicle or equipment, or a person representing the proprietor, owner or person in charge, in relation to which the offence was committed.