Listening Devices Act 1991
25Offences by corporations
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25 Offences by corporations
(1) Where a corporation contravenes, whether by act or omission, any provision of this Act, each person who is a director of the corporation or who is concerned in the management of the corporation shall be deemed to have contravened the same provision unless the person satisfies the court that –
(a) the corporation contravened the provision without the knowledge of the person; or
(b) the person was not in a position to influence the conduct of the corporation in relation to its contravention of the provision; or
(c) the person, being in such a position, used all due diligence to prevent the contravention by the corporation.
(2) A person may be proceeded against and convicted under a provision pursuant to subsection (1) whether or not the corporation has been proceeded against or been convicted under that provision.
(3) Nothing in subsection (1) prejudices or affects any liability imposed by a provision of this Act on any corporation by which an offence against the provision is actually committed.