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Motor Vehicle Traders Act 2011
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59 Vicarious liability
(1) If an employee or agent commits an offence against this Act, the employer or principal is also guilty of the offence and liable to the penalty prescribed for the offence unless the employer or principal establishes that he or she, by the exercise of reasonable diligence, could not have prevented the employee or agent from committing the offence.
(2) A person may be found guilty of an offence as referred to in subsection (1) whether or not proceedings have been brought against the employee or agent.