26AA

26AA Additional written reports if requested

(1) This regulation applies if a titleholder notifies a reportable incident in accordance with regulation 26. (2) The Regulator may, by notice in writing, require the titleholder to submit one or more written reports of the reportable incident after the written report required under regulation 26A. (3) The notice must: (a) identify the information to be contained in a report or the matters to be addressed; and (b) specify when the report must be given to the Regulator. (4) The date or time specified for giving the report must give the titleholder a reasonable time for preparing the report. (5) A titleholder must submit a written report of a reportable incident in accordance with a notice given by the Regulator to the titleholder under this regulation.

Penalty: 40 penalty units.

(6) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subregulation (5) if the titleholder has a reasonable excuse.

Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the question whether he or she has a reasonable excuse—see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.

(7) An offence against subregulation (5) is an offence of strict liability.

Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.