Prepaid Funerals Act 2004
26Liability for offences against Act
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26 Liability for offences against Act
(1) Where there is a contravention of a provision of this Act by a funeral business, the person carrying on the funeral business may be convicted of an offence against that provision unless he or she satisfies the court that the act or omission constituting the offence took place without his or her knowledge or consent.
(2) Where a body corporate is charged with an offence against this Act, a director of the body corporate or any other person who is concerned with, or takes part in, the management of the body corporate may be charged with the same offence and, if the body corporate is convicted of the offence, any person charged with the same offence under this section may be convicted of that offence unless he or she satisfies the court that the act or omission constituting the offence took place without his or her knowledge or consent.