109SContravening an offence provision or a civil penalty provision

109S Contravening an offence provision or a civil penalty provision

(1) This section applies if a provision of this Part provides that a person contravening another provision of this Part (the conduct provision) commits an offence or is liable to a civil penalty. (2) For the purposes of this Act, and the Regulatory Powers Act to the extent that it relates to this Act, a reference to a contravention of an offence provision or a civil penalty provision includes a reference to a contravention of the conduct provision. (3) For the purposes of applying Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code to the offence, the physical elements of the offence are set out in the conduct provision.

Note: Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code sets out general principles of criminal responsibility.