sec.57Executive officer may be taken to have committed offence

### sec.57 Executive officer may be taken to have committed offence If a corporation commits an offence against a deemed executive liability provision, each executive officer of the corporation is taken to have also committed the offence if— the officer authorised or permitted the corporation’s conduct constituting the offence; or the officer was, directly or indirectly, knowingly concerned in the corporation’s conduct. The executive officer may be proceeded against for, and convicted of, the offence against the deemed executive liability provision whether or not the corporation has been proceeded against for, or convicted of, the offence. This section does not affect either of the following— the liability of the corporation for the offence against the deemed executive liability provision; the liability, under the Criminal Code , chapter 2 , of any person, whether or not the person is an executive officer of the corporation, for the offence against the deemed executive liability provision. In this section— deemed executive liability provision means any of the following provisions— section 153A (1) section 154 (3) section 154 (4) section 154 (6) section 156 (2) section 160 (3) section 161Q . s 57 sub 1997 No. 66 s 124 amd 2007 No. 43 s 33 sch sub 2013 No. 51 s 209 (sec.57-ssec.1) If a corporation commits an offence against a deemed executive liability provision, each executive officer of the corporation is taken to have also committed the offence if— the officer authorised or permitted the corporation’s conduct constituting the offence; or the officer was, directly or indirectly, knowingly concerned in the corporation’s conduct. (sec.57-ssec.2) The executive officer may be proceeded against for, and convicted of, the offence against the deemed executive liability provision whether or not the corporation has been proceeded against for, or convicted of, the offence. (sec.57-ssec.3) This section does not affect either of the following— the liability of the corporation for the offence against the deemed executive liability provision; the liability, under the Criminal Code , chapter 2 , of any person, whether or not the person is an executive officer of the corporation, for the offence against the deemed executive liability provision. (sec.57-ssec.4) In this section— deemed executive liability provision means any of the following provisions— section 153A (1) section 154 (3) section 154 (4) section 154 (6) section 156 (2) section 160 (3) section 161Q . - (a) the officer authorised or permitted the corporation’s conduct constituting the offence; or - (b) the officer was, directly or indirectly, knowingly concerned in the corporation’s conduct. - (a) the liability of the corporation for the offence against the deemed executive liability provision; - (b) the liability, under the Criminal Code , chapter 2 , of any person, whether or not the person is an executive officer of the corporation, for the offence against the deemed executive liability provision. - • section 153A (1) - • section 154 (3) - • section 154 (4) - • section 154 (6) - • section 156 (2) - • section 160 (3) - • section 161Q .