Section 1317QE — Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Civil penalty provisions contravened by employees, agents or officers

If an element of a civil penalty provision is done by an employee, agent or officer of a body corporate acting:

(a) within the actual or apparent scope of the employee’s, agent’s, or officer’s employment; or

(b) within the employee’s, agent’s, or officer’s actual or apparent authority;

the element must also be attributed to the body corporate.

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Related sections

s 1317QB — State of mind
s 1317QC — Mistake of fact
s 1317QD — Exceptions etc. to civil penalty provisions—burden of proof
s 1317QF — Preference must be given to compensate persons who suffer damage as a result of contravention
s 1317R — ASIC requiring person to assist
s 1317S — Relief from liability for contravention of civil penalty provision

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