Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies to section 175 proceedings for a contravention of a civil penalty provision of Division 2 or 3.
(2) In the proceedings, it is a defence if the defendant proves that:
(a) the contravention in respect of which the proceedings were instituted was due to reasonable reliance on information given by another person; and
(b) the other person did not give the information in the other
person's capacity as an officer, employee or agent of the person who
relied on the information.