Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) For the purposes of section 217, in determining whether an executive officer of a body corporate failed to take all reasonable steps to prevent a contravention, a court may have regard to all relevant matters, including:
(a) what action (if any) the officer took directed towards ensuring the following (to the extent that the action is relevant to the contravention):
(i) that the body corporate arranges regular professional assessments of the body corporate's compliance with civil penalty provisions;
(ii) that the body corporate implements any appropriate recommendations arising from such an assessment;
(iii) that the body corporate's employees, agents and contractors have a reasonable knowledge and understanding of the requirements to comply with civil penalty provisions in so far as those requirements affect the employees, agents or contractors concerned; and
(b) what action (if any) the officer took when he or she became aware of the contravention.
(2) This section does not limit section 217.