Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2006 - SECT 584

    In a prosecution for an offence in relation to a breach of a direction given by the responsible Commonwealth Minister, NOPSEMA or the Titles Administrator under:

  (a)   Chapter   3; or

  (b)   this Chapter (other than Part   6.2 or Division   1 of Part   6.4); or

  (c)   Part   8.1; or

  (d)   the regulations;

it is a defence if the defendant proves that the defendant took all reasonable steps to comply with the direction.

Note:   The defendant bears a legal burden in relation to the matter in this section--see section   13.4 of the Criminal Code .