Commonwealth Numbered Acts Commonwealth Numbered Acts(1) If, in a civil proceeding under this Act in respect of conduct engaged in by a corporation, it is necessary to establish the state of mind of the corporation, it is sufficient to show that:
(b) the director, employee or agent was, in engaging in that conduct, acting within the scope of his or her actual or apparent authority; and
(c) the director, employee or agent had that state of mind.
(2) If:
(b) the conduct is within the scope of his or her actual or apparent authority;
Extended meaning of state of mind
(3) A reference in subsection (1) to the state of mind of a person includes a reference to:
(b) the person's reasons for the intention, opinion, belief or purpose.
(4) A reference in this section to a director of a corporation includes a reference to a constituent member of a body corporate incorporated for a public purpose by a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory.
Extended meaning of engaging in conduct
(5) A reference in this section to engaging in conduct includes a reference to failing or refusing to engage in conduct.