South Australian Numbered Acts

STATUTES AMENDMENT (PROHIBITION OF HUMAN CLONING FOR REPRODUCTION AND REGULATION OF RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN EMBRYOS) ACT 2009 (NO 11 OF 2009) - SECT 12

12—Insertion of section 7A

After section 7 insert:

7A—Person not liable for conduct purportedly authorised

        (1)         To avoid doubt, a person is not criminally responsible for an offence against this Act in respect of particular conduct if—

            (a)         the conduct by the person is purportedly authorised by a provision of a licence; and

            (b)         the licence or the provision is invalid, whether because of a technical defect or irregularity or for any other reason; and

            (c)         the person did not know, and could not reasonably be expected to have known, of the invalidity of the licence or the provision.

        (2)         In this section—

"licence" includes a purported licence.