Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsS. 56 amended by No. 13/2013 s. 15 (ILA s. 39B(1)).
(1) It is a defence to a prosecution or other legal proceeding under this Act if the person charged with the offence proves that—
(a) he or she used due diligence to prevent the commission of an offence; and
(b) he or she did not know that an offence was being committed or consent to or connive in the commission of the offence.
S. 56(2) inserted by No. 13/2013 s. 15.
(2) This section does not apply to a prosecution or other legal proceeding brought against an officer of a body corporate for an offence against a provision specified in section 55A(2), 55B(2) or 55C(2) in circumstances where the body corporate has committed an offence against that provision.
S. 56(3) inserted by No. 13/2013 s. 15.
(3) In subsection (2) "officer" in relation to a body corporate, has the same meaning as in section 55A.