Victorian Current Acts

VICTORIA POLICE ACT 2013 - SECT 262

    (1)     For the purpose of a criminal proceeding, any conduct engaged in on behalf of a body corporate is taken to have been engaged in also by the body corporate, if the conduct was engaged in by an employee, agent or officer of the body corporate within the scope of the employee, agent or officer's actual or apparent authority.

    (2)     For the purpose of a criminal proceeding, any conduct engaged in on behalf of a person other than a body corporate (the principal ) is taken to have been engaged in also by the principal, if the conduct was engaged in by an employee of the principal within the scope of the employee's actual or apparent authority.

    (3)     If, in any criminal proceeding, it is necessary to establish the state of mind of a body corporate in relation to particular conduct, it is sufficient to show—

        (a)     that the conduct was engaged in by an officer of the body corporate within the scope of the officer's actual or apparent authority and the officer had that state of mind; or

        (b)     that the conduct was engaged in by an agent of the body corporate and—

              (i)     the agent acted at the specific direction or with the specific consent or agreement of the body corporate; or

              (ii)     the agent had that state of mind; or

              (iii)     the body corporate was aware of the agent's state of mind when the conduct was engaged in.

    (4)     If, in any criminal proceeding, it is necessary to establish the state of mind of a person other than a body corporate in relation to particular conduct, it is sufficient to show—

        (a)     that the conduct was engaged in by an employee of the person within the scope of the employee's actual or apparent authority and the employee had that state of mind; or

        (b)     that the conduct was engaged in by an agent of the person and—

              (i)     the agent acted at the specific direction or with the specific consent or agreement of the person; or

              (ii)     the agent had that state of mind; or

              (iii)     the person was aware of the agent's state of mind when the conduct was engaged in.

    (5)     A reference in this section to the state of mind of a person includes a reference to the knowledge, intention, opinion, belief or purpose of the person and the person's reasons for the intention, opinion, belief or purpose.

    (6)     In this section—

"criminal proceeding" means a proceeding for an offence against a provision of this Act.

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