Western Australian Current Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2016 - SECT 40

40 .         Alternative verdicts for certain offences

        (1)         This section applies if, on the trial of a person charged with an offence under a provision in Column 1 of the Table, the court —

            (a)         is not satisfied that the person committed the offence; but

            (b)         is satisfied that the person committed an offence under a provision opposite that provision in Column 2 of the Table (a corresponding provision ).

        (2)         In that case, the court may find the person not guilty of the offence charged but guilty of an offence under the corresponding provision, and the person is liable to be punished accordingly.

Table

Column 1: provision under which person is charged	Column 2: corresponding provisions under which person may be found guilty
s. 37(1)	s. 37(2), s. 37(3), s. 38(1)
s. 37(2)	s. 37(3), s. 38(2)
s. 37(3)	s. 38(3)
s. 38(1)	s. 38(2), s. 38(3)
s. 38(2)	s. 38(3)