s. s. 13 13 (7) To avoid doubt, on a course of conduct charge the accused may rely on any exception, exemption, proviso, excuse or qualification that applies to the offence covered by the charge. (8) The prosecution must prove beyond reasonable doubt that the incidents of an offence committed by the accused, taken together, amount to a course of conduct having regard to their time, place or purpose of commission and any other relevant matter. (9) However, to prove a course of conduct offence it is not necessary to prove an incident of the offence with the same degree of specificity as to date, time, place, circumstances or occasion as would be required if the accused were charged with an offence constituted only by that incident. (10) Without limiting subclause (9), it is not necessary to prove— (a) any particular number of incidents of the offence or the dates, times, places, circumstances or occasions of the incidents; or (b) that there were distinctive features differentiating any of the incidents; or (c) the general circumstances of any particular incident. (11) Without limiting clause 1(b), the particulars necessary to give reasonable information as to the nature of a course of conduct charge— (a) must be determined having regard to— (i) the fact that the charge is a course of conduct charge; and
(7) To avoid doubt, on a course of conduct charge the accused may rely on any exception, exemption, proviso, excuse or qualification that applies to the offence covered by the charge. s. 13 (8) The prosecution must prove beyond reasonable doubt that the incidents of an offence committed by the accused, taken together, amount to a course of conduct having regard to their time, place or purpose of commission and any other relevant matter. (9) However, to prove a course of conduct offence it is not necessary to prove an incident of the offence with the same degree of specificity as to date, time, place, circumstances or occasion as would be required if the accused were charged with an offence constituted only by that incident. (10) Without limiting subclause (9), it is not necessary to prove— (a) any particular number of incidents of the offence or the dates, times, places, circumstances or occasions of the incidents; or (b) that there were distinctive features differentiating any of the incidents; or (c) the general circumstances of any particular incident. (11) Without limiting clause 1(b), the particulars necessary to give reasonable information as to the nature of a course of conduct charge— s. 13 (a) must be determined having regard to— (i) the fact that the charge is a course of conduct charge; and
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