(b) in the case of an accused that is a body S. 17E(3)(b) corporate, a director, employee or agent of amended by No. 68/2009 the accused. s. 97(Sch. item 59.1). (4) Without limiting the ways in which a person may satisfy the requirements of subsection (1) or (2)(b)(i), a person may satisfy those requirements by proving that— (a) in the case of an offence relating to a food business for which a food safety program is required, the person complied with a food safety program for the food business; or (b) in any other case, the person complied with a scheme (for example, a quality assurance program or an industry code of practice) that was— (i) designed to manage food safety hazards and was based on Australian national or international standards, codes or guidelines designed for that purpose; and (ii) documented in some manner. S. 17F 17F Defence of mistaken and reasonable belief not inserted by available No. 14/2001 s. 8, In any proceedings for an offence under amended by No. 68/2009 Division 2, it is no defence that the accused had a s. 97(Sch. mistaken but reasonable belief as to the facts that item 59.2). constituted the offence. S. 17G 17G Defence in respect of handling food inserted by No. 14/2001 In any proceedings for an offence under section 8, s. 8. 8A, 11(1) or 12(1), it is a defence if it is proved that the person caused the food to which the offence relates to be destroyed or otherwise disposed of immediately after the food was
S. 17E(3)(b) amended by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 59.1). (b) in the case of an accused that is a body corporate, a director, employee or agent of the accused. (4) Without limiting the ways in which a person may satisfy the requirements of subsection (1) or (2)(b)(i), a person may satisfy those requirements by proving that— (a) in the case of an offence relating to a food business for which a food safety program is required, the person complied with a food safety program for the food business; or (b) in any other case, the person complied with a scheme (for example, a quality assurance program or an industry code of practice) that was— (i) designed to manage food safety hazards and was based on Australian national or international standards, codes or guidelines designed for that purpose; and (ii) documented in some manner. S. 17F inserted by No. 14/2001 s. 8, amended by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 59.2). 17F Defence of mistaken and reasonable belief not available In any proceedings for an offence under Division 2, it is no defence that the accused had a mistaken but reasonable belief as to the facts that constituted the offence. S. 17G inserted by No. 14/2001 s. 8. 17G Defence in respect of handling food In any proceedings for an offence under section 8, 8A, 11(1) or 12(1), it is a defence if it is proved that the person caused the food to which the offence relates to be destroyed or otherwise disposed of immediately after the food was
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