South Australian Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

LEGAL PRACTITIONERS REGULATIONS 1994 - REG 39

39—Offences

        (1)         If a person makes a statement that is false or misleading in a material particular in an application, record or return made or lodged under the Act or these regulations, the person is guilty of an offence.

        (2)         If a person contravenes, or fails to comply with a provision of these regulations, the person is guilty of an offence.

        (3)         It is a defence to a charge under these regulations if the person charged establishes—

            (a)         that the contravention was due to a reasonable mistake; or

            (b)         that the contravention was due to reasonable reliance on information supplied by another person; or

            (c)         that—

                  (i)         the contravention was due to the act or default of another person, to an accident or to some other cause beyond the control of the person charged; and

                  (ii)         the person charged took reasonable precautions and exercised due diligence to avoid the contravention.