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NATIONAL HEALTH ACT 1953 - SECT 134C

Defence in certain prosecutions

    In a prosecution under this Act of a person for making a statement, or issuing or presenting a document, that is false or misleading in a material particular it is a defence if the person did not know and had no reason to suspect that the statement or document was false or misleading, as the case may be.

Note:   The defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in this section. See subsection   13.3(3) of the Criminal Code .


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