Commonwealth Repealed Acts

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WORKPLACE RELATIONS ACT 1996 - SECT 15

             (1)  Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code (except Part 2.5) applies to all offences against this Act.

Note 1:       Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility.

Note 2:       For the purposes of this Act, corporate criminal responsibility is dealt with by section 826, rather than by Part 2.5 of the Criminal Code .

             (2)  However, so far as Part 2.7 of the Criminal Code is relevant to this Act, it has effect subject to the following sections of this Act:

                     (a)  section 13;

                     (b)  the sections mentioned in section 13;

                     (c)  section 169;

                     (d)  section 422.

Note:          Part 2.7 of the Criminal Code is about geographical jurisdiction in connection with offences. Section 13, the sections mentioned there and sections 169 and 422 deal with extraterritorial operation of this Act.