56. Liability of a body corporate
(1) This Act applies to a body corporate in the same way as it applies to an individual and a body corporate may be found guilty of any of the offences set out in this Act, in addition to the liability of any person for the same offence.
(2) For an offence under this Act, the conduct or state of mind of an employee, agent or officer of a body corporate is taken to be attributed to the body corporate if that person is acting—
(a) within the scope of the person’s employment; or
(b) within the scope of the person’s actual or apparent authority; or
(c) with the consent or agreement (express or implied) of a director, servant or agent of the body corporate, and giving that consent is within the actual or apparent authority of the director, servant or agent.
(3) A reference in this section to the state of mind of a person includes the person’s knowledge, intention, opinion, belief or purpose, and the person’s reasons for that intention, opinion, belief or purpose.
