Part 8Enforcement, offences, and penalties
Offences
156Liability of principals and agents
If an offence is committed against any of the provisions of this Act by any person acting as the agent or employee of another person, that other person shall, without prejudice to the liability of the first-mentioned person, be liable under this Act, in the same manner and to the same extent as if he or she had personally committed the offence, if it is proved that the act that constituted the offence took place with his or her authority, permission, or consent, or that he or she knew the offence was to be or was being committed and failed to take all reasonable steps to prevent or stop it.
Where any body corporate is convicted of an offence against this Act, every person, being a director or a person concerned in the management of the body corporate, shall be guilty of the same offence if it is proved that the act that constituted the offence took place with that person's authority, permission, or consent, or that the person knew the offence was to be or was being committed and failed to take all reasonable steps to prevent or stop it.