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Proudman v Dayman

[1941] HCA 28; (1941) 67 CLR 536
JurisdictionAustralia
CourtHigh Court of Australia
Year1941
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

For offences of strict liability, an honest and reasonable belief in a state of facts which, if true, would render the act innocent affords a defence; the burden of raising it rests on the accused.

Area of Law

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