Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Women) Share this | Hansard source

If I recall rightly, Senator Cameron had posed a question to me in relation to the technical amendments that the government has moved, and the question, effectively, went to: does an accessory to a serious contravention need to know that it was part of a systematic pattern of conduct, or is some other knowledge required? Senator Cameron, in response to that question, I can advise that this amendment clarifies that the usual rules of accessorial liability apply to a serious contravention of the act. This means that an accessory will need to know that the conduct in which they are involved is a serious contravention within the meaning of these new provisions, meaning it is both deliberate and systematic.