Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) In proceedings for a civil penalty order against a person for a contravention of a civil penalty provision (other than subsection 22L(1)), it is not necessary to prove:
(a) the person's intention; or
(b) the person's knowledge; or
(c) the person's recklessness; or
(d) the person's negligence; or
(e) any other state of mind of the person.
(2) Subsection (1) does not affect the operation of section 22M (which is about mistake of fact).