Section 312 — Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001: Directors, employees, and officers

312 Directors, employees, and officers (1) A director, employee, agent, or officer of a body corporate commits an offence against this Act if— (a) the body corporate commits an offence against this Act (the principal offence ); and (b) the principal offence was caused by an act done or carried out by, or by an omission of, the director, employee, agent, or officer. (2) A director, employee, agent, or officer who does or carries out the act or omission referred to in subsection (1) is liable on conviction for up to the same maximum penalty that could apply to an individual, if an individual had committed the principal offence. (3) An employee or officer of a body corporate includes a person who, by reason of the person's employment with, or position in relation to, the body corporate, is responsible by law, contract, or otherwise for undertaking an action on behalf of the body corporate. Compare: 1998 No 114 s 378