Criminal Code
Motion in Amendment
June 10, 2016
The Honorable Senator Denise Batters:
Would Senator Plett accept another brief question?
Senator Plett: Yes.
Senator Batters: With respect to the matter just raised by Senator Wallace, given that this is a criminal provision, wouldn't it be the case that the standard of proof in showing that knowledge would be guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, that that would be the determination of it; and determination of belief would be what the person's reasonable beliefs may have been, something that the court of law would be determining all the time?
The Hon. the Speaker pro tempore: Senator Plett, you have 30 seconds.
Senator Plett: You are absolutely right, Senator Batters. I believe that in the case of children or relatives, probably most times you would believe that you may well be a beneficiary.