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Under the Regulatory Offence of "Strict Liability", the Standard That

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Under the regulatory offence of "strict liability", the standard that must be met for obtaining a conviction is


A) to let the accused try to avoid liability by proving that he was completely unaware of the regulation.
B) the same as under the regulatory offence of "absolute liability".
C) to satisfy the court that the breach is of the regulation rather than a statute.
D) to prove the existence of mens rea (a guilty mind) .
E) where the doing of the prohibited act raises a presumption that an offence has been committed-unless the accused can prove he took all reasonable care.

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