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Prevention and Control of Disease (Vaccine Pass) Regulation Part 4 Section 18 :(b) registered under regulation 36 of the Pharmacy and Poisons Regulations (Cap. 138 sub. leg. A).

18. Fixed penalty in discharge of liability under section 5(4)

(1) If a person commits an offence under section 5(4), the person may, in accordance with the Schedule, discharge liability for the offence by paying a fixed penalty of $5,000.

(2) The Schedule provides for matters relating to the fixed penalty.

(3) The Secretary may, by notice published in the Gazette, specify a person as the Authority for the purposes of the Schedule.

(4) A notice published under subsection (3) is not subsidiary legislation.

19. Defence

A person is taken to have established a matter that needs to be established for a defence under section 7(3), 10(3), 12(5), 13(3) or 16(4) if—
 * (a) there is sufficient evidence to raise an issue with respect to that matter; and
 * (b) the contrary is not proved by the prosecution beyond reasonable doubt.

20. Circumstances not constituting reasonable excuse under section 5(2)(k)

For the purposes of section 5(2)(k), a person does not have a reasonable excuse only because—