CRM 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Absolute Liability, Commercial Vehicle, Due Diligence

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 200
• Professor: Daniel Alati

Document Summary

Lecture 7: regulatory offences and corporate crime (chapter 6, pg. The simple possession of undersized lobsters: intention and knowledge does not matter under absolute liability. The language of this offence is very clear as to parliaments intention* The charter and absolute liability: these cases have found that absolute liability will infringe the charter often s. 7, bc motor vehicle reference case (1985): charge that existed at the time, driving with a suspended license. At the time, the offence as it was actually written: (cid:498)absolute liability offence in which guilt is established in proof of driving, whether or not the driver knew of the prohibition/suspension. Primary issue: found that since that piece of legislation made available imprisonment, made it unconstitutional as it violated the charter - section 94(2) was struck down. Bc government enacted section 4. 1 and 72(1) of the bc offence act.