Mens rea required: GST prosecutions presume culpable mental state when an offence cannot be committed without it. A culpable mental state is required for GST prosecutions where an offence cannot be committed without it; the statute presumes the existence of that mental element in such cases, thereby treating mens rea as established when the offence necessarily involves that state of mind.
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Mens rea required: GST prosecutions presume culpable mental state when an offence cannot be committed without it.
A culpable mental state is required for GST prosecutions where an offence cannot be committed without it; the statute presumes the existence of that mental element in such cases, thereby treating mens rea as established when the offence necessarily involves that state of mind.
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