(1)A fault element of an offence refers to any state of mind, proof of which is needed to establish liability under that offence, including but not limited to intention, wilfulness, knowledge, rashness and negligence.
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Section 22A — “Fault element” and “physical element”
Consolidated view is experimental and may be broken for certain provisions.
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(2)A physical element of an offence refers to any fact, proof of which is needed to establish liability under that offence, and that is not a fault element of that offence.