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###(b) an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding eighteen months. Non-resistance | ###(b) an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding eighteen months. Non-resistance | ||
##(3) In proceedings under this section, the fact that the person in relation to whom the offence is alleged to have been committed did not resist is not a defence unless the accused proves that the failure to resist was not caused by threats, duress, force or exhibition of force. | ##(3) In proceedings under this section, the fact that the person in relation to whom the offence is alleged to have been committed did not resist is not a defence unless the accused proves that the failure to resist was not caused by threats, duress, force or exhibition of force. | ||
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#RCR, s. 9 (1) and (2). | #RCR, s. 9 (1) and (2). | ||
#Ombuds, Best of Care, Finding 139 and Recommendation 171. | #Ombuds, Best of Care, Finding 139 and Recommendation 171. | ||