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It is usually the prosecution’s job (police prosecutor or DPP) to provide the Court with the evidence, in order to prove that a person is guilty of the offence. It is not the defence’s job to prove that the person did not commit the offence. However, for offences involving strict liability, states that the onus of proof is on the defence to prove that they did not commit the offence. These are predominantly traffic related offences.
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