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Defence of superior orders
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6. (1) In proceedings for an offence under this Act it shall be a defence for the defendant to prove—
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(a) that he or she—
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(i) was required by law to obey the orders of a government or of a superior, whether military or otherwise, and
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(ii) was acting under an order of that government or superior,
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and
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(b) that he or she—
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(i) did not know that the order concerned was unlawful, or
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(ii) believed it to be lawful.
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(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a defendant where the order concerned was manifestly unlawful.
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