Versions of s. 72.15(2)

Historical text comes from the Justice Laws point-in-time corpus and is unofficial — not the official version.

2015-08-02 to present available View Source

Every rule and principle of the common law that makes any circumstance a justification or excuse in relation to a charge for an offence under this Act or Division 1.1 of Part 16.1 of the Canada Elections Act applies in respect of a violation to the extent that it is not inconsistent with this Act.

Full text

Every rule and principle of the common law that makes any circumstance a justification or excuse in relation to a charge for an offence under this Act or Division 1.1 of Part 16.1 of the Canada Elections Act applies in respect of a violation to the extent that it is not inconsistent with this Act.
2014-12-16 to 2015-08-02 View Source

Every rule and principle of the common law that makes any circumstance a justification or excuse in relation to a charge for an offence under this Act applies in respect of a violation to the extent that it is not inconsistent with this Act.