What the Prosecution must prove - Directors Wilfully Destroying Books - Vic

In order for the Police to prove their case at Court, they must prove each of the following matters beyond a reasonable doubt.

1. The accused was a director, officer or member of any body corporate or public company.
2. The accused destroyed, altered, mutilated, or falsifies, any book, entry, paper-writing, or valuable security, belonging to such body corporate, or company, or made, or concurred in making, any false entry, or omits, or concurred in omitting, any material particular in any book of account, or other document.
3. With intent to defraud.

It will be necessary for the Police in every offence to prove that the accused was the person who committed the offence. Click here to learn more about identification evidence.