The need for an employer to establish lack of consent to a prohibited act,its reasonable steps to prevent the act being committed,and subsequent reasonable steps to mitigate or avoid the act's consequences would most strongly support which of the following?

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The need for an employer to establish lack of consent, reasonable steps to prevent the prohibited act from occurring, and subsequent reasonable steps to mitigate or avoid the act's consequences is an essential element of the due diligence defence. The employer must demonstrate that they took all reasonable steps to prevent the misconduct from happening and to minimize the harm caused if it did occur. Therefore, the due diligence defence is the most applicable in this scenario.

The Need for an Employer to Establish Lack of Consent