As Captain Sullenberger paraphrased, recalling an article he read, " We once were hired for our judgement, now we are being evaluated on our compliance."
No matter what the reason, most regulatory references refer (in The Australian case) to the Strict Liability enshrined in Section 10 of the Crimes Act.
Unfavourable outcomes are not mitigated by support service impact, there is but one individual, and in his absence the other individual, that are held to criminal account.