9Improper conduct

9 Improper conduct (1) An AFP appointee must not: (a) use the fact that he or she is an AFP appointee for the purpose of obtaining any personal advantage, or any advantage for another person; or (b) without lawful authority or excuse, take, use or possess any property belonging to the Commonwealth for a purpose not connected with his or her employment or appointment; or (c) wilfully or negligently waste, or cause any loss or damage to, any property belonging to the Commonwealth and made available to, or for the use of, the AFP appointee or the Australian Federal Police; or (d) place himself or herself under a pecuniary obligation to a person so that there are reasonable grounds for believing that the person may be able to influence the AFP appointee in the manner in which he or she is to carry out his or her duties; or (e) act in a manner that is prejudicial to the good order and discipline of the Australian Federal Police; or (f) act in a manner that brings, or is likely to bring, discredit to the reputation of the Australian Federal Police. (2) For this regulation, property in the possession, custody or control of the Commonwealth is taken to belong to the Commonwealth.