150Bribery

#### 150 Bribery 150 Bribery > > (1) A key official must not corruptly ask for, receive or obtain, or agree to receive or obtain, any money, property or benefit of any kind for himself or herself, or for another person— > > > > > (a) to forgo or neglect his or her duty, or influence him or her, in the exercise of his or her functions as a key official, > > > > > (b) on account of a thing already done or omitted to be done, or to be afterwards done or omitted to be done, by him or her in the exercise of those functions, or > > > > > (c) to use, or take advantage of, his or her position as a key official in order improperly to gain a benefit or advantage for, or facilitate the commission of an offence by, another person. > > > > Maximum penalty on summary conviction: 100 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both. > > > > Maximum penalty on conviction on indictment: imprisonment for 14 years. > > > (2) A person must not corruptly give to, confer upon, or procure for, or promise or offer to give to, confer upon, or procure for, or attempt to procure for, a key official, or for any other person, any money, property or benefit of any kind— > > > > > (a) for a key official to forgo or neglect his or her duty, or to influence him or her in the exercise of his or her functions as a key official, > > > > > (b) on account of anything already done, or omitted to be done, by him or her in the exercise of those functions, or > > > > > (c) for the key official to use or take advantage of his or her position as a key official in order improperly to gain a benefit or advantage for, or facilitate the commission of an offence by, the person first referred to in this subsection. > > > > Maximum penalty on summary conviction: 100 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both. > > > > Maximum penalty on conviction on indictment: imprisonment for 14 years. > > > (3) This section applies to or in respect of a key official only to the extent to which the key official is exercising functions under this Act or in connection with the administration of this Act. > > **s 150:** Am 1999 No 94, Sch 4.78 \[2\]; 2007 No 92, Sch 1 \[19\].