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Crime and Corruption Act 2001
sec.16Conduct happening over time, or at any time, may be corrupt conduct
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### sec.16 Conduct happening over time, or at any time, may be corrupt conduct
Conduct may be corrupt conduct even though—
it happened before the relevant commencement; or
some or all of the effects or elements necessary to constitute corrupt conduct happened before the relevant commencement; or
a person involved in the conduct is no longer the holder of an appointment.
Conduct engaged in by, or in relation to, a person at a time when the person is not the holder of an appointment may be corrupt conduct, if the person becomes the holder of an appointment.
In this section—
relevant commencement means—
generally—the commencement of this Act; and
for corrupt conduct under section 15 (2) —the commencement of that subsection.
s 16 amd 2014 No. 21 s 94 (1) sch 1 ; 2018 No. 29 s 6
(sec.16-ssec.1) Conduct may be corrupt conduct even though— it happened before the relevant commencement; or some or all of the effects or elements necessary to constitute corrupt conduct happened before the relevant commencement; or a person involved in the conduct is no longer the holder of an appointment.
(sec.16-ssec.2) Conduct engaged in by, or in relation to, a person at a time when the person is not the holder of an appointment may be corrupt conduct, if the person becomes the holder of an appointment.
(sec.16-ssec.3) In this section— relevant commencement means— generally—the commencement of this Act; and for corrupt conduct under section 15 (2) —the commencement of that subsection.
- (a) it happened before the relevant commencement; or
- (b) some or all of the effects or elements necessary to constitute corrupt conduct happened before the relevant commencement; or
- (c) a person involved in the conduct is no longer the holder of an appointment.
- (a) generally—the commencement of this Act; and
- (b) for corrupt conduct under section 15 (2) —the commencement of that subsection.