sec.208Abuse of office in commission

### sec.208 Abuse of office in commission A commission officer who corruptly asks for, receives or obtains, or agrees or attempts to receive or obtain, a benefit of any kind with a view to the officer neglecting the officer’s duty, or being influenced in the discharge of the officer’s duty commits a crime. Maximum penalty—595 penalty units or 7 years imprisonment. A commission officer who uses or takes advantage of the office to improperly gain benefit for the officer or another person or to facilitate the commission of an offence commits a crime. Maximum penalty—595 penalty units or 7 years imprisonment. A person contravening subsection (1) or (2) can not be arrested without warrant. s 208 amd 2014 No. 21 s 94 (1) sch 1 ; 2024 No. 24 s 57 s ch 1 pt 2 (sec.208-ssec.1) A commission officer who corruptly asks for, receives or obtains, or agrees or attempts to receive or obtain, a benefit of any kind with a view to the officer neglecting the officer’s duty, or being influenced in the discharge of the officer’s duty commits a crime. Maximum penalty—595 penalty units or 7 years imprisonment. (sec.208-ssec.2) A commission officer who uses or takes advantage of the office to improperly gain benefit for the officer or another person or to facilitate the commission of an offence commits a crime. Maximum penalty—595 penalty units or 7 years imprisonment. (sec.208-ssec.3) A person contravening subsection (1) or (2) can not be arrested without warrant.