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Criminal Code Act 1983
103AThreats or reprisals relating to persons involved in criminal
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103A Threats or reprisals relating to persons involved in criminal
investigations or judicial proceedings or against public
officers
(1) A person must not do any of the following with the intention of
inducing a person who is, or may be, involved in a criminal
investigation or judicial proceedings, to act or not to act in a way
that might influence the outcome of the investigation or
proceedings:
(b) intends to induce a person to act or not to act in a way that
might influence the outcome of a criminal investigation or
judicial proceedings; and
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(c) knows, or is reckless as to whether, the person is or may be
involved in the investigation or proceedings.
(2) A person must not do any of the following on account of anything
said or done by a person involved in a criminal investigation or
judicial proceedings in good faith in the conduct of the investigation
or proceedings:
(b) has knowledge of the thing said or done by a person involved
in a criminal investigation or judicial proceedings in the
conduct of the investigation or proceedings.
(3) A person must not do any of the following with the intention of
influencing the manner in which a public officer discharges or
performs his or her official duties or functions:
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(b) intends to influence the manner in which a public officer
discharges or performs his or her official duties or functions;
and
(c) knows, or is reckless as to whether, the person is a public
officer.
(4) A person must not do any of the following on account of anything
said or done by a public officer in good faith in the discharge or
performance, or purported discharge or performance, of his or her
official duties or functions:
(b) has knowledge of the thing said or done by a public officer in
good faith in the discharge or performance or purported
discharge or performance of his or her official duties or
functions.
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(5) For this section:
(a) a person is involved in a criminal investigation if the person
is involved in such an investigation as a witness, victim or
legal practitioner or is otherwise assisting police with their
inquiries; and
(b) a person is involved in judicial proceedings, whether the
proceedings are in progress or are proceedings that are to be,
or may be, instituted at a later time, if the person is:
(i) a judicial officer or other officer at the proceedings; or
(ii) involved in the proceedings as a witness, juror (whether
the person has taken the oath as a juror or not) or legal
practitioner.
Territory instrumentality means:
(a) an Agency or instrumentality of the Territory; or
(b) any body (whether or not incorporated) that is established by
or under an Act and:
(i) is comprised of persons, or has a governing body
comprised of persons, a majority of whom are appointed
by the Administrator, a minister or an Agency or
instrumentality of the Territory; or
(ii) is subject to control or direction by a minister.