236EInterpretation

236E Interpretation agent includes the following: (a) a person acting for another person with that other person's actual or implied authority; (b) a public officer; (c) an employee of an employer; (d) a lawyer acting for a client; (e) a partner in a partnership; (f) an officer of a body corporate (whether or not employed by it); (g) an officer of another body (whether or not employed by it); (h) a consultant to a person. benefit means a benefit of any kind, including a non-pecuniary obtain, see section 236F. principal, for an agent, means the following: (a) if the agent is a person acting for another person with that other person's actual or implied authority – the other person; (b) if the agent is a public officer – the government or other body for which the public officer acts;

Criminal Code Act 1983 238 (c) if the agent is an employee of an employer – the employer; (d) if the agent is a lawyer acting for a client – the client; (e) if the agent is a partner in a partnership – the partnership; (f) if the agent is an officer of a body corporate (whether or not employed by it) – the body corporate; (g) if the agent is an officer of another body (whether or not employed by it) – the body; (h) if the agent is a consultant to a person – the person. (2) A person is an agent or a principal if the person is, or has been or intends to be, an agent or a principal.