Criminal Code Act 1983
77Corruption
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77 Corruption (a) the officer intentionally requests or knowingly obtains a benefit; and (b) the officer knows the benefit is: (i) an inducement to influence the officer's performance of the officer's powers or functions; or (ii) a reward for the officer having performed the officer's powers or functions in a particular way or for a particular result; and (a) the person intentionally offers or gives a benefit to another (b) the person offered or given the benefit is a public officer and the person offering or giving the benefit is reckless in relation to that circumstance; and (c) the person offering or giving the benefit does so with the intention that the benefit is: (i) an inducement to influence the officer's performance of the officer's powers or functions; or
Criminal Code Act 1983 97 (ii) a reward for the person; and (d) the conduct mentioned in paragraph (a) is improper.