Criminal Code Act 1983
78Other corrupting benefits
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78 Other corrupting benefits (a) the officer intentionally requests or knowingly obtains a benefit; and (b) the officer knows the benefit would tend to: (i) be an inducement to influence the officer's performance of the officer's powers or functions; or (ii) be a reward for the officer; 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 knows the benefit would tend to: (i) be an inducement to influence the officer's performance of the officer's powers or functions; or (ii) be a reward for the officer. (d) the conduct mentioned in paragraph (a) is improper.
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