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Criminal Code Act 1983
80Abuse of office – improper conduct
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80 Abuse of office – improper conduct
(a) the officer:
(i) intentionally provides, certifies or approves a document
that is false in a material particular; or
(ii) intentionally modifies a document so that it is false in a
material particular; and
(b) the material particular mentioned in paragraph (a) relates to
either of the following circumstances and the officer has
knowledge of that circumstance:
(i) the expenditure of public money;
(ii) the rights of a person; and
(2) For subsection (1)(b), a material particular relates to the
expenditure of public money if it relates to one or more of the
(a) remuneration payable, or claimed to be payable, to any
(b) payment of money;
(c) delivery of goods or services;
(d) records or documents made for any accounting purposes,
financial purpose or other similar purpose.
Note for section 80
If false information is provided for the purpose of gain to the public officer, the
offence of false accounting under section 233 may be applicable.