29Improper influence with respect to provision of declarations

#### 29 Improper influence with respect to provision of declarations 29 Improper influence with respect to provision of declarations > > (1) A registered practitioner must not, on an understanding that the practitioner will act otherwise than impartially in the provision of a compliance declaration, seek or accept, or offer or agree to accept, a benefit of any kind, whether on the practitioner’s own behalf or on behalf of any other person. > > > > Maximum penalty—2,000 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both. > > > (2) A person must not, on an understanding that a registered practitioner will act otherwise than impartially in the provision of a compliance declaration, give, or offer or agree to give, a benefit of any kind, whether to the practitioner or to any other person. > > > > Maximum penalty—2,000 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both. > > > (3) A person must not unduly influence, or attempt to unduly influence, a registered practitioner for the purpose of prevailing on the practitioner to act otherwise than impartially in the provision of a compliance declaration. > > > > Maximum penalty—2,000 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both. > > > (4) Without limiting subsection (3), a person is taken to have unduly influenced a registered practitioner if the person— > > > > > (a) alters, or threatens to alter, the position of the practitioner to the practitioner’s detriment, or > > > > > (b) fails to pay, or threatens to fail to pay, remuneration payable to the practitioner.