24Supply of goods or services to authorised officers

#### 24 Supply of goods or services to authorised officers (1) A person must not supply goods or services to an authorised officer if: (a) the person, either alone or in conjunction with another person, is the occupier of a registered establishment; or (b) the person is an employee or agent of such a person. Penalty: Imprisonment for 12 months. (1AA) Subsection (1) does not apply to conduct that is approved in writing by the Secretary. > Note: The defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (1AA). See subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code. (1A) An authorised officer must not receive goods or services supplied to him or her by: (a) a person who, either alone or in conjunction with another person, is the occupier of a registered establishment; or (b) an employee or agent of such a person. Penalty: Imprisonment for 12 months. (1B) Subsection (1A) does not apply if the supply of the goods or services has been approved in writing by the Secretary under subsection (1AA). > Note: The defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (1B). See subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code. (2) An offence against this section is punishable on summary conviction. (3) In this section: > goods includes any article, substance or commodity. > occupier, in relation to a registered establishment, means the individual, corporation or other legal entity (or any combination of these) in whose name the registered establishment is registered.