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Lotteries Act 1997
sec.143Bribery
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### sec.143 Bribery
A lottery official must not ask for, receive or obtain, or agree to receive or obtain, any money, property or benefit of any kind for the official or another person for an improper purpose.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.
A person must not give, confer or obtain, or promise or offer to give, confer or obtain, any money, property or benefit of any kind to, on or for a lottery official or another person for an improper purpose.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.
A lottery official or other person does an act mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) for an improper purpose if the official or other person does the act—
for the official to forego or neglect the official’s functions under this Act, or to influence the official in the performance of the official’s functions under this Act; or
because of anything already done or omitted to be done, or to be afterwards done or omitted to be done, by the official in the performance of the official’s functions under this Act; or
for the official to use, or take advantage of, the official’s office improperly to gain a benefit or advantage for, or facilitate the commission of an offence by—
if the act is done by the official—another person; or
if the act is done by another person—that person or another person.
(sec.143-ssec.1) A lottery official must not ask for, receive or obtain, or agree to receive or obtain, any money, property or benefit of any kind for the official or another person for an improper purpose. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.
(sec.143-ssec.2) A person must not give, confer or obtain, or promise or offer to give, confer or obtain, any money, property or benefit of any kind to, on or for a lottery official or another person for an improper purpose. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.
(sec.143-ssec.3) A lottery official or other person does an act mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) for an improper purpose if the official or other person does the act— for the official to forego or neglect the official’s functions under this Act, or to influence the official in the performance of the official’s functions under this Act; or because of anything already done or omitted to be done, or to be afterwards done or omitted to be done, by the official in the performance of the official’s functions under this Act; or for the official to use, or take advantage of, the official’s office improperly to gain a benefit or advantage for, or facilitate the commission of an offence by— if the act is done by the official—another person; or if the act is done by another person—that person or another person.
- (a) for the official to forego or neglect the official’s functions under this Act, or to influence the official in the performance of the official’s functions under this Act; or
- (b) because of anything already done or omitted to be done, or to be afterwards done or omitted to be done, by the official in the performance of the official’s functions under this Act; or
- (c) for the official to use, or take advantage of, the official’s office improperly to gain a benefit or advantage for, or facilitate the commission of an offence by— (i) if the act is done by the official—another person; or (ii) if the act is done by another person—that person or another person.
- (i) if the act is done by the official—another person; or
- (ii) if the act is done by another person—that person or another person.
- (i) if the act is done by the official—another person; or
- (ii) if the act is done by another person—that person or another person.