304Offence to offer or accept bribes

304 Offence to offer or accept bribes (1) In this section— ***bribe*** means anything that provides, or that would provide, a benefit or advantage, whether pecuniary or non-pecuniary to a relevant person; S. 304(1) def. of *relevant person* amended by No. 34/2023 s. 127(Sch. 1 item 7.172). ***relevant person*** means a person who is employed or engaged to provide services for Safe Transport Victoria, a port management body, a local port manager or a waterway manager. (2) A person must not, directly or indirectly, give or offer to give, cause to be given or attempt to give any bribe to a relevant person for the purpose of influencing the relevant person to perform or exercise his or her duties in a manner that he or she would not usually perform his or her duties. (3) A relevant person must not accept a bribe to perform his or her duties in a manner that he or she would not usually perform his or her duties. (4) An offence against subsection (2) or (3) is an indictable offence.