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Police Act 1990
200Bribery or corruption
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#### 200 Bribery or corruption
200 Bribery or corruption
> > (1) A member of the NSW Police Force who receives or solicits any bribe, pecuniary or otherwise, is guilty of an offence.
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> > (2) A person (including a member of the NSW Police Force) who—
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> > > (a) gives, or offers or promises to give, any bribe (pecuniary or otherwise) or any other benefit to a member of the NSW Police Force, or
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> > > (b) makes any collusive agreement with a member of the NSW Police Force,
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> > for the purpose of inducing the member to neglect his or her duty, of influencing the member in the exercise of his or her functions or of improperly taking advantage of the member’s position is guilty of an offence.
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> > (3) (Repealed)
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> > (4) An offence under this section is an indictable offence.
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> Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or imprisonment for 7 years, or both.
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> **s 200 (formerly s 99):** Renumbered 1993 No 38, Sch 3 (10). Am 1996 No 29, Sch 1 (10); 2006 No 94, Sch 2 \[34\].