Commonwealth Numbered Acts

CRIMES AMENDMENT ACT 1982 NO. 67 OF 1982 - SECT 11

11. Section 73 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following sections are
substituted: Corruption and bribery of Commonwealth officers

''73. (1) In this section, 'Commonwealth officer' includes a person who
performs services for or on behalf of the Commonwealth, a Territory or a
public authority under the Commonwealth.

''(2) A Commonwealth officer who asks for or receives or obtains, or offers or
agrees to ask for or receive or obtain, any property or benefit of any kind
for himself or any other person, on an understanding that the exercise by him
of his duty or authority as a Commonwealth officer will, in any manner, be
influenced or affected, is guilty of an offence.

''(3) A person who, in order to influence or affect a Commonwealth officer in
the exercise of his duty or authority as a Commonwealth officer, gives or
confers, or promises or offers to give or confer, any property or benefit of
any kind to or on the Commonwealth officer or any other person is guilty of an
offence.

''Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years. Corruption and bribery of members of the
Parliament

''73A. (1) A member of either House of the Parliament who asks for or receives
or obtains, or offers or agrees to ask for or receive or obtain, any property
or benefit of any kind for himself or any other person, on an understanding
that the exercise by him of his duty or authority as such a member will, in
any manner, be influenced or affected, is guilty of an offence.

''(2) A person who, in order to influence or affect a member of either House
of the Parliament in the exercise of his duty or authority as such a member or
to induce him to absent himself from the House of which he is a member, any
committee of that House or from any committee of both Houses of the
Parliament, gives or confers, or promises or offers to give or confer, any
property or benefit of any kind to or on the member or any other person is
guilty of an offence.

''Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.''.