Corrupt benefits for trustees and others
249E Corrupt benefits for trustees and others
A person is guilty of an offence if—
the person corruptly offers or gives a benefit to a person entrusted with property as an inducement or reward for the appointment of a person to be a person entrusted with the property, or
the person is entrusted with property and corruptly receives or solicits a benefit for any person as an inducement or reward for the appointment of a person to be a person entrusted with the property.
Maximum penalty—imprisonment for 7 years.
In this section, a person entrusted with property means the following—
a trustee of the property,
an executor or administrator appointed for the purpose of dealing with the property,
a person who, because of a power of attorney or a power of appointment, has authority over the property,
a person managing or administering the property, or appointed or employed to manage or administer the property, under the NSW Trustee and Guardian Act 2009.
A reference to the appointment of a person includes—
joining in the appointment of the person, and
assisting in the appointment of the person.
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