Other corrupting benefits – offence by person in relation to agent
236J Other corrupting benefits – offence by person in relation to agent
A person commits an offence if:
the person intentionally:
provides a benefit to an agent or another person; or
(ii) causes a benefit to be provided to an agent or another person; or
(iii) offers to provide, or promises to provide, a benefit to an agent or another person; or
(iv) causes an offer to provide, or causes a promise to provide, a benefit to be made to an agent or another person; and
the conduct mentioned in paragraph (a) is dishonest; and
(c) obtaining, or expecting to obtain, the benefit would tend to influence the agent to:
(i) be influenced or affected in the exercise of the agent's function as agent; or
(ii) do or not do something as agent, or because of the agent's position as agent; or
(iii) cause or influence the agent's principal, or another agent of the principal, to do or not do something; and
(d) the person is reckless in relation to the circumstance mentioned in paragraph (c).
Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.
Note for paragraph (b)
See section 43AGA in relation to the meaning of and fault element for dishonest conduct.
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