Crimes Act 1961

Crimes affecting the administration of law and justice - Bribery and corruption

101: Bribery of judicial officer, etc

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"Giving bribes to court officials to influence their decisions is a crime"

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If you give a bribe to someone to influence a judicial officer, you can go to prison for up to 7 years. This is because you are trying to make the judicial officer do something they should not do in their job. You can also go to prison for up to 7 years if you give a bribe to influence a Registrar or Deputy Registrar of a court in their official role.

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Part 6Crimes affecting the administration of law and justice
Bribery and corruption

101Bribery of judicial officer, etc

  1. Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years who corruptly gives or offers or agrees to give any bribe to any person with intent to influence any judicial officer in respect of any act or omission by him or her in his or her judicial capacity.

  2. Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years who corruptly gives or offers or agrees to give any bribe to any person with intent to influence any judicial officer or any Registrar or Deputy Registrar of any court in respect of any act or omission by him or her in his or her official capacity, not being an act or omission to which subsection (1) applies.

Compare
  • 1908 No 32 ss 126(b), 127(b)
Notes
  • Section 101(2): amended, on , by section 4 of the Crimes (Bribery of Foreign Public Officials) Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 28).