Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00022:section:427a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00022
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 427A
Character Range: 707897–708733

427A  Influencing a person performing functions or duties or exercising powers
 (1) A person contravenes this subsection if:
 (a) the person engages in conduct; and
 (b) the person does so with the intention of dishonestly influencing another person in the performance of the other person's functions or duties, or the exercise of the other person's powers, under this Act.
Note 1: For dishonest, see section 12.
Note 2: The physical elements of an offence against subsection (2) are set out in this subsection (see section 370).

Fault‑based offence
 (2) A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Penalty: Imprisonment for 8 years or 480 penalty units, or both.

Civil penalty provision
 (3) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Civil penalty: 960 penalty units.