Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Crimes Act 1958 - SECT 176

Receipt or solicitation of secret commission by an agent an indictable offence7

176. Receipt or solicitation of secret commission by an agent an indictable
offence7



(1) Whosoever being an agent corruptly receives or solicits from any person
for himself or for any other person any valuable consideration-

   (a)  as an inducement or reward for or otherwise on account of doing or
        forbearing to do or having done or forborne to do any act in relation
        to his principal's affairs or business; or

   (b)  the receipt or any expectation of which would in any way tend to
        influence him to show or to forbear to show favour or disfavour to any
        person in relation to his principal's affairs or business; or

(2) Whosoever corruptly gives or offers to any agent any valuable
consideration-

   (a)  as an inducement or reward for or otherwise on account of doing or
        forbearing to do or having done or forborne to do any act in relation
        to his principal's affairs or business; or

   (b)  the receipt or any expectation of which would in any way tend to
        influence him to show or to forbear to show favour or disfavour to any
        person in relation to his principal's affairs or business-

shall be guilty of an indictable offence, and shall-

be liable if a corporation to a level 5 fine and if any other person to level
5 imprisonment (10 years maximum) or a level 5 fine or both.