Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Crimes Act 1958 - SECT 180

Secret commission to trustee in return for substituted appointment11

180. Secret commission to trustee in return for substituted appointment11



Every person who offers or gives any valuable consideration to a trustee and
every trustee who receives or solicits any valuable consideration for himself
or for any other person without the assent of the persons beneficially
entitled to the estate or of the Supreme Court as an inducement or reward for
appointing or having appointed or for joining or having joined with another in
appointing or for authorizing or having authorized or for joining or having
joined with another in authorizing any person to be appointed in his stead or
instead of him and any other person as trustee shall be guilty of an
indictable offence, and shall-

   (a)  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.









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