Victorian Consolidated Legislation

County Court Act 1958 - SECT 25

Penalty on officers for corrupt practices

25. Penalty on officers for corrupt practices

The registrar and every deputy registrar, bailiff or other officer employed in
putting this Act or any of the powers thereof in execution, who wilfully and
corruptly exacts takes or accepts any fee or reward whatsoever, other than and
except such fees as are appointed and allowed respectively as aforesaid for or
on account of anything done or to be done by virtue of this Act, or on any
account whatsoever relative to putting this Act into execution, shall on
conviction thereof forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding 5 penalty units, and
shall be for ever incapable of serving or being employed under this Act in any
office of profit or emolument.