Criminal Code Act 1899 - Queensland Legislation

Schedule 1 The Criminal CodePart 6 Offences relating to property and contractsChapter 42A Secret commissions[s 442A]in relation to his or her principal’s affairs or businessimplies the additional words ‘whether within the scope of hisor her authority or course of his or her employment as agent ornot’.person having business relations with the principal includesthe Crown, a Minister of the Crown, or corporationrepresenting the Crown, or any local government, harbourboard, water authority, or any other local or public bodyconstituted by or under any Act; also every corporation, firm,or other person, whether as principal or agent, carrying on orhaving carried on or desirous or intending to carry on anynegotiation or business with any principal, or engaged orinterested or having been engaged or interested in theperformance of any contract with or in the execution of anywork or business for or in the supply of any goods or chattelsto any principal; and also includes any agent or employee ofthe Crown, a Minister of the Crown, or corporationrepresenting the Crown, or of any local government, harbourboard, water authority, or any other local or public bodyconstituted by or under any Act, or of any such corporation,firm, or other person.principal includes a corporation, firm, or other person for oron behalf of whom the agent acts, has acted, or is desirous orintending to act; the term also includes the Crown, a Ministerof the Crown, or corporation representing the Crown, or anylocal government, harbour board, water authority, or anyother local or public body constituted by or under any Act foror on behalf of whom the agent acts, has acted, or is desirousor intending to act.solicit any valuable consideration and valuableconsideration solicited, and words to the like effect, shall beconstrued with the following directions, namely, that everyagent who diverts, obstructs, gives untruthful reports, orinterferes with the proper course of business or manufacture,or impedes or obstructs, or fails to use due diligence in theprosecution of any negotiation or business with the intent toobtain the gift of any valuable consideration from any otherCurrent as at 1 December 2014 Page 263