Criminal Code Act 1899 - Queensland Legislation

Schedule 1 The Criminal CodePart 6 Offences relating to property and contractsChapter 42A Secret commissions[s 442B]442B Receipt or solicitation of secret commission by an agentAny agent who corruptly receives or solicits from any personfor himself or herself or for any other person any valuableconsideration—(a) as an inducement or reward for or otherwise on accountof doing or forbearing to do, or having done or forborneto do, any act in relation to his or her principal’s affairsor business; or(b) the receipt or any expectation of which would in anyway tend to influence the agent to show, or to forbear toshow, favour or disfavour to any person in relation to hisor her principal’s affairs or business;commits a crime.442BA Gift or offer of secret commission to an agentAny person who corruptly gives or offers to any agent anyvaluable consideration—(a) as an inducement or reward for or otherwise on accountof the agent doing or forbearing to do, or having done orforborne to do, any act in relation to his or herprincipal’s affairs or business; or(b) the receipt or any expectation of which would in anyway tend to influence the agent to show, or to forbear toshow, favour or disfavour to any person in relation to hisor her principal’s affairs or business;commits a crime.442C Secret gifts received by parent, spouse, child, partneretc. of agent(1) Any valuable consideration received or solicited by anyparent, spouse, or child of any agent, or by his or her partner,clerk, or employee, from any person having business relationswith the principal of such agent, shall be deemed to have beenCurrent as at 1 December 2014 Page 265