Criminal Code Act 1899 - Queensland Legislation

Schedule 1 The Criminal CodePart 3 Offences against the administration of law and justice, against office and againstpublic authorityChapter 13 Corruption and abuse of office[s 93](5) In this section—authority, of office, includes the trust imposed by office andthe influence relating to office.deals with includes the following—(a) uses;(b) supplies;(c) copies;(d) publishes.function includes power.information includes knowledge.office, in relation to a person who is a public officer, meansthe position, role or circumstance that makes the person apublic officer.participant, in a criminal organisation, see section 60A.performs includes purportedly performs and in relation to apower, exercises and purportedly exercises.93 Corruption of surveyor and valuatorAny person who, being duly appointed under any statute to bea valuator for determining the compensation to be paid to anyperson for land compulsorily taken from the person under theauthority of any statute, or for injury done to any land underthe authority of any statute—(a) acts as such valuator while the person has, to theperson’s knowledge, an interest in the land in question;or(b) executes unfaithfully, dishonestly, or with partiality, theduty of making a valuation of the land or of the extent ofthe injury;is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment for3 years.Page 84 Current as at 1 December 2014