Victorian Current Acts

MARINE SAFETY ACT 2010 - SECT 304

    (1)     In this section—

"bribe" means anything that provides, or that would provide, a benefit or advantage, whether pecuniary or non-pecuniary to a relevant person;

S. 304(1) def. of relevant person amended by No. 34/2023 s. 127(Sch.  1 item 7.172).

"relevant person" means a person who is employed or engaged to provide services for Safe Transport Victoria, a port management body, a local port manager or a waterway manager.

    (2)     A person must not, directly or indirectly, give or offer to give, cause to be given or attempt to give any bribe to a relevant person for the purpose of influencing the relevant person to perform or exercise his or her duties in a manner that he or she would not usually perform his or her duties.

Penalty:     1200 penalty units.

    (3)     A relevant person must not accept a bribe to perform his or her duties in a manner that he or she would not usually perform his or her duties.

Penalty:     1200 penalty units.

    (4)     An offence against subsection (2) or (3) is an indictable offence.