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Crimes Act 1961
(b)
ordinarily resident in New Zealand; or
(c)
a body corporate incorporated in New Zealand; or
(d)
a corporation sole incorporated in New Zealand.
Part 6 s 105F
(3)
Every one who commits an offence against this section is liable to the same
penalty to which the person would have been liable if the person had been con‐
victed of an offence against section 105C.
(4)
[Repealed]
Section 105D: inserted, on 3 May 2001, by section 8 of the Crimes (Bribery of Foreign Public Offi‐
cials) Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 28).
Section 105D(4): repealed, on 7 November 2015, by section 7 of the Crimes Amendment Act 2015
(2015 No 95).
105E Corruption of foreign public officials
(1)
Every person specified in subsection (2) who corruptly accepts or obtains, or
agrees or offers to accept or attempts to obtain, a bribe for that person or
another person in respect of any act or omission by an official in the official’s
official capacity (whether or not the act or omission is within the scope of the
official’s authority) is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years.
(2)
Subsection (1) applies to—
(3)
(a)
any foreign public official who has committed the offence while in New
Zealand:
(b)
any person employed as a foreign public official who has committed the
offence while outside New Zealand if the person is—
(i)
a New Zealand citizen; or
(ii)
ordinarily resident in New Zealand; or
(iii)
a body corporate incorporated in New Zealand; or
(iv)
a corporation sole incorporated in New Zealand.
Nothing in this section limits any immunity that a foreign public official or per‐
son has under this Act or any other enactment.
Section 105E: replaced, on 7 November 2015, by section 8 of the Crimes Amendment Act 2015
(2015 No 95).
105F Trading in influence
Every person is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years who
corruptly accepts or obtains, or agrees or offers to accept or attempts to obtain,
a bribe for that person or another person with intent to influence an official in
respect of any act or omission by that official in the official’s official capacity
(whether or not the act or omission is within the scope of the official’s author‐
ity).
Section 105F: inserted, on 7 November 2015, by section 8 of the Crimes Amendment Act 2015 (2015
No 95).
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