2013, No. 10
Crimes
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(b) either knowing that his or her conduct contributes, or
being reckless as to whether his or her conduct
may contribute, to the occurrence of any criminal
activity; and
(c) either knowing that the criminal activity contributes,
or being reckless as to whether the criminal
activity may contribute, to achieving the particular
objective or particular objectives of the organised
criminal group.
(2) For the purposes of this Act, a group is an organised
criminal group if it is a group of three (3) or more people who
have as their objective or one of their objectives:
(a) obtaining material benefits from the commission of
offences that are punishable by imprisonment; or
(b) obtaining material benefits from conduct outside
Samoa that, if it occurred in Samoa, would
constitute the commission of offences that are
punishable by imprisonment; or
(c) the commission of offences punishable by
imprisonment of a term of five (5) years or more;
or
(d) conduct outside Samoa that, if it occurred in Samoa,
would constitute the commission of offences that
are punishable by imprisonment of a term of five
(5) years or more.
(3) A group of people is capable of being an organised
criminal group for the purposes of this Act whether or not:
(a) some of them are subordinates or employees of others;
or
(b) only some of the people involved in it at a particular
time are involved in the planning, arrangement, or
execution at that time of any particular action,
activity, or transaction; or
(c) its membership changes from time to time.
147. Corrupt use of official information - An official is
liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven (7) years
who, whether within Samoa or elsewhere, corruptly uses or