Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) A public official commits an offence if—
(a) the official—
(i) exercises any function or influence that the official has as a public official; or
(ii) fails to exercise any function the official has as a public official; or
(iii) engages in any conduct in the exercise of the official's duties as a public official; or
(iv) uses any information that the official has gained as a public official; and
(b) the official does so with the intention of—
(i) dishonestly obtaining a benefit for the official or someone else; or
(ii) dishonestly causing a detriment to someone else.
Maximum penalty: 500 penalty units, imprisonment for 5 years or both.
(2) A person commits an offence if—
(a) the person has ceased to be a public official in a particular capacity; and
(b) the person uses any information the person gained in that capacity; and
(c) the person does so with the intention of—
(i) dishonestly obtaining a benefit for the person or someone else; or
(ii) dishonestly causing a detriment to someone else.
Maximum penalty: 500 penalty units, imprisonment for 5 years or both.
(3) Subsection (2) (a) applies to a person—
(a) whether the person ceased to be a public official as mentioned in the paragraph before, at or after the commencement of this section; and
(b) whether or not the person continues to be a public official in another capacity.
(4) For subsection (2), a "public official" includes the associate judge.
(5) In this section:
"associate judge" means the Master of the Supreme Court under the Supreme Court Act 1933
, as in force at any time before the day the Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2023
, section 23 commences.
Note The Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2023
, s 23 omitted the Supreme Court Act 1933
, pt 3, which provided for the Master of the
Supreme Court (known as the Associate Judge).