Criminal Code Amendment (Corruption Penalties) Act 2002 (WA)

Western Australia

Criminal Code Amendment (Corruption

Penalties) Act 2002

Western Australia

Criminal Code Amendment (Corruption

Penalties) Act 2002

CONTENTS

1.	Short title	1
2.	Commencement	2
3.	The Criminal Code amended	2
4.	Section 83 amended	2
5.	Section 85 amended	2
6.	Section 88 amended	2
7.	Section 132 amended	2
8.	Section 136 amended	3

Western Australia

Criminal Code Amendment (Corruption

Penalties) Act 2002

No. 8 of 2002

An Act to amend The Criminal Code.

[Assented to 28 June 2002]

The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:

1.             Short title

This Act may be cited as the Criminal Code Amendment

(Corruption Penalties) Act 2002.

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s. 2

2.             Commencement

This Act comes into operation on the day on which it receives

the Royal Assent.

3. The Criminal Code amended

The amendments in this Act are to The Criminal Code*.

[* Reprinted as at 9 February 2001 as the Schedule to the

Criminal Code Act 1913 appearing as Appendix B to the

Criminal Code Compilation Act 1913.

For subsequent amendments see 2001 Index to Legislation of

Western Australia, Table 1, p. 89 and Act No. 3 of 2002.]

4.             Section 83 amended

Section 83 is amended by deleting “3 years.” and inserting

instead —

“ 7 years. ”.

5.             Section 85 amended

Section 85 is amended by deleting “3 years.” and inserting

instead —

“ 7 years. ”.

6.             Section 88 amended

Section 88 is amended by deleting “3 years.” and inserting

instead —

“ 7 years. ”.

7.             Section 132 amended

Section 132 is amended as follows:

(a) by deleting “misdemeanour” and inserting instead —

“ crime ”;

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s. 8

(b) by deleting “3 years.” and inserting instead —

“ 7 years. ”.

8.             Section 136 amended

Section 136 is amended as follows:

(a) by deleting “an indictable offence.” and inserting instead —

“ a crime and is liable to imprisonment for 7 years. ”;

(b) by deleting the second and third paragraphs.