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CRIMINAL CODE AMENDMENT (CORRUPTION PENALTIES) BILL 2002

                       Western Australia


     Criminal Code Amendment (Corruption
               Penalties) Bill 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




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                      LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY




      Criminal Code Amendment (Corruption
                Penalties) Bill 2002

A Bill for An Act to amend The Criminal Code.



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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     2.       Commencement
              This Act comes into operation on the day on which it receives
              the Royal Assent.

     3.       The Criminal Code amended
 5            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
10               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.   ".

15   5.       Section 85 amended
              Section 85 is amended by deleting "3 years." and inserting
              instead --
              " 7 years.   ".

     6.       Section 88 amended
20            Section 88 is amended by deleting "3 years." and inserting
              instead --
              " 7 years.   ".
     7.       Section 132 amended
              Section 132 is amended as follows:
25              (a) by deleting "misdemeanour" and inserting instead --
                     " crime ";

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          (b)    by deleting "3 years." and inserting instead --
                 " 7 years. ".

    8.   Section 136 amended
         Section 136 is amended as follows:
5          (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.




 


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