Section 101 — Crimes Act 1961: Bribery of judicial officer, etc

101 Bribery of judicial officer, etc (1) Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years who corruptly gives or offers or agrees to give any bribe to any person with intent to influence any judicial officer in respect of any act or omission by him in his judicial capacity. (2) Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years who corruptly gives or offers or agrees to give any bribe to any person with intent to influence any judicial officer or any Registrar or Deputy Registrar of any Court in respect of any act or omission by him in his official capacity, not being an act or omission to which subsection (1) of this section applies. Compare: 1908 No 32 ss 126(b), 127(b) Subsection (2) was amended, as from 3 May 2001, by section 4 Crimes (Bribery of Foreign Public Officials) Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 28) by substituting the expression “ 7 years ” for the expression “ 5 years ” .