147   Bribery etc

Every person shall be guilty of bribery who:

(a)  directly or indirectly, by himself or herself or by any other person on his or her behalf, gives or lends, or agrees to give or lend, or offers, promises, or procures, or promises or endeavours to procure, any money or valuable consideration to or for any elector or any other person on behalf of any elector, in order to induce any elector to vote or refrain from voting, or knowingly does any such act as aforesaid on account of such elector having voted or refrained from voting at any election,

(b)  directly or indirectly, by himself or herself or by any other person on his or her behalf, gives or procures, or agrees to give or procure, offers, promises, or promises to procure, or to endeavour to procure any office, place, or employment to or for any elector or any other person, or who retains or dismisses any elector or other person in or from any office, place, or employment in order to induce such elector to vote or refrain from voting, or knowingly does any such act as aforesaid on account of any elector having voted or refrained from voting at any election,

(c)  directly or indirectly, by himself or herself or by any other person on his or her behalf, makes any such gift, loan, offer, promise, procurement, or agreement as aforesaid to or for any person in order to induce such person to procure or endeavour to procure the return of any person to serve as a member or the vote of any elector at any election,

(d)  upon or in consequence of any such gift, loan, offer, promise, procurement, or agreement procures or engages, promises, or endeavours to procure the return of any person to serve as a member or the vote of any elector at any election,

(e)  advances or pays, or causes to be advanced or paid, any money to or for the use of any other person with the intent that such money or any part thereof shall be expended in bribery at any election, or who knowingly pays or causes to be paid any money to any person in discharge or repayment of any money wholly or in part expended in bribery at an election,

(f)  before, during, or after any election, directly or indirectly, by himself or herself or by any other person on his or her behalf, receives any money or valuable consideration on account of any person having voted or refrained from voting, or having induced any other person to vote or refrain from voting at any election,

(g)  before or during any election, directly or indirectly, by himself or herself or by any other person on his or her behalf, receives, agrees, or contracts for any money or valuable consideration, office, place, or employment for himself or herself or for any other person for voting or agreeing to vote, or for refraining or agreeing to refrain from voting, or for inducing any other person to vote or to refrain from voting at any election,

and any person or elector so offending is guilty of an offence and also incapable of voting at the election.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units or imprisonment for 3 years, or both.