Prevention of Corruption Act · s 12A

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12A.
(1) Whoever, being a public officer, in the course of or in relation to his public office or official functions, wilfully —
(a) uses public funds or resources for private purposes or in furtherance of private interest;
(b) fails to act impartially, or gives undue preferential treatment to any person;
(c) misuses information acquired in the course of his duties;
(d) conducts himself in such a manner as to bring his private interests into conflict with his public duties, or conducts himself in such a manner as he knows or can be reasonably expected to know is likely to cause a reasonable suspicion that he —
(i) has allowed his private interest to come into conflict with his public duties; or
(ii) has used his public position for private advantage;
(e) interferes in, or seeks to influence, otherwise than as part of his duty, the appointment, promotion, suspension, demotion or dismissal of a public officer or other person, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $30,000 and imprisonment for 7 years.
(2) An offence under subsection (1)(c) is committed whether or not the person is still a public officer at the date of the offence.
Public officer wilful misconduct or neglect of duty  [S 48/2015]

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s 12A

(1)

Whoever, being a public officer, in the course of or in relation to his public office or official functions, wilfully —

(a)

uses public funds or resources for private purposes or in furtherance of private interest;

(b)

fails to act impartially, or gives undue preferential treatment to any person;

(c)

misuses information acquired in the course of his duties;

(d)

conducts himself in such a manner as to bring his private interests into conflict with his public duties, or conducts himself in such a manner as he knows or can be reasonably expected to know is likely to cause a reasonable suspicion that he —

(i)

has allowed his private interest to come into conflict with his public duties; or

(ii)

has used his public position for private advantage;

(e)

interferes in, or seeks to influence, otherwise than as part of his duty, the appointment, promotion, suspension, demotion or dismissal of a public officer or other person, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $30,000 and imprisonment for 7 years.

(2)

An offence under subsection (1)(c) is committed whether or not the person is still a public officer at the date of the offence.

Public officer wilful misconduct or neglect of duty [S 48/2015]