For an individual, the penalty for the offence of bribing a foreign official is imprisonment for a maximum of 10 years, a maximum fine of 10,000 penalty units, or both. For a corporation, the maximum penalty is whichever is greater of the following:
- 100,000 penalty units
- three times the benefit obtained, or
- 10% of the company’s annual turnover.
Profits obtained through foreign bribery can be seized and forfeited as proceeds of crime under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cth).
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- Elements of the charge of bribery of a foreign public official
- Penalties for bribery of a foreign public official
- What is a benefit in a foreign bribery case?
- Facilitation payments
- Who is a foreign official in a bribery case?
- Defences to charges of bribing a foreign official
- Using a criminal lawyer in bribery of a foreign official matters
