Section 249O — Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)

Public duty—meaning

For the purposes of this Part, a public duty means a power, authority, duty or function—
(a) that is conferred on a person as the holder of a public office, or
(b) that a person holds himself or herself out as having as the holder of a public office.

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Related sections

s 249L — Unwarranted demands—meaning
s 249M — Menaces—meaning
s 249N — Obtaining gain or causing loss—meaning
s 250 — False document—meaning
s 251 — Inducing acceptance of false document
s 252 — Interpretative provisions relating to obtaining property, financial advantage and financial disadvantage

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