刑事处罚根据财政管理和责任法（ 1997 年）与英联邦主管机关和公司法（ 1997年）而适用于公职人员滥用公共财产。对于英联邦主管机关，《反腐败公约》还载有对公职人员未善意行事、滥用其职位或信息而对主管机关造成损害给予刑事处罚。刑法典详述了与施政联系更为宽泛的各项犯罪，其中包括盗窃、通过欺骗获取财产或经济利益、就官方文件作出虚假陈述以及公职人员普遍缺乏诚信。
Criminal penalties apply to the misuse of public property by public officials through the Financial Management and Accountability Act (1997) and the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act (1997) (CAC Act). For Commonwealth Authorities, the CAC Act also contains criminal penalties when officials do not act in good faith, misuse their position or information to the detriment of the Authority. The Criminal Code details offences that relate to the administration of government more broadly, including theft, obtaining property or financial advantage by deception, making of false statements on official documents and general dishonesty by public officials.