Accused federal cop to pay $1m security

An Australian Federal Police(AFP) officer who allegedly took bribes for passing on information to a member of the public has been granted bail, pending a $1m surety.

The 43-year-old, who's facing a dozen corruption and bribery charges, agreed to post the surety at Sydney's Central Local Court this afternoon.

He will remain in custody until he pays the court the seven-figure sum. The defence said the money was in his bank account and had come from the sale of his home.

When bailed, he must report to Eastwood police daily, surrender his passport, avoid airports and not contact anyone involved in the ongoing investigation.

The DPP opposed bail, saying there was an unacceptable risk the accused would flee and that a "significant sentence" would be imposed if he was found guilty.

A bribery conviction carries a maximum penalty of 10 years jail while the other offences carry penalties of two to five years each.

"(He) was going to a country where there's no extradition with Australia," the prosecution argued, adding that his father lived there.

The former AFP officer had a return ticket, the court heard.

The DPP also said the covert operation, which caught the man, was now overt and there were still witnesses to be interviewed.

The defence agreed with the DPP's argument but offered to post a $500,000 surety and said the accused would be happy to report to police and surrender his passport.

The man was arrested yesterday following a 15-month investigation.

He's facing two charges of receiving a bribe as a Commonwealth public official, two charges of receiving a corrupting benefit, two counts of abuse of public office, four counts of unauthorised access to data with intent to commit a serious offence and two charges of divulging or communicating prescribed information.

It's alleged the man, who worked in the AFP's protection detail, sold confidential information to a member of the public.

No one else has been charged over the allegations, AFP Sydney commander Ray Johnson said this morning.

The accused is scheduled to appear before Downing Centre Local Court on November 11.