Criminal Code Bill 1995 (Qld)

Queensland

CRIMINAL CODE

Queensland

CRIMINAL CODE

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

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onan 11 13 15 CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PART 1—INTRODUCTION Short title 0.0... eee eee 24 Commencement ......... 0.0.0. eee ee eee eee 24 PART 2—INTERPRETATION

Definitions—the dictionary ............ 0.00 25

PART 3—APPLICATION

Division 1—General effect of Code

Code applies to all persons... 6.1... 1 eect eee 25 Code applies as general law... 1.6... eee eee eee 25 Indictable offences punishable only under express provision............ 26 Code applies to both acts and omissions .............6-. 0000 eee eee 26 Code does not limit contempt of court jurisdiction.................... 26

Division 2—Multiple proceedings

Person not to be punished twice for same act.............0- 000 ee eee 26 Previous conviction or acquittal... 2.6.0... eee eee 27 An issue under this division an issue of law ..............0000 eee eee 27

Division 3—Territorial jurisdiction

Application to offences committed completely or partly in Queensland .. 27 Offences enabled, aided, counselled or procured by persons out

of Queensland ...... 0... cee eee 28 Offences procured in Queensland to be committed outside Queensland .. 28 Code applies in coastal waters... 2.0... eee eee eee 29

Offences committed in adjacent high seas ...............0 0000 e eee 29

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Division 4—Effect of being taken to have committed an offence Explanation of effect of certain declarations. ..................00000. Division 5—Criminal responsibility of State and Commonwealth State or Commonwealth cannot be prosecuted. ..................000. Division 6—Civil remedies Relationship of Code with civil remedies...................0.50000. Civil remedies unaffected by prosecution or conviction ............... Division 7—Bodies corporate Offence provisions apply to bodies corporate ..................00000. PART 4—OFFENCES AND OFFENCE TYPES What is an offence... 0... ee eee eee Types of offences ....... 0... eee eee eee What offences are crimes .... 2.6... eee eee What offences are simple offences ...........0.0...0. 000002 What offences are regulatory offences .............0...00.0.00 02000. Indictable offences ....... 00... eee eee eee Relationship of offence type to proceeding....................00000.