Criminal Code (Assaults Against Police and Others) Amendment Bill 2007* (Qld)

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Queensland

Criminal Code (Assaults Against Police and Others) Amendment Bill 2007

Queensland

Criminal Code (Assaults Against Police and Others) Amendment Bill 2007

Contents

Short title Code amended

Amendment of s 340 (Serious assaults)

A Bill

for An Act to amend the Criminal Code

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The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Clause 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Criminal Code (Assaults Against

Police and Others) Amendment Act 2007.

Clause 2 Code amended

This Act amends the Criminal Code.

Clause 3 Amendment of s 340 (Serious assaults)

d)

(2)

'(2B)

'2C)

(3)

Section 340(2), 'corrective services officer' — omit, insert—

'ambulance officer, corrective services officer or fire service officer'.

Section 340— insert— Subsection (2C) applies if—

(a) a court convicts a person of an offence against subsection (1)(b) or (2); and

(b) the act or omission constituting the offence occurred after the commencement of this subsection.

The court must make an order sentencing the person to a period of imprisonment for the offence that includes a period of detention in custody for a minimum of 3 months, unless the person is released sooner under an exceptional circumstances parole order.'.

Section 340(3)— insert—

'ambulance officer see the Ambulance Service Act 1991, the schedule.

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convicts includes finds guilty including by accepting a plea of guilty.

exceptional circumstances parole order see the Corrective Services Act 2006, schedule 4.

fire service officer see the Fire and Rescue Service Act 1990, schedule 6.

period of imprisonment has the meaning given under the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992.'.

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