Criminal Code Act 1899 - Queensland Legislation

Schedule 1 The Criminal Code
Part 1 Introductory
Chapter 1 Interpretation
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(b) anything else used or to be used to carry persons or
goods from place to place.
vessel includes a ship, or boat, and every other kind of vessel
used in navigation.
view, for chapter 62, chapter division 3, see section 590AD.
visually record, for chapter 22, see section 207A.
vulva includes a surgically constructed vulva, whether
provided for a male or female.
woman includes any female.
writing includes any way of representing or reproducing in a
visible form any word, inscription, signature or other mark.
2 Definition of offence
An act or omission which renders the person doing the act or
making the omission liable to punishment is called an offence.
3 Division of offences
(1) Offences are of 2 kinds, namely, criminal offences and
regulatory offences.
(2) Criminal offences comprise crimes, misdemeanours and
simple offences.
(3) Crimes and misdemeanours are indictable offences; that is to
say, the offenders can not, unless otherwise expressly stated,
be prosecuted or convicted except upon indictment.
(4) A person guilty of a regulatory offence or a simple offence
may be summarily convicted by a Magistrates Court.
(5) An offence not otherwise designated is a simple offence.
4 Attempts to commit offences
(1) When a person, intending to commit an offence, begins to put
the person’s intention into execution by means adapted to its
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