Criminal Code Act 1899 - Queensland Legislation

10A Interpretation of ch 2
Schedule 1 The Criminal Code
Part 1 Introductory
Chapter 3 Application of criminal law
[s 10A]
(1) Under section 7, a person’s criminal responsibility extends to
any offence that, on the evidence admissible against him or
her, is either the offence proved against the person who did
the act or made the omission that constitutes that offence or
any statutory or other alternative to that offence.
(2) Under section 8, a person’s criminal responsibility extends to
any offence that, on the evidence admissible against him or
her, is a probable consequence of the prosecution of a
common intention to prosecute an unlawful purpose,
regardless of what offence is proved against any other party to
the common intention.
(3) This section does not limit any other provision of this chapter.
Chapter 3 Application of criminal law
11 Effect of changes in law
(1) A person can not be punished for doing or omitting to do an
act unless the act or omission constituted an offence under the
law in force when it occurred; nor unless doing or omitting to
do the act under the same circumstances would constitute an
offence under the law in force at the time when the person is
charged with the offence.
(2) If the law in force when the act or omission occurred differs
from that in force at the time of the conviction, the offender
can not be punished to any greater extent than was authorised
by the former law, or to any greater extent than is authorised
by the latter law.
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