The Criminal Code Act 1899 - Ozcase Queensland Historical Legal ...

€26 SS. 4 ~ ~ - ~ ~ $ A CRIMINAL CODE
stealing, and which is an offence under the laws in force in the place
where it was done, brings such property into Queensland, or has it in his
possession in Queensland, is guilty of a crime, and is liable to the same
punishment as if he had stolen it in Queensland; but so that the punish-
ment does not exceed that which would be incurred for the same act
under the laws in force in the place where the act by which he obtained
the property was done.
s. Any person who?
being the mortgagor of mortgaged goods, rem0 s or disposes of the
goods without the consent of the mortgagee, and with intent to defraud,
is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to ~prisonment with hard
labour for three years.
The term “mortgaged goods” includes any goods and chattels of
any kind, and any live animals, and any progeny of any animals, and
any crops or produce of the earth, whether growing or severed, which
are subject for the time being to the provisions of any written instrument
by which a valid charge or lien is created upon them by way of security
for any debt or obligation.
The consent of the mortgagee may be either express or i ~~~ied fro
the nature of the property mortgaged.
408. ~ r a ~ ~ ~ ~ r o ~ fpf r ~ ifpwer. a ~ Any o ~ person t who fraudulently
abstracts or diverts to his own us or to the use of any other person
any mechanical, illuminating, or electrical, power derived from any
machine, apparatus, or substance, the property of another person, is
guilty of a crime, and is liable to imprisonment with hard labour for
three years.
A. ~~ialwf~i user or ~ 0 of mahr ~ vehicles, ~ aircraft ~ or vwxt8s. ~ 0 ~
A person who-
(a) unlawfully uses any moltor vehicle, aircraft or vessel without
the consent of the person in lawful polssession thereof; or
(b) has in his possession any motor vehicle, aircraft or
without the consent of the person in lawful possession
with intent to deprive the owner or person in lawful possession
thereof of the use and possession thereof either temporarily
or permanently,
is guilty of a crime and is liable to imprisonment with hard labour for
seven years.
If the offender uses or intends to use the motor vehicle, aircraft OB
vessel for the purpolse of facilitating the commission of an indictable
offence, he is liable to imprisonment with hard labour for ten years.
If the off ender-
(c) wilfully destroys, damages, removes or otherwise interferes
with the mechanism (or part thereof) or other part of or
equipment attached to the motor vehicle, aircraft ~r vessel;
(d) intends to destroy, damage, remove or omthenvise interfere
with the mechanism (or part thereof) or other
equipment attached to the motor vehicle, aircraft os vessel,
he is liable to imprisonment with hard labour for twelve years.
It is a defence to a charge of an offence defined in this subsection
to prove that the accused person had the lawful consent of the owner
of the motor vehicle, aircraft or vessel to its use or possession by the
accused person.