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

150 SS. 464-467~ CRIMINAL CODE
g $Q set Fire to (crops, etc. Any person who attempts unlawfully
to set fire to any such thing as is mentioned in the last Preceding
section is guilty of a crime, and is liable to imprisonm~nt with hard
labour for seven years, with or without solitary confinement.
$65. ~ a$t~~g away S ips. Any person who-
(1) Wilfully and unlawfully casts away 0r destroys any vessel,
whether complete or not; or
(2) Wilfully and unlawfully does any act which tends to the
immediate loss or destruction of a vessel in distress; or
(3) With intent to bring a vessel into danger interferes with any
light, beacon, mark, or signal, used for purposes of navigation,
or for the guidance of seamen, or exhibits any false light
or signal;
is guilty of a crime, and is liable to imprisonment with hard labour for
life, with or without solitary Confinement, and with or without w~~ping.
t4: %O Cas$ aWiay s s. Any person who attempts unlawfully
to cast away or destroy a vessel, whether completed or not, or attempts
unlawfully to do any act tending to the immediate loss or destruction of a
vessel in distress, is guilty of a crime, and is liable to ~~risonment witla
hard labour for fourteen years, with or without solitary c ~n~neme~~, and
with or without whipping.
S~~~~~~~ and hjurh Il.olvays. Any person who u ~ a ~ ~ and l ~ y ,
nt to obstruct the us railway or to injure any property upon
a railway-
(I) Deals with the railway, or with anything whatever
near the railway in such a manner as to affect or
the free and safe use of the railway; or
(2) Shows any light or signal, or in any way deals with any
existing light or signal, upon or near the railway; or
(3) By any omission to do any act which it is his duty to do
causes the free and safe use of the railway to be endangered;
is guilty of a crime, and is liable to imprisonment with hard labour for
life, with or without whipping, which may be inflicted once, twice, or
thrice.
As amended by the Criminal Code Correction of Errors Act of 1900, 44 Qic.
No. 7, s. 1.
~~~~~~~~ the safe use of an air~~~f~. [I) Any person who
to prejudice the safe use of an aircraft or to injure any property
upon an aircraft-
(a> Deals with the aircraft or with anything whatever up011 or
Gear the aircraft or with anything whatever either
bar indirectly connected with the guidance CQXB
operation of the aircraft in such a manner as to
endanger the free and safe use of the aircraft; or
(b) By any omission to do any act which it is his duty to do
causes the free and safe use of the aircraft to be e ~~an~ere~,
is guilty of a crime and is liable to imprisonment with hard labour for life.
(2) Any person who while on board an aircra€t wilfully $5
act or makes any omission or is privy to any act or omission w
to his knowledge the safety of the aircraft is or is likely to be cndangexed
is guilty of a crime and is liable to imprisonment with hard labour for
seven years.
Inserted by Act of 1964, No. 14, s. 14.