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

156 SS. ~~~~~$~ CRIMINAL CODE
re. Such summary jurisdiction is to be exercised in the
subject to the conditions prescribed in Chapter XLIII with
respect to the summary trial and punishment of oflenders who may be
summarily convicted of indictable offences under the provisions of that
Chapter.
s. If on the trial of any person under the provisions
justices are of opinion that the injuiy is of so trivial
a nature as not to deserve any punishment, they may convict the defend an^
and discharge him without inflicting any punishment.
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of this Chapter, and who has paid the fine or sum adjudged to be paid
under the conviction, if any, together with the costs, if any, or has
suffered the impriso~ent adjudged for non-payment thereof, or has suffered
the impr~so~ent adjudged in the first instance, or has received the
Royal mercy, or has been discharged without punishment, or whose
sentence has been conditionally suspended, is not liable to any civil proceedings
for the same cause at the suit of the person on whose complaint
he was convicted.
If civil proceedings have been taken against any person in respect of
any act done by him which is an offence of which he might have been
convicted under the provisions of this Chapter, he cannot be afterwards
rosecuted for the same cause, as for an offence, on the complaint of the
enon by whom the civil proceedings were taken.
DIVISION PIP-FORGERY AND LIKE OFFENCES: PERSONATION
CHAPTER XLVIII-FORGERY IN GENERAL : DEFINITIONS
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The term 6‘document” includes a register or register-book or part
of either, and any other book, and any paper, parchment, or other
material whatever, used for writing or printing, which is marked with
any letters or marks denoting words, or with any other signs capable of
conveying a definite meaning to persons conversant with them; but does
not include trade marks on articles of commerce;
The term “writing” includes an inscription on wood, stone, metal,
or other material: ft also includes a mere signature and a mark of any
kind;
The term “seal” includes any stamp, die, or other thing, of whatever
material, from which an impression can be taken by means of pressure
or of ink, or by any other means;
The term “bank note’’ includes any negotiable instmment issued by
or on behalf of any person or corporation in any part of the world, or
issued by the authority of any State, Prince, or Government, and intended
to be used as equivalent to money, either immediately on issue or at any
time afterwards: It also includes a bank bill or bank post bill.
5. er tions. A document or writing is said to be false-
(a) In the case of a document which is a register or record kept
by lawful authority, or an entry in any such register, or
which purports to be issued by lawful authority as testifying
to the contents of any register or record kept by lawful
authority, or as testifying to any fact or event, if any material
particular stated in the document is untrue;