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

178 SS. 549-555A CRIMINAL CODE
(2) When it is provided with respect to an offence that a person
found committing the offence may be arrested without warrant generally,
it is lawful for any person who finds another committing the offence to
arrest him without warrant.
(3) When it is provided with respect to an offence that a person
found committing the offence may be arrested without warrant by a
specified person, or specified persons, it is lawful for any such person
who finds another committing the offence to arrest him without warrant.
§48. Arrest of ClBen ences by Night. It is
lawful for any person who finds anothe night committing any
indictable offence to arrest him without warrant.
. Arrest d~~ng FLi . It is lawful for any person to arrest without
warrant any other per whom he believes, on reasonable grounds, to
have committed an offence and to be escaping from, and to be freshly
pursued by, some person whom, on reasonable grounds, he believes to
have authority to arrest him for that offence.
5511. Arrest of erhg Stoh ~~~~~ for Sde, etc. It is lawful
for any perso another offers to 11, pawn, or deliver, any
property, and who believes, on reasonable grounds, that the property has
been acquired by means of an offence with respect to which it is provided
that a person found committing it may be arrested without warrant, to
arrest that other person without warrant.
ersons Arresting. It is the duty of a person who has
arrested another upon a charge of an offence to take him forthwith before
a justice to be dealt with according to law.
CHAPTER LIX-JURISDICTION : PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS : BAIL
553. JlP on. The jurisdiction of Courts of Justice with respect to the
trial of ers is set forth in the laws relating to the constitution and
jurisdiction of those Courts respectively.
. The
554. Preliminary Proceedings on Charges of ~ n ~ i c ~ ~ ~ ~ e
practice and procedure relating to the examination and a1 for
trial of persons charged with indictable offences are set forth in the laws
relating to Justices of the Peace, their Powers and Authorities.
555. Bail. The Supreme Court or a Judge thereof may admit to bail any
person who has been committed for trial, or is in custody, upon a charge
of an indictable offence, whether bail has been refused or not, or may
reduce the bail of any such person to whom bail has been granted.
The Supreme Court or a Judge thereof or a District Court or a Judge
thereof in its or his discretion may admit any person to bail after the trial
of such person has commenced and notwithstanding that such person
has been given in charge to the jury.
As amended by Act of 1964, NO. 14, s. 18.
555A. Forfeiture of recognizance befoire ointed day. (1) Where a
recognizance is conditioned for the appearance of a person on a day
certain to take his trial before the Supreme Court or a District Court
any surety bound by that recognizance or the Crown Law Officer may
make application to a Judge of the Supreme Court or of a District Court
before the day so appointed for an order that the recognizance be forfeited.