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

CRIM,INAL PRACTICE RULES-FORMS 295
NO. 50.-ABUSE QF OFFICE.
Section 92.
Being employed in the Public Service of Queensland in the capacity of (state
the capacity), did, in abuse of the authority of his said office, unlawfully a d
arbitrarily refuse to receive the tender of one E.F. to undertake certain work for
the Government of Queensland [or direct one M.N.? who was then under his
orders, to refuse to allow one E.F. to inspect certam records of the Warden’s
Court at A. which the said E.F. was lawfully entitled to inspect (or as 3he case
may be)] whereby the said E.F. was prejudiced in his lawful rights.
[And the said Attorney-General (or J.J.K.) further says that the said A.B.
did the unlawful act aforesaid (or directed the unlawful act aforesaid to be done)
for the purposes of gain].
NO. 51.--CO;RRUPTION OF SURVEYOR AND VALUATOR.
Section 93.
(1.) Having been duly appointed under “The Public Torks Lands Resuinption
Act of 1878” (or as the case may be, describe the Act by its short title, if any, OT
by the year and number) to be a valuator for determining the compensation to
be paid to one M.N. for land compulsorily taken from him [or for injury done t.0
certain land] under the authoriiy of the said Act, acted as such valuator while hs
had an interest in the said land, as he then well knew.
(2.) Having been appointed (be. as in (l).) exercised unfaithfully [or dis-
honestly or with partiality] the duty of making a valuation of the said land [or of
the extent of the said injury].
No. 52.-FAI;SE CERTIFICATES BY PUBLIC OFFICERS.
Section 94.
Being then authorised [or required] by law to give a certificate touching the
composition of a parcel of food then lately delivered to him for analysis (or as the
case may be, state the natttre of the matter touching which the certificate is to be
given, so as to show that the rights of some person might be prejudicially affected
by it), gave a certificate touching the same which was to his knowledge false in a
material particular, namely, in that it was thereby stated that (state the false
statement), whereas in truth (state the truth).
NO. 53.-ADMINISTERING EXTRA JUDICIAL OATHS.
Section 95.
(1.) Being a justice of the peace [or commissioner for affidavits, or as the case
may be], unlawfully administered to one M.N. an oath [or unlawfully took the
solemn declaration (or solemn affirmation or affidavit) of one M.N.] touching
certain matters with respect to mhieh he had not by law any authority to do SO;
that is to say, an oath [or solemn declaration or solemn affirmation or affidavit]
touching (state the subject matter so as to show that it is not one with respect to
which the justice or other person had authority to administer an oath).
In. tlw case of a justice add which said oath [or declaration or aErmation or
affidavit] was not administered [OT taken] in any matter relating to the preserva-
tion of the peace or the punishment of offences, or relating to any inquiry respecting
sudden death, or to any proceedings before either House of Parliament or a
Committee thereof, and was not an oath [or declaration or affirmation or affidavit]
administered [or taken] for any purpose which was lawful under the laws of any
other country, nor for the purpose of giving validity to an instrument in writing
which was intended to be used in any other country.
NO. 54.--FALSE ASSU&fPTION OF AUTHORITY.
Section 96.
(1.) Not being a justice of the peace, assumed to act as a justice in granting
a warrant for the arrest of one E.F. on a charge of stealing (or as the case may be).
(2.) Without authority assumed to act as a person having authority by law to
administer an oath [or to take a solemn declaration (OT solemn affirmation or
affidavit)] [or to act as an officer of the Defence Force (or as the case may be)].
(3.) Represented himself to one E.F. to be a person authorised by law to sign
a document testifying to the contents of a register of births (or as the case may be)
kept by lawful authority at A. [or testifying to the fact that one G.H. had latdy
given birth to a child (or that one M.N. was a member of the Defence Fcrce