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

CRIMINAL CODE fS. 36,37 37
But neither of them can institute criminal proceedings against the
other while they are living together.
Upon the prosecution of a husband on the complaint of his wife
for an offence committed with respect to her property, and upon the
prosecution of a wife on the complaint of her husband for an offence
committed with respect to his property, the wife or husband, as the case
may be, is a competent and compellable witness,
In this section the term “property” used with respect to a wife means
her separate property.
36, A of
e The provisions of this Chapter apply to all
persons charged with any offence against the Statute Law of ~~e~nsland.
37. ~~~~~~~~ Any
PART 11-OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC 0
CHAPTER VI-TREASON AND OTHER OFFENCES AGAINST
THE SOVEREIGN’S PERSON AND AUTHORITY
person who-
(1) Kills the Sovereign, or does er any bodily harm tending
to Her death, or malm or unding, or imprisonment or
restraint; or
(2) Kills the eldest son and heir-apparent for the time being
of the Sovereign, or the Queen Consort of the reigning King;
or
(3) Forms an intention to do any such act as aforesaid, and
manifests such intention by any overt act; or
(4) Conspires with any other person to kill the Sovereign or to
do Her any bodily ham tending to Her death, or maim or
wounding, or imprisonment or restraint; or
(5 ) Levies war against the Sovereign-
(a) With intent to depose the Sovereign from the style, honour,
and royal name, of the Imperial Crown of the United
Kingdom o€ Great Britain and Ireland, or of any other of
Her Majesty’s dominions; or
(b) In order by force or constraint to compel the Sovereign
to change Her measures or counsels, or in order to put
any force or constraint upon, or in order to intimidate or
overawe, any House of Parliament of any of Her Majesty’s
dominions; or
(6) Conspires with any other person to levy war against the
Sovereign with any such intent or purpose at last aforesaid;
or
any foreigner to make an armed invasion of any
er Majesty’s dominions; or
(8) Assists by any means whatever any public enemy at war
with the Sovereign; or
(9) Violates, whether with her consent or not, a Queen Consort,
or the wife of the eldest son and heir-apparent for the time
being of the Sovereign;
is guilty of a crime, which is called treason, and is liable to imprisonment
with hard labour for life, which cannot. be mitigated or varied under
section nineteen of this Code.
As amended by Amendment Act of 1922, 13 Geo. 5 No. 2, s. 3 (iv).