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

42 ss. 52-55 CRIMINAL CODE
52. $ ~ ~ Any ~ ~ person Q ~ who- .
(1) Conspires with any person to carry into execution a seditious
enterprise; or
(2) Advisedly publishes any seditious words or writing;
is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment with hard
labour for three years.
If he has been previously convicted of any such offence he is guilty
of a crime, and is liable to i~prisonment with hard labour for seven
years.
A prosecution for any of the offences defined in this section
must be begun within six months after the offence is committed.
A person cannot be convicted of any of the offences defined in this
seetion upon the uncorroborated testimony of one witness.
3. ces. Any person who, without such
justification or excuse as would be sufficient irn the case of the defamation
of a private person, publishes anything intended to be read, or any sign
or visible representation, tending to expose to hatred or contempt in the
estimation of the people of any Foreign State any Prince or person
exercising sovereign authority over that State, is guilty of a misdemeanour,
and is liable to imprisonment for two years.
CHAPTER VIII-OFFENCES AGAINST THE EXECUTIVE
AND LEGISLATIVE P0WER
isters. Any person who advisedly-
(1) Does any act calculated to interfere with the free exercise
by the Governor of the duties or authority of his office; or
(2) Does any act calculated to interfere with the free exercise by
a member of the Executive Council of the duties or authority
of his office as a member of the Executive Council or as a
minister of State;
is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment for three
years.
The offender may be, and it is hereby declared that he always was
liable to be, arrested without warrant.
As amended by Amendment Act of 1939, 3 @eo. 6 No. 28, s. 3.
%e. Any person who advisedly, by
force or fraud, interferes or attempts to interfere with the free exercise by
either House of Parliament of their authority, or with the free exercise by
any member of either House of his duties or authority as such member,
or as a member of a Committee of either House, or of a joint Committee
of both Houses, is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment
for three years.
The offender may be, and it is hereby declared always was liable
to be, arrested without warrant.
As amended by Amendment Act of 1939, 3 Geo. 6 No. 28, s. 3.