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

CRIMINAL CODE SS. 200-206 79
200. Refusal by Public Officer to Perform Duty. Any person who, being
employed in the Public Service, or as an officer of any court or tribunal,
perversely and without lawful excuse omits or refuses to do any act which
it is his duty to do by virtue of his employment is guilty of a misdemeanour,
and is liable to imprisonment for two years, and to be fined at the
discretion of the Court.
2011. Neglect of Officers to Suppress ot. Any person who, being a
sheriff, under sheriff, justice, mayor, or police officer, and having notice
that there is a riot in his neighbourhood, without reasonable excuse omits
to do his duty in suppressing such riot, is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is
liable to imprisonment for two years.
202. Neglect to aid in Suppressing iot. Any person who, having reason-
able notice that he is required to ist any sheriff, under sheriff, justice,
mayor, or police officer, in suppressing a riot, without reasonable excuse
omits to do so, is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment
for one year.
203. Neglect to Aid in Arresting Offenders. Any person who, having
reasonable notice that he is required to assist any sheriff, under sheriff,
justice, mayor, or police officer, in arresting any person, or in preserving
the peace without reasonable excuse omits to do so, is guilty of a
misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment for one year.
4. Disobe&ense to Statute Law. Any person who without lawful
excuse, the proof of which lies on him, does any act which he is,
by the provisions of any Public Statute in force in Queensland, forbidden
to do, or omits to do any act which he is, by the provisions of any such
Statute, required to do, is guilty of a misdemeanour, unless some mode
of proceeding against him for such disobedience is expressly provided by
Statute, and is intended to be exclusive of all other punishment.
The offender is liable to imprisonment for one year.
ience to Lawful rder Issued by Statutory Authority. Any
person who without lawful excuse, the proof of which lies on him,
disobeys any lawful order issued by any court of justice, or by any person
authorised by any Public Statute in force in Queensland to make the
order, is guilty of a misdemeanour, unless some mode of proceeding
against him for such disobedience is expressly provided by Statute, and
is intended to be exclusive of all other punishment.
The offender is liable to imprisonment for one year.
PART IV-ACTS INJURIOUS TO THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL
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CHAPTER XXI-OFFENCES RELATING TO RELICIQUS WORSHIP
elligion. Any person
(1) By threats or force prevents or attempts to prevent any
minister of religion from lawfully officiating in any place of
religious worship, or from performing his duty in the lawful
burial of the dead in any cemetery or other burial place; or
(2) By threats or force obstructs or attempts to obstruct any
minister of religion while SO officiating or performing his
duty; or