Criminal Code Act 1899 - Queensland Legislation

Schedule 1 The Criminal CodePart 3 Offences against the administration of law and justice, against office and againstpublic authorityChapter 20 Miscellaneous offences against public authority[s 145B]145B Evidence of lawful custodyEvidence given by a person authorised by the chief executive(corrective services) to give the evidence that a person is, oron a particular date was, in lawful custody is to be admitted asprima facie evidence of the custody.147 Removing etc. property under lawful seizureAny person who, when any property has been attached ortaken under the process or authority of any court of justice,knowingly, and with intent to hinder or defeat the attachment,or process, receives, removes, retains, conceals, or disposesof, such property, is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable toimprisonment for 3 years.148 Obstructing officers of courts of justiceAny person who wilfully obstructs or resists any personlawfully charged with the execution of an order or warrant ofany court of justice commits a misdemeanour.Maximum penalty—2 years imprisonment.Chapter 20Miscellaneous offences againstpublic authority193 False verified statements(1) A person who makes a verified statement that the personknows is false in a material particular when the person isrequired by law to make the statement in the form of a verifiedstatement commits a crime.Maximum penalty—7 years imprisonment.(2) The person can not be arrested without a warrant.Current as at 1 December 2014 Page 111