Criminal Code Act 1899 - Queensland Legislation

Schedule 1 The Criminal CodePart 5 Offences against the person and relating to marriage and parental rights and dutiesChapter 28 Homicide—suicide— concealment of birth[s 293]293 Definition of killingExcept as hereinafter set forth, any person who causes thedeath of another, directly or indirectly, by any meanswhatever, is deemed to have killed that other person.294 Death by acts done at childbirthWhen a child dies in consequence of an act done or omitted tobe done by any person before or during its birth, the personwho did or omitted to do such act is deemed to have killed thechild.295 Causing death by threatsA person who, by threats or intimidation of any kind, or bydeceit, causes another person to do an act or make anomission which results in the death of that other person, isdeemed to have killed the other person.296 Acceleration of deathA person who does any act or makes any omission whichhastens the death of another person who, when the act is doneor the omission is made, is labouring under some disorder ordisease arising from another cause, is deemed to have killedthat other person.297 When injury or death might be prevented by properprecautionWhen a person causes a bodily injury to another from whichdeath results, it is immaterial that the injury might have beenavoided by proper precaution on the part of the person injured,or that the injured person’s death from that injury might havebeen prevented by proper care or treatment.Page 184 Current as at 1 December 2014