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 306]imprisonment, unless released sooner under exceptionalcircumstances parole under the Corrective Services Act 2006.(3) Subsection (2)(c) applies whether the crime for which theperson is being sentenced was committed before or after theconviction for the other offence of murder mentioned in theparagraph.(4) If—(a) the person killed was a police officer at the time the actor omission that caused the person’s death was done ormade; and(b) the person being sentenced did the act or made theomission that caused the police officer’s death—(i) when—(A) the police officer was performing theofficer’s duty; and(B) the person knew or ought reasonably to haveknown that he or she was a police officer; or(ii) because the police officer was a police officer; or(iii) because of, or in retaliation for, the actions of thepolice officer or another police officer in theperformance of the officer’s duty;the court sentencing the person must make an order that theperson must not be released from imprisonment until theperson has served a minimum of 25 or more specified years ofimprisonment, unless released sooner under exceptionalcircumstances parole under the Corrective Services Act 2006.306 Attempt to murderAny person who—(a) attempts unlawfully to kill another; or(b) with intent unlawfully to kill another does any act, oromits to do any act which it is the person’s duty to do,Page 190 Current as at 1 December 2014