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 34 Offences relating to marriage and parental rights and duties[s 360](7) A restraining order may be varied or revoked at any time bythe court, and, if the order provides, by another court.(8) A person who knowingly contravenes a restraining ordercommits an offence.Maximum penalty—40 penalty units or 1 year’simprisonment.(9) A restraining order may be made against a person whether ornot another order is made against the person in the proceedingfor the charge.(10) A restraining order proceeding is not a criminal proceeding.(11) A question of fact for a decision under subsection (2) and in arestraining order proceeding must be decided on the balanceof probabilities.(12) In this section—charge means the charge of unlawful stalking mentioned insubsection (1).restraining order against a person means any orderconsidered appropriate for the purpose of prohibitingparticular conduct, including, for example, contact for a statedperiod by the person with a stated person or the property of astated person.restraining order proceeding means a proceeding startedunder subsection (2).Chapter 34Offences relating to marriageand parental rights and duties360 Bigamy(1) Any person who—Current as at 1 December 2014 Page 225