Criminal Code Act 1899 - Queensland Legislation

Schedule 1 The Criminal CodePart 6 Offences relating to property and contractsChapter 36 Stealing[s 391](e) an intent to deal with it in such a manner that it can notbe returned in the condition in which it was at the timeof the taking or conversion;(f) in the case of money—an intent to use it at the will ofthe person who takes or converts it, although the personmay intend to afterwards repay the amount to the owner.(2AA) In this section—special property includes any charge or lien upon the thing inquestion, and any right arising from or dependent uponholding possession of the thing in question, whether by theperson entitled to such right or by some other person for theother person’s benefit.(2A) A person who has taken possession of anything capable ofbeing stolen in such circumstances that the thing thereupon isnot identifiable is deemed to have taken or converted the thingfraudulently notwithstanding that the property in the thing haspassed to the person if, at the time the person transports thething away, the person has not discharged or madearrangements with the owner or previous owner of the thingfor discharging the person’s indebtedness in respect of thething.(2B) The presumption provided for by subsection (2A) isrebuttable.(3) The taking or conversion may be fraudulent, although it iseffected without secrecy or attempt at concealment.(4) In the case of conversion, it is immaterial whether the thingconverted is taken for the purpose of conversion, or whether itis at the time of the conversion in the possession of the personwho converts it.(4A) It is also immaterial that the person who converts the propertyis the holder of a power of attorney for the disposition of it, oris otherwise authorised to dispose of the property.(5) When a thing converted has been lost by the owner and foundby the person who converts it, the conversion is not deemed tobe fraudulent if at the time of the conversion the person takingCurrent as at 1 December 2014 Page 235