Criminal Code Act 1899 - Queensland Legislation

(b)(c)Schedule 1 The Criminal CodePart 8 ProcedureChapter 60 Indictments[s 568]the property was stolen over a space of time; ordifferent acts of stealing took place at different times,whether or not the different acts can be identified.(2) In an indictment against a trustee to whom the Trust AccountsAct 1973 applies, for stealing money, the trustee may becharged and proceeded against for the amount of a generaldeficiency notwithstanding that such general deficiency ismade up of any number of specific sums of money, such sumsbeing the property of different persons, the taking, destructionor conversion of which extended over any space of time.(2A) For subsection (2), the reference to a trustee to whom theTrust Accounts Act 1973 applies includes a legal practitionerassociate of a law practice, within the meaning of the LegalProfession Act 2007, if part 3.3 of the Legal Profession Act2007 applies to the law practice.(3) In an indictment against a person for fraud the person may becharged and proceeded against on 1 charge even though—(a) any number of specific frauds of the same type has beencommitted, whether or not each specific act of fraud canbe identified; or(b) the frauds have extended over any space of time; or(c) property applied belongs to different persons, and hascome into the possession or control of the accusedperson at different times and subject to different trusts,directions, conditions, or duties to account; or(d) the property, benefit, detriment or inducement belongsto or is caused to different persons.(4) In an indictment against a person for receiving property theperson may be charged and proceeded against on 1 chargeeven though—(a) the property belongs to different persons; or(b) the property was received over a space of time; orCurrent as at 1 December 2014 Page 345