Criminal Code Act 1899 - Queensland Legislation

Schedule 1 The Criminal CodePart 2 Offences against public orderChapter 8 Offences against the executive and legislative power[s 54A]54ADemands with menaces upon agencies of government(1) Any person who demands that anything be done or omitted tobe done or be procured by—(a) the Government of Queensland or a person in theemployment of the Crown in right of Queensland, inperformance of the duties of the person’s employment orotherwise in the person’s official capacity; or(b) the Governor, in his or her role of Governor; or(c) a Minister of the Crown, in his or her office as Ministeror as a member of the Executive Council of Queensland;or(d) a government corporation, in discharge of its functionsconferred by law, or a person in the employment of agovernment corporation, in performance of the duties ofthe person’s employment or otherwise in the person’sofficial capacity;with threats of detriment of any kind to be caused to anyperson aforesaid or any other person or to the public or anymember or members of the public or to property, by theoffender or by any other person, if the demand is not compliedwith is guilty of a crime and is liable to imprisonment for 14years.(2) A person is not criminally responsible for an act referred to insubsection (1) if the detriment is threatened to himself orherself only or to property of which the person is the soleowner.(3) It is immaterial to the commission of an offence defined inthis section that—(a) the demand or threat is made by means of a mediumordinarily used for disseminating information to thepublic and not to a particular person; or(b) the threat does not specify the detriment that is to becaused or the person or persons to whom or the propertyto which it is to be caused.Current as at 1 December 2014 Page 63