Criminal Code Act 1899 - Queensland Legislation

Schedule 1 The Criminal CodePart 2 Offences against public orderChapter 8 Offences against the executive and legislative power55 Interference with the Legislature[s 55](1) Any person who, by force or fraud, intentionally interferes orattempts to interfere with the free exercise by the LegislativeAssembly of its authority, or with the free exercise by anymember of the Legislative Assembly of the member’s dutiesor authority as such member, or as a member of a committeeof the Legislative Assembly is guilty of a misdemeanour, andis liable to imprisonment for 3 years.(2) The offender may be, and it is hereby declared that theoffender always was liable to be, arrested without warrant.56 Disturbing the Legislature(1) A person who, while the Legislative Assembly is in session,intentionally—(a) disturbs the Assembly; or(b) commits any disorderly conduct in the immediate viewand presence of the Assembly, tending to interrupt itsproceedings or to impair the respect due to its authority;commits a misdemeanour.Maximum penalty—3 years imprisonment.(2) A person may be arrested without warrant.56ADisturbance in House when Parliament not sitting(1) Any person creating or joining in any disturbance inParliament House or within the precincts thereof at any timeother than during an actual sitting of Parliament therein or atthe office or residence of the Governor or of any member ofthe Legislative Assembly or of the Executive Council shall beguilty of an offence and—(a) if the person created or joined in such disturbance inParliament House or within the precincts thereof—maybe apprehended without warrant on the verbal order ofthe Speaker or, in the Speaker’s absence, of the clerk ofCurrent as at 1 December 2014 Page 65