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 56B]the Parliament, or of the person for the time beingdischarging the duties of the office of the clerk of theParliament, and may be kept in custody by any officer ofParliament or by any police officer; or(b) if the person created or joined in such disturbance at theoffice or residence of the Governor or of any member ofthe Legislative Assembly or of the ExecutiveCouncil—may be apprehended without warrant on theverbal order of the Governor or, as the case may be,member of the Legislative Assembly or of the ExecutiveCouncil concerned, and may be kept in custody by anypolice officer.(2) Such person may be so kept in custody until the person can bedealt with in the manner following, that is to say—(a) every such person shall, as soon as reasonably may be,be brought before a magistrate without formal writtencomplaint and there and then charged with such offenceand summarily dealt with according to law;(b) any such person on summary conviction shall be liableto a fine of 100 penalty units or imprisonment for a termnot exceeding 2 years.56BGoing armed to Parliament House(1) Any person who without lawful excuse being armed enters oris found in Parliament House or in any of the grounds thereofor in any building in or upon such grounds is guilty of anoffence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of 100penalty units with or without imprisonment for a term notexceeding 2 years.(1A) The offender may be arrested without warrant.(2) On the conviction of a person for an offence againstsubsection (1), any arms found in the person’s possession orunder the person’s control are forfeited to the State.(3) For the purposes of this section—Page 66 Current as at 1 December 2014