Criminal Code Act 1899 - Queensland Legislation

Schedule 1 The Criminal CodePart 3 Offences against the administration of law and justice, against office and againstpublic authorityChapter 13 Corruption and abuse of office[s 97](c) represents himself or herself to be a person authorisedby law to sign a document testifying to the contents ofany register or record kept by lawful authority, ortestifying to any fact or event, and signs such documentas being so authorised, when the person is not, andknows that the person is not, in fact, so authorised;is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment for3 years.97 Personating public officers(1) A person who—(a) personates a public officer on an occasion when theofficer is required or authorised to do an act or attend ina place by virtue of the officer’s office; or(b) falsely represents himself or herself to be a publicofficer, and assumes to do an act or to attend in a placefor the purpose of doing an act by virtue of being thatofficer;commits a misdemeanour.Maximum penalty—3 years imprisonment.(2) A person found committing the offence may be arrestedwithout warrant.(3) In this section—office includes appointment and employment.Page 86 Current as at 1 December 2014