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The primary criminal statute of the Northern Territory is the Criminal Code Act 1983 (NT). The Northern Territory has also exhaustively codified its criminal laws in a manner similar to Queensland and Western Australia. [31] The NT Criminal Code Act 1983, was drafted with cose reference to both the Queensland and WA Criminal Codes. [citation ...
Vicious Lawless Association Disestablishment Act 2013 was an act of the Parliament of Queensland, [1] enacted to "severely punish members of criminal organisations that commit serious offences". [This quote needs a citation] [original research?
Crime Stoppers Queensland was established in 1989. [11] In August 2013, the Queensland Police Service launched an online crime map to provide crime data to the public. [12] In October 2013, the Newman government led an unprecedented crackdown on outlaw motorcycle clubs. [13] In March 2023, Queensland police were given a substantial rise in powers.
[citation needed] The act was passed on 16 October 2013, and as of 17 October 2013, the Attorney-General of Queensland had indicated that the law had received Royal Assent and was in force. [ 2 ] [ better source needed ] [ better source needed ] In 2016 it was repealed as part of the introduction of the Serious and Organised Crime Amendment Bill .
In criminal law, a regulatory offence [1] or quasi-criminal offence [2] is a class of crime in which the standard for proving culpability has been lowered so a mens rea (Law Latin for "guilty mind") element is not required.
The Criminal Code of Queensland, [11] Western Australia [12] and the Northern Territory [13] also provide for life imprisonment for aircraft hijacking, aiding a suicide, terrorism and for perjuring to procure a conviction of an offence punishable by life imprisonment. The Criminal Code of the Northern Territory also provides for life ...
In Queensland, section 72 of the Criminal Code of 1899 [5] defines affray as taking part in a fight in a public highway or taking part in a fight of such a nature as to alarm the public in any other place to which the public have access. This definition is taken from that in the English Criminal Code Bill of 1880, cl. 96. Section 72 says "Any ...
The District Court of Queensland (QDC) is the second tier in the court hierarchy of Queensland, Australia. [1] The Court deals with serious criminal offences such as rape, armed robbery and fraud. Juries are used to decide if defendants are guilty or not guilty.