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<act title="Criminal Code (Trespass Offences) Amendment Bill 2019" bill.title="Criminal Code (Trespass Offences) Amendment Bill 2019" year.introduced="2019" no="36" member.id="Dale Last" type="bill" amending="pure" bill.no="36" bill.type="privatebill" act.type="private" print.type="bill.first" non.gov.introduced.by="Dale Last" parliament.no="56" id="bill-2019-036" version.desc.id="c920cb85-9d86-47f0-b27e-00510c00acdf" version.series.id="240eae71-1fee-40aa-864d-18bb83acc01f" introduction.date="2019-05-01" publication.date="2019-05-01"><coverdata guid="_4a213353-3ce3-4f36-9a41-0c45221b19c8" id="cd"/><wrapper><front id="frnt" guid="_a90f435c-414f-44b2-a003-ed03413e8d15"><longtitle id="frnt-lt" guid="_2fc29dda-2f24-4d68-9502-a0378f38b5a0"><block><txt break.before="1">An Act to amend the Criminal Code for particular purposes</txt></block></longtitle><enact id="frnt-enact" guid="_268fbc74-f8dc-4730-86c3-fd7422e4a00f"><block><txt break.before="1">The Parliament of Queensland enacts—</txt></block></enact></front><body numbering.style="manual"><clause id="sec.1" guid="_f2a90f7e-7ddf-4033-b121-92d84d4824c1" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="shorttitle"><no>1</no><heading id="sec.1-he" guid="_e112aee8-96b5-4b68-81fb-9c54a4cd045f">Short title</heading><block><txt break.before="1">This Act may be cited as the <legref jurisd="QLD" type="act" check="invalid"><name emphasis="yes">Criminal Code (Trespass Offences) Amendment Act 2019</name></legref>.</txt></block></clause><clause id="sec.2" guid="_4cd4b98c-a786-421d-af42-2526ec444d05" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="other"><no>2</no><heading id="sec.2-he" guid="_b95bb519-f920-4e1c-b5b2-9fd10bd85a3e">Code amended</heading><block><txt break.before="1">This Act amends the <legref jurisd="QLD" type="act" target.doc.id="act-1899-009" target.version.series="19dc3aee-7313-4ba8-a7f6-7abf0c19b425" check="valid"><name emphasis="no">Criminal Code</name></legref>.</txt></block></clause><clause id="sec.3" guid="_08e06825-09e4-4d43-bb3e-036315cdb25f" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="amend"><no>3</no><heading id="sec.3-he" guid="_10032be8-edc0-47ad-8593-762e8f8627dc">Amendment of <legref refid="sec.1" check="invalid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">s&#160;1</legref> (Definitions)</heading><block><txt break.before="1"><legref refid="sec.1" check="invalid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">Section&#160;1</legref>—</txt><txt break.before="1"><i>insert</i>—</txt><fragment format="fromcontext" auto.number.type="manual" style="indent"><deflist><definition id="sec.3-frag-def.privateland_" guid="_9e9625a8-bf94-445c-a3be-d0b9fc8a1f0d" affected.by.uncommenced="0"><txt break.before="1"><defterm id="sec.3-frag-def.privateland" guid="_0e6329e4-0650-41f8-b921-a2047b4c8f7a" type="definition">private land</defterm>, for part 6, division 1, chapter 39, see section 418(4).</txt></definition><definition id="sec.3-frag-def.publicland_" guid="_39e84d7e-6870-452d-acee-9d7af37157dc" affected.by.uncommenced="0"><txt break.before="1"><defterm id="sec.3-frag-def.publicland" guid="_016a18ef-58cb-49b8-b4bf-c0d304e33979" type="definition">public land</defterm>, for part 6, division 1, chapter 39, see section 418(4).</txt></definition><definition id="sec.3-frag-def.transportinfrastructure_" guid="_d5ee13e0-cdb2-402b-bd1e-73666685a795" affected.by.uncommenced="0"><txt break.before="1"><defterm id="sec.3-frag-def.transportinfrastructure" guid="_27a8d0fa-5f9f-450a-b79f-4ec689c4e961" type="definition">transport infrastructure</defterm>, for part 6, division 1, chapter 39, see section 418(4).</txt></definition></deflist></fragment></block></clause><clause id="sec.4" guid="_d9f705f7-2fec-4398-995a-7aff4342f0a3" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="amend"><no>4</no><heading id="sec.4-he" guid="_ae3150bc-9b5d-44c1-a50b-775fe1cfea8a">Amendment of <legref refid="sec.418" check="invalid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">s&#160;418</legref> (Definitions)</heading><block><txt break.before="1"><legref refid="sec.418" check="invalid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">Section&#160;418</legref><legref refid="sec.418-ssec.4" check="invalid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">(4)</legref>—</txt><txt break.before="1"><i>insert</i>—</txt><fragment format="fromcontext" auto.number.type="manual" style="indent"><deflist><definition id="sec.4-frag-def.privateland_" guid="_8126cfb3-5108-45e5-a643-de1d7d7d02e3" affected.by.uncommenced="0"><txt break.before="1"><defterm id="sec.4-frag-def.privateland" guid="_b94a58c1-5c0c-4cd1-be2c-a4cb448cf973" type="definition">private land</defterm> means land other than public land.</txt></definition><definition id="sec.4-frag-def.publicland_" guid="_d3c2e63e-a09c-4fe2-ac7d-d96feead98fa" affected.by.uncommenced="0"><txt break.before="1"><defterm id="sec.4-frag-def.publicland" guid="_9684bb1f-1deb-40fc-bc79-a4d8f314bb68" type="definition">public land</defterm> means—</txt><list number.type="manual" unnumbered.indent="0"><li id="sec.4-frag-def.publicland-para1.a" guid="_c2a7963a-6326-4ae6-9512-4e39bc67bdd3" provision.type="other"><no>(a)</no><block><txt break.before="0">land that the public is entitled to use, is open to members of the public or is used by the public, whether or not on payment of money; or</txt></block></li><li id="sec.4-frag-def.publicland-para1.b" guid="_d123827b-f48b-4426-b8bf-4f19dc13663f" provision.type="other"><no>(b)</no><block><txt break.before="0">land, the occupier of which allows, whether or not on payment of money, members of the public to enter.</txt></block></li></list></definition><definition id="sec.4-frag-def.transportinfrastructure_" guid="_aa6bc6db-6410-4f70-92e0-30800a482bc6" affected.by.uncommenced="0"><txt break.before="1"><defterm id="sec.4-frag-def.transportinfrastructure" guid="_d61365a0-6875-406f-badf-b97a5a459aa1" type="definition">transport infrastructure</defterm> means a port or railway.</txt></definition></deflist></fragment></block></clause><clause id="sec.5" guid="_64e5b1b2-a9fe-4433-a72d-05c155770426" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="amend"><no>5</no><heading id="sec.5-he" guid="_be22e538-259d-4864-aa6c-d0b8ea84ad89">Insertion of new <legref refid="sec.422" check="invalid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">ss&#160;422</legref>–<legref refid="sec.424" check="invalid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">424</legref></heading><block><txt break.before="1">After <legref refid="sec.421" check="invalid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">section&#160;421</legref>—</txt><txt break.before="1"><i>insert</i>—</txt><fragment format="fromcontext" auto.number.type="manual" style="indent"><clause id="sec.5-frag-sec.422" guid="_badc3dd1-3be5-4509-b5be-4dffd0e615a7" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="other"><no>422</no><heading id="sec.5-frag-sec.422-he" guid="_f29f7bb5-c60a-4698-9afd-2b376483bd1c">Aggravated trespass</heading><subclause id="sec.5-frag-sec.422-ssec.1" guid="_595c09b3-2c2a-48e8-9653-2de371830924" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(1)</no><block><txt break.before="0">A person who unlawfully enters or is in premises, private land or transport infrastructure with intent to cause economic loss to another person or the State commits an offence.</txt><penalty id="sec.5-frag-sec.422-ssec.1-pen" guid="_530ed0ac-4769-4527-9be7-d5936708f84e"><block><txt break.before="1">Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or 3 years imprisonment.</txt></block></penalty></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.5-frag-sec.422-ssec.2" guid="_33b0f325-06fe-4f0e-b83d-333638c6431f" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(2)</no><block><txt break.before="0">In this section—</txt><deflist><definition id="sec.5-frag-sec.422-ssec.2-def.unlawfully_" guid="_c3c9d00c-2ce0-4341-8d85-7804bd56d0eb" affected.by.uncommenced="0"><txt break.before="1"><defterm id="sec.5-frag-sec.422-ssec.2-def.unlawfully" guid="_d5772128-302e-4639-90f8-4b7bd1518d72" type="definition">unlawfully</defterm> means without authorisation, justification or excuse by law.</txt></definition></deflist></block></subclause></clause><clause id="sec.5-frag-sec.423" guid="_cf786b4c-0b88-46f4-91ee-5b3e46fadbcc" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="other"><no>423</no><heading id="sec.5-frag-sec.423-he" guid="_0d0018ff-5098-418e-be2c-89feb0b6989a">Serious criminal trespass</heading><block><txt break.before="0">A person who enters or is in premises, private land or transport infrastructure used for business purposes and commits an offence punishable by 3 years imprisonment or more commits a crime.</txt><penalty id="sec.5-frag-sec.423-pen" guid="_f0599c42-9722-4328-8d8d-b2216b796745"><block><txt break.before="1">Maximum penalty—3,000 penalty units or 10 years imprisonment.</txt></block></penalty></block></clause><clause id="sec.5-frag-sec.424" guid="_5163fe1f-3121-461f-8037-9026c9aec155" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="other"><no>424</no><heading id="sec.5-frag-sec.424-he" guid="_df583308-11f5-4565-b869-6b7b1be0a4f6">Organised trespass</heading><subclause id="sec.5-frag-sec.424-ssec.1" guid="_2bb93e76-1eb5-4c84-9cbb-ae31206f0d73" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(1)</no><block><txt break.before="0">A person commits a crime if—</txt><list number.type="manual" unnumbered.indent="0"><li id="sec.5-frag-sec.424-ssec.1-para1.a" guid="_415a62c9-1797-4b67-9d90-2e3e3d05d069" provision.type="other"><no>(a)</no><block><txt break.before="0">the person—</txt><list number.type="manual" unnumbered.indent="0"><li id="sec.5-frag-sec.424-ssec.1-para1.a-para2.i" guid="_3a47a07f-a250-4454-85f0-73fe697c848b" provision.type="other"><no>(i)</no><block><txt break.before="0">is a participant in an organisation; and</txt></block></li><li id="sec.5-frag-sec.424-ssec.1-para1.a-para2.ii" guid="_795ec661-6125-45fc-9ef4-7200721190a0" provision.type="other"><no>(ii)</no><block><txt break.before="0">counsels or procures, or arranges for, another person to commit an offence against section 422 or 423; and</txt></block></li></list></block></li><li id="sec.5-frag-sec.424-ssec.1-para1.b" guid="_e7c742a6-a4fc-4438-8cb5-cec063a680b9" provision.type="other"><no>(b)</no><block><txt break.before="0">the other person—</txt><list number.type="manual" unnumbered.indent="0"><li id="sec.5-frag-sec.424-ssec.1-para1.b-para2.i" guid="_e4cee75b-3158-4ea2-978b-ec14ebd84d1e" provision.type="other"><no>(i)</no><block><txt break.before="0">is a participant in the same organisation; and</txt></block></li><li id="sec.5-frag-sec.424-ssec.1-para1.b-para2.ii" guid="_9bb444db-ee7f-47f5-88a2-9f997642cb1e" provision.type="other"><no>(ii)</no><block><txt break.before="0">commits an offence against section 422 or 423.</txt></block></li></list></block></li></list><penalty id="sec.5-frag-sec.424-ssec.1-pen" guid="_d6d2386a-9443-4287-aece-dbd8daeaf699"><block><txt break.before="1">Maximum penalty—3,000 penalty units or 10 years imprisonment.</txt></block></penalty></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.5-frag-sec.424-ssec.2" guid="_034a4be4-a81c-4afc-92f2-6bba2976e750" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(2)</no><block><txt break.before="0">This section does not limit section 7.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.5-frag-sec.424-ssec.3" guid="_6a123b4d-2968-4c87-829b-bf0d1a702030" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(3)</no><block><txt break.before="0">In this section—</txt><deflist><definition id="sec.5-frag-sec.424-ssec.3-def.organisation_" guid="_06c680a2-f04b-496a-a95c-799c785f0174" affected.by.uncommenced="0"><txt break.before="1"><defterm id="sec.5-frag-sec.424-ssec.3-def.organisation" guid="_9754c9aa-4488-4301-a133-a69435019724" type="definition">organisation</defterm> includes a business and a charity.</txt></definition><definition id="sec.5-frag-sec.424-ssec.3-def.participant_" guid="_5f3ebf11-1515-4277-a2c6-9bf7dc33367a" affected.by.uncommenced="0"><txt break.before="1"><defterm id="sec.5-frag-sec.424-ssec.3-def.participant" guid="_b8b5ae10-47ad-425b-9bd8-ad5fe973abc0" type="definition">participant</defterm>, in an organisation, means a director, member or volunteer of the organisation.</txt></definition></deflist></block></subclause></clause></fragment></block></clause><clause id="sec.6" guid="_b211f461-a9a3-4a76-aec2-19c388aefcb9" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="amend"><no>6</no><heading id="sec.6-he" guid="_e42443e2-4ca4-48f2-85d4-f3a0d03cf425">Amendment of <legref refid="sec.552BB" check="invalid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">s&#160;552BB</legref> (Excluded offences)</heading><block><txt break.before="1"><legref refid="sec.552BB" check="invalid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">Section&#160;552BB</legref>, table—</txt><txt break.before="1"><i>insert</i>—</txt><fragment format="fromcontext" auto.number.type="manual" style="indent"><table frame="none" colsep="0" rowsep="0" orient="port" id="sec.6-frag-tbl" guid="_babbc3c2-13d9-4d4b-960f-5353b5bfb52a" heading.align="left" font.size="12.pt"><tgroup cols="4" colsep="0" rowsep="0" tgroupstyle="4columnUnRuled"><colspec colnum="1" colname="1" colwidth="1.334in" colsep="0"/><colspec colnum="2" colname="2" colwidth="1.334in" colsep="0"/><colspec colnum="3" colname="3" colwidth="0.166in" colsep="0"/><colspec colnum="4" colname="4" colwidth="2.167in" colsep="0"/><tbody><row rowsep="0" id="sec.6-frag-tbl-tblr" guid="_3c218ae6-d0f7-4a8f-beaa-ee5d18452637"><entry colname="1" align="left" valign="top" id="sec.6-frag-tbl-tblr-tble1" guid="_23265872-3278-408a-bf45-e58a388121c8"><block><txt break.before="1">section&#160;423</txt></block></entry><entry colname="2" align="left" valign="top" id="sec.6-frag-tbl-tblr-tble2" guid="_98bafb99-9cf7-4114-b339-f56d81151130"><block><txt break.before="1">Serious criminal trespass</txt></block></entry><entry colname="3" align="left" valign="top" id="sec.6-frag-tbl-tblr-tble3" guid="_6964cfa5-2379-4be5-81b1-f48029195cf6"><block><txt break.before="1"/></block></entry><entry colname="4" align="left" valign="top" id="sec.6-frag-tbl-tblr-tble4" guid="_2cfff6bc-d97b-4fea-8ee5-459b13fe23f3"><block><txt break.before="1"/></block></entry></row><row rowsep="0" id="sec.6-frag-tbl-tblr-oc.2" guid="_e3371dd6-7eeb-4f58-afe1-2d76e0f1286e"><entry colname="1" align="left" valign="top" id="sec.6-frag-tbl-tblr-oc.2-tble1" guid="_755bc0d0-38f2-4de0-935e-f8afdc2b85d2"><block><txt break.before="1">section&#160;424</txt></block></entry><entry colname="2" align="left" valign="top" id="sec.6-frag-tbl-tblr-oc.2-tble2" guid="_826e0782-ffa0-4717-89c8-f40966884597"><block><txt break.before="1">Organised trespass</txt></block></entry><entry colname="3" align="left" valign="top" id="sec.6-frag-tbl-tblr-oc.2-tble3" guid="_38f857c1-5806-4a1f-bff6-5dd20df93f87"><block><txt break.before="1"/></block></entry><entry colname="4" align="left" valign="top" id="sec.6-frag-tbl-tblr-oc.2-tble4" guid="_4270fe9f-79d7-4c43-a804-cf1110060d2f"><block><txt break.before="1"/></block></entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></fragment></block></clause></body></wrapper></act>