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This is a Bill, not an Act. For current law, see the Acts databases.
An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Evidence Act 1977 and the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 for particular purposes
This Act may be cited as the Criminal Code and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019.
This part amends the Criminal Code.
Section 302 (1), after paragraph (a) —
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(aa) if death is caused by an act done, or omission made, with reckless indifference to human life;
Section 324, from ‘misdemeanour’—
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crime.
After section 575 —
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575A Evidence at murder trial(1) This section applies in relation to the trial of a person charged with murder under a paragraph of section 302(1).(2) The person may be convicted of murder if the evidence at the trial establishes that the person is guilty of murder under any other paragraph of section 302(1).
This part amends the Evidence Act 1977.
Section 21M (3), definition "prescribed special offence", after ‘323B,’—
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324,
This part amends the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992.
Section 9 —
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(9B) In determining the appropriate sentence for an offender convicted of the manslaughter of a child under 12 years, the court must treat the child’s defencelessness and vulnerability, having regard to the child’s age, as an aggravating factor.
Schedule 1, entry for Criminal Code—
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30A section 324 (Failure to supply necessaries)
© State of Queensland 2019
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