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Queensland
Criminal Law (False Evidence
Before Parliament)
Amendment Bill 2012
Queensland
Criminal Law (False Evidence Before
Parliament) Amendment Bill 2012
Contents
Page
Part 1 Preliminary
1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Part 2 Amendment of Criminal Code
2 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3 Insertion of new s 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
57 False evidence before Parliament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Part 3 Amendment of Parliament of Queensland Act 2001
4 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
5 Amendment of s 36 (Inadmissibility of particular events before a
committee) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2012
A Bill
for
An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Parliament of
Queensland Act 2001 for particular purposes
Criminal Law (False Evidence Before Parliament) Amendment Bill 2012
Part 1 Preliminary
[s 1]
The Parliament of Queensland enacts-- 1
Part 1 Preliminary 2
Clause 1 Short title 3
This Act may be cited as the Criminal Law (False Evidence 4
Before Parliament) Amendment Act 2012. 5
Part 2 Amendment of Criminal Code 6
Clause 2 Act amended 7
This part amends the Criminal Code. 8
Clause 3 Insertion of new s 57 9
After section 56B-- 10
insert-- 11
`57 False evidence before Parliament 12
`(1) A person who, during an examination before the Legislative 13
Assembly or a committee, knowingly gives a false answer to a 14
lawful and relevant question put to the person during the 15
examination commits a crime. 16
Maximum penalty--7 years imprisonment. 17
`(2) A person can not be arrested without warrant. 18
`(3) Despite the Parliament of Queensland Act 2001, section 8, 19
evidence of anything said or done during proceedings in the 20
Assembly may be given in a proceeding against a person for 21
an offence under this section to the extent necessary to 22
prosecute the person for the offence. 23
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Part 3 Amendment of Parliament of Queensland Act 2001
[s 4]
`(4) Subsection (3) does not limit the Parliament of Queensland 1
Act 2001, section 36. 2
`(5) A person can not be convicted of an offence under this section 3
on the uncorroborated testimony of 1 witness. 4
`(6) In this section-- 5
committee see the Parliament of Queensland Act 2001, 6
schedule. 7
person includes a member of the Legislative Assembly. 8
proceedings in the Assembly see the Parliament of 9
Queensland Act 2001, section 9 and schedule.'. 10
Part 3 Amendment of Parliament of 11
Queensland Act 2001 12
Clause 4 Act amended 13
This part amends the Parliament of Queensland Act 2001. 14
Clause 5 Amendment of s 36 (Inadmissibility of particular events 15
before a committee) 16
(1) Section 36, heading, after `events before'-- 17
insert-- 18
`the Assembly or'. 19
(2) Section 36(1), `Evidence'-- 20
omit, insert-- 21
`Without limiting sections 8 and 9, evidence'. 22
(3) Section 36(1), before `a committee'-- 23
insert-- 24
`the Assembly or'. 25
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© State of Queensland 2012
AMENDMENTS TO BILL
Criminal Law (False Evidence Before Parliament) Amendment Bill 2012
Criminal Law (False Evidence Before
Parliament) Amendment Bill 2012
Amendments agreed to during Consideration
1 After clause 2
Page 4, after line 8--
insert--
`2A Insertion of new s 53
`Chapter 8, before section 54--
insert--
`53 Evidence of proceedings in the Assembly allowed for
prosecution
`(1) Despite the Parliament of Queensland Act 2001, section 8,
evidence of anything said or done during proceedings in the
Assembly may be given in a proceeding against a person for
an offence under this chapter to the extent necessary to
prosecute the person for the offence.
`(2) Subsection (1) does not limit the Parliament of Queensland
Act 2001, section 36.
`(3) In this section--
proceedings in the Assembly see the Parliament of
Queensland Act 2001, section 9 and schedule.'.
`2B Insertion of new s 56
`After section 55--
insert--
`56 Disturbing the Legislature
`(1) A person who, while the Legislative Assembly is in session,
intentionally--
(a) disturbs the Assembly; or
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(b) commits any disorderly conduct in the immediate view
and presence of the Assembly, tending to interrupt its
proceedings or to impair the respect due to its authority;
commits a misdemeanour.
Maximum penalty--3 years imprisonment.
`(2) A person may be arrested without warrant.'.'.
2 Clause 3 (Insertion of new s 57)
Page 4, line 9, `s 57'--
omit, insert--
`ss 57 and 58'.
3 Clause 3 (Insertion of new s 57)
Page 4, lines 19 to 23 and page 5, lines 1 and 2--
omit, insert--
`(3) To remove any doubt, it is declared that a member of the
Legislative Assembly does not give an answer during an
examination before the Legislative Assembly only because
the member answers a question during Question Time, a
debate or the conduct of other daily business of the Legislative
Assembly.'.
4 Clause 3 (Insertion of new s 57)
Page 5, line 3, `(5)'--
omit, insert--
`(4)'.
5 Clause 3 (Insertion of new s 57)
Page 5, line 5, `(6)'--
omit, insert--
`(5)'.
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6 Clause 3 (Insertion of new s 57)
Page 5, line 10--
omit, insert--
`Queensland Act 2001, section 9 and schedule.
`58 Witness refusing to attend, answer question or produce a
thing before Legislative Assembly or authorised
committee
`(1) A person who--
(a) fails to attend before the Legislative Assembly as
required under the Parliament of Queensland Act 2001,
section 29; or
(b) fails to attend before an authorised committee as
required under the Parliament of Queensland Act 2001,
section 30(4); or
(c) fails to answer a question asked by the Assembly, or to
produce a document or other thing to the Assembly, as
required under the Parliament of Queensland Act 2001,
section 32(6); or
(d) fails to answer a question asked by an authorised
committee, or to produce a document or other thing to
an authorised committee, as required under the
Parliament of Queensland Act 2001, section 33(8);
commits a misdemeanour.
Maximum penalty--2 years imprisonment.
`(2) A person can not be convicted of an offence against
subsection (1)(a) or (b) if the Assembly has excused the
person for the failure mentioned in the subsection.
`(3) In this section--
authorised committee see the Parliament of Queensland Act
2001, schedule.'.'.
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7 After clause 5
Page 5, after line 25--
insert--
`Part 4 Amendment of Crime and
Misconduct Act 2001
`6 Act amended
`This part amends the Crime and Misconduct Act 2001.
`7 Amendment of s 49 (Reports about complaints dealt with
by the commission)
`(1) Section 49--
insert--
`(2A) If the commission decides that prosecution proceedings for an
offence under the Criminal Code, section 57 should be
considered, the commission must report on the investigation
to the Attorney-General.'.
`(2) Section 49(3), `subsection (2)'--
omit, insert--
`subsection (2) or (3)'.
`(3) Section 49(2A) to (4)--
renumber as section 49(3) to (5).'.
8 Long title
Long title, `and the Parliament of Queensland Act 2001'--
omit, insert--
`, the Parliament of Queensland Act 2001 and the Crime and
Misconduct Act 2001'.
© State of Queensland 2012
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