Serious Offences
What is a serious offence? |
An offence is categorised as a ‘serious offence’ under the Act if it is:
- an offence against a provision of an Act detailed in the table below;
- any offence under a law of a foreign jurisdiction that, if it had been committed in Queensland, would have constituted a serious offence of a kind detailed in the table below;
- an offence of counselling or procuring the commission of an offence of a kind mentioned in the table below; or
- an offence of attempting, or of conspiring, to commit an offence of a kind detailed in the table below; or
- an offence that has, as an element, an intention to commit an offence of a kind mentioned in the table below; or
- an offence that, at the time it was committed, was an offence of a kind mentioned in the table below.
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| Offence |
Section |
Limitations |
| Classification of Computer Games and Images Act 1995 |
| Demonstration of an objectionable computer game before a minor |
23 |
|
| Possession of objectionable computer game |
26(3) |
|
| Making of objectionable computer game |
27(3) and (4) |
|
| Obtaining minor for objectionable computer game |
28 |
|
| Classification of Films Act 1991 |
| Possession of objectionable film |
41(3) |
|
| Making objectionable film |
42(3) and (4) |
|
| Procurement of minor for objectionable film |
43 |
|
| Classification of Publications Act 1991 |
| Sale etc. of prohibited publication or child abuse photograph |
12 |
Only if an offender was or could have been liable as mentioned in section 12, penalty, paragraph (c) |
| Possession of prohibited publication |
13 |
Only if an offender was or could have been liable as mentioned in section 13, penalty, paragraph (c) |
| Possession of child abuse publication or child abuse photograph |
14 |
|
| Exhibition or display of prohibited publication or child abuse photograph |
15 |
|
| Leaving prohibited publication or child abuse photograph in or on public place
|
16 |
Only if an offender was or could have
been liable as mentioned in section 16,
penalty, paragraph (c) |
| Producing prohibited publication |
17 |
Only if an offender was or could have
been liable as mentioned in section 17(1),
penalty, paragraph (c) or 17(2), penalty,
paragraph (c) or the offence is an offence
under section 17(3) or (4) |
| Procurement of minor for RC publication or child abuse photograph |
18 |
|
| Leaving prohibited publication or child abuse photograph in or on private premises
|
20 |
Only if an offender was or could have
been liable as mentioned in section 20,
penalty, paragraph (c) |
| Criminal Code |
| Unlawful sodomy |
208 |
|
| Attempted sodomy |
209 |
|
| Indecent treatment of children under 16 |
210 |
|
| Bestiality |
211 |
|
| Owner etc. permitting abuse of children on
Premises |
213 |
|
| Carnal knowledge with or of children under 16 |
215 |
|
| Abuse of intellectually impaired persons |
216 |
|
| Procuring young person etc. for carnal knowledge |
217 |
|
| Procuring sexual acts by coercion etc. |
218 |
|
| Using internet etc. to procure children under 16 |
218A |
|
| Taking child for immoral purposes |
219 |
|
| Conspiracy to defile |
221 |
|
| Incest |
222 |
|
| Obscene publications and exhibitions |
228 |
Only if an offender was or could have
been liable as mentioned in section
228(2) or (3) |
| Involving child in making child exploitation
material |
228A |
|
| Making child exploitation material |
228B |
|
| Distributing child exploitation material |
228C |
|
| Possessing child exploitation material |
228D |
|
| Maintaining a sexual relationship with a child |
229B |
|
| Procuring prostitution |
229G |
Only if an offender was or could have
been liable as mentioned in 229G(2) |
| Knowingly participating in provision of
prostitution |
229H |
Only if an offender was or could have
been liable as mentioned in 229H(2) |
| Persons found in places reasonably suspected of being used for prostitution etc.
|
229I |
Only if an offender was or could have
been liable as mentioned in 229I(2) |
| Permitting young person etc. to be at place used for prostitution |
229L |
|
| Unlawful homicide |
300 |
Only if the unlawful killing is murder
under section 302 |
| Attempt to murder |
306 |
|
| Conspiring to murder |
309 |
|
| Killing unborn child |
313 |
|
| Disabling in order to commit indictable offence |
315 |
|
| Stupefying in order to commit indictable offence |
316 |
|
| Acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm and
other malicious acts |
317 |
|
| Torture
|
320A |
|
| Maliciously administering poison with intent
to harm |
322 |
|
| Female genital mutilation |
323A |
|
| Removal of child from State for female genital
mutilation |
323B |
|
| Failure to supply necessaries |
324 |
|
| Endangering life of children by exposure |
326 |
|
| Rape |
349 |
|
| Attempt to commit rape |
350 |
|
| Assault with intent to commit rape |
351 |
|
| Sexual assaults |
352 |
|
| Kidnapping |
354 |
|
| Kidnapping for ransom |
354A |
|
| Child-stealing |
363 |
|
| Abduction of child under 16 |
363A |
|
| Cruelty to children under 16 |
364 |
|
| Definition of robbery |
409 |
Only if an offender was or could have
been liable as mentioned in section
411(2) |
| Burglary |
419 |
Only if an offender was or could have
been liable as mentioned in section
419(3)(b)(i) and (ii) |
| Unlawful entry of vehicle for committing indictable offence |
427 |
Only if an offender was or could have
been liable as mentioned in section
427(2)(b)(i) or (ii) |
| Drugs Misuse Act 1986 |
| Trafficking in dangerous drugs |
5 |
|
| Supplying dangerous drugs |
6 |
Only if the offence is one of aggravated
supply as mentioned in section 6(2) |
| Producing dangerous drugs |
8 |
Only if an offender was or could have
been liable for a penalty as mentioned in
section 8, penalty, paragraph (a) or (b) |
