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In Queensland, the relevant act for good behaviour bonds is the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld). [6] Section 19(1)(b) states that "The court may make an order that the offender be released...on the conditions that the offender must be of good behaviour and appear for conviction and sentence if called on at any time during such period". [7]
Murri Courts are a type of specialist community court for sentencing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Queensland, Australia.The first Murri Court was established in Brisbane in August 2002, with more being established throughout the state over the next 10 years, catering for both adult and young offenders, under the Magistrates and Children's Court networks.
Among other important legislation is the Bail Act 2013, [13] Uniform Evidence Act 1995 [14] and the Customs Act 1901. [ 15 ] Prosecution of criminal offences is subject to the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002, [ 16 ] which sets out the limits of police powers.
Penalty units note in reg 256 of ROAD RULES 2014, New South Wales, Australia. A penalty unit (PU) is a standard amount of money used to compute penalties for many breaches of law in Australia at both the federal, and state and territory level.
Criminal Law (Criminal Organisations Disruption) Amendment Act 2013, an act of the Parliament of Queensland, aims to combat "illegal activities of criminal gangs, including criminal [motorcycle] gangs," [1] that is, significant types of organised crime in Queensland. [citation needed] The act was passed on 16 October 2013, and as of 17 October ...
The state of Florida has a 10-20-Life mandatory sentence law regarding sentences for the use of a firearm during the commission of another crime, and many PSA posters were created after the law was passed, which coined the slogan "Use a gun, and you're done." It gave a minimum mandatory sentence of 10 years if the offender pulls a gun, but does ...
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.
In 1973 the Death Penalty Abolition Act 1973 of the Commonwealth abolished the death penalty for federal offences. It provided in Section 3 that the Act applied to any offence against a law of the Commonwealth, the Territories or under an Imperial Act, and in s. 4 that "[a] person is not liable to the punishment of death for any offence".