In Queensland, the majority of criminal laws have been codified in the Criminal Code (1899). The Criminal Code covers a range of offences relating to violence, sex offences, property, fraud, arson, corruption, breaches of the peace and others. It also contains procedural rules and practices.

Further offences are contained in other pieces of legislation, for example, the Weapons Act, Drugs Misuse Act, Traffic Act, Bail Act, Criminal Proceeds Confiscations Act and the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act.

In addition, a great number of other legislative enactments create criminal offences for specific offences or serious breaches of statutory duties. Some examples include the Fair Trading Act, Corporations Act (C’th), Workplace Health and Safety Act and the Casino Control Act.

These legal articles have been written by experienced criminal lawyers in QLD and contain detailed information on each offence including:

• What is the law on the charge?
• What is the maximum penalty in the law?
• What do the police or other prosecutor need to prove?
• What are some of the defences to these charges?
• Which Court will I be going to?

The criminal, 'white collar', and traffic offences are grouped into 18 categories. To view an article, simply choose from the list of categories below or use the "document search" function on the left.

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