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Weapons Act 1990
sec.5AMeaning of class A serious offence
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### sec.5A Meaning of class A serious offence
A class A serious offence is—
an offence against any of the following provisions of the Criminal Code —
section 302 ;
section 303 ;
section 320 ;
section 323 ;
section 409 , if—
the offender is or pretends to be armed with any dangerous or offensive weapon or instrument; or
at or immediately before or immediately after the time of the robbery, the offender wounds or uses any other personal violence to any person; or
an offence under a law of another jurisdiction that, if it had been committed in Queensland, would have constituted an offence mentioned in paragraph (a) .
An offence against a provision of the Criminal Code mentioned in subsection (1) (a) is a class A serious offence regardless of whether the provision has been amended from time to time or numbered differently.
s 5A ins 2024 No. 45 s 56
(sec.5A-ssec.1) A class A serious offence is— an offence against any of the following provisions of the Criminal Code — section 302 ; section 303 ; section 320 ; section 323 ; section 409 , if— the offender is or pretends to be armed with any dangerous or offensive weapon or instrument; or at or immediately before or immediately after the time of the robbery, the offender wounds or uses any other personal violence to any person; or an offence under a law of another jurisdiction that, if it had been committed in Queensland, would have constituted an offence mentioned in paragraph (a) .
(sec.5A-ssec.2) An offence against a provision of the Criminal Code mentioned in subsection (1) (a) is a class A serious offence regardless of whether the provision has been amended from time to time or numbered differently.
- (a) an offence against any of the following provisions of the Criminal Code — (i) section 302 ; (ii) section 303 ; (iii) section 320 ; (iv) section 323 ; (v) section 409 , if— (A) the offender is or pretends to be armed with any dangerous or offensive weapon or instrument; or (B) at or immediately before or immediately after the time of the robbery, the offender wounds or uses any other personal violence to any person; or
- (i) section 302 ;
- (ii) section 303 ;
- (iii) section 320 ;
- (iv) section 323 ;
- (v) section 409 , if— (A) the offender is or pretends to be armed with any dangerous or offensive weapon or instrument; or (B) at or immediately before or immediately after the time of the robbery, the offender wounds or uses any other personal violence to any person; or
- (A) the offender is or pretends to be armed with any dangerous or offensive weapon or instrument; or
- (B) at or immediately before or immediately after the time of the robbery, the offender wounds or uses any other personal violence to any person; or
- (b) an offence under a law of another jurisdiction that, if it had been committed in Queensland, would have constituted an offence mentioned in paragraph (a) .
- (i) section 302 ;
- (ii) section 303 ;
- (iii) section 320 ;
- (iv) section 323 ;
- (v) section 409 , if— (A) the offender is or pretends to be armed with any dangerous or offensive weapon or instrument; or (B) at or immediately before or immediately after the time of the robbery, the offender wounds or uses any other personal violence to any person; or
- (A) the offender is or pretends to be armed with any dangerous or offensive weapon or instrument; or
- (B) at or immediately before or immediately after the time of the robbery, the offender wounds or uses any other personal violence to any person; or
- (A) the offender is or pretends to be armed with any dangerous or offensive weapon or instrument; or
- (B) at or immediately before or immediately after the time of the robbery, the offender wounds or uses any other personal violence to any person; or