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Weapons Act 1990
sec.5BMeaning of class B serious offence
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### sec.5B Meaning of class B serious offence
A class B serious offence is—
an offence against a provision of an Act mentioned in schedule 1AA subject to any circumstance, stated for the offence in the schedule, that applies to the offence; 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 an Act mentioned in schedule 1AA is a class B serious offence regardless of whether the provision has been amended from time to time or numbered differently.
s 5B ins 2024 No. 45 s 56
(sec.5B-ssec.1) A class B serious offence is— an offence against a provision of an Act mentioned in schedule 1AA subject to any circumstance, stated for the offence in the schedule, that applies to the offence; 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.5B-ssec.2) An offence against a provision of an Act mentioned in schedule 1AA is a class B serious offence regardless of whether the provision has been amended from time to time or numbered differently.
- (a) an offence against a provision of an Act mentioned in schedule 1AA subject to any circumstance, stated for the offence in the schedule, that applies to the offence; 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) .