Queensland Consolidated Acts

CRIMINAL CODE 1899 - SECT 137

137 Delay to take person arrested before magistrate

(1) Any person who, having arrested another upon a charge of an offence, wilfully and without lawful excuse delays to take the person before a justice to be dealt with according to law is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment for 2 years.

(2) For subsection (1) —

(a) if the person carrying out the arrest is a police officer, it is sufficient if the person complies with the requirements of the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , section 393 ; and

(b) if the person carrying out the arrest is not a police officer, it is sufficient if the person immediately delivers the arrested person into the custody of a police officer as mentioned in section 552 (2) .