Queensland Consolidated Acts

CRIMINAL CODE 1899 - SECT 567

567 Joinder of charges

(1) Except as otherwise expressly provided, an indictment must charge 1 offence only and not 2 or more offences.

(2) Charges for more than 1 indictable offence may be joined in the same indictment against the same person if those charges are founded on the same facts or are, or form part of, a series of offences of the same or similar character or a series of offences committed in the prosecution of a single purpose.

(3) Where more than 1 offence is charged in the same indictment, each offence charged shall be set out in the indictment in a separate paragraph called a
"count" and the several statements of the offences may be made in the same form as in other cases without any allegation of connection between the offences.

(4) Counts shall be numbered consecutively.