Queensland Consolidated Acts

CRIMINAL CODE 1899 - SECT 69

69 Going armed so as to cause fear

(1) Any person who goes armed in public without lawful occasion in such a manner as to cause fear to any person is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment for 2 years.

(2) If the offender commits the offence with the circumstance of aggravation stated in section 52B , the offender is liable to imprisonment for 3 years.

(3) If the offender publishes material on a social media platform or an online social network to—

(a) advertise the offender’s involvement in the offence; or

(b) advertise the act or omission constituting the offence;

the offender is liable to imprisonment for 3 years.

(4) The offender may be, and it is hereby declared that the offender always was liable to be, arrested without warrant.

(5) In this section—

"advertise" means attract the notice and attention of the public or a limited section of the public.

"material" includes an electronic document.