Queensland Consolidated Acts

CRIMINAL CODE 1899 - SECT 79

79 act of piracy

(1) A person does an
"act of piracy" if the person, in relation to a ship travelling at sea, unlawfully—

(a) boards the ship without the master’s consent and with intent—

(i) to commit robbery; or

(ii) to deal with the ship, a person on the ship or the equipment of the ship in a way that would be likely to endanger the safe use of the ship; or

(b) boards the ship without the master’s consent and—

(i) commits robbery; or

(ii) deals with the ship, a person on the ship or the equipment of the ship in a way that is likely to endanger the safe use of the ship; or

(c) steals the ship, or directly or indirectly takes control of the ship without the master’s consent, in circumstances that constitute robbery; or

(d) having taken possession of the ship in contravention of paragraph (c) , retains possession of the ship; or

(e) confines the ship’s master against his or her will.

(2) A person also does
"an act of piracy" if the person—

(a) trades with or supplies provisions to a pirate when the person knows or ought reasonably to know the person is dealing with a pirate; or

(b) builds a ship with the intention that the ship will be used for an act of piracy.

(3) In this section—

"builds" includes fits out.

"master" means the person having command or charge of the ship and does not include a pilot having the conduct of the ship, but not belonging to the ship.

"pirate" means a person carrying out or intending to carry out an act of piracy.