Queensland Numbered Acts

SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 2005 No. 4 - SECT 20

A person must not intentionally prevent or attempt to prevent the holding of a public meeting.

Maximum penalty--10 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment.

Examples of actions that may prevent the holding of a public meeting--

1. Making a noise to prevent a public meeting starting or continuing.

2. Blocking a door to prevent persons lawfully entering a place where a public meeting is to be held.