Queensland Numbered Acts Queensland Numbered Acts(1) In a proceeding, a statement in a charge of an offence that a place is a place to which a provision of this Act applies is evidence that the place is what it is claimed to be.
(2) In a proceeding for an offence against section 16, it is not necessary to prove that the police officer starting the proceeding knew anything had recently been stolen or unlawfully obtained, or that in fact anything had been stolen or unlawfully obtained, if the circumstances in which the property had been found gives rise to a reasonable suspicion that the property had been stolen or unlawfully obtained.
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See the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, section 391A for procedural safeguards a police officer must follow before charging a person with an offence against section 16 of this Act.