Queensland Numbered Acts

SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 2005 No. 4 - SCHEDULE 2

authorised industrial officer means--

(a) an authorised industrial officer appointed under the Industrial Relations Act 1999, section 364;12 or

(b) an authorised officer appointed under the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cwlth), section 83BG.13

business purpose includes commercial purpose.

dwelling includes, when used as a dwelling, a boat or part of a boat, a caravan, and a tent.

graffiti see the Criminal Code, section 469, punishment in special cases, paragraph 9.14

graffiti instrument includes--

(a) a container from which paint or another marking substance may be forced by pressure, suction or in another way; or

(b) an etching instrument.

implement includes equipment and substance.

place includes dwelling.

possession has the same meaning as in the Criminal Code.

Note--

Under the Acts Interpretation Act 1954, section 32, if an Act defines a word or expression, other parts of speech and grammatical forms of the word or expression have corresponding meanings.

public place means a place that is open to or used by the public, whether or not on payment of a fee.

unlawfully means without authorisation, justification or excuse by law.

vehicle includes a motor vehicle, bicycle and boat.

yard means--

(a) for a dwelling other than a boat, the parcel of land related to the dwelling that appears to be within identifiable boundaries; or

Examples for paragraph (a)--

1. The boundaries may be defined by the position of fencing.

2. There may be a garden along a boundary of the land giving a general indication of where the boundary is.

3. It may be easy to recognise the position of the front boundary of land because of the position of fencing along the front of adjoining land.

(b) for a place used for a business purpose, a part of the place not occupied by buildings--

(i) that is fenced in a way that ordinarily restricts access to the place when the place is not open to the public; or

(ii) that is otherwise ordinarily enclosed to restrict access to the place; or

(iii) to which entry is prohibited by signs displayed on the premises.

Example for paragraph (b)--

The place may have a high chain-wire fence along its boundaries.