Queensland Consolidated Acts

CRIMINAL CODE 1899 - SECT 557

557 Place of trial

(1) A person charged with committing an offence may be tried in any jurisdiction within which any act or omission or event which is an element of the offence takes place.

(2) A person charged with stealing any property may also be tried in any jurisdiction within which the person has the stolen property in the person’s possession.

(3) A person charged with stealing anything while employed in the public service may also be tried in any jurisdiction within which the person is arrested or is in custody.

(4) A person charged with an offence which involves the receiving of any property by the person may also be tried in any jurisdiction within which the person has the property in the person’s possession.

(5) A person charged with forging anything, or with uttering any false document or writing or anything counterfeit, may also be tried in any jurisdiction within which the person is arrested or is in custody.

(6) A person who is charged with counselling or procuring the commission of an offence, or with becoming an accessory after the fact to an offence, may also be tried in any jurisdiction within which the principal offender might be tried.

(7) A person who is charged with an offence committed out of Queensland, and who may lawfully be tried in Queensland, may be tried in any jurisdiction within which the person is arrested or is in custody.

(8) If a person is charged with committing an offence for which the person may lawfully be tried in Queensland and it is uncertain where the offence was committed, the person may be tried in any jurisdiction within which the person is arrested or is in custody.

(9) A person charged with committing an offence can be tried with the person’s consent in any jurisdiction.