Queensland Consolidated Acts

CRIMINAL CODE 1899 - SECT 76

76 Recruiting person to become participant in criminal organisation

(1) A person who—

(a) is a participant in a criminal organisation or is subject to a control order or a registered corresponding control order; and

(b) recruits, or attempts to recruit, another person to become, or associate with, a participant in a criminal organisation;

commits a misdemeanour.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—500 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment.

(2) In this section—

"control order" see the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 161N .

"recruit" , a person to become, or associate with, a participant in a criminal organisation, includes counsel, procure, solicit, incite and induce the person, including by promoting the organisation, to become, or associate with, a participant in the organisation.

"registered corresponding control order" see the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 161N .