Queensland Consolidated Acts

CRIMINAL CODE 1899 - SECT 97

97 Personating public officers

(1) A person who—

(a) personates a public officer on an occasion when the officer is required or authorised to do an act or attend in a place by virtue of the officer’s office; or

(b) falsely represents himself or herself to be a public officer, and assumes to do an act or to attend in a place for the purpose of doing an act by virtue of being that officer;

commits a misdemeanour.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—3 years imprisonment.

(2) A person found committing the offence may be arrested without warrant.

(3) In this section—

"office" includes appointment and employment.