Queensland Consolidated Acts

PENALTIES AND SENTENCES ACT 1992 - SECT 161S

161S Cooperation with law enforcement agencies

(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3) , sections 13A and 13B apply for the sentencing of an offender who is convicted of a prescribed offence committed with a serious organised crime circumstance of aggravation.

(2) For section 13A , an offender mentioned in subsection (1) is taken to have undertaken to cooperate with law enforcement agencies in a proceeding about an offence, including a confiscation proceeding, only if—

(a) the offender has undertaken to cooperate with law enforcement agencies in a proceeding about a major criminal offence; and

(b) the court is satisfied the cooperation will be of significant use in a proceeding about a major criminal offence.

(3) For section 13B , an offender mentioned in subsection (1) is taken to have significantly cooperated with a law enforcement agency in its investigations about an offence or a confiscation proceeding only if—

(a) the offender has significantly cooperated with a law enforcement agency in its investigations about a major criminal offence; and

(b) the court is satisfied the cooperation has been, is or will be of significant use to the law enforcement agency or another law enforcement agency in its investigations about a major criminal offence.

(4) This section applies despite section 161R (3) or (4) .

(5) In this section—

"major criminal offence" means an indictable offence for which the maximum penalty is at least 5 years imprisonment.