Queensland Consolidated Acts

SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 2005 - SECT 7

7 Urinating in a public place

(1) A person must not urinate in a public place, other than by using a toilet.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—

(a) if the person urinates within licensed premises, or in the vicinity of licensed premises—4 penalty units; or

(b) otherwise—2 penalty units.

(2) In a proceeding for an offence against subsection (1) , evidence that liquid was seen to be discharged from the vicinity of a person’s pelvic area is enough evidence that the person was urinating.

(3) Before a police officer takes enforcement action for an offence against subsection (1) , the officer must consider whether, in all the circumstances, it is more appropriate to take no action.

(4) Without limiting subsection (3) , the police officer must have regard to the following circumstances—

(a) whether any vulnerability, or special health needs, of the person contributed to the person committing the offence;

(b) whether the person, when committing the offence, took reasonable steps to avoid offending or embarrassing anyone.

(5) In this section—

"enforcement action" , in relation to an offence against subsection (1) , means—

(a) starting a proceeding for the offence; or

(b) serving an infringement notice for the offence.