Queensland Numbered Acts

HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 2019 - SECT 35

35 Retrospective criminal laws

(1) A person must not be found guilty of a criminal offence because of conduct that was not a criminal offence when it was engaged in.

(2) A penalty must not be imposed on any person for a criminal offence that is greater than the penalty that applied to the offence when it was committed.

(3) If a penalty for an offence is reduced after a person committed the offence but before the person is sentenced for the offence, the person is eligible for the reduced penalty.

(4) Nothing in this section affects the trial or punishment of any person for any act or omission that was a criminal offence under international law at the time it was done or omitted to be done.