Queensland Consolidated Acts

CRIME AND CORRUPTION ACT 2001 - SECT 216A

216A Other improper complaints

(1) A person commits an offence if the person—

(a) makes a complaint to the commission—

(i) vexatiously; or

(ii) not in good faith; or

(iii) primarily for a mischievous purpose; or

(iv) recklessly or maliciously; or

(b) counsels or procures another person to make a complaint to the commission as mentioned in paragraph (a) .

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—85 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.

(2) In this section—

"make" , a complaint to the commission, means—

(a) make a complaint, or give information or matter, to the commission under section 36 ; or

(b) make a complaint, or give information or matter, to another entity that is under an obligation to refer the complaint, information or matter to the commission; or

(c) cause a complaint, or information or matter, to be referred to the commission.