Child Protection Offender Register

Some sexual offences against children make a person a “reportable offender”. Our criminal lawyers can represent you for breach of your reporting obligations.

Making Child Exploitation Material

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CEM offences in QLD carry serious penalties. Our experienced criminal lawyers can prepare your case and advocate for you at sentence or defend you at trial.

Indecent Treatment of Children Under 16

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If the police have charged you with Indecent Treatment of a Child, contact a Criminal Lawyer. Aitken Whyte Lawyers Brisbane offers experienced legal advice.

Fail to stop – Evade police

Fail to stop – Evade police Section 754 of the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 (Qld) (“the Act”) makes it an offence for the driver of a motor vehicle to fail to stop that vehicle as soon as reasonably practicable upon receiving directions to stop from a police officer using a police service vehicle. The test […]

Fraud

Fraud Fraud is a crime under s408C where the sole basis of criminality comes from the proof of dishonesty.  The crime of fraud overlaps with the crime of stealing where people can be found guilty of both with similar fact situations. S408C makes it a crime for any person who dishonestly: Applies to their own […]

Looting and Natural Disasters

Looting and Natural Disasters Flooding and cyclone Yasi recently devastated Queensland. Many people lost their personal property, valuables and their homes. Another pressure the community faced in the aftermath of these disasters was uncertainty about the security of the property left in their homes and businesses against looters. Following the incidents of looting that occurred […]

Murder and Manslaughter

Murder and Manslaughter Chapter 28 of the Criminal Code (Qld) sets out the offences relating to Homicide. Unlawful Homicide is set out under section 300, which makes any person who unlawfully kills another guilty of a crime, which is either murder or manslaughter, according to the circumstances of the case. Section 291 and 293 set […]

Offences Against Morality

Offences Against Morality Chapter 22- Offences Against Morality The offences in Chapter 22 of the Criminal Code designed to protect public morality. The focus on the offence is on the enforcement of opinions on particular aspects of sexual morality. The similarity between all of these offences is that the issue of consent is not relevant […]