Vagrants, Gaming, and Other Offences Acts Amendment Act of 1958 (7 Eliz Ii No. 62) (Qld)

VAGRANTS. 7 E liz . II. No. 62,1958. Vagrants, Gaming, Etc., Act. 781 VAGRANTS. An Act to Amend “ The Vagrants, Gaming, and 7 N E o l . iz 6 . 2 I . I. T he Other Offences Acts, 1931 to 1955/’ in VG aagmrainngt , s , certain particulars. and O ther O ffences A cts A mendment [A ssented to 12 th D ecember , 1958.] A ct of 1958. B E it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of thb Legis­ lative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:— 1. (1.) This Act may be cited as “ The Vagrants, Short title. Gaming, and, Other Offences Acts Amendment Act of 1958.” (2.) *“ The Vagrants, Gaming, and Other Offences Principal Acts, 1931 to 1955,” are in this Act referred to as theAct' Principal Act. (3.) The Principal Act and this Act may be Collective collectively cited as “ The Vagrants, Gaming, and Other tltle- Offences Acts, 1931 to 1958.” 2. Section two of the Principal Act is amended— Amendments (i.) By— . ° 8’ * (a) Inserting in the definition “ Obscene publication ” therein, after the words “ lithograph, drawing,” the word “ record ” ; and (b) Adding to that definition, the following paragraph:— “ For the purposes of this definition a record shall be deemed to be obscene if the words or sounds capable of being reproduced therefrom are obscene ; ” ; (ii.) By inserting therein, after the definition “ Place ”, the following definition :— “ “ Play ”—(In relation to a record) reproduce Play, recorded words or sounds from the record by means of a gramophone or other device ; ” ; and * 22 G. 5 No. 27 and amending Acts.

782 Publish. Record. VAGRANTS. Vagrants, Gaming, Etc., Act. 7 E liz . II. No. 62, 1958. (iii.) By inserting therein, after the definition “ Public place ”, the following definitions :— “ “ Publish ”—(In relation to a record) deliver the record to any person or play the record in the hearing of any person ; “ Record ”—Any gramophone record, wire, tape, or other thing by which words or sounds are recorded and from which they are capable of being reproduced; Amendment 3. Section fifteen of the Principal Act is amended of s. i5(i). by adding to subsection one thereof the following paragraph “ For the purpose of the application of this subsection to records, the warrant shall be deemed to authorise the police officer or any of his assistants making the search to play any record found in the house, shop, room, premises or other place which he believes may be obscene by means of any gramophone or other device which such police officer or any of his assistants brings with him or finds therein.” Repeal of s.40. 4. (1.) Section forty of the Principal Act is repealed. (2.) This section shall come into operation on the day whereon *“ The Justices Acts Amendment Act of 1958 ” comes into operation. Amendment 5. Section forty-three of the Principal Act is of s. 43 . amended— (i.) By inserting in the first paragraph of that section, after the words “ including his photograph and finger prints”, the words “ and palm prints ” ; and (ii.) By inserting in the proviso to that section, after the words “ any finger prints”, the words “ or palm prints”. * 7 Eliz. II. No. 39. Commenced 2 Feb., 1959. (Proc. pubd. Gaz. 20 Dec., 1958, p. 2140.)