On Tuesday 6 January 2015 a Queensland election was called for Saturday 31 January 2015.
On Thursday 8 January 2015 Iain Fogerty was charged with public nuisance after standing next to next to Liberal National Party campaigners in Brisbane wearing an “I’m with stupid” T-shirt. Mr Fogerty is the operator of a parody Campbell Newman Twitter account ( @can_do_campbell ). It was reported (hereand here ) up to ten (10) police, including three (3) patrol cars and a paddy wagon, arrived to arrest Mr Fogerty.
Public Nuisance Offence
The Public Nuisance offence is found in Section 6 of the Summary Offences Act 2005 (Qld)
The Public Nuisance offence is found in Section 6 of the Summary Offences Act 2005 (Qld)
(1) A person must not commit a public nuisance offence.
Maximum penalty-
(a) if the person commits a public nuisance offence within licensed premises, or in the vicinity of licensed premises—25 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment; or
(b) otherwise—10 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment.
(b) otherwise—10 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment.
(2) A person commits a public nuisance offence if—
(a) the person behaves in—
(i) a disorderly way; or
(ii) an offensive way; or
(iii) a threatening way; or
(iv) a violent way; and
(b) the person’s behaviour interferes, or is likely to interfere, with the peaceful passage through, or enjoyment of, a public place by a member of the public.
(i) a disorderly way; or
(ii) an offensive way; or
(iii) a threatening way; or
(iv) a violent way; and
(b) the person’s behaviour interferes, or is likely to interfere, with the peaceful passage through, or enjoyment of, a public place by a member of the public.
