Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) If—
(a) 12 or more persons who are present together (assembled persons) use or threaten to use unlawful violence to a person or property for a common purpose; and
(b) the conduct of them taken together would cause a person in the vicinity to reasonably fear for the person's personal safety;
each of the assembled persons commits the crime of taking part in a riot.
Maximum penalty—
(a) if the offender causes grievous bodily harm to a person, causes an explosive substance to explode or destroys or starts to destroy a building, vehicle or machinery—life imprisonment; or
(b) if—
(i) the offender is armed with a dangerous or offensive weapon, instrument or explosive substance; or
(ii) property is damaged, whether by the offender or another of the assembled persons—7 years imprisonment; or
(c) otherwise—3 years imprisonment.
(2) For subsection (1)(b), it is immaterial whether there is or is likely to be a person in the vicinity who holds the fear mentioned in the subsection.
(3) In this section—
building includes structure.
vehicle means a motor vehicle, train, aircraft or vessel.