Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) A person does an act of piracy if the person, in relation to a ship travelling at sea, unlawfully--
(a) boards the ship without the master's consent and with intent--
(i) to commit robbery; or
(ii) to deal with the ship, a person on the ship or the equipment of the ship in a way that would be likely to endanger the safe use of the ship; or
(b) boards the ship without the master's consent and--
(i) commits robbery; or
(ii) deals with the ship, a person on the ship or the equipment of the ship in a way that is likely to endanger the safe use of the ship; or
(c) steals the ship, or directly or indirectly takes control of the ship without the master's consent, in circumstances that constitute robbery; or
(d) having taken possession of the ship in contravention of paragraph (c), retains possession of the ship; or
(e) confines the ship's master against his or her will.
(2) A person also does an act of piracy if the person--
(a) trades with or supplies provisions to a pirate when the person knows or ought reasonably to know the person is dealing with a pirate; or
(b) builds a ship with the intention that the ship will be used for an act of piracy.
(3) In this section--
builds includes fits out.
master means the person having command or charge of the ship and does not include a pilot having the conduct of the ship, but not belonging to the ship.
pirate means a person carrying out or intending to carry out an act of piracy.