Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) A person who--
(a) personates a public officer on an occasion when the officer is required or authorised to do an act or attend in a place by virtue of the officer's office; or
(b) falsely represents himself or herself to be a public officer, and assumes to do an act or to attend in a place for the purpose of doing an act by virtue of being that officer;
commits a misdemeanour.
Maximum penalty--3 years imprisonment.
(2) A person found committing the offence may be arrested without warrant.
(3) In this section--
office includes appointment and employment.