The GOAT Tool

Used to the old form? Our new tool uses free text search, allowing you to search all offences instantly. The old step-by-step lookup can be accessed under below. Prior convictions and any circumstance of aggravation are now chosen once a parent charge is selected. Traffic (TORUM) disqualification and penalty lookups are part of this same search now, not a separate form. Welcome to the future of criminal law.

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Selected charge

Legislation

Charge

Specific charge (if applicable)

Things to note when reading a result

A penalty unit is $172.70 for Queensland offences and $364 for Commonwealth offences (current from 1 July 2026). Dollar figures shown beside penalty units use the rate for the offence's jurisdiction.
The offender levy adds $147.60 (Magistrates Court) or $442.40 (District and Supreme Courts) on sentence: one levy per sentencing event for an adult offender, applied automatically under s179C of the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld). It is not part of the sentence and can't be waived, reduced or appealed.
If a charge says it must be dealt with in a certain court, there is no election available to the defence or the prosecution.
Any charge where the defendant has an election can be dealt with summarily unless the defendant elects a jury trial.
Any drug offence will state whether a serious drug offence certificate will issue, or whether drug diversion is available. If it states neither, they don't apply.
While some offences must be dealt with summarily, and elections can be made to deal with matters summarily, the Magistrate retains an overriding discretion under s552D to abstain from dealing with the matter if satisfied the defendant may not be adequately punished (or for some other exceptional circumstance), in which case the matter must proceed as a committal hearing.
Where a Magistrate hearing a Weapons Act offence with a maximum penalty over 2 years decides the matter should proceed on indictment, they can turn the proceeding into a committal hearing under ss161(6)–(7) of the Weapons Act.
Where an indictable offence is dealt with summarily, the maximum penalty is 3 years imprisonment or 100 penalty units. For a Magistrate imposing a drug and alcohol treatment order (a Drug Court order) the maximums are 4 years imprisonment or 100 penalty units (see s552H). For Weapons Act offences, the maximums are 150 penalty units and 3 years imprisonment.

Look up a drug

Type a drug to see its Queensland schedule, the Schedule 3 and Schedule 4 specified quantities, and the police diversion limit.

How to read a result

Drug schedule Which Drugs Misuse Regulation schedule the drug sits in: Schedule 1 (incl. steroids in Part 2) or Schedule 2.
Schedule 3 & 4 quantities Set the maximum penalty for possession (s9) and whether it's heard summarily or on indictment.
Police diversion limit The amount below which a minor drugs offence, for personal use, may be diversion-eligible (other conditions apply).

Auto-updated from the current Queensland regulations. Reference only. Always verify against the legislation.

I built the first version of this tool in 2020, updated it in 2024, and re-built it again for this app. Every offence on it was entered by hand and checked against the legislation. The old page asked you to buy me a coffee. You don't have to. If it's useful, Acquit is where the rest of it lives.

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This page is for reference use only, and nothing on it is legal advice. While the data is maintained against current Queensland and Commonwealth legislation, we do not guarantee the accuracy, reliability, currency or completeness of any material. Always verify against the legislation, and if you are facing a charge, speak to a lawyer about your own situation.

Based on content from the Queensland Legislation website and the Federal Register of Legislation, each at 23 July 2026. For the latest information please go to legislation.qld.gov.au and legislation.gov.au. © State of Queensland. © Commonwealth of Australia. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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