The Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld) does not have general application to contempt orders made by a superior court exercising its inherent jurisdiction. UCPR r 930(2) identifies the forms of punishment available for contempt but does not impose the conditions that regulate orders under the PSA. A court exercising its inherent contempt power may fashion suspended sentences with operational periods tied to compliance with the breached order, rather than being constrained by the PSA's requirements for recording convictions and stating operational periods by reference to the commission of further imprisonable offences. The keeping of business vehicles on residential land and performing mechanical work on them does not constitute residential use.
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