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Appointment of the Queensland Human Rights Commissioner Section 234 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (the AD Act) establishes the Queensland Human Rights Commission (QHRC), provides that there is to be a Human Rights Commissioner (Commissioner) and provides that the QHRC consists of the Commissioner and the staff of the Commission. The functions of the QHRC under the AD Act are: to inquire into complaints and, where possible, to effect conciliation
Appointments to the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) is an independent, accessible tribunal that efficiently resolves disputes on a range of matters. QCAT’s purpose is to provide a quick, inexpensive avenue to resolve disputes between parties and make decisions about adult administration and guardianship, administrative decisions, anti-discrimination, building disputes, children and young peopl
Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Offender Prohibition Order) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 The Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Offender Prohibition Order) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 (the Bill) seeks to ensure the legislative framework which underpins the child protection registry scheme remains contemporary, accounts for changes in offending patterns and is continually improved to enhance its ability to protect the lives and sexual safety of children. The Bill am
Appointment of a member to the Queensland Veterans’ Council The Queensland Veterans’ Council Act 2021 (Act) provides for the establishment of the Queensland Veterans’ Council (Council) as a statutory body with responsibility for the management of Anzac Square, administration of the Anzac Day Trust Fund and provision of advice to the Minister about matters impacting on Queensland veterans and the veterans’ community. Section 13(1) of the Act states that the
Appointments to the Queensland Building and Construction Board The Queensland Building and Construction Board (the Board) is established under the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991 (the QBCC Act) as the governing body of the Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC). The Board is responsible for deciding the strategy and the operational, administrative and financial policies to be followed by the QBCC. The Board also ensure
Appointment of members of the Queensland Performing Arts Trust The Queensland Performing Arts Trust is established under the Queensland Performing Arts Trust Act 1977. Under section 12 of the Act, the Queensland Performing Arts Trust functions are: to produce, present and manage the performing arts in the building occupied by the Trust at the Queensland Cultural Centre or any other building; to establish and conduct schools, lectures, courses, seminars and
Appointment of members to the Queensland Veterans’ Council and the Veterans’ Reference Group On 4 November 2021, the Queensland Veterans’ Council Act 2021 (Act) received royal assent. The Act provides for the establishment of the Queensland Veterans’ Council (Council) as a statutory body with responsibility for the management of Anzac Square, administration of the Anzac Day Trust Fund and provision of advice to the Minister about matters impacting on Queensland veterans and the veterans’
State Emblem for Queensland Between 11 April 2022 and 10 July 2022, Queenslanders were invited to nominate their preferred State Fossil to become one of Queensland’s State emblems. After almost 9,000 nominations were received, the Muttaburrasaurus langdoni was selected by the public as the preferred State Fossil for Queensland. Muttaburrasaurus langdoni is an ornithopod dinosaur from the Cretaceous period approximately 100 m
Identification and traceability of livestock Queensland faces imminent, significant, and increasing biosecurity threats, including the detection of foot and mouth disease (FMD) and lumpy skin disease (LSD) in Indonesia. The estimated national economic cost of a large FMD outbreak is $80 billion over 10 years. Goats, sheep, pigs and cattle are carriers of FMD and the disease can be transferred between them. A livestock identification system t
Review of QFES Good Jobs and Better Fire and Emergency Services to Support Qlds Great Lifestyle On 14 December 2020, the Minister for Police and Corrective Services and Minister for Fire and Emergency Services announced that an independent review into the capability and funding model of Queensland Fire and Emergency Service (QFES) would be undertaken. The Independent Review has examined the effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability of the department, including structure and funding in rel
Queenslands long term tourism industry strategy - Towards Tourism 2032 Queensland’s tourism industry is a driving force in our state’s economy. As we strongly emerge from the profound impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, our visitor economy is well positioned to transform and grow. In June 2022, the independent Queensland Tourism Industry Reference Panel (the Panel) released their Action Plan for Tourism Recovery (the Action Plan), which made 75 recommendations for indu
Progress Update-Response to South East Queensland Rainfall and flooding event On 15 March 2022, the Premier and Minister for the Olympics announced that the Office of the Inspector-General of Emergency Management would undertake a review of the South East Queensland Rainfall and Flooding Event in February-March 2022. The South East Queensland Rainfall and Flooding Event February-March 2022 Review Report 1: 2022-2023 (the Review Report) was delivered to the Minister for Pol
10.Appointment of Assisting Clinicians to the Mental Health Court Established under the Mental Health Act 2016, the Mental Health Court is constituted by a Judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland, assisted in relation to psychiatric and intellectual disability matters by assisting clinicians to enable mentally ill and intellectually disabled offenders to be moved from the criminal justice system into the mental health system. An assisting clinician may be a psy
Appointment of Assisting Clinicians to Mental Health Court Established under the Mental Health Act 2016, the Mental Health Court is constituted by a Judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland, assisted in relation to psychiatric and intellectual disability matters by assisting clinicians to enable mentally ill and intellectually disabled offenders to be moved from the criminal justice system into the mental health system. An assisting clinician may be a psy
Appointments to Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board The Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board (the board) is established under the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2021 (the Act) to provide critical oversight of the voluntary assisted dying scheme commencing in Queensland on 1 January 2023. Under Part 8, Division 2 of the Act, the board consists of at least five but not more than nine members appointed by the Minister for Health and Ambulance Services.
Draft Wide Bay Burnett Regional Plan 2022 The Wide Bay Burnett (WBB) region covers the local government areas of Bundaberg, Cherbourg, Fraser Coast, Gympie, North Burnett, and South Burnett. The Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning (DSDILGP) commenced preparation of a new regional plan for the WBB region in early 2020 to align with current government policy and provide a contemporary direction for
Integrity and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 The Integrity and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 (the Bill) represents the first set of legislative amendments to implement integrity reforms recommended by Professor Coaldrake in his Report, Let the sunshine in: Review of Culture and accountability in the Queensland public sector (Coaldrake Report) and Kevin Yearbury in his Strategic Review of the Integrity Commissioner’s functions (Yearbu
Palliative and End-of-Life Care Strategy and Qld Health Specialist Palliative Care Workforce People living with a life-limiting illness want choice in the type and setting for their palliative care, including when, where, and how it is provided. They also want to exercise choice about their place of death and assurance that their families, carers and loved ones are supported. All Queenslanders have a right to a good death that is free from suffering and pain, with the support of palliativ
Public Sector Bill 2022 The Public Sector Bill 2022 (the Bill) represents implementation of stage two public sector reforms arising from the recommendations of an independent review of public sector employment laws by Mr Peter Bridgman, titled A Fair and Responsive Public Service for All (the Bridgman Review). The Bill repeals the Public Service Act 2008 and replaces it with the new Public Sector Act 2022, to provide a
Response to Committee Report No. 18 - Inquiry into health care services On 17 November 2021, the Legislative Assembly established an inquiry into the provision of primary, allied and private health care, aged care and National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) care services and its impact on the Queensland public health system (the Inquiry), to be undertaken by the Health and Environment Committee (the Committee). The Inquiry was established in response to the increa
Taking action now - planning framework to facilitate housing choice, diversity and affordability In June 2021, the Queensland Government released the Queensland Housing and Homelessness Action Plan 2021–2025 (HHAP). It provides a whole-of-government framework for significant investment and actions to deliver social and affordable housing in Queensland and a commitment to address housing supply and affordability. Action 3.4 of the HHAP commits to ‘Review the planning framework’s approach to r
Water Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 The Water Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 (the Bill) amends three Acts to: deliver a government commitment for strengthened water measurement; ensure regulatory frameworks remain effective; and deliver improvements to underground water management. The Independent Audit of Queensland Non-urban Water Measurement and Compliance (June 2018) and the Federal Murray-Darling Basin Compliance Compact (June
Appointment of a Director to Building and Construction Industry Training Fund (Qld) Ltd Board The Building and Construction Industry Training Fund (QLD) Ltd (BCITF) has been established as the skills centre of excellence for the building and construction industry and is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee, with sole membership being the State of Queensland, through the Minister for Employment and Small Business and Minister for Training and Skills Development. The skills centre o
Appointment to the Council of the Queensland Law Society Section 679 of the Legal Profession Act 2007 (the Act) establishes the Queensland Law Society (QLS). Section 680 of the Act provides that the functions of the QLS are: to perform the functions conferred on the law society under the Act; to manage the affairs, income and property of the law society for the purposes and benefit of the law society; and to perform other functions given to the law soc
Appointments to the Manufacturing Skills Queensland Board The Queensland Government’s Making it in Queensland: Building a Stronger Manufacturing Sector policy committed to further building the state’s manufacturing industry by providing $16.5 million to establish Manufacturing Skills Queensland (MSQ). MSQ is defined as an independent, not-for-profit, industry body to support employers, workers, apprentices and trainees in manufacturing capability and to
Appointment of members to the TAFE Queensland Board The TAFE Queensland (TAFEQ) Board is established as the governing body of TAFEQ under the TAFE Queensland Act 2013 (the Act). Sections 12 and 14 of the Act provide that the TAFEQ Board consists of the following persons appointed by the Governor in Council: one nominee of the Minister; at least six but no more than eight persons who are eligible for appointment as a member under section 14 of the A
Domestic and Family Violence Protection (Combating Coercive Control) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 In response to the Queensland Government’s commitment to legislate against coercive control, in March 2021 the independent Women’s Safety and Justice Taskforce (Taskforce) was established to examine coercive control, review the need for a specific offence of domestic violence and the experience of women across the criminal justice system. The Domestic and Family Violence Protection (Combating Coer
Outcomes of Review of the Queensland operations of The Star Entertainment Group Limited On 30 June 2022, an independent external review, led by the Honourable Robert Gotterson AO KC, was established into the Queensland casino operations of The Star Entertainment Group Limited (Treasury Brisbane and The Star Gold Coast) following media allegations of money laundering, organised crime and large-scale fraud (Gotterson Review). The report of the Gotterson Review was delivered on 30 Septe
Summertime Taskforce Recommendations report - Government Response The Queensland Government established the Summertime Taskforce as a commitment under the Big Plans for Small Business Strategy 2021-2023 to assist in identifying ways we can make best use of Queensland’s great weather, facilitate usage of outdoor areas, on-street dining, and revitalise our CBDs. As part of the Summertime Taskforce, the Queensland Small Business Commissioner led an investigation i
Appointments to Residential Tenancies Authority Board The Board of the Residential Tenancies Authority (the Board) is established under the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008 (the Act). The Board is responsible for the way that the Residential Tenancies Authority (RTA) performs its functions and exercises its powers, and for ensuring the RTA performs its functions in an appropriate, effective and efficient way. Section 473 of t
Appointment of Work Health and Safety Prosecutor In response to a key recommendation arising from the 2017 Best Practice Review of Workplace Health and Safety Queensland, the Work Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2017 established the Office of the Work Health and Safety Prosecutor – an independent statutory office, led by a Prosecutor, to institute and defend all work health and safety prosecutions. As per Schedule 2, secti
Appointment to Griffith University Council The Griffith University Council is the governing body of Griffith University established by the Griffith University Act 1998 (the Act). Section 5 of the Act outlines the functions of Griffith University which include providing education at university standard and courses of study or instruction (at the levels of achievement the Council considers appropriate) to meet the needs of the community. The
Housing Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 The Housing Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 contributes to meeting objectives of the Queensland Housing Strategy 2017-2027, by: amending the Housing Act 2003 to support the Homes for Homes donation deed model to operate in Queensland; and amending the Retirement Villages Act 1999 to increase transparency, accountability, and consistency of financial reporting in retirement villages. Homes for Hom
Delivering social housing in Queensland On 12 July 2022, the Auditor-General tabled in the Parliament a final Queensland Audit Office report Delivering social housing services (the report), which examines whether social housing is effectively managed to meet the housing needs of vulnerable Queenslanders. The report makes eight recommendations to improve the Department of Communities, Housing and Digital Economy’s (the department) social