In the media
CCC public report on transparency and accountability in
local government tabled in Parliament
The report tabled in State Parliament today contains six
recommendations aimed at improving the compliance and reporting
framework for local government officials, especially in the
treatment of campaign funds or other gifts and benefits (11
December 2015).
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Appointment of Queensland's Privacy
Commissioner
Information Commissioner Rachael Rangihaeata has announced that Mr
Phillip Green has been appointed to the role of Queensland Privacy
Commissioner by the Governor in Council (11 December 2015).
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Bikies threaten Queensland Government with costly legal
battles
Queensland's bikies are threatening further expensive legal
challenges to the state's controversial organised crime laws as
they lobby the Government for their repeal (10 December 2015).
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Court finds judicial error led to
conviction
A Queensland District Court Judge set aside the record of the
18-year-old's conviction after finding the magistrate made an
error when deciding "the default position is that convictions
are recorded" (08 December 2015).
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Statement by Acting Attorney-General Cameron
Dick
The Attorney-General has requested legal advice today about the
prospects of success on an appeal against the decision of the Court
of Appeal involving Gerard Baden-Clay (08 December 2015).
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Queensland Law Society welcomes changes to Penalties and
Sentences Act and Youth Justice Act
Queensland Law Society welcomes proposed amendments to the
Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 and the Youth Justice
Act 1992, which will address complications created by the High
Court of Australia decision in Barbaro v The Queen and
Zirilli v The Queen. (03 December 2015).
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New legislation to remove domestic violence perpetrators
from family home
It will be mandatory for Magistrates to consider 'ouster
conditions' allowing domestic violence victims to remain in the
home, while forcing the perpetrator to leave, as part of new laws
passed by State Parliament today (03 December 3015).
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Improving integrity and welfare outcomes in Queensland
racing industry
A new Bill has been introduced into the Queensland Parliament today
aimed at restoring public confidence in the state's racing
industry (03 December 2015).
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Civil partnership ceremonies restored in
Queensland
The Palaszczuk Government has restored civil partnership ceremonies
in Queensland (03 December 2015).
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All Queenslanders can have a say on possible Human
Rights Act
Queenslanders will be given the opportunity to have a say on the
possible implementation of a Human Rights Act in Queensland, with
the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee of State
Parliament to hold an inquiry into whether there should be a Human
Rights Act for Queensland (03 December 2015).
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Parliamentary inquiry to investigate rogue labour hire
operators
A Queensland parliamentary inquiry will investigate allegations
labour hire companies operating in Queensland are flouting the law
and avoiding their obligations to workers (03 December 2015).
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Palaszczuk Government announces youth justice
reforms
Attorney-General and Minister for Justice introduced a Bill to the
Queensland Parliament that will repeal previous amendments to the
Youth Justice Act 1992 and Childrens Court Act
1992. The amendments remove the provisions that allow for the
identification of young offenders and for childhood offences to be
admitted in adult sentencing proceedings (01 December 2015).
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In practice and courts
CCC Prosecutions
CCC determines not to investigate approval of Acland Stage 3 - 4.12.2015
CCC charges police officer with assault - 4.12.2015
More charges in boiler room fraud investigation - 3.12.2015
OIC QLD: Camera surveillance and privacy –
follow-up review report
Queensland's Office of the Information Commissioner's (OIC)
camera surveillance and privacy – follow-up review report was
tabled in Parliament on Wednesday, 2 December 2015.
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Published – articles, papers, reports
The Fine Art of Giving and Taking Offence
Chief Justice French AC; Birkenhead Lecture, Gray's Inn,
London, 18 November 2015.
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Legislation
Subordinate legislation as made – 03 December 2015
No 171 Proclamation commencing remaining provisions of the Coroners (Domestic and Family Violence Death Review and Advisory Board) Amendment Act 2015 effective from 04 December 2015.
No 172
Child Protection (Offender Reporting) Regulation 2015
Amends the Child Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004 and
Statutory Instruments Act 1992.
Bills
Relationships (Civil Partnerships) and Other Acts Amendment Bill
2015
Introduced on 17/09/2015 Passed with amendment on 3/12/2015.
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Domestic and Family Violence Protection and Another Act Amendment
Bill 2015
Introduced on 29/10/2015 Passed on 3/12/2015.
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Youth Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2015
Introduced Legislative Assembly on 01/12/2015. The objectives of
the Bill are to: prohibit the publication of identifying
information about a child dealt with under the Youth Justice
Act 1992 No. 44 (Qld); reinstate the principle that a detention
order should be imposed only as a last resort and for the shortest
appropriate period when sentencing a child and he Children's
Court of Queensland's sentence review jurisdiction.
Criminal Law (Domestic Violence) Amendment Bill (No. 2)
2015
Introduced on 02 December 2015;02/12/2015 Referred to Committee on
2 December 2015. This Bill will make provision for domestic and
family violence to be an aggravating factor on sentence, create an
offence of choking, suffocation or strangulation in a domestic
setting and allow a court to receive submissions on the appropriate
sentence or sentence range. Specifically, the Bill would make
various amendments including to amend the PS Act and the YJ Act to
allow a court to receive a submission from a party on what they
consider to be the appropriate sentence or sentence range for the
court to impose.
Crime and Corruption Amendment Bill 2015
Introduced on 01 December 2015; Referred to Committee on 1 December
2015
The main objective of this Bill is to implement a number of
Government election commitments to restore the Crime and Corruption
Commission's independence and integrity.
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