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Criminal Proceeds Confiscation and Other Acts Amendment Bill 2008 The Criminal Proceeds Confiscation and Other Acts Amendment Bill 2008 contains amendments to the Criminal Proceeds Confiscation Act 2002, the Security Providers Act 1993, the Fair Trading Act 1989 and the Trusts Act 1973. The amendments to the Criminal Proceeds Confiscation Act aim to improve the Act’s ability to achieve its objectives, which are primarily aimed at removing financial gain and incr
Mortgagee Fire Sales In Queensland, the power of a mortgagee to sell a property where a mortgagor is in default is set out in the Land Title Act 1994 and the Property Law Act 1974. Section 85 of the Property Law Act requires a mortgagee to take reasonable care to ensure that the property is sold at the market value. While the title of a purchaser is protected, a person affected by breach of this duty has a civil rem
Unit Pricing Fair Trading Regulation Unit pricing enables consumers to make comparisons across the range and assess value for money. It provides the price per standard unit of measure on shelf labels irrespective of brand or package size, in addition to the total price of the product. Consultation has been undertaken on a Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) on the introduction of a mandatory scheme. The proposal will not capture smal
Gambling and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2009 One of the Government’s Towards Q2 commitments is to support safe and caring communities. In line with this commitment, the Government announced significant gambling reforms during 2008 to reduce the potential harm of gambling in the community. These reforms included a cap on club gaming machines to limit the proliferation of gaming machines in the state, a reallocation scheme for gaming mach
Combined Bunk Bed Safety RIS and Draft Public Benefit Test The issue of bunk bed safety gained prominence in 2008, following an inquest that year into the death of a child in 2002. The child died as a result of head injuries sustained when she fell from an upper bunk in a holiday rental unit. The parents of the child raised issues with the Queensland Ombudsman about the coverage of safety regulations for bunk beds. As a result the Ombudsman recommended,
Mandatory Unit Pricing of Grocery Products In September 2008, the Queensland Government approved and released draft law proposing unit pricing of grocery products in supermarkets. In March 2009, the Australian Government released a draft mandatory national code for unit pricing of grocery products. The national code - the Retail Grocery Industry (Unit Pricing) Code of Conduct, commenced on 1 July 2009 and requires industry compliance acr
Amendments to Gambling Bill 2009 The Gambling and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2009 proposes that the Liquor Act 1992 be amended to include a moratorium on extended trading hours approvals after midnight, but with an exemption from the moratorium only for applications in inner city areas with a concentration of licensed premises with approved extended trading hours after midnight. It is intended that the moratorium be impos
Amendments to Credit Bill 2009 The Credit (Commonwealth Powers) Bill 2009 (the Bill) refers constitutional power for credit and advice to the Commonwealth and repeals the Credit Act 1987, Consumer Credit (Queensland) Act 1994, the appended template Credit Code and supporting Regulations. Following introduction of the Bill, the Commonwealth and the State Governments agreed to modify the terms of the referred amendment power
Moratorium on release of state-owned operating authorities On 17 April 2008, the Honourable Anna Bligh MP, Premier announced an immediate two year moratorium on the release of additional gaming machines to hotels as part of a package of measures to minimise gambling related harm. Under the moratorium only the 19,310 of the current 20,000 gaming machine authorities allowed under the cap were available to hotels. Cabinet approved the extension of the curr
Body Corporate and Community Management Amd Bill 2010 - Exposure Draft Community titles schemes involve the collective ownership and management of common property and body corporate assets. Under the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997, most costs associated with living in a scheme are proportioned by a lot owner’s allocated contribution schedule lot entitlement. The current approach to setting and adjusting contribution schedule lot entitlements has
Fair Trading Australian Consumer Law Bill 2010 On 2 October 2008, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) agreed to a new national consumer law to be implemented by a national application law scheme, and jointly enforced by the Commonwealth, States and Territories. The Australian Consumer Law (ACL) was developed as a single national consumer law based on the former Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) and drawing upon the recommendations of
Personal Property Securities (Ancillary Provisions) Bill 2010 Following initiation by the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General (SCAG) in 2006, the Council of Australian Governments agreed to proceed with the reform of Australian personal property securities law. An intergovernmental agreement has been signed to this effect by all Australian jurisdictions. Under the intergovernmental agreement, states and territories agreed to refer power to the Commonw
Setting and adjusting Lot Entitlements Community titles schemes involve the collective ownership and management of common property and body corporate assets. Costs associated with living in a scheme are proportioned by a lot owner’s allocated lot entitlement. Under the current lot entitlement arrangements provided by the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997, every lot in a community titles scheme is allocated a contribut
Manufactured_Homes_Residential_Parks_Amendment_Bill_2010 This submission proposes the introduction of the Manufactured Homes (Residential Parks) Amendment Bill 2010 (the Bill) which addresses issues identified during a review of the Manufactured Homes (Residential Parks) Act 2003 (the Act). The Act provides for the positioning and occupancy of manufactured homes in residential parks. The main object of the Act is to regulate and promote fair trading
Property Agents and Motor Dealers Bill 2010 The Property Agents and Motor Dealers and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 (the Bill) implements the recommendation to streamline Chapter 11 of the Property Agents and Motor Dealers Act 2000 (PAMD Act), which prescribes the processes for the presentation and delivery of residential real estate contracts, and the circumstances in which these contracts may be terminated. The Bill makes paralle
Consultation Paper on Associations Incorporations Act The Associations Incorporation Act 1981 (the Act) provides a framework for the incorporation and governance of not-for-profit associations which make an important contribution to the community and to Queensland’s economy. The Associations Incorporation Regulation 1999 (the Regulation) prescribes matters in relation to record-keeping and accounting requirements, and contains a set of model rules
Criminal Code and Other Legislation Amendment Bill The primary objectives of the Criminal Code and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 are to: amend the excuse of accident (section 23(1)(b), Criminal Code) to omit the term ‘accident’ and substitute the term with a phrase which better reflects the ‘reasonably foreseeable consequence’ test; recast the partial defence of provocation (section 304, Criminal Code) to address its bias and flaws, as r
Public Release of Land Sales Act 1984 discussion paper The Land Sales Act 1984 regulates the sale of unregistered flat land (‘proposed allotments’) and land sold off the plan forming part of a community titles scheme (‘proposed lots’) (e.g. building units). In accordance with the Queensland Government’s obligations under the National Competition Policy agreed to in 1995 by the Council of Australian Governments, the Act was reviewed in 2001. A public
Property Agents, Motor Dealers, Commercial Agents and other Bills The Property Agents and Motor Dealers Act 2000 (PAMD Act) provides for the licensing and regulation of real estate agents, resident letting agents, pastoral houses, property developers, motor dealers, auctioneers and commercial agents. The Property Agents Bill 2010, the Motor Dealers and Chattel Auctioneers Bill 2010, the Commercial Agents Bill 2010 and the Agents Financial Administration Bill 2
Fair Trading Inspectors Bill 2011 A 2002 Office of Fair Trading review of the Fair Trading Act 1989 and a 2007 review of the then Department of Tourism, Fair Trading and Wine Industry Development by the former Service Delivery and Performance Commission identified that there were inconsistencies in the inspectorate provisions contained in the fair trading legislation. Inspectorate provisions are provisions which deal with the app
Fair Trading (Safety Standards) Regulation 2011 The use of bunk beds poses a significant risk of serious injury to young children. A mandatory product safety standard addressing key hazards associated with bunk beds has applied to bunk bed manufacturers and suppliers since 2002. However, bunk beds purchased prior to this time which do not meet the mandatory safety standard are still used in some private homes and short-term accommodation premis
Property Occupations and other fair trading Bills 2013 The Property Agents and Motor Dealers Act 2000 provides for the licensing and regulation of real estate agents, resident letting agents, pastoral houses, property developers, motor dealers, auctioneers and commercial agents. In February 2013, four draft Bills designed to split and repeal the Property Agents and Motor Dealers Act 2000 were released for a four week public consultation process and re
Liquor Red Tape Reduction and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2013 Government is committed to reducing the regulatory burden on the liquor and gaming industry to support tourism as one of the four pillars of the Queensland economy. In accordance with this commitment, the Liquor (Red Tape Reduction) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2013 amends liquor and gaming legislation to implement a number of red tape reduction and miscellaneous proposals, including: exte
Tackling Alcohol-Fuelled Violence Legislation Amendment Bill 2015 The Government has committed to taking action to address alcohol-related harm in and around Queensland’s licensed venues. To achieve this the Government is implementing a comprehensive policy framework to tackle alcohol-fuelled violence (the Policy), based on evidence and best-practice approaches. This Policy includes both legislative and non-legislative elements, and also provides for the contin
Retail Shop Leases Amendment Bill 2015 Under section 122 of the Retail Shop Leases Act 1994 (the Act), a review of the operation of the Act has been conducted to decide whether the Act’s provisions remain appropriate for the Queensland retail sector. The amendments to the Act contained in the Retail Shop Leases Amendment Bill 2015 (the Bill) are the outcome of the review consultation processes, including public consultation on a discus
Fair Trading (Fuel Price Board) Regulation 2017 The Fair Trading (Fuel Price Board) Regulation 2017 (the Regulation), made under the Fair Trading Act 1989, prohibits the display of discounted prices on fuel price boards. The Regulation also prescribes a co-ordinated process for changing the display of fuel prices on fuel price boards and fuel pumps when prices change. The Regulation is intended to reduce the risk of motorists being confused by
Health and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 The Health and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 amends Health and other portfolio legislation to give effect to key policies and improve the operation of relevant Acts. The Bill gives effect to recommendations of the Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis Select Committee of the Queensland Parliament by establishing a notifiable dust lung disease register. The Bill amends the Public Health Act 2005 to
Fair Trading (Fuel Price Reporting) Regulation 2018 Queensland is establishing a compulsory fuel price reporting scheme as there is currently no unified national approach to monitoring fuel prices. Consumers will be empowered to seek out the best deals for fuel purchases because complete and accurate information will be available for the first time. The scheme is not expected to impact adversely on market competition because it will make available
Fair Trading (Funeral Pricing) Regulation 2022 The Fair Trading (Funeral Pricing) Regulation 2022 provides mandatory requirements for the display and provision of upfront prices for funeral goods and services. This information must be displayed at each place of business of the funeral director and on any public website maintained by the funeral director. Penalties will apply to funeral directors who fail to comply with the requirements. Cabi