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Guardianship and Administration and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012
As part of the Queensland Government’s 100 day action plan, the Government committed to ‘commence drafting legislative amendments to install the Independent Public Advocate as a statutory authority’, within the first 30 days.
The Public Advocate is established under the Guardianship and Administration Act 2000 as an integral part of Queensland’s guardianship system, which protects and promotes th
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Court and Civil Legislation Amendment Bill 2017
The justice portfolio encompasses the administration of over 150 statutes which are periodically reviewed to identify amendments to ensure that the Acts continue to operate in the manner intended.
The Court and Civil Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 makes miscellaneous amendments to various statutes in the justice portfolio, including amendments to:
the Classification of Computer Games and Images
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Lapsed Legislation for Re-Introduction into Legislative Assembly
When the election was called on 29 October 2017, the Parliament was dissolved by proclamation of the Governor. The dissolution has significant effects on the Parliament as follows:
All business on the Notice Paper including Government Bills, Private Members Bills and Questions On Notice lapse;
All notices of motions remaining on the Notice Paper such as revocation motions lapse, except for disall
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Guardianship and Administration and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2017
The Guardianship and Administration and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 (the Bill) progresses a number of reforms aimed at improving the efficiency of the guardianship system or improving the clarity of Queensland’s guardianship legislation (i.e. the Guardianship and Administration Act 2000; the Powers of Attorney Act 1998; and the Public Guardian Act 2014).
A number of the legislative refor
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Public Advocate Appointment
Section 208 of the Guardianship and Administration Act 2000 (the Act) provides that there must be a Public Advocate. The Public Advocate is responsible for:
promoting and protecting the rights of adults with impaired capacity for a matter;
promoting the protection of the adults from neglect, exploitation or abuse;
encouraging the development of programs to help the adults to reach the greatest pr
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Public Guardian Appointment
Section 9 of the Public Guardian Act 2014 (the Act) provides that there must be a Public Guardian.
Section 10 of the Act provides that the Public Guardian’s role:
in relation to adults who have impaired capacity for a matter is to protect their rights and interests; and
in relation to relevant children and children staying at a visitable site is to protect their rights and interests.
Section 94 o
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Appointment of members 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
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Appointment of members 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
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Appointments to QCAT
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
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