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Appointment of the Deputy President Mental Health Review Tribunal
The Mental Health Review Tribunal (the Tribunal) is established under the Mental Health Act 2016 (the Act) to review the involuntary status of people with mental illness and/or intellectual disability. The Tribunal also provides approval for the performance of electroconvulsive therapy and non-ablative neurosurgical procedures. The Tribunal consists of the President, Deputy President and other me

Appointment of a member to The Council of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research
The Queensland Institute of Medical Research, trading as the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, is established under section 3 of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research Act 1945 (the Act) for the purpose of conducting research into any branch or branches of medical science. The QIMR Berghofer is controlled and governed by The Council of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research. P

COI into Forensic DNA Testing in Queensland - Final Report and Initial Implementation
On 6 June 2022, the Queensland Government announced the Commission of Inquiry into Forensic DNA Testing in Queensland (Commission of Inquiry). The Commission of Inquiry released its Final Report on 13 December 2022, which highlighted organisational and individual staff deficiencies and found that, in some cases, the methods, systems and processes used by the Queensland forensic DNA laboratory were

Appointment of member to Electrical Licensing Committee
The Electrical Licensing Committee (the Committee) is established under section 87 of the Electrical Safety Act 2002 (the Act). Under section 88 of the Act, the functions of the Committee are to: give advice and make recommendations to the Electrical Safety Board about electrical licences and training; take necessary disciplinary action against holders of electrical licences and previous holders o

Waste Management Resource Recycling
Queensland’s Waste Management and Resource Recovery Strategy, released on 1 July 2019, identifies and prioritises end-of-life products and materials that would benefit from approaches to improve their management, including the preparation of an action plan. These priorities include e-waste, tyres, organics, plastics and textiles. In 2019, an estimated 239,000 tonnes of e-products were placed on th