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Criminal Law (Coercive Control and Affirmative Consent) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023
In response to the Queensland Government’s election commitment to legislate against coercive control, in March 2021 the independent Women’s Safety and Justice Taskforce (the Taskforce) was established to examine coercive control, the need for a specific offence of domestic violence and the experience of women across the criminal justice system.
The Criminal Law (Coercive Control and Affirmative C
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Information Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023
The Information Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 (the Bill) contains amendments making key reforms to the information privacy framework, including to:
align the definition of ‘personal information’ in the Information Privacy Act 2009 (IP Act) with the definition in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Commonwealth Privacy Act);
adopt a single set of privacy principles in the IP Act, based
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Appointment to the Queensland Law Reform Commission
The Queensland Law Reform Commission (the Commission) is constituted in accordance with the Law Reform Commission Act 1968 (the Act).
Section 10(1) of the Act states that the function of the Commission is to take and keep under review all the law applicable to the State with a view to its systematic development and reform.
Section 4(1)(a) of the Act provides that each person appointed to be a Me
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Victims of Crime Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023
On 28 September 2023, the Queensland Government announced a significant reform package to better support victims of crime and their families.
The Victims of Crime Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 (Bill) seeks to implement the announced reforms to increase the amount of financial support available to victims of crime and their families by amending the Victims of Crime Assistanc
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Appointments to Building and Construction Industry Training Fund (Qld) Ltd
The Building and Construction Industry Training Fund (Qld) Ltd (BCITF) is 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 Youth Justice, Employment and Small Business and Minister for Training and Skills Development.
The skills centre of exce
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Release of Queensland’s Clean Energy Workforce Roadmap
Ensuring Queensland has the workforce needed to meet the skills and labour demand associated with the energy transformation has been identified as a critical enabler for the successful delivery of the Queensland Energy and Jobs Plan. Likewise, the Good jobs. Good people: Queensland Workforce Strategy 2022-2032 (QWS) recognises the need to develop the skills pathways required for the growing clean
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Reframing Relationship Governance Framework on Closing the Gap
The Queensland Government is entering its third year of implementation of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap. The agreement lays out four priority reform areas and 17 target outcomes aimed at reframing government relationships with, and improving the lives of, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
The national agreement aligns with other reform projects such as the Local Thriving C
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Transport and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023
The objectives of the Transport and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 (the Bill) are to:
facilitate the transition of certain regulatory services from the Department of Transport and Main Roads to the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR); and
improve road safety, improve administrative and legislative processes, and clarify existing requirements.
To ensure the continuity of regulatory servi
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Casino Control and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023
In June 2022, the Government appointed the Honourable Robert Gotterson AO KC to conduct an External Review of the Queensland Operations of The Star Entertainment Group Limited (The Star).
The External Review made 12 recommendations for legislative reform to improve the regulation and integrity of casinos. The Government accepted the External Review’s recommendations in principle on 6 October 2022.
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Energy (Renewable Transformation and Jobs) Bill 2023
In September 2022, the Queensland Government released the Queensland Energy and Jobs Plan (the Plan). The Plan contained commitments to legislate key elements of the Plan, as well as establish new legislative infrastructure frameworks.
An exposure draft of the Energy (Renewable Transformation and Jobs) Bill 2023 was released for public consultation in June 2023. Ninety-one responses were received
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Update on government achievements in the Townsville region
The Townsville region includes the Local Government Areas of Townsville City Council, Hinchinbrook Shire Council, Charters Towers Regional Council, Burdekin Shire Council, and Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council. The Townsville region includes a large portion of the electorates of Townsville, Mundingburra, Thuringowa, and part of the electorates of Burdekin, Hinchinbrook, and Traeger.
To create a
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Seqwaters 30 Year Water Security Program
Seqwater has revised its 30-year Water Security Program for South East Queensland.
Seqwater’s planning, which is outlined in the Water Security Program and Seqwater’s South East Queensland Water Infrastructure Plan, highlights that a new desalination plant will be the next new water supply for the region.
The new desalination plant is likely to be required by around the mid-2030s and preliminary p
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