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About the Bill

On 21 March 2024 Hon Nikki Boyd MP, Minister for Fire and Disaster Recovery and Minister for Corrective Services introduced the Police Powers and Responsibilities and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024. The Bill was introduced on behalf of Hon Mark Ryan MP, Minister for Police and Community Safety. The Bill recognises the rights of trans and gender diverse Queenslanders by amending gendered language in legislation. The Bill was referred to the Community Support and Services Committee for detailed consideration.   

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purpose of the Bill

The objective of the Bill is to make the necessary amendments to ensure that trans and gender diverse people receive the same protections as other Queenslanders in legislation without making specific reference to gendered language, unless absolutely necessary. The Bill, in making the necessary amendments, aims to achieve operational improvements in legislation administered by the Queensland Police Service (QPS), the Department of Justice and Attorney-General, and Queensland Health.

The Bill enacts a range of amendments to the following legislation to ensure that all Queenslanders are equally recognised by law and afforded the same rights and protections: 

• the Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2004
• the Crime and Corruption Act 2001
• the Mental Health Act 2016
• the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
• the Public Health Act 2005
• the Summary Offences Act 2005
• the Terrorism (Preventative Detention) Act 2005.

The Bill also amends the Corrective Services Act 2006 in relation to prisoners reapplying for parole after being refused, and expanding the range of professionals who can make prisoner safety order decisions. 

Further information

Further information including written briefings, correspondence, response to submissions, transcripts and answers to questions taken on notice are available under the Related Publications tab.

Call for submissions

Submissions closed on Friday 12 April 2024.  Submissions can be accessed under the ‘View Submissions’ tab above.

PUBLIC PROCEEDINGS

A public briefing on the Bill was held on Monday, 15 April 2024 and a public hearing will be held on Monday, 29 April 2024. Further information will be published on this page in due course.

Committee’s report

The committee is due to table its report on Friday 10 May 2024. The report will be published here on the webpage.

Once the committee’s report has been tabled, the Government has three months to respond to the report’s recommendations (if any). At that time, the Government Response will be published here.