Committee Details

Committee’s report

The committee tabled Report No. 9, 57th Parliament - Victims' Commissioner and Sexual Violence Review Board Bill 2024 on Friday 19 April 2024. The Bill was passed in the Legislative Assembly on 30 April 2024. The government response was tabled on 30 April 2024.

About the Bill 

On 6 March 2024, Hon Leanne Linard MP, Acting Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Acting Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence, introduced the Victims' Commissioner and Sexual Violence Review Board Bill 2024 into the Queensland Parliament.  The Bill was referred to the Community Safety and Legal Affairs for detailed consideration.   

View: Bill
View: Explanatory Notes 
View: Statement of compatibility 
View: Explanatory Speech

The overarching objectives of the Bill are to:

• Establish the Victims’ Commissioner to promote and protect victims’ rights; and
• Establish the Sexual Violence Review Board to identify and review systemic issues in relation to the reporting, investigation and prosecution of sexual offences.

The majority of the Bill’s amendments implement recommendations in the following reports: 

• Women’s Safety and Justice Taskforce - Hear Her Voice – Report 2 – Women and girls’ experience in the criminal justice system
• A call for Change: Commission of Inquiry into Queensland Police Service responses to domestic and family violence
• Legal Affairs and Safety Committee - Report No. 48, 57th Parliament - Inquiry into Support provided to Victims of Crime.

For more in-depth information on the above please refer to the explanatory notes for the Bill.

Further information

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

Call for submissions

Submissions are now closed. All submissions accepted by the committee can be accessed under the “View Submissions” tab above..

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