Committee Details

COMMITTEE REPORT 

The committee tabled its Report No. 46, 57th Parliament - Criminal Justice Legislation (Sexual Violence and Other Matters) Amendment Bill 2024 on 2 August 2024. The Government's Response to this report was tabled on 10 September 2024. The Bill was passed with amendment by the Queensland Parliament on 10 September 2024.

View: Report
View: Government response
View: Parliamentary debate on the Bill
          10 September 2024 - Transcript pages 2866-2883; 2905-2944
          The debate can be viewed by clicking on the movie icon within the transcripts.

About the Bill 

On 21 May 2024, Hon Yvette D’Ath MP, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence, introduced the Criminal Justice Legislation (Sexual Violence and Other Matters) Amendment Bill 2024 into the Queensland Parliament.  The Bill was referred to the Community Support and Services Committee for detailed consideration.

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

The Bill seeks to implement the Queensland Government’s response to recommendations made by the Women’s Safety and Justice Taskforce (Taskforce) relating to sexual violence and women and girls as accused persons and offenders. 

The Bill also includes a statutory review of amendments from the Taskforce’s reports (Hear her voice – Report One – Addressing coercive control and domestic and family violence in Queensland (Report One) and Hear her voice – Report Two – Women and girls’ experiences across the criminal justice system (Report Two)) to consider whether the amendments are operating as intended and the impacts and outcomes achieved for women and girls.

In addition, the Bill proposes to clarify the law as it relates to the admissibility of recorded statements in particular committal proceedings relating to domestic violence offences.

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

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