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Report No. 26, 57th Parliament - Police Service Administration and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2022
Committee’s report
The committee tabled its Report No. 26, 57th Parliament - Police Service Administration and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2022 on 3 February 2023. The Government's Response to this report was tabled on 29 March 2023. The Bill was passed by the Queensland Parliament on 30 March 2023.
| View: View: | Report Government response |
| View: | Parliamentary debate on the Bill 29 March 2023 - Transcript pages 755-778 and 792-800) 30 March 2023 - Transcript pages 840-845 and 871-888) The debate on the Bill can be viewed by clicking on the movie icon within the above transcript. |
About the BILL
On 27 October 2022, the Hon Mark Ryan MP, Minister for Police and Corrective Services and Minister for Fire and Emergency Services, introduced the Police Service Administration and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2022 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
Objectives of the Bill
The main objectives of the Bill are to deliver operational improvements and efficiencies for the Queensland Police Service and Queensland Fire and Emergency Services by amending the Police Service Administration Act 1990 (PSAA), the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 (PPRA), the Weapons Act 1990 (WA), the Fire and Emergency Services Act 1990 (FES Act), and the Disaster Management Act 2003 (DM Act).
The Bill aims to:
- improve the police discipline system by amendment to the PSAA
- provide for the summary dismissal police officers or police recruits who are sentenced to imprisonment for an offence
- remove duplicated and obsolete provisions of the PSAA and PPRA
- amend the WA so that licensing functions can be carried out more efficiently
- amend the FES Act and the DM Act to support the ongoing effectiveness of services delivered by the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services.
Timeline
| Submissions closed: | 24 November 2022 - see ‘View submissions’ tab |
| Public briefing: | 14 November 2022 - Broadcast - Transcript |
| Public hearing: | 5 December 2022 - Broadcast - Transcript |
| Report: | 3 February 2023 - Report |
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