Committee Details

committee report

The report was tabled its Report No. 27, 57th Parliament - Personal Injuries Proceedings and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 on 27 May 2022. The Bill was passed with amendment by the Queensland Government on 22 June 2022.

About the bill

On 31 March 2022 the Hon Shannon Fentiman MP, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Minister for Women and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence introduced the Personal Injuries Proceedings and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 into the Queensland Parliament. The Bill was referred to the Legal Affairs and Safety Committee for detailed consideration and report by 27 May 2022. 

View: Introductory speech 
View: Bill 
View: Explanatory Notes 
View: Statement of compatibility 

OBJECTIVES OF THE BILL

The policy objectives of the Bill, as set out in the explanatory notes are to:

1. stop claim farming for personal injury and workers’ compensation claims;
2. prevent undesirable costs agreement practices by law practices for personal injury claims;
3. confirm the policy intent for when an entitlement to terminal workers’ compensation arises under the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (WCR Act); and
4. make technical and clarifying amendments to the Electoral Act 1992 (Electoral Act) relating to fundraising contributions and state campaign accounts and disclosure returns.

Further information

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

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