Committee Details

Committee’s report

The committee tabled its Report No. 8, 57th Parliament - Disaster Management and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 on 19 April 2024. The Bill was passed in the Legislative Assembly on 2 May 2024.

About the Bill 

On 7 March 2024, Hon Nikki Boyd MP, Minister for Fire and Disaster Recovery and Minister for Corrective Services, introduced the Disaster Management and Other Legislation Amendment 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 amend the:

• Disaster Management Act 2003 to enhance Queensland’s disaster management arrangements
• Queensland Reconstruction Authority Act 2011 to expand the Queensland Reconstruction Authority’s functions
• Fire and Emergency Services Act 1990 to establish the Queensland Fire and Rescue and the Rural Fire Service Queensland as dedicated fire services under the Act.

The Bill also provides requirements for smoke alarms in caravans and motorised caravans.

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.

Timeline