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Overview

Section 93 (1) of the Parliament of Queensland Act 2001 provides that a portfolio committee is responsible for examining each Bill and item of subordinate legislation in its portfolio area to consider -

a)  the policy to be given effect by the legislation;

b)  the application of fundamental legislative principles to the legislation; and

c)  for subordinate legislation - its lawfulness.

Section 41(4) of the Human Rights Act 2019 provides that a portfolio committee may, in examining subordinate legislation, also consider the human rights certificate for the subordinate legislation.

Committee Reports

The committee tabled Report No. 39, 57th Parliament - Subordinate Legislation tabled between 23 August 2023 and 12 September 2023 on 24 November 2023.

The committee tabled Report No. 36, 57th Parliament - Subordinate legislation tabled between 19 April 2023 and 22 August 2023 on 13 October 2023.

• The committee received correspondence from the Director-General, Department of Child Safety, Seniors and Disability Services in relation to this report on 28 September 2023.

The committee tabled Report No. 32, 57th Parliament - Subordinate legislation tabled between 22 February 2023 and 18 April 2023 on 21 July 2023.

The committee tabled Report No. 31, 57th Parliament - Subordinate legislation tabled between 29 November 2022 and 1 February 2023 on 21 April 2023.

• The committee tabled Erratum to Report No. 31, 57th Parliament - Subordinate legislation tabled between 29 November 2022 and 1 February 2023 on 8 May 2023.

The committee tabled Report No. 28, 57th Parliament - Subordinate legislation tabled between 17 August 2022 and 29 November 2022 on 17 February 2023.

The committee tabled Report No. 21, 57th Parliament - Subordinate legislation tabled between 16 March 2022 and 16 August 2022 on 14 October 2022.

The committee tabled Report No. 18, 57th Parliament - Subordinate legislation tabled between 1 September 2021 and 15 March 2022 on 1 April 2022.

The committee tabled Report No. 13, 57th Parliament - Subordinate legislation tabled between 26 May 2021 and 31 August 2021 on 12 November 2021.

The committee tabled Report No. 10, 57th Parliament - Subordinate legislation tabled between 24 February 2021 and 25 May 2021 on 23 August 2021.

• The committee received correspondence from the Minister for Communities and Housing, Minister for Digital Economy and Minister for the Arts in relation to this report on 3 September 2021.

The committee tabled Report No. 5, 57th Parliament - Subordinate legislation tabled between 3 December 2020 and 23 February 2021 on 20 April 2021.

• The committee received correspondence from the Director-General of the Department of Seniors, Disability Services and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships in relation to this report on 31 March 2021.

The committee tabled Report No. 4, 57th Parliament - Subordinate legislation tabled between 8 September 2020 and 2 December 2020 on 22 February 2021.

The committee tabled Report No. 1, 57th Parliament - Subordinate legislation tabled between 11 August 2020 and 7 September 2020 on 7 December 2020.