Disability Services (Restrictive Practices) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024
Bill Story
The journey of this bill through Parliament, including debate and recorded votes.
Amendment
That the amendment be agreed to
Passed36 ayes – 49 noes2024-06-14
The motion passed.
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Ayes (36)
Bates(Liberal National Party)
Bennett(Liberal National Party)
Berkman(Queensland Greens)
Bleijie(Liberal National Party)
Boothman(Liberal National Party)
Camm(Liberal National Party)
Crandon(Liberal National Party)
Crisafulli(Liberal National Party)
Frecklington(Liberal National Party)
Gerber(Liberal National Party)
Hart(Liberal National Party)
Head(Liberal National Party)
Janetzki(Liberal National Party)
Krause(Liberal National Party)
Langbroek(Liberal National Party)
Last(Liberal National Party)
Leahy(Liberal National Party)
Lister(Liberal National Party)
MacMahon(Queensland Greens)
Mander(Liberal National Party)
McDonald(Liberal National Party)
Millar(Liberal National Party)
Minnikin(Liberal National Party)
Molhoek(Liberal National Party)
Nicholls(Liberal National Party)
O’Connor(Liberal National Party)
Perrett(Liberal National Party)
Powell(Liberal National Party)
Purdie(Liberal National Party)
Robinson(Liberal National Party)
Rowan(Liberal National Party)
Simpson(Liberal National Party)
Stevens(Liberal National Party)
Watts(Liberal National Party)
Weir(Liberal National Party)
Zanow(Liberal National Party)
Noes (49)
36:49:
Bailey(Australian Labor Party)
Boyd(Australian Labor Party)
Brown(Australian Labor Party)
Bush(Australian Labor Party)
Butcher(Australian Labor Party)
Crawford(Australian Labor Party)
Dick(Australian Labor Party)
D’Ath(Australian Labor Party)
Enoch(Australian Labor Party)
Farmer(Australian Labor Party)
Fentiman(Australian Labor Party)
Furner(Australian Labor Party)
Gilbert(Australian Labor Party)
Grace(Australian Labor Party)
Harper(Australian Labor Party)
Healy(Australian Labor Party)
Hinchliffe(Australian Labor Party)
Howard(Australian Labor Party)
Hunt(Australian Labor Party)
KellyLauga(Australian Labor Party)
Lui(Australian Labor Party)
Martin(Australian Labor Party)
McCallum(Australian Labor Party)
McMahon(Australian Labor Party)
McMillan(Australian Labor Party)
Mellish(Australian Labor Party)
Miles(Australian Labor Party)
Mullen(Australian Labor Party)
Nightingale(Australian Labor Party)
O’RourkePease(Australian Labor Party)
Power(Australian Labor Party)
Pugh(Australian Labor Party)
Richards(Australian Labor Party)
Russo(Australian Labor Party)
Ryan(Australian Labor Party)
Saunders(Australian Labor Party)
Scanlon(Australian Labor Party)
Skelton(Australian Labor Party)
Smith(Australian Labor Party)
Stewart(Australian Labor Party)
Sullivan(Independent)
Tantari(Australian Labor Party)
Walker(Australian Labor Party)
de Brenni(Australian Labor Party)
Referred to Clean Economy Jobs, Resources and Transport Committee
Lapsed1 Oct 2024
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Plain English Summary
Overview
This bill reforms Queensland's system for authorising restrictive practices used with people with disability. It replaces decisions by guardians and tribunals with a new Senior Practitioner who makes all authorisation decisions based on clinical evidence and behaviour support plans, aiming to reduce and eventually eliminate the use of restraint, seclusion and containment.
Who it affects
People with disability receiving NDIS or state disability services, their families, and disability service providers. The new framework applies to both adults and children.
Key changes
- Creates a Senior Practitioner to authorise all restrictive practices, replacing the current guardianship-based system
- Requires behaviour support plans developed by qualified practitioners before restrictive practices can be authorised
- Expands coverage to all people with disability (including children) and all regulated restrictive practices under NDIS rules
- Gives QCAT power to review Senior Practitioner decisions, with special protections for children in proceedings
- Requires coroners to be notified of deaths of people receiving Disability Support for Older Australians program services
Referenced Entities
Legislation
Disability Services Act 2006Guardianship and Administration Act 2000Public Guardian Act 2014Coroners Act 2003Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2009Forensic Disability Act 2011Child Protection Act 1999Mental Health Act 2016National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Cth)NDIS (Restrictive Practices and Behaviour Support) Rules 2018 (Cth)Human Rights Act 2019