Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003
LegislationReferenced in 12 bills
Personal Injuries Proceedings and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022
This bill stops 'claim farming' - where third parties cold-call people to pressure them into making injury claims and sell their details to lawyers. It creates new offences for personal injury and workers' compensation claims, requires law practices to certify compliance, and confirms when workers with terminal conditions can access lump sum compensation.
Work Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023
This bill strengthens workplace health and safety laws by giving workers and their representatives more power to address unsafe conditions, making it easier to prosecute the most serious safety breaches, and stopping companies from insuring against safety fines. It implements recommendations from two major reviews of Queensland's work health and safety system.
Emergency Services Reform Amendment Bill 2023
This bill implements major reforms to Queensland's emergency services following independent reviews. It transfers the State Emergency Service and marine rescue functions from Queensland Fire and Emergency Services to the Queensland Police Service, and formally establishes the State Disaster Management Group to coordinate disaster response at the highest level.
State Emergency Service Bill 2023
This bill creates standalone legislation for the State Emergency Service, separating it from Queensland Fire and Emergency Services and placing it under Queensland Police Service oversight. It recognises the vital role of approximately 5,400 SES volunteers who respond to floods, storms, and other emergencies across Queensland.
Marine Rescue Queensland Bill 2023
This bill creates Marine Rescue Queensland (MRQ), a unified statewide marine rescue service to replace the current fragmented system of two separate volunteer organisations. MRQ will operate under Queensland Police oversight with a clear command structure from state to local level, providing coordinated marine search and rescue, assistance, and disaster response support across Queensland's waterways.
Queensland Building and Construction Commission and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
This bill modernises the Queensland Building and Construction Commission by removing the requirement for physical licence cards and enabling digital alternatives. It also streamlines workplace safety reporting so that building industry licensees only need to notify one regulator of safety incidents, rather than reporting the same incident to both the QBCC and workplace safety regulators.
Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2020
This bill makes it easier for first responders to claim workers' compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It creates a 'presumptive' system where PTSD in eligible workers is automatically assumed to be caused by their work, removing the burden on injured workers to prove the connection. This responds to evidence that first responders experience mental health conditions at 10 times the rate of the general workforce.
Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019
This bill improves Queensland's workers' compensation scheme based on an independent review, while also strengthening protections for apprentices and trainees, requiring Indigenous representation on the TAFE Queensland Board, and repealing the now-redundant Commonwealth Games Act.
Mines Legislation (Resources Safety) Amendment Bill 2018
This bill strengthens workplace safety laws for Queensland's mining and quarrying industries, responding to the re-identification of black lung disease among coal miners. It increases penalties, expands inspector powers, requires better qualified ventilation officers, and creates new health surveillance for former miners.
Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024
This bill implements 26 recommendations from the 2023 Review of Queensland's workers' compensation scheme to improve support for injured workers. It requires faster rehabilitation planning, prevents secondary psychological injuries, expands cancer protections for firefighters, and creates a framework for future gig worker coverage. The bill also increases parental leave entitlements and requires superannuation contributions for Queensland public sector employees.
Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024
This bill strengthens Queensland's anti-discrimination and workplace protections by requiring employers to actively prevent discrimination and harassment, expanding the grounds on which discrimination is prohibited, and creating new protections against sex-based harassment and hostile work environments. It also increases penalties for violence against workers and clarifies judicial immunity for magistrates.
Health and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018
This bill reforms several health-related regulatory frameworks in Queensland. It repeals the state's medicinal cannabis approval system (which duplicated Commonwealth processes), establishes a register to track occupational dust lung diseases like coal workers' pneumoconiosis, empowers health authorities to require public notices about pollution events, and ensures freehold retirement village residents receive timely payment when they leave.