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IndustryReferenced in 9 bills
Trading (Allowable Hours) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022
This bill simplifies Queensland's retail trading hours framework and strengthens protections for retail workers who don't want to work extended hours. It also makes permanent the COVID-era arrangements allowing school P&C meetings and teacher registration investigations to be conducted by video call.
Criminal Justice Legislation (Sexual Violence and Other Matters) Amendment Bill 2024
This bill implements major reforms to Queensland's criminal justice system to better support victim-survivors of sexual violence and domestic violence. It creates new protections for young people from adults in positions of trust, makes court processes less traumatic for victims, and updates evidence rules to allow juries to hear about patterns of offending behaviour.
Anti-Discrimination (Right to Use Gender-Specific Language) Amendment Bill 2018
This bill failed at the second reading and did not become law. It was a private member's bill that proposed to amend the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 to create legal protections for individuals who use traditional binary gender language (such as 'he', 'she', 'husband', 'wife') and to protect organisations that only provide male/female facilities.
Child Death Review Legislation Amendment Bill 2019
This bill overhauls how Queensland reviews the deaths of children known to child protection services. It requires multiple government agencies (not just Child Safety) to conduct reviews when a vulnerable child dies, and creates a new independent Child Death Review Board to identify systemic problems and publicly report on what needs to change.
Civil Liability and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018
This bill makes it easier for survivors of institutional child sexual abuse to sue for compensation. It implements recommendations from the Royal Commission by reversing the burden of proof and creating new rules for suing unincorporated organisations like churches.
Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018
This bill implements a 'No Card, No Start' policy requiring all workers in child-related employment to hold a valid blue card before commencing work. It also modernises the blue card application process, creates a register to monitor home-based care services, and expands the list of offences that disqualify people from working with children.
Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024
This bill reforms Queensland's blue card system (Working with Children Check) to better protect children from harm. It implements recommendations from the Queensland Family and Child Commission's review, expands which jobs and businesses need blue cards, modernises how applications are assessed based on risk, and improves information sharing between courts handling child protection and family law matters.
Child Safe Organisations Bill 2024
This bill creates Queensland's child safe organisations system, implementing key recommendations from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. It requires organisations working with children to meet 10 Child Safe Standards and establishes a Reportable Conduct Scheme where allegations of child abuse by workers must be reported to and investigated under the oversight of the Queensland Family and Child Commission.
Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Amendment Bill 2019
This bill establishes a formal process for recognising exceptional teachers through 'Highly Accomplished Teacher' and 'Lead Teacher' certification. It empowers the Queensland College of Teachers to assess and certify teachers in State and Catholic schools against national professional standards, giving experienced educators a career pathway that doesn't require leaving the classroom.