Brisbane
PlaceReferenced in 14 bills
Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation (Rent Freeze) Amendment Bill 2022
This private member's bill proposed a two-year freeze on all residential rents in Queensland at August 2022 levels, with ongoing caps of 2% every two years thereafter. It responded to record rent increases (over 20% annually in Brisbane) and near-zero vacancy rates across the state. Note: This bill was discharged and did not become law.
Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024
This bill bundles together five unrelated policy changes: restructuring the Brisbane 2032 Olympics governance body and requiring a 100-day infrastructure review, abolishing Queensland's treaty process with First Nations peoples, rolling back workplace safety inspection rights for unions, clarifying planning rules for major developments, and making the Public Sector Commissioner harder to dismiss.
Electoral and Other Legislation (Accountability, Integrity and Other Matters) Amendment Bill 2019
This bill reforms Queensland's electoral laws and government integrity rules. It caps political donations and campaign spending, creates new criminal offences for Ministers and councillors who dishonestly hide conflicts of interest, restricts election signage near polling booths, and increases public funding for political parties to reduce reliance on private donations.
Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements Bill 2021
This bill establishes the Brisbane Organising Committee for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games as an independent statutory body. The Corporation will plan, organise and deliver the Games in accordance with the Olympic Host Contract signed between the IOC, Queensland Government, Brisbane City Council and Australian Olympic Committee.
Land Tax and Other Legislation (Empty Homes Levy) Amendment Bill 2022
This bill proposed an Empty Homes Levy to tackle Queensland's housing crisis by taxing vacant residential properties and undeveloped land at 5% of their capital improved value annually. Modelled on Vancouver's successful empty homes tax, it aimed to push an estimated 20,600 vacant homes back onto the rental market. This bill was discharged and did not become law.
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.
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.
Local Government (Empowering Councils) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
This bill reforms Queensland's local government laws to reduce red tape and empower councils. It simplifies conflict of interest rules, removes lower-level conduct complaints from the formal system, gives councils more control over senior staff appointments, and streamlines electoral processes.
Queensland Academy of Sport Bill 2025
This bill establishes the Queensland Academy of Sport as an independent statutory body, separate from the Department of Sport. The change is designed to give the Academy greater flexibility and agility in supporting elite Queensland athletes, particularly in preparation for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Major Sports Facilities Amendment Bill 2022
This bill modernises how Stadiums Queensland, the body that manages the state's major sports venues, is governed and operates. It implements Stadium Taskforce recommendations to make the organisation more agile, expands its commercial functions, and streamlines ministerial oversight including giving the Minister power to direct the organisation for major events like the Olympics.
Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements Amendment Bill 2024
This bill establishes the Games Venue and Legacy Delivery Authority to ensure Queensland can deliver venues, villages, and infrastructure for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games on time and on budget. The authority will operate independently with its own board but ultimately the State guarantees to cover any financial shortfall.
Evidence and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021
This bill makes several changes to Queensland's evidence and court procedures. It introduces shield laws to protect journalists' confidential sources, allows domestic violence victims to use police-recorded video statements as their main evidence, creates new procedures for examining deceased persons' remains in criminal cases, and makes administrative updates to magistrate transfers and computer warrants.
Local Government Electoral (Implementing Stage 2 of Belcarra) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019
This bill implements the second stage of reforms following the Crime and Corruption Commission's Operation Belcarra investigation into local government corruption. It strengthens electoral donation disclosure, introduces mandatory candidate training, tightens conflict of interest rules, and applies the same accountability framework to Brisbane City Council that applies to all other Queensland councils.
Local Government Electoral and Other Legislation (Expenditure Caps) Amendment Bill 2022
This bill introduces spending caps for Queensland local government elections to create fairer campaigns. It limits how much candidates, political parties, and third parties can spend on advertising and other campaign activities, and requires detailed disclosure of campaign finances.