Domestic and Family Violence Protection (Combating Coercive Control) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023
LegislationReferenced in 2 bills
Criminal Code (Serious Vilification and Hate Crimes) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023
This bill strengthens Queensland's hate crime and vilification laws by implementing recommendations from a parliamentary inquiry. It increases penalties for serious vilification, creates aggravated offences for crimes motivated by hatred based on race, religion, sexuality, sex characteristics or gender identity, and bans the public display of prescribed hate symbols such as Nazi imagery.
Criminal Justice Legislation (Sexual Violence and Other Matters) Amendment Bill 2024
This bill implements the third tranche of legislative reforms recommended by the Women's Safety and Justice Taskforce, focusing on sexual violence and women and girls' experiences in Queensland's criminal justice system. It creates a new criminal offence to protect 16 and 17 year olds from sexual exploitation by adults in positions of authority, strengthens courtroom protections for victim-survivors, reforms evidence rules to make it easier to admit relevant past conduct in criminal trials, and extends non-contact orders from two to five years. The bill was passed with amendment.