youth justice
IndustryReferenced in 4 bills
Corrective Services (Emerging Technologies and Security) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022
This bill modernises Queensland's prison and youth detention systems to handle emergencies better and address new security threats. It creates new criminal offences for flying drones over prisons or accessing restricted areas, authorises body scanners and surveillance technology, and improves how agencies share information about prisoners.
Inspector of Detention Services Bill 2021
This bill creates an independent Inspector of Detention Services to oversee Queensland's prisons, youth detention centres, work camps, and police watch-houses. The Inspector will conduct regular inspections, review how people in custody are treated, and report publicly to Parliament on conditions and any concerns about harm or ill-treatment.
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.
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.