licensed venues
IndustryReferenced in 3 bills
Criminal Code (Consent and Mistake of Fact) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2020
This bill makes changes across several unrelated areas of law. Most significantly, it clarifies consent laws for sexual offences by putting existing case law into the Criminal Code, making it clearer that silence is not consent and that voluntary intoxication is no excuse. It also extends police banning notices, bans predatory wagering marketing, and ensures victims of solicitor fraud receive full compensation.
Police Powers and Responsibilities (Making Jack’s Law Permanent) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
This bill makes Jack's Law permanent and significantly expands police powers to use hand held scanners to detect knives in public places across Queensland. It also extends counter-terrorism detention powers for 15 years, clarifies Marine Rescue Queensland's ability to receive charitable donations, and validates historical SES member appointments.
Police Powers and Responsibilities and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021
This bill is a package of law and order reforms covering knife crime, parole restrictions for the worst murderers, stronger 'No Body, No Parole' laws, protection for police animals, and updated child sex offender monitoring. It aims to improve public safety while reducing trauma for victims' families through the parole process.