Constitution of Queensland 2001
LegislationReferenced in 34 bills
Appropriation (Parliament) Bill 2020
This bill authorises funding for Queensland's Parliament. It approves $519,000 in supplementary funding for unexpected costs in 2019-20, and provides an additional $50.5 million in interim funding for 2020-21 because the regular state budget was postponed due to the 2020 state election.
Appropriation Bill 2020
This bill authorises government spending across two financial years. It formally approves $1.114 billion in supplementary funding for unforeseen costs during 2019-20, and provides $28.635 billion in additional interim supply for 2020-21 because the regular state budget was postponed due to the state election and COVID-19.
Appropriation (Parliament) Bill (No. 2) 2017
This bill gives formal parliamentary approval for an extra $2.411 million spent on running Queensland's Parliament in the 2016-17 financial year. The money had already been drawn from the Consolidated Fund to cover unforeseen costs and needed to be authorised by an Act, as required by the Queensland Constitution.
Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2017
This bill retroactively authorises $2.27 billion in government spending that exceeded the original 2016-17 budget. It is a routine accountability step required by the Queensland Constitution whenever departments spend more than Parliament originally approved.
Appropriation (Parliament) Bill (No. 2) 2018
This bill authorises $5.14 million in supplementary funding for Queensland Parliament to cover unforeseen expenditure during the 2017-18 financial year. It formally approves spending that has already occurred, as required by the Queensland Constitution.
Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2018
This bill authorises $494.9 million in supplementary funding for seven Queensland Government departments to cover unforeseen spending during the 2017-18 financial year. The expenditure has already occurred, and this bill provides the formal parliamentary approval required under the Queensland Constitution.
Appropriation (Parliament) (Supplementary 2024-2025) Bill 2025
This bill provides formal parliamentary approval for $5.407 million in supplementary funding for Queensland Parliament that was spent during the 2024-25 financial year. The Queensland Constitution requires all government spending to be authorised by Parliament, so this bill retrospectively approves unforeseen expenditure that has already occurred and been reviewed by the Auditor-General.
Appropriation (Supplementary 2024-2025) Bill 2025
This bill formally approves $5.741 billion in government spending that exceeded the original 2024-25 budget across 16 departments. The money has already been spent and reviewed by the Auditor-General, and Parliament must now formally authorise it as required by the Queensland Constitution.
Electoral and Other Legislation (Accountability, Integrity and Other Matters) Amendment Bill 2019
This bill overhauls Queensland's electoral funding and integrity laws. It caps political donations and campaign spending to reduce the influence of money in elections, creates new criminal offences for Ministers and councillors who dishonestly hide conflicts of interest, restricts election signage at polling booths, and reforms the local government integrity framework including a new role of councillor advisor.
Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
This bill implements several 2025-26 State Budget measures and makes other amendments across seven Acts. It extends the doubled First Home Owner Grant and the apprentice payroll tax rebate, introduces contingency windfall taxes to protect foreign surcharge revenue, reforms how Budget Estimates hearings are chaired, and clarifies SPER registration fee rules.
COVID-19 Emergency Response Bill 2020
This bill established temporary emergency powers to help Queensland respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. It protected renters and small businesses from eviction, allowed Parliament and courts to operate remotely, and gave government broad powers to modify legal requirements around documents, time limits, and proceedings. The entire Act expired on 31 December 2020.
Local Government (Dissolution of Ipswich City Council) Bill 2018
This bill dissolved Ipswich City Council and removed all councillors from office following a Crime and Corruption Commission investigation that found serious, long-running corruption and governance failures. An interim administrator was appointed with full council and mayoral powers to run the council until Ipswich residents could elect new councillors at the 2020 local government elections.
Constitution of Queensland and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2016
This bill locks the core features of Queensland's parliamentary committee system into the state Constitution, so they can't be easily changed or removed. It requires at least six portfolio committees covering all areas of government, a minimum six-week committee review of most new bills, and a public budget estimates hearing for the annual Appropriation Bills. It also lets committees start their own inquiries on matters within their portfolio.
Cheaper Power (Supplementary Appropriation) Bill 2024
This bill authorises $2.267 billion in additional government spending to fund energy rebates on Queensland household power bills. The government fast-tracked the funding as unforeseen expenditure within the 2023-24 financial year to deliver urgent cost of living relief.
Electoral (Constitutional) Amendment Bill 2015
This bill was a private member's bill that proposed technical changes to the Electoral Act 1992 to support a separate proposal for fixed four-year parliamentary terms in Queensland. It did not stand alone — it was designed to work with a companion constitutional bill. The bill lapsed and did not become law.
Appropriation (Parliament) Bill (No. 2) 2019
This bill authorises $639,000 in supplementary funding for the Queensland Parliament to cover unforeseen expenditure during the 2018-19 financial year. It is a routine budget measure that formally approves spending already incurred, as required by the Queensland Constitution.
Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2019
This bill provides formal Parliamentary approval for $1.397 billion in supplementary government spending that occurred during 2018-19. The spending exceeded the original 2018 Budget and was initially authorised by the Governor in Council, but Queensland's Constitution requires all government expenditure from the Consolidated Fund to be approved by Parliament.
Electoral (Improving Representation) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2016
This bill increases the size of Queensland's Parliament from 89 to 93 MPs, adding four new electoral districts to improve representation in regional and remote Queensland. It also expands the Redistribution Commission from three to five members and requires the leaders of every party in Parliament to agree on who gets appointed.
Public Health and Other Legislation (Public Health Emergency) Amendment Bill 2020
This bill gave Queensland authorities the legal powers needed to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, including lockdowns, quarantine orders, business closures, and restrictions on gatherings. It also amended electoral and planning laws to provide flexibility during the public health emergency, with most emergency powers set to expire one year after commencement.
Constitution (Fixed Term Parliament) Amendment Bill 2015
This bill would fix Queensland's parliamentary term at four years, with state elections held on the second Saturday in March every four years. It would stop the Premier from calling early elections for political advantage and would only take effect if approved at a referendum.
Appropriation (Parliament) Bill (No. 2) 2015
This bill gives Parliament formal approval to have spent an extra $2.934 million on itself during the 2014-15 financial year. The Legislative Assembly and parliamentary service went over their original budget, and this supplementary appropriation retrospectively authorises that unforeseen expenditure.
Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2015
This bill retrospectively approves $9.11 million of unforeseen government spending from the 2014-15 financial year. It also changes the rules so that Queensland government departments can borrow from lenders other than the Queensland Treasury Corporation, as long as the Treasurer approves.
Appropriation (Parliament) Bill (No. 2) 2021
This bill formally authorises $1,795,000 in supplementary funding for the Queensland Parliament to cover unforeseen expenditure during the 2020-21 financial year. Under Queensland's Constitution, all government spending from the Consolidated Fund must be approved by Parliament, so this bill provides that approval for spending that has already occurred.
Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2021
This bill formally authorises $447.5 million in additional government spending that occurred during the 2020-21 financial year. The spending had already been incurred but required parliamentary approval under Queensland's Constitution. It is presented as a separate bill for timely transparency rather than being bundled with the next annual budget.
Electoral (Redistribution Commission) and Another Act Amendment Bill 2015
This bill proposed changes to how Queensland's electoral boundaries are decided. It would have expanded the independent Redistribution Commission from 3 to 5 members, allowed it to decide the number of electoral districts (between 89 and 94), and given it more flexibility for very large rural electorates. The bill failed at its second reading and did not become law.
Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2016
This bill gives Parliament's formal approval for $390.126 million of extra government spending that occurred during the 2015-16 financial year beyond what the original budget allowed. It is a routine housekeeping Act required whenever departments spend more than their original appropriation.
Corrective Services (Promoting Safety) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024
This bill amends Queensland's corrective services laws to improve safety for victims, frontline officers, prisoners, and the community. It strengthens the Victims Register, cracks down on prisoners misusing phone systems to perpetrate domestic violence, extends police monitoring powers for dangerous child sex offenders, and introduces body-worn cameras and gel blaster protections for corrective services officers.
Electoral (Improving Representation) and Another Act Amendment Bill 2015
This bill proposed to increase the size of Queensland's Parliament from 89 to 93 members and change how top appointments to the Electoral Commission of Queensland are made. It was a private member's bill introduced by Mr Katter MP that failed at the second reading stage and did not become law.
Appropriation (Parliament) Bill (No. 3) 2022
This bill authorises $2,185,000 in supplementary funding for the Queensland Parliament to cover unforeseen expenditure from the 2021-22 financial year. It is a routine accountability measure required by the Queensland Constitution to formally approve spending that has already occurred.
Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2022
This bill authorises $2.82 billion in supplementary government spending for the 2021-22 financial year. It formally approves expenditure that exceeded original budget allocations across 14 Queensland Government departments and agencies, as required by Queensland's Constitution.
Appropriation (Parliament) (Supplementary 2023–2024) Bill 2024
This bill formally authorises $4.207 million in additional spending for Queensland's Parliament that occurred during the 2023-24 financial year. Under the Queensland Constitution, all government spending from the Consolidated Fund must be approved by Parliament, including costs that exceeded the original budget.
Appropriation (Supplementary 2023–2024) Bill 2024
This bill formally authorises $1.128 billion in additional government spending that occurred during the 2023-24 financial year across 13 departments. It is a routine constitutional requirement ensuring Parliament approves all payments from Queensland's Consolidated Fund, including expenditure that exceeded original budget allocations.
Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2023
This bill authorises $1.24 billion in supplementary government spending for the 2022-23 financial year. When government departments spend more than their original budget allocations, Parliament must formally approve that spending under Queensland's Constitution. This is separate from the main budget appropriation bill.
Electoral and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019
This bill reforms Queensland's electoral laws to improve transparency, modernise voting operations, and align with four-year fixed parliamentary terms. It implements recommendations from the Crime and Corruption Commission's Operation Belcarra report and an independent review of the 2016 elections, requiring disclosure of the true source of political donations and making it easier for voters to cast absentee and postal votes.