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Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Bill 2017

This bill replaces Queensland's 2001 law on non-State school accreditation with a modernised framework. It streamlines how independent and Catholic schools become accredited, gives the Non-State Schools Accreditation Board responsibility for deciding government funding eligibility, and strengthens inspection and investigation powers.

9/5/2017· PASSED with amendment· Hon K Jones MP
EducationChildren & FamiliesGovernment & Elections

Strong and Sustainable Resource Communities Bill 2016

This bill requires large mining and gas projects in Queensland to share the benefits with the regional towns near them. It bans future projects from staffing their entire operational workforce as fly-in fly-out (FIFO), makes it illegal to discriminate against local residents when hiring, and requires every project to do a social impact assessment. It also permanently bans underground coal gasification (UCG), a controversial gas-extraction method.

8/11/2016· PASSED with amendment· Hon Dr A Lynham MP
Work & EmploymentEnvironmentRegional Queensland

Mines Legislation (Resources Safety) Amendment Bill 2017

This bill strengthens safety and health laws for Queensland mines in response to the re-emergence of black lung disease. It delivers 15 improvements including higher penalties, proactive duties on company directors, a new civil penalty regime, mandatory safety systems for small opal and gem mines, and broader inspector powers.

7/9/2017· Lapsed· Hon Dr A Lynham MP
Work & EmploymentHealth

Liquor and Fair Trading Legislation (Red Tape Reduction) Amendment Bill 2015

This bill cuts red tape for Queensland's liquor and tourism industries and repeals 14 obsolete church and community organisation Acts. It lets craft breweries sell their beer at festivals and farmers markets, gives clubs, bed and breakfasts and campdrafting events more flexibility, and introduces a new approval process for liquor events held in pub car parks.

6/5/2015· 2nd reading failed· Mr I Walker MP
Business & EconomyRegional QueenslandCost of Living
2

Victims' Commissioner and Sexual Violence Review Board Bill 2024

This bill establishes a Victims' Commissioner as an independent statutory officer to promote and protect the rights of victims of crime in Queensland. It also creates the Sexual Violence Review Board to examine systemic problems in how sexual offences are reported, investigated and prosecuted. The bill transfers the Charter of Victims' Rights from the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2009 and gives the Commissioner power to handle complaints when victims' rights are breached.

6/3/2024· PASSED· Hon L Linard MP
Justice & RightsSafety & Emergency

Guardianship and Administration and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2017

This bill modernises Queensland's guardianship laws to better protect adults with impaired decision-making capacity and align them with international human rights standards. It also makes separate, unrelated changes to integrity advice rules for senior public servants and resolves a conflict between state and federal whistleblower laws for government-owned corporations.

5/9/2017· Lapsed· Hon Y D'Ath MP
HealthSeniorsJustice & RightsGovernment & Elections

Co-operatives National Law Bill 2020

This bill replaces Queensland's Cooperatives Act 1997 with the Co-operatives National Law, a nationally harmonised framework already adopted by every other Australian state and territory. It modernises how co-operatives are formed, registered and managed in Queensland, while reducing red tape and ensuring consistency across the country.

4/2/2020· PASSED· Hon Y D'Ath MP
Business & EconomyGovernment & Elections
6

Mineral and Energy Resources and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2020

This bill makes wide-ranging changes to Queensland's resources, energy, and water laws. It introduces industrial manslaughter offences for the mining and resources sector, reforms how the State manages mine rehabilitation and abandoned mines, tightens scrutiny of who can hold resource authorities, extends energy consumer protections, and increases transparency of water infrastructure charges in South East Queensland.

4/2/2020· PASSED with amendment· Hon A Lynham MP
Work & EmploymentEnvironmentCost of LivingBusiness & Economy
21

Civil Liability (Institutional Child Abuse) Amendment Bill 2018

This Greens private member's bill sought to implement key recommendations from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. It would have created a legal duty for institutions — such as schools, churches, and care facilities — to prevent child abuse and made it easier for survivors to sue by reversing the burden of proof. This bill was discharged and did not become law.

31/10/2018· Discharged· Mr M Berkman MP
Children & FamiliesJustice & Rights
1

Major Sports Facilities and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2016

This bill bundles changes across gambling, land, sport and transport laws. It cuts gaming machine tax for clubs with multiple premises, lets Queensland keno join interstate jackpot pools, allows the State to lease the beds of working rivers and lakes, streamlines stadium event advertising rules, and relaxes a toll freeze on the Logan and Gateway Motorways to fund a $450 million upgrade.

30/8/2016· PASSED with amendment· Hon C Pitt MP
Transport & RoadsBusiness & EconomyEnvironmentGovernment & Elections
25

Farm Business Debt Mediation Bill 2016

This bill forces banks and other lenders to offer farmers mediation before they can enforce a farm mortgage, giving struggling farmers a structured chance to negotiate outside of court. It also renames QRAA as the Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority, lets industry bodies run their own biosecurity accreditation schemes, clears the way for viruses to be used as pest control, and allows Queensland cannabis growers to supply seed to medicinal cannabis producers.

30/8/2016· PASSED with amendment· Hon L Donaldson MP
Regional QueenslandBusiness & EconomyJustice & Rights

Work Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023

This bill overhauls Queensland's workplace health and safety framework by implementing recommendations from two major reviews. It strengthens health and safety representatives, gives registered unions a direct role in workplace safety matters, makes it easier to prosecute the most serious safety offences by adding negligence as a fault element, and bans insurance against WHS fines.

30/11/2023· PASSED with amendment· Hon G Grace MP
Work & EmploymentJustice & Rights
23

Pharmacy Business Ownership Bill 2023

This bill replaces Queensland's 20-year-old pharmacy ownership laws with a modern regulatory framework. It establishes a new independent Queensland Pharmacy Business Ownership Council to oversee pharmacy ownership, introduces mandatory annual licensing for pharmacy owners, and bans new pharmacies from opening inside supermarkets.

30/11/2023· PASSED· Hon S Fentiman MP
HealthBusiness & EconomyRegional Queensland
20

Queen's Wharf Brisbane Bill 2015

This bill creates the legal framework for the Queen's Wharf Brisbane casino and entertainment precinct on state-owned land in the CBD. It ratifies a 99-year casino agreement with the Destination Brisbane Consortium, exempts the precinct from parts of Queensland's property, tenancy and planning laws, and introduces tight probity controls over who can own or influence the casino.

3/12/2015· PASSED with amendment· Hon Y D'Ath MP
Business & EconomyHousing & RentingJustice & Rights
18

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019

This bill amends over 30 Acts and regulations within the justice portfolio to improve how Queensland's courts, tribunals, and administrative agencies operate. It modernises the coronial system, strengthens protections for vulnerable witnesses, speeds up the handling of property offences, and fixes various anomalies across the justice system.

28/11/2019· PASSED with amendment· Hon Y D'Ath MP
Justice & RightsSafety & Emergency
16

Public Trustee (Advisory and Monitoring Board) Amendment Bill 2021

This bill creates a new independent board to oversee Queensland's Public Trustee, which manages the financial and legal affairs of vulnerable people. It was introduced after the Public Advocate found significant issues with the Public Trustee's fees, charges and practices in a 2021 review.

28/10/2021· PASSED with amendment· Hon S Fentiman MP
Justice & RightsSeniorsGovernment & Elections
29

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 committee is responsible for planning, organising, promoting and financially managing the Games, with a board of directors representing government, sporting bodies, athletes and independent members.

27/10/2021· PASSED with amendment· Hon A Palaszczuk MP
Government & ElectionsBusiness & EconomyFirst Nations
58

Multicultural Recognition Bill 2015

This bill recognises the contribution of Queensland's diverse communities and sets up a framework for government to be more responsive to cultural, linguistic and religious diversity. It creates a Multicultural Queensland Charter, an Advisory Council to guide the Minister, and requires a multicultural policy and action plan with regular public reporting.

27/10/2015· PASSED· Hon S Fentiman MP
First NationsGovernment & ElectionsJustice & Rights
25

Major Sports Facilities and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

This bill updates Queensland's laws for major sports facilities and events. It allows Gold Coast stadiums to host concerts until 10:30pm by removing restrictive liquor licensing noise conditions, increases penalties for ticket scalping, and modernises the governance of the Stadiums Queensland board.

26/8/2025· PASSED with amendment· Hon T Mander MP
Business & EconomyJustice & RightsRegional Queensland
11

Waste Reduction and Recycling (Strengthening the Container Refund Scheme) Amendment Bill 2026

This bill overhauls the governance of Queensland's Container Refund Scheme — the 10-cent bottle and can return program — following a parliamentary inquiry that found significant weaknesses in how the scheme is run. It gives the government much stronger oversight of the scheme coordinator (currently Container Exchange), requires an independent board majority, and expands the scheme's purpose to include supporting environmental and community programs.

26/3/2026· Referred to Committee· Hon A Powell MP
EnvironmentGovernment & ElectionsBusiness & Economy

Criminal Code (Consent and Mistake of Fact) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2020

This bill makes changes across several unrelated areas of Queensland law. It clarifies sexual consent provisions in the Criminal Code following a Queensland Law Reform Commission review, bans online wagering sign-up inducements, strengthens alcohol-fuelled violence measures including longer police banning notices and tighter ID scanning, and ensures victims of solicitor dishonesty receive full compensation from the Legal Practitioners' Fidelity Guarantee Fund.

26/11/2020· PASSED with amendment· Hon S Fentiman MP
Justice & RightsSafety & EmergencyHealth
27

Associations Incorporation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019

This bill modernises Queensland's framework for incorporated associations and charitable organisations. It introduces governance standards for management committees, reduces duplicate financial reporting for organisations registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, and provides simpler processes for dispute resolution, voluntary administration, and cancellation of incorporation.

26/11/2019· PASSED· Hon Y D'Ath MP
Business & EconomyGovernment & Elections
13

Labour Hire Licensing Bill 2017

This bill sets up a mandatory licensing scheme for labour hire companies in Queensland to crack down on worker exploitation and restore confidence in the industry. Providers must be licensed, pass a fit and proper person test and report every six months, while businesses that use them must only engage licensed operators. A public register and a new inspectorate back the scheme up, with penalties of up to three years' imprisonment or $3,000+ penalty units for corporations.

25/5/2017· PASSED with amendment· Hon G Grace MP
Work & EmploymentJustice & RightsRegional Queensland

Debt Reduction and Savings Bill 2021

This bill implements Queensland's Savings and Debt Plan by restructuring several government bodies and transferring the Titles Registry to a government-owned company within the Queensland Future Fund. It also introduces a fee unit model for regulatory fees, requires government agencies to publish online instead of in print, and makes safety improvements to tattoo ink regulation.

25/3/2021· PASSED with amendment· Hon C Dick MP
Government & ElectionsBusiness & EconomyHealth
77

Casino Control and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023

This bill overhauls Queensland's casino regulation following the Gotterson Review, which found money laundering, links to organised crime, and inadequate harm minimisation at Star Entertainment's Queensland casinos. It introduces mandatory identity-linked player cards, cashless gambling limits, binding pre-commitment systems for loss and time limits, a new supervision levy on casinos, five-yearly reviews of casino operations, and requirements to exclude people banned from interstate casinos.

25/10/2023· PASSED· Hon Y D'Ath MP
Justice & RightsBusiness & EconomyHealth
8

Mineral and Energy Resources (Financial Provisioning) Bill 2017

This bill creates a new pooled Financial Provisioning Scheme that makes mining companies share the cost of protecting Queensland from unrehabilitated mine sites. It also requires every mine to prepare a binding Progressive Rehabilitation and Closure Plan with enforceable milestones, audited every three years.

25/10/2017· Lapsed· Hon C Pitt MP
EnvironmentBusiness & EconomyRegional Queensland

Energy (Renewable Transformation and Jobs) Bill 2023

This bill creates the legal framework for Queensland's shift from coal-fired to renewable electricity generation. It sets legislated renewable energy targets (50% by 2030, 70% by 2032, 80% by 2035), establishes new infrastructure frameworks to build transmission lines and Renewable Energy Zones, commits to public ownership of energy assets, and creates a $150 million fund to support coal-fired power station workers through the transition.

24/10/2023· PASSED with amendment· Hon M de Brenni MP
EnvironmentWork & EmploymentCost of Living
24

Healthy Futures Commission Queensland Bill 2017

This bill creates a new independent state body called the Healthy Futures Commission Queensland, focused on helping children and families live healthier lives. The Commission will fund community projects, partnerships and research aimed at promoting healthy eating, physical activity and reducing health gaps between different Queensland communities.

23/5/2017· Lapsed· Hon CR Dick MP
HealthChildren & FamiliesFirst Nations

University Legislation Amendment Bill 2017

This bill modernises the governance of Queensland's seven public universities. It removes the power for universities to make statutes, requires each to publish a policy for electing staff and student representatives, loosens delegation rules, and imposes new disclosure duties on governing body members. It also lets James Cook University reshape the size and composition of its council.

23/5/2017· PASSED· Hon K Jones MP
EducationGovernment & Elections

Property Law Bill 2023

This bill replaces Queensland's nearly 50-year-old Property Law Act 1974 with a modernised framework for property transactions. It introduces a statutory seller disclosure scheme requiring sellers to provide standardised information to buyers before contract signing, facilitates electronic conveyancing and electronic deeds, and simplifies rules governing mortgages, leases, co-ownership, and trusts.

23/2/2023· PASSED with amendment· Hon S Fentiman MP
Housing & RentingBusiness & EconomyJustice & Rights
35

Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018

This bill amends a wide range of Queensland legislation covering tax administration, electronic property conveyancing, fine enforcement, alcohol restrictions in Indigenous communities, cultural heritage protections, and the Cross River Rail project. It is administered by the Deputy Premier, Treasurer and Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships.

22/8/2018· PASSED with amendment· Hon J Trad MP
Government & ElectionsJustice & RightsFirst Nations
20

Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Bill 2017

This bill overhauls how subcontractors get paid in Queensland's building and construction industry. It creates 'Project Bank Accounts' that quarantine money owed to subcontractors in trust, combines existing security of payment laws into a single Act, and gives the Queensland Building and Construction Commission stronger powers to tackle unlicensed work and illegal phoenixing.

22/8/2017· PASSED with amendment· Hon M de Brenni MP
Work & EmploymentBusiness & EconomyJustice & Rights

Hospital Foundations Bill 2017

This bill does two things: it replaces Queensland's 1982 law for hospital foundations with a modern framework for how these charities support public hospitals, and it amends drug laws to let Queensland farmers grow low-THC hemp for food. The changes modernise foundation governance and open Queensland to the new national hemp food market starting 12 November 2017.

22/8/2017· Lapsed· Hon CR Dick MP
HealthBusiness & EconomyRegional Queensland

Queensland Institute of Medical Research Bill 2025

This bill replaces the Queensland Institute of Medical Research Act 1945 — which is nearly 80 years old — with a modern governance framework for one of Australia's leading medical research institutes. It strengthens integrity and accountability requirements for Council members, modernises how researchers are rewarded for commercially successful discoveries, and streamlines leadership appointments.

22/5/2025· PASSED· Hon T Nicholls MP
HealthGovernment & Elections
25

Queensland Veterans' Council Bill 2021

This bill establishes the Queensland Veterans' Council as a new statutory body to manage Anzac Square as the state's war memorial, administer the Anzac Day Trust Fund that supports ex-service personnel and their families, and advise the Queensland Government on veterans' matters. It replaces the existing Anzac Day Trust and the informal Queensland Veterans' Advisory Council with a single, more accountable body.

22/4/2021· PASSED with amendment· Hon A Palaszczuk MP
Government & ElectionsHealth
31

Path to Treaty Bill 2023

This bill creates Queensland's legal framework for negotiating treaties with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It establishes two new institutions: the First Nations Treaty Institute, an independent statutory body to help First Nations communities prepare for and participate in treaty negotiations; and the Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry, a three-year process to document the impacts of colonisation on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

22/2/2023· PASSED with amendment· Hon A Palaszczuk MP
First NationsJustice & RightsGovernment & Elections
66

Trusts Bill 2024

This bill replaces Queensland's 50-year-old Trusts Act 1973 with modernised trusts legislation. It clarifies what trustees must and can do, makes it easier to deal with common trust problems without going to court, and strengthens protections for people who benefit from trusts.

21/5/2024· Lapsed· Hon Y D'Ath MP
Justice & RightsBusiness & EconomySeniors

Transport and Other Legislation (Personalised Transport Reform) Amendment Bill 2017

This bill sets up a new regulatory framework for taxis, limousines and ride-booking services like Uber in Queensland. It creates new licence and authorisation categories, imposes a chain of responsibility for safety across the industry, and strengthens penalties for unlicensed services.

21/3/2017· PASSED with amendment· Hon M Bailey MP
Transport & RoadsWork & EmploymentBusiness & Economy

Defamation (Model Provisions) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021

This bill modernises Queensland's defamation laws as part of a nationally agreed reform. It raises the bar for defamation claims by requiring proof of serious harm, introduces mandatory pre-court notices to encourage early resolution, and creates new defences for public interest reporting and academic peer review. It also fixes a minor heavy vehicle enforcement issue.

20/4/2021· PASSED· Hon S Fentiman MP
Justice & RightsTechnology & DigitalTransport & Roads
21

Mines Legislation (Resources Safety) Amendment Bill 2018

This bill strengthens safety and health protections for workers in Queensland's coal mining, quarrying, and metalliferous mining sectors. Prompted by the re-identification of coal workers' pneumoconiosis (black lung disease), it increases penalties for safety breaches, introduces civil penalties for corporations, requires company directors to proactively ensure safety compliance, and improves disease reporting and health surveillance for current and former mine workers.

20/3/2018· PASSED· Hon A Lynham MP
Work & EmploymentHealth
7

Sugar Industry (Real Choice in Marketing) Amendment Bill 2015

This bill amends the Sugar Industry Act 1999 so cane growers can choose who markets the sugar they have an economic interest in, and can take disputes with mill owners to arbitration. It was introduced by independent MP Shane Knuth and passed with amendments in 2015.

19/5/2015· PASSED with amendment· Mr S Knuth MP
Business & EconomyRegional Queensland
21

Building Queensland Bill 2015

This bill creates Building Queensland, an independent statutory body that provides expert advice to the Queensland Government on major infrastructure projects. It is modelled on the Commonwealth's Infrastructure Australia and was a 2015 election commitment. The body will assess business cases, publish cost-benefit analysis summaries, and maintain a priority pipeline of infrastructure proposals.

19/5/2015· PASSED with amendment· Hon J Trad MP
Government & ElectionsBusiness & Economy
23

Child Death Review Legislation Amendment Bill 2019

This bill reforms Queensland's system for reviewing child deaths connected to the child protection system. It requires multiple government agencies — not just Child Safety — to conduct internal reviews when a child known to the system dies, and establishes an independent Child Death Review Board to identify systemic failures and recommend improvements.

18/9/2019· PASSED· Hon Y D'Ath MP
Children & FamiliesJustice & RightsHealth
21

Queensland Academy of Sport Bill 2025

This bill establishes the Queensland Academy of Sport as an independent statutory body, removing it from the Department of Sport, Racing and Olympic and Paralympic Games. The change is designed to give the Academy the agility, operational independence, and financial flexibility it needs to prepare Queensland athletes for success at the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

18/2/2025· PASSED with amendment· Hon T Mander MP
HealthGovernment & Elections
12

Trusts Bill 2025

This bill replaces Queensland's 50-year-old Trusts Act 1973 with a modernised framework for managing trusts. It implements recommendations from the Queensland Law Reform Commission's review, updating trustee powers and duties, strengthening beneficiary protections, and making trust disputes easier and cheaper to resolve through expanded District Court jurisdiction.

18/2/2025· PASSED with amendment· Hon D Frecklington MP
Justice & RightsBusiness & EconomyGovernment & Elections
20

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 six recommendations from the Stadium Taskforce, which was set up in 2018 after venue hirers raised concerns about costs, operations and infrastructure at stadiums across Queensland.

17/8/2022· PASSED· Hon S Hinchliffe MP
Government & ElectionsBusiness & Economy
20

Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements Amendment Bill 2024

This bill establishes the Games Venue and Legacy Delivery Authority, a new statutory body to deliver venues, oversee village construction, and coordinate government responsibilities for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. It gives the authority significant powers including compulsory land acquisition, the ability to bypass normal planning processes, and the power to direct government agencies on transport infrastructure.

17/4/2024· PASSED with amendment· Hon G Grace MP
Government & ElectionsTransport & RoadsHousing & Renting
17

Jobs Queensland Bill 2015

This bill creates Jobs Queensland, a new independent body that advises the state government on what skills Queensland will need, how to plan for future workforce needs, and how the apprenticeship and traineeship system should work. It is intended to give industry, unions, and regional Queensland a stronger voice in shaping training priorities.

16/9/2015· PASSED with amendment· Hon Y D'Ath MP
Work & EmploymentEducation
13

Grammar Schools Bill 2016

This bill replaces Queensland's 1975 grammar schools law with modern legislation covering the eight grammar schools at Brisbane, Ipswich, Rockhampton, Toowoomba and Townsville. It modernises board governance, cuts financial red tape, and permanently closes the door on new grammar schools being created.

16/8/2016· PASSED with amendment· Hon K Jones MP
EducationGovernment & Elections
14

Electoral Legislation (Political Donations) Amendment Bill 2018

This bill sought to ban for-profit corporations from making political donations to candidates, parties and elected members at both state and local government level in Queensland. It was introduced by the Greens member for Maiwar, building on the Crime and Corruption Commission's Operation Belcarra findings about corruption risks from corporate donations. The bill's second reading was defeated and it did not become law.

16/5/2018· 2nd reading failed· Mr M Berkman MP
Government & Elections
18

State Financial Institutions and Metway Merger Amendment Bill 2024

This bill ensures Suncorp Group Limited keeps its headquarters in Queensland after selling its banking business to ANZ. It updates a 1996 law that was originally designed to keep the merged Suncorp-Metway group based in Queensland, applying strengthened requirements to Suncorp's continuing insurance business.

16/4/2024· PASSED· Hon C Dick MP
Business & EconomyWork & Employment
76

Director of Child Protection Litigation Bill 2016

This bill creates a new independent Director of Child Protection Litigation who will decide when to apply for child protection orders and run those cases in the Childrens Court, a role currently performed by the child safety department. It implements a key recommendation from the 2013 Queensland Child Protection Commission of Inquiry to improve evidence standards and accountability in child protection cases.

16/2/2016· PASSED with amendment· Hon Y D'Ath MP
Children & FamiliesJustice & Rights
11

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021

This bill makes permanent several temporary COVID-19 measures in Queensland's justice system. It modernises how legal documents are signed and witnessed by allowing electronic signatures and video link witnessing, improves access to domestic violence protection orders, lets licensed restaurants permanently sell takeaway wine with meals, and extends COVID-19 retail lease protections.

15/9/2021· PASSED with amendment· Hon S Fentiman MP
Justice & RightsBusiness & EconomySafety & Emergency

Coroners (Domestic and Family Violence Death Review and Advisory Board) Amendment Bill 2015

This bill creates an independent Domestic and Family Violence Death Review and Advisory Board to examine why people are dying from domestic and family violence in Queensland and recommend changes to prevent future deaths. It amends the Coroners Act 2003 to set up the Board's membership, functions, powers, and reporting requirements, implementing a key recommendation of the Not Now, Not Ever report.

15/9/2015· PASSED· Hon Y D'Ath MP
Justice & RightsSafety & EmergencyChildren & Families
15

Electricity and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2016

This bill supports the merger of Queensland's two government-owned electricity networks, Energex and Ergon, under a single parent company by ensuring the merged businesses remain subject to the same regulations as before. It also renames the Island Industries Board to Community Enterprise Queensland, modernises its governance and removes the geographic limits on where it can run stores serving remote communities.

15/3/2016· PASSED with amendment· Hon C Pitt MP
Cost of LivingFirst NationsRegional QueenslandGovernment & Elections
25

Environmental Protection (Chain of Responsibility) Amendment Bill 2016

This bill amends the Environmental Protection Act 1994 so that when a mining or industrial company collapses or walks away from a polluting site, the government can force the people and companies behind it to pay for the clean-up. It was introduced urgently after several high-profile failures including the Yabulu Nickel Refinery.

15/3/2016· PASSED with amendment· Hon S Miles MP
EnvironmentBusiness & EconomyJustice & Rights
8

Crime and Corruption and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024

This bill reforms Queensland's Crime and Corruption Commission to make it more accountable, independent and effective. It overhauls the CCC's enforcement powers into a unified framework, requires the Director of Public Prosecutions to advise on corruption charges before they are laid, extends journalist shield laws to CCC proceedings, and introduces fixed seven-year non-renewable terms for commissioners.

15/2/2024· PASSED with amendment· Hon Y D'Ath MP
Justice & RightsGovernment & Elections
15

Mineral and Energy Resources (Financial Provisioning) Bill 2018

This bill creates a new Financial Provisioning Scheme for Queensland's mining and energy sector, replacing the old financial assurance system. It establishes a pooled fund where companies pay risk-based contributions, and introduces enforceable Progressive Rehabilitation and Closure Plans to ensure mined land is progressively restored during and after mining operations.

15/2/2018· PASSED with amendment· Hon J Trad MP
EnvironmentBusiness & EconomyRegional Queensland
14

Guardianship and Administration and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018

This bill modernises Queensland's guardianship laws to better protect adults who lack capacity to make their own decisions. It aligns the system with international human rights standards, strengthens safeguards against financial exploitation by attorneys and administrators, and creates new protections for people who report abuse or neglect. It also makes separate amendments to the Integrity Act and government corporation corruption reporting laws.

15/2/2018· PASSED· Hon Y D'Ath MP
Justice & RightsSeniorsHealth
24

Hospital Foundations Bill 2018

This bill modernises the governance of Queensland's 13 hospital foundations and opens up the industrial hemp industry to food production. It repeals the outdated Hospitals Foundations Act 1982 and replaces it with contemporary legislation, while also amending the Drugs Misuse Act 1986 to allow hemp seeds to be grown and processed for human consumption.

15/2/2018· PASSED with amendment· Hon S Miles MP
HealthBusiness & EconomyRegional Queensland
14

Civil Liability and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018

This bill implements key recommendations from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. It shifts the burden of proof so institutions must show they took reasonable steps to prevent child sexual abuse, and creates a legal framework so survivors can identify and sue the right defendant even when the responsible institution is unincorporated or has changed over time.

15/11/2018· PASSED with amendment· Hon Y D'Ath MP
Justice & RightsChildren & Families
32

Waste Reduction and Recycling Amendment Bill 2017

This bill creates the legal framework for Queensland's plastic shopping bag ban and container refund scheme, both starting 1 July 2018. It also strengthens the rules that govern when waste materials can be reused as resources.

14/6/2017· PASSED with amendment· Hon Dr S Miles MP
EnvironmentCost of LivingBusiness & Economy

Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Amendment Bill 2023

This bill overhauls Queensland's smoking product laws to reduce smoking rates, combat the illicit tobacco trade, and protect more people from second-hand smoke. It introduces mandatory licensing for all tobacco and vaping product sellers, creates new offences for supplying illicit tobacco, expands smoke-free zones to outdoor dining areas, markets, and school carparks, and strengthens protections for children.

14/3/2023· PASSED with amendment· Hon Y D'Ath MP
HealthBusiness & EconomyChildren & Families
41

Health Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 3) 2025

This bill amends eight Queensland health Acts to fix implementation issues with the new fertility clinic regulatory framework, create a legal basis for organ donation procedures before circulatory death, require cosmetic surgery safety standards at private hospitals, and give the government broader powers to remove health board members. It is the third health legislation amendment bill for 2025.

14/10/2025· PASSED· Hon T Nicholls MP
HealthJustice & RightsGovernment & Elections
10

Integrity and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022

This bill strengthens the independence of Queensland's key integrity watchdogs — the Auditor-General, the Integrity Commissioner, and the Ombudsman — following the 2022 Coaldrake Report into public sector culture and accountability. It makes the Auditor-General an officer of Parliament, creates the Office of the Queensland Integrity Commissioner, and introduces a criminal offence for unregistered lobbying.

14/10/2022· PASSED with amendment· Hon A Palaszczuk MP
Government & ElectionsJustice & Rights
28

Water (Local Management Arrangements) Amendment Bill 2016

This bill changes Queensland's water laws to let SunWater's regional channel irrigation schemes be handed over to new entities owned and run by the irrigators who use them. It sets up a formal transfer process, starting with the Emerald, Eton, St George and Theodore schemes, and provides tax exemptions, staff protections and rules for moving assets, contracts and licences across to the new operators.

13/9/2016· PASSED with amendment· Hon M Bailey MP
Regional QueenslandBusiness & EconomyEnvironment

Revenue Legislation Amendment Bill 2017

This bill rolls several 2017-18 State Budget tax measures into one package. It extends the boosted $20,000 First Home Owners' Grant for another six months, introduces a new 1.5 per cent land tax surcharge on overseas-based landowners, tightens foreign buyer duty rules, and restores tenant protections against landlords passing on land tax on older commercial leases.

13/6/2017· PASSED· Hon C Pitt MP
Housing & RentingCost of LivingBusiness & EconomyGovernment & Elections

Information Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023

This bill modernises Queensland's information privacy and right to information laws. It introduces mandatory data breach notifications so agencies must tell you if your personal information is compromised, replaces the old dual privacy principles with a single set of Queensland Privacy Principles aligned with federal law, and supports the proactive release of Cabinet documents for greater government transparency.

12/10/2023· PASSED with amendment· Hon L Enoch MP
Technology & DigitalGovernment & ElectionsJustice & Rights
14

Coal Mining Safety and Health and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022

This bill amends coal mining safety laws and several resources Acts. It provides practical exceptions to the requirement that safety-critical position holders at coal mines must be directly employed by the mine operator, and creates a rent deferral scheme for critical minerals mining leases.

12/10/2022· PASSED· Hon S Stewart MP
Work & EmploymentBusiness & EconomyEnvironment
21

Local Government Electoral (Implementing Belcarra) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2017

This bill responds to the Crime and Corruption Commission's Operation Belcarra report by banning political donations from property developers to candidates, councillors, political parties and state MPs in Queensland. It also tightens the rules on how councillors must handle conflicts of interest at council meetings, with new criminal offences and the possibility of being barred from office for four years.

12/10/2017· Lapsed· Hon A Palaszczuk MP
Government & ElectionsJustice & RightsHousing & Renting

Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019

This bill implements 2019-20 Queensland Budget revenue measures across land tax, payroll tax, and petroleum royalties. It raises the payroll tax exemption threshold to help smaller businesses, introduces a higher payroll tax rate for large employers, increases land tax on large corporate landholdings and foreign owners, lifts the petroleum royalty rate, and provides a payroll tax discount for regional employers.

11/6/2019· PASSED· Hon J Trad
Business & EconomyCost of LivingRegional QueenslandGovernment & Elections
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Plumbing and Drainage Bill 2017

This bill replaces Queensland's Plumbing and Drainage Act 2002 with a new Plumbing and Drainage Act 2017, modernising how plumbing work is regulated. It streamlines how plumbing work is approved, toughens penalties for unlicensed work, and creates a new mechanical services licence that covers heating, air-conditioning and medical gas work in large buildings and hospitals.

10/10/2017· Lapsed· Hon M de Brenni MP
Housing & RentingWork & EmploymentSafety & Emergency

Superannuation (State Public Sector) (Scheme Administration) Amendment Bill 2021

This bill facilitates the merger of QSuper and Sunsuper into Australia's second largest superannuation fund, with around $200 billion under administration. It retires the QSuper Board as trustee, moves the trust deed out of legislation into a non-statutory instrument, and ensures the merged entity stays headquartered in Queensland.

1/9/2021· PASSED with amendment· Hon C Dick MP
Work & EmploymentGovernment & Elections
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Further Education and Training (Training Ombudsman) and Another Act Amendment Bill 2015

This bill creates an independent Training Ombudsman for Queensland to handle complaints about vocational education and training, apprenticeships, and traineeships. The Ombudsman is an independent statutory position appointed by the Governor in Council and backed by a public service office, with powers to investigate, refer, and report on complaints.

1/12/2015· PASSED with amendment· Hon Y D'Ath MP
EducationWork & Employment
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Plumbing and Drainage and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2015

This bill sets up a new plumbing industry regulator inside the Queensland Building and Construction Commission, strengthens protections for renters against unfair tenancy database listings, lets community housing providers give tenancy guarantees to private landlords, and confirms that public housing development has been lawfully carried out.

1/12/2015· PASSED with amendment· Hon L Enoch MP
Housing & RentingWork & EmploymentGovernment & Elections
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