Integrity Commissioner
Role / OfficeReferenced in 4 bills
Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2026
This bill makes major reforms to combat metal theft with new offences and penalties up to 25 years imprisonment, streamlines the coronial system, increases stock offence penalties, gives media a legal framework to access court information, and doubles the District Court's civil jurisdiction to $1.5 million. It also makes technical updates across more than 25 Acts covering casino law, privacy, integrity, evidence rules, and judicial administration.
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.
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.
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.