Introduction Agents Act 2001
LegislationReferenced in 3 bills
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.
Criminal Code (Dangerous Driving) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2026
This bill overhauls Queensland's dangerous driving laws, replacing the single existing Criminal Code offence with a new set of offences that separate motor vehicles from non-motor vehicles like bikes, skateboards, trains and vessels. It raises maximum penalties, lengthens minimum licence disqualifications, and adds new aggravating circumstances such as drink/drug driving, fleeing police and advertising the offence on social media. The changes commence on 1 March 2027.
Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024
This bill decriminalises sex work in Queensland by repealing criminal offences that made most forms of sex work illegal and abolishing the brothel licensing system. It implements recommendations from the Queensland Law Reform Commission to treat sex work as legitimate work, while introducing new offences specifically targeting the exploitation of children and coercion in commercial sexual services.