Major Events Act 2014
LegislationReferenced in 7 bills
Planning and Development (Planning for Prosperity—Consequential Amendments) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2015
This bill changes 67 Queensland Acts so they line up with a proposed new planning system (the Planning and Development Bill 2015 and Planning and Environment Court Bill 2015) that would have replaced the Sustainable Planning Act 2009. Most changes are technical — swapping old planning terms for new ones — but the bill also streamlines environmental approvals for major coordinated projects and clarifies the Coordinator-General's power to authorise entry onto land in State Development Areas such as the Galilee Basin.
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.
Police Service Administration and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021
This bill modernises the security framework for Queensland Government buildings by repealing the State Buildings Protective Security Act 1983 and integrating Protective Services into the Queensland Police Service. It creates a single category of protective services officer (PSO) with standardised powers and introduces new accountability measures including a register of enforcement acts.
Police Powers and Responsibilities (Commonwealth Games) Amendment Bill 2017
This bill gives Queensland police temporary extra powers to keep crowds safe during the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. It creates 'protective security zones' around Games venues, pedestrian routes and transport hubs where police can search people, vehicles and premises without a warrant, use detection dogs and direct crowds. The powers expire on 22 April 2018, one week after the Games end.
Planning (Consequential) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2015
This bill updates 68 other Queensland laws so they work with the new Planning Act 2016 and Planning and Environment Court Act 2016, which together replace the Sustainable Planning Act 2009. It mostly changes terminology and cross-references, removes duplicated or outdated planning steps, and sets transitional rules so any application already lodged is finished under the old system.
Arts (Statutory Bodies) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024
This bill strengthens First Nations recognition and governance across Queensland's five major cultural institutions — the State Library, Art Gallery, Museum, Performing Arts Trust and Theatre Company. It mandates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander board representation, creates dedicated First Nations Committees, and modernises board governance with criminal history checks and accountability measures. It also introduces anti-ticket scalping rules for QPAC events.
Tobacco and Other Smoking Products (Smoke-free Places) Amendment Bill 2015
This bill amends Queensland's tobacco laws to ban smoking in many more outdoor public places, including bus stops, outdoor malls, public swimming pools, skate parks, under-age sports grounds, childcare centres and aged care homes. It also stops the sale of smoking products from pop-up stalls at festivals and gives councils a new general power to ban smoking at other outdoor public places.