Abortion will become legal in queensland, after the states parliament voted to support new legislation and erase a 119yearold morality. Revenue and other legislation amendment bill 2018 public. Legislation alert scrutiny of legislation committee. Consistency with fundamental legislative principles. Using the bill progress date fields will allow you to search bills by the dates they progressed through parliament. Today marks a new era for the states building and construction industry, with the palaszczuk governments historic subcontractors payment legislation passed through the parliament. The files occupy 448 metres of shelfspace at the national archives and. Watts was born and raised in toowoomba, where his ancestor, john watts was a member of the first parliament of queensland. The upper chamber, the legislative council, was abolished in 1922.
The film stars emily mortimer, patricia clarkson, and bill nighy the film was shot in portaferry and strangford, county down, northern ireland, and in barcelona during august and september 2016. Premier annastacia palaszczuk said the termination of pregnancy act 2018 will ensure women. Mineral and energy resources and other legislation. Parliament of queensland act 2001 as at 1 july 2019 act. Mar 18, 2016 queensland parliament met for the first time on 22 may 1860 and was declared officially open seven days later on 29 may. Voluntary assisted dying bill 2019 parliament of western.
This database contains copies of queensland bills explanatory notes from 1999 onwards. Minister for housing and public works, minister for digital technology and minister for sport agency. Queensland to force sale of ethanolblended petrol after. Education, employment and small business committee. The legislative assembly sits in parliament house in the state capital. Termination of pregnancy bill 2018 queensland health and department of justice and attorneygeneral public briefing. A bill is a proposal for a law or a change to an existing law. Premier the honourable anna bligh monday, april 28, 2008 bills for introduction in parliament this week for parliamentary week beginning tuesday 29 april 2008 premier anna bligh said today that the following bills will be introduced as part of the governments legislative program this week.
Our legal resources cover queensland and commonwealth. Acts and regulations of parliament used to govern workplace health and safety throughout queensland. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Queensland women will now be able to choose to have an abortion without risking criminal prosecution, with law changes decriminalising terminations passing state parliament on wednesday night. Much writing on politics in asia revolves around the themes of democracy and democratisation with a particular focus on political systems and political parties. The bill preserves the existing coercive powers vested in the assembly and its committees to order people to appear before the assembly or a. All bills introduced to the queensland parliament from november 1992 can be found via the bills link select the year the bill was introduced to the queensland parliament. Jul 30, 2012 once the government gets the bill through all stages in parliament, it is sent to the governor for royal assent agreement by the queens representative. Cameron dick introduces public health medicinal cannabis bill 2016 in queensland parliament. Transport administration amendment sydney metro bill 2018 b20178. The bill implements a number of the commissions recommendations in report no 67 tabled in parliament.
Speaker of the legislative assembly of queensland wikipedia. Queensland law reform commission publications and papers. The queensland parliament has adopted terms and conditions for the use and further publication of its broadcast footage. How laws are made about queensland and its government. The bill has been referred to the state development, natural resources and agricultural industry development committee for detailed consideration. Elections were held in the australian state of queensland on 22 october 1983 to elect the 82 members of the states legislative assembly the election resulted in a sixth consecutive term of office for the national party under joh bjelkepetersen. Alternatively select date by typing into these fields in the format ddmmyyyy. Transport administration amendment sydney metro bill 2018.
Cameron dick introduces public health medicinal cannabis. The parliament of queensland is the legislature of queensland, australia. Parliamentary committees a guide to making a submission to a committee of the queensland parliament contact details postal address. The bookshop is a 2017 drama film written and directed by isabel coixet, based on the novel of the same name by penelope fitzgerald. News about bills and legislation where there has been activity in the last seven days. It was a fully nominated body which first took office on 1 may 1860. Queensland was expected to see new protections for tenants be put to parliament next week. Click the link to go to the status information page from where you can view the bill in html format.
Warning aboriginal and torres strait islander people are warned that this web site may contain images of deceased people. According to the states constitution, the parliament consists of the queen and the legislative assembly. Attorney general paul lucas said that in a debate worthy of a high school competition, shadow attorney general jarrod bleijie claimed that. This video was taken from the queensland parliament filmed on 12th of october 2016. Bills this parliament details of bills this parliament. Palaszczuk government makes history with nation leading. Nsw mps and members of the public after the passing of the bill to decriminalise abortion in nsw. A bill becomes law an act when agreed to in identical form by both houses of parliament and assented to by the governorgeneral. Mr phillip thompson oam, mp parliament of australia. The speaker of the legislative assembly of queensland is a member of the legislative assembly, elected by his or her fellow members to preside over sittings of the assembly and to maintain orderly proceedings. Doxas experience in the delivery of education services see appendix a and.
The initial parliament was a bicameral system and consisted of an upper house, whose members were nominated by the states first governor, sir george bowen, and a lower house, whose members were elected. Committee name parliament house brisbane qld 4000 agriculture and environment committee ph. Nov 16, 2015 the queensland government last week introduced three planning bills to the queensland parliament as part of reforms that aim to establish a better planning system for queensland that will deliver confidence and transparency for the community and greater certainty for industry. Abortion legalised in queensland after historic vote in parliament. The specific timing of a bills presentation is arranged by the leader of the house in liaison with other ministers in charge of legislation and with the clerk of the parliament. Assented to royal assent given 19 dec 2019 as act no. Criminal code child sexual offences reform and other legislation amendment bill 2019. The first part would implement the measures announced last week, including expanded canada child benefit payments and gst credits.
Queensland attorneygeneral jarrod bleijie says tough new antigang laws. Lawnow legislation is a full text legislation service, including current. When assent is given, the bill becomes the law and then, instead of being called a bill, it is described as an act of parliament. The position is currently held by curtis pitt, a former treasurer of queensland who was elected to the post on february 2018. Rules for media access to parliamentary precinct and the legislative assembly chamber.
Includes a guide for government department and agency staff on delivering second reading speeches. Clicking the bill progress from and bill progress to fields displays a calendar. A new sentencing advisory council, which is the subject of legislation in front of parliament this week, would advise government exactly which. The leader of the house coordinates the legislative program brought before the legislative assembly. Queensland parliament proposes changes to incorporated. Since about 2006, watts has been the author of a blog entitled blogging the bookshelf.
Bills are proposals to make a new law or to change an existing one. Criminal code trespass offences amendment bill 2019. Parliament rejects flimsy lnp bill the queensland cabinet. Education and training committee, parliament of victoria. The parliament of queensland bill 2001 also has suf. This book, on the other hand, examines the role that parliaments a key institution of.
Each bill goes through several stages, giving mps and the public the chance to have their say. Elected to the house of representatives for leichhardt, queensland, 2010. The history of queenslands parliament stories from the. James brickwood but in a lastditch attempt to block the bill, 10 mlcs from the upper. Records of the parliamentary commission of inquiry. Oct 12, 2011 parliament tonight rejected an attempt by the opposition to enact a proceeds of crime bill that contained no requirement for the state a connection between unexplained wealth and criminal activity. Bill documents kew gardens leases bill hl 201719 bills. Queensland parliament has been suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak. Each bill includes its progress through parliament and current status, with. Breaching the terms and conditions is a contempt of parliament. The parliament of tasmania accepts no responsibility for any loss occasioned as a direct or indirect result of the use, or during the use of, the information obtained from this site, or those associated with it. The office of the queensland parliamentary counsel maintains the official queensland legislation website which contains current, superseded and repealed reprints of legislation and legislation as made. Oct 26, 2017 palaszczuk government makes history with nation leading subbies payment reforms.
The next sitting week begins on tuesday 18 february 2020. Bills queensland legislation queensland government. Elected to the house of representatives for leichhardt, queensland, 1996. The office of the information commissioner wishes to provide a submission on one aspect of the major events bill 2014 that raises privacy considerations. Oct 25, 2010 queensland parliament to set minimum sentences. Protestors rally against dangerous devices bill at qld. Feb 06, 2020 in the basic search box type fair work bill 2009 filter the results by selecting bills and legislation select the result fair work bill 2009 bill homepage.
It is the only unicameral state parliament in the country. New zealand productivity commission bill new zealand parliament. New zealand sign language bill new zealand parliament. The bills available on this site are distributed by the parliament of tasmania for information purposes only. It was abolished by the constitution amendment act 1921, which took effect on 23 march 1922. Reiq warned tenants would also be able to ask for rent reductions without proving financial hardship, deny entry to properties and have automatic sixmonth extensions on leases, which would lead to the financial burden on landlords stretching to 12 months. A large crowd has gathered outside queensland state parliament protesting against a dangerous devices bill set to be fast tracked through parliament. Below are bills parliament considered during the sitting week of 4 february. Queensland parliament last night passed laws introducing an initial.
Relationship between this act and some other acts about parliament 6. The queensland parliament makes, modifies or repeals law by acts of parliament often referred to as statutes or legislation. Overview of bill the object of this bill is to amend the transport administration act 1988 the principal act to. Education and training committee, parliament of victoria introduction doxa youth foundation commends the parliament of victoria for its inquiry into effective strategies for teacher professional learning and is grateful for the opportunity to respond.
You will see commonwealth, new south wales, victoria, queensland and act jurisdictions. Member of the parliamentary retiring allowances trust from 15. Question time november 10, 2015 our state political editor navigates the swings and roundabouts of question time. Three new planning bills introduced to queensland parliament. Question time may 5, 2015 labor won office in january but today marks the start for the first real session of queensland parliament since election day. Liberals retreat on sweeping bill to allow them to tax and. Bills for introduction in parliament this week the. From the my sources bookshelf or source directory, simple click the browse. Home senators and members mr phillip thompson oam, mp. Priorities for palaszczuk government in the 56th parliament the government i lead will always put queenslanders first, and that means delivering the commitments and keeping the promises we made to the people of queensland. An asterisk at the end of a bill s short title indicates the bill is a private members bill. Priorities for palaszczuk government in the 56th parliament.
Parliament of queensland bill 2001 the parliament of queensland enacts chapter 1preliminary 1 short title this act may be cited as the parliament of queensland act 2001. Legislation queensland government publications research. Available in the national library of australia collection. A petition is a formal request signed by at least one person and placed before the parliament with the object of persuading the parliament to take some particular action. The mineral and energy resources and other legislation amendment bill 2020 was introduced into the queensland parliament on 4 february 2020. On 26 november, the attorneygeneral, yvette dath, introduced the associations incorporation and other legislation amendment bill 2019 bill to the queensland parliament the bill s purpose is to clarify how the associations incorporation act 1981 act operates and to update the act by improving incorporated associations internal governance, and. The honourable the speaker and members of the legislative assembly of queensland. Petitioning is one of the traditional forms by which citizens can make requests direct to parliament. The queensland legislative council was the upper house of the parliament in the australian state of queensland. The queensland legislation handbook governing queensland page 1 contents introduction 1 context of legislation 1.
Details the current status of all bills considered by the parliament this year. Compulsory preferential voting returns to queensland as. Qld governments tough antibikie laws passed after marathon. Oversight of the queensland integrity commissioner public briefing 3032020 criminal code and other legislation ministerial accountability amendment bill 2019 public briefing 322020 all egc broadcasts. Parliament of queensland bill 2001 be updating references in documentation to re. Ethanolblended e10 fuel will have to make up at least 30 per cent of petrol available for sale in queensland from january 2017. Building boost grant amendment bill 2012 parliamentary.
The queensland parliament makes, modifies or repeals laws by acts of parliament often referred to as statutes or legislation. This bill amends the children, youth and families act 2005 to provide for the. Explore legal information including general legal resources, legislation and government gazettes. Available via the office of the queensland parliamentary counsel links to current reprints of acts and their subordinate legislation with further. Parliament of queensland act 2001 as at 1 july 2019 act 81 of 2001 table of provisions long title chapter 1 preliminary 1. These principles, issues and guidelines seek to provide an overall framework within which a series of green wedge management plans gwmp can be prepared in partnership between the port phillip region of the department of sustainability and environment and the respective councils or groups of councils in the green wedges.
Parliament of queensland act 2001 chapter 1 preliminary page 10 current as at 23 april 2020 authorised by the parliamentary counsel 5 relationship between this ac t and some other acts about parliament 1 this act contains laws incidental to the operation of the assembly. Full text of the bill as introduced and further versions of the bill as it is reprinted to incorporate amendments proposals for change made during its passage through parliament. The speaker has authorised the rules which must be followed by media. As deputy speaker, the member takes the chair when the speaker is absent or at his or her request. Voluntary euthanasia expected to be passed in queensland. The bill has 44 numbered pages and is divided into 19 parts. The bill homepage outlines the details and dates of the bill s passage through parliament, and also provides links to documents such as. About information queensland legislation queensland. Health services amendment paramedics bill 2015 nsw the legislature of new south wales enacts.
Watts lives in footscray with his wife and two children. It was the tenth election win for the national party in queensland since it first came to office in 1957. Parliament of queensland bill 2001 queensland government. Aug 30, 2011 this is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. Queensland residents draw to the attention of the house increasing community concerns about. The role of deputy speaker is created by the standing orders of the legislative assembly, and that of chairperson of committees by section 171 of the parliament of queensland act 2001. Children, youth and families amendment out of home care age bill 2020. To become law the bill still needs to be drafted, introduced to parliament and debated. Mr bleijie told parliament that more antigang legislation is likely.
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