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Public briefings

Further details of any public briefings will appear here in due course.

Public Hearing

Subject to submissions received, the committee will hold a public hearing with invited witnesses at Parliament House on Wednesday, 17 February 2016.  Further details will appear here in due course.  The hearing will be broadcast live on-line and will be able to be seen here.

Objectives of the Bill

The key objectives of the Bill are to –

• Provide that the CCC chief executive officer (CEO) is not a CCC commissioner
• Require bipartisan support of the Parliamentary Crime and Corruption Committee for the CEO appointment
• Limit temporary appointments for the CCC chair, commissioners and CEO to three months, unless there is bipartisan PCCC support
• Reinstate the CCCs corruption prevention function as well as the CCCs independence when undertaking its research function
• Allow complaints to be made anonymously to the CCC.

Some of these objectives would restore provisions of the Act to their pre-2014 status.

Other Information

The Crime and Corruption Amendment Bill 2015 and Explanatory Notes are available from the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel at www.legislation.qld.gov.au.

The Hansard transcript of the explanatory speech for the Bill can be accessed here.

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Referral

On 1 December 2015, the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Training and Skills, the Hon Yvette D’Ath MP, introduced the Crime and Corruption Amendment Bill 2015 into the Queensland Parliament.  In accordance with Standing Order 131 of the Standing Rules and Orders of the Legislative Assembly, the Bill was referred to the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee (the committee) for detailed consideration.

By motion of the House the committee is required to report to the Parliament by 1 March 2016.

The committee tabled its report on 1 March 2016.  It can be viewed under the Related Publications tab.

Submissions

Submissions closed on Friday, 22 January 2016.

Submissions will only be published following formal acceptance by the Committee.