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Call for Submissions

Submissions to the Bill are now closed.  Published submissions will be available under the "View Submissions" tab.

Inquiry Timeline

Submissions closed               Wednesday, 20 September 2017

Public briefing                       Wednesday, 11 October 2017

Public hearing                       Wednesday, 11 October 2017

Public Briefing

A public briefing was held in Brisbane on Wednesday, 11 October 2017.  The program and transcript can be viewed under the "Related Publications" tab.  To view the broadcast, click here.

Public Hearing

A public hearing was held in Brisbane on Wednesday, 11 October 2017.  The program and transcript can be viewed under the "Related Publications" tab. The broadcast (audio only) is available here.

Referral

On 5 September 2017, the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Training and Skills, the Hon Yvette D’Ath MP, introduced the Guardianship and Administration and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 (Bill).

 

View	Attorney-General’s speech introducing the Bill into the Queensland Parliament
View	Guardianship and Administration and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2017
View	Explanatory notes to the Guardianship and Administration and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2017

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. The committee is required to report by Thursday, 2 November 2017.

The Bill

According to the explanatory notes, the objectives of the Bill are to:

• amend Queensland’s guardianship legislation to:

  • provide a focus on contemporary practice and human rights for adults with impaired capacity

  • enhance safeguards for adults with impaired capacity in the guardianship system

  • improve the efficiency of Queensland’s guardianship system or improve the clarity of Queensland’s guardianship legislation

• amend the Integrity Act 2009 to implement two recommendations of the Finance and Administration Committee Report No. 19, Inquiry into the Report on the Strategic Review of the functions of the Integrity Commissioner

• amend the Government Owned Corporations Act 1993 and the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2010 to implement recommendation 13 of the Parliamentary Crime and Corruption Committee Report No. 97, Review of the Crime and Corruption Commission.