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Committee's report

The committee tabled its Report No. 15, 56^th Parliament, Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 on 14 February 2019. Bill was passed, with amendment, on 3 April 2019. 

About the Bill

On 15 November 2018 the Hon Yvette D’Ath, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice introduced the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 into the Queensland Parliament.  The Bill was referred to the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee for detailed consideration. On 15 November 2018 the Committee of the Legislative Assembly referred the bill to the Transport and Public Works Committee for detailed consideration.

The objectives of the Bill, as stated in the explanatory notes, are to:

Amend the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2009 (QCAT Act) to implement conclusions from the Report on the Review of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2009 (QCAT Act report) aimed at improving the operational efficiency of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) to better achieve the objects of the QCAT Act; and

Amend the QCAT Act, Fair Trading Act 1989 (FT Act) and Motor Dealers and Chattel Auctioneers Act 2014 (MDCA Act) to implement the Government’s commitment to improve fairness and provide greater rights for Queenslanders buying a vehicle and address recommendation 7 of the Report Lemon Laws – An inquiry into consumer protections and remedies for buyers of new motor vehicles (Lemon Laws Inquiry Report), prepared by the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee (Committee).

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