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Law Reform Act 1995

Law Reform Act 1995 (prev Law Reform (Abolition of the Rule of Common Employment) Act 1951 No. 41 [15 Geo 6 No. 41])

date of assent 22 November 1951

commenced on date of assent

Law Reform (Abolition of the Rule of Common Employment) Act 1951 No. 41 [15 Geo 6 No. 41] (this Act is amended, see amending legislation below)

date of assent 22 November 1951

commenced on date of assent

Amending legislation

Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1995 No. 58 ss 1–2, 4 sch 1 (amends 1951 15 Geo 6 No. 41 above)

date of assent 28 November 1995

commenced on date of assent

List of legislation to Law Reform (Tortfeasors Contribution, Contributory Negligence, and Division of Chattels) Act 1952 1 Eliz 2 No. 42—before relocation to Law Reform Act 1995

Law Reform (Tortfeasors Contribution, Contributory Negligence, and Division of Chattels) Act 1952 No. 42 [1 Eliz 2 No. 42] (this Act is amended, see amending legislation below)

date of assent 04 December 1952

commenced 12 January 1953 (proc pubd gaz 10 January 1953 p 223)

Amending legislation

Law Reform (Husband and Wife) Act 1968 No. 15 s 5 sch (amends Act 1952 1 Eliz 2 No. 42 above)

date of assent 19 April 1968

commenced 1 June 1968 (proc pubd gaz 25 May 1968 p 510)

Property Law Act 1974 No. 76 s 3(2) sch 6 pt 3 (amends Act 1952 1 Eliz 2 No. 42 above)

date of assent 01 November 1974

commenced 1 December 1975 (see s 1 (2))

Common Law Practice and Workers’ Compensation Amendment Act 1994 No. 85 ss 1–2, 12 sch (amends Act 1952 1 Eliz 2 No. 42 above)

date of assent 02 December 1994

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 17 October 1992 (see s 2)

Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1995 No. 58 ss 1–2, 4 sch 1 (amends Act 1952 1 Eliz 2 No. 42 above)

date of assent 28 November 1995

commenced on date of assent

List of legislation to Law Reform (Husband and Wife) Act 1968 No. 15—before relocation to Law Reform Act 1995

Law Reform (Husband and Wife) Act 1968 No. 15 (this Act is amended, see amending legislation below)

date of assent 19 April 1968

commenced 1 June 1968 (proc pubd gaz 25 May 1968 p 510)

Amending legislation

Law Reform (Husband and Wife) Act Amendment Act 1989 No. 81 (amends 1968 No. 15 above)

date of assent 18 September 1989

commenced on date of assent

Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1995 No. 58 ss 1–2, 4 sch 1 (amends 1968 No. 15 above)

date of assent 28 November 1995

commenced on date of assent

List of legislation to Voluntary Aid in Emergency Act 1973 No. 56—before relocation to Law Reform Act 1995

Voluntary Aid in Emergency Act 1973 No. 56 (this Act is amended, see amending legislation below)

date of assent 25 October 1973

commenced on date of assent

Amending legislation

Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1995 No. 58 ss 1–2, 4 sch 1 (amends 1995 No. 58 above)

date of assent 28 November 1995

commenced on date of assent

Amending legislation to Law Reform Act 1995 (prev Law Reform (Abolition of the Rule of Common Employment) Act 1951)—after relocation of Law Reform (Abolition of the Rule of Common Employment) Act 1951 15 Geo 6 No. 41, Law Reform (Tortfeasors Contribution, Contributory Negligence, and Division of Chattels) Act 1952 1 Eliz 2 No. 42, Law Reform (Husband and Wife) Act 1968 No. 15 and Voluntary Aid in Emergency Act 1973 No. 56

Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1995 No. 58 ss 1–2, 4 sch 1

date of assent 28 November 1995

commenced on date of assent

List of legislation to Law Reform (Abolition of the Rule of Common Employment) Act 1951 15 Geo 6 No. 41—before relocation to Law Reform Act 1995

Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1996 No. 79 pts 1, 20

date of assent 12 December 1996

pt 1 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 28 November 1995 (see s 64 (2))

Justice and Other Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1997 No. 82 ss 1–3, sch

date of assent 05 December 1997

commenced on date of assent

Justice and Other Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2000 No. 58 ss 1–2 sch

date of assent 17 November 2000

commenced on date of assent

Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 No. 7 ss 1–2, 302 sch 2

date of assent 11 May 2001

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 March 2002 (2002 SL No. 30)

Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Amendment Act 2001 No. 65

date of assent 25 October 2001

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 7 August 2001 (see s 2)

Discrimination Law Amendment Act 2002 No. 74 ss 1–2, 90 sch

date of assent 13 December 2002

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

s 90 commenced 31 March 2003 (2003 SL No. 51)

remaining provisions commenced 1 April 2003 (2003 SL No. 51)

Civil Liability Act 2003 No. 16 ss 1, 2(2), 111 sch 1

date of assent 09 April 2003

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced on date of assent (see s 2 (2))

Civil Liability and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 No. 9 pts 1, 4

date of assent 17 March 2010

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2010 (see s 2)

Health Legislation (Health Practitioner Regulation National Law) Amendment Act 2010 No. 14 ss 1, 124 sch

date of assent 21 April 2010

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2010 (see s 2)

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 No. 42 ss 1, 214 sch

date of assent 14 October 2010

commenced on date of assent

Civil Proceedings Act 2011 No. 45 ss 1–2, pt 24

date of assent 06 December 2011

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 September 2012 (2012 SL No. 146)

Health Practitioner Regulation National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2017 No. 32

date of assent 13 September 2017

ss 4(2), (4), (6)–(7), 5–7, 13–15, 27, 30(2)–(3), 31, 40–42, 44–49, 51, 52 (to the extent it ins ss 320, 322–323), 53–54, 57(1)–(3), 78(2), pts 4–5, sch 1 comm 1 December 2018 (2018 SL No. 175) (proposed commencement 14 September 2019 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA(2)(2018 SL No. 129))

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The Law Reform Act 1995 was not enacted in 1995. It is a consolidation (see s 2) of provisions of the Law Reform (Abolition of the Rule of Common Employment) Act 1951 and provisions relocated from the following Acts—

Law Reform (Tortfeasors Contribution, Contributory Negligence, and Division of Chattels) Act 1952—reprint available on the Repealed page of the Queensland Legislation website

Law Reform (Husband and Wife) Act 1968—electronic reprint not available

Voluntary Aid in Emergency Act 1973—reprint available on the Repealed page of the Queensland Legislation website.

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under the Reprints Act 1992 s 43 as required by the Law Reform Act 1995 s 14

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Part 1—Preliminary

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Part 2—Abolition of rule of common employment text

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3

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4

Part 3—Tortfeasors contribution and contributory negligence

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10(1A)

10(2)

10(2)

10(3)

10(3)

10(4)

10(4)

10(5)

10(5)

10(6)

10(6)

10(7)

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Part 4—Civil remedies between spouses

2

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2(4)

12(3)

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Part 5—Voluntary aid in emergency

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Part 6—Age of majority

10

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Part 7—Legal capacity of spouses

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Part 8—Miscellaneous

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Long title amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1; 1996 No. 79 s 65

pt 1 hdg ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

s 1 sub 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

s 2 ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

amd 1996 No. 79 s 66; 2002 No. 74 s 90 sch

pt 2 hdg ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

s 3 amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

s 4 amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

pt 3 hdg ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

pt 3 div 1 hdg ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

sub 2003 No. 16 s 111 sch 1

s 4A ins 2003 No. 16 s 111 sch 1

s 5 def dependant amd 2011 No. 45 s 161

s 5 def fault amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

om 2001 No. 65 s 4 (1)

s 5 def wrong ins 2001 No. 65 s 4 (2)

s 5 (prev 1952 1 Eliz 2 No. 42 s 4) amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

pt 3 div 2 hdg ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

s 6 (prev 1952 1 Eliz 2 No. 42 s 5) amd 1994 No. 85 s 12 sch

reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

amd 2010 No. 42 s 214 sch; 2011 No. 45 s 162

s 7 (prev 1952 1 Eliz 2 No. 42 s 6) amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

s 8 (prev 1952 1 Eliz 2 No. 42 s 8) amd 1994 No. 85 s 12 sch

sub 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

s 8 def child om 2011 No. 45 s 163

s 8 def parent om 2011 No. 45 s 163

s 8 def spouse sub 2002 No. 74 s 90 sch

om 2011 No. 45 s 163

s 9 (prev 1952 1 Eliz 2 No. 42 s 9) sub 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

pt 3 div 3 hdg ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

s 10 (prev 1952 1 Eliz 2 No. 42 s 10) amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

amd 2001 No. 65 s 5; 2011 No. 45 s 164

s 11 (prev 1952 1 Eliz 2 No. 42 s 12) sub 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

pt 4 hdg ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

sub 2002 No. 74 s 90 sch

s 12 (prev 1968 No. 15 s 2) amd 1989 No. 81 s 4; 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

s 13 (prev 1968 No. 15 s 3) sub 1989 No. 81 s 5

reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

sub 2010 No. 9 s 22

s 14 prev s 14 ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

pres s 14 (prev 1968 No. 15 s 4) sub 1989 No. 81 s 6

amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

amd 2010 No. 42 s 214 sch

pt 5 hdg ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

s 15 def medical practitioner sub 2001 No. 7 s 302 sch 2

om 2010 No. 14 s 124 sch

s 15 def nurse sub 2010 No. 14 s 124 sch

amd 2017 No. 32 s 87(2) sch 1 pt 2

s 15 (prev 1973 No. 56 s 2) amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

s 16 (prev 1973 No. 56 s 3) amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

amd 1997 No. 82 s 3 sch; 2010 No. 42 s 214 sch

pt 6 hdg ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

s 17 ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

pt 7 hdg ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

sub 2002 No. 74 s 90 sch

s 18 ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

amd 2002 No. 74 s 90 sch

pt 8 hdg ins 1996 No. 79 s 68

s 18A ins 1996 No. 79 s 68

amd 2000 No. 58 s 2 sch

pt 9 hdg (prev pt 8 hdg) ins 1995 No. 58 s 4sch 1

renum 1996 No. 79 s 67

s 19 ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

s 20 ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

pt 10 hdg ins 2001 No. 65 s 6

s 21 ins 2001 No. 65 s 6