Public Health Act 2005 No. 48
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List of Legislation
Public Health Act 2005 No. 48
date of assent 02 November 2005
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
ch 2 pts 1–3, 6–8, ch 5 ss 159(1), 160, pt 2, ch 12 ss 465, 466, 469, 470, 488, sch 1 Health Act 1937 amdts 2 (to the extent it oms defs air cushion vehicle, analyst, authorised person, British pharmaceutical codex, British veterinary codex, daily penalty, district, house, inspector, licence, Local Government Act ,manager, medical officer of health, officer, owner, paint, person, pesticide, prescribed, private hospital, school, shoes, stormwater drain, vessel), 4, 5, 6, 8 (to the extent it om s 9), 9 (to the extent it oms ss 16, 18), 10, 11 (to the extent it om pt 3 divs 7–9), 13 (to the extent it om pt 4 divs 3, 3A), 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, Liquor Act 1992 commenced 18 June 2007 (2007 SL No. 85)
ch 4 commenced 15 December 2006 (2006 SL No. 311)
ch 5 pt 1 ss 158, 159(2)–(3), pt 3, ch 12 ss 467–468, sch 1 amdts of the Child Protection Act 1999, Commonwealth Powers (Family Law—Children) Act 1990, Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Act 2000 amdts 1–2, Health Act 1937 amdts 3, 11 (to the extent it om pt 3 div 6) commenced 1 March 2006 (2006 SL No. 21)
ch 6 pt 4, ch 12 s 489, sch 1 amdts of the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Act 2000 amdt 3, Coroners Act 2003 amdt 2, Health Act 1937 amdt 16, Private Health Facilities Act 1999 amdts 1–4 commenced 16 January 2006 (2005 SL No. 280)
ch 11 pt 1 commenced 1 July 2007 (2007 SL No. 85)
remaining provisions commenced 1 December 2005 (2005 SL No. 280)
Amending legislation
Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 No. 5 s 810 sch 4 (prev s 459A sch 3A) (this Act is amended, see amending legislation below)
date of assent 23 March 2000
ss 1–2, 373–377, sch 2 commenced on date of assent (see s 2 (2))
s 211 commenced 24 March 2001 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA (2))
remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2000 (see s 2 (1), (3) and 2000 SL No. 174)
Amending legislation
Police Powers and Responsibilities and Other Acts Amendment Act 2006 No. 26 ss 1–2, 84, 86 (amends 2000 No. 5 above)
date of assent 01 June 2006
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 21 July 2006 (2006 SL No. 185)
Health Quality and Complaints Commission Act 2006 No. 25 ss 1–2(1), 241 schs 3–4
date of assent 29 May 2006
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2006 (see s 2 (1))
Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 No. 39 ss 1–2(1), (3), 512(1)–(2) schs 1–2
date of assent 11 August 2006
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
s 512 (2) sch 2 commenced 1 January 2007 (see s 2 (1))
remaining provisions commenced 30 October 2006 (2006 SL No. 247)
Mental Health and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2007 No. 54 s 1, pt 10
date of assent 09 November 2007
commenced on date of assent
Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008 No. 34 ss 1, 2(2), ch 10 pt 2
date of assent 21 May 2008
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2008 (2008 SL No. 202)
Health Legislation (Restriction on Use of Cosmetic Surgery for Children and Another Measure) Amendment Act 2008 No. 57 pts 1–2
date of assent 05 November 2008
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 30 October 2009 (2009 SL No. 235)
Financial Accountability Act 2009 No. 9 ss 1, 2(2), 136 sch 1
date of assent 28 May 2009
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2009 (2009 SL No. 80)
Local Government Act 2009 No. 17 ss 1, 2(4), 331 sch 1
date of assent 12 June 2009
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2010 (2010 SL No. 122)
Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Jurisdiction Provisions) Amendment Act 2009 No. 24 ss 1–2, ch 7 pt 23
date of assent 26 June 2009
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 December 2009 (2009 SL No. 252)
Criminal Code and Other Legislation (Misconduct, Breaches of Discipline and Public Sector Ethics) Amendment Act 2009 No. 25 pt 1, s 83 sch
date of assent 11 August 2009
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 2 November 2009 (2009 SL No. 241)
Health and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 No. 44 ss 1–2(1)–(2), pt 19
date of assent 03 November 2009
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
ss 163, 165(2) commenced 16 January 2006 (see s 2 (1))
remaining provisions commenced on date of assent (see s 2 (2))
Criminal History Screening Legislation Amendment Act 2010 No. 5 pt 1, s 248 sch 3
date of assent 04 March 2010
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 April 2010 (2010 SL No. 53)
Health Legislation (Health Practitioner Regulation National Law) Amendment Act 2010 No. 14 pt 1, s 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)
Work Health and Safety Act 2011 No. 18 ss 1–2, 404 sch 4 pt 2 div 1
date of assent 06 June 2011
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 January 2012 (2011 SL No. 238)
Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 No. 32 ss 1–2, 332 sch 1 pt 2 (prev Health and Hospitals Network Act 2011) (this Act is amended, see amending legislation below)
date of assent 28 October 2011
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2012 (2012 SL No. 61 item 3) (previous proclamation 2012 SL No. 23 item 3 was rep (2012 SL No. 61))
Amending legislation
Health and Hospitals Network and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2012 No. 9 ss 1–2(1), 47 (amends 2011 No. 32 above)
date of assent 27 June 2012
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2012 (see s 2 (1))
Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) Act 2011 No. 38 ss 1–2, pt 5 div 12
date of assent 24 November 2011
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 January 2012 (2011 SL No. 277)
Health Legislation Amendment Act 2011 No. 41 ss 1, 2(c), pt 6
date of assent 24 November 2011
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
ss 52–63 commenced 25 November 2012 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA)
remaining provisions commenced on date of assent
Civil Proceedings Act 2011 No. 45 ss 1–2, 217 sch 1A
date of assent 06 December 2011
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 September 2012 (2012 SL No. 146)
Fiscal Repair Amendment Act 2012 No. 25 ss 1, 2(6)(b), 195 sch
date of assent 21 September 2012
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 12 November 2012 (2012 SL No. 192)
Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No. 13 ss 1–2(1), pt 13
date of assent 27 March 2013
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 20 May 2013 (2013 SL No. 69 item 1)
Health Ombudsman Act 2013 No. 36 ss 1–2, 331 sch 1
date of assent 29 August 2013
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2014 (2014 SL No. 15)
Treasury and Trade and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No. 39 ss 1, 110(3) sch 3 pt 3
date of assent 23 September 2013
commenced on date of assent
Education and Care Services Act 2013 No. 44 ss 1–2, 269 sch 1 pt 2
date of assent 23 September 2013
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 January 2014 (2013 SL No. 264)
Directors’ Liability Reform Amendment Act 2013 No. 51 ss 1–2(1), pt 54, s 229 sch 1
date of assent 29 October 2013
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 November 2013 (see s 2 (1))
Health Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No. 57 pts 1, 4
date of assent 07 November 2013
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 March 2014 (2014 SL No. 18)
Biosecurity Act 2014 No. 7 ss 1–2, 578 sch 4 pt 2
date of assent 13 March 2014
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2016 (see s 2 (1)–(2))
Public Safety Business Agency Act 2014 No. 17 ss 1, 184 sch 1 pt 3
date of assent 21 May 2014
commenced on date of assent
Crime and Misconduct and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No. 21 ss 1, 2(2), s 94(2) sch 2
date of assent 21 May 2014
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2014 (2014 SL No. 107)
Child Protection Reform Amendment Act 2014 No. 28 ss 1, 2(3)(c), pt 7
date of assent 28 May 2014
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 19 January 2015 (2014 SL No. 284)
Health and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No. 65 ss 1–2(1), pt 6
date of assent 05 December 2014
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 September 2015 (2015 SL No. 94)
Public Health (Childcare Vaccination) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2015 No. 24 pts 1–2
date of assent 06 November 2015
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 January 2016 (see s 2)
Mental Health Act 2016 No. 5(this Act is amended, see amending legislation below)
date of assent 04 March 2016
ch 1 pt 1 hdgs, ss 3—4, pts 2–4, chs 2—21 schs 1—4 comm 5 March 2017 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA(2))
Amending legislation
Mental Health Amendment Act 2017 No. 3 (amends 2016 Act No. 5 above)
date of assent 03 March 2017
pt 1, pt 2 hdg, ss 3–50, 50A (to the extent it ins ch 18, pts 1–2), s 51, pts 3–4 comm on date of assent
s 50A (to the extent it ins ch 18A, pts 3–4) comm 28 April 2017 (2017 SL No. 58)
Health Legislation Amendment Act 2016 No. 8
date of assent 24 March 2016
commenced on date of assent
Public Health (Water Risk Management) Amendment Act 2016 No. 33
date of assent 14 June 2016
ss 1–2 comm on date of assent
ss 3–7comm 1 February 2017 (2016 SL No. 226)
Health and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2016 No. 50
date of assent 23 September 2016
pts 1–6 sch 1 comm on date of assent
Public Health (Infection Control) Amendment Act 2017 No. 16
date of assent 05 June 2017
ss 1–2 comm on date of assent
ss 3–16 comm 1 September 2017 (2017 SL No. 149)
Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2017 No. 24
date of assent 25 August 2017
ch 1 pt 1 hdgs, pt 2–3, chs 2–7, sch 1 comm 1 January 2018 (2017 SL No. 196)
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))
Health and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019 No. 13
date of assent 11 April 2019
pts 1–5, 7 divs 1–2, 9–10 comm on date of assent
pts 6, 7 div 3, 8, 11 comm 1 July 2019 (2019 SL No. 116)
Health Transparency Act 2019 No. 38
date of assent 05 December 2019
Public Health (Declared Public Health Emergencies) Amendment Act 2020 No. 1
date of assent 07 February 2020
pts 1–2 comm on date of assent
pt 3 comm 7 February 2021 (see s 2)
Public Health and Other Legislation (Public Health Emergency) Amendment Act 2020 No. 11
date of assent 19 March 2020
pt 11 divs 1–2 comm on date of assent
pt 11 div 3 (amd 2021 Act No. 16 s 54; 2022 Act No. 6 ss 35, 37) comm 1 November 2022 the day after the COVID-19 public health legislation expiry day (see s 2 (amd 2021 Act No. 3 s 15; 2021 Act No. 16 s 53; 2022 Act No. 6 s 34))
s 45 never comm (see 2022 Act No. 6 s 36)
Justice and Other Legislation (COVID-19 Emergency Response) Amendment Act 2020 No. 16
date of assent 25 May 2020
pt 16 divs 1–2 comm on date of assent
pt 16 div 3 (amd 2021 Act No. 16 s 25; 2022 Act No. 6 s 20) comm 1 November 2022 the day after the COVID-19 public health legislation expiry day (see s 2 (2) (amd 2021 Act No. 3 s 4; 2021 Act No. 16 s 24; 2022 Act No. 6 s 19))
Community Services Industry (Portable Long Service Leave) Act 2020 No. 19
Corrective Services and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 No. 23
date of assent 21 July 2020
pt 3C comm on date of assent
Health Legislation Amendment Act 2020 No. 31
date of assent 20 August 2020
pt 5 comm on date of assent
COVID-19 Emergency Response and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 No. 38
date of assent 04 December 2020
s 37 (1) comm on date of assent
Public Health and Other Legislation (Extension of Expiring Provisions) Amendment Act 2021 No. 3
date of assent 08 March 2021
pt 4 divs 1–2 comm date of assent
pt 4 div 3 (amd 2021 Act No. 16 s 51; 2022 Act No. 6 s 32) comm 1 November 2022 the day after the COVID-19 public health legislation expiry day (see s 2 (amd 2021 Act No. 16 s 50; 2022 Act No. 6 s 31))
Public Health and Other Legislation (Further Extension of Expiring Provisions) Amendment Act 2021 No. 16
date of assent 09 September 2021
pt 12 divs 1–2 comm on date of assent
pt 12 div 3 comm 23 May 2022 (2022 SL No. 55)
Public Health and Other Legislation (Extension of Expiring Provisions) Amendment Act 2022 No. 6
date of assent 08 April 2022
pt 9 comm on date of assent
sch 1 pt 2 comm 3 November 2022 the day that is 2 days after the day the Public Health Act 2005, chapter 8, part 7A expired (see s 2 (2))
Transport Legislation (Road Safety and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2022 No. 19
date of assent 07 September 2022
s 54 sch 1 comm on date of assent
Public Health and Other Legislation (COVID-19 Management) Amendment Act 2022 No. 25
date of assent 31 October 2022
pt 3, s 15 sch 1 pt 1 comm 1 November 2022 immediately after the comm of the Public Health and Other Legislation (Public Health Emergency) Amendment Act 2020, part 11, division 3, the Justice and Other Legislation (COVID-19 Emergency Response) Amendment Act 2020, part 16, division 3, and the Public Health and Other Legislation (Extension of Expiring Provisions) Amendment Act 2021, part 4, division 3 (see s 2 (1))
s 15 sch 1, pt 2 comm 1 November 2023 (see s 2 (2))
Public Sector Act 2022 No. 34
date of assent 12 December 2022
s 365 sch 3 comm 1 March 2023 (see s 2)
s 365 sch 3 amdt 1 (to the extent it amds ss 362FA, 362O, 362P) comm 1 March 2023 (see s 2) (amdts could not be given effect)
Health and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 No. 9
date of assent 02 May 2023
pt 5 div 2 comm on date of assent
pt 5, div 3 not yet proclaimed into force (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA(2) postponed to 3 May 2025 (2023 SL No. 158))
Information Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 No. 32
date of assent 04 December 2023
s 141 sch 1 pt 2 not yet proclaimed into force (see s 2(1))
Public Records Act 2023 No. 33
date of assent 04 December 2023
s 107 sch 5 comm 5 December 2024 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA(2))
Health and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No. 7
date of assent 18 March 2024
pt 5 comm on date of assent
Work Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No. 11
date of assent 28 March 2024
s 72 sch 1 not yet proclaimed into force (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA(2) postponed to 29 March 2026 (2025 SL No. 9))
Agriculture and Fisheries and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No. 17
date of assent 26 April 2024
s 192 sch 1 pt 3 not yet proclaimed into force (see s 2(3)(d))
Emergency Services Reform Amendment Act 2024 No. 18
date of assent 03 May 2024
s 39 sch 1 comm 3 June 2024 (2024 SL No. 57)
Disaster Management and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No. 22
date of assent 09 May 2024
s 92 sch 1 comm 1 July 2024 (2024 SL No. 69)
Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No. 23
date of assent 09 May 2024
s 36 sch 1 comm 2 August 2024 (2024 SL No. 135 item 1)
Police Powers and Responsibilities and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No. 24
date of assent 06 June 2024
pt 8 comm 24 June 2024 (2024 SL No. 86)
History notes
Public Health Act 2005
| Government Bill | |
| Introduced: 22 March 2005 |  Bill (Introduction)
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| 3rd Reading: 28 October 2005 | Bill (3rd Reading)
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| Assent: 02 November 2005 | Act 2005, No. 48
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