Minister: Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services and Minister for Corrective Services
Agency: Queensland Police Service


Summary Offences Act 2005 No. 4

Summary Offences Act 2005 No. 4

date of assent 03 March 2005

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 21 March 2005 (2005 SL No. 34)

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)

Police Powers and Responsibilities (Motorbike Noise) Amendment Act 2005 No. 64 pts 1, 4

date of assent 28 November 2005

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2006 (2006 SL No. 107)

Police Powers and Responsibilities and Other Acts Amendment Act 2006 No. 26 ss 1–2(1), 119 sch 2

date of assent 01 June 2006

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 21 July 2006 (2006 SL No. 185)

Summary Offences and Other Acts Amendment Act 2007 No. 1 ss 1–2(1), pt 2

date of assent 16 February 2007

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

ss 4–5, 7–8 commenced 3 September 2007 (2007 SL No. 180)

remaining provisions commenced on date of assent

Summary Offences (Graffiti Removal Powers) Amendment Act 2008 No. 42

date of assent 08 September 2008

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 30 September 2008 (2008 SL No. 315)

Criminal Code and Other Acts Amendment Act 2008 No. 55 pts 1, 7

date of assent 23 October 2008

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 December 2008 (2008 SL No. 386)

Summary Offences and Other Acts Amendment Act 2008 No. 65 ss 1, 3–4

date of assent 01 December 2008

commenced on date of assent

Crime and Misconduct and Summary Offences Amendment Act 2009 No. 12 pts 1, 3

date of assent 28 May 2009

commenced on date of assent

Fair Work (Commonwealth Powers) and Other Provisions Act 2009 No. 49 ss 1–2, pt 3 div 11

date of assent 19 November 2009

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 10 December 2009 (2009 SL No. 289)

Criminal Code and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2011 No. 7 pts 1, 6

date of assent 04 April 2011

commenced on date of assent

Queensland Rail Transit Authority Act 2013 No. 19 ss 1, 120 sch 1

date of assent 03 May 2013

commenced on date of assent

Transport and Other Legislation (Heavy Vehicle National Law) Amendment Act 2013 No. 26 ss 1–2, 105 sch 1

date of assent 03 June 2013

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 10 February 2014 on the commencement of the provisions of the Heavy Vehicle National Law Act 2012 commenced on that day (2014 SL No. 6)

Criminal Law and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No. 31 s 1, pt 11

date of assent 13 August 2013

commenced on date of assent

Safe Night Out Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No. 42 ss 1, 2(2), pt 10

date of assent 05 September 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

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

Serious and Organised Crime Legislation Amendment Act 2016 No. 62

date of assent 09 December 2016

pts 1–6, 7 divs 1–2, pts 8–16, 19–20, 21 divs 1–2, pts 23–27, ss 395396(1)–(3), pts 29, 30 divs 1–2, pts 31–37, sch 1 pt 1, sch 2 comm on date of assent

Industrial Relations Act 2016 No. 63

date of assent 09 December 2016

ch 1 pt 1 hdgs, ss 35, pts 2–3, chs 2–18, ch 19 pts 1–7, ss 11181124, 1126–1128, 1151, 1152 (to the extent it ins new s 289), ch 19 pts 9–10, schs 1–6 comm 1 March 2017 (2017 SL No. 24)

Summary Offences and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019 No. 35

date of assent 30 October 2019

comm on date of assent

Agriculture and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 No. 3

date of assent 13 February 2020

pt 18 comm 1 March 2020 (see s 2 (1AB) (b))

Transport and Other Legislation (Road Safety, Technology and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2020 No. 21

date of assent 21 July 2020

pt 6 comm on date of assent

Corrective Services and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 No. 23

date of assent 21 July 2020

pt 4A comm on date of assent

Police Powers and Responsibilities and Other Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2023 No. 10

date of assent 02 May 2023

pt 4 comm on date of assent

Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Offender Prohibition Order) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 No. 21

date of assent 01 September 2023

pt 7 (other than ss 63, 65) comm on date of assent

ss 63, 65 comm 2 September 2024 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA (2))

Criminal Code (Serious Vilification and Hate Crimes) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 No. 26

date of assent 19 October 2023

pt 5 comm 29 April 2024 (2023 SL No. 193)

Summary Offences (Prevention of Knife Crime) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No. 1

date of assent 19 February 2024

pt 3 (other than ss 6–11, 12) comm on date of assent

ss 6–11, 12 comm 1 September 2024 (2024 SL No. 183)

Police Powers and Responsibilities and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No. 24

date of assent 06 June 2024

pt 9, s 57 sch 1 pt 2 comm 24 June 2024 (2024 SL No. 86)

Queensland Community Safety Act 2024 No. 45

date of assent 30 August 2024

pt 2 div 1 sdiv 2, pt 3 div 2 sdiv 1 comm on date of assent

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s 6 amd 2014 No. 42 s 124; 2023 No. 26 s 29

s 7 sub 2008 No. 65 s 4

amd 2014 No. 42 s 125; 2023 No. 21 s 63

s 8 om 2023 No. 21 s 64

s 9 amd 2024 No. 24 s 57 sch 1 pt 2

s 10 sub 2014 No. 42 s 126

om 2023 No. 21 s 65

pt 2 div 1A hdg ins 2008 No. 55 s 146

s 10A ins 2008 No. 55 s 146

amd 2020 No. 3 s 132

pt 2 div 1B hdg ins 2016 No. 62 s 398

s 10B ins 2016 No. 62 s 398

s 10C ins 2016 No. 62 s 398

s 10D ins 2016 No. 62 s 398

s 10E ins 2016 No. 62 s 398

s 11 amd 2000 No. 5 s 810 sch 4 (amd 2006 No. 26 ss 84, 86); 2020 No. 23 s 60B; 2023 No. 26 s 30

s 11A ins 2005 No. 64 s 33

s 12 amd 2020 No. 23 s 60C

s 13 sub 2020 No. 3 s 133

amd 2020 No. 23 s 60D

pt 2 div 2A hdg ins 2019 No. 35 s 11

s 14A ins 2019 No. 35 s 11

s 14B ins 2019 No. 35 s 11

s 14C ins 2019 No. 35 s 11

s 15 amd 2000 No. 5 s 810 sch 4 (amd 2006 No. 26 ss 84, 86)

pt 2 div 4 hdg amd 2024 No. 24 s 53

s 18 amd 2008 No. 55 s 147; 2024 No. 24 s 54

pt 2 div 4A hdg ins 2023 No. 10 s 34

s 19A ins 2023 No. 10 s 34

s 19B ins 2023 No. 10 s 34

s 19C ins 2023 No. 10 s 34

sub 2024 No. 45 s 91

s 19D ins 2023 No. 10 s 34

pt 2 div 4B hdg ins 2024 No. 1 s 6

s 19E ins 2024 No. 1 s 6

s 19F ins 2024 No. 1 s 6

s 19G ins 2024 No. 1 s 6

s 19H ins 2024 No. 1 s 6

s 19I ins 2024 No. 1 s 6

s 19J ins 2024 No. 1 s 6

s 19K ins 2024 No. 1 s 6

s 19L ins 2024 No. 1 s 6

s 19M ins 2024 No. 1 s 6

s 19N ins 2024 No. 1 s 6

s 23 amd 2007 No. 1 s 4; 2024 No. 1 s 7

s 23A ins 2007 No. 1 s 5

amd 2024 No. 1 s 8

s 23B ins 2007 No. 1 s 5

amd 2020 No. 21 s 27; 2024 No. 1 s 9

s 23C ins 2007 No. 1 s 5

s 23D ins 2007 No. 1 s 5

s 23E ins 2007 No. 1 s 5

s 24A ins 2007 No. 1 s 6

amd 2013 No. 26 s 105 sch 1

s 25 amd 2008 No. 55 s 148

s 25A ins 2008 No. 55 s 149

s 26 ins 2009 No. 12 s 17

s 26A ins 2011 No. 7 s 30

s 26B ins 2024 No. 45 s 7

pt 3 hdg ins 2008 No. 42 s 6

pt 3 div 1 hdg ins 2008 No. 42 s 6

s 27 ins 2008 No. 42 s 6

pt 3 div 2 hdg ins 2008 No. 42 s 6

s 28 ins 2008 No. 42 s 6

s 29 ins 2008 No. 42 s 6

s 30 ins 2008 No. 42 s 6

s 31 ins 2008 No. 42 s 6

s 32 ins 2008 No. 42 s 6

amd 2024 No. 24 s 57 sch 1 pt 2

s 33 ins 2008 No. 42 s 6

s 34 ins 2008 No. 42 s 6

s 35 ins 2008 No. 42 s 6

s 36 ins 2008 No. 42 s 6

amd 2024 No. 24 s 57 sch 1 pt 2

pt 3 div 3 hdg ins 2008 No. 42 s 6

s 37 ins 2008 No. 42 s 6

amd 2024 No. 24 s 57 sch 1 pt 2

s 38 ins 2008 No. 42 s 6

s 39 ins 2008 No. 42 s 6

s 40 ins 2008 No. 42 s 6

s 41 ins 2008 No. 42 s 6

s 42 ins 2008 No. 42 s 6

s 43 ins 2008 No. 42 s 6

s 44 ins 2008 No. 42 s 6

s 45 ins 2008 No. 42 s 6

amd 2013 No. 19 s 120 sch 1

pt 4 hdg (prev pt 3 hdg) renum 2008 No. 42 s 4

s 46 (prev s 26) renum 2008 No. 42 s 5

s 47 (prev s 27) amd 2000 No. 5 s 810 sch 4 (amd 2006 No. 26 ss 84, 86); 2007 No. 1 s 7; 2013 No. 31 s 73

renum 2008 No. 42 s 5

amd 2024 No. 1 s 10

s 47A ins 2013 No. 31 s 74

s 48 (prev s 28) amd 2000 No. 5 s 810 sch 4 (amd 2006 No. 26 ss 84, 86); 2006 No. 26 s 119 sch 2

renum 2008 No. 42 s 5

pt 5 hdg (prev pt 3A hdg) ins 2005 No. 64 s 34

renum 2008 No. 42 s 4

s 49 (prev s 28A) ins 2005 No. 64 s 34

renum 2008 No. 42 s 5

amd 2024 No. 1 s 11

pt 6 hdg (prev pt 4 hdg) amd 2006 No. 26 s 119 sch 2

renum 2008 No. 42 s 4

s 50 (prev s 29) renum 2008 No. 42 s 5

pt 7 hdg ins 2024 No. 1 s 11A

exp 1 September 2024 (see s 52)

s 51 ins 2024 No. 1 s 11A

exp 1 September 2024 (see s 52)

s 52 ins 2024 No. 1 s 11A

exp 1 September 2024 (see s 52)

sch 2 def acceptable evidence of age reloc from s 23B 2024 No. 1 s 9 (3)

sch 2 def appointing authority ins 2008 No. 42 s 7 (2)

sch 2 def approved form ins 2008 No. 42 s 7 (2)

sch 2 def authorised industrial officer amd 2009 No. 49 s 74; 2016 No. 63 s 1157 sch 6; 2020 No. 23 s 60E

sch 2 def commercial seller ins 2024 No. 1 s 12 (2)

sch 2 def consent ins 2008 No. 42 s 7 (2)

sch 2 def controlled item ins 2024 No. 1 s 12 (2)

sch 2 def digital authority reloc from s 23B 2024 No. 1 s 9 (3)

sch 2 def digital evidence of age reloc from s 23B 2024 No. 1 s 9 (3)

sch 2 def digital evidence of identity reloc from s 23B 2024 No. 1 s 9 (3)

sch 2 def employee ins 2007 No. 1 s 8

sub 2024 No. 1 s 12 (1)–(2)

sch 2 def exempt knife ins 2024 No. 1 s 12 (2)

sch 2 def graffiti amd 2008 No. 42 s 7 (3)

sch 2 def graffiti instrument amd 2008 No. 42 s 7 (4)

sch 2 def graffiti removal notice ins 2008 No. 42 s 7 (2)

sch 2 def graffiti removal officer ins 2008 No. 42 s 7 (2)

sch 2 def helper ins 2008 No. 42 s 7 (2)

sch 2 def journalist ins 2024 No. 45 s 8

sch 2 def local graffiti removal officer ins 2008 No. 42 s 7 (2)

sch 2 def owner ins 2008 No. 42 s 7 (2)

sch 2 def place amd 2008 No. 42 s 7 (5)

sch 2 def potentially harmful thing ins 2007 No. 1 s 8

om 2024 No. 1 s 12 (1)

sch 2 def public graffiti ins 2008 No. 42 s 7 (2)

sch 2 def public place sub 2008 No. 42 s 7 (1)–(2)

sch 2 def racing, burn out or other hooning offence ins 2023 No. 10 s 35

sch 2 def remove ins 2008 No. 42 s 7 (2)

sch 2 def sell ins 2007 No. 1 s 8

amd 2024 No. 1 s 12 (3)–(5)

sch 2 def seller ins 2007 No. 1 s 8

sub 2024 No. 1 s 12 (1)–(2)

sch 2 def spear ins 2024 No. 1 s 12 (2)

sch 2 def spray can ins 2007 No. 1 s 8

sch 2 def spray paint ins 2007 No. 1 s 8

sch 2 def State graffiti removal officer ins 2008 No. 42 s 7 (2)

sch 2 def sword ins 2024 No. 1 s 12 (2)

Summary Offences Act 2005