Minister: Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Training and Skills
Agency: Department of Justice and Attorney-General


Civil Proceedings Act 2011 No. 45

Effective Date Publication Date Amendments Included Notes
01 September 2012 2011 Act No. 452012 Act No. 17
07 December 2012

Revised version

03 June 2013 2013 Act No. 25
29 August 2013 2013 Act No. 35
02 September 2013

prov exp 1 September 2013

23 September 2013 2013 Act No. 39
07 December 2013 14 March 2016

certain provs commenced

RA ss 7(1)(k), 40

22 March 2016 22 March 2016 2015 Act No. 33
01 March 2017 03 March 2017 2016 Act No. 59
05 June 2017 01 February 2018 2017 Act No. 17
12 July 2019 25 July 2019 2019 Act No. 12
30 October 2019 06 November 2019 2019 Act No. 34
25 May 2020 01 March 2021 2020 Act No. 15
01 March 2023 27 February 2023 2022 Act No. 34
20 September 2023 22 September 2023 2023 Act No. 23
01 September 2024 04 September 2024 2023 Act No. 23

Civil Proceedings Act 2011 No. 45

date of assent 06 December 2011

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

pts 1–29, 31, schs 1A–1 commenced 1 September 2012 (2012 SL No. 146)

pt 30 commenced 31 August 2012 (2012 SL No. 146)

pt 32 div 3 commenced 10 August 2012 (2012 SL No. 125)

pt 32 div 8 commenced 1 March 2012 (2012 SL No. 4)

pt 32 div 2, s 229 commenced 7 December 2012 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA (2))

pt 32 div 6 commenced 7 December 2013 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA (2) (2012 SL No. 200 s 2))

remaining provisions commenced on date of assent

Civil Proceedings Act 2011 No. 45 ss 1–2, pt 30

date of assent 06 December 2011

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 31 August 2012 (2012 SL No. 146)

Penalties and Sentences and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2012 No. 17 pts 1, 3

date of assent 14 August 2012

commenced on date of assent

Liquor and Gaming (Red Tape Reduction) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No. 25 s 1, pt 4

date of assent 03 June 2013

commenced on date of assent

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No. 35 s 1, pt 10

date of assent 29 August 2013

commenced on date of assent

Treasury and Trade and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No. 39 ss 1, 110(1) sch 3 pt 1

date of assent 23 September 2013

commenced on date of assent

Relationships (Civil Partnerships) and Other Acts Amendment Act 2015 No. 33

date of assent 17 December 2015

ss 1–2 comm on date of assent

pts 1–6, s 52  sch 1 comm 22 March 2016 (2016 SL No. 14)

Limitation of Actions (Child Sexual Abuse) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2016 No. 59

date of assent 11 November 2016

ss 1–2 comm on date of assent

pt 2, pt 3, divs 1, 3, 4 comm 1 March 2017 (2017 SL No. 19)

Court and Civil Legislation Amendment Act 2017 No. 17

date of assent 05 June 2017

pts 1, 3–16, 17 (except ss 149151, 153, 155), 18–23, 24 (except s 203), 25–26, 27 (except s 220), 28–34, sch 1 comm on date of assent

Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019 No. 12

date of assent 11 April 2019

pts 1A, 6 comm 12 July 2019 (see 2019 SL No. 134)

Civil Liability and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019 No. 34

date of assent 30 October 2019

pts 1, 3 comm on date of assent

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 No. 15

date of assent 25 May 2020

pt 5 comm on date of assent

Public Sector Act 2022 No. 34

date of assent 12 December 2022

s 365 sch 3 comm 1 March 2023 (see s 2)

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 No. 23

date of assent 20 September 2023

pt 6 (other than ss 40–43) comm on date of assent

ss 40–43 comm 1 September 2024 (2024 SL No. 191)

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