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

Minister: Minister for Child Safety, Youth and Women and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence
Agency: Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women


Adoption Act 2009 No. 29

Adoption Act 2009 No. 29

date of assent 26 August 2009

ss 1–2, pt 17 div 1 commenced on date of assent (see s 2)

s 76 (1) (e) commenced 1 August 2010 (2009 SL No. 217)

remaining provisions commenced 1 February 2010 (2009 SL No. 217)

State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 No. 48 ss 1, 2(2), ch 4 pt 3

date of assent 19 November 2009

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 February 2010 immediately after the commencement of the Adoption Act 2009 provisions that commenced on that day (2009 SL No. 275 and 2009 SL No. 217)

Fair Work (Commonwealth Powers) and Other Provisions Act 2009 No. 49 ss 1–2, pt 5

date of assent 19 November 2009

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 31 January 2010 (2009 SL No. 289)

Surrogacy Act 2010 No. 2 ss 1–2, ch 6 pt 2

date of assent 16 February 2010

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 June 2010 (2010 SL No. 86)

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)

Family Responsibilities Commission and Other Acts Amendment Act 2011 No. 35 pts 1, 3

date of assent 04 November 2011

commenced on date of assent

Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 No. 5 ss 1–2, 230 sch 1 pt 2

date of assent 17 February 2012

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 17 September 2012 (see s 2)

Child Protection Reform Amendment Act 2014 No. 28 ss 1, 2(2), 105 sch 1

date of assent 28 May 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2014 (see s 2 (2))

Adoption and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2016 No. 57

date of assent 11 November 2016

pts 1–2, s 67 sch 1 comm on date of assent

Child Protection (Offender Reporting) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2017 No. 14

date of assent 19 May 2017

pts 2–4, s 50 sch 1 comm 1 July 2017 (see s 2)

Child Protection Reform Amendment Act 2017 No. 44

date of assent 10 November 2017

ss 314, 17–27, 30, 31(1), (3)–(4), 32–46, 48–67, 68(1)–(2), (4), 69(1), 70, 76–79, 80 (to the extent it ins new s 275), 81–82, pts 3–4 comm 29 October 2018 (2018 SL No. 160)

Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019 No. 18

date of assent 24 May 2019

pt 2 (other than ss 3, 6, 13, 14, 26A–26B, 37A–37B, 39A–39B, 46A–46B, 58, 60, 65, 66 (to the extent it ins new ch 11 pt 19 hdg, divs 1–3), 67, 69A–70A, 71(3), (5), (7)–(8)), pt 3 div 2 (other than div 2 hdg, ss 74, 75(3)–(4), 76(2)–(3), 77(2)–(3), 85(3)–(4)), schs 1, 2 (other than amendments 10, 21 of the Education and Care Services Act 2013, amendment 8 of the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) Act 2011) comm 31 August 2020 (2020 SL No. 130) (proposed commencement 25 May 2021 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA(2) (2020 SL No. 64))

Meriba Omasker Kaziw Kazipa (Torres Strait Islander Traditional Child Rearing Practice) Act 2020 No. 33

date of assent 14 September 2020

pt 13 div 2 comm 1 July 2021 (2021 SL No. 25 item 2)

Child Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2021 No. 6

date of assent 07 April 2021

pts 1–2 comm on date of assent

Child Protection Reform and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2022 No. 7

date of assent 20 May 2022

pt 2 comm on date of assent

sch 1 comm 21 May 2023 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA (2))

Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023 No. 17

date of assent 23 June 2023

pt 12 div 2 comm 24 June 2024 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA(2))

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 No. 23

date of assent 20 September 2023

s 247 sch 1 s 3 comm 1 February 2024 (2024 SL No. 1)

Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No. 50

date of assent 19 September 2024

s 140, sch 1 not yet proclaimed into force (see s 2(1)(b)–(c))

Child Safe Organisations Act 2024 No. 49

date of assent 19 September 2024

s 130 sch 4 pt 1 comm 1 April 2026 (see s 2(3)(c))

This is a consolidated list of all history notes in this reprint. Show or hide the list by using the Turn history notes on/off button at the top of the page. The complete list can be printed (Ctrl-P) from the screen when the history notes are turned on.

Adoption Act 2009