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Minister: Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Minister for Women and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence
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 149–151, 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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Long title amd 2011 No. 45 s 213

s 16 amd 2016 No. 59 s 7

s 17 amd 2016 No. 59 s 8

s 18 amd 2016 No. 59 s 9

s 59 amd 2020 No. 15 s 18

sub 2023 No. 23 s 39

s 64 amd 2019 No. 34 s 8

s 67 amd 2012 No. 17 s 10; 2013 No. 39 s 110 (1) sch 3 pt 1; 2015 No. 33 s 52 (2) sch pt 2

s 71 def owner amd 2017 No. 17 s 16

s 72 amd 2017 No. 17 s 17

s 73 amd 2017 No. 17 s 18

s 74 amd 2017 No. 17 s 19

s 75 amd 2017 No. 17 s 20

pt 11A hdg ins 2023 No. 23 s 40

pt 11A div 1 hdg ins 2023 No. 23 s 40

s 75A ins 2023 No. 23 s 40

pt 11A div 2 hdg ins 2023 No. 23 s 40

s 75B ins 2023 No. 23 s 40

s 75C ins 2023 No. 23 s 40

s 75D ins 2023 No. 23 s 40

pt 12 hdg amd 2019 No. 12 s 2B

pt 12 div 1 hdg ins 2019 No. 12 s 2C

s 76 def account assessor ins 2020 No. 15 s 19(2)

s 76 def assessor om 2020 No. 15 s 19(1)

s 76 def costs assessor ins 2020 No. 15 s 19(2)

s 76 def trial assessor ins 2020 No. 15 s 19(2)

s 76 amd 2019 No. 12 s 2D

s 77 amd 2020 No. 15 s 20

s 78 amd 2020 No. 15 s 21

s 79 amd 2020 No. 15 s 22

s 79AA ins 2020 No. 15 s 23

pt 12 div 2 hdg ins 2019 No. 12 s 2E

s 79A ins 2019 No. 12 s 2E

s 88 amd 2011 No. 45 s 214; 2017 No. 17 s 21

s 89 amd 2011 No. 45 s 215; 2017 No. 17 s 22

s 95 amd 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3

pt 13A hdg ins 2016 No. 59 s 10

pt 13A div 1 hdg ins 2016 No. 59 s 10

s 103A ins 2016 No. 59 s 10

pt 13A div 2 hdg ins 2016 No. 59 s 10

s 103B ins 2016 No. 59 s 10

s 103C ins 2016 No. 59 s 10

s 103D ins 2016 No. 59 s 10

s 103E ins 2016 No. 59 s 10

s 103F ins 2016 No. 59 s 10

s 103G ins 2016 No. 59 s 10

s 103H ins 2016 No. 59 s 10

s 103I ins 2016 No. 59 s 10

s 103J ins 2016 No. 59 s 10

s 103K ins 2016 No. 59 s 10

s 103L ins 2016 No. 59 s 10

s 103M ins 2016 No. 59 s 10

s 103N ins 2016 No. 59 s 10

s 103O ins 2016 No. 59 s 10

s 103P ins 2016 No. 59 s 10

s 103Q ins 2016 No. 59 s 10

s 103R ins 2016 No. 59 s 10

s 103S ins 2016 No. 59 s 10

pt 13A div 3 hdg ins 2016 No. 59 s 10

s 103T ins 2016 No. 59 s 10

s 103U ins 2016 No. 59 s 10

pt 13A div 4 hdg ins 2016 No. 59 s 10

s 103V ins 2016 No. 59 s 10

s 103W ins 2016 No. 59 s 10

s 103X ins 2016 No. 59 s 10

pt 13A div 5 hdg ins 2016 No. 59 s 10

s 103Y ins 2016 No. 59 s 10

pt 13A div 6 hdg ins 2016 No. 59 s 10

s 103Z ins 2016 No. 59 s 10

s 103ZA ins 2016 No. 59 s 10

s 103ZB ins 2016 No. 59 s 10

s 103ZC ins 2016 No. 59 s 10

s 107 amd 2023 No. 23 s 41

pt 15 hdg amd 2013 No. 25 s 26

pt 15 div 1 hdg ins 2013 No. 25 s 27

s 109 exp 1 September 2013 (see s 109(4))

pt 15 div 2 hdg ins 2013 No. 25 s 28

s 110 prev s 110 om 1 September 2012 RA s 40

pres s 110 ins 2013 No. 25 s 28

pt 16 hdg ins 2016 No. 59 s 11

s 111 ins 2016 No. 59 s 11

pt 17 hdg ins 2019 No. 34 s 9

s 112 ins 2019 No. 34 s 9

pt 118 hdg ins 2023 No. 23 s 42

s 113 ins 2023 No. 23 s 42

sch 1 def account assessor ins 2020 No. 15 s 24(2)

sch 1 def assessment ins 2017 No. 17 s 23

amd 2019 No. 12 s 2F (1)

sch 1 def assessor ins 2017 No. 17 s 23

amd 2019 No. 12 s 2F (2)

om 2020 No. 15 s 24(1)

sch 1 def Business Names Register ins 2011 No. 45 s 216

sch 1 def costs assessment ins 2017 No. 17 s 23

amd 2019 No. 12 s 2F (3)

sch 1 def costs assessor ins 2020 No. 15 s 24(2)

sch 1 def court sub 2016 No. 59 s 12

sch 1 def defendant ins 2016 No. 59 s 12 (2)

sch 1 def group member ins 2016 No. 59 s 12 (2)

sch 1 def interest ins 2023 No. 23 s 43

sch 1 def money in court ins 2023 No. 23 s 43

sch 1 def registrar ins 2023 No. 23 s 43

sch 1 def representative party ins 2016 No. 59 s 12 (2)

sch 1 def representative proceeding ins 2016 No. 59 s 12 (2)

sch 1 def securities ins 2023 No. 23 s 43

sch 1 def securities in court ins 2023 No. 23 s 43

sch 1 def sub-group member ins 2016 No. 59 s 12 (2)

sch 1 def sub-group representative party ins 2016 No. 59 s 12 (2)

sch 1 def trial assessor ins 2020 No. 15 s 24(2)

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