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


Ombudsman Act 2001 No. 73

Ombudsman Act 2001 No. 73

date of assent 13 November 2001

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 3 December 2001 (2001 SL No. 224)

Parliament of Queensland Act 2001 No. 81 ss 1–2, ch 9 pt 10

date of assent 03 December 2001

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 6 June 2002 (see s 2)

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003 No. 19 ss 1, 3 sch

date of assent 09 May 2003

commenced on date of assent

Child Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2004 No. 13 ss 1–2(1), pt 8, s 102 sch 2 pts 1–2

date of assent 24 June 2004

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 August 2004 (2004 SL No. 141)

Local Government (Community Government Areas) Act 2004 No. 37 ss 1–2, 86 sch 1

date of assent 27 October 2004

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 January 2005 (2004 SL No. 266)

Health Quality and Complaints Commission Act 2006 No. 25 ss 1–2(1), 241(1) sch 3

date of assent 29 May 2006

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2006 (see s 2 (1))

Corrective Services Act 2006 No. 29 ss 1, 2(2), 518 sch 3

date of assent 01 June 2006

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 28 August 2006 (2006 SL No. 213)

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2007 No. 37 pts 1, 26

date of assent 29 August 2007

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 28 September 2007 (2007 SL No. 241)

Local Government and Other Legislation (Indigenous Regional Councils) Amendment Act 2007 No. 59 ss 1–2, 152 sch

date of assent 22 November 2007

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 15 March 2008 (2007 SL No. 336)

Public Service Act 2008 No. 38 ss 1–2, 252 sch 3

date of assent 11 June 2008

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2008 (2008 SL No. 208)

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2008 No. 59 s 1, pt 22

date of assent 25 November 2008

commenced on date of assent

Parliament of Queensland Amendment Act 2009 No. 7 ss 1, 16 sch

date of assent 28 May 2009

commenced on date of assent

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)

Right to Information Act 2009 No. 13 ss 1–2, ch 8 pt 1

date of assent 12 June 2009

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2009 (2009 SL No. 132)

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)

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)

Integrity Reform (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2010 No. 37 pts 1, 8

date of assent 20 September 2010

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 November 2010 (2010 SL No. 303)

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 No. 42 ss 1, 214 sch

date of assent 14 October 2010

commenced on date of assent

Parliament of Queensland (Reform and Modernisation) Amendment Act 2011 No. 15 ss 1, 2(3), pt 4 div 6

date of assent 19 May 2011

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 13 June 2011 (2011 SL No. 76)

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(1) sch 3 pt 1

date of assent 23 September 2013

commenced on date of assent

Crime and Misconduct and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No. 21 ss 1, 2(2), 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)

Public Guardian Act 2014 No. 26 ss 1–2(1), ch 8 pt 13

date of assent 28 May 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

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

Child Protection Reform Amendment Act 2014 No. 28 ss 1, 2(2), pt 6

date of assent 28 May 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

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

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)

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

Crime and Corruption and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2018 No. 29

date of assent 09 November 2018

pts 1, 2 (other than ss 5–6, 44), 3–9 comm on date of assent

Human Rights Act 2019 No. 5

date of assent 07 March 2019

ss 3, 6, pt 4 div 1 (other than s 61 (a),(c), (g), (i)), ss 104105, pt 6 (other than s 108), pt 7 (other than div 1, ss 113, 126, div 7, ss 160, 168, divs 22–23), sch 1 comm 1 July 2019 (2019 SL No. 97)

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 No. 15

date of assent 25 May 2020

pt 25 comm on date of assent

Inspector of Detention Services Act 2022 No. 18

date of assent 07 September 2022

pt 7 div 6 (other than ss 86, 93–94, 96–98) comm 9 December 2022 (see 2022 SL No. 185)

ss 86, 9394, 9698 comm 1 July 2023 (see 2023 SL No. 27)

Integrity and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2022 No. 33

date of assent 12 December 2022

pt 4 comm 1 March 2023 (2023 SL No. 10)

Public Sector Act 2022 No. 34

date of assent 12 December 2022

ch 10 pt 7, 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 24 comm on date of assent

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

date of assent 19 October 2023

pt 3A comm 27 October 2023 (2023 SL No. 153)

Information Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 No. 32

date of assent 04 December 2023

pt 4 not yet proclaimed into force (see s 2(1))

Integrity and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No. 3

date of assent 19 February 2024

ss 47, 55, 57, 58 (other than to the extent it ins ss 115–118), 59(1) (to the extent it ins def annual report), (2) comm 30 June 2024 (2024 SL No. 70 item 1)

ss 48–53, 58 (to the extent it ins ss 115–117) comm 15 September 2024 (2024 SL No. 70 item 3)

ss 54, 56, 58 (to the extent it ins s 118), 59 (to the extent it ins defs additional funding, allocated amount, funding proposal) comm 31 December 2024 (2024 SL No. 70 item 4)

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s 5 amd 2017 No. 17 s 171

s 6 amd 2017 No. 17 s 172

s 7 amd 2003 No. 19 s 3 sch; 2014 No. 21 s 94 (2) sch 2

s 8 amd 2024 No. 3 s 48

s 12 amd 2017 No. 17 s 173

s 12A ins 2024 No. 3 s 49

s 16 amd 2003 No. 19 s 3 sch; 2006 No. 25 s 241 (1) sch 3; 2009 No. 13 s 205; 2013 No. 36 s 331 sch 1; 2014 No. 21 s 94 (2) sch 2

s 20 amd 2006 No. 29 s 518 sch 3

s 23 amd 2007 No. 37 s 124

s 24 amd 2017 No. 17 s 174

s 29 amd 2006 No. 29 s 518 sch 3

s 30 amd 2017 No. 17 s 175

s 31 amd 2023 No. 23 s 163

s 38 amd 2017 No. 17 s 176

s 47 amd 2017 No. 17 s 177

s 48 sub 2017 No. 17 s 178

s 49 amd 2017 No. 17 s 179

s 50 amd 2003 No. 19 s 3 sch; 2014 No. 21 s 94 (2) sch 2

sub 2017 No. 17 s 180

s 51 amd 2017 No. 17 s 181

s 57A ins 2004 No. 13 s 101

s 57B ins 2004 No. 13 s 101

amd 2010 No. 5 s 248 sch 3

sub 2014 No. 28 s 96

pt 7 hdg amd 2022 No. 18 s 65

s 58 amd 2008 No. 38 s 252 sch 3

sub 2022 No. 18 s 66

amd 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3

s 59 amd 2022 No. 18 s 67; 2024 No. 3 s 50

s 60 amd 2022 No. 18 s 68

s 61 sub 2022 No. 18 s 69

s 62 amd 2022 No. 18 s 70; 2024 No. 3 s 51

s 63 amd 2022 No. 18 s 71

s 63A ins 2010 No. 37 s 67

amd 2013 No. 39 s 110 (1) sch 3 pt 1; 2014 No. 21 s 94 (2) sch 2; 2022 No. 18 s 72

s 63B ins 2010 No. 37 s 67

amd 2013 No. 39 s 110 (1) sch 3 pt 1; 2022 No. 18 s 73

s 64 amd 2022 No. 18 s 74

s 65 amd 2008 No. 38 s 252 sch 3

sub 2022 No. 18 s 75

amd 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3

pt 7 div 2 hdg sub 2022 No. 18 s 76

s 66 amd 2022 No. 18 s 77

s 67 amd 2022 No. 18 s 78

s 68 amd 2022 No. 18 s 79

s 69 amd 2022 No. 18 s 80

s 70 amd 2022 No. 18 s 81

s 71 amd 2022 No. 18 s 82

s 72 amd 2001 No. 81 s 146; 2022 No. 18 s 83

s 73 amd 2022 No. 18 s 84

s 74 sub 2022 No. 18 s 85

s 75 amd 2022 No. 18 s 86

s 75A ins 2022 No. 34 s 354

s 75B ins 2022 No. 34 s 354

s 75C ins 2022 No. 34 s 354

s 76 amd 2008 No. 38 s 252 sch 3; 2016 No. 63 s 1114; 2022 No. 18 s 87; 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3

s 77 amd 2008 No. 38 s 252 sch 3; 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3

s 78 amd 2008 No. 38 s 252 sch 3; 2016 No. 63 s 1157 sch 6; 2022 No. 18 s 88; 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3

s 78A ins 2017 No. 17 s 182

s 78B ins 2017 No. 17 s 182

s 78C ins 2017 No. 17 s 182

amd 2022 No. 18 s 89

s 79 amd 2008 No. 38 s 252 sch 3; 2022 No. 18 s 90; 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3

s 80 amd 2022 No. 18 s 91

s 81 amd 2022 No. 18 s 92

s 82 amd 2008 No. 38 s 252 sch 3; 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3

s 83 amd 2001 No. 81 s 147; 2017 No. 17 s 183; 2022 No. 33 s 61; 2022 No. 18 s 93; 2024 No. 3 s 52

s 84 amd 2009 No. 9 s 136 sch 1

s 85 amd 2001 No. 81 s 148; 2011 No. 15 s 63; 2024 No. 3 s 53

pt 8 div 4A hdg ins 2024 No. 3 s 54

s 85A ins 2024 No. 3 s 54

s 85B ins 2024 No. 3 s 54

s 85C ins 2024 No. 3 s 54

s 85D ins 2024 No. 3 s 54

s 85E ins 2024 No. 3 s 54

s 85F ins 2024 No. 3 s 54

s 86 sub 2014 No. 28 s 97

amd 2020 No. 15 s 156; 2022 No. 18 s 94

s 87 amd 2009 No. 9 s 136 sch 1; 2024 No. 3 s 55

s 88 amd 2009 No. 9 s 136 sch 1; 2022 No. 18 s 95

om 2024 No. 3 s 56

s 89 amd 2001 No. 81 s 149; 2011 No. 15 s 64

sub 2022 No. 18 s 96

amd 2024 No. 3 s 57

s 91 amd 2017 No. 17 s 184

s 91A ins 2018 No. 29 s 77

s 92 amd 2008 No. 59 s 93; 2018 No. 29 s 78

s 92A ins 2017 No. 17 s 185

amd 2022 No. 18 s 97

s 93 amd 2022 No. 18 s 98; 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3

pt 12 hdg amd 2023 No. 26 s 22B

pt 12 div 1 hdg ins 2010 No. 37 s 68

pt 12 div 2 hdg ins 2010 No. 37 s 69

s 104 ins 2010 No. 37 s 69

pt 12 div 3 hdg ins 2014 No. 28 s 98

s 105 ins 2014 No. 28 s 98

s 106 ins 2014 No. 28 s 98

s 107 ins 2014 No. 28 s 98

s 108 ins 2014 No. 28 s 98

s 109 ins 2014 No. 28 s 98

s 110 ins 2014 No. 28 s 98

pt 12 div 4 hdg ins 2017 No. 17 s 186

s 111 ins 2017 No. 17 s 186

pt 12 div 5 hdg ins 2022 No. 18 s 99

s 112 ins 2022 No. 18 s 99

pt 12 div 6 hdg ins 2022 No. 33 s 62

s 113 ins 2022 No. 33 s 62

pt 12 div 7 hdg ins 2024 No. 3 s 58

s 114 ins 2024 No. 3 s 58

s 115 ins 2024 No. 3 s 58

s 116 ins 2024 No. 3 s 58

s 117 ins 2024 No. 3 s 58

s 118 ins 2024 No. 3 s 58

s 119 ins 2024 No. 3 s 58

pt 12 div 8 hdg ins 2023 No. 26 s 22C

s 120 ins 2023 No. 26 s 22C

sch 3 def additional funding ins 2024 No. s 59(1)

sch 3 def allocated amount ins 2024 No. 3 s 59(1)

sch 3 def annual report ins 2024 No. 3 s 59(1)

sch 3 def complaints entity amd 2003 No. 19 s 3 sch; 2004 No. 13 s 102 sch 2 pts 1–2; 2006 No. 25 s 241 (1) sch 3; 2013 No. 36 s 331 sch 1; 2014 No. 21 s 94 (2) sch 2; 2014 No. 26 s 262; 2014 No. 28 s 99

sub 2018 No. 29 s 79

amd 2019 No. 5 s 157

sch 3 def criminal history ins 2017 No. 17 s 187

sch 3 def funding proposal ins 2024 No. 3 s 59(1)

sch 3 def inspector of detention services ins 2022 No. 18 s 100

sch 3 def ombudsman office amd 2024 No. 3 s 59(2)

sch 3 def operational action amd 2003 No. 19 s 3 sch; 2010 No. 42 s 214 sch; 2014 No. 21 s 94 (2) sch 2

sch 3 def parliamentary committee amd 2009 No. 7 s 16 sch

sub 2011 No. 15 s 65

sch 3 def portfolio area ins 2011 No. 15 s 65 (2)

sch 3 def portfolio committee ins 2011 No. 15 s 65 (2)

sch 3 def responsible Minister amd 2004 No. 37 s 86 sch 1; 2007 No. 59 s 152 sch; 2009 No. 17 s 331 sch 1

sch 3 def standing rules and orders ins 2011 No. 15 s 65 (2)

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