Law Reform Act 1995
Table of Reprints
| Effective Date | Publication Date | Amendments Included | Notes |
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| 28 November 1995 | 16 January 1997 | 1996 Act No. 79 | |
| 05 December 1997 | 05 May 2000 | 1997 Act No. 82 | |
| 17 November 2000 | 01 December 2000 | 2000 Act No. 58 | |
| 07 August 2001 | 08 November 2001 | 2001 Act No. 65 | |
| 01 March 2002 | 08 March 2002 | 2001 Act No. 65 | |
| 01 April 2003 | 2002 Act No. 74 | ||
| 09 April 2003 | 2003 Act No. 16 | ||
| 01 July 2010 | 2010 Act No. 92010 Act No. 14 | ||
| 14 October 2010 | 2010 Act No. 42 | ||
| 01 September 2012 | 2011 Act No. 45 |
revised version |
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| 01 December 2018 | 06 August 2021 | 2017 Act No. 32 |
List of Legislation
Law Reform Act 1995 (prev Law Reform (Abolition of the Rule of Common Employment) Act 1951 No. 41 [15 Geo 6 No. 41])
date of assent 22 November 1951
commenced on date of assent
Amending legislation
Law Reform (Abolition of the Rule of Common Employment) Act 1951 No. 41 [15 Geo 6 No. 41] (this Act is amended, see amending legislation below)
date of assent 22 November 1951
commenced on date of assent
Amending legislation
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1995 No. 58 ss 1–2, 4 sch 1 (amends 1951 15 Geo 6 No. 41 above)
date of assent 28 November 1995
commenced on date of assent
List of legislation to Law Reform (Tortfeasors Contribution, Contributory Negligence, and Division of Chattels) Act 1952 1 Eliz 2 No. 42—before relocation to Law Reform Act 1995
Law Reform (Tortfeasors Contribution, Contributory Negligence, and Division of Chattels) Act 1952 No. 42 [1 Eliz 2 No. 42] (this Act is amended, see amending legislation below)
date of assent 04 December 1952
commenced 12 January 1953 (proc pubd gaz 10 January 1953 p 223)
Amending legislation
Law Reform (Husband and Wife) Act 1968 No. 15 s 5 sch (amends Act 1952 1 Eliz 2 No. 42 above)
date of assent 19 April 1968
commenced 1 June 1968 (proc pubd gaz 25 May 1968 p 510)
Property Law Act 1974 No. 76 s 3(2) sch 6 pt 3 (amends Act 1952 1 Eliz 2 No. 42 above)
date of assent 01 November 1974
commenced 1 December 1975 (see s 1 (2))
Common Law Practice and Workers’ Compensation Amendment Act 1994 No. 85 ss 1–2, 12 sch (amends Act 1952 1 Eliz 2 No. 42 above)
date of assent 02 December 1994
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 17 October 1992 (see s 2)
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1995 No. 58 ss 1–2, 4 sch 1 (amends Act 1952 1 Eliz 2 No. 42 above)
date of assent 28 November 1995
commenced on date of assent
List of legislation to Law Reform (Husband and Wife) Act 1968 No. 15—before relocation to Law Reform Act 1995
Law Reform (Husband and Wife) Act 1968 No. 15 (this Act is amended, see amending legislation below)
date of assent 19 April 1968
commenced 1 June 1968 (proc pubd gaz 25 May 1968 p 510)
Amending legislation
Law Reform (Husband and Wife) Act Amendment Act 1989 No. 81 (amends 1968 No. 15 above)
date of assent 18 September 1989
commenced on date of assent
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1995 No. 58 ss 1–2, 4 sch 1 (amends 1968 No. 15 above)
date of assent 28 November 1995
commenced on date of assent
List of legislation to Voluntary Aid in Emergency Act 1973 No. 56—before relocation to Law Reform Act 1995
Voluntary Aid in Emergency Act 1973 No. 56 (this Act is amended, see amending legislation below)
date of assent 25 October 1973
commenced on date of assent
Amending legislation
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1995 No. 58 ss 1–2, 4 sch 1 (amends 1995 No. 58 above)
date of assent 28 November 1995
commenced on date of assent
Amending legislation to Law Reform Act 1995 (prev Law Reform (Abolition of the Rule of Common Employment) Act 1951)—after relocation of Law Reform (Abolition of the Rule of Common Employment) Act 1951 15 Geo 6 No. 41, Law Reform (Tortfeasors Contribution, Contributory Negligence, and Division of Chattels) Act 1952 1 Eliz 2 No. 42, Law Reform (Husband and Wife) Act 1968 No. 15 and Voluntary Aid in Emergency Act 1973 No. 56
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1995 No. 58 ss 1–2, 4 sch 1
date of assent 28 November 1995
commenced on date of assent
List of legislation to Law Reform (Abolition of the Rule of Common Employment) Act 1951 15 Geo 6 No. 41—before relocation to Law Reform Act 1995
Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1996 No. 79 pts 1, 20
date of assent 12 December 1996
pt 1 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 28 November 1995 (see s 64 (2))
Justice and Other Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1997 No. 82 ss 1–3, sch
date of assent 05 December 1997
commenced on date of assent
Justice and Other Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2000 No. 58 ss 1–2 sch
date of assent 17 November 2000
commenced on date of assent
Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 No. 7 ss 1–2, 302 sch 2
date of assent 11 May 2001
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 March 2002 (2002 SL No. 30)
Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Amendment Act 2001 No. 65
date of assent 25 October 2001
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 7 August 2001 (see s 2)
Discrimination Law Amendment Act 2002 No. 74 ss 1–2, 90 sch
date of assent 13 December 2002
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
s 90 commenced 31 March 2003 (2003 SL No. 51)
remaining provisions commenced 1 April 2003 (2003 SL No. 51)
Civil Liability Act 2003 No. 16 ss 1, 2(2), 111 sch 1
date of assent 09 April 2003
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced on date of assent (see s 2 (2))
Civil Liability and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 No. 9 pts 1, 4
date of assent 17 March 2010
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2010 (see s 2)
Health Legislation (Health Practitioner Regulation National Law) Amendment Act 2010 No. 14 ss 1, 124 sch
date of assent 21 April 2010
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2010 (see s 2)
Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 No. 42 ss 1, 214 sch
date of assent 14 October 2010
commenced on date of assent
Civil Proceedings Act 2011 No. 45 ss 1–2, pt 24
date of assent 06 December 2011
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 September 2012 (2012 SL No. 146)
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2017 No. 32
date of assent 13 September 2017
ss 4(2), (4), (6)–(7), 5–7, 13–15, 27, 30(2)–(3), 31, 40–42, 44–49, 51, 52 (to the extent it ins ss 320, 322–323), 53–54, 57(1)–(3), 78(2), pts 4–5, sch 1 comm 1 December 2018 (2018 SL No. 175) (proposed commencement 14 September 2019 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA(2)(2018 SL No. 129))
Law Reform Act 1995—historical context
The Law Reform Act 1995 was not enacted in 1995. It is a consolidation (see s 2) of provisions of the Law Reform (Abolition of the Rule of Common Employment) Act 1951 and provisions relocated from the following Acts—
Law Reform (Tortfeasors Contribution, Contributory Negligence, and Division of Chattels) Act 1952—reprint available on the Repealed page of the Queensland Legislation website
Law Reform (Husband and Wife) Act 1968—electronic reprint not available
Voluntary Aid in Emergency Act 1973—reprint available on the Repealed page of the Queensland Legislation website.
Table of renumbered provisions
under the Reprints Act 1992 s 43 as required by the Law Reform Act 1995 s 14
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Previous |
Renumbered as |
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Part 1—Preliminary |
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1A |
2 |
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Part 2—Abolition of rule of common employment text |
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2 |
3 |
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3 |
4 |
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Part 3—Tortfeasors contribution and contributory negligence |
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4 |
5 |
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5 |
6 |
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6 |
7 |
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10(1A) |
10(2) |
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10(2) |
10(3) |
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10(3) |
10(4) |
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10(4) |
10(5) |
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10(5) |
10(6) |
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10(6) |
10(7) |
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12 |
11 |
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Part 4—Civil remedies between spouses |
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2 |
12 |
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2(4) |
12(3) |
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3 |
13 |
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4 |
14 |
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Part 5—Voluntary aid in emergency |
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2 |
15 |
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3 |
16 |
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Part 6—Age of majority |
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10 |
17 |
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Part 7—Legal capacity of spouses |
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11 |
18 |
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Part 8—Miscellaneous |
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12 |
19 |
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13 |
20 |
History notes
Long title amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1; 1996 No. 79 s 65
pt 1 hdg ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
s 1 sub 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
s 2 ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
amd 1996 No. 79 s 66; 2002 No. 74 s 90 sch
pt 2 hdg ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
s 3 amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
s 4 amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
pt 3 hdg ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
pt 3 div 1 hdg ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
sub 2003 No. 16 s 111 sch 1
s 4A ins 2003 No. 16 s 111 sch 1
s 5 def dependant amd 2011 No. 45 s 161
s 5 def fault amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
om 2001 No. 65 s 4 (1)
s 5 (prev 1952 1 Eliz 2 No. 42 s 4) amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
pt 3 div 2 hdg ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
s 6 (prev 1952 1 Eliz 2 No. 42 s 5) amd 1994 No. 85 s 12 sch
reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
amd 2010 No. 42 s 214 sch; 2011 No. 45 s 162
s 7 (prev 1952 1 Eliz 2 No. 42 s 6) amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
s 8 (prev 1952 1 Eliz 2 No. 42 s 8) amd 1994 No. 85 s 12 sch
sub 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
s 8 def child om 2011 No. 45 s 163
s 8 def parent om 2011 No. 45 s 163
s 8 def spouse sub 2002 No. 74 s 90 sch
om 2011 No. 45 s 163
s 9 (prev 1952 1 Eliz 2 No. 42 s 9) sub 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
pt 3 div 3 hdg ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
s 10 (prev 1952 1 Eliz 2 No. 42 s 10) amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
amd 2001 No. 65 s 5; 2011 No. 45 s 164
s 11 (prev 1952 1 Eliz 2 No. 42 s 12) sub 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
pt 4 hdg ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
sub 2002 No. 74 s 90 sch
s 12 (prev 1968 No. 15 s 2) amd 1989 No. 81 s 4; 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
s 13 (prev 1968 No. 15 s 3) sub 1989 No. 81 s 5
reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
sub 2010 No. 9 s 22
s 14 prev s 14 ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
pres s 14 (prev 1968 No. 15 s 4) sub 1989 No. 81 s 6
amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
amd 2010 No. 42 s 214 sch
pt 5 hdg ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
s 15 def medical practitioner sub 2001 No. 7 s 302 sch 2
om 2010 No. 14 s 124 sch
s 15 def nurse sub 2010 No. 14 s 124 sch
amd 2017 No. 32 s 87(2) sch 1 pt 2
s 15 (prev 1973 No. 56 s 2) amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
s 16 (prev 1973 No. 56 s 3) amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
amd 1997 No. 82 s 3 sch; 2010 No. 42 s 214 sch
pt 6 hdg ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
s 17 ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
pt 7 hdg ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
sub 2002 No. 74 s 90 sch
s 18 ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
amd 2002 No. 74 s 90 sch
pt 8 hdg ins 1996 No. 79 s 68
s 18A ins 1996 No. 79 s 68
amd 2000 No. 58 s 2 sch
pt 9 hdg (prev pt 8 hdg) ins 1995 No. 58 s 4sch 1
renum 1996 No. 79 s 67
s 19 ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
s 20 ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
pt 10 hdg ins 2001 No. 65 s 6
s 21 ins 2001 No. 65 s 6