Minister: Minister for Families, Seniors and Disability Services and Minister for Child Safety and the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence
Agency: Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety

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


Disability Services Act 2006 No. 12

Effective Date Publication Date Amendments Included Notes
01 July 2006 2006 Act No. 25
01 July 2008 2008 Act No. 23
01 December 2008 2008 Act No. 55
02 November 2009 2009 Act No. 25
19 November 2009 2009 Act No. 48
01 December 2009 2009 Act No. 24
04 March 2010 2010 Act No. 5
01 April 2010 2010 Act No. 5
01 July 2010 2010 Act No. 52010 Act No. 14
08 September 2010 2010 Act No. 33
30 September 2010 2010 Act No. 42
01 October 2010 2010 Act No. 33
14 October 2010 2010 Act No. 42
18 March 2011 2010 Act No. 42
01 July 2011 2011 Act No. 13
01 July 2012 2011 Act No. 32(amd 2012 Act No. 9)2012 Act No. 10
19 April 2013 2012 Act No. 36
29 April 2013 2013 Act No. 14
20 May 2013 2013 Act No. 13
01 November 2013 2013 Act No. 51
01 July 2014 2007 Act No. 38(amd 2014 Act No. 12)2013 Act No. 362014 Act No. 5(amd 2014 Act No. 26)2014 Act No. 122014 Act No. 212014 Act No. 262014 Act No. 28

RA ss 43, 44

Act renumbered

03 July 2014

RA s 43

provs exp 2 July 2014

22 September 2014 08 August 2018 2014 Act No. 34

revised version

RA s 43

01 April 2016 09 August 2018 2016 Act No. 9

revised version

23 September 2016 09 August 2018 2016 Act No. 50

revised version

09 December 2016 09 August 2018 2016 Act No. 62

revised version

01 March 2017 13 August 2018 2016 Act No. 63

revised version

05 March 2017 13 August 2018 2016 Act No. 5

revised version

05 June 2017 14 August 2018 2017 Act No. 17

revised version

RA s 44

01 July 2017 07 August 2018 2017 Act No. 14

revised version

RA s 35

11 September 2018 18 September 2018 2018 Act No. 19

RA s 35

17 June 2019 18 June 2019 2019 Act No. 19
01 July 2019 07 August 2019 2019 Act No. 52019 Act No. 182019 Act No. 19
25 May 2020 26 May 2020 2020 Act No. 16
31 August 2020 04 September 2020 2019 Act No. 18
15 September 2020 22 September 2020 2020 Act No. 32
01 January 2021 24 December 2020

provs exp 31 December 2020

01 February 2021 27 April 2021 2020 Act No. 39
05 July 2021 06 July 2021 2020 Act No. 32
20 May 2022 23 May 2022 2022 Act No. 7
02 July 2022 07 July 2022

prov exp 1 July 2022

12 September 2022 15 September 2022 2022 Act No. 12
31 October 2022 02 November 2022 2022 Act No. 7
12 December 2022 13 December 2022 2022 Act No. 35
01 March 2023 07 March 2023 2022 Act No. 34
01 August 2023 04 August 2023 2023 Act No. 1
01 February 2024 29 January 2024 2023 Act No. 23
02 February 2024 02 February 2024

prov exp 1 February 2024

02 August 2024 02 August 2024 2024 Act No. 23

Disability Services Act 2006 No. 12

date of assent 04 April 2006

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2006 (2006 SL No. 160)

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))

Community Services Act 2007 No. 38 ss 1–2, 155 (this Act is amended, see amending legislation below)

date of assent 29 August 2007

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2014 (2014 SL No. 95)

Amending legislation

Communities Legislation (Funding Red Tape Reduction) Amendment Act 2014 No. 12 ss 1–2, pt 2 (amends 2007 No. 38 above)

date of assent 09 April 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2014 (2014 SL No. 95)

Disability Services and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2008 No. 23 pts 1–2

date of assent 09 May 2008

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2008 (2008 SL No. 201)

Criminal Code and Other Acts Amendment Act 2008 No. 55 ss 1–2, 150 sch

date of assent 23 October 2008

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 December 2008 (2008 SL No. 386)

Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Jurisdiction Provisions) Amendment Act 2009 No. 24 ss 1–2, ch 2 pt 6

date of assent 26 June 2009

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 December 2009 (2009 SL No. 252)

Criminal Code and Other Legislation (Misconduct, Breaches of Discipline and Public Sector Ethics) Amendment Act 2009 No. 25 pt 1, s 83 sch

date of assent 11 August 2009

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 2 November 2009 (2009 SL No. 241)

State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 No. 48 s 1, ch 5 pt 4

date of assent 19 November 2009

commenced on date of assent

Criminal History Screening Legislation Amendment Act 2010 No. 5 pts 1, 7

date of assent 04 March 2010

ss 1–2, 82, 149, 152–155 commenced on date of assent (see s 2 (a))

ss 81, 83–85, 87–89, 92, 94(1), (4), 95, 96(1), 97(1)–(2), (4)–(5), 98(1)–(2), 99, 103, 108(6)–(7), 114, 116(4), 120(1), (3), (5), 124(3)–(4), 125(1)–(5), 126 (to the extent it ins s 105D), 131–132, 134–135, 137, 139, 140(1)–(2), (4), 141 (other than to the extent it ins s 114B), 142(1), (3)–(4), (7), 143, 144(3), (5), 145(2)–(4), 148, 150–151, 156 (to the extent it ins pt 16 div 5 sdivs 1–3, 5), 157, 159, 160(1)–(3) commenced 1 April 2010 (2010 SL No. 53)

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2010 (2010 SL No. 53)

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)

Child Protection and Other Acts Amendment Act 2010 No. 33 ss 1–2, pt 5

date of assent 08 September 2010

ss 1–2, 119, 121, 122 commenced on date of assent (see s 2 (1) (a), (2) (a))

remaining provisions commenced 1 October 2010 (2010 SL No. 272)

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 No. 42 pts 1, 8

date of assent 14 October 2010

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

ss 25–26 commenced 18 March 2011 (2011 SL No. 19)

s 28 commenced 30 September 2010 (see s 2 (2))

remaining provisions commenced on date of assent

Forensic Disability Act 2011 No. 13 ch 1 pt 1, ch 14 pt 7

date of assent 19 May 2011

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2011 (2011 SL No. 121 item 1)

Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 No. 32 ss 1–2, 332 sch 1 pt 2 (prev Health and Hospitals Network Act 2011) (this Act is amended, see amending legislation below)

date of assent 28 October 2011

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2012 (2012 SL No. 61 item 3) (previous proclamation 2012 SL No. 23 item 3 was rep (2012 SL No. 61))

Amending legislation

Health and Hospitals Network and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2012 No. 9 ss 1–2(1), 47 (amends 2011 No. 32 above)

date of assent 27 June 2012

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2012 (see s 2 (1))

Health Legislation (Health Practitioner Regulation National Law) Amendment Act 2012 No. 10 pts 1, 6

date of assent 27 June 2012

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2012 (see s 2)

Disability Services (Your Life Your Choice) Amendment Act 2012 No. 36

date of assent 22 November 2012

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 19 April 2013 (2013 SL No. 52)

Health Practitioner Registration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No. 13 ss 1–2(1), pt 5

date of assent 27 March 2013

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 20 May 2013 (2013 SL No. 69 item 1)

Criminal Law (Child Exploitation and Dangerous Drugs) Amendment Act 2013 No. 14 pts 1, 4, s 54 sch

date of assent 29 April 2013

commenced on date of assent

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)

Directors’ Liability Reform Amendment Act 2013 No. 51 ss 1–2(1), pt 11

date of assent 29 October 2013

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 November 2013 (see s 2 (1))

Disability Services (Restrictive Practices) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No. 5 pts 1–2 (this Act is amended, see amending legislation below)

date of assent 13 March 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2014 (2014 SL No. 96)

Amending legislation

Public Guardian Act 2014 No. 26 ss 1–2, 223–226 (amends 2014 No. 5 above)

date of assent 28 May 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

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

Communities Legislation (Funding Red Tape Reduction) Amendment Act 2014 No. 12 pts 1, 4

date of assent 09 April 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2014 (2014 SL No. 95)

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)

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))

Public Guardian Act 2014 No. 26 ss 1–2(1), ch 8 pt 5

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 (Offender Reporting) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No. 34 ss 1–2, 35 sch 1

date of assent 12 June 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 22 September 2014 (2014 SL No. 207)

Mental Health Act 2016 No. 5

date of assent 04 March 2016

ch 1 pt 1 hdgs, ss 3—4, pts 2–4, chs 2—21 schs 1—4 comm 5 March 2017 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA(2))

Disability Services and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2016 No. 9

date of assent 24 March 2016

ss 1–2 comm on date of assent

pts 2–7 comm 1 April 2016 (see s 2)

Health and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2016 No. 50

date of assent 23 September 2016

pts 1–6 sch 1 comm on date of assent

Serious and Organised Crime Legislation Amendment Act 2016 No. 62

date of assent 09 December 2016

pts 1–6, 7 divs 1–2, pts 8–16, 19–20, 21 divs 1–2, pts 23–27, ss 395396(1)–(3), pts 29, 30 divs 1–2, pts 31–37, sch 1 pt 1, sch 2 comm on date of assent

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)

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)

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

Disability Services and Other Legislation (Worker Screening) Amendment Act 2018 No. 19

date of assent 11 September 2018

pt 2 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)

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

date of assent 24 May 2019

ss 3, 13, 14, 26A–26B, 37A–37B, 39A–39B, 46A–46B, 58, 60 (to the extent it ins new ch 8A hdg, pt 1), 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 1, div 2 hdg, ss 74, 75 (3)–(4), 76 (2)–(3), 77 (2)–(3), 85 (3)–(4), div 3, sch 2 (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 1 July 2019 (2019 SL No. 115)

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))

Disability Services and Other Legislation (NDIS) Amendment Act 2019 No. 19

date of assent 17 June 2019

ss 1–2, 44–45, 46 (other than to the extent it ins new pt 9 div 12 sdivs 2–3, 5) comm on date of assent (see s 2 (1))

pts 2 (other than ss 44–45, 46 (to the extent it ins new pt 9 div 12 hdg, sdivs 1, 4), 3–7, sch 1 comm 1 July 2019 (see s (2))

Justice and Other Legislation (COVID-19 Emergency Response) Amendment Act 2020 No. 16

date of assent 25 May 2020

pt 5 div 1 comm on date of assent

Criminal Code (Child Sexual Offences Reform) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 No. 32

date of assent 14 September 2020

pt 7 divs 1–2 comm on the day after the date of assent (see s 2(1))

pt 7 div 3 comm 5 July 2021 (2021 SL No. 40) (amdt could not be given effect)

Disability Services and Other Legislation (Worker Screening) Amendment Act 2020 No. 39

date of assent 11 December 2020

pt 2, s 70 sch 1 comm 1 February 2021 (2020 SL No. 265)

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

date of assent 20 May 2022

pt 5 comm on date of assent

s 132 sch 1 comm 31 October 2022 (see s 2(d)–(e) and 2022 SL No. 149)

Evidence and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2022 No. 12

date of assent 10 June 2022

pt 4 comm 12 September 2022 (2022 SL No. 110)

Animal Care and Protection Amendment Act 2022 No. 35

date of assent 12 December 2022

pt 4 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)

Domestic and Family Violence Protection (Combating Coercive Control) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 No. 1

date of assent 28 February 2023

sch 1 pt 2 comm 1 August 2023 (2023 SL No. 94)

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 No. 23

date of assent 20 September 2023

s 247 sch 1 ss 1, 3, 5 comm 1 February 2024 (2024 SL No. 1)

Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No. 23

date of assent 09 May 2024

s 36 sch 1 comm 2 August 2024 (2024 SL No. 135 item 1)

Criminal Justice Legislation (Sexual Violence and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2024 No. 48

date of assent 19 September 2024

s 49 sch 1 pt 1 not yet proclaimed into force (see s 2(d))

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

date of assent 19 September 2024

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

Child Safe Organisations Act 2024 No. 49

date of assent 19 September 2024

s 130 sch 4 pt 2, s 131 sch 5 comm 1 April 2026 (see s 2(3)(c))

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Disability Services Act 2006