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

Community Services Act 2007 No. 38

Table of Reprints

Effective Date	Publication Date	Amendments Included	Notes
30 November 2007			pts 14, 16–17 commenced
31 March 2008		2008 Act No. 5
01 December 2008		2008 Act No. 55
01 December 2009		2009 Act No. 24
01 April 2010		2010 Act No. 5
01 July 2010		2009 Act No. 17
01 October 2010		2010 Act No. 33
01 November 2013		2013 Act No. 51
01 July 2014		2014 Act No. 12 2014 Act No. 28	RA s 43 Act renumbered
03 July 2014	25 July 2019		prov exp 2 July 2014
31 August 2020	09 November 2023	2019 Act No. 18	RA s 26
01 February 2024	31 January 2024	2023 Act No. 23

List of Legislation

Community Services Act 2007 No. 38

date of assent 29 August 2007

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

pts 14, 16–17 commenced 30 November 2007 (2007 SL No. 287)

remaining provisions commenced 31 March 2008 (2008 SL No. 72)

Amending legislation

Local Government and Industrial Relations Amendment Act 2008 No. 5 ss 1–2(1), pt 4 div 1A

date of assent 06 March 2008

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 13 March 2008 immediately after pt 3 commenced (see s 2 (1))

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)

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)

Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Jurisdiction Provisions) Amendment Act 2009 No. 24 ss 1–2, ch 2 pt 5

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 History Screening Legislation Amendment Act 2010 No. 5 pts 1, 6

date of assent 04 March 2010

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

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

Child Protection and Other Acts Amendment Act 2010 No. 33 ss 1, 2(3), pt 4

date of assent 08 September 2010

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

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

Directors’ Liability Reform Amendment Act 2013 No. 51 ss 1–2(1), pt 9A

date of assent 29 October 2013

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

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

Communities Legislation (Funding Red Tape Reduction) Amendment Act 2014 No. 12 pts 1–2, s 77 sch 1

date of assent 09 April 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

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

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))

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))

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 No. 23

date of assent 20 September 2023

s 247 sch 1 ss 3, 9 comm 1 February 2024 (2024 SL No. 1)

Table of renumbered provisions

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under the Reprints Act 1992 s 43 as required by the Community Services Act 2007 s 155

Previous	Renumbered as
pt 7	pt 4
39	23
40	24
41	25
42	26
44	27
45	28
46	29
47	30
48	31
49	32
50	33
51	34
52	35
53	36
54	37
55	38
56	39
57	40
58	41
59	42
60	43
61	44
61A	45
62	46
63	47
64	48
65	49
66	50
67	51
pt 8	pt 5
68	52
71	53
72	54
73	55
74	56
75	57
76	58
77	59
78	60
79	61
80	62
81	63
82	64
83	65
84	66
85	67
86	68
87	69
88	70
89	71
90	72
91	73
pt 9	pt 6
92	74
93	75
94	76
95	77
96	78
pt 11	pt 7
113	79
114	80
115	81
116	82
117	83
118	84
119	85
120	86
121	87
122	88
pt 12	pt 8
124	89
125	90
127	91
128	92
129	93
130	94
131	95
132	96
133	97
134	98
135	99
pt 13	pt 9
136	100
137	101
138	102
139	103
div 3	div 2
141	104
142	105
143	106
144	107
145	108
146	109
div 4	div 3
147	110
148	111
149	112
150	113
151	114
152	115
153	116
154	117
155	118

History notes

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Long title amd 2014 No. 12 s 4

s 3 sub 2014 No. 12 s 5

s 4 sub 2014 No. 12 s 5

s 5 sub 2014 No. 12 s 5

s 6 amd 2014 No. 12 s 6

s 7 amd 2008 No. 5 s 32B

sub 2014 No. 12 s 7

s 8 sub 2014 No. 12 s 7

s 9 sub 2014 No. 12 s 7

amd 2023 No. 23 s 247 sch 1 s 9

pt 2 hdg sub 2014 No. 12 s 8

s 10 sub 2014 No. 12 s 8

s 11 sub 2014 No. 12 s 8

s 12 sub 2014 No. 12 s 8

s 13 sub 2014 No. 12 s 8

s 14 sub 2014 No. 12 s 8

s 15 sub 2014 No. 12 s 8

pt 3 hdg sub 2014 No. 12 s 8

pt 3 div 1 hdg sub 2014 No. 12 s 8

s 16 sub 2014 No. 12 s 8

s 17 sub 2014 No. 12 s 8

pt 3 div 2 hdg sub 2014 No. 12 s 8

s 18 sub 2014 No. 12 s 8

s 19 sub 2014 No. 12 s 8

pt 3 div 3 hdg sub 2014 No. 12 s 8

s 20 sub 2014 No. 12 s 8

s 21 sub 2014 No. 12 s 8

pt 3 div 4 hdg sub 2014 No. 12 s 8

s 22 amd 2009 No. 17 s 331 sch 1

sub 2014 No. 12 s 8

pt 4 hdg prev pt 4 hdg om 2014 No. 12 s 8

s 23 prev s 23 om 2014 No. 12 s 8

pres s 23 sub 2014 No. 12 s 9

s 24 prev s 24 om 2014 No. 12 s 8

pres s 24 sub 2014 No. 12 s 9

s 25 prev s 25 om 2014 No. 12 s 8

pres s 25 sub 2014 No. 12 s 10

s 26 prev s 26 om 2014 No. 12 s 8

pres s 26 sub 2014 No. 12 s 10

s 27 prev s 27 om 2014 No. 12 s 10

pres s 27 amd 2014 No. 12 s 77 sch 1

s 28 prev s 28 om 2014 No. 12 s 8

pres s 28 amd 2014 No. 12 s 11

s 29 prev s 29 om 2014 No. 12 s 8

s 30 prev s 30 om 2014 No. 12 s 8

s 31 prev s 31 om 2014 No. 12 s 8

pres s 31 amd 2014 No. 12 s 77 sch 1

s 32 prev s 32 amd 2013 No. 51 s 20B

om 2014 No. 12 s 8

pres s 32 amd 2014 No. 12 s 77 sch 1

s 33 prev s 33 om 2014 No. 12 s 8

s 34 prev s 34 om 2014 No. 12 s 8

s 35 prev s 35 om 2014 No. 12 s 8

s 36 prev s 36 om 2014 No. 12 s 8

pres s 36 amd 2014 No. 12 s 12

s 37 prev s 37 om 2014 No. 12 s 8

s 38 prev s 38 om 2014 No. 12 s 8

s 40 amd 2014 No. 12 s 13

s 43 prev s 43 om 2014 No. 12 s 10

pres s 43 sub 2014 No. 12 s 14

s 44 sub 2014 No. 12 s 14

s 45 ins 2014 No. 12 s 15

s 47 amd 2014 No. 12 s 16

s 48 amd 2014 No. 12 s 77 sch 1

s 49 amd 2014 No. 12 s 77 sch 1

pt 5 hdg prev pt 5 hdg om 2014 No. 12 s 8

s 52 sub 2014 No. 12 s 17

s 53 amd 2014 No. 12 s 19

s 54 amd 2014 No. 12 s 20

s 55 sub 2014 No. 12 s 21

s 56 sub 2014 No. 12 s 22

s 58 amd 2014 No. 12 s 23

s 59 amd 2014 No. 12 s 24

s 60 amd 2014 No. 12 s 77 sch 1

s 61 sub 2014 No. 12 s 25

s 62 sub 2014 No. 12 s 25

s 64 amd 2014 No. 12 s 26

s 68 amd 2014 No. 12 s 27

s 69 prev s 69 om 2014 No. 12 s 18

pres s 69 amd 2014 No. 12 s 28

s 70 prev s 70 om 2014 No. 12 s 18

s 71 amd 2014 No. 12 s 77 sch 1

s 72 amd 2014 No. 12 s 77 sch 1

s 73 amd 2014 No. 12 s 29

pt 6 hdg prev pt 6 hdg amd 2009 No. 24 s 41

om 2014 No. 12 s 8

pt 6 div 1 hdg prev div 1 hdg om 2014 No. 12 s 8

s 74 amd 2014 No. 12 s 77 sch 1

s 75 amd 2014 No. 12 ss 30, 77 sch 1

pt 6 div 2 hdg prev div 2 hdg om 2014 No. 12 s 8

pres div 2 hdg amd 2009 No. 24 s 43

s 76 amd 2014 No. 12 s 31

s 77 amd 2014 No. 12 s 32

s 78 amd 2014 No. 12 s 33

pt 6 div 3 hdg orig div 3 hdg om 2014 No. 12 s 8

prev div 3 hdg sub 2009 No. 24 s 46

om 2014 No. 12 s 34

s 80 amd 2014 No. 12 s 77 sch 1

s 81 amd 2014 No. 12 s 77 sch 1

s 82 amd 2014 No. 12 s 77 sch 1

s 89 sub 2014 No. 12 s 35

s 90 sub 2014 No. 12 s 35

s 91 amd 2010 No. 5 ss 74, 80 (3) (reloc def from sch 4)

s 92 amd 2014 No. 12 s 36

s 93 prev s 93 amd 2009 No. 24 s 42

pres s 93 sub 2014 No. 12 s 37

s 94 amd 2014 No. 12 s 38

s 95 prev s 95 amd 2009 No. 24 s 44

pres s 95 sub 2014 No. 12 s 39

s 96 prev s 96 amd 2009 No. 24 s 45

pres s 96 sub 2014 No. 12 s 40

s 97 prev s 97 sub 2009 No. 24 s 47

om 2014 No. 12 s 34

pres s 97 amd 2014 No. 12 s 41

s 98 prev s 98 om 2009 No. 24 s 48

s 99 prev s 99 om 2010 No. 5 s 73

pt 9 div 1 hdg ins 2008 No. 55 s 150 sch

s 100 def commencement amd 2010 No. 5 s 75 (2)

s 100 prev s 100 om 2010 No. 5 s 73

pres s 100 amd 2008 No. 55 s 150 sch; 2014 No. 12 s 42; 2010 No. 5 s 75

s 101 prev s 101 om 2010 No. 5 s 73

pres s 101 2010 No. 5 s 76

s 102 prev s 102 om 2010 No. 5 s 73

s 103 prev s 103 om 2010 No. 5 s 73

pt 9 div 2 hdg prev div 2 hdg ins 2008 No. 55 s 150 sch

om 2014 No. 12 s 43

prev div 2 hdg ins 2010 No. 5 s 77

s 104 def police commissioner om 2023 No. 23 s 247 sch 1 s 3

s 104 orig s 104 om 2010 No. 5 s 73

pres s 104 ins 2010 No. 5 s 77

s 105 orig s 105 om 2010 No. 5 s 73

prev s 105 om 31 March 2008 RA s 40

pres s 105 ins 2010 No. 5 s 77

s 106 orig s 106 om 2010 No. 5 s 73

prev s 106 om 31 March 2008 RA s 40

pres s 106 ins 2010 No. 5 s 77

s 107 prev s 107 om 2010 No. 5 s 73

pres s 107 ins 2010 No. 5 s 77

amd 2010 No. 33 s 117; 2014 No. 28 s 105 sch 1; 2019 No. 18 s 86(2) sch 2

s 108 prev s 108 om 2010 No. 5 s 73

pres s 108 ins 2010 No. 5 s 77

s 109 prev s 109 om 2010 No. 5 s 73

pres s 109 ins 2010 No. 5 s 77

pt 9 div 3 hdg ins 2014 No. 12 s 44

pt 9 div 3 sdiv 1 hdg ins 2014 No. 12 s 44

s 110 prev s 110 om 2010 No. 5 s 73

pres s 110 ins 2014 No. 12 s 44

pt 9 div 3 sdiv 2 hdg ins 2014 No. 12 s 44

s 111 prev s 111 om 2010 No. 5 s 73

pres s 111 ins 2014 No. 12 s 44

pt 9 div 3 sdiv 3 hdg ins 2014 No. 12 s 44

s 112 prev s 112 om 2010 No. 5 s 73

pres s 112 ins 2014 No. 12 s 44

s 113 ins 2014 No. 12 s 44

s 114 ins 2014 No. 12 s 44

s 115 ins 2014 No. 12 s 44

s 116 ins 2014 No. 12 s 44

s 117 ins 2014 No. 12 s 44

pt 9 div 3 sdiv 4 hdg ins 2014 No. 12 s 44

exp 2 July 2014 (see s 155(4))

s 118 ins 2014 No. 12 s 44

exp 2 July 2014 (see s 155(4))

s 123 om 2013 No. 51 s 20C

s 126 om 2014 No. 12 s 35

s 140 ins 2008 No. 55 s 150 sch

om 2014 No. 12 s 43

pt 10 hdg om 2010 No. 5 s 73

pt 10 div 1 hdg om 2010 No. 5 s 73

pt 10 div 2 hdg om 2010 No. 5 s 73

pt 10 div 3 hdg om 2010 No. 5 s 73

pt 10 div 4 hdg om 2010 No. 5 s 73

pt 10 div 5 hdg om 2010 No. 5 s 73

sch 1 sub 2014 No. 12 s 45

sch 2 def accepted representations om 2014 No. 12 s 46 (1)

sch 2 def appeal om 2009 No. 24 s 49 (1)

sch 2 def appointing chief executive ins 2014 No. 12 s 46 (2)

sch 2 def approved service provider om 2014 No. 12 s 46 (1)

sch 2 def assistance om 2014 No. 12 s 46 (1)

sch 2 def authorised officer amd 2014 No. 12 s 46 (3)

sch 2 def certification requirement ins 2014 No. 12 s 46 (2)

sch 2 def commencement sub 2010 No. 5 s 80 (1)–(2)

sch 2 def commissioner of the police service om 2010 No. 5 s 80 (1)

sch 2 def compliance notice amd 2014 No. 12 s 46 (4)

sch 2 def confidential information amd 2014 No. 12 s 46 (5)–(6)

sch 2 def engaged by the department sub 2010 No. 5 s 80 (1)–(2)

sch 2 def funded entity ins 2014 No. 12 s 46 (2)

sch 2 def funded product or service ins 2014 No. 12 s 46 (2)

sch 2 def funded service provider om 2014 No. 12 s 46 (1)

sch 2 def funding ins 2014 No. 12 s 46 (2)

sch 2 def funding agreement ins 2014 No. 12 s 46 (2)

sch 2 def funding declaration ins 2014 No. 12 s 46 (2)

sch 2 def indictable offence om 2010 No. 5 s 80 (1)

sch 2 def information ins 2014 No. 12 s 46 (2)

sch 2 def information requirement ins 2014 No. 12 s 46 (2)

sch 2 def interim manager amd 2014 No. 12 s 46 (7)

sch 2 def police commissioner ins 2010 No. 5 s 80 (2)

om 2023 No. 23 s 247 sch 1 s 3

sch 2 def police information ins 2010 No. 5 s 80 (2)

sch 2 def prescribed requirement om 2014 No. 12 s 46 (1)

sch 2 def proposed action om 2014 No. 12 s 46 (1)

sch 2 def QCAT information notice ins 2009 No. 24 s 49 (2)

om 2014 No. 12 s 46 (1)

sch 2 def Queensland Government website ins 2014 No. 12 s 46 (2)

sch 2 def requirement notice ins 2014 No. 12 s 46 (2)

sch 2 def serious concern ins 2014 No. 12 s 46 (2)

sch 2 def serious offence om 2010 No. 5 s 80 (1)

sch 2 def service agreement om 2014 No. 12 s 46 (1)

sch 2 def service provider om 2014 No. 12 s 46 (1)

sch 2 def show cause notice om 2014 No. 12 s 46 (1)

sch 2 def show cause period om 2014 No. 12 s 46 (1)

sch 2 def standards om 2014 No. 12 s 46 (1)

sch 2 def tribunal sub 2009 No. 24 s 49

om 2014 No. 12 s 46 (1)

sch 2 def unamended Act ins 2010 No. 5 s 80 (2)

sch 2 (prev sch 2) amd 2008 No. 55 s 150 sch

om 2010 No. 5 s 78

pres sch 2 (prev sch 4) amd 2010 No. 5 s 80 (3)

renum 2014 No. 12 s 46 (8)

sch 3 om 2010 No. 5 s 79

Community Services Act 2007

Government Bill
Introduced: 13 March 2007	Bill (Introduction) Bill (Introduction) Explanatory Note Explanatory Note
Assent: 29 August 2007	Act 2007, No. 38 Act 2007, No. 38

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