Mutual Recognition (Queensland) Amendment Regulation 2024

1Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Mutual Recognition (Queensland) Amendment Regulation 2024.

2Regulation amended

This regulation amends the Mutual Recognition (Queensland) Regulation 2009.

3Insertion of new s 6

After section 5—
insert—

6Approval of proposed amendments of Commonwealth Act (consequential amendments relating to Administrative Review Tribunal)—Act, s 6

For section 6 of the Act, the terms of the proposed amendments of the Commonwealth Act set out in schedule 5 are approved.

4Insertion of new sch 5

After schedule 4—
insert—

Schedule 5 Proposed amendments of Commonwealth Act (consequential amendments relating to Administrative Review Tribunal)

section 6

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1Short title

This Act is the Administrative Review Tribunal (Consequential and Transitional Provisions No. 2) Act 2024.

2Commencement

(1)Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provisions	Commencement	Date/Details
1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table	The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.	31 May 2024
2. Schedules 1 to 15	At the same time as the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024 commences. However, the provisions do not commence at all if that Act does not commence

(2)Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.

3Schedules

Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 15— Acts with State and Territory consultation requirements

Part 1—Main amendments

Mutual Recognition Act 1992

16Paragraphs 34(3)(a) and (b)

Repeal the paragraphs, substitute:

(a)subject to the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024, application for review of the decision may be made to the Tribunal by a person whose interests are affected by the decision; and

(b)a person may, under section 268 of that Act, request a statement of reasons for the decision.

Part 2—Bulk amendments

Mutual Recognition Act 1992

32Amendments of listed provisions

The provisions listed in the following table are amended as set out in the table.

Amendments
Provision	Omit	Substitute
4(1) (definition of tribunal)	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Administrative Review Tribunal
31(3)	Registrar	Chief Executive Officer and Principal Registrar
34(1)	Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975	Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024
34(2) (definition of decision)	Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975	Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024