Minister: Minister for Treaty, Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Minister for Communities and Minister for the Arts
Agency: Department of Treaty, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Communities and the Arts

Minister: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Planning and Minister for Public Works
Agency: Department of Housing, Local Government, Planning and Public Works

Minister: Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence
Agency: Department of Justice and Attorney-General


Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act 1984 No. 51

Effective Date Publication Date Amendments Included Notes
10 May 1994 23 May 1994 1994 Act No. 15
01 February 1997 12 February 1997 1996 Act No. 75
01 June 1997 17 November 1997 1996 Act No. 75
01 June 1997 30 September 1998 1996 Act No. 75
01 July 1999 29 September 1999 1999 Act No. 29
29 November 1999 06 December 1999 1999 Act No. 59
21 January 2000 30 January 2000 1999 Act No. 59
23 March 2000 07 April 2000 2000 Act No. 5

correction notice issued

01 July 2000 21 July 2000 2000 Act No. 23
28 September 2000 11 October 2000 2000 Act No. 23
28 June 2001 12 July 2001 2001 Act No. 49
26 April 2002 26 April 2002 2001 Act No. 80
06 June 2002 14 June 2002 2001 Act No. 80
24 September 2002 2002 Act No. 46

Act renumbered

01 July 2003 2003 Act No. 27
27 October 2004 2004 Act No. 37

revised version

08 December 2004 2004 Act No. 38

revised version

01 January 2005 2004 Act No. 37

revised version

01 December 2005 2005 Act No. 48

revised version

Act renumbered

correction notice issued

21 July 2006 2000 Act No. 5(amd 2006 Act No. 26)

revised version

14 December 2007 2007 Act No. 59
15 March 2008 2007 Act No. 59
01 July 2008 2008 Act No. 30
01 January 2009 2008 Act No. 66
31 January 2009 2009 Act No. 34
01 July 2009 2008 Act No. 732009 Act No. 9

revised version

29 March 2010 2009 Act No. 34
01 July 2010 2009 Act No. 17
09 September 2011 2011 Act No. 26
21 September 2012 2012 Act No. 23

revised version

RA ss 35, 44A

01 January 2015 25 October 2016 2014 Act No. 45
01 September 2016 17 January 2018 2016 Act No. 36

RA s 44

16 February 2018 11 April 2018 2017 Act No. 17
09 November 2018 08 January 2021 2018 Act No. 27
27 September 2021 27 September 2021 2019 Act No. 26
01 March 2023 28 February 2023 2022 Act No. 34
01 February 2024 01 February 2024 2023 Act No. 23
26 April 2024 29 April 2024 2023 Act No. 122024 Act No. 12
29 November 2024 29 November 2024 2024 Act No. 53

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act 1984 No. 51 (prev Aboriginal Communities (Justice and Land Matters) Act 1984; orig Community Services (Aborigines) Act 1984)

date of assent 15 May 1984

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 31 May 1984 (see s 2 (2))

Liquor Act and Other Acts Amendment Act 1985 No. 81 s 39

date of assent 20 November 1985

commenced 1 July 1986 (proc pubd gaz 28 June 1986 p 1777)

Community Services (Aborigines) Act Amendment Act 1986 No. 43

date of assent 25 September 1986

commenced on date of assent

Public Service (Administrative Arrangements) Act 1990 (No. 2) No. 80 s 3 sch 3 pts A, C

date of assent 14 November 1990

s 3 sch 3 pt A commenced 7 December 1989 (see s 2 (4) (a))

remaining provisions commenced 1 December 1990 (see 1991 Act No. 97 s 5 sch 5)

Referendums Legislation Amendment Act 1990 No. 101 pt 4

date of assent 12 December 1990

commenced on date of assent

Community Services (Aborigines) Act Amendment Act 1990 No. 104

date of assent 18 December 1990

commenced on date of assent

Justices of the Peace and Commissioners for Declarations Act 1991 No. 50 ss 1–2, pt 5

date of assent 10 September 1991

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 November 1991 (1991 SL No. 113)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land (Consequential Amendments) Act 1991 No. 76 pts 1, 4

date of assent 21 November 1991

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 21 December 1991 (1991 SL No. 223)

Nature Conservation Act 1992 No. 20 ss 1–2, 159 sch 2 (this Act is amended, see amending legislation below)

date of assent 22 May 1992

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 19 December 1994 (1994 SL No. 472)

Amending legislation

Nature Conservation Amendment Act 1994 No. 42 ss 1–2 sch (amends 1992 No. 20 above)

date of assent 14 September 1994

commenced on date of assent

Local Government Act 1993 No. 70 pt 1, s 804 sch

date of assent 07 December 1993

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 26 March 1994 (see s 2 (5))

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1993 No. 76 ss 1–3 sch 1

date of assent 14 December 1993

commenced on date of assent

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1994 No. 15 ss 1–3 sch 1

date of assent 10 May 1994

commenced on date of assent

Public Service Act 1996 No. 37 ss 1–2, 147 sch 2

date of assent 22 October 1996

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 December 1996 (1996 SL No. 361)

Statutory Bodies Financial Arrangements Amendment Act 1996 No. 54 ss 1–2, 9 sch

date of assent 20 November 1996

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 June 1997 (1997 SL No. 128)

WorkCover Queensland Act 1996 No. 75 ss 1–2, 535 sch 2

date of assent 12 December 1996

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 February 1997 (1996 SL No. 442)

Financial Administration Legislation Amendment Act 1999 No. 29 ss 1–2, 50 sch

date of assent 16 June 1999

ss 1–2, 50 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 1999 (1999 SL No. 122 and see 1999 SL No. 119, 1999 SL No. 70 s 2 (3))

Community Services Legislation Amendment Act 1999 No. 53 pts 1–2, s 35 sch

date of assent 18 November 1999

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 21 January 2000 (2000 SL No. 6)

Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1999 No. 59 ss 1, 2(7), pt 5, s 60 sch

date of assent 29 November 1999

commenced on date of assent

Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 No. 5 ss 1–2(1)–(2), 373 sch 2

date of assent 23 March 2000

commenced on date of assent (see s 2 (1)–(2))

Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 No. 5 s 810 sch 4 (prev s 459A sch 3A) (this Act is amended, see amending legislation below)

date of assent 23 March 2000

ss 1–2, 373–377, sch 2 commenced on date of assent (see s 2 (2))

s 211 commenced 24 March 2001 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA (2))

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2000 (see s 2 (1), (3) and 2000 SL No. 174)

Amending legislation

Police Powers and Responsibilities and Other Acts Amendment Act 2006 No. 26 ss 1–2, 84, 86 (amends 2000 No. 5 above)

date of assent 01 June 2006

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 21 July 2006 (2006 SL No. 185)

GST and Related Matters Act 2000 No. 20 ss 1, 2(4), 29 sch 3

date of assent 23 June 2000

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2000 (see s 2 (4))

Training and Employment Act 2000 No. 23 ss 1, 2(3), 293 sch 2

date of assent 27 June 2000

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 28 September 2000 (2000 SL No. 248)

Community Services Legislation Amendment Act 2001 No. 49 pts 1–2

date of assent 28 June 2001

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

ss 6(1), 7–8 commenced 26 April 2002 (2002 SL No. 84)

remaining provisions commenced on date of assent

Constitution of Queensland 2001 No. 80 No. 80 ss 1–2, 94 sch 2

date of assent 03 December 2001

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 6 June 2002 (see s 2)

Community Services Legislation Amendment Act 2002 No. 46 s 1, pt 2, s 3(2) sch

date of assent 24 September 2002

commenced on date of assent

Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 No. 27 ss 1–2(2), 622 sch 5

date of assent 23 May 2003

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2003 (see s 2 (2))

Local Government (Community Government Areas) Act 2004 No. 37 ss 1–2, 85–86 sch 1

date of assent 27 October 2004

ss 1–2, 85 commenced on date of assent (see s 2)

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

Community Services and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2004 No. 38 pts 1–2

date of assent 27 October 2004

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 8 December 2004 (2004 SL No. 267)

Public Health Act 2005 No. 48 ss 1–2, 492 sch 1

date of assent 02 November 2005

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 December 2005 (2005 SL No. 280)

Local Government and Other Legislation (Indigenous Regional Councils) Amendment Act 2007 No. 59 pts 1–2

date of assent 22 November 2007

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

pt 2 hdg, ss 3, 46 (to the extent it oms pt 10 and ins new pt 10 hdg, s 81) commenced 14 December 2007 (2007 SL No. 336)

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

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) and Other Acts Amendment Act 2008 No. 30 ss 1–2(1), pt 2, s 3 sch

date of assent 21 May 2008

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2008 (see s 2 (1))

Penalties and Sentences and Other Acts Amendment Act 2008 No. 66 ss 1–2(1), 4 sch pt 1

date of assent 01 December 2008

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 January 2009 (see s 2 (1))

Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008 No. 73 ss 1–2, 554 sch 1

date of assent 11 December 2008

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2009 (2009 SL No. 40)

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)

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)

Juvenile Justice and Other Acts Amendment Act 2009 No. 34 ss 1–2, pt 2, s 45(1) sch pt 1 amdt 1

date of assent 17 September 2009

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

s 45 (1) sch pt 1 amdt 1 commenced 29 March 2010 (2010 SL No. 37)

remaining provisions commenced 31 January 2009 (see s 2 (1))

Aboriginal Land and Torres Strait Islander Land and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2011 No. 26 pts 1–2

date of assent 29 August 2011

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 9 September 2011 (2011 SL No. 173)

Animal Care and Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2012 No. 23 pts 1–2

date of assent 21 September 2012

commenced on date of assent

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land (Providing Freehold) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No. 45 ss 1–2(1), 58 sch 1 pt 1

date of assent 05 September 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 January 2015 (see s 2 (1))

Electricity and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2016 No. 36

date of assent 20 June 2016

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

pt 2 comm 1 September 2016 (see s 2 and 2016 SL No. 138)

Court and Civil Legislation Amendment Act 2017 No. 17

date of assent 05 June 2017

pt 2, ss 149–151, 153, 155 comm 16 February 2018 (2018 SL No. 8)

Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2018 No. 27

date of assent 09 November 2018

pts 1–5, 6 (other than ss 70, 72–74), 7–8, 10 comm on date of assent

Medicines and Poisons Act 2019 No. 26

date of assent 26 September 2019

ch 1 (other than pts 1, 4 divs 1–3), 2–6, 7 pts 1–2, ss 225(2), 226, pt 3 div 2, pts 4, 5 (other than s 240), chs 8–9, sch 2 comm 27 September 2021 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA(2) (2020 SL No. 150))

Public Sector Act 2022 No. 34

date of assent 12 December 2022

s 365 sch 3 comm 1 March 2023 (see s 2)

Path to Treaty Act 2023 No. 12

date of assent 17 May 2023

pt 5 div 2 comm 26 April 2024 (2024 SL No. 42)

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 No. 23

date of assent 20 September 2023

s 247 sch 1 ss 2 (2), 4 comm 1 February 2024 (2024 SL No. 1)

Land and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No. 12

date of assent 26 April 2024

s 131 sch 1 pt 1 comm on date of assent

Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No. 53

date of assent 29 November 2024

pt 3 div 1 comm on date of assent

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under the Reprints Act 1992 s 43 as required by the Aboriginal Communities (Justice and Land Matters) Act 1984 s 189 [Reprint No. 5]

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17

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86

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25

pt 6

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102

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103

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112

44

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pt 7

pt 6

114

48

115

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116

50

116(4A)

50(5)

116(4B)

50(6)

116(5)

50(7)

117

51

118

52

119

53

120

54

121

55

pt 11

pt 7

169

56

170

57

171

58

172

59

173

60

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pt 8

174

61

175

62

176

63

177

64

178

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180

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180A

68

180B

69

181

70

182

71

182(2)(n)

71(2)(b)

182(2)(o)

71(2)(c)

182(2)(p)

71(2)(d)

182(2)(q)

71(2)(e)

182(2)(t)

71(2)(f)

182(2)(u)

71(2)(g)

182(2)(v)

71(2)(h)

182(2)(w)

71(2)(i)

182(2)(x)

71(2)(j)

182(2)(y)

71(2)(k)

182(2)(z)

71(2)(l)

182(2)(zg)

71(2)(m)

182(2)(zh)

71(2)(n)

182(2)(zi)

71(2)(o)

pt 13

pt 9

183

72

184

73

185

74

186

75

186A

76

186B

77

186C

78

pt 15

pt 10

188

79

under the Reprints Act 1992 s 43 as required by the Community Services (Aborigines) Act 1984 s 87 [Reprint No. 4]

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5

3

5(3)

3(2)

5(4)

3(3)

5(5)

3(4)

5(6)

3(5)

5(7)

3(6)

5(8)

3(7)

5(9)

3(8)

5(10)

3(9)

5(11)

3(10)

5(12)

3(11)

6

4

6A

5

7

6

8

7

8AA

8

8A

9

9

10

10

11

11

12

11(4A)

12(5)

11(5)

12(6)

12

13

13

14

pt 2A

pt 3

13A

15

13B

16

13C

17

13D

18

13E

19

13F

20

13G

21

13H

22

13I

23

13J

24

13K

25

13L

26

13M

27

13N

28

13O

29

13P

30

13Q

31

13R

32

13S

33

13T

34

13U

35

13V

36

13W

37

13X

38

pt 3

pt 4

14

39

14A

40

14B

41

15

42

16

43

17

44

18

45

19

46

25

47

25(1A)

47(2)

25(2)

47(3)

25(2A)

47(4)

25(3)

47(5)

25(3)(aa)

47(5)(b)

25(3)(ab)

47(5)(c)

25(3)(b)

47(5)(d)

25(3)(ba)

47(5)(e)

25(3)(c)

47(5)(f)

25(3)(d)

47(5)(g)

25(3AA)

47(6)

25(3A)

47(7)

25(4)

47(8)

25(5)

47(9)

25(6)

47(10)

25(7)

47(11)

27AA

48

27A

49

div 1A

div 2

27B

50

27B(1)(ba)

50(1)(c)

27B(1)(c)

50(1)(d)

27B(1)(d)

50(1)(e)

27C

51

28

52

29

53

29B

54

29C

55

29CA

56

29D

57

29D(1A)

57(2)

29D(2)

57(3)

29F

58

29G

59

32

60

32AA

61

32A

62

32B

63

32C

64

32D

65

32E

66

32E(3)

66(2)

32F

67

32G

68

32H

69

33

70

34

71

35

72

div 2

div 3

36

73

37

74

38

75

39

76

40

77

40(1A)

77(2)

40(1B)

77(3)

40(2)

77(4)

40(3)

77(5)

41

78

41A

79

div 3

div 4

42

80

43

81

44

82

45

83

div 4

div 5

45A

84

45B

85

pt 3A

pt 5

45C

86

45D7

87

45E

88

45F

89

45G

90

45H

91

45I

92

45J

93

pt 3B

pt 6

45K

94

45L

95

45M

96

45N

97

45O

98

45P

99

45Q

100

45R

101

45S

102

45T

103

45U

104

45V

105

45W

106

45X

107

45Y

108

45Z

109

45ZA

110

45ZB

111

45ZC

112

45ZD

113

pt 3C

pt 7

45ZE

114

45ZF

115

45ZG

116

45ZH

117

45ZI

118

45ZJ

119

45ZK

120

45ZL

121

45ZM

122

45ZN

123

45ZO

124

45ZP

125

45ZQ

126

45ZR

127

45ZS

128

45ZT

129

45ZU

130

45ZV

131

45ZW

132

45ZX

133

45ZY

134

45ZZ

135

45ZZA

136

45ZZB

137

45ZZC

138

45ZZD

139

45ZZE

140

pt 4

pt 8

46

141

47

142

48

143

49

144

50

145

51

146

51(1A)

146(2)

51(2)

146(3)

51(3)

146(4)

51(4)

146(5)

52

147

53

148

53A

149

53B

150

pt 5

pt 9

54

151

55

152

55(1A)

152(2)

55(2)

152(3)

55(3)

152(4)

56

153

57

154

58

155

59

156

60

157

60A

158

61

159

61(1A)

159(2)

61(2)

159(3)

61(2A)

159(4)

61(3)

159(5)

62

160

63

161

64

162

pt 6

pt 10

65

163

66

164

67

165

68

166

68(2)(ba)

166(2)(c)

68(2)(c)

166(2)(d)

69

167

70

168

70(2A)

168(3)

70(3)

168(4)

pt 7

pt 11

71

169

72

170

72(1A)

170(2)

72(2)

170(3)

72(3)

170(4)

72(4)

170(5)

73

171

74

172

75

173

75(1A)

173(2)

75(2)

173(3)

75(3)

173(4)

pt 8

pt 12

77

174

77A

175

77B

176

78

177

79

178

80

179

81

180

81A

181

82

182

pt 9

pt 13

83

183

84

184

pt 10

pt 14

85

185

85A

186

pt 11

pt 15

86

187

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