Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act 1984
Queensland Aboriginal
and Torres Strait
Islander Communities (Justice,
Land and Other
Matters) Act
1984 Current as at [Not applicable]
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Queensland Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander Communities (Justice, Land and
Other Matters) Act 1984 Contents
Part
1 1 2 3
4 Part 2 5
6 7 8
Part
3 Division 1 8A
9 10 11
12 13 14
15 Division 2 16
17 Part 4 Page
Preliminary Short title . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 7 Commencement . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7 Savings . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 8 Definitions . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 8 Administration Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Corporation of
chief executive
is statutory
body . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Consequences of
constitution of corporation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13
Delegation by Minister or chief executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13
Law
and order in community government
and IRC
areas Law and order
in community
government and IRC areas Definitions for div 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14
Jurisdiction and
powers of
police . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14
Entry upon indigenous local government
areas etc.
. . . . . . . . . .
15
Application to
indigenous local government
areas of
laws relating
to public
places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Community police officers . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Discharge of community police officers’
functions etc. . . . . . . . . 16
Other functions of community police officers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Indemnification of community police officer
for liability for tort . . 18
Authorised
officers Authorised
officers . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18
General powers of
authorised officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19
Community justice
groups
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18 19 Division 2
20 21 21A
22 Division 3 23
25 Part 5 Division 1
26 27 Division 2
28 29 30
31 32 33
34 35 36
37 Division 3 38
39 Part 6 48
49 50 51
Establishment, functions and powers
Establishment . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 20 Functions and powers . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Provisions about membership of groups and
group coordinators Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Investigations
about suitability of
community justice group
members 23 Guidelines for dealing with suitability information . . . . . . . . . . . .
24
Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Miscellaneous
provisions Authentication
of documents
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25
Reporting requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25
Control of possession and consumption
of alcohol
in community areas
Preliminary Purpose of pt
5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Definitions for pt 5 . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Dry
places Declaration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Notice about
declaration at premises
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
29
Notice about declaration at
police station or on community noticeboard 30
Suspension of declaration . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Revocation of declaration
. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
31 Effect of declaration of premises as a
dry place . . . . . . . . . . . . .
31 Possession or consumption of alcohol
in or on dry place . . . . . . 32
False or misleading
statements .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
False or misleading documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Fee
not payable for application .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Provisions relating to homemade alcohol Offences relating to homemade alcohol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
33
Relationship with
restricted areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Entry on trust areas Definitions for pt 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35
Entry on trust
area only
in certain
circumstances . . . . . . . . . . . .
35
Entry on trust area etc. by non-residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35
Notice about resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
37
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53 54 55
Part
7 56 57 58
59 60 Part 7A
Division 1 60A
60B 60C Division 2
60D 60DA 60DB
60E 60F 60G
60H 60I 60J
60K 60L 60M
60N 60O 60P
60Q Division 3 60R
Community government or indigenous regional
council may impose restrictions on entry etc.
. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
37 General authority to enter etc. trust
area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Entry on and temporary stay in trust area .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Removal from trust area . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Assistance sought by Aborigines or Torres
Strait Islanders Grant of aid
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40
Deposit of savings with banker
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Continuation of
management of
money . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Banker is a statutory body
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
42
Administration of
estates of
Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders 42 Community Enterprise Queensland Establishment,
functions and
powers of
Community Enterprise Queensland Community
Enterprise Queensland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 43 Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43 Powers . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 44 The board Establishment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Role
of board . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45
Appointment of
members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45
Chairperson of
the board
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Deputy
chairperson of the board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Term
of appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Disqualification from membership
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
47
Vacation of office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
48
When
notice of resignation takes
effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Conduct of business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
48
Times and places of meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Quorum . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Presiding at meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Conduct of meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
49
Minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
50
Disclosure of interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
50
Chief executive officer Chief executive officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
51
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60RB 60RC 60S
Division 4 60T
60U 60V 60VA
60VB 60W 60Y
60Z Part 8 61
62 63 63A
64 65 66
67 68 69
69A 70 71
Part
9 Division 1 72
Role
of chief executive officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 52 Disqualification as chief executive
officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
52 Chief executive officer not to engage
in other paid employment . 52 Conflicts of
interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Miscellaneous Community
Enterprise Queensland is
statutory body . . . . . . . . .
53
Audit of Community Enterprise Queensland’s accounts . . . . . . .
53
Annual report by
Community Enterprise Queensland
. . . . . . . . . 54
Board to report on functions,
finances and
operations .
. . . . . . . 54
Minister’s power
to give
directions to
board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55
Administrator may
replace board
members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55
Applying operating surplus and assets of Community Enterprise Queensland . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 56 Conflicts of interest of employees . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
General provisions Right of
Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders to particular natural
resources . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Right of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders
to particular
forest products and quarry material—Aboriginal
and Torres
Strait Islander land
59 Right of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders
to particular
forest products and
quarry material—non-Aboriginal and non-Torres Strait
Islander land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
59
Confidentiality . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 60 Obstruction, intimidation and
assault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
General penalty for offence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
61
Making of local laws about particular matters
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Evidentiary
aids .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Evidence of home-brew concentrate by
label .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
62
Evidence of homemade alcohol
having regard
to belief
of police
officer 63
Protection of officials from civil
liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 64 Approved forms . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65 Regulation-making power
. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65 Transitional provisions for Local
Government (Community Government Areas) Act 2004 Preliminary Definition for
pt 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . 67 Page 4
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73 Division 3 74
75 76 77
78 Part 10 79
80 81 82
83 84 85
Part
11 86 87 88
89 90 91
92 Part 12 93
94 95 96
97 Transitional provision for process for
making by-laws or subordinate by-laws Making by-law or
subordinate by-law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 67 Transitional provisions for Aboriginal
Coordinating Council Definitions for div 3
. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 68 ACC dissolved . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
68 References
to ACC
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Agreements and
proceedings .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
68
Assets and
liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
69
Transitional provisions for
Local Government and
Other Legislation
(Indigenous Regional Councils) Amendment Act 2007
Definitions for pt 10 . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
ICC
dissolved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Regulation to provide for matters relating
to dissolution of ICC . 69
Aboriginal and Island police officers
. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Transitional
provision for
IIB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
71
Community justice
groups for
Injinoo, New
Mapoon and
Umagico community
government areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 71 Community justice groups for relevant
Bamaga and Seisia areas 72 Transitional
provisions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters)
and Other
Acts Amendment
Act 2008 Definitions for pt 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Existing declaration of
a place
as a dry place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Existing application for the declaration of
a place
as a dry place
74
Existing
application for the amendment
or revocation
of a declaration of
a place as a dry place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
74
Existing application for the suspension of a
declaration of a public place as a dry
place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
75
Appeals . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Offences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
75
Transitional provisions for
Electricity and Other Legislation Amendment Act
2016 Definition for
part .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
76
References to IIB . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Members of IIB continue as board
members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
76 Chairperson of IIB continues as
chairperson of board . . . . . . . . 77
Deputy chairperson of
IIB continues
as deputy
chairperson of board
77
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Chief executive officer of IIB continues as
chief executive officer 77 99
Annual report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act
1984 Part 1 Preliminary [s 1]
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Communities (Justice, Land and Other
Matters) Act 1984 An
Act to provide
for law and
order in,
the establishment of
community justice
groups for,
and the regulation
of alcohol possession and
consumption in, community areas, and entry on trust areas,
and for other purposes Part 1 Preliminary 1
Short
title This Act
may be cited
as the Aboriginal and
Torres Strait
Islander Communities (Justice, Land and
Other Matters) Act 1984 .
2 Commencement (1)
Section 1 and this section shall commence on
the day this Act is assented to for and on behalf of Her
Majesty. (2) Except as
is provided by
subsection (1), this
Act shall commence
on 31 May
1984 or
on such earlier
date as
is appointed by proclamation.
(3) The date
on which this
Act, other
than sections
1 and 2 commences
as prescribed is
in this Act
referred to
as the commencement of
this Act . Current as at [Not applicable]
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3 Savings (1)
A
management of property of a person that was undertaken
when the
person was
an assisted Aborigine
within the
meaning of
the Aborigines’ and
Torres Strait
Islanders’ Affairs Act
1965 and that is maintained at the
commencement of this Act shall be deemed to be a
management of property under this Act and, unless it is
terminated in accordance with this Act, shall
be maintained in accordance with this Act. (2)
A
management of property of an Aborigine that is maintained
at the commencement of
this Act
shall continue
to be maintained in
accordance with this Act unless it is terminated
in
accordance with this Act. 4 Definitions In this
Act— Aboriginal land means Aboriginal
land under the Aboriginal Land Act
1991 . ACC , for part 9,
division 3, see section 74. alcohol
has the same
meaning as
liquor in
the Liquor Act
1992 .
Note— See the
Liquor Act 1992 , section
4B. appropriately qualified
, in relation
to a power,
includes having the
qualifications, experience or standing appropriate
to
exercise the power. Example of standing— a person’s
classification level in the public service approved
form means a form approved under section
70. board means
the board of
management of
Community Enterprise
Queensland. chief executive officer means the
individual appointed by the board as chief
executive officer under section 60R. Page 8
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Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act
1984 Part 1 Preliminary [s 4]
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clerk of the court , for a
community area, means the clerk of the court of the
Magistrates Court having jurisdiction for the area.
commencement —
(a) for part 9—see section 72; and
(b) for part 11—see section 86.
community area means—
(a) a community government area; or
(b) the Shire of Aurukun or Mornington;
or (c) an IRC area, a part of an IRC area, or
an IRC division area; or (d)
another area prescribed under a
regulation. Community Enterprise Queensland means
the entity continued
in existence under
section 60A(1)
as Community Enterprise
Queensland. community government is
an indigenous local
government, that
is not an
indigenous regional
council, under
the Local Government Act
2009 . community government area
is
the local government area of a community
government. community justice group means a
community justice group established under part 4 for a
community area. community police
officer means
a person appointed
under section
12 as a community
police officer
for a community
government area, IRC area or IRC division
area. coordinator , for a
community justice group, means the person appointed
under section
22 by the group
to perform the
functions of coordinator for the
group. corporation means the
corporation sole preserved, continued in existence and
constituted under this Act by the name and style Aboriginal
and Islander Affairs Corporation. dry place
,
for part 5, see section 27. Current as at
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fermenter , for part 5,
see section 27. home-brew concentrate , for part 5,
see section 27. home-brew kit , for part 5,
see section 27. homemade alcohol , for part 5,
see section 27. IIB means the
Island Industries Board
under this
Act as in
force immediately before
the commencement of
the Electricity and Other Legislation
Amendment Act 2016 , part 2.
indigenous local
government ,
for part 3,
division 1,
see section 8A. indigenous
regional council means TSIRC or NPARC. IRC area
means the local government area of an
indigenous regional council. IRC division
area means a part of an IRC area that, under
the Local Government Act 2009
, is
one of the divisions into which the IRC area is
divided for electoral purposes. liquor
provisions means— (a)
section 34; and (b)
the Liquor Act 1992 , sections 168B,
169 and 171. local law has the meaning
given in the Local Government Act 2009
. member means a member
of a community justice group. native title
holder , for part 6, see section 48.
native title rights and interests
,
for part 6, see section 48. NPARC
means the
Northern Peninsula
Area Regional
Council. police officer
in charge , for a community government area,
IRC area or
IRC division area,
means the
police officer
in charge of the police station in the
area or, if there is no police station in the
area, the police officer in charge of the nearest
police station. Page 10
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act
1984 Part 2 Administration
[s
5] possess , for part 5,
see section 27. post-amended Act , for part 11,
see section 86. pre-amended Act , for part 11,
see section 86. prescribed community area
,
for part 5, see section 27. relevant
Bamaga area
means the
area that,
immediately before the day
that, under the Local Government Act 1993
,
is the changeover day for NPARC, was the Bamaga
council area under the repealed Torres Strait Act.
relevant Seisia area means the area
that, immediately before the day
that, under
the Local Government Act
1993 ,
is the changeover day
for NPARC, was the Seisia council area under the repealed
Torres Strait Act. repealed part 8 , for part 9,
division 3, see section 74. repealed
Torres Strait
Act means the
Community Services
(Torres Strait) Act 1984 as in force
before its repeal under the Local
Government and
Other Legislation (Indigenous Regional
Councils) Amendment Act 2007 .
residential premises , for part 5,
see section 27. tenant , for part 5,
see section 27. Torres Strait Islander land
means Torres Strait Islander land
under the Torres Strait
Islander Land Act 1991 . trust
area , for part 6, see section 48.
TSC means the Torres Shire Council.
TSIRC means the Torres
Strait Island Regional Council. Part 2
Administration 5
Corporation (1)
The corporation sole
preserved, continued
in existence and
constituted under
the Community Services
(Aborigines) Act
1984 under the name
and style ‘The Corporation of the Under Current as at
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6] Secretary for
Community Services’
is hereby further
preserved, continued
in existence and
constituted under
the name and style ‘Aboriginal and
Islander Affairs Corporation’. (2)
The corporation is
constituted by
the person who
at the material
time holds
the appointment, chief
executive, and
under the name and style assigned to it by
subsection (1)— (a) has perpetual succession and an
official seal; and (b) is capable
in law of
suing and
being sued,
of compounding or
proving in
a court of
competent jurisdiction all
debts and sums of money due to it; and (c)
is
capable in law of acquiring and holding (absolutely or
subject to
trusts), letting,
leasing, hiring,
disposing of
and otherwise dealing
with property
real and
personal situated
within or
outside the
State and
of doing and
suffering all
such acts
and things as
bodies corporate
may
in law do and suffer. (3) All courts,
judges, justices and persons acting judicially shall
take
judicial notice of the seal of the corporation affixed to
any
writing and, until the contrary is proved, shall presume
that
it was duly affixed thereto. (4)
With respect
to the exercise
of any of
its powers and
with respect
to any matter
arising in
connection therewith
the corporation has all the privileges,
rights and remedies of the Crown. 6
Corporation of chief executive is statutory
body (1) Under the Statutory Bodies
Financial Arrangements Act 1982 ,
the
corporation is a statutory body. (2)
The Statutory Bodies Financial
Arrangements Act 1982 , part 2B sets out the
way in which the corporation’s powers under this
Act are affected
by the Statutory
Bodies Financial
Arrangements Act 1982 .
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7] 7 Consequences of constitution of
corporation (1) A reference in any—
(a) Act; or (b)
proclamation, order
in council, regulation, by-law
or other instrument made under any Act;
or (c) agreement, contract, deed or other
document, instrument or writing of any kind;
to
the Corporation of the Director of Aboriginal and Islanders
Advancement constituted under
the Aborigines Act
1971 or
the Corporation of
the Under Secretary
for Community Services
constituted under
the Community Services
(Aborigines) Act
1984 shall
be read and
construed as
a reference to the corporation.
(2) Any proceeding which
prior to
the commencement of
this section was
commenced by or against the Corporation of the Director
of Aboriginal and
Islanders Advancement or
the Corporation of the Under Secretary for
Community Services and which is not concluded at such
commencement may be continued by or against the
corporation. (3) The registrar of titles and any other
person charged with the keeping of a register of dealings
concerning land vested in or held
by the Corporation of
the Director of
Aboriginal and
Islanders Advancement or
the Corporation of
the Under Secretary
for Community Services
shall without
further authority
than this
section alter
the name as
shown in
such register of the
registered proprietor, registered lessee, owner or occupier of
land referred to in such register to ‘Aboriginal
and
Islander Affairs Corporation’. 8
Delegation by Minister or chief
executive The Minister or
chief executive
may delegate his
or her powers under
this Act to an appropriately qualified officer of
the
department. Current as at [Not applicable]
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government and IRC areas [s 8A] Part 3
Law
and order in community government and IRC areas
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community government and IRC areas 8A
Definitions for div 1 In this
division— indigenous local
government means
any of the
following local
governments— (a) the Aurukun Shire Council;
(b) the Mornington Shire Council;
(c) a community government;
(d) an indigenous regional council.
indigenous local government area
means— (a)
the
local government area for— (i) Aurukun Shire
Council; or (ii) Mornington Shire
Council; or (b) a community government area; or
(c) an IRC area, including an IRC division
area. 9 Jurisdiction and powers of
police (1) Police officers have and may exercise
in an indigenous local government area
and in respect
of persons therein
the functions, duties and powers imposed
or conferred on them by law that
they have
and may exercise
in any other
part of
Queensland. (2)
In
respect of the discharge or exercise in an indigenous local
government area
of any function,
duty or
power a
police officer has the
protection accorded by law to a police officer in
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government and IRC areas [s 10] the
discharge or
exercise of
that function,
duty or
power elsewhere in
Queensland. (3) Police officers are authorised to
perform such acts and do such things
in an indigenous local
government area
as may be
authorised or
required to
be done by
community police
officers under
the local laws
of the indigenous local
government for that area.
(4) In respect
in the performance in
an indigenous local
government area
of any act
or thing referred
to in subsection (3) a
police officer has the protection accorded by law
to a police
officer in
the discharge or
exercise by
the officer of the officer’s functions,
duties and powers elsewhere in
Queensland. 10 Entry upon indigenous local government
areas etc. A police officer
is entitled to
enter on
and to be
in an indigenous local
government area— (a) for the purpose of discharging or
exercising a function, duty or power imposed or conferred on
the officer by law; or (b)
for
the purpose of performing any act or thing that the
officer is by this Act authorised to perform
pursuant to an authority or
requirement of
a local law
of an indigenous local
government; and, in the case referred to in paragraph
(b), the officer shall be deemed to be acting in the
discharge of the officer’s duty as a police
officer. 11 Application to indigenous local
government areas of laws relating to public places
(1) For the
purpose only
of applying the
provisions of
laws in
force in
respect of
any public place
in Queensland to
indigenous local government areas—
(a) the right
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or use of
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persons resident
in the area
is to be
taken to
have effect in law as
if it were a right of access or use by the public;
and (b) where any
place would,
but for its
being in
an indigenous local government area, be
taken in law to be a public place,
road, park
or place of
any other description it
is to be taken so to be notwithstanding that it is in the
area in question. (2) This section is not to be construed as
conferring on any person a right of entry to indigenous local
government areas. 12 Community police officers
(1) The function of maintaining peace and
good order in all parts of an indigenous local government area
is that of persons who hold appointments for
the time being
as community police
officers for the area. (2)
An
indigenous local government may appoint such number of
persons as it considers necessary for the
peace and good order of its area and the indigenous local
government shall equip the persons appointed
with a
uniform and
such other
marks of
authority as
it thinks fit
to enable them
to discharge their
function. (3)
A person appointed
under subsection
(2) must have
the qualifications prescribed under a
regulation. (4) Subsection (3) does not limit the
issues the indigenous local government may
consider when deciding whether to appoint someone under
subsection (2). (5) In this section— qualifications includes
knowledge, skills and experience. 13
Discharge of community police officers’
functions etc. (1) Community police officers appointed
for an indigenous local government area shall have and may
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government and IRC areas [s 14] the functions,
duties and powers conferred on them by a local law of the
indigenous local government for the area. (2)
Also, for
the administration and
enforcement of
the liquor provisions in an
indigenous local government area, the police officer
in charge for
the area may
authorise a
community police officer
to exercise in the area the powers of— (a)
an
investigator under the Liquor Act 1992 , part 7;
or Note— For exercise of
powers by community police officers under the Liquor Act
1992 , part 7, see section 174A of that
Act. (b) a police
officer under
the Police Powers
and Responsibilities Act 2000
,
sections 60 to 62. (3) For subsection (2)(b), the
Police Powers and Responsibilities
Act 2000 ,
sections 60 to
62, apply as
if a reference
in the sections to a
police officer were a reference to a community police
officer. (4) If at any time a police officer is, in
execution of the officer’s duty, stationed
in or present
in an indigenous local
government area
for which community
police officers
are appointed, the community police
officers must discharge and exercise
their functions, duties
and powers subject
to the direction and
control of that police officer. (5)
It
is lawful for a community police officer to use reasonable
force in the discharge of the officer’s
function of maintaining peace and
good order
in the area
for which the
officer is
appointed. 14
Other
functions of community police officers An
indigenous local
government may
by its local
laws or
otherwise as
it thinks fit
charge community
police officers
appointed for
its indigenous local
government area
with responsibility for
ambulance services,
firefighting services,
emergency services
and such other
services associated with
the
local government of the area as it thinks fit. Current as at
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Indemnification of community police officer
for liability for tort (1)
If— (a) a
community police
officer incurs
legal liability
for committing a tort while acting, or
purporting to act, in the execution of duty as an officer;
and (b) the officer acted honestly and without
gross negligence; the State may indemnify the officer for the
liability. (2) If— (a)
a community police
officer incurs
legal liability
for helping, directly
or indirectly, a
person suffering, or
apparently suffering, from
illness or
injury in
circumstances that the officer reasonably
considers to be an emergency; and (b)
the
officer acted honestly and without gross negligence;
the
State must indemnify the officer for the liability.
Division 2 Authorised
officers 16 Authorised officers
(1) A community government or indigenous
regional council may appoint any
person to
be an authorised officer
for its local
government area
for such period
as the community
government or
indigenous regional
council specifies, to
protect the natural and cultural resources
of the area. (2) Subject to
subsection (3), an
authorised officer
appointed under subsection
(1) is to perform such functions and duties and may exercise
such powers as are prescribed in the local laws
for the local
government area
in which the
authorised officer
is appointed, which
local laws
may have regard
to Aboriginal tradition or Island
custom. (3) An authorised officer may only perform
a function or exercise a power, in respect of Aboriginal or
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government and IRC areas [s 17] in the local
government area for which the authorised officer
is appointed, under
an agreement between
the community government or
indigenous regional council and the grantees of the land.
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17 General powers of authorised
officers (1) An authorised officer, in addition to
such other powers and duties as from time to time devolve
upon that officer under this Act or the local laws for the
local government area for which the officer is appointed may do
the following— (a) call to his or her aid a community
police officer for the area where he or she has reasonable
cause to apprehend any obstruction in the exercise of his or
her powers or in the execution of his or her duties;
(b) be accompanied and
aided by
any person the
officer may think
competent to assist him or her in making any inspection or
examination for the purposes of the local laws for the
area; (c) make such examination and inquiry as
may be necessary to ascertain whether
the provisions of
this Act
or the relevant local
laws have been or are being complied with by any person or
in respect of the area concerned; (d)
at any time,
stop any
vehicle or
vessel that
he or she
suspects on
reasonable grounds
to be used
in the commission of a
breach of the local laws for the area and
search and
examine that
vehicle or
vessel and
all containers or other receptacles for
any evidence of such a breach, and for that purpose may
require the owner or person in
charge thereof
to open any
such vehicle,
vessel, container
or other receptacle and
expose its
contents to view; (e)
perform such
other functions
and duties and
exercise such other
powers and authorities as may be prescribed in the local
laws for the area concerned. (2)
An
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18] (a) finds any person committing or
believes on reasonable grounds that
any person has
committed an
offence against this Act
or the relevant local laws; or (b)
is making inquiries
or investigations with
a view to
establishing whether or not an offence
against this Act or those local laws has been committed by
any person; or (c) is of the
opinion that the name, age and address or place of residence of
any person is required for the purpose of giving effect to
any provision of this Act or the relevant local laws, or
for the purpose of enabling the authorised officer to carry
out his or her powers and duties under this Act or the
relevant local laws; may require
such person
to state his
or her name,
age and address
or place of
residence, and,
if the authorised officer
believes on reasonable grounds that any
information given in this regard is false, may require
evidence of the correctness thereof.
(3) A person who fails to comply with a
request of an authorised officer under subsection (2) commits
an offence against this Act. Maximum
penalty—4 penalty units. Part 4 Community
justice groups Division 1 Establishment,
functions and powers 18
Establishment (1)
A community justice
group for
a community area
may be established
under a regulation. (2) The regulation must state the group’s
name. Page 20 Current as at
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19] 19 Functions and powers
(1) The community justice group for a
community area has the following functions—
(a) taking part
in court hearings
and sentencing and
bail processes as
provided for in the Bail Act 1980 , the
Youth Justice
Act 1992 and
the Penalties and
Sentences Act
1992 ;
(b) developing networks
with relevant
agencies to
ensure crime
prevention, justice,
community corrections and
related issues impacting on indigenous
communities are addressed; (c)
supporting indigenous victims
and offenders at
all stages of the legal process;
(d) making recommendations to the Minister
administering the Liquor Act 1992 , part 6A, about
declarations under that part; (e)
carrying out
other functions
given to
it under this
or another Act. (2)
The
group has power to do all things reasonably necessary to
be
done for performing its functions. (3)
Without limiting
subsection (2), the
group has
the powers conferred on it
by this or another Act. Division 2 Provisions about
membership of groups and group coordinators
20 Membership (1)
The
community justice group for a community area comprises
the
number of members prescribed under a regulation.
(2) The Minister— (a)
may
appoint the members of a community justice group
by publishing notice
of the appointments on
the Queensland Courts website; and
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20] (b) must give each member written notice
of the member’s appointment. (3)
A
regulation may make provision about the following—
(a) eligibility of persons to be
members; (b) nomination of persons as
members; (c) terms on which, and period, a member
holds office. (4) However, members
must, to
the greatest practicable extent,
include at
least 1
representative of
each of
the main indigenous
social groupings in the area. (5)
Members must be of good standing in the
community. (6) If the
Minister decides
a member of
a community justice
group is no longer eligible or suitable for
appointment to the membership of
the community justice
group, the
Minister must—
(a) revoke the
member’s appointment by
written notice
given to the member; and (b)
publish notice
of the revocation on
the Queensland Courts
website. (7) In this section— indigenous social
grouping means
a group of
indigenous persons
sharing a
common basis
of social affiliation, including
family relationship, language,
traditional land
ownership and historical association.
Queensland Courts website
means— (a)
www.courts.qld.gov.au; or
(b) another website
authorised by
the chief executive
for this section. Page 22
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21 Investigations about suitability of
community justice group members (1)
The
chief executive may make inquiries to decide whether a
person is
suitable for
appointment as,
or to continue
as, a member of a
community justice group. (2) Without limiting
subsection (1), the chief executive may ask the
commissioner of
the police service
for the following
information— (a)
a
written report about the person’s criminal history;
(b) a brief
description of
the circumstances of
any conviction mentioned in the criminal
history. (3) The commissioner of the police service
must comply with a request under subsection (2).
(4) However, the
chief executive
may make a
request about
a person under subsection (2) only if
the person has given the chief executive written consent for
the request. (5) If the
person does
not give the
written consent
to the chief
executive, it
is taken that
the person is
not suitable for
appointment as, or to continue as, a member
of a community justice group. (6)
The
duty imposed on the commissioner of the police service
to
comply with the request applies only to information in the
commissioner’s possession or to which the
commissioner has access. (7)
The
chief executive must ensure information given to the chief
executive under
subsection (3) is
destroyed as
soon as
practicable after
it is no
longer needed
for the purpose
for which it was requested.
(8) The chief
executive must
give the
person a
copy of
information given to the chief executive
under subsection (3). (9) The chief
executive may delegate the chief executive’s powers
under this section to an appropriately
qualified public service officer. (10)
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21A] criminal history
, of a
person, means
the person’s criminal
history as defined under the
Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of
Offenders) Act 1986 , other than for
a spent conviction. spent conviction means a
conviction— (a) for which the rehabilitation period
under the Criminal Law
(Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986 has
expired under that Act; and (b)
that is
not revived as
prescribed by
section 11 of
that Act.
21A Guidelines for dealing with
suitability information (1) The chief
executive must make guidelines, consistent with this
Act, for
dealing with
information obtained
by the chief
executive under section 21.
(2) The purpose of the guidelines is to
ensure— (a) natural justice is afforded to a
person about whom the information is obtained; and
(b) only relevant
information is
used in
making decisions
about a
person’s membership of
a community justice
group ( membership
decisions ); and (c)
membership decisions, based
on the information, are
made
consistently. (3) The chief executive must give a copy
of the guidelines to a person on request. 22
Coordinator (1)
The community justice
group for
a community area
must appoint a
coordinator for the community justice group for the
area. (1A)
However, if an incorporated entity has
responsibility for the funding arrangements of the community
justice group for the community area,
the incorporated entity
must appoint
a coordinator for the community justice
group for the area. Page 24 Current as at
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23] (1B) Before
appointing a
coordinator for
the community justice
group for
the area under
subsection (1A), the
incorporated entity must
consult with the community justice group about the proposed
appointment. (2) A regulation may
make provision
about the
eligibility of
a person to be appointed as
coordinator. (3) The coordinator’s functions are
to— (a) provide administrative support to the
group; and (b) attend meetings of the group to advise
it on any issue before it; and (c)
ensure minutes of the group’s meetings are
kept; and (d) ensure the reporting requirements
under section 25 are complied with. Division 3
Miscellaneous provisions 23
Authentication of documents
A document made
by the community
justice group
for a community
area is
sufficiently made
if it is
signed by
the coordinator for the group and a member
of the group. 25 Reporting requirements
(1) Within 90
days after
the end of
each reporting
period, a
community justice
group must
prepare a
report on
its activities for
the period and
give the
report to
the chief executive. (2)
The
report must be in the approved form. (3)
In
this section— reporting period means—
(a) the period prescribed under a
regulation; or Current as at [Not applicable]
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consumption of alcohol in community areas [s 26]
(b) if a period is not prescribed under
paragraph (a)—each quarter of a financial year.
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possession and consumption of alcohol in
community areas Division 1
Preliminary 26
Purpose of pt 5 (1)
The purpose of
this part
is to prevent
harm in
community areas
caused by
alcohol abuse
and misuse and
associated violence.
(2) The purpose is to be achieved
by— (a) prohibiting, in particular community
areas— (i) the possession or
supply of
homemade alcohol;
and (ii) the
possession of
substances used
to make homemade
alcohol; and (iii) the
possession of
things used
to make homemade
alcohol; and (b)
providing for
the declaration of
places in
community areas
in which the
possession and
consumption of
all alcohol is prohibited.
27 Definitions for pt 5
In
this part— dry place means
residential premises declared under division 2 as a dry
place. fermenter means
a container that
could be
used for
the purpose of fermentation.
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home-brew concentrate means—
(a) a substance, that includes malt and
hops, ordinarily used for brewing beer; or
(b) wort; or (c)
grape concentrate ordinarily used for making
wine. home-brew kit means a kit that
includes all the following— (a)
a
fermenter; (b) an airlock; (c)
a
thermometer. homemade alcohol
means alcohol made other than under a
licence under— (a)
the Excise Act 1901 (Cwlth);
or (b) the Distillation Act
1901 (Cwlth). possess
alcohol includes— (a)
have
custody or control of the alcohol; and (b)
have
an ability or right to obtain custody or control of
the
alcohol. prescribed community
area means
a community area
prescribed under a regulation for section
38(3). residential premises
see the Residential Tenancies
and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008
,
section 10. tenant , of residential
premises, means— (a) if the premises are let under
the Residential Tenancies and Rooming
Accommodation Act 2008 —the tenant, of the
premises, within
the meaning of
that term
in section 13(1) of that Act; or
(b) if the
premises are
let under the
Aboriginal Land
Act 1991 , or the
Torres Strait Islander Land Act 1991
,
for residential use,
and are occupied
by the lessee
of the premises—the
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consumption of alcohol in community areas [s 28]
(c) if the
premises are
not let, and
are occupied by
the owner of the premises—the owner of the
premises. Not authorised —indicative
only Division 2 Dry
places 28 Declaration (1)
The
tenant of residential premises in a community area may
apply to the clerk of the court for the area
for a declaration that the premises are a dry place.
(2) The application must—
(a) be in writing; and (b)
be accompanied by
documentary evidence
that the
applicant is the tenant of the
premises. (3) If the premises have 2 or more
tenants, the application must be jointly made by
both or all the tenants. (4) The clerk must
as soon as practicable consider the application,
and
make the declaration if the clerk is satisfied— (a)
the
applicant is the tenant of the premises; and (b)
if
the premises have 2 or more tenants—the application
is
jointly made by both or all the tenants. (5)
If
the clerk makes the declaration, the clerk must give written
notice of the declaration to each of the
following— (a) the applicant; (b)
the
Queensland Police Service. (6) The declaration
takes effect once notice of the declaration is first displayed
under section 29. (7) Subject to
sections 31 and
32, the declaration remains
in force— (a)
if the application is
made by
a person mentioned
in paragraph (a)
of the definition tenant
in section 27— indefinitely and
regardless of a change in the tenant, of the
premises, within
the meaning of
that term
in the Page 28
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Residential Tenancies
and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008
,
section 13(1); or (b) if the
application is
made by
a person mentioned
in paragraph (b)
of the definition tenant
in section 27, while the
premises continue to be— (i) let
under the
Aboriginal Land
Act 1991 ,
or the Torres
Strait Islander
Land Act
1991 ,
for residential use; and
(ii) occupied by the
applicant; or (c) if the
application is
made by
a person mentioned
in paragraph (c)
of the definition tenant
in section 27, while the
premises continue— (i) not to be let; and (ii)
to
be occupied by the applicant. (8)
If the clerk
refuses to
make the
declaration, the
clerk must
give
the applicant written notice of the refusal and the reason
for
the refusal. 29 Notice about declaration at
premises (1) If residential premises in a community
area are declared as a dry place, the tenant of the premises
must display a notice of the declaration at or near each
entrance to the premises while the declaration
is in force. (2) The notice must— (a)
sufficiently identify the premises;
and (b) state that the declaration takes
effect once notice of the declaration is first displayed under
this section; and (c) state in
general terms
the effect of
section 34 and
the penalty for a contravention of the
section. (3) A failure
to continue to
display a
notice of
the declaration under
this section
does not
affect a
person’s liability
to be convicted of an
offence against section 34. Current as at
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Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act
1984 Part 5 Control of possession and
consumption of alcohol in community areas [s 30]
30 Notice about declaration at police
station or on community noticeboard (1)
If
residential premises in a community area are declared as a
dry
place and there is a police station in the area, the police
officer in charge of the station must
display a notice of the declaration in a publicly accessible
part of the station while the declaration is in force.
(2) If residential premises in a community
area are declared as a dry place and there is no police
station in the area, the police officer in
charge of the police station servicing the area must
display a
notice of
the declaration on
a community noticeboard in
the area while the declaration is in force. (3)
The
notice mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) must— (a)
sufficiently identify the premises;
and (b) state in
general terms
the effect of
section 34 and
the penalty for a contravention of the
section. (4) A failure
to display a
notice of
the declaration under
this section does not
affect a person’s liability to be convicted of an offence
against section 34. 31 Suspension of declaration
(1) The tenant of residential premises in
a community area may apply to
the clerk of
the court for
the area to
suspend the
declaration of
the premises as
a dry place
for a period
(the suspension
period ) of not more than 7 days.
(2) The application must—
(a) state the suspension period;
and (b) be made at least 3 days before the
start of the suspension period. (3)
Section 28(2) to (5) and (8) apply, with all
necessary changes, to the application as
if it were
an application to
declare residential
premises in a community area as a dry place. (4)
If
the declaration of residential premises in a community area
as a
dry place is suspended under this section, the tenant of the
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1984 Part 5 Control of possession and
consumption of alcohol in community areas [s 32]
premises must display a notice detailing the
suspension at or near each entrance to the premises while the
suspension is in force. (5)
The suspension takes
effect once
notices detailing
the suspension are first displayed under
subsection (4). (6) If there
is a police
station in
the area, the
police officer
in charge of
the station must
display a
notice detailing
the suspension in a publicly accessible
part of the station while the suspension is in force.
(7) If there is no police station in the
area, the police officer in charge of the
police station servicing the area must display a
notice detailing the suspension on a
community noticeboard in the area while the suspension is in
force. 32 Revocation of declaration
(1) The tenant of residential premises in
a community area may apply to
the clerk of
the court for
the area to
revoke the
declaration of the premises as a dry
place. (2) Section 28(2) to (5) and (8) apply,
with all necessary changes, to
the application as
if it were
an application to
declare residential
premises in a community area as a dry place. (3)
If
the declaration of residential premises in a community area
as a
dry place is revoked under this section, the tenant of the
premises must remove all notices of the
declaration displayed under section 29. (4)
The revocation takes
effect once
the notices are
removed under subsection
(3). (5) Once the revocation takes effect, the
police officer in charge of the
relevant police
station for
the area must
remove the
notice of the declaration displayed under
section 30. 33 Effect of declaration of premises as a
dry place (1) This section applies if—
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Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act
1984 Part 5 Control of possession and
consumption of alcohol in community areas [s 34]
(a) under this division, residential
premises are declared as a dry place (the dry place
declaration ); and (b)
the
premises are in a restricted area under the Liquor
Act 1992 to which section
168B of that Act applies because of
a declaration under
section 173H of
that Act
(the restricted area
declaration ). (2) The dry place
declaration applies to the premises despite the restricted area
declaration. 34 Possession or consumption of alcohol
in or on dry place A person must not in, or on, a dry place
possess or consume alcohol. Maximum
penalty—19 penalty units. 35 False or
misleading statements (1) A
person must
not state anything,
under this
division, to
a clerk of the court that the person
knows is false or misleading in a material
particular. Maximum penalty—8 penalty units.
(2) In a
proceeding for
an offence against
subsection (1), it
is enough to
state that
the statement made
was, without
specifying which, false or
misleading. 36 False or misleading documents
(1) A person must not give, under this
division, to a clerk of the court a document
containing information the person knows is false or
misleading in a material particular. Maximum
penalty—8 penalty units. (2) Subsection (1)
does not apply to a person if the person, when giving the
document— (a) tells the clerk, to the best of the
person’s ability, how it is false or
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1984 Part 5 Control of possession and
consumption of alcohol in community areas [s 37]
(b) if the person has, or can reasonably
obtain, the correct information—gives the correct
information. (3) In a
proceeding for
an offence against
subsection (1), it
is enough to
state that
the document was,
without specifying which, false or
misleading. 37 Fee not payable for application
A
fee is not payable for an application under this division—
(a) to have
residential premises
in a community
area declared as a
dry place; or (b) to have
the declaration of
residential premises
in a community area
as a dry place suspended or revoked. Division 3
Provisions relating to homemade
alcohol 38
Offences relating to homemade alcohol
(1) Subsection (2) applies if—
(a) a community area or part of a
community area (the part community
area ) is, or is in, a restricted area under
the Liquor Act
1992 to
which section
168B of that Act
applies because of a declaration under
section 173H of that Act; and (b)
the prescribed quantity
of liquor of
any type a
person may under that
Act possess for the restricted area, other than under the
authority of a restricted area permit under that Act, is
zero. (2) A person must not in the community
area or part community area— (a)
possess a home-brew kit or component of a
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1984 Part 5 Control of possession and
consumption of alcohol in community areas [s 39]
(b) possess equipment, or a component of
equipment, that is being used, or has been used, to brew
alcohol; or (c) possess home-brew concentrate;
or (d) possess a substance other than
home-brew concentrate, or a
combination of
substances, with
the intention of
using the
substance or
substances to
make homemade
alcohol; or (e)
supply homemade alcohol to another
person. Maximum penalty—190 penalty units.
(3) A person must not in a prescribed
community area— (a) possess a home-brew kit or component
of a home-brew kit; or (b)
possess equipment, or a component of
equipment, that is being used, or has been used, to brew
alcohol; or (c) possess home-brew concentrate;
or (d) possess a substance other than
home-brew concentrate, or a
combination of
substances, with
the intention of
using the
substance or
substances to
make homemade
alcohol; or (e)
possess homemade alcohol; or
(f) supply homemade alcohol to another
person. Maximum penalty—190 penalty units.
(4) In this section— component
, of a
home-brew kit,
means a
device that
is apparently intended to be part of a
home-brew kit. 39 Relationship with restricted
areas (1) This section applies if a prescribed
community area or part of a prescribed community
area is,
or is in,
a restricted area
under the Liquor Act
1992 to which section 168B of that Act
applies because
of a declaration under
section 173H of
that Act (the
restricted area declaration
). Page 34 Current as at
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1984 Part 6 Entry on trust areas
[s
48] (2) Section 38(3)(e)
applies to
the whole of
the prescribed community area
despite the restricted area declaration. Part 6
Entry on trust areas 48
Definitions for pt 6 In this
part— native title
holder see
the Native Title
Act 1993 (Cwlth),
section 224. native title
rights and interests see the Native Title Act
1993 (Cwlth), section 223. trust
area means
land within
a community government or
IRC
area that is— (a) granted in trust under the
Land
Act 1994 for the benefit of Aboriginal or
Torres Strait Islander inhabitants or for Aboriginal or
Torres Strait Islander purposes; or (b)
a reserve for
Aboriginal or
Torres Strait
Islander purposes under
the Land Act 1994 ; or
(c) land mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b)
that has become Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
land. 49 Entry on trust area only in certain
circumstances A person must not enter, or be in, a trust
area other than as permitted under this part.
Maximum penalty—35 penalty units.
50 Entry on trust area etc. by
non-residents (1) A person may, for a lawful purpose,
enter and be in a place within a trust area if—
(a) the place is an accessible place;
or Current as at [Not applicable]
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35
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act
1984 Part 6 Entry on trust areas
[s
50] Not authorised —indicative
only (b) the
place is
another place
that the
community government or
indigenous regional council for the trust area
has decided, by
resolution, is
a place to
which persons who are
not residents of the trust area may have access.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), a
person may enter and be in a place within a trust area that a
resident of the trust area may enter and be in
if the person enters or is in the place as a guest,
or
at the request of, a resident of the trust area.
(3) Despite subsection
(1)(a), if immediately before
the commencement of this section, a native
title holder could have entered and been in a place within a
trust area in the exercise of the holder’s native title rights
and interests in relation to the place, the
holder may continue to enter and be in the place in
the
exercise of the rights and interests. (4)
A
resolution may be made under subsection (1)(b) for a place
that
is Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander land only with the
written consent of the grantee of the
land. (5) Subsection (6) applies to a person
if— (a) the person— (i)
is
not a resident of a trust area; and (ii)
is
permitted under the Aboriginal Land Act 1991 to
enter and
be on Aboriginal land
(the Aboriginal land area
),
or is permitted under the Torres Strait Islander Land
Act 1991 to enter and be on Torres
Strait Islander
land (the
Torres Strait
Islander land area
);
and (b) the Aboriginal or
Torres Strait
Islander land
area is
situated within the trust area.
(6) The person may enter and be in another
part of the trust area for the
purpose of
entering the
Aboriginal or
Torres Strait
Islander land area. (7)
In
this section— accessible place means—
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[s
51] (a) a road; or (b)
a
park; or (c) a boat ramp or landing; or
(d) an airport; or (e)
a
building open to the public, whether or not on payment
of
money. airport includes—
(a) an aerodrome, airfield and landing
strip; and (b) another place used for the landing or
parking of aircraft; and (c)
a
tarmac. landing includes jetty,
pontoon and wharf. road includes
a State-controlled road
under the
Transport Infrastructure
Act 1994 . 51 Notice about
resolution (1) A community
government or
indigenous regional
council must, as soon as
practicable after passing a resolution under section
50(1)(b), display written notice of the resolution in at
least 1
prominent place
in its trust
area for
as long as
the resolution is in force.
(2) The notice must— (a)
sufficiently identify
the place the
subject of
the resolution; and (b)
state the provisions of section 50.
52 Community government or indigenous
regional council may impose restrictions on entry etc.
(1) Subject to
subsection (2), a
community government or
indigenous regional
council for
a trust area
may, by
resolution— Current as at
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[s
53] (a) restrict the number of persons who may
enter and be in a place within the trust area under section
50(1)(b) or (2); or (b) restrict the
time for which a person may live at a place within the trust
area under section 50(1)(b) or (2). (2)
A
community government or indigenous regional council may
make
a resolution under subsection (1) only if the presence of
the persons has
resulted, or
is likely to
result, in
an unsustainable use
of resources or
services in
the area including, for
example, the water supply or garbage service. 53
General authority to enter etc. trust
area (1) The following persons are authorised
to enter, be in and live in a trust
area— (a) an Aboriginal person
or Torres Strait
Islander, or
another person,
who is a
member of
the community residing in the
trust area; (b) a person who is performing a function,
or exercising a power, under this Act or another Act that
requires the person to be in the trust area;
(c) a person authorised, for the purpose
of this paragraph, under a
local law
by the community
government or
indigenous regional council for the trust
area. (2) A local law may be made under
subsection (1)(c) for a part of the trust area
that is Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander land
only
with the written consent of the grantee of the land.
(3) A local law made under subsection
(1)(c) must state the parts of the trust
area to which the local law applies. 54
Entry
on and temporary stay in trust area Without
limiting section
53, the following persons
are authorised to
enter, be
in and live
in a trust
area until
the purpose of their entry to the area is
fulfilled— (a) the Governor-General and the Governor
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1984 Part 6 Entry on trust areas
[s
55] (b) a person whose purpose in the trust
area is to bring to residents of the trust area medical
aid; (c) a person whose purpose in the trust
area is to instruct himself or
herself on
affairs within
the trust area
as a member of the
Legislative Assembly of Queensland or of
either House
of the Parliament of
the Commonwealth; (d)
a
person whose purpose in the trust area is to campaign
as a
candidate for election to the Legislative Assembly
of
Queensland or either House of the Parliament of the
Commonwealth at
an election for
which a
writ that
requires its holding has been issued;
(e) a person who is assisting, or is
acting under the direction or control of, a person mentioned in
paragraphs (a) to (d), while the person mentioned in the
paragraph is in the trust area. 55
Removal from trust area (1)
A police officer
or community police
officer may
remove from a trust
area a person who is not permitted under this part
to
be in the trust area. (2) It
is lawful for
a community police
officer exercising or
attempting to exercise a power under
subsection (1) against a person, and anyone helping the
community police officer, to use reasonably
necessary force to exercise the power. Note—
See
also the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act
2000 , section 615. (3)
The force a
community police
officer may
use under this
section does not include force likely to
cause grievous bodily harm to a person or the person’s
death. Current as at [Not applicable]
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39
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act
1984 Part 7 Assistance sought by Aborigines
or Torres Strait Islanders [s 56] Part 7
Assistance sought by Aborigines or
Torres Strait Islanders Not
authorised —indicative
only 56 Grant of
aid (1) Subject to
and in accordance with
the regulations (if
any) applicable to
the grant in question, the chief executive may grant
aid to any
Aborigine or
Torres Strait
Islander who
applies to the chief executive therefor and,
where necessary, may apply therein money appropriated by
Parliament for the purpose or money held for the benefit of
Aborigines or Torres Strait Islanders generally.
(2) Subject as prescribed by subsection
(1), aid granted under that subsection may
be of such a type (in money, in kind, or by way of services)
and may be granted in such circumstances, on such terms
and conditions and, where granted by way of secured loan, on
such security as the chief executive thinks fit.
57 Deposit of savings with banker
(1) The chief
executive is
authorised to
continue the
facilities established as
at the commencement of this Act in areas for the acceptance
by the chief executive of money deposited by Aborigines or
Torres Strait Islanders by way of their savings.
(1A) Both
the chief executive
and Community Enterprise Queensland are
separately authorised to
establish new
facilities similar to those mentioned in
subsection (1). (2) In this part the person providing such
facilities is called the banker
. (3) The banker must
deposit money received by the banker under subsection (1)
in— (a) the trust
fund established as
at the commencement of
this Act
with the
Commonwealth Savings
Bank of
Australia; or Page 40
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1984 Part 7 Assistance sought by Aborigines
or Torres Strait Islanders [s 58] (b)
another trust
fund established by
the banker for
depositing the money. (4)
The
banker shall cause to be properly kept a separate record
and
account of all moneys deposited with the banker by each
Aborigine or
Torres Strait
Islander by
way of his
or her savings and each
such account shall be credited at least once in each year
with an amount as interest earned by the amount standing to the
credit of that account at a rate not less than the
rate
of interest payable by the Commonwealth Savings Bank
of
Australia in respect of its ordinary savings accounts.
(5) Money deposited
with the
banker by
Aborigines or
Torres Strait
Islanders by
way of their
savings together
with all
interest accrued thereon shall be repayable
at call and upon receipt of
an authority signed
or otherwise attested
by the Aborigine or
Torres Strait Islander on whose behalf money is so
held or
by another person
authorised in
writing by
the Aborigine or Torres Strait Islander
the chief executive shall arrange the
withdrawal of
the amount sought
from the
appropriate trust
fund and
the payment thereof
to the Aborigine or
Torres Strait Islander or as otherwise requested
by
the Aborigine or Torres Strait Islander. 58
Continuation of management of money
(1) Where at
the commencement of
this Act
property, being
money, of
an Aborigine is
being managed
under the
Aborigines Act
1971 the
chief executive
is authorised to
continue that management.
(2) Moneys of an Aborigine or Torres
Strait Islander under the management of
the chief executive
under subsection
(1), or under the repealed Torres Strait Act,
section 181(1), is taken to be
moneys deposited
with the
chief executive
by the Aborigine
or Torres Strait
Islander by
way of his
or her savings
and the provisions of
section 57 shall
apply accordingly. Current as at
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Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act
1984 Part 7 Assistance sought by Aborigines
or Torres Strait Islanders [s 59] 59
Banker is a statutory body
(1) The banker
is a statutory
body for
the Statutory Bodies
Financial Arrangements Act 1982
. (2) The
Statutory Bodies Financial Arrangements Act
1982 , part 2B sets out the
way in which the banker’s powers under this Act
are affected by
the Statutory Bodies
Financial Arrangements Act
1982 . 60 Administration of
estates of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders
(1) In the absence of a testamentary
instrument duly made by an Aborigine or Torres Strait Islander
who has died or is to be presumed to have died and if it should
prove impracticable to ascertain the person or persons
entitled in law to succeed to the estate of
the Aborigine or Torres Strait Islander or any part
of it, the
chief executive
may determine which
person or
persons shall be entitled to so succeed or
whether any person is so entitled. (2)
The
person or persons determined by the chief executive to be
entitled to succeed to an estate or to any
part of it shall be the only person or persons entitled in law
to succeed to the estate or, as the case may be, part and, if
more than 1 person is so determined, to
succeed in
the order and
proportions determined by
the chief executive. (3) A certificate
purporting to be signed by the chief executive that the person
or persons named therein is or are entitled to succeed to the
estate or any part of the estate of the person named therein
(being a person to whose estate subsections (1) and (2) apply),
or that there is no person so entitled shall be conclusive
evidence of the matters contained therein. (4)
If,
so far as can be determined, there is no person entitled to
succeed to the estate or a part of the
estate of an Aborigine or Torres Strait Islander who has died or
is to be presumed to have died the estate or, as the case
may be, part shall vest in the chief
executive who
shall apply
the moneys or
the proceeds of the sale of any property
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Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act
1984 Part 7A Community Enterprise
Queensland [s 60A] of
such sale)
for the benefit
of Aborigines or
Torres Strait
Islanders generally as provided by section
56. Not authorised —indicative only
Part
7A Community Enterprise Queensland Division 1
Establishment, functions and
powers of Community Enterprise
Queensland 60A
Community Enterprise Queensland
(1) IIB is
continued in
existence as
Community Enterprise Queensland. (2)
Community Enterprise Queensland—
(a) is a body corporate; and
(b) may sue and be sued in its corporate
name. 60B Functions Community
Enterprise Queensland has
the following functions— (a)
to act as
a commercial enterprise for
the general convenience or
benefit of
the residents of
the communities in
which Community
Enterprise Queensland
performs its functions; (b) to provide the
communities mentioned in paragraph (a) with
access to
a range of
food, drinks
and household items essential
for a healthy life at a fair price; (c)
to apply its
operating surplus
or assets to
promote, support
and improve its
services and
the general welfare,
including the
knowledge and
skills, of
the Aboriginal and
Torres Strait
Islander residents
of the communities
mentioned in paragraph (a). Current as at
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Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act
1984 Part 7A Community Enterprise
Queensland [s 60C] Examples of
supporting residents— • encouraging the
development of
trade, commerce
and businesses in the communities
• supporting trade, commerce and
businesses carried out by residents of the communities
• providing support for educational or
health initiatives, local organisations and community programs
or activities 60C Powers Community
Enterprise Queensland has all the powers of an individual and
may, for example— (a) enter into contracts; and
(b) acquire, hold, deal with and dispose
of property; and (c) employ staff; and (d)
appoint agents and attorneys; and
(e) engage consultants; and
(f) charge for, and place conditions on,
the supply of goods, services or information it supplies;
and (g) establish funds
to ensure the
efficient conduct
of its enterprises and
other activities; and (h) carry on any
business consistent with the performance of its
functions; and (i) do anything else necessary or
convenient to be done in the performance of its
functions. Division 2 The board
60D Establishment Community
Enterprise Queensland has
a board of
management. Page 44
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1984 Part 7A Community Enterprise
Queensland [s 60DA] 60DA
Role
of board (1) The board is responsible for the way
Community Enterprise Queensland performs its functions and
exercises its powers. (2) The board’s role
includes— (a) deciding Community Enterprise
Queensland’s strategies for performing its
functions and
deciding the
operational, administrative and financial
policies under which Community Enterprise Queensland is to
operate; and (b) ensuring
Community Enterprise Queensland performs
its functions and
exercises its
powers effectively and
efficiently; and (c)
ensuring Community Enterprise Queensland
acts under, and achieves the objectives in, the policies
mentioned in paragraph (a); and (d)
accounting to
the Minister about
the performance of
Community Enterprise Queensland’s functions
and the exercise of its powers; and
(e) reviewing annually
the performance of
the chief executive
officer. 60DB Appointment of members
(1) The board
consists of
at least 5,
but not more
than 10,
members appointed by the Governor in
Council. (2) At least
1 member of
the board must
be a consumer
representative. (2A)
At least 1
member of
the board must
be a community
representative. (3)
A person is
qualified to
be nominated by
the Minister for
appointment as a member of the board only if
the person— (a) has— (i)
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other skills
and experience relevant
to the performance of
Community Enterprise Queensland’s
functions; and (b) is not
disqualified under
this division
from being
a member. (4)
In
this section— community representative means a person
who the Minister considers represents the interests of the
communities in which Community Enterprise Queensland
performs its functions. consumer representative means
a person who
the Minister considers
represents the
consumers of
services provided
by Community Enterprise
Queensland. 60E Chairperson of the board
(1) The Governor in Council may appoint a
member of the board to be its chairperson. (2)
A person may
be appointed as
the chairperson at
the same time the person
is appointed as a member. (3) The
chairperson holds
office for
the term decided
by the Governor in
Council unless the person’s term of office as a member
ends sooner
than the
person’s term
of office as
chairperson ends. (4)
A
person may be appointed as the chairperson for not more
than
2 consecutive terms. (5) A
vacancy arises
in the office
of chairperson if
the person holding the
office— (a) resigns the office by signed notice of
resignation given to the Minister; or (b)
ceases to be a member. (6)
A
person resigning the office of chairperson may continue to
be a
member. Page 46 Current as at
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Queensland [s 60F] 60F
Deputy chairperson of the board
(1) The board
must appoint
a member of
the board to
be its deputy
chairperson. (2) A vacancy arises in the office of
deputy chairperson if— (a) the person
holding the office resigns the office by signed notice of
resignation given to the chairperson; or (b)
the
person’s term of office as a board member ends; or
(c) the person otherwise stops being a
board member. (3) However, a
person may
resign from
the office of
deputy chairperson and
continue to be a member. (4) The deputy
chairperson must act as chairperson— (a)
during a vacancy in the office of
chairperson; and (b) during all periods when the
chairperson is absent from duty or,
for another reason,
can not perform
the functions of the office.
60G Term of appointment
A
member of the board may be appointed for a term of not
more
than 4 years. 60H Disqualification from
membership A person can not become, or continue to be,
a member of the board if the person— (a)
is
or becomes an insolvent under administration under
the
Corporations Act, section 9; or (b)
is disqualified from
managing corporations under
the Corporations Act, part 2D.6; or
(c) has been, or is, convicted of an
indictable offence; or (d) has been, or is,
convicted of an offence against this Act. Current as at
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Queensland [s 60I] 60I
Vacation of office (1)
A
member of the board is taken to have vacated office as a
member if the member— (a)
resigns by
signed notice
of resignation given
to the Minister;
or (b) under this part, can not continue to
be a member; or (c) is absent
without the
board’s permission from
3 consecutive meetings
of the board
of which proper
notice has been given; or
(d) is absent,
in any period
of 6 months,
and without the
board’s permission, from
all meetings of the
board of
which proper notice has been given.
(2) If the member attends for a meeting of
which proper notice is given, but for which a quorum is not
present, the meeting is nevertheless taken to be a meeting at
which the member was present. 60J
When
notice of resignation takes effect A notice of
resignation given under this part takes effect when
it
is given to the person to whom it is required to be given
or, if a later time is stated in the notice, at
the later time. 60K Conduct of business
Subject to any other requirement of this
part, the board may conduct its
business, including
its meetings, in
the way it
considers appropriate. 60L
Times
and places of meetings (1) The board’s
meetings are to be held at the times and places the
chairperson decides. (2)
However, the
chairperson must
call a
meeting if
asked in
writing to do so by the Minister or by at
least the number of members required for a quorum for a meeting
of the board. Page 48 Current as at
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Queensland [s 60M] 60M
Quorum A quorum for a
meeting of the board is the number equal to half of the
number of its members or, if that is not a whole
number, the next highest whole
number. 60N Presiding at meetings
(1) The chairperson must preside at all
meetings of the board at which the chairperson is
present. (2) If the chairperson is absent from a
board meeting or there is a vacancy in the
office of chairperson, the deputy chairperson must
preside. (3) If the chairperson and the deputy
chairperson are both absent from a board
meeting, or if both offices are vacant, a member
chosen by the members present must
preside. 60O Conduct of meetings
(1) A question at a board meeting is
decided by a majority of the votes of the
members present. (2) Each member
present at
the meeting has
a vote on
each question to be
decided and, if the votes are equal, the member presiding also
has a casting vote. (3) A member present at the meeting who
abstains from voting is taken to have voted for the
negative. (4) The board may hold meetings, or allow
members to take part in its meetings, by using any
technology allowing reasonably contemporaneous and
continuous communication between
persons taking part in the meeting.
Example of
technology allowing
reasonably contemporaneous and
continuous communication—
teleconferencing (5)
A person who
takes part
in a board
meeting under
subsection (4) is taken to be present at the
meeting. Current as at [Not applicable]
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Queensland [s 60P] (6)
A resolution is
validly made
by the board
even if
it is not
passed at a board meeting if—
(a) a majority
of the board
members gives
written agreement to the
resolution; and (b) notice of
the resolution is
given under
procedures approved by the
board. 60P Minutes (1)
The
board must keep— (a) minutes of its meetings; and
(b) valid resolutions passed other than at
a board meeting. (2) Subsection (3) applies
if a resolution is
passed at
a board meeting.
(3) If asked by a member who voted against
the passing of the resolution, the
board must
record in
the minutes of
the meeting that the member voted against
the resolution. 60Q Disclosure of interests
(1) This section
applies to
a board member
(the interested person
)
if— (a) the interested person has a direct or
indirect interest in an issue being considered, or about to
be considered, by the board; and (b)
the
interest could conflict with the proper performance
of the person’s
duties about
the consideration of
the issue. (2)
As soon as
practicable after
the relevant facts
come to
the interested person’s knowledge, the
person must disclose the nature of the interest to a board
meeting. (3) Unless the board otherwise directs,
the interested person must not— (a)
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take
part in a decision of the board about the issue.
(4) The interested person must not be
present when the board is considering whether to give a
direction under subsection (3). (5)
If
there is another person who must, under subsection (2), also
disclose an interest in the issue, the other
person must not— (a) be present
when the
board is
considering whether
to give a direction under subsection (3)
about the interested person; or (b)
take part
in making the
decision about
giving the
direction. (6)
If— (a) because of this
section, a board member is not present at a board meeting
for considering or deciding an issue, or for considering
or deciding whether to give a direction under subsection
(3); and (b) there would be a quorum if the member
were present; the remaining persons present are a quorum
for considering or deciding the issue, or for considering or
deciding whether to give the direction, at the meeting.
(7) A disclosure under
subsection (2) must
be recorded in
the board’s minutes. Division 3
Chief executive officer 60R
Chief
executive officer (1) Community Enterprise Queensland must
have a
chief executive
officer. (2) Subject to any direction given by the
Minister, the board is to appoint the chief executive
officer. (3) The chief executive officer—
(a) is an employee of Community Enterprise
Queensland; and Current as at [Not applicable]
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is appointed under
this Act
and not under
the Public Service Act
2008 . 60RA Role of chief
executive officer (1) The chief
executive officer
is responsible for
managing the
day-to-day operations of Community
Enterprise Queensland. (2) In carrying out
the chief executive officer’s responsibilities, the
chief executive
officer must
act in accordance with
the strategies and
policies decided
by the board
under section
60DA(2)(a). 60RB
Disqualification as chief executive
officer A person is disqualified from becoming, or
continuing as, the chief executive officer if the
person— (a) has a conviction, other than a spent
conviction, for an indictable offence; or (b)
is an insolvent
under administration under
the Corporations Act, section 9; or
(c) is disqualified from
managing corporations under
the Corporations Act, part 2D.6; or
(d) has been, or is, convicted of an
offence against this Act. 60RC Chief executive
officer not to engage in other paid employment
The
chief executive officer must not, without the board’s prior
written approval— (a)
engage in paid employment outside the
responsibilities of the office of the chief executive
officer; or (b) actively take part in the activities
of a business, or in the management of a corporation carrying
on business. Page 52 Current as at
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Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act
1984 Part 7A Community Enterprise
Queensland [s 60S] 60S
Conflicts of interest (1)
If
the chief executive officer has an interest that conflicts,
or may conflict, with
the discharge of
the officer’s responsibilities, the officer—
(a) must disclose the nature of the
interest and conflict to the board as soon as practicable after
the relevant facts come to the officer’s knowledge; and
(b) must not
take action
or further action
concerning a
matter that is, or may be, affected by the
conflict unless authorised by the board. (2)
The
board may direct the chief executive officer to resolve a
conflict or possible conflict between an
interest of the officer and the officer’s duties.
Division 4 Miscellaneous 60T
Community Enterprise Queensland is statutory
body (1) Under the Statutory Bodies
Financial Arrangements Act 1982 ,
Community Enterprise Queensland is a
statutory body. (2) The Statutory Bodies
Financial Arrangements Act 1982 , part
2B sets out
the way in
which Community
Enterprise Queensland’s powers
under this
Act are affected
by the Statutory Bodies
Financial Arrangements Act 1982 .
60U Audit of Community Enterprise
Queensland’s accounts (1) Community
Enterprise Queensland’s accounts
must be
audited by the auditor-general or a person
authorised by the auditor-general. (2)
The
person who conducts the audit has, in relation to the audit
and
the accounts, all the powers of the auditor-general under
the Auditor-General Act
2009 as
if Community Enterprise Queensland were
a department of government. Current as at
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Queensland [s 60V] (3)
For the audit,
Community Enterprise Queensland must
pay the fee decided by the
auditor-general. (4) The auditor-general—
(a) must at least once a year, report to
the Minister the result of each audit carried out under this
section; and (b) may include
with the
report recommendations to
the Minister about
Community Enterprise Queensland’s accounts.
(5) The auditor-general must give the
board’s chairperson a copy of the report and any
recommendations. (6) The chairperson must
table the
report and
any recommendations at
the board’s next
meeting after
the chairperson receives them.
(7) The Minister and the board’s
chairperson must consider the auditor-general’s report and any
recommendations. 60V Annual report by Community Enterprise
Queensland As soon as practicable after 30 June in each
year, Community Enterprise Queensland must give the Minister
a full report of its operations during the period of 1 year
ending on that day. 60VA Board to report on functions, finances
and operations (1) The Minister may, by written notice,
ask the board to give a report to the Minister about the
performance of Community Enterprise Queensland’s functions or a
matter relating to its finances or operations.
(2) The board must— (a)
comply with
a request made
by the Minister
under subsection (1);
and (b) give the report in the way, and at the
time, required by the Minister. Page 54
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Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act
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Queensland [s 60VB] 60VB
Minister’s power to give directions to
board (1) The Minister may give the board a
written direction about— (a) the performance
of Community Enterprise Queensland’s functions or the
exercise of its powers; or (b) another matter
relating to the performance of the board’s role.
(2) The Minister
may give the
board a
written direction
under subsection (1)
only if the Minister is satisfied it is necessary to
give
the direction in the public interest. (3)
The
board must comply with the direction. (4)
Before giving a direction under subsection
(1), the Minister must consult with the board.
(5) If the
board is
given a
direction under
subsection (1),
the board must publish the
direction— (a) in a publicly accessible way as soon
as practicable after receiving the direction; and
(b) in Community
Enterprise Queensland’s next
annual report under
section 60V. 60W Administrator may replace board
members (1) The Governor
in Council may
at any time,
on the recommendation
of the Minister, dismiss the members of the board.
(2) If the Governor in Council acts under
subsection (1)— (a) the members go out of office;
and (b) the Governor in Council may appoint in
their place an administrator to
administer Community
Enterprise Queensland. (3)
A person appointed
as administrator under
subsection (2) must administer
Community Enterprise Queensland’s affairs for
the term, of
not more than
2 years, decided
by the Governor in
Council. Current as at [Not applicable]
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Queensland [s 60Y] (4)
Subsection (3) does
not stop the
Governor in
Council from
revoking the appointment of an administrator
for any reason before the
term of
appointment expires,
either to
appoint a
different person as administrator or to
appoint new members of the board. (5)
While an
administrator’s appointment continues, the
administrator is
taken to
constitute the
board instead
of the members.
60Y Applying operating surplus and assets
of Community Enterprise Queensland (1)
This section
applies in
relation to
Community Enterprise Queensland’s
function of applying its operating surplus and assets.
(2) In applying
the operating surplus
and assets, Community
Enterprise Queensland must
have regard
to the following
priorities— (a)
ensuring adequate provision is made for
future capital expenditure, and
ongoing maintenance and
capital replacement
expenses; and (b) adhering to
any pricing policy
for food, drinks
and household items; and
(c) providing support for initiatives
relating to community wellbeing, health and safety;
and (d) providing support for other programs
as directed by the Minister. (3)
Subsections (4) to (7) state additional
requirements that apply for the application of an asset that
is an operating business. (4) Community
Enterprise Queensland may,
on the written
request of the relevant local government
representative, enter into arrangements with 1 or more
residents, or an incorporated entity
controlled by residents, to transfer to the residents or
entity an
operating business
of Community Enterprise Queensland
located at the place where the residents reside or
the
entity is located. Page 56 Current as at
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Queensland [s 60Z] (5)
In deciding whether
to enter into
the arrangements, Community
Enterprise Queensland must have regard to— (a)
the
resources, business capability and experience of the
residents or incorporated entity; and
(b) the impact the arrangements for
transfer is likely to have on the
services Community
Enterprise Queensland provides
generally to
residents of
the communities in
which Community Enterprise Queensland
performs its functions. (6)
Community Enterprise Queensland must
not enter into
arrangements under subsection (4) unless the
Minister and the Treasurer have, by written notice,
approved— (a) generally, the transfer of the
business to the residents or entity;
and (b) the particular terms of the
arrangements. (7) For subsection (6),
if the Minister
is the Treasurer, the
approvals need only be given by the
Treasurer. (8) In this section— arrangements includes
contracts and transactions. pricing
policy , for food, drinks and household items,
means a policy, decided by the board under section
60DA(2), about the pricing of
food, drinks
and household items
provided by
Community Enterprise Queensland.
relevant local government
representative means a councillor for
the division of
the local government area
in which the
operating business is located.
Treasurer means
the Minister administering the
Financial Accountability
Act 2009 . 60Z Conflicts of
interest of employees (1) If an employee
has an interest that conflicts or may conflict with the
discharge of the employee’s duties, the employee—
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[s
61] (a) must disclose the nature of the
interest and conflict to the chief executive officer as soon as
practicable after the relevant facts
come to
the employee’s knowledge; and
(b) must not take action or further action
relating to a matter that is,
or may be,
affected by
the conflict unless
authorised by the chief executive
officer. (2) The chief executive officer may direct
the employee to resolve a conflict
or possible conflict
between an
interest of
the employee and the employee’s
duties. (3) In this section— employee
means an
employee of
Community Enterprise Queensland other
than the chief executive officer. Part 8
General provisions 61
Right
of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders to particular
natural resources (1) Subject to the Animal
Care and
Protection Act
2001 and to
sections 62 and 93 of the
Nature Conservation Act 1992
,
but despite the
provisions of
any other Act,
a member of
a community of Aborigines or Torres
Strait Islanders resident in a community
government or IRC area shall not be liable to prosecution as
for an offence for taking marine products or fauna by
traditional means for consumption by members of the
community. (2) Subsection (1) shall not be construed
to authorise the sale or other disposal for gain of any marine
product or fauna taken by traditional means.
Page
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[s
62] 62 Right of Aborigines and Torres Strait
Islanders to particular forest products and quarry
material— Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
land (1) If there is no reservation to the
Crown of forest products or quarry material,
within the meaning of the Forestry Act 1959 ,
above, on or below the surface of Aboriginal
or Torres Strait Islander land,
the community government or
indigenous regional council
for the community government or IRC area in which the
land is situated may, subject to subsection (2),
authorise the
gathering or
digging, and
removal, of
forest products
or quarry material
for use in
the community government or
IRC area. (2) A community
government or
indigenous regional
council must not give an
authority unless— (a) the authority is given under an
agreement between the community government or indigenous
regional council and the grantees of the land; or
(b) failing agreement, the
community government or
indigenous regional
council pays
the grantees of
the land such
compensation as
is determined by
the Land Court.
63 Right of Aborigines and Torres Strait
Islanders to particular forest products and quarry
material— non-Aboriginal and non-Torres Strait
Islander land (1) Subject to sections 62 and 93 of
the Nature Conservation Act 1992
,
but despite any other Act, a member of a community of
Aborigines or Torres Strait Islanders that
lives in a community government or
IRC area of
a community government or
indigenous regional council is not liable to
prosecution for an offence for taking forest products or quarry
material, within the meaning of
the Forestry Act
1959 ,
from above,
on or below
the surface of
trust land
held by
the community government or
indigenous regional council, for use within the community
government or
IRC area of
the community government or
indigenous regional council. Current as at
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[s
63A] (2) Subsection (1) does not authorise the
sale or other disposal for gain of
forest products
or quarry material
taken under
that subsection. (3)
Despite the Forestry
Act 1959 , a community
government or indigenous regional
council may
authorise the
gathering or
digging, and
removal of
forest products
or quarry material
from
above, on or below the surface of trust land held by the
community government or
indigenous regional
council, for
use within the
community government or
IRC area of
the community government or indigenous
regional council. (4) The forest
products or
quarry material
may be gathered
or dug, and removed, under subsection (3)
without the payment of royalty. (5)
In
this section— trust land
means land
that is
trust land
for the benefit
of Aboriginal or
Torres Strait
Islander inhabitants or
for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
purposes under the Land Act 1994
. 63A Confidentiality (1)
This
section applies to a person who has gained, gains, or has
access to, protected information through
involvement in the administration of this Act.
(2) The person must not—
(a) record or use the information, or
intentionally disclose it to anyone, other than under this
section; or (b) recklessly disclose the information to
anyone. Maximum penalty—100 penalty
units or
2 years imprisonment. (3)
The
person may record, use or disclose the information—
(a) if expressly permitted or required
under an Act to do so; or Page 60
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[s
64] (b) for statistical purposes,
without revealing, or
being likely
to reveal, the
identity of
a person to
which it
relates; or (c)
in
compliance with lawful process requiring production
of documents or
giving of
evidence before
a court or
tribunal. (4)
In
this section— protected information means
information obtained
by the chief executive
under section 21. 64 Obstruction, intimidation and
assault A person shall not assault or wilfully
obstruct or intimidate, or attempt so to do, another in the
discharge or exercise by that other of the
other’s functions, duties or powers under this Act.
65 General penalty for offence
A person who
contravenes or
fails to
comply with
any provision of this Act commits an
offence against this Act and, except
where another
penalty is
expressly provided
by this Act for that
offence is liable to a penalty of 7 penalty units or
to
imprisonment for 6 months. 66 Making of local
laws about particular matters Without
limiting the
functions and
powers of
a community government or
indigenous regional
council, a
community government or
indigenous regional
council may
make local
laws— (a)
not inconsistent with
part 5,
for the purpose
of regulating and
controlling the
possession or
consumption of alcohol in its community
government or IRC area; or (b)
conferring functions on the community
justice group for any community area within its community
government or IRC area. Current as at
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[s
67] 67 Evidentiary aids (1)
In
proceedings to enforce a penalty for an offence against this
Act— (a)
an averment in
the complaint that
a person named
therein is
part of
the community that
resides in
a community government or
IRC area, or
IRC division area,
shall be
conclusive evidence
thereof until
the contrary is proved; and
(b) it shall
not be necessary
to prove the
appointment or
signature of the chief executive or the
authority of the complainant to lay the complaint; and
(c) it shall
not be necessary
to prove the
limits of
a community government area.
(2) Subsection (3) applies to a proceeding
for an offence against section 34. (3)
A
statement in the complaint for the offence that fluid was in
a container of a type that usually holds
alcohol is evidence that the fluid was alcohol.
(4) Subsection (5) applies to a proceeding
for an offence against section 34 or 38(2)(b), (c) or (e) or
(3)(b), (c), (e) or (f). (5) A certificate
purporting to be signed by an analyst stating the
results of an analysis of a fluid or other
substance is, on its production, admissible as
evidence of
the results of
the analysis. (6)
A
provision of this section does not limit another provision
of the section or of this Act about
evidence. (7) In this section— analyst
means a State analyst under the
Health Act 1937 .
homemade alcohol has the same
meaning as in part 5. 68 Evidence of
home-brew concentrate by label (1)
This
section applies if, in a proceeding for an offence against
section 38(2)(c) or
(3)(c), it
is relevant to
prove that
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[s
69] substance in
the possession of
a person was
home-brew concentrate. (2)
In
the absence of proof to the contrary, the substance is
proved to be home-brew concentrate if—
(a) there is
evidence that
the container containing the
substance had
a label indicating the
substance was
home-brew concentrate; and
(b) a police
officer gives
evidence that
the police officer
believes the
container contained
home-brew concentrate;
and (c) the court
considers the
belief mentioned
in paragraph (b) to be
reasonably held. (3) In this section— home-brew
concentrate has the same meaning as in part 5.
label , in relation to
a container, includes any tag, statement in writing,
representation or
other descriptive matter
on or attached
to or used
or displayed in
connection with
the container. 69
Evidence of homemade alcohol having regard
to belief of police officer (1)
This
section applies if, in a proceeding for an offence against
section 38(2)(e) or (3)(e) or (f), it is
relevant to prove that a substance possessed or supplied by a
person was homemade alcohol. (2)
In
the absence of proof to the contrary, the substance is
proved to be homemade alcohol if—
(a) there is
evidence by
a police officer
that the
police officer believed
the substance was homemade alcohol; and
(b) the court considers the belief
mentioned in paragraph (a) to be reasonably held by the police
officer. (3) For subsection (2)(a) it is sufficient
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[s
69A] (a) that the substance was alcohol by
having regard to the conditions in which it was found or
its odour; and (b) that the
alcohol was
homemade by
having regard
to either or both of the
following— (i) its odour,
or appearance, as
compared to
that of
alcohol usually
commercially available
in Queensland; (ii)
if the alcohol
was in a
container, that
the police officer
considers that
the container was
not of a
type in
which alcohol
was usually commercially available to the
public in Queensland. (4) For subsection
(2)(b), a court may consider a belief formed as mentioned in
subsection (3) to be reasonably held. (5)
Subsection (3) does not limit the matters
that may form the basis for
a police officer’s
belief mentioned
in subsection (2)(a) or the basis for a
court to consider the police officer’s belief
to be reasonably held. (6) In this
section— homemade alcohol has the same
meaning as in part 5. 69A Protection of
officials from civil liability (1)
An
official is not civilly liable to someone for an act done,
or omission made,
honestly and
without negligence under
this Act.
(2) If subsection
(1) prevents a
civil liability
attaching to
the official, the liability attaches
instead to the State. (3) In this
section— official means—
(a) a member; or (b)
the
clerk of the court for a community area. Page 64
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[s
70] 70 Approved forms The chief
executive may approve forms for use under this Act.
Not authorised —indicative only
71 Regulation-making power
(1) The Governor
in Council may
make regulations under
this Act.
(2) Without limiting
subsection (1), a
regulation may
be made about the
following— (a) the functions, duties and powers of
the chief executive and officers of
the department, and
the manner of
discharging or
exercising those
functions, duties
and powers; (b)
the composition of
community police
forces and
conditions of service of community police
officers; (c) the granting
of aid to
Aborigines and
Torres Strait
Islanders; (d)
the
conditions on which aid may be granted; (e)
the
obligations of persons to whom aid is granted; (f)
the business and
conduct of
meetings of
community justice
groups, including, for
example, about
the following— (i)
the
times and places of meetings; (ii)
the
quorum for meetings; (iii) the presiding
member at meetings; (iv) the
disclosure of
a member’s interest
before meetings;
(g) the venue and regularity
thereof; (h) the access
thereto of
members of
the community of
Aborigines and
Torres Strait
Islanders resident
in the community
government area
of a community
government or in the IRC area of an
indigenous regional council; Current as at
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Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act
1984 Part 8 General provisions
[s
71] Not authorised —indicative
only Page 66 (i)
the establishment, maintenance, management and
control of such trust funds and accounts as
are necessary or desirable for the care of moneys of
Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders deposited with the
chief executive or for the administration of the estates of
Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders or for the disposal
of unclaimed money; (j)
the establishment, maintenance, management and
control of
funds to
indemnify Aborigines and
Torres Strait
Islanders against
loss of
or damages to
vessels, equipment or
machinery, and to compensate Aborigines and
Torres Strait
Islanders and
their dependants for
death or
personal injury
sustained by
a person in
the course of the person’s employment if
compensation is not payable under
the Workers’ Compensation and
Rehabilitation Act 2003 ;
(k) the basis on which such indemnity or
compensation is payable; (l)
the procedure to
be adopted in
relation to
any application to be made under this
Act; (m) the fees to be paid for the purposes
of this Act and the purposes for which they are to be
paid; (n) penalties for breaches of the
regulations not exceeding in any case $200; (o)
meetings of the board and attendances at the
meetings; (p) the accounts
and records to
be kept by
Community Enterprise
Queensland, either generally or in relation to a
particular business
of Community Enterprise Queensland; (q)
the
way Community Enterprise Queensland’s accounts and
records are
to be kept,
including records
of the performance of
Community Enterprise Queensland’s activities; (r)
the functions, powers
and duties of
Community Enterprise
Queensland’s officers, clerks and employees; Current as at
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1984 Part 9 Transitional provisions for Local
Government (Community Government Areas) Act [s 72]
(s) the security
and protection of
Community Enterprise Queensland’s
property. Part 9 Transitional
provisions for Local Government (Community
Government Areas) Act 2004
Division 1 Preliminary 72
Definition for pt 9 In this
part— commencement means
commencement of this section. Division 2
Transitional provision for process
for
making by-laws or subordinate by-laws
73 Making by-law or subordinate
by-law (1) This section applies if—
(a) before the
commencement, an
Aboriginal council
had under repealed
part 7
started the
process of
making a
by-law or subordinate by-law under that
part; and (b) immediately before the commencement,
the process for making the
by-law or
subordinate by-law
had not finished.
(2) Despite the repeal of repealed part 7,
that part and any other provisions necessary for the operation
of that part continue to apply to the making of the by-law or
subordinate by-law as if that part had not been
repealed. (3) In this section— Current as at
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act
1984 Part 9 Transitional provisions for Local
Government (Community Government Areas) Act [s 74]
Aboriginal council
means an
Aboriginal council
under this
Act
in existence immediately before the commencement.
repealed part 7 means part 7 of
this Act as in force before its repeal
by the Local
Government (Community Government Areas) Act
2004 . Not authorised
—indicative only
Division 3 Transitional
provisions for Aboriginal Coordinating Council
74 Definitions for div 3
In
this division— ACC means the Aboriginal Coordinating
Council established under repealed part 8. repealed part
8 means part 8 of this Act as in force before
its repeal by
the Local Government (Community Government Areas) Act
2004 . 75 ACC
dissolved ACC is dissolved and its members go out of
office. 76 References to ACC A reference in
an Act or document to ACC may, if the context permits, be
taken as a reference to the State. 77
Agreements and proceedings
(1) An agreement, in
force immediately before
the commencement, between ACC and another
entity is taken to be an agreement between the State and the
entity. (2) A proceeding that could have been
started or continued by or against ACC
before the
commencement may
be started or
continued by or against the State.
Page
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Local Government and Other Legislation (Indigenous
[s
78] 78 Assets and liabilities
On the commencement, an
asset or
liability of
ACC immediately before the commencement
becomes an asset or liability of the State. Part 10
Transitional provisions for
Local Government and Other
Legislation (Indigenous Regional
Councils) Amendment Act 2007 79
Definitions for pt 10 In this
division— commencement means the
commencement of this section. ICC
means the Island Coordinating Council
established under repealed part 8. repealed part
8 means part 8 of the repealed Torres Strait
Act as in force before the repeal of that
Act. 80 ICC dissolved ICC is dissolved
and its members go out of office. 81
Regulation to provide for matters relating
to dissolution of ICC (1)
A regulation may
provide for
all matters necessary
or convenient to provide for the
dissolution of ICC. (2) Without limiting
subsection (1), a
regulation under
subsection (1) may provide for—
(a) how references to ICC in any Act or
document are to apply after the commencement; and
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Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act
1984 Part 10 Transitional provisions for
Local Government and Other Legislation (Indigenous
[s
82] (b) how agreements to
which ICC
was a party
before the
commencement are
to continue after
the commencement; and (c)
how proceedings that
could have
been started
or continued by or against ICC before the
commencement may be started
or continued after
the commencement; and
(d) how assets
and liabilities of
ICC before the
commencement are
to be dealt
with after
the commencement. 82
Aboriginal and Island police officers
(1) This section
applies to
a person if,
immediately before
the commencement, the person held
appointment, in relation to an area, as—
(a) an Island police officer under the
repealed Torres Strait Act; or (b)
an
Aboriginal police officer under this Act. (2)
From the
commencement, the
person, without
further appointment, holds
appointment as
a community police
officer under this Act in relation to the
same area, and for that purpose— (a)
is
taken to have been appointed under this Act; and
(b) subject to any action that may be
taken under section 14 in relation
to the community
police officer’s
responsibilities, continues
to have the
same responsibilities with
which the
person was
charged immediately
before the commencement. (3) A reference in
any Act or document to an Aboriginal or Island police
officer may,
if the context
permits, be
taken to
be a reference to a
community police officer. Page 70 Current as at
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1984 Part 10 Transitional provisions for
Local Government and Other Legislation (Indigenous
[s
83] 83 Transitional provision for IIB
(1) A person who, immediately before the
commencement, was a member of
the Island Industries Board
under the
repealed Torres Strait
Act continues as a member of IIB until the end of
the
term for which the member was appointed. (2)
The
person who, immediately before the commencement, was
the
member of the Island Industries Board under the repealed
Torres Strait Act who held appointment as
chairperson of the Island Industries Board continues as
chairperson of IIB until the end of the term for which the
member was appointed as chairperson. (3)
The
person who, immediately before the commencement, was
the
member of the Island Industries Board under the repealed
Torres Strait Act who held appointment as
deputy chairperson of the Island Industries Board continues as
deputy chairperson of IIB until IIB otherwise decides.
(4) The provisions of
part 7A
about disqualification from
or vacation of office as a member or
chairperson of IIB apply to a member or
chairperson mentioned in subsection (1) or (2), including in
relation to any period for which the person held
appointment before the commencement.
(5) Subject to
part 7A,
all other matters
relating to
the Island Industries Board
under the
repealed Torres
Strait Act,
including for
example contracts
and employment arrangements
entered into before the commencement, are not affected by the
repeal of that Act and the commencement of part 7A.
84 Community justice groups for Injinoo,
New Mapoon and Umagico community government areas
(1) A community
justice group
for a relevant
community government area,
existing immediately before
the commencement, continues as the
community justice group for the relevant
community area. (2) A person who, immediately before the
commencement, was a member of
a community justice
group for
a relevant Current as at
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Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act
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[s
85] community government area
continues as
a member of
the community justice
group for
the relevant community
area until—
(a) the end
of the term
for which the
member was
appointed; or (b)
the
Minister decides the member is no longer eligible or
suitable for
appointment to
the membership of
the community justice group and revokes
the appointment; or (c) the office of
the member is otherwise vacated under a regulation. (3)
The person who,
immediately before
the commencement, held
appointment as
a coordinator for
a community justice
group for a relevant community government
area is, without further appointment, taken
to hold appointment as
a coordinator for the community justice
group for the relevant community area. (4)
Subject to part 4, all other
matters relating
to a community justice
group for
a relevant community
government area,
including, for
example, contracts
entered into
before the
commencement, are not affected by the
amendment of part 4. (5) In this
section— relevant community
government area
means each
of the following
community government areas
under the
Local Government
(Community Government Areas) Act 2004 —
(a) Injinoo; (b)
New
Mapoon; (c) Umagico. 85
Community justice groups for relevant Bamaga
and Seisia areas (1)
A
community justice group for the relevant Bamaga or Seisia
area, existing
immediately before
the commencement, Page 72
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[s
85] continues as
the community justice
group for
the relevant community
area. (2) A person who, immediately before the
commencement, was a member of
a community justice
group for
the relevant Bamaga
or Seisia area
continues as
a member of
the community justice
group for
the relevant community
area until—
(a) the end
of the term
for which the
member was
appointed; or (b)
the
member resigns; or (c) the Minister decides the member is no
longer eligible or suitable for
appointment to
the membership of
the community justice group and revokes
the appointment. (3) The person
who, immediately before
the commencement, held
appointment under
the repealed Torres
Strait Act
as a coordinator for
a community justice
group for
the relevant Bamaga or Seisia
area is, without further appointment, taken to
hold appointment as
a coordinator for
the community justice group
for the relevant community area. (4)
Subject to part 4, all other
matters relating
to a community justice group
for the relevant Bamaga or Seisia area under the
repealed Torres
Strait Act,
including for
example contracts
entered into before the commencement, are
not affected by the repeal of that Act. Current as at
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Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act
1984 Part 11 Transitional provisions for
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities
[s
86] Part 11 Transitional
provisions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Communities (Justice,
Land
and Other Matters) and Other Acts Amendment Act
2008 86 Definitions for
pt 11 In this part— commencement means the
commencement of this section. post-amended Act
means this
Act as in
force immediately after the
commencement. pre-amended Act
means this
Act as in
force before
the commencement. 87
Existing declaration of a place as a dry
place A declaration, under section 28 of the
pre-amended Act, of a place as
a dry place
in force immediately before
the commencement stops having effect on
the commencement. 88 Existing application for the
declaration of a place as a dry place
(1) This section applies to an
application, under section 28 of the pre-amended Act,
for the declaration of a place as a dry place that is not
decided at the commencement. (2)
The
application lapses on the commencement. 89
Existing application for the amendment or
revocation of a declaration of a place as a dry place
(1) This section applies to an
application, under section 28 of the pre-amended Act,
for the amendment
or revocation of
a Page 74 Current as at
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[s
90] declaration of a place as a dry place that
is not decided at the commencement. (2)
The
application lapses on the commencement. Not
authorised —indicative only
90 Existing application for the
suspension of a declaration of a public place as a dry
place (1) This section applies to an
application, under section 32 of the pre-amended Act,
for the suspension of
a declaration of
a public place
as a dry
place that
is not decided
at the commencement. (2)
The
application lapses on the commencement. 91
Appeals (1)
Subsection (2) applies if—
(a) a person
has appealed to
a Magistrates Court,
under section
38 of the pre-amended Act,
against an
appealable decision; and (b)
the appeal has
not been decided
before the
commencement. (2)
The
appeal lapses on the commencement. (3)
Subsection (4) applies if—
(a) immediately before the commencement a
person could have appealed to a Magistrates Court, under
section 38 of the pre-amended Act, against an
appealable decision; and (b)
the
person has not appealed before the commencement.
(4) The person may not appeal against the
decision. 92 Offences (1)
Proceedings for an offence against part 5 of
the pre-amended Act may be
started or
continued, and
the provisions of
the pre-amended Act
necessary or
convenient to
be used in
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act
1984 Part 12 Transitional provisions for
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[s
93] relation to
the proceedings continue
to apply, as
if the post-amended Act
had not commenced. (2) For subsection
(1), the Acts Interpretation Act
1954 ,
section 20 applies, but does not limit the
subsection. Not authorised —indicative
only Part 12 Transitional
provisions for Electricity and Other Legislation
Amendment Act 2016 93 Definition for
part In this part— remaining
term , of a person’s appointment as a member
or the chairperson of
IIB, means
the period remaining
of the term
of the person’s
appointment as
a member or
the chairperson immediately before the
commencement. 94 References to IIB From the
commencement, a reference in an Act or document to
IIB is taken
to be a
reference to
Community Enterprise Queensland. 95
Members of IIB continue as board
members (1) This section applies to a person who,
immediately before the commencement, holds an appointment as
a member of IIB. (2) On the commencement, the
person— (a) goes out of office as a member of IIB;
and (b) is taken to be appointed as a member
of the board. (3) The term
of the person’s
appointment as
a member of
the board is the remaining term of the
person’s appointment as a member of IIB. Page 76
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[s
96] (4) The person
is appointed on
the same conditions as
the conditions of the person’s appointment
as a member of IIB in effect immediately before the
commencement. (5) This section applies despite section
60DB. (6) No compensation is
payable to
a member because
of this section.
96 Chairperson of IIB continues as
chairperson of board (1) The person who,
immediately before the commencement, was the
chairperson of
IIB is taken
to be appointed
as the chairperson of
the board under section 60E. (2)
The
term of the person’s appointment as chairperson of the
board is the remaining term
of
the person’s appointment as chairperson of
IIB. 97 Deputy chairperson of IIB continues as
deputy chairperson of board The person who,
immediately before the commencement, was the
deputy chairperson of
IIB is taken
to be the
deputy chairperson of
the board under section 60F. 98
Chief
executive officer of IIB continues as chief executive
officer The person who,
immediately before the commencement, was the
chief executive
officer of
IIB is taken
to be the
chief executive
officer under section 60R. 99 Annual
report (1) Community Enterprise Queensland’s full
report under section 60V for the period ending 30 June 2017
must include a report of its operations for the period
starting on 1 February 2016. (2)
This
section applies despite section 60V. Current as at
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