Queensland Consolidated Acts

EVIDENCE ACT 1977 - SECT 47

47 Proof of Legislative Assembly’s proceedings or legislative material

(1) A document purporting to be a copy of an official record of proceedings in the Legislative Assembly printed by the government printer or published under the authority of the Legislative Assembly is, on its production, evidence of the record.

Note—

See also the Parliament of Queensland Act 2001 , section 57 .

(2) A document purporting to be a copy of legislative material printed by the government printer, authorised by the parliamentary counsel or published under the authority of the Legislative Assembly is, on its production, evidence of the legislative material.

(3) In this section—

"legislative material" includes—

(a) a Bill, an amendment of a Bill or an explanatory note for a Bill, introduced into, moved in, tabled in, or circulated to members of, the Legislative Assembly; or

(b) an explanatory note or regulatory impact statement for subordinate legislation.

"regulatory impact statement" means a regulatory impact statement prepared under—

(a) the Statutory Instruments Act 1992 , part 5 as in force from time to time before its repeal by the Fiscal Repair Amendment Act 2012 ; or

(b) guidelines, for a regulatory impact statement system, approved by the Treasurer.