Queensland Consolidated Acts

INTEGRITY ACT 2009

- As at 13 December 2023 
- Act 52 of 2009 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

CHAPTER 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Dictionary
   4.      Purpose
   5.      Act binds all persons

CHAPTER 2 - QUEENSLAND INTEGRITY COMMISSIONER AND OFFICE OF THE QUEENSLAND INTEGRITY COMMISSIONER

   6.      Integrity commissioner and integrity office
   7.      Functions of integrity commissioner
   7A.     Integrity commissioner not subject to direction
   8.      Protection for integrity commissioner and deputy integrity commissioner
   8A.     Duties of deputy integrity commissioner
   8B.     Deputy integrity commissioner subject only to direction of integrity commissioner
   8C.     Control of integrity office
   8D.     Integrity officers subject only to direction of integrity commissioner

CHAPTER 3 - ADVICE ON ETHICS OR INTEGRITY ISSUES

   PART 1 - CORE CONCEPTS

   9.      Meaning of ethics or integrity issue
   10.     Meaning of conflict of interest issue and references to interest or conflict of interest
   11.     Meaning of interests issues
   12.     Meaning of designated person
   12A.    Meaning of ministerial advisor
   13.     Meaning of information

   PART 2 - ADVICE FOR DESIGNATED PERSONS ON ETHICS OR INTEGRITY ISSUES

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   14.     Application of pt 2
   15.     Request for advice

           Division 2 - Requests about designated persons

   16.     Request by Premier
   17.     Request by Minister
   18.     (Repealed)
   19.     Request by Leader of the Opposition
   20.     Request by chief executive

           Division 3 - Requests about other persons

   20A.    Request by former designated person
   20B.    Request by Minister about ministerial advisor
   20C.    Request by Assistant Minister about ministerial advisor
   20D.    Request by former ministerial advisor

           Division 4 - Advice

   21.     Advice

   PART 3 - MEETING WITH AND ADVICE FOR MEMBERS OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ON INTERESTS ISSUES

   22.     Meeting
   23.     Advice

   PART 4 - CONFIDENTIALITY AND PROTECTION

           Division 1 - Secrecy

   24.     Secrecy

           Division 2 - Authorised disclosures—ethics or integrity issue

   25.     Definitions for division
   26.     Disclosure
   27.     Disclosure by person to whom a relevant document relates
   28.     Disclosure to person to whom a relevant document relates
   29.     Disclosure to Premier
   30.     Disclosure to Minister
   32.     Disclosure to Leader of the Opposition
   33.     Disclosure to chief executive officer
   33A.    Disclosure to Assistant Minister

           Division 3 - Authorised disclosures—interests issues

   34.     Definitions for division
   35.     Disclosure
   36.     Disclosure by member to whom a relevant document relates
   37.     Disclosure to member to whom a relevant document relates
   38.     Disclosure to Premier
   39.     Disclosure to Leader of the Opposition

           Division 4 - Protection

   40.     Limited protection for acting on conflict of interest advice

CHAPTER 3A - MANAGING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

   PART 1 - MINISTERS

   40A.    Conflicts of interest
   40B.    Proceeding for offence against s 40A
   40C.    Use of information for investigation or prosecution

   PART 2 - STATUTORY OFFICE HOLDERS

   40D.    Definition for part
   40E.    Declaration of interests
   40F.    Conflicts of interest

CHAPTER 4 - REGULATION OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES

   PART 1 - CORE CONCEPTS

   41.     Meaning of lobbyist and third party client and related concepts
   42.     Meaning of lobbying activity and contact
   43.     Meaning of lobbyists register and lobbyists code of conduct
   44.     Meaning of government representative
   45.     Meaning of former senior government representative
   46.     Meaning of councillor
   47.     Meaning of public sector officer
   47A.    Meaning of Opposition representative
   47B.    Meaning of former Opposition representative

   PART 2 - REGISTRATION OF LOBBYISTS

           Division 1 - Interpretation

   48.     Definitions for part

           Division 2 - Register

   49.     Register
   50.     Timely updating of particulars
   51.     Updating of particulars contained in application

           Division 3 - Registration

   52.     Definitions for division
   53.     Application for registration
   54.     Integrity commissioner’s powers before deciding application
   55.     Grounds for refusing registration
   56.     Decision
   57.     Show cause notice
   58.     Representations about show cause notice
   59.     Registration
   60.     Refusal to register

           Division 4 - Cancellation etc. of registration

   61.     Definitions for division
   62.     Grounds for cancellation etc.
   63.     Show cause notice
   64.     Representations about show cause notice
   65.     No cancellation etc.
   66.     Cancellation
   66A.    Alternatives to cancellation

   PART 3 - LIMITATIONS ON LOBBYING ACTIVITIES

   67.     Definitions for part
   68.     Lobbyists code of conduct
   69.     Success fee prohibited
   70.     Related lobbying by former senior government representative or former Opposition representative prohibited
   71.     Lobbying by unregistered entity prohibited
   71A.    Offence for conduct by lobbyist if not registered
   72.     Act not to require contact or limit particular contact

   PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS

   72A.    Disclosure of information

CHAPTER 4A - (Repealed)

CHAPTER 5 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR INTEGRITY COMMISSIONER, DEPUTY INTEGRITY COMMISSIONER AND INTEGRITY OFFICE

   PART 1 - INTEGRITY COMMISSIONER

   73.     Appointment
   74.     Procedure before appointment
   75.     Term of appointment
   76.     Remuneration and conditions
   77.     Leave of absence
   78.     Resignation
   79.     Oath before performing duties
   80.     Declaration of interests
   81.     Conflicts of interest
   82.     Removal from office
   83.     Delegation of powers
   84.     Acting integrity commissioner
   85.     Annual reports of integrity commissioner

   PART 2 - DEPUTY INTEGRITY COMMISSIONER

   85A.    Employment of deputy integrity commissioner
   85B.    Declaration of interests

   PART 3 - INTEGRITY OFFICE

   85C.    Employment of staff
   85D.    Directives under Public Sector Act 2022

CHAPTER 6 - STRATEGIC REVIEWS OF INTEGRITY COMMISSIONER’S FUNCTIONS

   86.     Conduct of reviews
   87.     Powers of strategic review
   88.     Report of strategic review

CHAPTER 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

   89.     Functions of parliamentary committee
   90.     Approval of forms
   91.     Regulation-making power

CHAPTER 8 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

           Division 1 - Provisions for Act No. 52 of 2009

   92.     Outdated references
   93.     Continuation of appointment as integrity commissioner
   94.     Continuation of nomination as designated person
   95.     Requests for advice under Public Sector Ethics Act 1994
   96.     Previous register of lobbyists
   97.     Noncompliance with Queensland Contact with Lobbyists Code
   98.     References to Local Government Act 2009
   99.     References to Sustainable Planning Act 2009

           Division 2 - Provisions for Integrity Reform (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2010

   100.    Declarations of interests by statutory office holders
   101.    Declaration of interests by integrity commissioner

           Division 3 - Provision for Electoral and Other Legislation (Accountability, Integrity and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2020

   102.    Application of s 40A to existing conflicts

           Division 4 - Transitional provision for the Integrity and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2022

   103.    Designated persons who are no longer designated persons
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