Queensland Consolidated Acts

LEGISLATIVE STANDARDS ACT 1992 - SECT 23

23 Content of explanatory note for Bill

(1) An explanatory note for a Bill must include the following information about the Bill in clear and precise language—

(a) the Bill’s short title;

(b) a brief statement of the policy objectives of the Bill and the reasons for them;

(c) a brief statement of the way the policy objectives will be achieved by the Bill and why this way of achieving the objectives is reasonable and appropriate;

(d) if appropriate, a brief statement of any reasonable alternative way of achieving the policy objectives and why the alternative was not adopted;

(e) a brief assessment of the administrative cost to government of implementing the Bill, including staffing and program costs but not the cost of developing the Bill;

(f) a brief assessment of the consistency of the Bill with fundamental legislative principles and, if it is inconsistent with fundamental legislative principles, the reasons for the inconsistency;

(g) a brief statement of the extent to which consultation was carried out in relation to the Bill;

(h) a simple explanation of the purpose and intended operation of each clause of the Bill;

(i) if the Bill is substantially uniform or complementary with legislation of the Commonwealth or another State—

(i) a statement to that effect; and

(ii) a brief explanation of the legislative scheme.

(2) If the explanatory note does not include the information mentioned in subsection (1) , it must state the reason for non-inclusion.