PARLIAMENT OF QUEENSLAND ACT 2001

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- As at 4 December 2023
- Act 81 of 2001

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Long Title

CHAPTER 1 - PRELIMINARY

1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Definitions
4. Object
5. Relationship between this Act and some other Acts about Parliament
6. Act does not limit power, right or immunity
7. Note in text is part of this Act

CHAPTER 2 - PROCEEDINGS IN THE ASSEMBLY

PART 1 - PROTECTION AND DEFINITION

8. Assembly proceedings can not be impeached or questioned
9. Meaning of proceedings in the Assembly

PART 2 - MISCELLANEOUS

9A. Definitions for pt 2
10. Assembly may proceed to business although not more than 5 members have not been elected
10A. Sitting and transacting business in exceptional circumstances
11. Standing rules and orders may be made
12. Quorum
13. Voting

PART 3 - THE SPEAKER

14. The Speaker
15. Speaker continues to hold office on Assembly’s expiry or dissolution
16. Deputy Speaker in particular circumstances

PART 4 - DEPUTY SPEAKER

17. Deputy Speaker
18. Deputy Speaker continues to hold office on Assembly’s expiry or dissolution

PART 5 - PROXY VOTING

19. Member who may give proxy
20. How the proxy votes
21. How a proxy is substituted
22. End of certificates, notification and Speaker’s declaration on last day of session—renewal
23. End of proxy
24. Part does not affect vacation of seat provisions

CHAPTER 3 - POWERS, RIGHTS AND IMMUNITIES

PART 1 - POWERS TO REQUIRE ATTENDANCE AND PRODUCTION

25. Power to order attendance or production of document or other thing
26. Summons to non-member to attend or produce document or other thing
27. Attendance expenses
28. Member required to attend without summons
29. Obligation to attend before the Assembly
30. Obligation to attend before an authorised committee
31. Examination under oath or affirmation
32. Obligation to respond and produce to the Assembly
33. Obligation to respond and produce to an authorised committee
34. Grounds for objecting to answering a question or production
35. Assembly to have regard to particular things when considering objection
36. Inadmissibility of particular events before the Assembly or a committee

PART 2 - CONTEMPTS

37. Meaning of contempt of the Assembly
38. Decisions on contempt
39. Assembly’s power to deal with contempt
40. Assembly proceedings on contempt
41. Speaker’s warrant for contempt
42. Arrest pending warrant in certain cases
43. Form of warrant
44. Duty to help in execution of Speaker’s order or warrant
45. Warrant to be given effect
46. Treasurer’s power to retain allowances to pay fine
47. Other proceedings

PART 3 - PARLIAMENTARY RECORDS

48. Definitions for pt 3
49. Meaning of parliamentary record
50. Assembly or committee may authorise publication
51. Assembly taken to have authorised particular publication
52. Tabled, unpublished documents may be read etc.
53. Particular documents are taken to be published when tabled or taken to be tabled in the Assembly
54. Publication of fair report of tabled document
55. Evidentiary certificates
56. No liability for publishing under authority of Assembly or committee
57. Published reports of debates taken to be true and correct record
58. Assembly may impose conditions on publication

PART 4 - TABLING OF REPORTS OUTSIDE SITTINGS

59. Tabling of report when Assembly not sitting
59A. References to when the Assembly is not sitting

PART 5 - CUSTODY OF ASSEMBLY DOCUMENTS

60. Application of pt 5
61. Clerk has custody of Assembly documents
62. Instrument requiring access or production must be addressed to Clerk
63. Assembly controls release

CHAPTER 4 - CANDIDATES AND MEMBERS

PART 1 - QUALIFICATIONS

64. Qualifications to be a candidate and be elected a member

PART 2 - CANDIDATES AND MEMBERS HOLDING PAID PUBLIC APPOINTMENT

65. Meaning of paid public appointment and related appointment
66. Effect of paid State appointment on candidate’s election
67. Resignation of particular office holders on becoming candidates
68. Effect of election on particular candidates
69. Appointment to paid State appointment is of no effect

PART 2A - REGISTERS OF INTERESTS

69A. Definitions for pt 2A
69B. Statements of interests
69C. Registrar
69D. Dishonest disclosure or non-disclosure of interests
69E. Proceeding for offence against s 69D
69F. Use of evidence or information for investigation or prosecution

PART 3 - RESTRICTIONS ON DEALINGS WITH THE STATE

70. Meaning of transacts business
71. Restrictions on member transacting business with an entity of the State

PART 4 - AUTOMATIC VACATION OF MEMBER’S SEAT

72. Vacating seats of members in particular circumstances
73. Assembly may disregard disqualifying events
74. Effect of appeals against conviction or sentence

PART 5 - VACATION OF SEAT BY MEMBER

75. Resignation of seat in the Assembly
76. Vacancy because of resignation to contest Commonwealth election

PART 6 - GENERAL

77. Particular matters not to affect function or power

CHAPTER 5 - STATUTORY COMMITTEES OF THE ASSEMBLY

PART 1 - OBJECTS AND DEFINITIONS

78. Main object of ch 5 and its achievement
79. Definitions for ch 5

PART 2 - COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Division 1 - Establishment and operation

80. Establishment
81. Membership
81A. Nomination of cross bench member
82. Chairperson
83. Meetings

Division 2 - Role of committee

84. Areas of responsibility
85. Ethical conduct—registration of interests
86. Ethical conduct—code of conduct
87. Parliamentary powers, rights and immunities

PART 3 - PORTFOLIO COMMITTEES

Division 1 - Establishment

88. Establishment

Division 2 - Membership and operation

89. Explanation
90. (Repealed)
90A. (Repealed)
91. Membership and operation—less than 15% non-government membership of Assembly
91A. Membership and operation—at least 15% but less than 25% non-government membership of Assembly
91B. Membership and operation—at least 25% but less than 50% non-government membership of Assembly
91C. Membership and operation—at least 50% non-government membership of Assembly

Division 3 - Role of portfolio committees

92. Role generally
93. Legislation
94. Public accounts and public works
95. Reference of issues to auditor-general
96. Meaning of constructing authority for works
97. Issues to which committee may have regard
98. Entry and inspection of places
99. Restriction on procurement of capital works project
100. Dealing with commercially sensitive information in private session
101. Reporting commercially sensitive information to Assembly

PART 4 - ETHICS COMMITTEE

Division 1 - Establishment and operation

102. Establishment
103. Membership
104. Chairperson
104A. Quorum and voting at meetings

Division 2 - Role of committee

104B. Areas of responsibility
104C. Complaints about ethical conduct

Division 3 - (Repealed)

Division 4 - (Repealed)

Division 5 - (Repealed)

PART 5 - CHANGE IN COMPOSITION OF STATUTORY COMMITTEE

105. Issues dealt with by previously constituted committees

CHAPTER 6 - OTHER PROVISIONS ABOUT COMMITTEES

106. Act does not limit Assembly’s powers
107. Ministerial response to committee report
108. Annual report of committee

CHAPTER 7 - (Repealed)

CHAPTER 8 - MISCELLANEOUS

124. Regulation-making power

CHAPTER 9 - REPEALS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR ACT NO. 81 OF 2001

PART 1 - REPEALS

125. Repeals

PART 13 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

154. Retrospective application of s 9
155. Saving of standing rules and orders
156. Continuation of the Speaker
157. Continuation of the Chairperson of Committees
158. Continuation of existing law relating to previous contempt
159. Transitional provisions relating to chapter 4
160. Continuation of existing statutory committees
161. Application of ch 3, pt 3

CHAPTER 10 - FURTHER TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

PART 1 - PARLIAMENT OF QUEENSLAND AMENDMENT ACT 2003

162. Transitional provision

PART 2 - PARLIAMENT OF QUEENSLAND AMENDMENT ACT 2004

163. Transitional provision

PART 3 - PARLIAMENT OF QUEENSLAND AMENDMENT ACT 2009

164. Transitional provision

PART 4 - INTEGRITY REFORM (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) ACT 2010

165. Statements of interests
166. Registers under standing rules and orders
167. Provision for amendments to ss 70 and 71

PART 5 - PARLIAMENT OF QUEENSLAND (REFORM AND MODERNISATION) AMENDMENT ACT 2011

168. Definitions for pt 5
169. Committee of the Legislative Assembly
170. Initial membership of Ethics Committee
171. Continuation of Scrutiny of Legislation Committee for transitional period
172. Material held by committees
173. Additional salary of Manager of Opposition Business
174. Additional salary of committee chairpersons
175. Transitional—waivers

PART 6 - PARLIAMENT OF QUEENSLAND AND OTHER ACTS AMENDMENT ACT 2012

176. Additional salary of particular office holders

PART 7 - QUEENSLAND INDEPENDENT REMUNERATION TRIBUNAL ACT 2013

177. Particular references to provisions of repealed ch 7
178. Offices of Deputy Speaker and temporary Deputy Speaker

PART 8 - CONSTITUTION OF QUEENSLAND AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2016

179. Continuation of existing portfolio committees

PART 9 - EMBLEMS OF QUEENSLAND AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2023

180. Validation of quorum and voting at particular meetings of committees
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