Queensland Numbered Acts

HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 2019 - SECT 5

5 Act binds all persons

(1) This Act binds all persons, including the State and, to the extent the legislative power of the Parliament permits, the Commonwealth and the other States.

(2) This Act applies to—

(a) a court or tribunal, to the extent the court or tribunal has functions under part 2 and part 3 , division 3 ; and

(b) the Parliament, to the extent the Parliament has functions under part 3 , divisions 1 , 2 and 3 ; and

(c) a public entity, to the extent the public entity has functions under part 3 , division 4 .

(3) Subsection (2) does not limit or otherwise affect—

(a) another function conferred by this Act on an entity mentioned in the subsection; or

(b) a function conferred by this Act on any other entity.

(4) Nothing in this Act makes the State liable to be prosecuted for an offence.