Queensland Numbered Acts

WEAPONS AMENDMENT ACT 2011 No. 37 - SECT 28

Part 8—

insert—

'In this division—

commencement means the commencement of this section.

'(1) During the interim period—

(a) Serco is taken to have been a government service entity and a prescribed service entity under section 2(9); and

(b) for section 2(2), the functions of Serco are taken to have been the functions that Serco is authorised, by the chief executive (corrective services), to perform under the Corrective Services Act 2006, section 272; and

(c) for section 2(2), the functions of a Serco employee are taken to have been the functions of a corrective services officer that the employee performs for Serco when Serco is performing the functions mentioned in paragraph (b).

'(2) In this section—

Serco means Serco Australia Pty Ltd ABN 44 003 677 352.

interim period means the period starting on 1 January 2008 and ending on the commencement.

'(1) During the interim period—

(a) GEO is taken to have been a government service entity and a prescribed service entity under section 2(9); and

(b) for section 2(2), the functions of GEO are taken to have been—

(i) to conduct the part of the operations of the Queensland Corrective Services Commission that GEO is engaged to conduct under the Corrective Services (Administration) Act 1988, section 19(2)(f); or

(ii) the functions that GEO is authorised, by the chief executive (corrective services), to perform under the Corrective Services Act 2006, section 272; and

(c) for section 2(2), the functions of a GEO employee are taken to have been—

(i) the functions of a custodial correctional officer the employee performs for GEO when GEO is performing the prescribed functions mentioned in paragraph (b)(i); or

(ii) the functions of a corrective services officer that the employee performs for GEO when GEO is performing the prescribed functions mentioned in paragraph (b)(ii).

'(2) In this section—

GEO means GEO Group Australia Pty Ltd ABN 24 051 130 600.

interim period means the period starting on 15 January 2004 and ending on the commencement.'.

'(1) If, immediately before the commencement, an approval of a training course was in force under former section 10A(2)(b), the approval continues in force as if it had been made under section 10AA(1).

'(2) If, immediately before the commencement, an approval of a training course was in force under former section 124, the approval continues in force as if it had been made under section 10AA(2).

'(3) As soon as practicable after the commencement, the commissioner must notify each course approved under this section on the QPS website.

'(4) An approval under this section may be ended by the commissioner under section 10AA.

'(5) In this section—

former means as in force before the commencement.

'The amendment of the Explosives Regulation 2003, Weapons Categories Regulation 1997 or the Weapons Regulation 1996 by the Weapons Amendment Act 2011 does not affect the power of the Governor in Council to further amend the regulation or to repeal it.'.