JUSTICE LEGISLATION (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) BILL 1996

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JUSTICE LEGISLATION (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) BILL 1996

Queensland JUSTICE LEGISLATION (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) BILL 1996

Queensland JUSTICE LEGISLATION (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) BILL 1996 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page PART 1--PRELIMINARY 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 PART 2--AMENDMENT OF COOPERATIVE AND OTHER SOCIETIES ACT 1967 3 Act amended in pt 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 4 Replacement of s 8 (Annual report by registrar) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 8 Annual report on operation of Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 PART 3--AMENDMENT OF CORONERS ACT 1958 5 Act amended in pt 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 6 Amendment of title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 7 Insertion of new s 59C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 59C Regulation-making power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 8 Insertion of new s 61A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 61A References to Cremation Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 PART 4--AMENDMENT OF COURT FUNDS ACT 1973 9 Act amended in pt 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 10 Amendment of s 4 (Definitions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 11 Replacement of ss 5 and 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 5 Court Suitors Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 12 Amendment of s 7 (Dealings with money in Court) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 13 Amendment of s 9 (Interest on money in Funds) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

2 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) 14 Insertion of new s 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 17 Transitional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 PART 5--AMENDMENT OF CREMATION ACT 1913 15 Act amended in pt 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 16 Amendment of s 5 (Conditions of cremation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 17 Amendment of s 6 (Relatives etc. may object to cremation in cases where not directed by deceased person) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 18 Amendment of s 8 (Attorney-General may forbid cremation etc.) . . . . . . . 16 19 Insertion of new s 8A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 8A Duties of officer in charge of crematorium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 20 Relocation of certain provisions to Coroners Act 1958 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 PART 6--AMENDMENT OF CRIMES (CONFISCATION) ACT 1989 21 Act amended in pt 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 22 Amendment of s 4 (Definitions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 PART 7--AMENDMENT OF CRIMINAL LAW (REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS) ACT 1986 23 Act amended in pt 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 24 Amendment of s 9A (Disclosure of particulars in special cases) . . . . . . . . 17 PART 8--AMENDMENT OF CROWN PROCEEDINGS ACT 1980 25 Act amended in pt 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 26 Amendment of s 9 (Procedure) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 PART 9--AMENDMENT OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTRES ACT 1990 27 Act amended in pt 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 28 Amendment of s 33 (Representation by agent) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 29 Replacement of s 39 (Annual report) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 39 Annual report on operation of Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 PART 10--AMENDMENT OF DISTRICT COURTS ACT 1967 30 Act amended in pt 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 31 Amendment of s 29 (When action may be removed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 32 Amendment of s 80 (Transfer of certain actions from Magistrates Court to District Court at defendant's instance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

3 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) 33 Amendment of s 83 (Transfer of certain actions from District Court to Supreme Court at defendant's instance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 34 Amendment of s 118 (Appeal to the Court of Appeal in certain cases) . . . 19 PART 11--AMENDMENT OF DRUGS MISUSE ACT 1986 35 Act amended in pt 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 36 Amendment of s 5 (Trafficking in dangerous drugs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 PART 12--AMENDMENT OF ELECTORAL ACT 1992 37 Act amended in part 12 and commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 38 Amendment of s 3 (Definitions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 39 Insertion of new pt 4A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 PART 4A--REGISTER OF SPECIAL POSTAL VOTERS 67A Commission to keep register of special postal voters . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 40 Amendment of s 105 (Who may make a declaration vote) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 PART 13--AMENDMENT OF EVIDENCE ACT 1977 41 Act amended in part 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 42 Amendment of s 93A (Statement made before proceeding by child under 12 years) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 PART 14--AMENDMENT OF FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1992 43 Act amended in part 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 44 Amendment of s 108 (Report to Legislative Assembly by agencies and Ministers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 PART 15--AMENDMENT OF FUNERAL BENEFIT BUSINESS ACT 1982 45 Act amended in pt 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 46 Replacement of s 13 (Annual report on operation of Fund) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 13 Annual report on operation of fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 47 Amendment of s 52 (Cancellation of registration by Court) . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 48 Amendment of s 56 (Winding-up of funeral benefit business) . . . . . . . . . . . 23 PART 16--AMENDMENT OF JUDGES (PENSIONS AND LONG LEAVE) ACT 1957 49 Act amended in pt 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 50 Amendment of s 15 (Leave of absence of Judges) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

4 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) PART 17--AMENDMENT OF JURY ACT 1995 51 Act amended in pt 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 52 Amendment of s 53 (Jury not to separate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 PART 18--AMENDMENT OF JUSTICES ACT 1886 53 Act amended in pt 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 54 Insertion of new s 23DA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 23DA Further powers of clerk of the court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 55 Amendment of s 23E (Court or justices may adjourn within or outside district) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 56 Insertion of new s 23EA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 23EA Additional powers of court or justices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 57 Amendment of s 88 (Adjournment of the hearing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 58 Amendment of s 98L (Withdrawal of infringement notice) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 59 Amendment of s 147A (Power of justices to reopen proceedings and rectify orders) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 60 Amendment of s 222 (Appeal to a single judge) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 61 Amendment of s 266 (Regulations) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 PART 19--AMENDMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1996 62 Act amended in pt 19 and commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 63 Amendment of s 103 (Insertion of new pt 6 and schedule) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 PART 20--AMENDMENT OF LAW REFORM ACT 1995 64 Act amended in pt 20 and commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 65 Amendment of title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 66 Amendment of s 2 (Act is a consolidation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 67 Amendment of pt 8 heading (Miscellaneous) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 68 Insertion of new pt 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 PART 8--ATTACHMENT OF WAGES 18A Wages of public service employees may be attached . . . . . . . . . . . 30 PART 21--AMENDMENT OF LAW REFORM COMMISSION ACT 1968 69 Act amended in pt 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 70 Amendment of s 15 (Reports) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

5 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) PART 22--AMENDMENT OF LEGAL PRACTITIONERS ACT 1995 71 Act amended in pt 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 72 Amendment of title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 73 Amendment of s 2 (Act is a consolidation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 74 Insertion of new pt 2 div 1A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Division 1A--Definitions 4A Definitions for pt 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 75 Amendment of s 5 (Bills to be delivered) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 76 Amendment of s 6 (Evidence of delivery of bill) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 77 Amendment of s 7 (Taxation of bills within a month) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 78 Amendment of s 8 (Taxation after 1 month) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 79 Amendment of s 9 (Payment of costs of taxation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 80 Amendment of s 12 (Form of application for taxing etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 81 Amendment of s 13 (Third parties applying for taxation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 82 Amendment of s 14 (Bills against trustees assignees administrators or executors) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 83 Amendment of s 15 (Delivery of bill to third parties) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 84 Amendment of s 16 (Taxation of bill after payment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 85 Amendment of s 17 (Retaxation and review) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 PART 23--AMENDMENT OF MAGISTRATES COURTS ACT 1921 86 Act amended in pt 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 87 Amendment of s 45 (Appeal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 PART 24--AMENDMENT OF OATHS ACT 1867 88 Act amended in part 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 89 Amendment of s 29 (Interpreter's oath to interpret between a prisoner, defendant or witness and others) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 90 Amendment of s 30 (Where witness and prisoner are of different languages--first interpreter's oaths) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 PART 25--AMENDMENT OF PENALTIES AND SENTENCES ACT 1992 91 Act amended in part 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 92 Amendment of s 186 (Reduction of imprisonment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

6 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) PART 26--AMENDMENT OF PROPERTY LAW ACT 1974 93 Act amended in pt 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 94 Insertion of new s 175AA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 175AA Effect of enduring power of attorney . . . . . . . 39 PART 27--AMENDMENT OF PUBLIC TRUSTEE ACT 1978 95 Act amended in pt 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 96 Replacement of s 17 (Fees and expenses) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 17 Public trustee may fix fees and charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 17A Priority etc. of fees and charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 17B Costs etc. for proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 97 Amendment of s 18 (Accounting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 98 Amendment of s 26 (Balance sheet and accounts to be laid before Parliament) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 99 Amendment of s 27 (Rights and duties to which Public Trustee may be appointed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 100 Amendment of s 142 (Regulation making power) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 101 Insertion of new section 145 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 145 Transitional provision about fees and charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 PART 28--AMENDMENT OF QUEENSLAND LAW SOCIETY ACT 1952 102 Act amended in pt 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 103 Amendment of s 50 (Confidentiality) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 PART 29--AMENDMENT OF RETIREMENT VILLAGES ACT 1988 104 Act amended in pt 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 105 Replacement of s 59 (Annual report to Minister) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 59 Report on operation of Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 PART 30--AMENDMENT OF STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATES ACT 1991 106 Act amended in pt 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 107 Amendment of s 6 (Appointment of acting Magistrates) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 PART 31--AMENDMENT OF TRAVEL AGENTS ACT 1988 108 Act amended in pt 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

7 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) 109 Replacement of s 48 (Annual report) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 48 Report on operation of Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 PART 32--AMENDMENT OF TRUSTEE COMPANIES ACT 1968 110 Act amended in pt 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 111 Amendment of s 12 (Power of trustee companies to elect to administer small estates without grant of administration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 112 Amendment of s 13 (Elections in respect of unadministered balance of an estate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 113 Amendment of s 28 (General powers of trustee company) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 114 Amendment of s 31 (Power to apply income, or not exceeding one-half of capital, for maintenance etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 115 Amendment of schedule 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 PART 33--REPEAL OF CREMATION ACT 1913 116 Act repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

1996 A BILL FOR An Act to amend a number of Acts administered by the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, and for other purposes

s1 10 s4 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) The Parliament of Queensland enacts-- 1 PART 1--PRELIMINARY 2 title 3 Short Clause 1. This Act may be cited as the Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous 4 Provisions) Act 1996. 5 6 Commencement Clause 2. Other than as expressly provided, this Act commences on a day to be 7 fixed by proclamation. 8 ART 2--AMENDMENT OF COOPERATIVE AND 9 P OTHER SOCIETIES ACT 1967 10 amended in pt 2 11 Act Clause 3. This part amends the Cooperative and Other Societies Act 1967. 12 of s 8 (Annual report by registrar) 13 Replacement Clause 4. Section 8-- 14 omit, insert-- 15 report on operation of Act 16 `Annual `8. The department's annual report for a financial year must include a 17 report on the operation of this Act during the year.'. 18

s5 11 s8 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) PART 3--AMENDMENT OF CORONERS ACT 1958 1 amended in pt 3 2 Act Clause 5. This part amends the Coroners Act 1958. 3 of title 4 Amendment Clause 6. Title, after `coroners'-- 5 insert-- 6 `, to regulate the process of cremation,'. 7 of new s 59C 8 Insertion Clause 7. After section 59B-- 9 insert-- 10 power 11 `Regulation-making `59C. The Governor in Council may make regulations under this Act.'. 12 of new s 61A 13 Insertion Clause 8. After section 61-- 14 insert-- 15 to Cremation Act 16 `References `61A. In an Act or document, a reference to the Cremation Act 1913 17 may, if the context permits, be taken to be a reference to this Act.'. 18

s9 12 s 11 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) PART 4--AMENDMENT OF COURT FUNDS ACT 1 1973 2 amended in pt 4 3 Act Clause 9. This part amends the Court Funds Act 1973. 4 of s 4 (Definitions) 5 Amendment Clause 10.(1) Section 4, definitions "Court", "order" and "registrar"-- 6 omit. 7 (2) Section 4-- 8 insert-- 9 ` "court" means the Supreme Court or a District Court or Magistrates 10 Court into which an amount that is money in court is paid. 11 "order", of a court, includes-- 12 (a) a judgment of the court, a Supreme Court or District Court judge 13 or a magistrate; and 14 (b) a report, certificate or direction of the court, a Supreme Court or 15 District Court judge, a magistrate or an officer of a court 16 prescribed under a regulation. 17 "registrar" means-- 18 (a) for the Supreme Court--the registrar or deputy registrar of the 19 court at Brisbane, Rockhampton, Townsville or a district registry 20 of the court; or 21 (b) for a District Court or Magistrates Court--the registrar of the 22 court. 23 "suitors fund" see section 5.'. 24 of ss 5 and 6 25 Replacement Clause 11. Section 5 and 6-- 26 omit, insert-- 27

s 12 13 s 14 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) ourt Suitors Fund 1 `C `5.(1) A Court Suitors Fund (the "suitors fund") is established. 2 `(2) Amounts paid to a court to the credit of a cause, matter, or an 3 account relating to a proceeding in the court must be paid into the suitors 4 fund at the times and in the way prescribed under a regulation. 5 `(3) Payment, delivery and transfer of amounts from the suitors fund 6 must be made in accordance with this Act.'. 7 of s 7 (Dealings with money in Court) 8 Amendment Clause 12. Section 7(2), after `shall'-- 9 omit, insert-- 10 `apply to the suitors fund.'. 11 of s 9 (Interest on money in Funds) 12 Amendment Clause 13.(1) Section 9, heading, `in Funds'-- 13 omit. 14 (2) Section 9(a), from `into'-- 15 omit, insert-- 16 `into the suitors fund; and'. 17 of new s 17 18 Insertion Clause 14. After section 16-- 19 insert-- 20 21 `Transitional `17.(1) On the commencement of this section, the Treasurer must 22 transfer amounts held to the credit of the Supreme Court Suitors' Fund and 23 the District Courts Suitors' Fund ("former funds") immediately before the 24 commencement, to the Courts Suitors Fund (the "new fund"). 25 `(2) An amount payable, but unpaid, from a former fund before the 26

s 15 14 s 16 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) commencement may be paid from the new fund. 1 `(3) This section expires 6 months after it commences.'. 2 ART 5--AMENDMENT OF CREMATION ACT 1913 3 P amended in pt 5 4 Act Clause 15. This part amends the Cremation Act 1913. 5 of s 5 (Conditions of cremation) 6 Amendment Clause 16.(1) Section 5(1), from `a government medical officer'-- 7 omit, insert-- 8 `a doctor other than the doctor who completed the medical certificate of 9 the cause of death required for registration of the death under the 10 Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Act 1962.'. 11 (2) Section 5(1A), `prescribed form'-- 12 omit, insert-- 13 `approved form'. 14 (3) Section 5(2)(a)(i)-- 15 omit, insert-- 16 `(i) a medical certificate of the cause of death required for 17 registration of the death under the Registration of Births, 18 Deaths and Marriages Act 1962; or'. 19 (4) Section 5(2A)-- 20 omit. 21 (5) Section 5(3), from `in the prescribed form of a'-- 22 omit, insert-- 23 `and-- 24

s 17 15 s 17 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) (a) a medical certificate of the cause of death required for registration 1 of the death under the Registration of Births, Deaths and 2 Marriages Act 1962; or 3 (b) a certificate, under the Registration of Births, Deaths and 4 Marriages Act 1962, section 39, of the receipt of a medical 5 certificate of the cause of death; or 6 (c) the coroner's certificate for the cremation of the body of the 7 deceased.'. 8 (6) Section 5(4), `for Health and Home Affairs'-- 9 omit. 10 (7) Section 5(5)-- 11 omit, insert-- 12 `(5) Subsection (2) may be complied with for the cremation of the body 13 of a person who died outside Queensland if there is given to a person 14 authorised by subsection (1) to sign a permission and certificate to create a 15 body-- 16 (a) a medical certificate of the cause of death given by a person who 17 appears to the officer in charge, after appropriate inquiry, to be a 18 doctor who personally attended the deceased at the place where 19 the death happened; or 20 (b) a certificate given by a person who appears to the officer in 21 charge, after appropriate inquiry, to be a coroner, or to hold a 22 position equivalent to a coroner, at the place where the death 23 happened.'. 24 of s 6 (Relatives etc. may object to cremation in cases 25 Amendment where not directed by deceased person) 26 Clause 17.(1) Section 6(3), from `in the form'-- 27 omit, insert-- 28 `in the approved form'. 29 (2) Section 6(4), after `deceased'-- 30

s 18 16 s 20 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) insert-- 1 `or an agent of the executor or nearest surviving relative'. 2 of s 8 (Attorney-General may forbid cremation etc.) 3 Amendment Clause 18. Section 8(1), from `, solicitor-general' to `the Coroners Act 1958,'-- 4 omit, insert-- 5 `or a coroner'. 6 of new s 8A 7 Insertion Clause 19. After section 8-- 8 insert-- 9 of officer in charge of crematorium 10 `Duties `8A.(1) The officer in charge of a crematorium must ensure the ashes 11 remaining after each cremation carried out at the crematorium are dealt with 12 in accordance with the reasonable written directions, in the approved form, 13 of the applicant for permission to cremate that accompany the permission 14 and certificate to cremate, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. 15 Maximum penalty--10 penalty units. 16 `(2) However, if the person who is to take the ashes under a direction 17 does not take the ashes within 28 days of the cremation, the officer in 18 charge of the crematorium may dispose of the ashes by decent interment in 19 a burial ground or land adjoining the crematorium and reserved for the 20 burial of ashes remaining after a cremation. 21 `(3) The officer in charge of the crematorium must keep a register 22 containing particulars, prescribed under a regulation, of each cremation at 23 the crematorium. 24 Maximum penalty--10 penalty units.'. 25 of certain provisions to Coroners Act 1958 26 Relocation Clause 20.(1) Sections 5 and 8, as amended by this part-- 27 relocate to the Coroners Act 1958, part 9, as sections 23A and 23E. 28

s 21 17 s 24 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) (2) Sections 5A, 6, 7 and 8A-- 1 relocate to the Coroners Act 1958, part 9, as sections 23B, 23C, 23D 2 and 23F. 3 PART 6--AMENDMENT OF CRIMES 4 (CONFISCATION) ACT 1989 5 amended in pt 6 6 Act Clause 21. This part amends the Crimes (Confiscation) Act 1989. 7 of s 4 (Definitions) 8 Amendment Clause 22. Section 4, definition "police officer"-- 9 omit. 10 PART 7--AMENDMENT OF CRIMINAL LAW 11 (REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS) ACT 1986 12 amended in pt 7 13 Act Clause 23. This part amends the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 14 1986. 15 of s 9A (Disclosure of particulars in special cases) 16 Amendment Clause 24. Section 9A(1), table, column 2, item 6-- 17 omit, insert-- 18 `6. Contraventions of any provision of law committed in Queensland or elsewhere.'.

s 25 18 s 29 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) PART 8--AMENDMENT OF CROWN PROCEEDINGS 1 ACT 1980 2 amended in pt 8 3 Act Clause 25. This part amends the Crown Proceedings Act 1980. 4 of s 9 (Procedure) 5 Amendment Clause 26. Section 9-- 6 insert-- 7 `(3) To remove any doubt, it is declared that this section does not require 8 the Crown to comply with a provision (other than a procedural provision) 9 of an Act or law that does not otherwise bind the Crown.'. 10 ART 9--AMENDMENT OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION 11 P CENTRES ACT 1990 12 amended in pt 9 13 Act Clause 27. This part amends the Dispute Resolution Centres Act 1990. 14 of s 33 (Representation by agent) 15 Amendment Clause 28. Section 33(2)(a), `Companies (Queensland) Code'-- 16 omit, insert-- 17 `Corporations Law'. 18 of s 39 (Annual report) 19 Replacement Clause 29. Section 39-- 20 omit, insert-- 21

s 30 19 s 34 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) report on operation of Act 1 `Annual `39. The department's annual report for a financial year must include a 2 report about the operation of this Act during the year.'. 3 ART 10--AMENDMENT OF DISTRICT COURTS 4 P ACT 1967 5 amended in pt 10 6 Act Clause 30. This part amends the District Courts Act 1967. 7 of s 29 (When action may be removed) 8 Amendment Clause 31. Section 29(2), `, giving security for costs or otherwise'-- 9 omit. 10 of s 80 (Transfer of certain actions from Magistrates 11 Amendment Court to District Court at defendant's instance) 12 Clause 32. Section 80(2), from `and the order'-- 13 omit. 14 of s 83 (Transfer of certain actions from District Court to 15 Amendment Supreme Court at defendant's instance) 16 Clause 33. Section 83(2), from `and the order'-- 17 omit. 18 of s 118 (Appeal to the Court of Appeal in certain cases) 19 Amendment Clause 34. Section 118(3), `as to security for costs or otherwise'-- 20 omit. 21

s 35 20 s 39 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) ART 11--AMENDMENT OF DRUGS MISUSE ACT 1 P 1986 2 amended in pt 11 3 Act Clause 35. This part amends the Drugs Misuse Act 1986. 4 of s 5 (Trafficking in dangerous drugs) 5 Amendment Clause 36. Section 5(2)-- 6 omit. 7 PART 12--AMENDMENT OF ELECTORAL ACT 1992 8 amended in part 12 and commencement 9 Act Clause 37.(1) This part amends the Electoral Act 1992. 10 (2) This part commences on the date of assent. 11 of s 3 (Definitions) 12 Amendment Clause 38. Section 3-- 13 insert-- 14 ` "register of special postal voters" means the register kept under 15 section 67A.'. 16 of new pt 4A 17 Insertion Clause 39. After part 4-- 18 insert-- 19

s 40 21 s 42 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) `PART 4A--REGISTER OF SPECIAL POSTAL 1 VOTERS 2 to keep register of special postal voters 3 `Commission `67A. The commission must keep, or arrange to be kept, a register of 4 special postal voters.'. 5 of s 105 (Who may make a declaration vote) 6 Amendment Clause 40. Section 105(3)(a)-- 7 omit, insert-- 8 `(a) an elector whose name is included in the register of special postal 9 voters because of a written application that satisfies the 10 commission the person's registered address as shown on the 11 electoral roll is more than 15 km by the nearest practicable route 12 from a polling booth;'. 13 PART 13--AMENDMENT OF EVIDENCE ACT 1977 14 amended in part 13 15 Act Clause 41. This part amends the Evidence Act 1977. 16 of s 93A (Statement made before proceeding by child 17 Amendment under 12 years) 18 Clause 42. Section 93A(1)(b), `before or soon after it becomes apparent to the 19 person that the child is a potential witness in any proceeding'-- 20 omit. 21

s 43 22 s 46 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) PART 14--AMENDMENT OF FREEDOM OF 1 INFORMATION ACT 1992 2 amended in part 14 3 Act Clause 43. This part amends the Freedom of Information Act 1992. 4 of s 108 (Report to Legislative Assembly by agencies and 5 Amendment Ministers) 6 Clause 44. Section 108-- 7 insert-- 8 `(5) It is sufficient compliance with subsection (1) if the department's 9 annual report for a financial year includes a report about the matters 10 mentioned in this section.'. 11 ART 15--AMENDMENT OF FUNERAL BENEFIT 12 P BUSINESS ACT 1982 13 amended in pt 15 14 Act Clause 45. This part amends the Funeral Benefit Business Act 1982. 15 of s 13 (Annual report on operation of Fund) 16 Replacement Clause 46. Section 13-- 17 omit, insert-- 18 report on operation of fund 19 `Annual `13. The department's annual report for a financial year must include a 20 report about the operation of this Act during the year.'. 21

s 47 23 s 48 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) of s 52 (Cancellation of registration by Court) 1 Amendment Clause 47. Section 52(17)-- 2 omit, insert-- 3 `(17) The registrar may apply under the Corporations Law, chapter 5, 4 part 5.4A for an order to wind up a company whose registration is cancelled 5 under this section. 6 `(17A) However, the registrar may make the application only if, after a 7 distribution under subsection (11) of moneys comprising the fund, the 8 registrar is unable to satisfy in full the contributors' actuarial interests. 9 `(17B) For subsection (17), the Corporations Law, section 462(2) is 10 taken to include a reference to the registrar. 11 `(17C) Subsections (17) to (17B) have effect despite the Corporations 12 (Queensland) Act 1990, section 5(1).1'. 13 of s 56 (Winding-up of funeral benefit business) 14 Amendment Clause 48. Section 56(12)-- 15 omit, insert-- 16 `(12) The registrar may apply under the Corporations Law, chapter 5, 17 part 5.4A for an order to wind-up a company whose assets have been 18 realised under subsection (4). 19 `(12A) However, the registrar may make the application only if, after a 20 distribution under subsection (4)(b) of the money remaining in the 21 registrar's hands, the registrar is unable to satisfy in full the contributors' 22 actuarial interests. 23 `(12B) For subsection (12), the Corporations Law, section 462(2) is 24 taken to include a reference to the registrar. 25 `(12C) Subsections (12) to (12B) have effect despite the Corporations 26 (Queensland) Act 1990, section 5(1).'. 27 1 Section 5 (This Act and applicable provisions of Queensland not to be affected by later State laws)

s 49 24 s 52 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) ART 16--AMENDMENT OF JUDGES (PENSIONS 1 P AND LONG LEAVE) ACT 1957 2 amended in pt 16 3 Act Clause 49. This part amends the Judges (Pensions and Long Leave) Act 1957. 4 of s 15 (Leave of absence of Judges) 5 Amendment Clause 50. Section 15(2)-- 6 omit, insert-- 7 `(2) The Governor in Council must grant leave of absence to a judge who 8 applies for and is entitled to leave of absence under subsection (1).'. 9 PART 17--AMENDMENT OF JURY ACT 1995 10 amended in pt 17 11 Act Clause 51. This part amends the Jury Act 1995. 12 of s 53 (Jury not to separate) 13 Amendment Clause 52. Section 53-- 14 insert-- 15 `(2A) Despite subsection (2)-- 16 (a) the judge must allow the jurors to separate during a lunch or 17 dinner adjournment to obtain meals; and 18 (b) if the judge considers allowing the jury to separate may prejudice 19 a fair trial--the judge may order the jurors not to separate.'. 20

s 53 25 s 55 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) ART 18--AMENDMENT OF JUSTICES ACT 1886 1 P amended in pt 18 2 Act Clause 53. This part amends the Justices Act 1886. 3 of new s 23DA 4 Insertion Clause 54. After section 23D-- 5 insert-- 6 powers of clerk of the court 7 `Further `23DA.(1) This section is in addition to, and does not limit, section 23D. 8 `(2) The clerk of the court has the following additional powers-- 9 (a) power to adjourn a matter before the court on terms decided by 10 the clerk or stated in an application; 11 (b) power to make any order a magistrate may make with the consent 12 of all the parties to a matter. 13 `(3) However, the clerk of the court may exercise the powers mentioned 14 in subsection (2) only if-- 15 (a) application for the adjournment or order is made to a Magistrates 16 Court; and 17 (b) all the parties to the matter consent in writing, personally or by 18 their agent, to the exercise of the power. 19 `(4) When exercising a power under subsection (2)-- 20 (a) the parties to the matter need not be present; and 21 (b) the clerk of the court is taken to constitute a Magistrates Court.'. 22 of s 23E (Court or justices may adjourn within or 23 Amendment outside district) 24 Clause 55. Section 23E(1), `or an adjoining district'-- 25 omit. 26

s 56 26 s 59 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) of new s 23EA 1 Insertion Clause 56. After section 23E-- 2 insert-- 3 powers of court or justices 4 `Additional `23EA.(1) This section is in addition to, and does not limit, any other 5 provision of this Act. 6 `(2) A court or justices have the following additional powers-- 7 (a) power to give any direction the court or justices consider 8 appropriate; 9 (b) power to direct a party to file and serve stated documents, 10 including affidavits, within a stated time; 11 (c) power to make orders to which all the parties to a matter consent. 12 `(3) When exercising the power under subsection (2)(c), the parties to the 13 matter need not be present.'. 14 of s 88 (Adjournment of the hearing) 15 Amendment Clause 57. Section 88-- 16 insert-- 17 `(1C) Also, the power to adjourn a hearing under subsection (1) includes 18 power to adjourn the hearing on an application to which all the parties 19 consent, made to the justice or justices.'. 20 of s 98L (Withdrawal of infringement notice) 21 Amendment Clause 58. Section 98L(1), `within 28 days'-- 22 omit. 23 of s 147A (Power of justices to reopen proceedings and 24 Amendment rectify orders) 25 Clause 59. Section 147A(3), `those proceedings.'-- 26 omit, insert-- 27

s 60 27 s 60 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) `those proceedings; or 1 `(d) the conviction or order recorded or made against the person was 2 incorrectly ordered or made because of someone's deceit.'. 3 of s 222 (Appeal to a single judge) 4 Amendment Clause 60.(1) Section 222(2)(a), from `notice of appeal', and (b)-- 5 omit, insert-- 6 `notice of appeal in the approved form stating the grounds of 7 the appeal and where the appellant wants the appeal to be 8 heard and decided under the District Courts Act 1967; and 9 (ii) within 7 days after service of the notice on the other party 10 and the clerk of the court, enter into a recognisance before a 11 justice for the amount and with the sureties (if any) the 12 justice may require, to appear on the hearing of the appeal 13 and to abide the decision of the judge and pay the costs the 14 judge may order; 15 (b) the clerk of the court must immediately send a copy of the notice 16 of appeal and the complaint, depositions and other proceedings 17 before the justices to the registrar of the court stated in the 18 notice;'. 19 (2) Section 222(2)(d), `or lodging the security mentioned in 20 paragraph (a),'-- 21 omit. 22 (3) Section 222(2)(d), `or gives such security'-- 23 omit. 24 (4) Section 222-- 25 insert-- 26 `(2A) However, if the appellant can not give notice under 27 subsection (2)(a), through no fault of the appellant's, the appellant may 28 apply to a District Court judge for an order extending time for service of the 29 notice and, if necessary, for substituted service. 30

s 61 28 s 63 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) `(2B) A District Court judge may make the orders in relation to an 1 application under subsection (2A) the judge considers appropriate.'. 2 of s 266 (Regulations) 3 Amendment Clause 61. Section 266-- 4 insert-- 5 `(4) The power to make a regulation about costs includes power to 6 provide for a scale of costs.'. 7 ART 19--AMENDMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE 8 P LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1996 9 amended in pt 19 and commencement 10 Act Clause 62.(1) This part amends the Juvenile Justice Legislation Amendment Act 11 1996. 12 (2) This part is taken to have commenced the day before the date of 13 assent of the Juvenile Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1996. 14 of s 103 (Insertion of new pt 6 and schedule) 15 Amendment Clause 63. Section 103, new section 73 of the Corrective Services 16 (Administration) Act 1988, definition "changeover day"-- 17 omit, insert-- 18 ` "changeover day" means the date of assent of the Juvenile Justice 19 Legislation Amendment Act 1996.'. 20

s 64 29 s 68 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) ART 20--AMENDMENT OF LAW REFORM ACT 1 P 1995 2 amended in pt 20 and commencement 3 Act Clause 64.(1) This part amends the Law Reform Act 1995. 4 (2) This part is taken to have commenced on the date of assent of the 5 Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1995. 6 of title 7 Amendment Clause 65. Title, after `of the law'-- 8 insert-- 9 `, and for other purposes'. 10 of s 2 (Act is a consolidation) 11 Amendment Clause 66.(1) Section 2, heading, after `is'-- 12 insert-- 13 `, in part,'. 14 (2) Section 2(1), after `This Act'-- 15 insert-- 16 `, as in force at the commencement of this section,'. 17 of pt 8 heading (Miscellaneous) 18 Amendment Clause 67. Part 8, heading 19 renumber as part 9. 20 of new pt 8 21 Insertion Clause 68. After part 7-- 22 insert-- 23

s 69 30 s 70 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) ART 8--ATTACHMENT OF WAGES 1 `P of public service employees may be attached 2 `Wages `18A.(1) A court may, in a proceeding, order the attachment or charging 3 of the salary or wages of a public service employee to satisfy a debt, 4 liability, action or other amount ordered by the court to be paid. 5 `(2) Also, the registrar of a court may order the attachment or charging of 6 the salary or wages of a public service employee to satisfy a debt, liability, 7 action or other amount ordered by the court to be paid. 8 `(3) This section has effect despite any other Act or rule of law to the 9 contrary.'. 10 ART 21--AMENDMENT OF LAW REFORM 11 P COMMISSION ACT 1968 12 amended in pt 21 13 Act Clause 69. This part amends the Law Reform Commission Act 1968. 14 of s 15 (Reports) 15 Amendment Clause 70. Section 15(1)-- 16 omit, insert-- 17 `15.(1) The department's annual report for a financial year must include a 18 report about the operations of this Act during the year.'. 19

s 71 31 s 74 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) ART 22--AMENDMENT OF LEGAL 1 P PRACTITIONERS ACT 1995 2 amended in pt 22 3 Act Clause 71. This part amends the Legal Practitioners Act 1995. 4 of title 5 Amendment Clause 72. Title, after `about'-- 6 insert-- 7 `, and make other provision for,'. 8 of s 2 (Act is a consolidation) 9 Amendment Clause 73.(1) Section 2, heading, after `is'-- 10 insert-- 11 `, in part,'. 12 (2) Section 2(1), after `This Act'-- 13 `, as in force at the commencement of this section,'. 14 of new pt 2 div 1A 15 Insertion Clause 74. After part 2, division 1-- 16 insert-- 17 `Division 1A--Definitions 18 for pt 2 19 `Definitions `4A. In this part-- 20 "attorney" includes executor administrator or assignee of any attorney and 21 the trustee of the attorney's estate. 22

s 75 32 s 77 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) "proper officer" for business under the Justices Act 1886 transacted 1 entirely in a Magistrates Court means the clerk of the court.'. 2 of s 5 (Bills to be delivered) 3 Amendment Clause 75.(1) Section 5, `nor any executor administrator or assignee of any 4 attorney or the trustee of the attorney's estate'-- 5 omit. 6 (2) Section 5, `or executor administrator or assignee of such attorney'-- 7 omit. 8 (3) Section 5, `or by the executor administrator or assignee of such 9 attorney or the trustee of the attorney's estate'-- 10 omit. 11 of s 6 (Evidence of delivery of bill) 12 Amendment Clause 76. Section 6(1), `or the executor administrator or assignee of such 13 attorney or trustee of the attorney's estate'-- 14 omit. 15 of s 7 (Taxation of bills within a month) 16 Amendment Clause 77.(1) Section 7(1)(c), before `from'-- 17 insert-- 18 `subject to paragraph (d)'. 19 (2) section 7(1)(c), after `prothonotary'-- 20 insert-- 21 `or proper officer'. 22 (3) Section 7(1)-- 23 insert-- 24 `(d) from the proper officer of a Magistrates Court for any business 25 under the Justices Act 1886 transacted entirely in a Magistrates 26

s 78 33 s 78 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Court.'. 1 (4) Section 7(2), `executor administrator trustee or assignee'-- 2 omit. 3 (5) Section 7(3), after `a judge thereof'-- 4 insert-- 5 `or, if subsection (1)(d) applies, a magistrate'. 6 (6) Section 7(3), `or executor administrator or assignee of such attorney 7 or the trustee of the attorney's estate'-- 8 omit. 9 of s 8 (Taxation after 1 month) 10 Amendment Clause 78.(1) Section 8(1), `In case no such application as aforesaid shall be'-- 11 omit, insert-- 12 `If no application for an appointment with a person mentioned in 13 section 7(1)(a), (b) or (c) is not'. 14 (2) Section 8(1), `or the executor administrator or assignee of the 15 attorney or the trustee of the attorney's estate'-- 16 omit. 17 (3) Section 8(1), `or executor administrator or assignee of such attorney 18 or the trustee of the attorney's estate'-- 19 omit. 20 (4) Section 8(2), `or the executor administrator or assignee of such 21 attorney or the trustee of the attorney's estate'-- 22 omit. 23 (5) Section 8(3), `or executor administrator or assignee of such attorney 24 or the trustee of the attorney's estate'-- 25 omit. 26 (6) Section 8(3), after `a judge thereof'-- 27 insert-- 28

s 79 34 s 79 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) `or, for business under the Justices Act 1886 transacted entirely in a 1 Magistrates Court, a magistrate'. 2 (7) Section 8-- 3 insert-- 4 `(2A) If an application for an appointment with the proper officer of a 5 Magistrates Court is not made under section 7(1)(d), the attorney or the 6 party chargeable with the bill, may apply to a magistrate for the bill to be 7 taxed and settled by the proper officer of the court. 8 `(2B) The magistrate may refer the bill to the proper officer for taxation 9 and settling with the directions, and on the conditions, the magistrate 10 considers appropriate.'. 11 of s 9 (Payment of costs of taxation) 12 Amendment Clause 79.(1) Section 9(1), `or executor administrator or assignee of the attorney 13 or the trustee of the attorney's estate'-- 14 omit. 15 (2) Section 9(2), `or the executor administrator or assignee of such 16 attorney or trustee of the attorney's estate'-- 17 omit. 18 (3) Section 9(2)(a), `or executor administrator or assignee of such 19 attorney or trustee of the attorney's estate'-- 20 omit. 21 (4) Section 9(3), `or executor administrator or assignee of such attorney 22 or trustee of the attorney's estate'-- 23 omit. 24 (5) Section 9(4), `court or judge'-- 25 omit, insert-- 26 `court, judge or magistrate'. 27 (6) Section 9(5), `said court or judge'-- 28 omit, insert-- 29

s 80 35 s 81 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) `court, judge or magistrate'. 1 (7) Section 9(6), `said court or judge'-- 2 omit, insert-- 3 `court, judge or magistrate'. 4 (8) Section 9(6), `such court or judge'-- 5 omit, insert-- 6 `the court, judge or magistrate'. 7 (9) Section 9(6), `or the executor administrator or assignee of any 8 attorney or trustee of the attorney's estate'-- 9 omit. 10 of s 12 (Form of application for taxing etc.) 11 Amendment Clause 80.(1) Section 12(3), after `Supreme Court'-- 12 insert-- 13 `or, for a taxation by the proper officer of a Magistrates Court, 14 Magistrates Courts'. 15 (2) Section 12 (4), `such court or judge thereof'-- 16 omit, insert-- 17 `the court, a Supreme Court judge or a magistrate'. 18 (3) Section 12(4), `such judge'-- 19 omit, insert-- 20 `the judge or magistrate'. 21 of s 13 (Third parties applying for taxation) 22 Amendment Clause 81.(1) Section 13(1), `the attorney's executor administrator or assignee or 23 the trustee of the attorney's estate'-- 24 omit. 25 (2) Section 13(1), `the person's executor administrator or assignee or the 26 trustee of the person's estate'-- 27

s 82 36 s 84 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) omit. 1 (3) Section 13(3), `court or judge'-- 2 omit, insert-- 3 `court, judge or magistrate'. 4 of s 14 (Bills against trustees assignees administrators or 5 Amendment executors) 6 Clause 82.(1) Section 14(1), `or the executor administrator or assignee of such 7 attorney or the trustee of the attorney's estate'-- 8 omit. 9 (2) Section 14(3), `or the executor administrator or assignee of such 10 attorney or the trustee of the attorney's estate'-- 11 omit. 12 (3) Section 14(4), `or executor administrator or assignee of such attorney 13 or the trustee of the attorney's estate'-- 14 omit. 15 of s 15 (Delivery of bill to third parties) 16 Amendment Clause 83.(1) Section 15, after `a judge thereof'-- 17 insert-- 18 `or, for business transacted entirely in a Magistrates Court, a magistrate'. 19 (2) Section 15, `or the executor administrator or assignee of any such 20 attorney or the trustee of the attorney's estate'-- 21 omit. 22 of s 16 (Taxation of bill after payment) 23 Amendment Clause 84.(1) Section 16(1), `court or judge from'-- 24 omit, insert-- 25 `court, judge or magistrate from'. 26

s 85 37 s 88 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) (2) Section 16(1), `such court or judge'-- 1 omit, insert-- 2 `the court, judge or magistrate'. 3 of s 17 (Retaxation and review) 4 Amendment Clause 85. Section 17(1), `or judge'-- 5 omit, insert-- 6 `, judge or magistrate'. 7 PART 23--AMENDMENT OF MAGISTRATES 8 COURTS ACT 1921 9 amended in pt 23 10 Act Clause 86. This part amends the Magistrates Courts Act 1921. 11 of s 45 (Appeal) 12 Amendment Clause 87. Section 45(3)-- 13 omit, insert-- 14 `(3) Within the time and in the way prescribed by the rules, the appellant 15 must give to the other party or the other party's solicitor notice of the 16 appeal, briefly stating the grounds of the appeal.'. 17 ART 24--AMENDMENT OF OATHS ACT 1867 18 P amended in part 24 19 Act Clause 88. This part amends the Oaths Act 1867. 20

s 89 38 s 92 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) of s 29 (Interpreter's oath to interpret between a 1 Amendment prisoner, defendant or witness and others) 2 Clause 89.(1) Section 29(1), `FOREIGN'-- 3 omit, insert-- 4 `NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING'. 5 (2) Section 29(2), `are foreigners of'-- 6 omit, insert-- 7 `do not speak English fluently but speak'. 8 of s 30 (Where witness and prisoner are of different 9 Amendment languages--first interpreter's oaths) 10 Clause 90. Section 30(1), `are foreigners of different languages and a foreign'-- 11 omit, insert-- 12 `do not speak English fluently but speak different languages and an'. 13 ART 25--AMENDMENT OF PENALTIES AND 14 P SENTENCES ACT 1992 15 amended in part 25 16 Act Clause 91. This part amends the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992. 17 of s 186 (Reduction of imprisonment) 18 Amendment Clause 92. Section 186-- 19 insert-- 20 `(2A) For subsections (1) and (2), a fraction of a day is to be 21 disregarded.'. 22

s 93 39 s 96 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) PART 26--AMENDMENT OF PROPERTY LAW ACT 1 1974 2 amended in pt 26 3 Act Clause 93. This part amends the Property Law Act 1974. 4 of new s 175AA 5 Insertion Clause 94. After section 175A-- 6 insert-- 7 of enduring power of attorney 8 `Effect `175AA. Subject to any express limitation or exclusion in an enduring 9 power of attorney, the donee of the power or, if there is more that 1 donee, 10 the donees acting jointly or severally, may do anything for the donor of the 11 power that the donor may lawfully do by attorney.'. 12 ART 27--AMENDMENT OF PUBLIC TRUSTEE ACT 13 P 1978 14 amended in pt 27 15 Act Clause 95. This part amends the Public Trustee Act 1978. 16 of s 17 (Fees and expenses) 17 Replacement Clause 96.(1) Section 17-- 18 omit, insert-- 19 trustee may fix fees and charges 20 `Public `17.(1) The public trustee may, by gazette notice, fix fees and charges for 21 services the public trustee performs or provides. 22 `(2) The fees and charges have effect from the day the notice is gazetted 23

s 96 40 s 96 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) or a later day stated in the notice. 1 `(3) The fees and charges must be reasonable having regard to the 2 circumstances in which the service is provided. 3 `(4) In particular, and without limiting subsection (3), the amount of a fee 4 or charge must be decided having regard to the following-- 5 (a) the type and complexity of the service performed; 6 (b) the degree of care, responsibility, skill or special knowledge 7 required to perform the service. 8 `(5) Also, the gazette notice may provide that a fee or charge for a service 9 is to be worked out according to-- 10 (a) a stated hourly, daily or other rate; or 11 (b) the number or type of documents perused. 12 `(6) A gazette notice under this section is subordinate legislation and 13 exempt subordinate legislation. 14 etc. of fees and charges 15 `Priority `17A.(1) The public trustee may retain or pay out of an estate the public 16 trustee is administering, in priority to any other claims-- 17 (a) expenses (including liabilities) a trustee may retain or pay out of 18 trust property; and 19 (b) fees payable for a service the public trustee provides. 20 `(2) The public trustee is to decide whether the fees and expenses payable 21 under this section are to be paid from capital or income. 22 `(3) The public trustee has a general lien on all property comprised in an 23 estate the public trustee is administering for the payment of-- 24 (a) fees and expenses for the administration of the estate; and 25 (b) costs, fees and allowances and charges earned by the official 26 solicitor or another lawyer who is a public service officer for the 27 public trustee in connection with a proceeding relating to the 28 estate. 29 `(4) The public trustee has the same rights of lien a lawyer who is not a 30

s 97 41 s 98 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) public service officer would have for costs and charges for work of a legal 1 nature-- 2 (a) done by the public trustee or the official solicitor; or 3 (b) done for the public trustee by a lawyer who is a public service 4 officer. 5 etc. for proceedings 6 `Costs `17B.(1) This section applies to a proceeding-- 7 (a) in which the public trustee is a party or is in any way interested; 8 and 9 (b) in relation to which the official solicitor or another lawyer who is 10 a public service officer acts on behalf of, or otherwise represents, 11 the public trustee. 12 `(2) The public trustee is entitled to costs and allowances for the acting or 13 representation as if the official solicitor or lawyer were a lawyer in private 14 practice and not a public service officer. 15 `(3) For taxing any bill of costs, fees for a barrister are to be allowed the 16 public trustee and no item is to be disallowed (whether for barristers' fees 17 or otherwise) merely because the fees were not paid before taxation. 18 `(4) The rules relating to costs in any court apply subject to this 19 subsection. 20 of s 18 (Accounting) 21 Amendment Clause 97. Section 18(1), from `All such fees' to `on behalf of'-- 22 omit, insert-- 23 `Fees paid or retained out of an estate the public trustee is administering 24 and costs, fees, allowances and charges earned by the official solicitor or 25 another lawyer who is a public service officer for'. 26 of s 26 (Balance sheet and accounts to be laid before 27 Amendment Parliament) 28 Clause 98. Section 26, after `31 August'-- 29

s 99 42 s 101 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) insert-- 1 `or the later day the Minister, by written notice, specifies'. 2 of s 27 (Rights and duties to which Public Trustee may 3 Amendment be appointed) 4 Clause 99. Section 27(4), `as may be prescribed or, if not prescribed'-- 5 omit, insert-- 6 `as are fixed under this Act, or if not fixed under this Act'. 7 of s 142 (Regulation making power) 8 Amendment Clause 100.(1) Section 142(2)(g)-- 9 omit. 10 (2) Section 142(2)(h), after `Public Trustee', first mention-- 11 insert-- 12 `or the official solicitor,'. 13 (3) Section 142(2)(ha), `provided for'-- 14 omit, insert-- 15 `fixed or otherwise provided for'. 16 of new section 145 17 Insertion Clause 101. After section 144-- 18 insert-- 19 provision about fees and charges 20 `Transitional `145.(1) On the commencement of this section, the fees prescribed under 21 a regulation for section 17 as in force immediately before the 22 commencement are taken to be fees fixed by the public trustee. 23 `(2) However, fees taken under subsection (1) to have been fixed by the 24 public trustee are repealed on the commencement of a gazette notice under 25

s 102 43 s 104 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) section 17. 1 `(3) This section expires 2 years after it commences.'. 2 PART 28--AMENDMENT OF QUEENSLAND LAW 3 SOCIETY ACT 1952 4 amended in pt 28 5 Act Clause 102. This part amends the Queensland Law Society Act 1952. 6 of s 50 (Confidentiality) 7 Amendment Clause 103. Section 50-- 8 insert-- 9 `(4) Subsection (3) does not prevent an official communicating to the 10 Australian Securities Commission particulars of-- 11 (a) any practitioner dealing in excluded mortgages; or 12 (b) any breach by a practitioner of-- 13 (i) a rule about mortgage investments; or 14 (ii) a condition of an exemption given by the Australian 15 Securities Commission under the Corporations Law, 16 section 1084(2).'. 17 PART 29--AMENDMENT OF RETIREMENT 18 VILLAGES ACT 1988 19 amended in pt 29 20 Act Clause 104. This part amends the Retirement Villages Act 1988. 21

s 105 44 s 108 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) of s 59 (Annual report to Minister) 1 Replacement Clause 105. Section 59-- 2 omit, insert-- 3 on operation of Act 4 `Report `59. The department's annual report for a financial year must include a 5 report about the operation of this Act during the year.'. 6 ART 30--AMENDMENT OF STIPENDIARY 7 P MAGISTRATES ACT 1991 8 amended in pt 30 9 Act Clause 106. This part amends the Stipendiary Magistrates Act 1991. 10 of s 6 (Appointment of acting Magistrates) 11 Amendment Clause 107. Section 6-- 12 insert-- 13 `(4) However, for deciding whether remuneration is payable to a clerk of 14 the court while acting as a magistrate, the Public Service Management and 15 Employment Act 1988 applies to the person.'. 16 ART 31--AMENDMENT OF TRAVEL AGENTS ACT 17 P 1988 18 amended in pt 31 19 Act Clause 108. This part amends the Travel Agents Act 1988. 20

s 109 45 s 112 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) of s 48 (Annual report) 1 Replacement Clause 109. Section 48-- 2 omit, insert-- 3 on operation of Act 4 `Report `48. The department's annual report for a financial year must include a 5 report on the operation of this Act during the year.'. 6 PART 32--AMENDMENT OF TRUSTEE COMPANIES 7 ACT 1968 8 amended in pt 32 9 Act Clause 110. This part amends the Trustee Companies Act 1968. 10 of s 12 (Power of trustee companies to elect to administer 11 Amendment small estates without grant of administration) 12 Clause 111.(1) Section 12(1), `$ 1 000'-- 13 omit, insert-- 14 `$100 000'. 15 (2) Section 12(7), `$1 400'-- 16 omit, insert-- 17 `$120 000'. 18 of s 13 (Elections in respect of unadministered balance of 19 Amendment an estate) 20 Clause 112.(1) Section 13(1), `$1 000'-- 21 omit, insert-- 22 `$100 000'. 23

s 113 46 s 115 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) (2) Section 13(4), `$1 400'-- 1 omit, insert-- 2 `$120 000'. 3 of s 28 (General powers of trustee company) 4 Amendment Clause 113.(1) Section 28(1)(h), `$4 000'-- 5 omit, insert-- 6 `$50 000'. 7 (2) Section 28(1)(i), `$4 000'-- 8 omit, insert-- 9 `$50 000'. 10 (3) Section 28(1)(q), `$4 000'-- 11 omit, insert-- 12 `$50 000'. 13 of s 31 (Power to apply income, or not exceeding one-half 14 Amendment of capital, for maintenance etc.) 15 Clause 114.(1) Section 31, heading, `not exceeding one-half of'-- 16 omit. 17 (2) Section 31(1)(b), `, not exceeding one-half,'-- 18 omit. 19 of schedule 2 20 Amendment Clause 115.(1) Schedule 2, part 2, entry for ANZ Executors & Trustee 21 Company Limited, paragraph (da)-- 22 omit. 23 (2) Schedule 2, part 2, entry for Perpetual Trustees Australia Limited, 24 paragraph (da)-- 25 omit. 26

s 116 47 s 116 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) (3) Schedule 2, part 2, entry for Perpetual Trustees Queensland Limited, 1 paragraph (d)-- 2 omit. 3 (4) Schedule 2, part 2, entry for Trust Company of Australia Limited, 4 paragraph (da)-- 5 omit. 6 PART 33--REPEAL OF CREMATION ACT 1913 7 repealed 8 Act Clause 116. The Cremation Act 1913 is repealed. 9 � State of Queensland 1996

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