Queensland Consolidated Acts

VICTIMS' COMMISSIONER AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE REVIEW BOARD ACT 2024

- As at 2 September 2024 
- Act 21 of 2024 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

CHAPTER 1 - PRELIMINARY

   PART 1 - INTRODUCTION

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Main purposes of Act
   4.      Act binds all persons

   PART 2 - INTERPRETATION

   5.      Definitions
   6.      Meaning of victim and harm

CHAPTER 2 - VICTIMS’ COMMISSIONER

   PART 1 - ESTABLISHMENT AND APPOINTMENT

           Division 1 - Establishment

   7.      Victims’ Commissioner
   8.      Commissioner represents the State
   9.      Functions
   10.     Powers
   11.     Commissioner to act independently and in the public interest
   12.     Relationship to functions under other particular laws
   13.     Commissioner not a statutory body for particular Acts

           Division 2 - Appointment

   14.     Appointment of commissioner
   15.     Disqualification from appointment
   16.     Term of appointment
   17.     Conditions of appointment
   18.     Preservation of rights of commissioner
   19.     Vacancy in office
   20.     Resignation
   21.     Removal
   22.     Acting commissioner

           Division 3 - Criminal history

   23.     Criminal history reports
   24.     Changes in criminal history must be disclosed

   PART 2 - OFFICE OF THE VICTIMS’ COMMISSIONER

   25.     Office of the commissioner
   26.     Control of office
   27.     Staff of office
   28.     Consultation and employment of professionals etc.

   PART 3 - ACCESS TO INFORMATION

   29.     Information must be given to the commissioner
   30.     Obtaining evidentiary material
   31.     Limit on disclosure or use of information
   32.     Interaction with other laws
   33.     Information sharing arrangements

   PART 4 - REPORTING

   34.     Annual reports
   35.     Other reports
   36.     Requirements for reports under this part

   PART 5 - OTHER MATTERS

   37.     Terms of reference

CHAPTER 3 - CHARTER OF VICTIMS’ RIGHTS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   38.     Meaning of affected victim and personal harm
   39.     Meaning of relevant offence
   40.     Meaning of prescribed person

   PART 2 - VICTIMS CHARTER

   41.     Charter of victims’ rights
   42.     Purposes of victims charter
   43.     Victims charter does not give legal rights or affect legal rights or obligations
   44.     Conduct to be consistent with affected victims’ rights

   PART 3 - COMPLAINTS FOR CONTRAVENTIONS OF VICTIMS CHARTER

   45.     Who may make a complaint
   46.     Complaints made to a government entity or non-government entity
   47.     Form of complaint made or referred to the commissioner
   48.     Complaints made or referred to the commissioner
   49.     Preliminary inquiries
   50.     Requesting information from complainants
   51.     Requesting information from relevant entities
   52.     Dealing with complaint
   53.     Resolved complaints
   54.     Report about unresolved complaint
   55.     Commissioner may publish information

   PART 4 - OTHER MATTERS

   56.     Arrangements for referral of complaints
   57.     Commissioner may refer complaint
   58.     Commissioner must keep records
   59.     Government entity required to include information about complaints in annual report
   60.     Information sharing arrangements

CHAPTER 4 - (Uncommenced)

   PART 1 - (Uncommenced)

           Division 1 - (Uncommenced)

   61.     (Uncommenced)
   62.     (Uncommenced)
   63.     (Uncommenced)
   64.     (Uncommenced)
   65.     (Uncommenced)
   66.     (Uncommenced)

           Division 2 - (Uncommenced)

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   76.     (Uncommenced)

           Division 3 - (Uncommenced)

   77.     (Uncommenced)
   78.     (Uncommenced)

           Division 4 - (Uncommenced)

   79.     (Uncommenced)
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   84.     (Uncommenced)
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   PART 2 - (Uncommenced)

   86.     (Uncommenced)
   87.     (Uncommenced)
   88.     (Uncommenced)
   89.     (Uncommenced)
   90.     (Uncommenced)

   PART 3 - (Uncommenced)

   91.     (Uncommenced)
   92.     (Uncommenced)
   93.     (Uncommenced)

   PART 4 - (Uncommenced)

   94.     (Uncommenced)

CHAPTER 5 - GENERAL

   PART 1 - CONFIDENTIALITY AND PROTECTION

   95.     Confidentiality of information
   96.     Confidentiality of information given to other persons
   97.     Confidentiality of criminal history information
   98.     Protection from liability for officials
   99.     Protection from liability for giving information
   100.    Evidential immunity for individuals complying with information requests

   PART 2 - OTHER PROVISIONS

   101.    Delegations
   102.    Approved forms
   103.    Regulation-making power

CHAPTER 6 - AMENDMENT OF LEGISLATION

   PART 2 - AMENDMENT OF EVIDENCE ACT 1977

   106.    Act amended
   107.    Amendment of s 21AZB (Unauthorised possession of, or dealing with, recording)
   108.    Amendment of s 93AA (Unauthorised possession of, or dealing in, s 93A criminal statements or section 93A transcripts)
   109.    Amendment of s 103Q (Unauthorised possession of, or dealing in, recorded statements or transcripts of recorded statements)
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