Criminal Justice Act 1989 (Qld)

CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 1989

Queensland CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 1989 Reprinted as in force on 7 December 2001 (includes amendments up to Act No. 73 of 2001) Warning—see last endnote for uncommenced amendments Reprint No. 5E This reprint is prepared by the Ofﬁce of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel Warning—This reprint is not an authorised copy

Information about this reprint This Act is reprinted as at 7 December 2001. The reprint shows the law as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before that day (Reprints Act 1992 s 5(c)). The reprint includes a reference to the law by which each amendment was made—see list of legislation and list of annotations in endnotes. This page is speciﬁc to this reprint. See previous reprints for information about earlier changes made under the Reprints Act 1992. A table of earlier reprints is included in the endnotes. Also see endnotes for information about— • when provisions commenced • provisions that have not commenced and are not incorporated in the reprint • editorial changes made in earlier reprints.

Queensland CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 1989 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2 Objects of Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 3 Deﬁnitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 3A Meaning of “unit of public administration” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 4 Holding of appointment in unit of public administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 5 Independence of holders of judicial ofﬁce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 PART 2—CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION Division 1—Establishment and membership of commission 6 Constitution of commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7 Commission’s ofﬁcial seal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 8 Membership of commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 9 Qualiﬁcations for appointment to commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 10 Disqualiﬁcations for appointment to commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 11 Selection for appointment of chairperson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 12 Appointment of members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 13 Acting commissioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 14 Tenure of ofﬁce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 15 Casual vacancy in membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 16 Meetings and other proceedings of commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 16A Participation in meetings by telephone etc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 16B Resolutions without meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 17 Judicial notice of chairperson’s signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 18 Remuneration of commissioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

2 Criminal Justice Act 1989 Division 2—Organisational structure of commission 19 Divisions of commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 3—Functions and responsibilities of commission 21 Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Commission to act independently etc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Commission hearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Commission’s reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Commission’s report on court procedures and conﬁdential matter. . . . . . . . 28 Commission’s report insufﬁcient for removal of Supreme Court or District Court judge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28A Giving other information to parliamentary committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 4—Ofﬁcial misconduct division 29 Role and functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Qualiﬁcation of director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Ofﬁcial misconduct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 General nature of ofﬁcial misconduct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Reports of division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Judicial review of division’s activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Effect of further factors on order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 5—Complaints section 36 Establishment of section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Referral of matter to section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Handling of complaints etc. by complaints section. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Commission’s duty on director’s report of ofﬁcial misconduct . . . . . . . . . . Division 6—Research division 56 Role and functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Liaison with other agencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 7—Intelligence division 58 Role and functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Relinquishment of data of commission of inquiry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Duty to inform of criminal intelligence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 28 29 30 30 31 32 34 35 36 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 42

3 Criminal Justice Act 1989 Division 8—Witness protection division 61 Witness protection division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 9—Staff of commission 64 Employment by commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Use of ofﬁcers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Engagement of services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Ofﬁcers of commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Superannuation schemes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 3—INVESTIGATIONS Division 1—Powers to assist the collection or presentation of information 68A Delegation of powers by chairperson of commission under pt 3 . . . . . . . . . 69 Notice to discover information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Entry of public premises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Warrant to enter, search and seize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Provisions re execution of warrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Authority to seize other records or things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Summons to procure evidence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Restriction on exercise of authority under ss 69 to 74(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Obligation of person served with summons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Claim of privilege . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Procedure upon claim of privilege . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Apprehension of witness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Authority of and procedure relevant to warrant under s 79. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Attendance of prisoner or patient before commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Authority to use listening devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Use of information disclosed by listening device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Further powers of ofﬁcers of commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 1A—Public interest monitor 84A Public interest monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84B Monitor’s functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84C Monitor’s annual report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84D Secrecy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 43 43 44 44 45 45 45 46 47 48 49 49 50 50 51 52 53 54 54 55 56 56 57 57 58 59

4 Criminal Justice Act 1989 Division 2—Procedures for taking evidence 85 Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Proceedings unaffected by personnel changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Continuing duty to attend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Prohibition of publication of evidence etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Administering oath or afﬁrmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Hearings closed to the public unless commission otherwise orders . . . . . . . 91 Legal practitioner may be appointed or engaged to assist commission . . . . 92 Commission not bound by rules or practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Commission’s reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Obligation to adduce evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Examination before commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Use of incriminating evidence against witness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 3—Custody, disposal and inspection of material in commission’s possession 97 Custody of material seized or produced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Inspection of material in commission’s custody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Restricted access to commission’s material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 4—Protection and reimbursement of persons associated with commission 100 Immunities in conduct of proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Protection from liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Disclosure to commission not breach of conﬁdence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Personal protection for witnesses etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Injunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Reimbursement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 5—Contempt of commission 106 Conduct constituting contempt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Punishment of contempt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 General provisions re contempt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Conduct that is contempt and offence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Meaning of “offender” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 59 59 60 61 61 62 62 62 63 64 64 65 66 67 67 67 68 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75

5 Criminal Justice Act 1989 PART 4—PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE 115 Establishment of parliamentary committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Membership of parliamentary committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116A Membership of parliamentary committee continues despite dissolution . . . 117 Quorum and voting at meetings of parliamentary committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Functions and powers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118A Guidelines on operation of commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118B Guidelines to be tabled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118C Disallowance of guideline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118D Limited saving of operation of guideline that ceases to have effect . . . . . . . 118E Directions by parliamentary committee to undertake investigation . . . . . . . 118F Referral of concerns by parliamentary committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 4A—PARLIAMENTARY CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSIONER Division 1—Parliamentary criminal justice commissioner 118G Ofﬁce of Parliamentary criminal justice commissioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118H Qualiﬁcation for appointment as parliamentary commissioner . . . . . . . . . . 118I Disqualiﬁcations as parliamentary commissioner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118J Selection for appointment of parliamentary commissioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118K Appointment of parliamentary commissioner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118L Acting parliamentary commissioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118M Duration of appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118N Vacation of ofﬁce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118O Remuneration of parliamentary commissioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118P Oath of parliamentary commissioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118Q Administrative and support services for parliamentary commissioner . . . . . Division 2—Functions and powers of parliamentary commissioner 118R Functions of parliamentary commissioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118S Parliamentary commissioner can not be required to disclose particular information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118T Powers of the parliamentary commissioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118U Parliamentary commissioner to have custody of and deal with records of the CJC inquiry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 75 75 76 76 77 77 78 78 78 78 80 80 80 81 81 82 82 83 83 84 84 85 86 86 87

6 Criminal Justice Act 1989 118V Relinquishment of records of CJC inquiry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118W Parliamentary commissioner has powers under Commissions ofInquiry Act 1950 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118X Conﬁdentiality obligations not to apply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118Y Commission not entitled to privilege . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118Z Investigations closed to the public unless authorised by parliamentary committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118ZA Protection of parliamentary commissioner and ofﬁcers etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 5—SUPREME COURT APPLICATIONS 119 Applications under pts 2 and 3 generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Application pursuant to s 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Application pursuant to s 75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Application pursuant to s 77 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Application pursuant to s 82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Application pursuant to s 84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 6—OFFENCES 125 Application of Criminal Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Impersonating ofﬁcer of commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Abuse of ofﬁce in commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Bribery of holder of ofﬁce in commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Obstruction or delay of commission procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Injury or detriment to witness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Offence of victimisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Conﬁdentiality to be maintained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132A Commissions of Inquiry Act 1950 prevails over this Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132B Provisions for CJC inquiry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132C Protection of Carruthers Inquiry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Resisting exercise of powers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Commission notices to be obeyed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Offence to disregard commission summons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Frivolous or vexatious complaint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 False complaints or information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 General offence provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 88 89 89 89 90 90 91 92 92 93 94 94 95 95 96 96 96 97 97 98 99 100 101 101 102 102 102 103

7 Criminal Justice Act 1989 PART 7—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 139 Act binds Crown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139A Delegation by commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Delegation by chairperson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Appointment to act as director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Register of interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Proof of commission actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Service of documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Proof of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Authority to administer oaths etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Commission’s budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147A Application of Financial Administration and Audit Act 1977. . . . . . . . . . . . 147B Commission to give ﬁnancial information to the Minister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Regulation making power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 8—TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS 149 Transitional provision for Criminal Justice LegislationAmendment Act 1997 ..................................... 103 103 104 104 104 105 105 106 106 106 107 107 107 108 ENDNOTES 1 Index to endnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 2 Date to which amendments incorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 3 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 4 Table of earlier reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 5 Tables in earlier reprints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 6 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 7 List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 8 Table of renumbered provisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 9 Provisions that have not commenced and are not incorporated into reprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

s1 9 s2 Criminal Justice Act 1989 CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 1989 [as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before 7 December 2001] An Act to provide for the establishment and operation of a Criminal Justice Commission and of a parliamentary committee to be called the Criminal Justice Committee and for related purposes PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Criminal Justice Act 1989 . 2 Objects of Act The objects of this Act are— (a) to provide for the establishment and maintenance of a permanent body— (i) to advise on the administration of the criminal justice system in Queensland with a view to ensuring its efﬁciency and impartiality; (ii) to continue investigations commenced by the commission of inquiry that relate to ofﬁcial misconduct or alleged or suspected misconduct by members of the police service; (v) to investigate complaints of ofﬁcial misconduct referred to the body and to secure the taking of appropriate action in respect of ofﬁcial misconduct; (vii) to discharge such functions and responsibilities as are incidental to or in aid of discharge of the activities mentioned in subparagraphs (i) to (v); and (b) to provide for the establishment of—

s 3 10 s 3 Criminal Justice Act 1989 (i) a parliamentary committee to oversight the conduct and activities of the commission and monitor and review compliance by the commission with its requirements of accountability to the Legislative Assembly for its conduct and activities; and (ii) a mechanism for dealing with complaints about conduct or activities of the commission; and (iii) a parliamentary commissioner to exercise certain powers at the request of the parliamentary committee. 3 Deﬁnitions In this Act— “chairperson” means the chairperson of the commission. “chief ofﬁcer” of the complaints section means the person who is appointed under section 36(2). “commission” means the Criminal Justice Commission constituted by this Act. “commissioner” means any member of the commission including the chairperson. “commission of inquiry” means the commission within the meaning of the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1950 constituted by orders in council of 26 May 1987 published in the gazette of that date at pages 758A and 758B amended by orders in council of 24 June 1987, 25 August 1988 and 29 June 1989. “investigate” includes examine and consider. “legal practitioner” means a barrister or solicitor of the Supreme Court. “monitor” means the public interest monitor or a deputy public interest monitor. “parliamentary commissioner” means the Parliamentary Criminal Justice Commissioner. “parliamentary committee” means the Criminal Justice Committee of the Legislative Assembly. “premises” includes the whole or any part of any land, structure, vehicle, vessel, aircraft or place.

s 3A 11 s 3A Criminal Justice Act 1989 “principal ofﬁcer” , for a particular unit of public administration, means— (a) for a department—its chief executive; or (b) for another unit of public administration—its chief executive ofﬁcer (however described) or the person who performs the functions of the chief executive ofﬁcer; or (c) if, for this deﬁnition, a regulation prescribes an ofﬁce or position—the person holding or performing the duties of the ofﬁce or position prescribed; but does not include— (d) a judge of, or other person holding judicial ofﬁce in, the Supreme Court; or (e) a judge of District Courts; or (f) a person holding judicial ofﬁce in any other court, in the person’s role of a judicial ofﬁcer. “record” means any material or collection of data in whatever form it is held, including in books, documents, papers, writings or visual representation or on film, disc, tape, perforated roll or other device in which visual representations or sounds are embodied so as to be capable of reproduction from it, with or without the aid of another process or instrument. “report of the commission of inquiry” means the report bearing date 3 July 1989 of the commission of inquiry. “unit of public administration” see section 3A. 3A Meaning of “unit of public administration” (1) “Unit of public administration” means— (a) the Legislative Assembly, and the parliamentary service; or (b) the Executive Council; or (c) a department; or (d) the police service; or (e) Queensland Rail; or

s 4 12 s 5 Criminal Justice Act 1989 (f) every corporate entity that is constituted by an Act, or that is of a description of entity provided for by an Act, which in either case collects revenues or raises funds under the authority of an Act; or (g) every noncorporate entity established or maintained pursuant to an Act, which is funded to any extent with moneys of the Crown, or is assisted in a ﬁnancial respect by the Crown; or (h) the courts of the State of whatever jurisdiction, and the registries and other administrative ofﬁces of them. (2) However, neither the parliamentary commissioner, nor the entity consisting of the commissioner, officers and employees of the parliamentary service assigned to assist the commissioner and persons engaged to provide the parliamentary commissioner with services, information or advice, is a unit of public administration. 4 Holding of appointment in unit of public administration For the purposes of this Act, a person holds an appointment in a unit of public administration if the person holds any ofﬁce, place or position in the unit, whether the appointment is by way of election or selection. 5 Independence of holders of judicial ofﬁce In the discharge of any of the functions and responsibilities with which the commission is charged by or pursuant to this Act, and in exercise of any of the powers and authorities conferred on the commission by this Act, in relation to the procedures and operations of the courts of the State or in relation to the conduct of any judge of, or other person holding judicial ofﬁce in, a court of the State, the commission shall be aware of, and shall proceed with due respect for, the necessity to preserve the independence of judges of, and other persons holding judicial ofﬁce in, the courts of the State.

s 6 13 s 8 Criminal Justice Act 1989 PART 2—CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION Division 1—Establishment and membership of commission 6 Constitution of commission (1) There is hereby constituted a corporation called the ‘Criminal Justice Commission’, having perpetual succession and an ofﬁcial seal. (2) The commission is declared to be an excluded matter for the Corporations Act, section 5F, 1 in relation to the following provisions of the Corporations Act— (a) parts 2D.1 and 2D.6; (b) chapters 2K and 2L; (c) parts 5.7, 5.7B, 5.9 and 5B.2. 2 7 Commission’s ofﬁcial seal Judicial notice must be taken of the imprint of the commission’s seal appearing on a document, and the document must be presumed to have been properly sealed unless the contrary is proved. 8 Membership of commission (1) The commission consists of— (a) the chairperson; and (b) 4 other members. (2) The members of the commission are to be appointed by the Governor in Council by gazette notice. (3) Appointment of the chairperson shall be on a full-time basis. 1 Corporations Act, section 5F (Corporations legislation does not apply to matters declared by State or Territory law to be an excluded matter) 2 Corporations Act, part 2D.1 (Duties and powers), part 2D.6 (Disqualiﬁcation from managing corporations), chapter 2K (Charges), chapter 2L (Debentures), part 5.7 (Winding up bodies other than companies), part 5.7B (Recovering property or compensation for the beneﬁt of creditors of insolvent company), part 5.9 (Miscellaneous) and part 5B.2 (Registrable bodies)

s 9 14 s 10 Criminal Justice Act 1989 (4) Appointment of the other members of the commission shall be on a part-time basis. (5) Nothing in this Act, any other Act or any rule of law prevents a commissioner of the Criminal Justice Commission also being the chairperson to the commission, or a deputy to the commission, within the meaning of the Commission of Inquiry Continuation Act 1989 . 9 Qualiﬁcations for appointment to commission (1) The chairperson of the commission shall be a person who has served as, or is qualified for appointment as, a judge of— (a) the Supreme Court of Queensland; or (b) the Supreme Court of any other State or of a Territory; or (c) the High Court; or (d) the Federal Court. (2) Of the other members of the commission— (a) 1 shall be a person in actual practice as a legal practitioner (selected as prescribed) who has demonstrated an interest and ability in civil liberties; (b) 3 shall be persons who have demonstrated an interest and ability in community affairs, of whom at least 1 has proven senior managerial experience in a large organisation. 10 Disqualiﬁcations for appointment to commission (1) A person is disqualified for appointment as a member of the commission if the person— (a) holds any judicial appointment; or (b) is a member of the Legislative Assembly or the Executive Council; or (c) holds the appointment, director of public prosecutions; or (d) is a member of the police service, or has been such a member within the 5 years preceding the time at which the person’s qualiﬁcation for such appointment arises; or

s 11 15 s 12 Criminal Justice Act 1989 (e) holds an appointment in a unit of public administration or on the staff of a Minister; or (f) is a member, appointed by the Governor in Council, of a statutory body (other than a person entitled to such membership ex ofﬁcio), or a servant of a statutory body; or (g) is the parliamentary commissioner. (2) A reference to a unit of public administration in subsection (1)(e) and a reference to a statutory body in subsection (1)(f), do not include reference to an educational institution. (3) A commissioner is not eligible for appointment as a member mentioned in subsection (1)(f) and any such purported appointment is invalid. 11 Selection for appointment of chairperson (1) With a view to the selection of a person for appointment as chairperson, the Minister shall cause notification of the Minister’s intention to make such selection to be advertised nationally, calling for applications from suitably qualified persons to be considered for selection. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the reappointment of a person as the chairperson. (3) Before proceeding to a selection of any person for appointment as chairperson, the Minister shall consult with the parliamentary committee, or, if at the material time there be no such committee, with the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly and the Leader in the Assembly of any other political party represented in the Assembly by at least 5 members. (4) Where consultation is had under subsection (3) with the parliamentary committee, a person shall not be appointed as chairperson unless the person’s appointment is supported by the members of the committee, unanimously or by a majority of the members, other than a majority consisting wholly of members of the political party or parties in Government in the Assembly. 12 Appointment of members (1) Appointment of the chairperson shall be made independently of the appointment of other members of the commission.

s 13 16 s 13 Criminal Justice Act 1989 (2) With a view to appointment of other members of the commission, the Minister must— (a) for selection of a member under section 9(2)(b)—cause notiﬁcation of the Minister’s intention to make a selection to be advertised statewide, calling for applications from suitably qualiﬁed persons to be considered for selection; and (b) in all cases—consult with the chairperson. (3) After consulting with the chairperson, the Minister shall comply with section 11(3). (4) Section 11(3) and (4) apply to the appointment of other members of the commission as they apply to the appointment of chairperson. (5) For the purpose of selecting a person of the description specified in section 9(2)(a) to be appointed to the commission, the Minister shall request each of them— (a) the Bar Association of Queensland; and (b) the Queensland Law Society; to nominate 2 persons having appropriate qualiﬁcations. (6) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), the person to be appointed as the member of the commission of the description specified in section 9(2)(a), shall be selected from the panel so nominated. (7) If at any time when appointment is to be made of a member of the commission of the description specified in section 9(2)(a) a panel, or a panel of sufficient numbers, has not been nominated for the purpose of that appointment within a reasonable time allowed by the Minister, selection of a person of such description to be appointed may be made as prescribed by subsections (2) to (4) without further reference to the prescribed association or society. (8) The person so selected shall be deemed to have been duly nominated and, if the person is qualified as prescribed, the person’s appointment shall be taken to be in accordance with this section. 13 Acting commissioners (1) The Governor in Council may appoint a person to act as the chairperson— (a) during a vacancy in the ofﬁce; or

s 14 17 s 14 Criminal Justice Act 1989 (b) during any period, or all periods, when the chairperson is absent from duty or absent from the State or is, for any reason, unable to perform the duties of the ofﬁce. (2) The Governor in Council may appoint a person to act as another commissioner— (a) during a vacancy in the ofﬁce; or (b) during any period, or all periods, when the commissioner is acting as chairperson or is, for any reason, unable to perform the duties of ofﬁce. (3) Sections 11(1) and 12(1), (5), (6) and (7) do not apply to an appointment under this section. (4) Sections 11(3) and (4) and 12(2) to (4) apply to an appointment under this section to the extent that it is reasonably practicable to comply with those provisions. 14 Tenure of ofﬁce (1) A commissioner shall be appointed for a term not less than 2 years and not more than 5 years. (1A) The term of appointment of a commissioner must be specified with a view to ensuring that, at any time, the offices of all commissioners will not be vacant. (2) If the appointment of a commissioner does not specify a term of appointment— (a) the appointment is valid; and (b) the commissioner is, subject to subsections (3) and (5), taken to have been appointed for a term of 5 years. (3) If the appointment of a commissioner does not specify a term of appointment, nothing in this Act (other than subsections (1) and (4)), any other Act or any rule of law prevents the Governor in Council from fixing a term of appointment by a later gazette notice. (4) The chairperson of the commission may be reappointed for a term of not more than 3 years if the chairperson remains qualified for appointment and the requirements of this division are met. (5) However, the chairperson is not eligible to be reappointed if the total of his or her terms as chairperson would be more than 5 years.

s 15 18 s 15 Criminal Justice Act 1989 (6) A commissioner, other than the chairperson, may be reappointed for a term of not more than 5 years if the commissioner remains qualified as prescribed and the requirements of this division are met. (7) The office of a commissioner becomes vacant if the commissioner— (a) dies; (b) resigns the ofﬁce by signed notice given to the Minister; (c) becomes a patient within the meaning of the MentalHealthAct 1974 ; (d) becomes disqualiﬁed for appointment as a member of the commission as prescribed by section 10; (e) is convicted in the State of an indictable offence (whether on indictment or summarily) or is convicted elsewhere of an offence that, had it been committed in the State, would be an indictable offence or of an offence deﬁned in section 132; 3 (f) is absent, without prior leave of absence granted by the commission, from 3 consecutive meetings of the commission of which due notice has been given to the commissioner; (g) is removed from ofﬁce by the Governor upon the address of the Legislative Assembly approved by the Assembly consequent upon a recommendation of the parliamentary committee supported by all or a majority of that committee, being a majority other than one consisting wholly of members of the party or parties in government in the Legislative Assembly. 15 Casual vacancy in membership (1) Where a vacancy occurs in the office of a commissioner during the commissioner’s term of office, the Governor in Council may appoint, by gazette notice, a person to that vacancy for the balance of the term of appointment of his or her predecessor to that office. (2) A person appointed to a vacancy under subsection (1)— (a) if the person’s appointment is to be as chairperson—shall have a qualiﬁcation prescribed for the chairperson; 3 Section 132 (Conﬁdentiality to be maintained)

s 16 19 s 16 Criminal Justice Act 1989 (b) if the person’s appointment is to be as any other member of the commission—shall, as far as possible, have a similar qualiﬁcation for appointment as his or her predecessor. (3) Section 11(1) does not apply in relation to an appointment for a term of 12 months or less to a vacancy under subsection (1) in the office of chairperson. (4) For an appointment to a vacancy under subsection (1) for a term of 12 months or less— (a) of a person mentioned in section 9(2)(a)—section 12(5) does not apply to the appointment; and (b) of a person mentioned in section 9(2)(b)—section 12(2)(a) does not apply to the appointment. 16 Meetings and other proceedings of commission (1) The chairperson is the chief executive officer of the commission. (2) Meetings of the commission shall be held at regular intervals as prescribed, or, if not prescribed, as the commission resolves, and may be held at such other times as the chairperson determines. (3) The chairperson is to preside at all meetings at which the chairperson is present. (4) If the chairperson is not present at a meeting, the commissioners present are to appoint 1 of them to preside. (5) Business may be conducted at a meeting of the commission at which a quorum is present, and shall be decided by majority vote of the members present and voting. (6) The person presiding at a meeting of the commission is entitled to a deliberative vote and, in the event of an equality of votes, is entitled to a casting vote. (7) A quorum of the commission consists of 3 members except when a report of the commission is presented to a meeting for adoption, when a quorum consists of 4 members. (8) Conduct of meetings of the commission shall be as prescribed by regulation or, in so far as not so prescribed, as the commission resolves from time to time.

s 16A 20 Criminal Justice Act 1989 s 17 16A Participation in meetings by telephone etc. (1) The commission may permit commissioners to participate in a particular meeting, or all meetings, by telephone, closed circuit television or another way permitting contemporaneous communication with other commissioners. (2) Within 7 days of participating in a meeting of the commission under a permission under subsection (1), a commissioner must confirm in writing to the chairperson the way the commissioner voted on business conducted at the meeting. (3) A commissioner who participates in a meeting of the commission under a permission under subsection (1) and complies with subsection (2) for the meeting is taken to have been present at the meeting for section 16(5). 16B Resolutions without meetings (1) If at least a majority of commissioners sign a document containing a statement that they are in favour of a resolution stated in the document, a resolution in those terms is taken to have been passed at a meeting of the commission held on— (a) the day the document is signed; or (b) if the commissioners do not sign the document on the same day—the day the last of the commissioners constituting the majority signs the document. (2) If a resolution is, under subsection (1), taken to have been passed at a meeting of the commission, each commissioner must immediately be advised of the matter and given a copy of the terms of the resolution. (3) For subsection (1), 2 or more separate documents containing a statement in identical terms, each of which is signed by 1 or more commissioners, are taken to be a single document. 17 Judicial notice of chairperson’s signature Judicial notice must be taken of— (a) the ofﬁcial signature of a person who is, or has been, chairperson; and (b) the fact that the person is, or has been, chairperson.

s 18 21 s 21 Criminal Justice Act 1989 18 Remuneration of commissioners (1) The chairperson shall be paid a salary at such rate as is approved for the time being by the Governor in Council. (2) Each other member of the commission is entitled to— (a) such remuneration as is approved for the time being by the Minister for performance of the ordinary duties of a part-time member of the commission; and (b) such remuneration as is approved by the Governor in Council in each case for services of the member in addition to the ordinary duties of a part-time member. (3) Each member of the commission is entitled to such allowances for reasonable travelling expenses as are approved for the time being by the Minister. Division 2—Organisational structure of commission 19 Divisions of commission (1) Within the commission, there is established the official misconduct division and there may be established any other organisational units the commission considers necessary. Example— The commission may establish units for the following if the commission considers it necessary— (a) intelligence; (b) research. (4) Each division of the commission shall be under the control and direction of a director who shall be directly responsible to the commission. Division 3—Functions and responsibilities of commission 21 Functions (1) The commission shall—

s 22 22 s 22 Criminal Justice Act 1989 (a) continually monitor, review and, if the commission considers it necessary, initiate reform of the administration of criminal justice; (b) discharge other functions appropriate to the objects of this Act. (2) In discharging its functions the commission shall— (a) wherever practicable, consult with persons or bodies of persons known to it to have special competence or knowledge in the area of the administration of criminal justice concerned, and seek submissions from the public; and (b) in its report present a fair view of all submissions and recommendations made to it on the matter in relation to which it is discharging its functions, whether such submissions and recommendations are supportive of, or contrary to, the commission’s recommendations on the matter. (3) Subject to section 26, 4 the commission shall report to the parliamentary committee— (a) on a regular basis, in relation to the commission’s activities; (b) in relation to a matter speciﬁed by the parliamentary committee concerning a function of the commission or the administration of criminal justice; (c) when the commission thinks it appropriate to do so with respect to that matter, in relation to any matter that concerns the administration of criminal justice. (4) The commission shall monitor, review, coordinate and initiate implementation of the recommendations relating to the administration of criminal justice contained in the report of the commission of inquiry, and to that end, having regard to that report, shall prepare a program of priorities. 22 Commission to act independently etc. The commission must at all times act independently, impartially, fairly and in the public interest. 4 Section 26 (Commission’s reports)

s 23 23 s 23 Criminal Justice Act 1989 23 Responsibilities The responsibilities of the commission include— (a) the acquisition and maintenance of the resources, skills, training and leadership necessary for the efﬁcient administration of criminal justice; (b) monitoring and reporting on the use and effectiveness of investigative powers in relation to the administration of criminal justice generally; (c) monitoring and reporting on the suitability, sufﬁciency and use of law enforcement resources and the sufﬁciency of funding for law enforcement and criminal justice agencies including the ofﬁce of the director of public prosecutions and the Legal Aid Commission (so far as its functions relate to prescribed criminal proceedings within the meaning of the Legal Aid Act 1978 5 ); (d) undertaking intelligence activities to support its responsibilities in relation to ofﬁcial misconduct or alleged or suspected misconduct by members of the police service; (e) researching, generating and reporting on proposals for reform of the criminal law and the law and practice relating to enforcement of, or administration of, criminal justice, including assessment of relevant initiatives and systems outside the State; (f) in discharge of such functions in the administration of criminal justice as, in the commission’s opinion, are not appropriate to be discharged, or can not be effectively discharged, by the police service or other agencies of the State, undertaking— (i) research and coordination of the processes of criminal law reform; (ii) matters of witness protection; (iii) investigation of ofﬁcial misconduct in units of public administration; (g) monitoring the performance of the police service with a view to ensuring that the most appropriate policing methods are being used, consistently with trends in the nature and incidence of 5 Now see Legal Aid Queensland Act 1997 , section 101.

s 25 24 s 25 Criminal Justice Act 1989 crime, and to ensuring the ability of the police service to respond to those trends; (h) providing the commissioner of the police service with policy directives based on the commission’s research, investigation and analysis, including with respect to law enforcement priorities, education and training of police, revised methods of police operation, and the optimum use of law enforcement resources; (i) overseeing reform of the police service; (j) reporting regularly on the effectiveness of the administration of criminal justice, with particular reference to the incidence and prevention of crime and the efﬁciency of law enforcement by the police service; (k) reporting, with a view to advising the Legislative Assembly, on the implementation of the recommendations in the report of the commission of inquiry relating to the administration of criminal justice, and to the police service; (l) taking such action as the commission considers to be necessary or desirable in respect of such matters as, in the commission’s opinion, are pertinent to the administration of criminal justice. 25 Commission hearings (1) The commission is authorised to conduct a hearing in relation to any matter relevant to the discharge of its functions or responsibilities and may receive evidence orally or in writing, on oath or affirmation, or by way of statutory declaration. (2) A hearing by the commission may, as authorised by the commission, be conducted by any of the following persons— (a) the chairperson; (b) the chairperson and another commissioner; (c) the director of the ofﬁcial misconduct division; (d) a commissioner who is a legal practitioner; (e) an employee of the commission who is a legal practitioner; (f) a legal practitioner, other than a person mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (e).

s 26 25 s 26 Criminal Justice Act 1989 (3) A legal practitioner can not conduct a hearing under subsection (2)(f) unless the authorisation of the legal practitioner is supported by the members of the parliamentary committee unanimously or by a majority of the members, other than a majority consisting wholly of members of the political party or parties in government in the Legislative Assembly. (4) A person authorised to conduct a hearing under subsection (2) is taken, for the purposes of the hearing, to be the commission. 26 Commission’s reports (1) Subject to section 27, a report of the commission, signed by its chairperson, shall be furnished— (a) to the chairperson of the parliamentary committee; and (b) to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly; and (c) to the Minister. (2) The commission may furnish a copy of its report to the principal officer in a unit of public administration who, in its opinion, is concerned with the subject matter of the report. (3) If a report is received by the Speaker when the Legislative Assembly is not sitting, the Speaker shall deliver the report and any accompanying document to the clerk of the Parliament and order that it be printed. (4) A report printed in accordance with subsection (3) shall be deemed for all purposes to have been tabled in and printed by order of the Legislative Assembly and shall be granted all the immunities and privileges of a report so tabled and printed. (5) A report received by the Speaker, including one printed in accordance with subsection (3), shall be tabled in the Legislative Assembly on the next sitting day of the Assembly after it is received by the Speaker and be ordered by the Legislative Assembly to be printed. (6) No person shall publish, furnish or deliver a report of the commission, otherwise than is prescribed by this section, unless the report has been printed by order of the Legislative Assembly or is deemed to have been so printed. (7) This section does not apply to an annual report of the commission. (8) Notwithstanding subsection (6) the commission, prior to furnishing a report in accordance with subsection (1), may—

s 27 26 s 27 Criminal Justice Act 1989 (a) publish, furnish or deliver a copy of a report of the commission to the government printer; and (b) make arrangements for the preprinting by the government printer of copies of such report for the purposes of this section. (9) In this section— “report of the commission” means— (a) a report on a hearing conducted by the commission under section 25, other than a report under section 33; 6 or (b) a research or other report prepared by the commission that the parliamentary committee directs the commission to give to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. 27 Commission’s report on court procedures and conﬁdential matter (1) A report of the commission relating to— (a) procedures and operations of any court of the State; (b) procedures and practices of the registry or administrative ofﬁces of any court of the State; shall not be furnished as prescribed by section 26 but shall be furnished— (c) to the Chief Justice of the State, if the report deals with matters pertinent to the Supreme Court; or (d) to the Chief Judge of District Courts, if the report deals with matters pertinent to District Courts; or (e) to the President of the Childrens Court, if the report deals with matters pertinent to the Childrens Court; or (f) to the judicial ofﬁcer, or the principal such ofﬁcer if there be more than 1, in the court, or the system of courts, to which the matters dealt with in the report are pertinent. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, if the commission is of the opinion that information in its possession is such that confidentiality should be strictly maintained in relation to it ( “confidential information” )— 6 Section 33 (Reports of division)

s 27 27 s 27 Criminal Justice Act 1989 (a) the commission need not make a report on the matter to which the information is relevant; or (b) if the commission makes a report on that matter it need not disclose that information or refer to it in the report. (3) If the commission decides under subsection (2)(a) not to make a report to which confidential information is relevant or, in a report, the commission, under subsection (2)(b), does not disclose or refer to confidential information, the commission— (a) may disclose the conﬁdential information in a separate document to— (i) the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly; and (ii) the Minister; and (b) must disclose the conﬁdential information in a separate document to the parliamentary committee. (4) A member of the parliamentary committee or a person appointed, engaged or assigned to help the committee, must not disclose confidential information disclosed to the parliamentary committee or person under subsection (3)(b) until the commission advises the committee there is no longer a need to strictly maintain confidentiality in relation to the information. (5) Despite subsection (3)(b), the commission may refuse to disclose information to the parliamentary committee if— (a) a majority of the commissioners considers conﬁdentiality should continue to be strictly maintained in relation to the information; and (b) the commission gives the committee as detailed reasons as possible for the decision. (6) The commission must maintain a register of information withheld under subsection (5) and advise the parliamentary committee immediately after the need for strict maintenance of confidentiality ceases in relation to the information. (7) The parliamentary committee or a person appointed, engaged or assigned to help the committee and who is authorised for the purpose by the committee may, at any time, inspect in the register information the commission has advised the committee is no longer required to be strictly maintained as confidential.

s 28 28 s 28A Criminal Justice Act 1989 (8) Information, reasons or advice mentioned in subsections (3), (5) and (6)— (a) may be given in writing or orally; and (b) is not a report or part of a report for section 26. (9) The parliamentary commissioner may at any time inspect information on the register, whether or not the commission has advised the parliamentary committee the information is no longer required to be strictly maintained as confidential. (10) The parliamentary committee may not require the parliamentary commissioner to disclose to the committee information inspected by the commissioner on the register, if the commission has not advised the committee the information is no longer required to be strictly maintained as confidential. 28 Commission’s report insufﬁcient for removal of Supreme Court or District Court judge (1) A report of the commission is not sufficient ground for an address of the Legislative Assembly for removal from office of a Supreme Court or District Court judge. (2) If the Assembly resolves that further action in respect of such a judge should be taken having regard to a report of the commission, it shall— (a) appoint a tribunal of serving or retired judges of any 1 or more of the State or Federal superior courts of Australia to inquire into the matter dealt with in the commission’s report in relation to the judge; and (b) defer any other further action until the ﬁndings and recommendations of such tribunal are known. (3) When such tribunal is appointed the commission shall furnish to it such number of copies of its report as the tribunal requires and all material in the commission’s possession relevant to the subject of the tribunal’s inquiry. 28A Giving other information to parliamentary committee (1) The commission may, with the parliamentary committee’s consent, give the parliamentary committee information, orally or in writing,

s 29 29 s 29 Criminal Justice Act 1989 whether or not at the request of the committee, that is not included in a report under section 26. (2) Section 26 does not apply to the giving of the information. Division 4—Ofﬁcial misconduct division 29 Role and functions (1) The official misconduct division is the investigative unit within the commission. (2) It will operate of its own initiative, as well as in response to complaint or information received concerning misconduct. (3) It is the function of the division, subject to directions or orders of, and guidelines issued by, the commission— (a) to investigate the incidence of ofﬁcial misconduct generally in the State; and (b) to further the investigative work carried out on behalf of the commission of inquiry continued in being by the Commission ofInquiry Continuation Act 1989 if the investigative work relates to ofﬁcial misconduct or alleged or suspected misconduct by members of the police service; and (c) to investigate the ﬁnancial affairs and business transactions of any person holding an appointment in a unit of public administration if the director of the division has reason to suspect the person of ofﬁcial misconduct; and (d) to investigate cases of— (i) alleged or suspected misconduct by members of the police service; or (ii) alleged or suspected ofﬁcial misconduct by persons holding appointments in other units of public administration; that come to its notice from any source, including by complaint or information from an anonymous source; and (e) to offer and render advice or assistance, by way of education or liaison, to law enforcement agencies, units of public administration, companies and institutions, auditors and other

s 30 30 s 31 Criminal Justice Act 1989 persons concerning the detection and prevention of ofﬁcial misconduct; and (f) to give effect to the recommendations of the report of the commission of inquiry— (i) to the extent to which they— (A) relate to the operation of the ofﬁcial misconduct division; and (B) are not inconsistent with this Act; and (ii) so far as it is practicable; and (g) to report as prescribed in relation to its investigations; and (h) to perform such duties on behalf of the commission as the commission directs. (4) To the extent that an investigation by the division is, or would be, in relation to the conduct of a judge of, or other person holding judicial office in, a court of the State, the authority of the division to conduct the investigation— (a) is limited to investigating misconduct such as, if established, would warrant his or her removal from ofﬁce; (b) shall be exercised by the commission constituted by the chairperson; (c) shall be exercised in accordance with appropriate conditions and procedures settled in continuing consultations between the chairperson and the Chief Justice of the State. 30 Qualiﬁcation of director The director of the ofﬁcial misconduct division shall be a legal practitioner. 31 Ofﬁcial misconduct (1) For the purposes of this Act, official misconduct is— (a) conduct that is in the general nature of ofﬁcial misconduct prescribed by section 32;

s 32 31 s 32 Criminal Justice Act 1989 (b) a conspiracy or attempt to engage in conduct referred to in paragraph (a). (2) Conduct may be official misconduct for the purposes of this Act notwithstanding that— (a) it occurred before the commencement of this Act; or (b) some or all of the effects or ingredients necessary to constitute ofﬁcial misconduct occurred before the commencement of this Act; or (c) a person involved in the conduct is no longer the holder of an appointment in a unit of public administration. (3) Conduct engaged in by, or in relation to, a person at a time when the person is not the holder of an appointment in a unit of public administration may be official misconduct, if the person becomes the holder of such an appointment. (4) Conduct may be official misconduct for the purposes of this Act regardless of— (a) where the conduct is engaged in; (b) whether the law relevant to the conduct is a law of Queensland or of another jurisdiction. 32 General nature of ofﬁcial misconduct (1) Official misconduct is— (a) conduct of a person, whether or not the person holds an appointment in a unit of public administration, that adversely affects, or could adversely affect, directly or indirectly, the honest and impartial discharge of functions or exercise of powers or authority of a unit of public administration or of any person holding an appointment in a unit of public administration; or (b) conduct of a person while the person holds or held an appointment in a unit of public administration— (i) that constitutes or involves the discharge of the person’s functions or exercise of his or her powers or authority, as the holder of the appointment, in a manner that is not honest or is not impartial; or

s 33 32 s 33 Criminal Justice Act 1989 (ii) that constitutes or involves a breach of the trust placed in the person by reason of his or her holding the appointment in a unit of public administration; or (c) conduct that involves the misuse by any person of information or material that the person has acquired in or in connection with the discharge of his or her functions or exercise of his or her powers or authority as the holder of an appointment in a unit of public administration, whether the misuse is for the beneﬁt of the person or another person; and in any such case, constitutes or could constitute— (d) in the case of conduct of a person who is the holder of an appointment in the unit of public administration—a criminal offence, or a disciplinary breach that provides reasonable grounds for termination of the person’s services in the unit of public administration; or (e) in the case of any other person—a criminal offence. (2) It is irrelevant that proceedings or action in respect of an offence to which the conduct is relevant can no longer be brought or continued or that action for termination of services on account of the conduct can no longer be taken. (3) A conspiracy or an attempt to engage in conduct, such as is referred to in subsection (1) is not excluded by that subsection from being official misconduct if, had the conspiracy or attempt been brought to fruition in further conduct, the further conduct could constitute or involve an offence or grounds referred to in subsection (1). 33 Reports of division (1) The director of the official misconduct division shall report on— (a) every investigation carried out by the division (other than by or on behalf of the complaints section); (b) every matter of complaint, or information, submitted to the director by the complaints section of the division. (2) A report shall be made to the commission or, at the commission’s direction, the chairperson. (2A) With the authority of the commission, the report must also be made to 1 or more of the following—

s 33 33 s 33 Criminal Justice Act 1989 (a) the director of public prosecutions, or other appropriate prosecuting authority, with a view to such prosecution proceedings as the director of public prosecutions or other authority considers warranted; (c) the Chief Justice of the State, if the report relates to conduct of a judge of, or other person holding judicial ofﬁce in, the Supreme Court; (d) the Chief Judge of District Courts, if the report relates to conduct of a judge of District Courts; (e) the President of the Childrens Court, if the report relates to a person holding judicial ofﬁce in the Childrens Court; (f) the Chief Stipendiary Magistrate, if the report relates to conduct of a person holding judicial ofﬁce in the system of Magistrates Courts; (g) in a case to which paragraphs (c), (d), (e) and (f) do not apply—the appropriate principal ofﬁcer in a unit of public administration, with a view to disciplinary action being taken in respect of the matter to which the report relates. (3) A report made under subsection (2) must contain, or be accompanied by, all relevant information known to the official misconduct division, whether the information— (a) supports a charge that may be brought against any person in consequence of the report; or (b) supports a defence that may be available to any person liable to be charged in consequence of the report. (4) If a person makes a complaint of misconduct or official misconduct to the complaints section, the director must give to the person a response stating— (a) if no action is taken on the complaint—the reason for the inaction; or (b) if action is taken on the complaint— (i) the action taken; and (ii) the reason the director considers the action to be appropriate in the circumstances; and (iii) any results of the action that are known at the time of the response.

s 34 34 s 34 Criminal Justice Act 1989 (5) However, the director is not required to give a response to the person if— (a) the person has not given his or her name and address to the commission; or (b) the complaints section, acting under section 38(2), does not investigate the complaint. (6) The director must not disclose, in a response under subsection (4), information if disclosure would be contrary to the public interest. (7) If the director of public prosecutions requires the commission to make further investigation or supply further information relevant to a prosecution, whether started or not, to which the content of a report made to the director under subsection (2)(a) relates, the director of the official misconduct division must take all reasonable steps to further investigate the matter or provide the further information. (8) The commission may give directions to the director of the official misconduct division about the exercise of the director’s powers under subsection (4), (5) or (6), including a direction that certain types of matter are to be responded to by the commission. 34 Judicial review of division’s activities (1) A person who claims— (a) that an investigation by the ofﬁcial misconduct division is being conducted unfairly; or (b) that the complaint or information on which an investigation by the ofﬁcial misconduct division is being, or is about to be, conducted does not warrant an investigation; may make application to a judge of the Supreme Court for an order in the nature of a mandatory or restrictive injunction addressed to the commission. (2) If an application (the “costs application” ) is made to the court by a person (the “costs applicant” ) who has made an application under subsection (1), the court may make an order that— (a) the commission indemnify the costs applicant in relation to the costs properly incurred in the injunction proceeding, on a party and party basis, from the time the costs application was made; or

s 35 35 s 35 Criminal Justice Act 1989 (b) a party to the injunction proceeding is to bear only that party’s own costs of that proceeding, regardless of the outcome. (3) In considering the costs application, the court must have regard to— (a) the ﬁnancial resources of— (i) the costs applicant; or (ii) any person associated with the costs applicant who has an interest in the outcome of the injunction proceeding; and (b) whether the injunction proceeding involves an issue that affects, or may affect, the public interest, in addition to any personal right or interest of the costs applicant; and (c) whether the injunction proceeding discloses a reasonable basis for the application under subsection (1). (4) The court may, at any time, on its own initiative or on the application of the costs applicant or the commission, revoke or vary, or suspend the operation of, an order made by it under this section after having regard to— (a) any conduct of the costs applicant, including a failure to diligently prosecute the injunction proceeding; or (b) any signiﬁcant change affecting the matters mentioned in subsection (3). (5) Subject to this section, the rules of court applying to the awarding of costs apply to the awarding of costs for the injunction proceeding. (6) An appeal may be brought from an order under subsection (2) or (4) only with the leave of the Court of Appeal. (7) In this section— “injunction proceeding” means an application under subsection (1) and a proceeding on the application. 35 Effect of further factors on order (1) An order made on an application under section 34 shall not operate so as to prevent or inhibit the conduct of the investigation in question if there have emerged further factors in light of which the order appears to be unjustified. (2) Where there have emerged further factors that put in question the propriety of an order made on an application under section 34 a judge of

s 36 36 s 37 Criminal Justice Act 1989 the Supreme Court may, on application made by the commission for revocation of the order, revoke the order, or vary its terms as the judge thinks fit. Division 5—Complaints section 36 Establishment of section (1) Within the official misconduct division there shall be established and maintained a complaints section. (2) An officer of the commission is to be appointed by the commission as the chief officer of the complaints section. (3) The commission may appoint a person to act as chief officer of the complaints section— (a) during a vacancy in the ofﬁce; or (b) during any period, or all periods, when the chief ofﬁcer is absent from duty or is, for another reason, unable to perform the functions of the ofﬁce. (4) The complaints section is to be under the control and direction of the chief officer, who is to be directly responsible to the director of the official misconduct division. (5) All complaints or information concerning misconduct to be brought to the notice of the commission are to be communicated to the complaints section. 37 Referral of matter to section (1) Any person may furnish to the complaints section a complaint or information concerning conduct that is perceived as, or may be, official misconduct. (2) It is the duty of each of the following persons to refer to the complaints section all matters that the person suspects involve, or may involve, official misconduct— (a) the ombudsman; (b) the principal ofﬁcer (other than the commissioner of the police service) in a unit of public administration;

s 38 37 s 38 Criminal Justice Act 1989 (c) a person who constitutes a corporate entity that is a unit of public administration. (3) It is the duty of the commissioner of the police service to refer to the complaints section all complaints of, or matters involving, suspected misconduct by members of the police service, whether such complaints and matters arise within or from outside the police service. (4) A person shall discharge the duty prescribed for the person by subsection (2) or (3) notwithstanding— (a) the provisions of any other Act; or (b) any obligation to which the person may be subject to maintain conﬁdentiality with respect to the matters or complaints concerned. (5) The commission may issue guidelines to regulate or modify the duties prescribed by subsection (2) or (3). (6) A person referred to in subsection (2) or (3) shall comply with the directions in writing of the chairperson relating to any complaint of, or matter involving, suspected misconduct, including the transference to the commission of responsibility for investigation of any such complaint or matter or of any suspicion arising from any such complaint or matter. 38 Handling of complaints etc. by complaints section (1) The complaints section may decide not to investigate a complaint, information or other matter communicated to it. (2) The complaints section must not investigate a complaint or information if, in the opinion of the chief officer of the section— (a) the complaint or information is frivolous or vexatious; or (b) in the case of a complaint or information from an anonymous source—the complaint or information lacks substance or credibility. (3) The complaints section may discontinue the investigation of a complaint, information or matter. (4) The complaints section may refer to the principal officer of a unit of public administration any complaint, information or matter that, in the opinion of the chief officer of the section, involves, or may involve, cause for taking disciplinary action (other than for official misconduct) by the

s 39 38 s 39 Criminal Justice Act 1989 principal officer against a person holding an appointment in the unit of public administration. (5) The complaints section must submit a complaint, information or matter to the director of the official misconduct division if, in the opinion of the chief officer of the section, the available evidence shows a prima facie case to support a charge of a disciplinary nature of official misconduct or a charge for a criminal offence. (6) The director of the official misconduct division may give directions with respect to the investigation by or on behalf of the complaints section of complaints, information and matters, including decisions to investigate or not to investigate. (7) The commission may issue guidelines with respect to the investigation by or on behalf of the complaints section of complaints, information and matters, including decisions to investigate or not to investigate. (8) This section, and any directions given under subsection (6), have effect subject to any guidelines issued by the commission under subsection (7). (9) The official misconduct division and the complaints section must comply with any orders or directions given by the commission about matters to which this section applies or investigation of the matters. (10) An order or direction mentioned in subsection (9) prevails over— (a) an inconsistent direction given by the director of the ofﬁcial misconduct division to the extent of the inconsistency; and (b) an inconsistent guideline issued by the commission to the extent of the inconsistency. 39 Commission’s duty on director’s report of ofﬁcial misconduct (1) If the director of the official misconduct division reports to a principal officer of a unit of public administration that— (a) any complaint, matter or information involves, or may involve, ofﬁcial misconduct by a prescribed person in that unit; and (b) the available evidence shows a prima facie case to support a charge of a disciplinary nature of ofﬁcial misconduct against the prescribed person;

s 56 39 s 56 Criminal Justice Act 1989 the commission must charge the prescribed person with the relevant ofﬁcial misconduct by way of a disciplinary charge. (2) The charge may be dealt with only by a misconduct tribunal under the Misconduct Tribunals Act 1997 . (3) In subsection (1)— “prescribed person” means— (a) a member of the police service; (b) a person who holds an appointment in a unit of public administration (other than the police service), which appointment or unit is declared by regulation to be subject to the jurisdiction of a misconduct tribunal. (4) A regulation may not declare a court of the State of whatever jurisdiction or an appointment as a judge of, or holder of a judicial office in, any such court to be subject to the jurisdiction of a misconduct tribunal. Division 6—Research division 56 Role and functions (1) The research division is the unit within the commission that, in accordance with any directions of the commission, will— (a) conduct research into the problems that from time to time beset, or could beset, the administration of criminal justice in the State; (c) make known its ﬁndings on matters relating to the system of criminal justice in the State to the commission and, with the commission’s approval, all other agencies in the State concerned with the administration of criminal justice in the State. (3) It is the function of the division, in accordance with any directions by the commission— (b) to research trends in criminal activity, in particular any trend to organised crime, to identify competing needs, and to establish priorities for allocation of resources for enforcement of the criminal law; (c) to research available resources with the objective of fostering cooperation between, agencies for—

s 57 40 s 57 Criminal Justice Act 1989 (i) law enforcement; and (ii) prosecution of offenders; and (iii) judicial administration; and (iv) corrective services; with a view to securing optimum use of available resources; (d) to research and make recommendations on— (i) law reform pertinent to criminal justice; and (ii) reform of processes of enforcement of the criminal law; (e) to inform the parliamentary committee, the judiciary, and agencies for enforcement of the criminal law or prosecution of offenders in relation to matters affecting criminal justice; (f) to review on a continuing basis the effectiveness of programs and methods of the police department, in particular in relation to— (i) compliance by the department with the commission’s recommendations or policy instructions; (ii) community policing; (iii) prevention of crime; (iv) matters affecting the selection, recruitment, training and career progression of members of the police service and their supporting staff; (h) to prepare for the commission reports, and suggested directions to the commissioner of the police service, relating to its ﬁndings in the course of discharging its functions and to its recommendations as to remedial action or appropriate response; (i) to report to the commission on the discharge of the division’s functions with a view to alerting the commission and aiding the commission’s determinations. 57 Liaison with other agencies (1) In discharge of its functions, the division shall liaise with, and coordinate its activities with those of, departments that are concerned with the administration of criminal justice.

s 58 41 s 58 Criminal Justice Act 1989 (2) The division shall have regard to the activities, findings and recommendations of agencies outside the State that are concerned with administration of criminal justice (or any part of the administration of criminal justice) in other jurisdictions with a view to— (a) relating and adapting those activities, ﬁndings and recommendations to the needs of the State; (b) avoiding needless duplication of the work of those agencies for the purpose of discharging the division’s functions. Division 7—Intelligence division 58 Role and functions (1) The intelligence division is the unit within the commission responsible for providing an effective intelligence service for the commission. (2) It is the function of the intelligence division— (a) to build up a database of intelligence information concerning ofﬁcial misconduct and persons concerned in ofﬁcial misconduct or alleged or suspected misconduct by members of the police service, using for the purpose information acquired by it from— (i) its own operations; (ii) the ofﬁcial misconduct division of the commission; (iii) the police service; (iv) sources of the Commonwealth or any State or Territory, which supplies such information to it; (v) any other source available to it; and to disseminate such information to such persons, authorities and agencies, and in such manner, as the commission considers appropriate to the discharge of its functions and responsibilities; (b) to retain possession and control of all data and records of the commission of inquiry continued in being by the Commission ofInquiryContinuationAct1989 that relate, wholly or partly, to ofﬁcial misconduct;

s 59 42 s 60 Criminal Justice Act 1989 (c) to secure such database and records in its possession and control so that only persons who satisfy the director of the intelligence division or the chairperson that they have a legitimate need of access to the same are able to have access to them. 59 Relinquishment of data of commission of inquiry (1) A person in possession or control of data and records of the commission of inquiry continued in being by the CommissionofInquiryContinuation Act 1989 shall, upon the person receiving a request in writing of the chairperson, deliver possession and control of that data and those records to the director of the intelligence division. (2) The acknowledgment of receipt by the director of data and records so delivered shall be a sufficient discharge to the person making delivery from all responsibility in respect of such data and records. (3) In respect of data and records of which the director of the intelligence division has assumed possession and control from the commission of inquiry continued in being by the Commission of Inquiry Continuation Act1989 the provisions of the Special Prosecutor Act 1988 , sections 20 and 21 apply (subject to all necessary adaptation) as if— (a) the commission of inquiry referred to in that Act were the commission constituted by this Act; and (b) the chairperson referred to in that Act were the chairperson under this Act. 60 Duty to inform of criminal intelligence It is the duty of— (a) the director of the ofﬁcial misconduct division of the commission; and (b) the commissioner of the police service; to cause such information in the nature of criminal intelligence that comes to the knowledge of ofﬁcers of such division or, as the case may be, of members of the police service as is requested by the chairperson to be conveyed immediately to the director of the intelligence division of the commission.

s 61 43 s 65 Criminal Justice Act 1989 Division 8—Witness protection division 61 Witness protection division (1) A witness protection division is established. (2) The division has the functions conferred on it by this or another Act. Division 9—Staff of commission 64 Employment by commission (1) The commission may employ such directors and other staff as are necessary for the effective and efficient discharge of the functions and responsibilities, and exercise of the powers, of the commission and of each of its organisational units. (2) The commission may, with the Minister’s approval, decide the salaries, wages, allowances and conditions of employment of members of its staff and changes to the salaries, wages, allowances and conditions. (3) Employment in an office under the commission, or in an office of a class of office under the commission, approved by the commission to be a contractual office or class shall be governed by a contract of employment between the commission and the appointee to the office, and shall not be subject to any industrial award or industrial agreement or any determination or rule of an industrial tribunal. (4) The directors and other staff are to be employed under this Act, and not under the Public Service Act 1996 . 65 Use of ofﬁcers (1) The commission may, with the Minister’s approval and the consent of the Minister responsible for the unit of public administration concerned, or in the case of the parliamentary service, the consent of the Speaker, arrange for use (by secondment or otherwise) by it of the services of staff or facilities of any unit of public administration, or of any office administered within such a unit. (2) In subsection (1)— “staff” includes members of the police service.

116 Criminal Justice Act 1989 Functions of divisions of commission prov hdg amd 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1 s 20 amd 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1 om 1997 No. 61 s 12 Functions s 21 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch; 1997 No. 61 s 13 Commission to act independently etc. s 22 ins 1993 No. 75 s 9 Responsibilities s 23 amd 1992 No. 16 s 2; 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch; 1997 No. 68 s 136 Role of commission members s 24 om 1997 No. 61 s 14 Commission hearings s 25 amd 1993 No. 75 s 10; 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1; 1997 No. 61 s 15 Commission’s reports s 26 amd 1990 No. 79 s 8; 1993 No. 75 ss 11, 2 sch; 1994 No. 24 s 3(1) sch; 1997 No. 61 s 16 Commission’s report on court procedures and conﬁdential matter s 27 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch; 1997 No. 61 s 17 Commission’s report insufﬁcient for removal of Supreme Court or District Court judge prov hdg sub 1996 No. 32 s 9(1) s 28 amd 1996 No. 32 s 9(2) Giving other information to parliamentary committee s 28A ins 1997 No. 61 s 18 Role and functions s 29 amd 1992 No. 16 s 3; 1993 No. 75 ss 12, 2 sch; 1997 No. 61 s 19; 1997 No. 68 s 137 General nature of ofﬁcial misconduct s 32 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch Reports of division s 33 amd 1992 No. 16 s 4; 1993 No. 75 ss 13, 2 sch; 1994 No. 24 s 3(1) sch; 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1; 1997 No. 61 s 20 Judicial review of division’s activities s 34 amd 1997 No. 61 s 21 Establishment of section s 36 amd 1992 No. 16 s 5; 1997 No. 61 s 22 Referral of matter to section s 37 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch; 2001 No. 73 s 96 sch 1

117 Criminal Justice Act 1989 Handling of complaints etc. by complaints section s 38 sub 1992 No. 16 s 6 amd 1997 No. 61 s 23 Commission’s duty on director’s report of ofﬁcial misconduct prov hdg amd 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1 s 39 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch; 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1 Meaning of “prescribed person” s 40 ins 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch om 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1 Tribunals constituted as required s 41 om 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1 Panel of tribunal members s 42 amd 1990 No. 79 s 9; 1993 No. 75 ss 14, 2 sch om 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1 Term of appointment to panel s 43 om 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1 Remuneration for constituting tribunal s 44 om 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1 Constitution of tribunals s 45 om 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1 Jurisdiction s 46 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch om 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1 Tribunal’s original jurisdiction exclusive s 47 om 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1 Appeal from tribunal in original jurisdiction s 48 amd 1992 No. 18 s 3; 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch om 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1 Review of decisions on disciplinary charges s 49 om 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1 Meaning of “prescribed person” s 50 ins 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch om 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1 Proceedings in original jurisdiction s 51 om 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1 Proceedings in appellate jurisdiction s 52 om 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1 Director’s duty following initiation of proceedings s 53 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch om 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1

118 Criminal Justice Act 1989 Conduct of proceedings s 54 om 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1 Powers of tribunals s 55 om 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1 Division 6—Research division div hdg prev div 6 hdg om 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1 pres div 6 hdg (prev div 8) renum 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1 amd 1997 No. 61 s 24 Role and functions s 56 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch; 1997 No. 61 s 25; 1997 No. 68 s 138 Liaison with other agencies s 57 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch Division 7—Intelligence division div hdg prev div 7 hdg om 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1 pres div 7 hdg (prev div 9) renum 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1 Role and functions s 58 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch; 1997 No. 68 s 139 Relinquishment of data of commission of inquiry s 59 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch Duty to inform of criminal intelligence s 60 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch Division 8—Witness protection division div hdg (prev div 10) renum 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1 Witness protection division s 61 sub 2000 No. 56 s 52 sch 1 Role and functions s 62 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch om 2000 No. 56 s 52 sch 1 Access to register s 63 amd 1997 No. 61 s 26 om 2000 No. 56 s 52 sch 1 Division 9—Staff of commission div hdg (prev div 11) renum 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1 Employment by commission s 64 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch; 1996 No. 37 s 147 sch 2; 1997 No. 61 s 27 Use of ofﬁcers s 65 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch; 1995 No. 38 s 35 sch 1 Engagement of services s 66 amd 1997 No. 61 s 28 Ofﬁcers of commission s 67 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch; 1997 No. 61 s 29

119 Criminal Justice Act 1989 Superannuation schemes s 68 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch sub 1995 No. 36 s 9 sch 2 Delegation of powers by chairperson of commission under pt 3 s 68A ins 1997 No. 61 s 30 Notice to discover information s 69 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch; 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1; 1997 No. 61 s 31 Entry of public premises s 70 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch Warrant to enter, search and seize s 71 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch Provisions re execution of warrant s 72 amd 1993 No. 75 s 15 Authority to seize other records or things s 73 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch Summons to procure evidence s 74 amd 1993 No. 75 ss 16, 2 sch; 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1 Restriction on exercise of authority under ss 69 to 74(1) s 75 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch Obligation of person served with summons s 76 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch Claim of privilege s 77 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch Procedure upon claim of privilege s 78 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch Apprehension of witness s 79 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch; 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1 Authority of and procedure relevant to warrant under s 79 s 80 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch; 1997 No. 68 s 140; 2000 No. 5 s 373 sch 3; 2000 No. 63 s 276 sch 2 Attendance of prisoner or patient before commission s 81 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch; 1994 No. 24 s 3(1) sch; 2000 No. 16 s 590 sch 1 pt 2; 2000 No. 63 s 276 sch 2 Authority to use listening devices s 82 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch; amd 1997 No. 68 s 140 Use of information disclosed by listening device s 83 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch Further powers of ofﬁcers of commission s 84 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch; 1997 No. 17 s 74 sch; 1997 No. 61 s 32

120 Criminal Justice Act 1989 Division 1A—Public interest monitor div hdg ins 1997 No. 68 s 141 Public interest monitor s 84A ins 1997 No. 68 s 141 amd 2000 No. 60 s 175 sch 3 Monitor’s functions s 84B ins 1997 No. 68 s 141 Monitor’s annual report s 84C ins 1997 No. 68 s 141 Secrecy s 84D ins 1997 No. 68 s 141 Proceedings unaffected by personnel changes s 86 amd 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1 Continuing duty to attend s 87 amd 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1 Prohibition of publication of evidence etc. s 88 sub 1993 No. 75 s 17 amd 1997 No. 61 s 33; 1997 No. 68 s 142 Administering oath or afﬁrmation s 89 ins 1993 No. 75 s 18 Hearings open to public unless commission otherwise orders s 90 ins 1993 No. 75 s 18 sub 1997 No. 61 s 34 Legal practitioner may be appointed or engaged to assist commission s 91 ins 1993 No. 75 s 18 Commission not bound by rules or practice s 92 amd 1993 No. 75 s 19; 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1 Commission’s reports s 93 ins 1993 No. 75 s 20 Obligation to adduce evidence s 94 amd 193 No. 75 s 2 sch; 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1; 1997 No. 61 s 35 Examination before commission s 95 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch Use of incriminating evidence against witness s 96 amd 1993 No. 75 ss 21, 2 sch Recoupment of witnesses s 3.25 om 1993 No. 75 s 22 Custody of material seized or produced s 97 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch

121 Criminal Justice Act 1989 Inspection of material in commission’s custody s 98 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch; 1997 No. 61 s 36 Restricted access to commission’s material s 99 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch Immunities in conduct of proceedings s 100 amd 1993 No. 75 s 23; 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1 Disclosure to commission not breach of conﬁdence s 102 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch; 1997 No. 61 s 37 Personal protection for witnesses etc. s 103 amd 1990 No. 79 s 10; 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch; 1997 No. 61 s 38; 2000 No. 56 s 52 sch 1 Injunctions s 104 ins 1990 No. 79 s 10 amd 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1; 1999 No. 33 s 747 sch 3 Reimbursement s 105 sub 1993 No. 75 s 24 Conduct constituting contempt s 106 amd 1993 No. 75 ss 25, 2 sch; 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1 Punishment of contempt s 107 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch General provisions re contempt s 108 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch; 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1 Division 1—Constitution and membership div hdg om 1995 No. 38 s 35 sch 1 Constitution s 111 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch om 1995 No. 38 s 35 sch 1 Composition s 112 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch om 1995 No. 38 s 35 sch 1 Application of Standing Orders and Rules s 113 om 1995 No. 38 s 35 sch 1 Term of Committee s 114 om 1995 No. 38 s 35 sch 1 Division 2—Functions and powers of Parliamentary Committee div hdg om 1995 No. 38 s 35 sch 1 Establishment of parliamentary committee s 115 prev s 115 om 1995 No. 38 s 35 sch 1 pres s 115 ins 1996 No. 2 s 11

122 Criminal Justice Act 1989 Membership of parliamentary committee s 116 prev s 116 om 1995 No. 38 s 35 sch 1 pres s 116 ins 1996 No. 2 s 11 amd 2001 No. 2 s 6 Membership of parliamentary committee continues despite dissolution s 116A ins 1997 No. 61 s 39 Quorum and voting at meetings of parliamentary committee s 117 prev s 117 om 1995 No. 38 s 35 sch 1 pres s 117 ins 1996 No. 2 s 11 amd 2001 No. 2 s 7 Functions and powers s 118 amd 1995 No. 38 s 35 sch 1; 1997 No. 61 s 40 Guidelines on operation of commission s 118A ins 1997 No. 61 s 41 Guidelines to be tabled s 118B ins 1997 No. 61 s 41 Disallowance of guideline s 118C ins 1997 No. 61 s 41 Limited saving of operation of guideline that ceases to have effect s 118D ins 1997 No. 61 s 41 Directions by parliamentary committee to undertake investigation s 118E ins 1997 No. 61 s 41 Referral of concerns by parliamentary committee s 118F ins 1997 No. 61 s 41 PART 4A—PARLIAMENTARY CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSIONER pt hdg ins 1997 No. 61 s 41 Division 1—Parliamentary criminal justice commissioner div hdg ins 1997 No. 61 s 41 Ofﬁce of Parliamentary criminal justice commissioner s 118G ins 1997 No. 61 s 41 Qualiﬁcation for appointment as parliamentary commissioner s 118H ins 1997 No. 61 s 41 Disqualiﬁcations as parliamentary commissioner s 118I ins 1997 No. 61 s 41 Selection for appointment of parliamentary commissioner s 118J ins 1997 No. 61 s 41 Appointment of parliamentary commissioner s 118K ins 1997 No. 61 s 41 Acting parliamentary commissioner s 118L ins 1997 No. 61 s 41

123 Criminal Justice Act 1989 Duration of appointment s 118M ins 1997 No. 61 s 41 Vacation of ofﬁce s 118N ins 1997 No. 61 s 41 amd 2000 No. 16 s 590 sch 1 pt 2 Remuneration of parliamentary commissioner s 118O ins 1997 No. 61 s 41 Oath of parliamentary commissioner s 118P ins 1997 No. 61 s 41 Administrative and support services for parliamentary commissioner s 118Q ins 1997 No. 61 s 41 amd 1997 No. 68 s 149 Division 2—Functions and powers of parliamentary commissioner div hdg ins 1997 No. 61 s 41 Functions of parliamentary commissioner s 118R ins 1997 No. 61 s 41 Parliamentary commissioner can not be required to disclose particular information s 118S ins 1997 No. 61 s 41 Powers of the parliamentary commissioner s 118T ins 1997 No. 61 s 41 Parliamentary commissioner to have custody of and deal with records of the CJC inquiry s 118U ins 1997 No. 61 s 41 amd 2001 No. 73 s 96 sch 1 Relinquishment of records of CJC inquiry s 118V ins 1997 No. 61 s 41 Parliamentary commissioner has powers under Commissions of Inquiry Act 1950 s 118W ins 1997 No. 61 s 41 Conﬁdentiality obligations not to apply s 118X ins 1997 No. 61 s 41 Commission not entitled to privilege s 118Y ins 1997 No. 61 s 41 Investigations closed to the public unless authorised by parliamentary committee s 118Z ins 1997 No. 61 s 41 Protection of parliamentary commissioner and ofﬁcers etc. s 118ZA ins 1997 No. 61 s 41 Applications under pts 2 and 3 generally s 119 amd 1993 No. 75 s 26 Application pursuant to s 34 s 120 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch; 1994 No. 24 s 3(1) sch; 1997 No. 61 s 42

124 Criminal Justice Act 1989 Application pursuant to s 75 s 121 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch Application pursuant to s 77 s 122 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch Application pursuant to s 82 s 123 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch; 1997 No. 61 s 43; 1997 No. 68 s 143 Application pursuant to s 84 s 124 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch Application of Criminal Code s 125 amd 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1 Impersonating ofﬁcer of commission s 126 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch Abuse of ofﬁce in commission s 127 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch Bribery of holder of ofﬁce in commission s 128 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch Offence of victimisation s 131 ins 1990 No. 79 s 11 amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1 Conﬁdentiality to be maintained s 132 sub 1993 No. 75 s 27 amd 1997 No. 61 s 44 Commissions of Inquiry Act 1950 prevails over this Act s 132A ins 1996 No. 34 s 3 Provisions for CJC inquiry s 132B ins 1996 No. 34 s 3 Protection of Carruthers Inquiry s 132C ins 1996 No. 55 s 8 Resisting exercise of powers s 133 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch Commission notices to be obeyed s 134 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch Offence to disregard commission summons s 135 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch Frivolous or vexatious complaint s 136 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch False complaints or information s 137 ins 1993 No. 75 s 28 amd 1997 No. 61 s 45

125 Criminal Justice Act 1989 General offence provisions s 138 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch; 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1 Delegation by commission s 139A ins 1997 No. 61 s 46 Delegation by chairperson s 140 sub 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch amd 1999 No. 22 s 3(2) sch; 2000 No. 5 s 373 sch 3 (as amd 2000 No. 22 s 28(2)) Appointment to act as director s 141 ins 1993 No. 75 s 29 Register of interests s 142 amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1 Proof of commission actions s 143 amd 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch; 1997 No. 61 s 47 Audit s 7.9 om 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch Annual report of commission s 7.10 om 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch Application of Financial Administration and Audit Act 1977 s 147A ins 1994 No. 24 s 3(1) sch Commission to give ﬁnancial information to the Minister s 147B amd 1997 No. 61 s 48 Regulation making power prov hdg sub 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1 s 148 sub 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1 Numbering and renumbering of Act s 7.12 ins 1993 No. 75 s 2 sch om R1 (see RA s 39) PART 8—TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS pt hdg ins 1997 No. 61 s 49 Transitional provision for Criminal Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1997 s 149 ins 1997 No. 61 s 49

126 Criminal Justice Act 1989 8 Table of renumbered provisions TABLE OF RENUMBERED PROVISIONS [Reprint No. 1] under the Reprints Act 1992 s 43 as required by the Criminal Justice Act 1989 s 7.12 Previous Renumbered as 1.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 1.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 1.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 1.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 2.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 2.1A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 2.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 2.2(1A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8(2) 2.2(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8(3) 2.2(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8(4) 2.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 2.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 2.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 2.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 2.6(3), 2nd sentence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12(4) 2.6(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12(5) 2.6(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12(6) 2.6(6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12(7) 2.6(6), 2nd sentence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12(8) 2.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 2.8(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14(1) 2.8(2A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14(2) 2.8(2B). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14(3) 2.8(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14(4) 2.8(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14(5) 2.8(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14(6) 2.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 2.10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 2.10(3A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16(4) 2.10(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16(5) 2.10(4), 2nd sentence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16(6) 2.10(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16(7) 2.10(6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16(8) 2.10A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 2.11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 2.12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 2.13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 2.14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 2.14, 2nd sentence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21(2) 2.14(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21(3) 2.14(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21(4)

127 Criminal Justice Act 1989 2.14A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 2.15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 2.16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 2.17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 2.18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 2.19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 2.19(1), 1st dot point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27(1)(a) 2.19(1), 2nd dot point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27(1)(b) 2.19(1)(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27(1)(c) 2.19(1)(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27(1)(d) 2.19(1)(ba) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27(1)(e) 2.19(1)(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27(1)(f) 2.19.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 2.20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 2.20(1), 2nd sentence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29(2) 2.20(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29(3) 2.20(2)(f)(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29(3)(f)(i) 2.20(2)(f)(a)(i) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29(3)(f)(i)A 2.20(2)(f)(a)(ii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29(3)(f)(i)B 2.20(2)(f)(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29(3)(f)(ii) 2.20(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29(4) 2.21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 2.22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 2.23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 2.24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 2.24(2)(da) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33(2)(e) 2.24(2)(e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33(2)(f) 2.24(2)(f) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33(2)(g) 2.25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 2.26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 div 4A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .div 5 2.27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 2.28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 2.29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 2.30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 div 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .div 6 2.30A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 2.31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 2.32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 2.32(1A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42(2) 2.32(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42(3) 2.32(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42(4) 2.33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 2.34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 2.35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 2.36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 2.37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 2.38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 2.38(1A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48(2) 2.38 (1B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48(3)

128 Criminal Justice Act 1989 2.38 (1D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48(4) 2.38 (1E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48(5) 2.38 (1F) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48(6) 2.38 (1G) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48(7) 2.38 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48(8) 2.38 (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48(9) 2.38 (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48(10) 2.39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 div 5A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .div 7 2.40A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 2.40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 2.41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 2.42, 1st sentence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53(1) 2.42, 2nd sentence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53(2) 2.43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 2.44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 div 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 2.45(1), 2nd sentence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56(2) 2.45(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56(3) 2.46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 div 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .div 9 2.47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 2.48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 2.48(1), 2nd sentence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59(2) 2.48(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59(3) 2.49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 div 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .div 10 2.50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 2.51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 2.52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 div 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .div 11 2.53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 2.53(2), 2nd sentence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64(3) 2.53(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64(4) 2.54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 2.55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 2.56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 2.57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 2.57(1), 2nd sentence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68(2) 2.57(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68(3) 2.57(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68(4) 2.57(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68(5) 3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 3.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 3.2(1), 2nd sentence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70(2) 3.2(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70(3) 3.2(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70(4) 3.2(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70(5) 3.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

129 Criminal Justice Act 1989 3.3(2), 2nd sentence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71(3) 3.3(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71(4) 3.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 3.4(2), 2nd sentence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72(3) 3.4(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72(4) 3.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 3.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 3.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 3.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 3.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 3.10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 3.10(2), 2nd sentence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78(3) 3.11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 3.11(2), 2nd sentence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79(3) 3.12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 3.13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 3.13(3), 2nd sentence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81(4) 3.13(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81(5) 3.14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 3.14(2), 2nd sentence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82(3) 3.15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 3.16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84 3.16(1), 2nd sentence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84(2) 3.16(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84(3) 3.17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85 3.18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86 3.19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87 3.20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88 3.20A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 3.20B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90 3.20C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91 3.21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92 3.21(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92(2) 3.21A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93 3.22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94 3.22(4), 2nd sentence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94(5) 3.22(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94(6) 3.23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95 3.24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96 3.26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97 3.26(2), 2nd sentence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97(3) 3.26(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97(4) 3.26(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97(5) 3.26(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97(6) 3.26(5), 2nd sentence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97(7) 3.27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98 3.28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 3.29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100 3.30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101 3.31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

130 Criminal Justice Act 1989 3.32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 3.32.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 3.33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105 3.34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106 3.35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107 3.36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108 3.37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109 3.38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110 4.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111 4.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112 4.2(2), 2nd sentence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112(3) 4.2(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112(4) 4.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113 4.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 4.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115 4.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116 4.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117 4.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118 5.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119 5.1(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119(4) 5.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120 5.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121 5.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122 5.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123 5.5(1), 2nd sentence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123(2) 5.5(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123(3) 5.5(2), 2nd sentence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123(4) 5.5(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123(5) 5.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124 5.6(1), 2nd sentence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124(2) 5.6(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124(3) 5.6(2), 2nd sentence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124(4) 6.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125 6.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126 6.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127 6.4, 1st sentence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128(1) 6.4, 2nd sentence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128(2) 6.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129 6.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130 6.6.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131 6.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132 6.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133 6.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134 6.10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135 6.11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136 6.11A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137 6.12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138 7.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139 7.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140 7.2A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

131 Criminal Justice Act 1989 7.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142 7.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143 7.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144 7.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145 7.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146 7.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147 7.8(1), 2nd sentence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147(2) 7.8(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147(3) 7.8(2), 2nd sentence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147(4) 7.8(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147(5) 7.8(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147(6) 7.11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148 9 Provisions that have not commenced and are not incorporated into reprint The following provisions are not incorporated in this reprint because they had not commenced before the reprint date (see Reprints Act, 1992, s 5(c)). Mental Health Act 2000 No. 16 s 590 sch 1 pt 2 reads as follows— CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 1989 1. Section 14(7)(c)— omit. 2. Section 81(2)— omit, insert— ‘ (2) If the attendance of an involuntary patient detained in an authorised mental health service before the commission is required, the chairperson may, by signed notice served on the administrator of the health service, direct the administrator to produce the patient at the time and place stated in the direction.’. 3. Section 81(3), ‘hospital’— omit.

132 Criminal Justice Act 1989 4. Section 81(4)— omit, insert— ‘ (4) The general manager or administrator must comply with the direction.’. 5. Section 81(5), deﬁnitions “hospital administrator” and “patient”— omit. 6. Section 81(5)— insert— ‘ “administrator” , of an authorised mental health service, see the MentalHealth Act 2000 , schedule 2. 27 “authorised mental health service” see the MentalHealthAct2000 , schedule 2. 28 “involuntary patient” see the Mental Health Act 2000 , schedule 2. 29 ’. 7. Section 118N(c)— omit. 27 For the declaration of administrators of authorised mental health services, see the Mental Health Act 2000 , section 497 (Declaration of administrators of authorised mental health services and high security units). 28 For the declaration of health services providing treatment and care of people having mental illnesses to be authorised mental health services, see the Mental Health Act2000 , section 495 (Declaration of authorised mental health services). 29 Mental Health Act 2000 , schedule 2 (Dictionary)— “involuntary patient” means a person— (a) who is, or is liable to be, detained, under chapter 2, part 4, in an authorised mental health service for assessment; or (b) for whom an involuntary treatment order is in force; or (c) who is a classiﬁed or forensic patient.