State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 (Qld)

Queensland State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Act No. 48 of 2009

Queensland State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Contents Chapter 1 1 2 Chapter 2 Part 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Page Preliminary Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 and related Acts Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Amendment of s 34 (Default in paying fine, penalty or other amount under court order) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Amendment of s 63 (Issue of enforcement warrant) . . . . . . . . . . 19 Insertion of new s 63A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 63A Renewal of enforcement warrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Insertion of new s 68A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 68A Offence of concealing, selling, transferring or otherwise dealing with property subject to seizure. . . 21 Insertion of new s 69A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 69A Particular matters about enforcement of enforcement warrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Amendment of s 72 (Powers under search warrant) . . . . . . . . . . 22 Insertion of new ss 73A–73K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 73A Notice to enforcement debtor etc. if seizure . . . . . . . . 22 73B Enforcement officer may authorise tow . . . . . . . . . . . 23 73C Order of selling property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 73D Payment by enforcement debtor before sale . . . . . . . 24 73E Storage before sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 73F Nature of sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 73G Sale at best price obtainable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Contents 11 12 13 Page 2 73H Advertising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73I Postponement of sale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73J Accountability for, and distribution of, money received ........................... 73K Reserve price provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 75 (Issue of fine collection notice). . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 104 (Criteria for suspending driver licence) . . . Insertion of new pt 5, div 7A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 7A Enforcement by vehicle immobilisation Subdivision 1 Criteria for vehicle immobilisation 108A Criteria for vehicle immobilisation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108B Types of vehicles that may be immobilised . . . . . . . . Subdivision 2 Notice of intention to issue immobilisation warrant 108C Registrar to serve notice of intention to issue immobilisation warrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Subdivision 3 Immobilisation warrant and related matters 108D Issue and service of immobilisation warrant. . . . . . . . 108E Registrar may cancel, suspend or vary immobilisation warrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108F Effect of immobilisation warrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108G Who may enforce an immobilisation warrant . . . . . . . 108H Where and when an immobilisation warrant may or may not be enforced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108I Additional powers under an immobilisation warrant . . 108J Entry to ask occupier for consent to enter . . . . . . . . . 108K Entry with consent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108L Immobilisation search warrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108M Powers under immobilisation search warrant . . . . . . . 108N Immobilisation notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108O Immobilisation period and access to vehicle . . . . . . . 108P When immobilising device may be removed before end of immobilisation period. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108Q Removal of immobilising device immediately after immobilisation period ends. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108R Direction by registrar to seize vehicle under enforcement warrant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108S Direction by registrar to re-enforce current immobilisation warrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 28 28 29 29 30 30 30 31 32 32 33 33 34 34 35 36 36 37 38 38 38 38 39 40 40 2009 Act No. 48

State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Contents 108T Return of immobilisation warrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 108U Notice of damage—immobilisation warrant . . . . . . . . 41 108V Compensation—immobilisation warrant . . . . . . . . . . . 41 108W Effect of immobilisation on vehicle insurance. . . . . . . 42 Subdivision 4 Offences 108X Offences of concealing, selling, transferring or otherwise dealing with vehicle with particular intent. . 42 108Y Offence of interfering with or removing immobilised vehicle ............................. 43 108Z Offence of tampering with or removing immobilising device or immobilising notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 14 Amendment of s 110 (Registration of interests) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 15 Amendment of s 111 (Order of satisfaction of fines for infringement notice offences) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 16 Amendment of s 112 (Order of satisfaction of other amounts). . . 44 17 Amendment of s 113 (Order of satisfaction if more than 1 enforcement order) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 18 Amendment of s 114 (Power of person serving fine collection notice or enforcing warrant to demand name and address etc.) . 44 19 Amendment of s 115 (Effect of particular proceedings) . . . . . . . . 46 20 Amendment of s 116 (Offence of obstructing enforcement officer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 21 Amendment of s 117 (Offence of defacing or removing seizure tags) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 22 Amendment of s 118 (Good behaviour order when imprisonment not appropriate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 23 Amendment of s 119 (Enforcement by imprisonment) . . . . . . . . . 46 24 Amendment of s 136 (Instalment payment notice) . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 25 Amendment of s 137 (Enforcement order) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 26 Insertion of new ss 146A–146D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 146A Notice of intention to issue immobilisation warrant. . . 47 146B Form of immobilisation warrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 146C Form of immobilisation notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 146D Form of immobilisation search warrant. . . . . . . . . . . . 51 27 Amendment of s 147 (Effect of notices, orders and warrants) . . . 51 28 Amendment of s 148 (Electronic transmission of particular documents) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 29 Amendment of s 150B (Guidelines) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 2009 Act No. 48 Page 3

State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Contents 29A 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 Part 2 40 41 42 Part 3 43 44 Chapter 3 Part 1 45 46 47 48 49 Page 4 Amendment of s 151 (Information from commissioner of police service) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new s 151A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151A Registrar may advise commissioner of police service of particular information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 153 (Register) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 155 (Non-reviewable decision) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 157 (Evidentiary provisions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 158 (Service of document) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new s 159A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159A Registrar may communicate with enforcement debtors by SMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 165 (Regulation-making power) . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 169 (Saving of enforcement orders) . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new s 174A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174A Particular orders made under Industrial RelationsAct1999 .......................... Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Industrial Relations Act 1999 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 400 (Enforcement of magistrate’s order) . . . . . . Amendment of s 408H (Enforcement of magistrate’s orders). . . . Amendment of TransportOperations(RoadUseManagement) Act 1995 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 135 (Unlawfully interfering with, or detaining, vehicles etc.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments relating mainly to the national exchange of criminal history information Amendment of Education(QueenslandCollegeofTeachers)Act2005 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 11 (Suitability to teach—criminal history information) ................................. Amendment of s 12 (Suitability to teach—other considerations) . Insertion of new s 12A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12A Suitability to work in child-related field—interstate information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new s 15A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 54 54 54 55 55 55 56 56 56 57 57 57 58 59 59 60 61 61 62 62 62 63 63 64 2009 Act No. 48

State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Contents 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 Part 2 61 62 63 64 65 66 15A Requesting further information about interstate convictions and charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 16 (Requirement to advise applicant of criminal history information received) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 65 (College’s power to obtain criminal history etc. in relation to an approved teacher) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of s 91 (Definition for ch 5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Definition for ch 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 112 (Reporting of offences). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 124 (Constitution of QCAT for disciplinary proceedings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 282 (Definition for pt 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 283 (Confidentiality of particular information) . . Amendment of s 286 (College may enter into information sharing arrangement with commissioner of police) . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 287 (Other information sharing agreements) . . Insertion of new ch 12, pt 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part 10 Transitional provision for the State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 331 Interstate charge and interstate spent conviction . . . . Amendment of sch 3 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of PoliceServiceAdministrationAct1990 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 1.4 (Definitions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new s 5AA.1A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5AA.1A Definition for pt 5AA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new s 10.2AA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.2AA Definition for sdiv 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 10.2G (Definitions for div 1A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new pt 10, div 1B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 1B Provisions about exchange of criminal history for child-related employment screening 10.2S Definitions for div 1B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.2T Giving criminal history to interstate screening unit or approved agency for child-related employment screening ............................ 10.2U Use of criminal history permitted despite other provisions ........................... 64 64 65 66 66 67 67 67 68 68 69 69 69 70 71 71 72 72 72 73 73 73 74 75 75 2009 Act No. 48 Page 5

State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Contents 67 Part 3 68 69 Chapter 4 Part 1 70 71 71A 72 73 74 75 75A 76 77 78 79 80 81 Page 6 10.2V Protection from liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new pt 11, div 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 5 Transitional provisions for the State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 11.9 Definition for div 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.10 Amendment of regulation by State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 does not affect powers of Governor in Council . 11.11 Exchange of criminal history for child-related employment screening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Police Service Administration Regulation 1990 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new pt 7E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part 7E Provision about exchange of criminal history for child-related employment screening 7E.1 Interstate screening units—Act, s 10.2S, definition interstate screening unit, paragraph (a) . . . . . . . . . . . QCAT Amendments Amendment of QueenslandCivilandAdministrativeTribunalAct2009 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 2 (Commencement) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 97 (Requiring witness to attend or produce document or thing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 128 (Procedural defects etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 132 (Non-monetary decisions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 166 (Constitution of appeal tribunal) . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 167 (Choosing persons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 195 (Functions generally) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new s 198A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198A Judicial registrars are adjudicators for minor civil disputes ........................... Amendment of s 203 (Removal from office) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 210 (Principal registrar). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 211 (Registrar) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 212 (Principal registrar must disclose interests) Amendment of s 216 (False or misleading information) . . . . . . . . 75 76 76 77 77 77 77 78 79 79 79 80 80 81 81 81 81 82 83 83 84 84 84 2009 Act No. 48

82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 Part 2 95 96 97 98 99 100 100A 101 102 State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Contents Amendment of s 218 (Contempt of tribunal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 220 (Tribunal may exclude person) . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 228 (Oath of office) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 233 (Confidentiality generally). . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 234 (Further limitation on disclosure to a court etc.) .......................................... Amendment of s 237 (Immunity of participants etc.) . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 238 (Protection from civil liability) . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new s 242A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242A Expiry of ss 198A and 242A and amendment of Act . Amendment of s 263 (Transferring membership of particular members) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 268 (Proceeding started) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new s 277A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277A The chief executive may approve forms for limited period ............................... Amendment of sch 2 (Subject matter for rules) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of sch 3 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Queensland Civil and AdministrativeTribunal(JurisdictionProvisions)AmendmentAct2009 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 11 (Insertion of new pt 3A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new s 559A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 559A Amendment of s 97 (Cancellation or suspension of gaming machine licences and letters of censure) . . . Replacement of s 564 (Omission of ss 414–421) . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 565 (Amendment of schedule (Dictionary)). . . . Replacement of s 699 (Amendment of s 500B (How to start a proceeding)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 699 Replacement of s 500B (How to start a proceeding) . Insertion of new s 723A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 723A Amendment of s 4 (Main purposes of Act and how they generally are achieved). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 724 (Replacement of ch 5 (Racing Appeals Tribunal)) .................................... Replacement of ch 5, pt 79 (Amendment of WineIndustryRegulation1995) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 871 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 86 86 86 87 87 87 87 88 88 88 89 89 89 89 90 90 91 91 91 92 92 92 93 93 93 94 94 2009 Act No. 48 Page 7

State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Contents 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 Part 3 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 Page 8 872 Amendment of s 9 (Requirements of submission by petition) ............................ Replacement of s 1047 (Replacement of s 213 (Chairperson to allocate matters)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1047 Replacement of s 213 (Chairperson to allocate matters) ............................ Amendment of s 1273 (Amendment of s 189 (Appeals to Commercial and Consumer Tribunal about decisions under pt 3)) Amendment of s 1293 (Insertion of new ch 16, pt 3A) . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 1466 (Replacement of ss 163–165) . . . . . . . . . Replacement of s 1519 (Insertion of new s 462A) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1519 Insertion of new s 462A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new s 1555A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1555A Amendment of s 53I (Power concerning prescribed applications and matters) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of s 1556 (Amendment of s 53J (Practice direction)) ................................ 1556 Amendment of s 53J (Practice direction) . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 1557 (Amendment of s 53K (Referring application or matter)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 1844 (Insertion of new ss 8–10) . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 1886 (Amendment of s 68 (Notice of decision)) Amendment of s 1892 (Insertion of new pt 14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Adoption Act 2009 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 29 (Declaration of tribunal whether an adult parent has capacity to consent) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 30 (Appointment of guardian for adult parent without capacity to consent) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 39 (Court may dispense with need for consent) Amendment of s 148 (Appeal from decision that information is investigative information) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 175 (Consents and pre-consent counselling and information) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new pt 14A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part 14A Proceedings before QCAT Division 1 Preliminary 307A Application of pt 14A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307B Definitions for pt 14A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 94 95 95 96 96 96 96 97 97 97 97 98 99 99 100 100 100 101 101 101 101 102 102 102 2009 Act No. 48

State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Contents 121 122 123 124 Part 4 125 126 Part 5 127 128 Part 6 129 307C Object of pt 14A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307D Principles for tribunal in matters relating to this Act . . Division 2 Notice for proceedings 307E Government entity may nominate decision-maker . . . Division 3 Proceedings 307F Constitution of tribunal and hearing of compulsory conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307G Hearing must usually be held in private . . . . . . . . . . . Division 4 Children in proceedings 307H Requirements about ensuring proper understanding of tribunal proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307I Separate representation of children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307J Children must not be compelled to give evidence . . . 307K Child’s right to express views to tribunal. . . . . . . . . . . 307L Children giving evidence or expressing views to tribunal ............................... 307M Questioning of children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 5 Confidentiality 307N Confidentiality order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307O Limited access to tribunal’s register of proceedings. . 307P Limited access to tribunal’s record of proceedings. . . 307Q Certain information not to be published . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 319 (Right of review against particular decisions) ................................... Amendment of s 335 (Review of decision to remove name from adoption list) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 337 (Uncompleted review of decision to remove persons from expression of interest register) . . . . . . . . . Amendment of sch 3 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of BodyCorporateandCommunityManagementAct1997 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 279 (Interim orders in context of adjudication) . Amendment of Child Protection Act 1999 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 99H (Constitution of tribunal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of CrimeandMisconductAct2001 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 103 103 104 105 106 106 107 107 107 108 108 109 109 110 111 111 111 112 112 112 113 113 113 2009 Act No. 48 Page 9

State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Contents 129A 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 Part 7 146 147 Part 8 148 149 Part 10 153 154 155 156 157 Page 10 Amendment of s 50 (Commission may prosecute official misconduct) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of ss 56 and 174 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of ss 76, 78A, 79, 187, 191 and 195A . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 78 (Procedure for documents subject to claim of privilege). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 86 (Search warrant applications). . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 109 (Definitions for pt 5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 119B (Application of part 5A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 119K (What suspension order must state) . . . . Amendment of s 124 (Issue of surveillance warrant) . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 130 (Disclosure of information obtained using surveillance warrant) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 146K (Protection from liability) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 166 (Register of warrants, warrant applications etc.) ...................................... Amendment of s 170 (Provision for overnight detention) . . . . . . . Amendment of s 227 (Advertising and nominations for appointment) ............................... Amendment of s 230 (Appointment of part-time commissioners) Amendment of ss 326 and 339 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Fisheries Act 1994 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 186 (Constitution of tribunal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of FoodAct2006 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new s 240 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Stay of operation of original decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of IntegratedResortDevelopmentAct1987 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of s 175W (CCT jurisdiction) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175W QCAT jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 175X (CCT jurisdiction) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 179B (Dealing with matter relating to development control by-law). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 179C (Internal dispute resolution processes to be used before application) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 114 114 114 114 115 115 115 115 115 116 116 116 116 116 117 117 118 118 118 118 118 119 119 119 120 120 120 2009 Act No. 48

State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Contents 158 Part 10A 158A 158B 158C Part 11 159 160 161 Part 12 162 163 Part 13 164 165 Part 14 166 167 Part 15 168 169 Part 16 170 171 Part 17 172 173 174 Amendment of sch 7 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Land Tax Act 1915 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of pt 5 hdg (Grounds of objection or appeal) . . . . . . Amendment of s 28 (Restriction on grounds of appeal) . . . . . . . . Amendment of LocalGovernmentAct2009 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new ch 6, pt 5, div 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 4 Equality of employment opportunity 201A Equality of employment opportunity obligations . . . . . 201B QCAT’s powers for an investigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201C End of reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201D Local government to comply with recommendation . . Amendment of s 270 (Regulation-making power) . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of NursingAct1992 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 87 (Assessors to assist tribunal) . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of PestManagementAct2001 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new s 107 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Stay of operation of original decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of PlumbingandDrainageAct2002 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 70B (Constitution of QCAT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of PolicePowersandResponsibilitiesAct2000 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 207 (What suspension order must state) . . . . . Amendment of PrivateHealthFacilitiesAct1999 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new s 130 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Stay of operation of original decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of PropertyAgentsandMotorDealersAct2000 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 477 (Inspector may investigate claims and report and related documents may be referred to the tribunal) . . Replacement of s 598 (Approved forms) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 121 121 121 122 122 122 122 123 123 123 124 124 124 124 125 125 125 126 126 127 127 127 128 128 128 2009 Act No. 48 Page 11

State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Contents Part 18 175 176 Part 19 177 178 Part 20 179 180 Part 21 181 182 183 Part 22 184 185 186 187 188 189 Part 23 190 191 192 193 598 Approved forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Public Health (Infection Control for PersonalAppearance Services) Act 2003 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new s 123 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Stay of operation of original decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Queensland Building Services Authority Act1991 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 95 (Expedited hearing of domestic building disputes) ..................................... Amendment of RadiationSafetyAct1999 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new s 187 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Stay of operation of original decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of RetailShopLeasesAct1994 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 17 (Application of Act to leases of service stations) ..................................... Amendment of s 63 (Reference of dispute—by mediator) . . . . . . Amendment of Sanctuary Cove Resort Act 1985 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 4 (Definitions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of s 94T (CCT jurisdiction) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94T QCAT jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 94U (CCT jurisdiction). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 104B (Dealing with matter relating to development control by-law). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 104C (Internal dispute resolution processes to be used before application) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of TaxationAdministrationAct2001 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 29B (Application to withdraw electronic payment notice) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 61 (Interest on particular overpayments following court’s decision). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 143B (Application to withdraw electronic communication notice) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 128 129 129 130 130 132 132 132 133 133 133 134 134 134 134 134 135 135 136 136 137 137 Page 12 2009 Act No. 48

State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Contents 194 195 Part 24 196 197 Chapter 5 Part 1 198 199 200 201 202 Part 2 203 204 205 206 207 Part 3 208 209 210 211 212 Part 4 213 214 Part 5 215 216 217 Amendment of s 153C (Commissioner may require payment of penalty) ....................................... Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Veterinary Surgeons Act 1936 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 15B (Constitution of tribunal). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other amendments Amendment of ClassificationofComputerGamesandImages Act 1995 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 12 (Advertisement to contain determined markings and consumer advice) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 30 (Appointment of inspectors) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 51 (Obstructing inspector). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Classification of Films Act 1991 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 4 (Inspectors and films classification officer). . . Amendment of s 27 (Advertisement to contain determined markings and consumer advice) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 28 (False advertising of films prohibited). . . . . . Amendment of s 56 (Approval of organisation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Classification of Publications Act 1991 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 3 (Definitions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 5 (Inspectors) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 6A (Delegation by publications classification officer) ....................................... Amendment of s 11C (Publications for which display order may be made) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of DisabilityServicesAct2006 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 241 (Interpretation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Guardianship and Administration Act 2000 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 29 (Other review of appointment) . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 265 (Powers of guardians—use of restrictive practices) .................................... 138 138 139 139 140 140 140 141 141 142 142 142 143 143 143 144 144 144 145 145 145 145 145 146 2009 Act No. 48 Page 13

State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Contents 218 Part 6 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 Part 7 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 Part 8 235 Page 14 Insertion of new ch 12, pt 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part 10 Transitional provision for State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 268 Declaration and validation concerning particular reviews under s 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of InformationPrivacyAct2009 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 50 (Decision-maker for application to agency) . Amendment of s 51 (Decision-maker for application to Minister) . Amendment of s 69 (Information as to existence of particular documents). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 94 (Internal review) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 120 (Information commissioner to ensure proper disclosure and return of documents). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of ch 8, pt 1 hdg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new ch 8, pt 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Definition for pt 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 Retrospective validation for particular delegations and directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Decision under s 69(2) is a reviewable decision. . . . . Amendment of Right to Information Act 2009 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 30 (Decision-maker for application to agency) . Amendment of s 31 (Decision-maker for application to Minister) . Amendment of s 55 (Information as to existence of particular documents). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 80 (Internal review) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 107 (Information commissioner to ensure proper disclosure and return of documents). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of ch 7, pt 2, hdg (Transitional provisions) . . . . . . . Insertion of new ch 7, pt 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Definition for pt 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Retrospective validation for particular delegations and directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Decision under s 55(2) is a reviewable decision. . . . . Amendment of Superannuation (State Public Sector) Act1990 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 146 147 147 147 148 148 148 149 149 149 149 150 150 150 151 151 151 152 152 152 153 153 153 154 2009 Act No. 48

State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Contents 236 Amendment of s 3 (Establishment of board) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 237 Insertion of new s 6DAA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 6DAA Deputy chairperson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 238 Amendment of s 6I (Conduct of meetings). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 2009 Act No. 48 Page 15

Queensland State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Act No. 48 of 2009 An Act to amend the State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 to provide for vehicle immobilisation as an enforcement measure and for other particular purposes, to amend legislation mentioned in chapter 3 to facilitate the national exchange of criminal history information in particular circumstances and for other particular purposes, to amend the QueenslandCivil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2009 for particular purposes, to amend other Acts mentioned in chapter 4 to make amendments for particular purposes relating to the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal, and to amend the Classification of Computer Games and Images Act 1995, the Classification of Films Act 1991, the Classification of Publications Act 1991, the Disability Services Act 2006, the Guardianship and Administration Act2000, the Industrial Relations Act 1999, the Information Privacy Act 2009, the Right to Information Act 2009, the Superannuation (State Public Sector) Act1990 and the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 for particular purposes [Assented to 19 November 2009]

State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Chapter 1 Preliminary [s 1] The Parliament of Queensland enacts— Chapter 1 Preliminary 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 . 2 Commencement (1) Chapter 2, part 1 (other than sections 4, 12, 35 and 38) and part 3 commence on 1 January 2010. (2) Chapter 3 (other than as provided under subsection (3) and (4)) and chapter 4, part 3 commence on a day to be fixed by proclamation. (3) Section 54 commences immediately after the commencement of the QueenslandCivilandAdministrativeTribunalAct2009 , chapter 7. (4) Section 66, to the extent it inserts the PoliceServiceAdministrationAct1990 , section 10.2S, definition interstate screening unit , paragraph (b) commences immediately after the commencement of the Crimes Act 1914 (Cwlth), section 85ZZGA. (5) Chapter 4, parts 4 to 8, 11 to 21 and 24 commence immediately after the commencement of the Queensland Civiland Administrative Tribunal Act 2009 , chapter 7. (6) Chapter 4, parts 10, 10A, 22 and 23 commence when the QueenslandCivilandAdministrativeTribunalAct2009 , chapter 7 commences. Page 18 2009 Act No. 48

State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Chapter 2 Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 and related Acts Part 1 Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 [s 3] Chapter 2 Amendment of StatePenalties Enforcement Act1999 and related Acts Part 1 Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 3 Act amended This part amends the State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999. 4 Amendment of s 34 (Default in paying fine, penalty or other amount under court order) (1) Section 34(1)— insert— ‘(h) an order mentioned in the Industrial Relations Act 1999 , section 400(1) or 408H(1).’. (2) Section 34(2), after ‘subsection (1)(a) to (f)’— insert— ‘or (h)’. 5 Amendment of s 63 (Issue of enforcement warrant) (1) Section 63(2)(a), after ‘property’— insert— ‘, other than exempt property,’. (2) Section 63(3)(d)— renumber as section 63(3)(e). (3) Section 63(3)(c)— omit, insert— 2009 Act No. 48 Page 19

State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Chapter 2 Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 and related Acts Part 1 Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 [s 6] ‘(c) for an enforcement warrant to seize and sell property—state the date and time of issue and the date, within 1 year after the warrant’s issue, the warrant ends; and (d) for an another enforcement warrant—state the date and time of issue and the date, within 6 months after the warrant’s issue, the warrant ends; and’. (4) Section 63(4)— omit. (5) Section 63(5) and (6)— renumber as section 63(4) and (5). (6) Section 63— insert— ‘(6) Nothing in this Act prevents the registrar from issuing an enforcement warrant to seize and sell a vehicle while it is subject to an immobilisation warrant. ‘(7) However, an enforcement warrant can not be enforced while a vehicle is immobilised under an immobilisation warrant. ‘(8) In this section— exempt property see the SupremeCourtofQueenslandAct1991 , schedule 2.’. 6 Insertion of new s 63A After section 63— insert— ‘63A Renewal of enforcement warrant ‘(1) Before an enforcement warrant ends, the warrant may be renewed by the registrar for a period of— (a) for an enforcement warrant to seize and sell property—not more than 1 year at any 1 time, from the date the warrant ends; or Page 20 2009 Act No. 48

State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Chapter 2 Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 and related Acts Part 1 Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 [s 7] (b) for another enforcement warrant—not more than 6 months at any one time, from the date the warrant ends. ‘(2) A renewed enforcement warrant must state the period for which the warrant has been renewed. ‘(3) The priority of a renewed enforcement warrant is decided according to the date the warrant was originally issued. ‘(4) A copy of the renewed enforcement warrant must be served on the enforcement debtor.’. 7 ‘68A Insertion of new s 68A After section 68— insert— Offence of concealing, selling, transferring or otherwise dealing with property subject to seizure ‘An enforcement debtor who is served with a copy of an enforcement warrant to seize and sell property must not conceal, sell, transfer or otherwise deal with the property with intent to— (a) defeat the enforcement of the warrant; or (b) adversely affect any seizure or sale of the property under this Act. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 3 years imprisonment.’. 8 Insertion of new s 69A After section 69— insert— ‘69A Particular matters about enforcement of enforcement warrant ‘(1) The registrar must give an enforcement warrant to an enforcement officer to be enforced, subject to any instruction under section 69(1) for the warrant. 2009 Act No. 48 Page 21

State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Chapter 2 Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 and related Acts Part 1 Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 [s 9] ‘(2) An enforcement officer must— (a) have the warrant in the enforcement officer’s possession when enforcing the warrant; and (b) for a warrant to seize or sell property—show the warrant to any person claiming an interest in the property to be seized. ‘(3) Actual seizure is not necessary to authorise the sale of real property under an enforcement warrant. ‘(4) If there is an advertisement of a notice about real property under section 73H, an enforcement officer is taken to have seized the real property for the purpose of this division.’. 9 Amendment of s 72 (Powers under search warrant) Section 72(1)— insert— ‘(d) power to do anything else reasonably necessary to be done that is incidental to searching for and seizing any property the enforcement officer may seize under an enforcement warrant.’. 10 Insertion of new ss 73A–73K After section 73— insert— ‘73A Notice to enforcement debtor etc. if seizure ‘(1) An enforcement officer who seizes property under an enforcement warrant must serve a notice complying with subsection (2) on the enforcement debtor or the person who is in possession of the property immediately before it is seized. ‘(2) For subsection (1), the notice must— (a) be in the approved form; and Page 22 2009 Act No. 48

State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Chapter 2 Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 and related Acts Part 1 Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 [s 10] (b) state the property that is seized for sale under the warrant; and (c) state that it is an offence— (i) to conceal, sell, transfer or otherwise deal with the property seized with intent to— (A) defeat the enforcement of the enforcement warrant; or (B) adversely affect any seizure or sale of the property under this Act; or (ii) to interfere with property, seized by an enforcement officer, left at the place of seizure or a seizure tag or sticker placed on the property. ‘73B Enforcement officer may authorise tow ‘(1) This section applies if an enforcement officer arranges for a motor vehicle seized under an enforcement warrant to be towed to a holding yard. ‘(2) An enforcement officer may sign a towing authority for the seized vehicle. ‘(3) The driver of a tow truck towing the seized motor vehicle under a towing authority must tow the vehicle to— (a) if the enforcement officer directs the driver to tow the motor vehicle to a particular holding yard—the holding yard; or (b) if paragraph (a) does not apply—the holding yard to which the driver ordinarily tows motor vehicles. ‘(4) In this section— towing authority means— (a) a towing authority under the Tow Truck Act 1973 ; or (b) another document authorising a person to tow a motor vehicle. 2009 Act No. 48 Page 23

State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Chapter 2 Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 and related Acts Part 1 Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 [s 10] ‘73C Order of selling property ‘(1) An enforcement officer must seize and sell property in the order appearing to the enforcement officer to be best for— (a) the prompt enforcement of the warrant without undue expense; and (b) subject to paragraph (a), minimising hardship to the enforcement debtor and other persons. ‘(2) However, the registrar may, after having regard to the matters mentioned in subsection (1)(a) and (b), direct the enforcement officer to seize and sell property in an order different to the order mentioned in the subsection. ‘(3) An enforcement officer may seize and sell an item of property even though the enforcement officer considers that the item’s value exceeds the amount recoverable, but the enforcement officer must not also seize and sell additional items. ‘73D Payment by enforcement debtor before sale ‘An enforcement officer must not sell property seized under an enforcement warrant if, at or before the sale, the enforcement debtor pays to the enforcement officer— (a) the amount stated in the warrant; and (b) the costs of enforcement then known to the enforcement officer. ‘73E Storage before sale ‘(1) Until sale, an enforcement officer must put goods seized under an enforcement warrant in an appropriate place, or give them to an appropriate person, approved by the registrar for the purpose. ‘(2) SPER must pay any storage expenses but may recover them as costs of enforcement. Page 24 2009 Act No. 48

State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Chapter 2 Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 and related Acts Part 1 Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 [s 10] ‘73F Nature of sale ‘(1) Unless the registrar directs otherwise, an enforcement officer must put up for sale by public auction all property liable to be sold under an enforcement warrant— (a) as early as possible; and (b) at a place and in a way appearing to the enforcement officer to be suitable for a beneficial sale of the property. ‘(2) The public auction may be conducted by the enforcement officer or a person authorised by the registrar. ‘(3) Property sold by public auction must be sold under the following conditions of sale— (a) the property must be sold— (i) for goods, if the person conducting the auction considers the particular lot in which the goods are to be auctioned is worth less than $500, or for other property if the enforcement debtor agrees—at the best price obtainable; or (ii) otherwise, if the reserve is reached—to the highest bidder; (b) if the person conducting the auction considers there is a dispute as to who is the highest bidder, the property is to be reauctioned and knocked down to the highest bidder. ‘(4) However, before a sale by public auction, the enforcement debtor may apply to the registrar for a direction that the property be sold privately. ‘(5) The application must state the facts relied on by the enforcement debtor. ‘(6) If the registrar gives a direction under subsection (4)— (a) the registrar may give the direction to an enforcement officer; and (b) the enforcement debtor must pay any costs already incurred by an enforcement officer for the auction. 2009 Act No. 48 Page 25

State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Chapter 2 Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 and related Acts Part 1 Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 [s 10] ‘(7) If property put up for sale at public auction is not sold by auction, an enforcement officer may sell the property privately— (a) for an amount not less than the highest bid made at the auction that the registrar considers is a reasonable amount for the property; or (b) if no bid was made at the auction—for an amount the registrar considers is a reasonable amount for the property. Note — See section 73G (Sale at best price obtainable). ‘(8) In this section— reserve , for property to be sold at auction, means the reserve amount set by the registrar, that is an amount the registrar considers is not less than a reasonable amount for the property. ‘73G Sale at best price obtainable ‘(1) This section applies if the enforcement debtor’s property has not been sold under section 73F. ‘(2) The registrar may direct an enforcement officer to sell the property at the best price obtainable. ‘73H Advertising ‘(1) Before selling property seized under an enforcement warrant an enforcement officer must arrange advertisement of a notice giving the time and place of sale together with details of the property to be sold. ‘(2) However, an enforcement officer may sell seized goods without arranging the advertisement if— (a) the goods are of a perishable nature; or (b) the enforcement debtor requests it in writing. Page 26 2009 Act No. 48

State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Chapter 2 Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 and related Acts Part 1 Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 [s 10] ‘(3) Also, if property seized under an enforcement warrant is put up for sale at a public auction to be conducted by a person other than an enforcement officer— (a) it is sufficient for a notice under subsection (1) to contain only the details reasonable and usual for a public auction of property of the same nature as the seized property; and (b) subsection (5) does not apply and advertisement of the notice may be done in the way reasonable and usual for a public auction of property of the same nature as the seized property; and (c) the registrar may require any additional advertising the registrar considers reasonable. ‘(4) An enforcement officer must send a copy of the notice by prepaid post to the enforcement debtor at the enforcement debtor’s last known address. ‘(5) In this section— advertisement , of a notice, means— (a) in any case—publication of the notice on SPER’s website; and Editor’s note — The address of SPER’s website is < (b) if there are 2 or more newspapers circulating in the district where the property is located—publication of the notice once in each of 2 of the newspapers not less than 2 weeks, and no more than 4 weeks, before the date of sale; and (c) if there is only 1 newspaper circulating in the district where the property is located—publication of the notice twice in the newspaper (on different days, if practicable) not less than 2 weeks, and no more than 4 weeks, before the date of sale; and (d) if there is no newspaper circulating in the district where the property is located and the property to be sold is an 2009 Act No. 48 Page 27

State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Chapter 2 Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 and related Acts Part 1 Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 [s 10] interest in land—posting the notice on the land not less than 2 weeks, and no more than 4 weeks, before the date of sale; and (e) if there is no newspaper circulating in the district where the property is located and the property to be sold is not an interest in land—posting the notice at the place where the sale is to take place not less than 2 weeks, and no more than 4 weeks, before the date of sale. district means Magistrates Courts district. ‘73I Postponement of sale ‘(1) The registrar may, on application by the enforcement debtor or on the advice of an enforcement officer, direct that a sale of property seized under an enforcement warrant be postponed to a stated date. ‘(2) If the enforcement warrant authorising the seizure would otherwise end before the stated date, the postponement extends the warrant’s validity until the end of the stated date. ‘73J Accountability for, and distribution of, money received ‘(1) An enforcement officer must pay to the registrar all proceeds of sale and other money received by the enforcement officer under an enforcement warrant as soon as practicable after receiving the money, whether before or after the seizure of property under the warrant. ‘(2) However, before making the payment, the enforcement officer may deduct the enforcement officer’s fees and expenses in relation to enforcement or attempted enforcement. ‘(3) The registrar must apply the money received from the enforcement officer in the following order— (a) pay any other enforcement costs incurred by SPER in seizing and selling, or attempting to seize and sell the property; Page 28 2009 Act No. 48

State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Chapter 2 Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 and related Acts Part 1 Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 [s 11] (b) from any balance, discharge any registered security interest over the property; (c) from any balance, pay the amount recoverable under the enforcement warrant excluding costs; (d) pay any balance to the enforcement debtor. ‘(4) In this section— registered security interest means a security interest registered under the Motor Vehicles and Boats Securities Act1986 or the Bills of Sale and Other Instruments Act 1955 . ‘73K Reserve price provisions ‘(1) To set an amount as a reasonable value of the property to be sold, an enforcement officer may require the enforcement debtor to give the enforcement officer any information about the property that is known to, or can reasonably be obtained by, the enforcement debtor. ‘(2) An enforcement debtor required under subsection (1) to give an enforcement officer any information about the property that is known to, or can reasonably be obtained by, the enforcement debtor must comply with the requirement, unless the enforcement debtor has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. ‘(3) A failure by the enforcement debtor to comply with the enforcement officer’s requirement does not prevent the registrar setting a reserve under section 73F. ‘(4) The enforcement officer may communicate the amount set as a reasonable value of property to any person before the sale only if the communication is necessary to conduct the sale or there is another sufficient excuse.’. 11 Amendment of s 75 (Issue of fine collection notice) Section 75(2)(b), at the end— 2009 Act No. 48 Page 29

State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Chapter 2 Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 and related Acts Part 1 Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 [s 12] insert— ‘or’. 12 Amendment of s 104 (Criteria for suspending driver licence) Section 104(1)— omit, insert— ‘(1) This division applies whether or not the enforcement debtor has a driver licence. Editor’s note — See section 106.’. 13 Insertion of new pt 5, div 7A After section 108— insert— ‘Division 7A Enforcement by vehicle immobilisation ‘Subdivision 1 Criteria for vehicle immobilisation ‘108A Criteria for vehicle immobilisation ‘A vehicle may be immobilised under this division if— (a) the vehicle is of a type that under section 108B may be immobilised under this division; and (b) an enforcement debtor is the sole registered operator of the vehicle; and (c) the amount owing by the enforcement debtor is at least the amount prescribed under a regulation; and Page 30 2009 Act No. 48

State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Chapter 2 Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 and related Acts Part 1 Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 [s 13] (d) the registrar is satisfied the enforcement debtor is not taking action to dispute the amount owed or part of it and any of the following applies in relation to the enforcement debtor— (i) the enforcement debtor has failed to pay an amount stated in an enforcement order within 28 days after the date of the order; (ii) an instalment payment notice has been cancelled; (iii) a fine option order has been revoked; (iv) a good behaviour order has been cancelled; and (e) the registrar is satisfied either— (i) it is not possible or appropriate for another form of enforcement action under this Act to be applied to the enforcement debtor; or (ii) another form of enforcement action has been attempted unsuccessfully under this Act in relation to the enforcement debtor. ‘108B Types of vehicles that may be immobilised ‘(1) The following vehicles may be immobilised under this division— (a) a motor vehicle that has wheels; (b) a trailer, including a caravan, built to be attached to a motor vehicle that has wheels. ‘(2) However, the following vehicles may not be immobilised under this division— (a) a motorised wheelchair; (b) a motorised wheeled recreational device; (c) any of the following used wholly or primarily by a person with a disability or by the person’s carer— (i) a scooter; 2009 Act No. 48 Page 31

State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Chapter 2 Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 and related Acts Part 1 Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 [s 13] (ii) a quad bike; (iii) a motor vehicle that has been adapted to accommodate the disability. ‘Subdivision 2 Notice of intention to issue immobilisation warrant ‘108C Registrar to serve notice of intention to issue immobilisation warrant ‘If the registrar wants to immobilise 1 or more vehicles under this division, the registrar must serve the enforcement debtor with a notice of intention to issue an immobilisation warrant under section 146A. ‘Subdivision 3 Immobilisation warrant and related matters ‘108D Issue and service of immobilisation warrant ‘(1) The registrar may issue a warrant under section 146B ( immobilisation warrant ) if, within 14 days after a notice of intention to issue an immobilisation warrant was served on the enforcement debtor, none of the following happens— (a) the enforcement debtor pays in full the amount stated in the notice as owing by the enforcement debtor; (b) on application mentioned in section 41(b) or (c) by the enforcement debtor, the registrar decides to allow payment of the amount owing by instalments or makes a fine option order; (c) the enforcement debtor takes action to dispute part or all of the amount owing; (d) a good behaviour order in relation to the enforcement debtor is made. Page 32 2009 Act No. 48

State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Chapter 5 Other amendments Part 7 Amendment of Right to Information Act 2009 [s 227] commencement of this part, had been in force on the day the direction was given. ‘214 Decision under s 69(2) is a reviewable decision ‘(1) It is declared that a decision made during the relevant period stating the matters mentioned in section 69(2) is, and always has been, a reviewable decision under this Act as if section 69, as in force immediately after the commencement of this part, had been in force on the day the decision was made. ‘(2) Despite section 96(c) or 101(1)(d), an application for internal review or external review in relation to the decision may be made within 20 business days after the commencement of this part. ‘(3) If an application for internal review or external review in relation to the decision is made before the commencement of this part, for the purposes of any review, the application is taken to have been made immediately after the commencement of this part.’. Part 7 Amendment of Right to Information Act 2009 227 Act amended This part amends the Right to Information Act 2009 . 228 Amendment of s 30 (Decision-maker for application to agency) Section 30(6)— insert— Page 150 2009 Act No. 48

State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Chapter 5 Other amendments Part 7 Amendment of Right to Information Act 2009 [s 229] ‘ power to deal , with an access application, includes power to deal with an application for internal review in relation to the access application. Examples of dealing with an application for internal review — • making a new decision under section 80(2) • giving notice under section 83(3)’. 229 Amendment of s 31 (Decision-maker for application to Minister) Section 31(3)— insert— ‘ deal , with an access application, includes deal with an application for internal review in relation to the access application. Examples of dealing with an application for internal review — • making a new decision under section 80(2) • giving notice under section 83(3)’. 230 Amendment of s 55 (Information as to existence of particular documents) Section 55— insert— ‘(4) To avoid any doubt, it is declared that a decision that states the matters mentioned in subsection (2) is a decision refusing access to a document under section 47. Note — A decision refusing access to a document under section 47 is a reviewable decision—see schedule 6, definition reviewable decision , paragraph (e).’. 231 Amendment of s 80 (Internal review) Section 80(1), notes— 2009 Act No. 48 Page 151

State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Chapter 5 Other amendments Part 7 Amendment of Right to Information Act 2009 [s 232] insert— ‘3 An internal review application may be dealt with under a delegation or direction. See sections 30 and 31.’. 232 Amendment of s 107 (Information commissioner to ensure proper disclosure and return of documents) (1) Section 107, ‘to ensure’— omit, insert — ‘to ensure that any document that is given to the commissioner and is the subject of the decision being reviewed’ (2) Section 107(a), ‘information or a document given to the commissioner’— omit. (3) Section 107(b), ‘any document given to the commissioner’— omit . 233 Replacement of ch 7, pt 2, hdg (Transitional provisions) Chapter 7, part 2, heading— omit, insert— ‘Part 2 Transitional provisions for Act No. 13 of 2009’. 234 Insertion of new ch 7, pt 3 Chapter 7, after part 2— insert— Page 152 2009 Act No. 48

‘Part 3 State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Chapter 5 Other amendments Part 7 Amendment of Right to Information Act 2009 [s 234] Transitional provisions for State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 ‘204 Definition for pt 3 ‘In this part— relevant period means the period starting on 1 July 2009 and ending immediately before the commencement of this part. ‘205 Retrospective validation for particular delegations and directions ‘(1) A delegation, or an amendment of a delegation, made by a principal officer under this Act during the relevant period is taken to be, and always to have been, as valid as if section 30, as in force immediately after the commencement of this part, had been in force on the day the delegation, or the amendment, was made. ‘(2) A direction given by a Minister under this Act during the relevant period is taken to be, and always to have been, as valid as if section 31, as in force immediately after the commencement of this part, had been in force on the day the direction was given. ‘206 Decision under s 55(2) is a reviewable decision ‘(1) A decision made during the relevant period stating the matters mentioned in section 55(2) is, and always has been, a reviewable decision under this Act as if section 55, as in force immediately after the commencement of this part, had been in force on the day the decision was made. ‘(2) Despite section 82(c) or 88(1)(d), an application for internal review or external review in relation to the decision may be 2009 Act No. 48 Page 153

State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Chapter 5 Other amendments Part 8 Amendment of Superannuation (State Public Sector) Act 1990 [s 235] made within 20 business days after the commencement of this part. ‘(3) If an application for internal review or external review in relation to the decision is made before the commencement of this part, for the purposes of any review, the application is taken to have been made immediately after the commencement of this part.’. Part 8 Amendment of Superannuation (State Public Sector) Act 1990 235 Act amended This part amends the Superannuation(StatePublicSector)Act 1990 . 236 Amendment of s 3 (Establishment of board) (1) Section 3(6)— renumber as section 3(7). (2) Section 3— insert — ‘(6) However, for the purposes of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cwlth) , chapter 7 and the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (Cwlth) the board— (a) does not represent the State; and (b) is not an agent or instrumentality of the State; and (c) does not have the immunities and privileges of the State.’. Page 154 2009 Act No. 48

State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Chapter 5 Other amendments Part 8 Amendment of Superannuation (State Public Sector) Act 1990 [s 237] 237 Insertion of new s 6DAA After section 6D— insert — ‘6DAA Deputy chairperson ‘(1) The trustees may elect one of their number as deputy chairperson of the board if the person consents to their election. ‘(2) The person elected must be— (a) a member entity trustee if the chairperson is an employer trustee; or (b) an employer trustee if the chairperson is a member entity trustee. ‘(3) A person is elected deputy chairperson if at least a quorum of trustees vote for the person to be deputy chairperson. ‘(4) A person elected stops being deputy chairperson if— (a) the person’s term of appointment as trustee ends; or (b) he or she resigns the office of deputy chairperson by written notice given to the board; or (c) he or she stops being a trustee; or (d) he or she stops being a person who may be elected under subsection (2).’. 238 Amendment of s 6I (Conduct of meetings) (1) Section 6I(3) to (6)— renumber as subsection (4) to (7). (2) Section 6I(2)— omit, insert — ‘(2) In the chairperson’s absence, the deputy chairperson is to preside if present at the meeting. 2009 Act No. 48 Page 155

State Penalties Enforcement and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Chapter 5 Other amendments Part 8 Amendment of Superannuation (State Public Sector) Act 1990 [s 238] ‘(3) In the absence of the chairperson and deputy chairperson, another trustee chosen by the trustees present is to preside.’. (3) Section 6I(7) as renumbered, ‘subsection (5)’— omit, insert — ‘subsection (6)’. © State of Queensland 2009 Page 156 2009 Act No. 48