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      Submissions by the Commission

      The Commission contributes to public policy by making submissions to parliamentary inquiries, government departments, public inquiries and law reform bodies on issues that relate to Queensland's human rights and discrimination laws. Our past submissions are available below for download.

      2026

      Date Submission Made to
      20 February 2026
      		Response to Question on Notice taken during the inquiry into the Fighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns Out of the Hands of Terrorists Bill 2026
      		Justice, Integrity and Community Safety Committee
      17 February 2026 Fighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals Amendment Bill 2026
      (MS Word Document, 161.1 KB)       		Justice, Integrity and Community Safety Committee

      2025

      Date Submission Made to
      14 November 2025 Review of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth)
      (MS Word Document, 181.9 KB)       		Attorney-General's Department
      10 September 2025 Community Protection and Public Child Sex Offender Register (Daniel's Law) Bill 2025
      (MS Word Document, 123.0 KB)      		 Justice, Integrity and Community Safety Committee
      31 July 2025 Independent Review of the Parole Board Queensland
      (MS Word Document, 109.5 KB)       		Submission to Mr Peter Hastie KC, Independent Review of the Parole Board Queensland
      30 July 2025 Commission of Inquiry into Child Safety System
      (MS Word Document, 1.8 MB)       		Child Safety Commission of Inquiry
      29 July 2025 Independent review of Stage 1 and Stage 2 hormone therapies in Queensland’s public paediatrics gender services
      (MS Word Document, 151.1 KB)       		Independent Panel
      23 July 2025 System Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
      (MS Word Document, 282.9 KB)       		Child Death Review Board
      4 July 2025 2025 Disaster events review
      (MS Word Document, 150.4 KB)       		Office of the Inspector-General of Emergency Management
      10 June 2025 Modern Homes standards
      (MS Word Document, 191.0 KB)       		Productivity Commission and the Queensland Department of Housing, Local Government, Planning and Public Works
      10 June 2025 Domestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
      (MS Word Document, 162.2 KB)       		Education, Arts and Communities Committee
      30 May 2025 National Principles for the regulation of Assistance Animals
      (MS Word Document, 122.7 KB)       		Australian Government Department of Social Services
      30 May 2025 Review of Particular Criminal Def
      (MS Word Document, 119.1 KB)       		Queensland Law Reform Commission (QLRC)
      16 April 2025 Making Queensland Safer (Adult Crime, Adult Time) Amendment Bill 2025
      (MS Word Document, 592.8 KB)       		Justice, Integrity and Community Safety Committee
      15 April 2025 Police Powers and Responsibilities (Making Jack's Law Permanent) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 
      (MS Word Document, 170.3 KB)       		Justice, Integrity and Community Safety Committee
      10 April 2025 Inquiry into elder abuse in Queensland 
      (MS Word Document, 113.9 KB)       		Education, Arts and Communities Committee
      3 March 2025 Youth Justice (Monitoring Devices) Amendment Bill 2025 
      (MS Word Document, 165.0 KB)       		Queensland Parliament - Justice, Integrity and Community Safety Committee

      2024

      Date Submission Made to
      11 December 2024 Watch house review consultation
      (MS Word Document, 111 KB)             		Queensland Police Service
      4 December 2024 Making Queensland Safer Bill
      (Link to submission on the Parliamentary website)      		 Queensland Parliament - Justice, Integrity and Community Safety Committee
      28 October 2024 Australia's youth justice and incarceration system
      (MS Word Document, 293 KB)             		Australian Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
      30 September 2024 Review of mining lease objections processes
      (MS Word Document, 124 KB)             		Queensland Law Reform Commission
      10 July 2024 Working with Children and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024
      (MS Word Document, 116 KB)             		Queensland Parliament - Education, Employment, Training and Skills Committee
      8 July 2024Review of Queensland's Human Rights Act 2019
      (MS Word Document, 567 KB)      		 Independent Reviewer
      8 July 2024Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024
      (MS Word Document, 179 KB)      		Queensland Parliament - Community Safety and Legal Affairs Committee
      5 July 2024 Disability Services (Restrictive Practices) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (MS Word Document, 180 KB) Queensland Parliament - Community Support and Services Committee
      27 June 2024Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill 2024
      (MS Word Document, 173 KB)      		Queensland Parliament- Community Safety and Legal Affairs Committee
      19 June 2024 Review of the Online Safety Act 2021 (Cth)(MS Word Document, 107 KB)Australian Government
      Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communication and the Arts
      17 May 2024

      Queensland Community Safety Bill:

      		Queensland Parliament Community Safety and Legal Affairs Committee
      17 April 2024 Human rights aspects of the terms of reference of the Independent review into the Crime and Corruption Commission's reporting powers - Supplementary response
      (MS Word Document, 176 KB)      		Independent review into the Crime and Corruption Commission's reporting powers
      12 April 2024 Police Powers and Responsibilities and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024
      (MS Word Document, 118 KB)             		Queensland Parliament Community Support and Services Committee
      4 April 2024Human rights aspects of the terms of reference of the Independent review into the Crime and Corruption Commission's reporting powers
      (MS Word Document, 184 KB)             		Independent review into the Crime and Corruption Commission's reporting powers
      27 March 2024 Education (General Provisions) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024
      (MS Word Document, 166 KB)             		Queensland Parliament Education, Employment, Training and Skills Committee
      25 March 2024

      Anti-Discrimination Act draft Bill consultation:

      		Queensland Government Department of Justice and Attorney-General
      21 March 2024Disaster Management and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024
      (MS Word Document, 172 KB)      		Queensland Parliament Community Safety and Legal Affairs Committee
      8 March 2024Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024
      (MS Word Document, 107 KB)      		Queensland Parliament Housing, Big Build and Manufacturing Committee
      4 March 2024Inquiry into the provision and regulation of supported accommodation in Queensland 
      (MS Word Document, 102 KB)      		Queensland Parliament, Community Support and Services Committee
      29 February 2024Corrective Services (Promoting Safety) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024
      (MS Word Document, 89.6 KB)      		Queensland Parliament Community Safety and Legal Affairs Committee
      28 February 2024Inquiry into Youth Justice Reform - additional submission
      (MS Word Document, 226 KB)      		Queensland Parliament Youth Justice Reform Select Committee
      21 February 2024Putting Queensland Kids First: Consultation Draft
      (MS Word Document, 153 KB)      		Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet

      2023

      Date Submission Made to
      14 December 2023 Commonwealth Government COVID-19 Response Inquiry
      (MS Word Document, 162 KB)      		Independent Panel, COVID-19 Response Inquiry
      27 November 2023 Current issues and good practices in prison management – Thematic report of the Special Rapporteur on Torture
      (MS Word Document, 122 KB)      		 United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture
      15 November 2023Inquiry into Youth Justice Reform
      (MS Word Document, 189 KB)      		Queensland Parliament Youth Justice Reform Select Committee
      3 November 2023Information Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023
      (MS Word Document, 180 KB)      		Queensland Parliament Education, Employment and Training Committee
      26 October 2023Criminal Law (Coercive Control and Affirmative Consent) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023
      (MS Word Document, 105 KB)      		Queensland Parliament Legal Affairs and Safety Committee
      6 October 2023Review of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap
      (MS Word Document, 118 KB)      		Productivity Commission
      3 July 2023Inquiry into Australia's Human Rights Framework
      (MS Word Document, 3.58 MB)      		Australian Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights
      30 June 2023 Youth Justice and Child Wellbeing Reform across Australia
      (MS Word Document, 108 KB)      		Children's Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission
      23 May 2023Queensland Non-State Schools Accreditation Framework Review
      (MS Word Document, 127 KB)      		Independent Reviewer
      12 May 2023Updating the Fair Work Act 2009 to provide stronger protections for workers against discrimination
      (MS Word Document, 147 KB)      		Australian Government
      Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
      4 May 2023Criminal Code (Serious Vilification and Hate Crimes) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023
      (MS Word Document, 115 KB)

      Response to question on notice and further information
      (MS Word Document, 101 KB)      		Queensland Parliament Legal Affairs and Safety Committee
      12 April 2023Inquiry into support provided to victims of crime submission
      (MS Word Document, 127 KB)

      Response to questions taken on notice at the hearing on 17 April 2023
      (MS Word Document, 108 KB)      		Queensland Parliament Legal Affairs and Safety Committee
      6 April 2023Review of the Family and Child Commission Act 2014
      (MS Word Document, 123 KB)      		Review Team, Department of Justice and Attorney-General
      16 March 2023Path to Treaty Bill 2023
      (MS Word Document, 120 KB)      		Queensland Parliament Legal Affairs and Safety Committee
      10 March 2023Police Powers and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023
      (MS Word Document, 115 KB)      		 Queensland Parliament Education, Employment, Training and Skills Committee
      28 February 2023Review of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2010
      (MS Word Document, 130 KB)      		Public Interest Disclosure Review
      24 February 2023Strengthening Community Safety Bill 2023
      (MS Word Document, 167 KB)      		Queensland Parliament Economics and Governance Committee
      23 February 2023Religious educational institutions and anti-discrimination laws
      (MS Word Document, 126 KB)      		Australian Law Reform Commission
      13 January 2023Police Powers and Responsibilities (Jack's Law) Amendment Bill 2022(MS Word Document, 95.4 KB)Queensland Parliament Community Support and Services Committee
      11 January 2023Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Bill 2022
      (MS Word Document, 109 KB)      		Queensland Parliament Legal Affairs and Safety Committee
      11 January 2023Monitoring of Places of Detention (Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture) Bill 2022
      (MS Word Document, 98.7 KB)      		Queensland Parliament Legal Affairs and Safety Committee
      4 January 2023Health and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022
      (MS Word Document, 98.7 KB)      		Queensland Parliament Health and Environment Committee

      2022

      Date Submission Made to
      23 December 2022Corrective Services (Emerging Technologies and Security) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022
      (MS Word Document, 96.4 KB)      		Queensland Parliament Education, Employment and Training Committee
      28 October 2022Public Sector Bill 2022
      (MS Word Document, 118 KB)      		Queensland Parliament Economics and Governance Committee
      15 September 2022Public Health and Other Legislation (COVID-19 Management) Amendment Bill 2022
      (MS Word Document, 109 KB)      		Queensland Parliament Health and Environment Committee
      23 August 2022Inquiry into the decriminalisation of certain public offences, and health and welfare responses
      (MS Word Document, 159 KB)      		Queensland Parliament Community Support and Services Committee
      30 June 2022Criminal Procedure Review: Magistrates Courts
      (MS Word Document, 146 KB)      		Criminal Procedure Review Team, Department of Attorney-General
      29 April 2022Review of Education (General Provisions) Act 2006
      (MS Word Document, 106 KB)      		Department of Education
      31 March 2022Review of Queensland Cultural Heritage Acts
      (MS Word Document, 107 KB)      		Department of Seniors, Disability Services and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships
      17 March 2022 Nature Conservation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022
      (MS Word Document, 94.3 KB)      		Queensland Parliament State Development and Regional Industries Committee
      4 March 2022Public Health (Extension of Expiring Provisions) Amendment Bill 2022
      (MS Word Document, 105 KB)      		Queensland Parliament Community Support and Services Committee
      15 February 2022Reforming Queensland’s authorisation framework for the use of restrictive practices in NDIS and disability service
      (MS Word Document, 141 KB)      		Australian Government
      Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
      7 January 2022Health and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021
      (MS Word Document, 107 KB)      		Queensland Parliament State Development and Regional Industries Committee

      2021

      Date Submission Made to
      30 November 2021Criminal Law (Raising the Age of Responsibility) Amendment Bill 2021
      (MS Word Document, 104 KB)      		Queensland Parliament Community Support and Services Committee
      30 November 2021Public Trustee (Advisory and Monitoring Board) Amendment Bill 2021
      (MS Word Document, 108 KB)      		Queensland Parliament Community Support and Services Committee
      22 November 2021Working with Children (Indigenous Communities) Amendment Bill 2021
      (MS Word Document, 98.3 KB)      		Queensland Parliament Legal Affairs and Safety Committee
      19 November 2021Inspector of Detention Services Bill 2021
      (MS Word Document, 103 KB)      		Queensland Parliament Legal Affairs and Safety Committee
      11 November 2021Inquiry into serious vilification and hate crimes: supplementary submission
      (MS Word Document, 102 KB)      		Queensland Parliament Legal Affairs and Safety Committee
      8 October 2021Police Powers and Responsibilities and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021
      (MS Word Document, 164 KB)      		Queensland Parliament Legal Affairs and Safety Committee
      1 October 2021Child Protection Reform and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021
      (MS Word Document, 112 KB)      		Queensland Parliament Community Support and Services Committee
      6 August 2021 2021 Independent Review of Banking Code of Practice
      (MS Word Document, 103 KB)      		The Banking Code Review
      13 July 2021Housing Legislation Amendment Bill 2021
      (MS Word Document, 121 KB)      		Queensland Parliament Community Support and Services Committee
      12 July 2021Inquiry into serious vilification and hate crimes
      (MS Word Document, 178 KB)

      Please note: Graphic examples were fully or partially redacted by the Committee before publication on the parliamentary website. These redactions are marked in this document with [redacted].      		Queensland Parliament Legal Affairs and Safety Committee
      9 July 2021Sex Discrimination and Fair Work (Respect at Work) Amendment Bill 2021
      (MS Word Document, 90.6 KB)      		Australian Parliament, Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee
      7 July 2021Public Health and Other Legislation (Further Extension of Expiring Provisions) Amendment Bill 2021
      (MS Word Document, 189 KB)      		Queensland Parliament Economics and Governance Committee
      2 July 2021Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021
      (MS Word Document, 154 KB)      		Queensland Parliament Health and Environment Committee
      12 March 2021Youth Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021
      This submission is available on the Queensland Parliament website.      		Queensland Parliament Legal Affairs and Safety Committee
      1 March 2021The rights of the Indigenous child under the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
      (MS Word Document, 225 KB)      		Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Study (UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights)
      6 January 2021

      Child Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2020

      This was a joint submission made with the Queensland Family and Child Commission, the Australian Human Rights Commission, Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak, SNAICC, PeakCare Queensland, Queensland Council of Social Services, and the Office of the Public Guardian. It is available on the Queensland Parliament website.

      		Queensland Parliament
      Community Support and Services Committee

      2020

      Date Submission Made to
      25 September 2020Criminal Code (Consent and Mistake of Fact) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2020
      (MS Word Document, 373 KB)      		Queensland Parliament
      Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee
      27 August 2020Response to the Consultation Regulatory Impact Statement: Proposal to include minimum accessibility standards for housing in the National Construction Code
      (MS Word Document, 121 KB)      		Australian Building Codes Board
      3 August 2020Child Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2020
      (MS Word Document, 130 KB)      		Queensland Parliament
      Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee
      31 July 2020Meriba Omasker Kaziw Kazipa (Torres Strait Islander Traditional Child Rearing Practice) Bill 2020
      (MS Word Document, 145 KB)      		Queensland Parliament Health, Communities, Disability Services and Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Committee
      6 July 2020Disability Services and Other Legislation (Worker Screening) Amendment Bill 2020
      (MS Word Document, 122 KB)      		Queensland Parliament Health, Communities, Disability Services and Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Committee
      6 July 2020Inquiry into the Queensland Government's health response to COVID-19
      (MS Word Document, 174 KB)      		Queensland Parliament Health, Communities, Disability Services and Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Committee
      25 June 2020Penalties for assaults on public officers: second submission
      (MS Word Document, 114 KB)      		Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council
      28 May 2020 Inquiry into the Australian Government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic
      (MS Word Document, 97.9 KB)      		Australian Parliament. Senate Select Committee
      22 April 2020Corrective Services and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2020
      (MS Word Document, 89.8 KB)      		Queensland Parliament
      Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee
      19 March 2020Human rights and addressing violence against people with disability
      (MS Word Document, 120 KB)      		Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability
      28 February 2020Age of Criminal Responsibility - Working Group review
      (MS Word Document, 106 KB)      		Council of Attorneys-General
      3 February 2020Electoral and Other Legislation (Accountability, Integrity and Other Matters) Amendment Bill 2019 — Further submission
      (MS Word Document, 116 KB)      		Economics and Governance Committee
      31 January 2020Religious Discrimination Bill - 2nd Exposure Draft
      (MS Word Document, 98.9 KB)      		Australian Government, Attorney-General's Department
      31 January 2020Review of consent laws and the excuse of mistake of fact
      (MS Word Document, 105 KB)      		Queensland Law Reform Commission
      9 January 2020Penalties for assaults on public officers
      (MS Word Document, 104 KB)      		Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council
      8 January 2020Electoral and Other Legislation (Accountability, Integrity and Other Matters) Amendment Bill 2019 and related Inquiry
      (MS Word Document, 104 KB)      		Economics and Governance Committee
      3 January 2020A Better Renting Future - Consultation Regulatory Impact Statement
      (MS Word Document, 104 KB)      		Department of Housing and Public Works
      3 January 2020
      		A Better Renting Future - Consultation Regulatory Impact Statement(MS Word Document, 104 KB)
      		Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee

      2019

      Date Submission Made to
      24 December 2019Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2019
      (MS Word Document, 105 KB)

      (health equity for Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander people)      		Health, Communities, Disability Services and Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Committee
      19 December 2019Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019
      (MS Word Document, 105 KB)

      (amendments to the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991)      		Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee
      12 December 2019Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2019
      (MS Word Document, 112 KB)

      (conversion therapy)       		Health, Communities, Disability Services and Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Committee
      3 December 2019Operation Impala: an examination of the improper access and dissemination of confidential information by public sector agencies
      (MS Word Document, 113 KB)      		Crime and Corruption Commission
      2 December 2019Path to Treaty
      (MS Word Document, 103 KB)      		Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships
      9 October 2019Summary Offences Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019
      (MS Word Document, 111 KB)      		Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee
      3 October 2019Religious Discrimination Bill - Exposure Draft
      (MS Word Document, 116 KB)      		Australian Government, Department of Attorney-General
      5 September 2019 Agriculture and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019
      (MS Word Document, 108 KB)      		State Development, Natural Resources and Agricultural Industry Development Committee
      10 July 2019Youth Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019
      (MS Word Document, 189 KB)      		Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee
      15 April 2019Inquiry into aged care, end-of-life and palliative care, and voluntary assisted dying
      (MS Word Document, 177 KB)      		Health, Communities, Disability Services and Domestic and Family Violence Committee
      04 April 2019Inquiry into imprisonment and recidivism
      (MS Word Document, 236 KB)      		Queensland Productivity Commission

      2018

      Date Submission Made to
      26 November 2018Human Rights Bill 2018
      (MS Word Document, 93 KB)      		Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee
      19 November 2018Anti-Discrimination (Right to Use Gender-Specific Language) Amendment Bill 2018
      (MS Word Document, 85 KB)      		Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee
      16 March 2018Inquiry into the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Bill 2018
      (MS Word Document, 173 KB)      		Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee
      2 February 2018Religious Freedom Review
      (MS Word Document, 173 KB)      		Expert Panel on Religious Freedom
      12 January 2018State of Queensland and Queensland Rail - NGR Trains
      (MS Word Document, 156 KB)      		Australian Human Rights Commission

      2017

      Date Submission Made to
      19 June 2017Labour Hire Licensing Bill 2017
      (MS Word Document, 208 KB)      		Finance and Administration Committee
      5 June 2017Criminal Law (Historical Homosexual Convictions Expungement) Bill 2017Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee
      12 May 2017Strengthening Multiculturalism
      (MS Word Document, 94 KB)      		Select Committee on Strengthening Multiculturalism
      12 April 2017Court and Civil Legislation Amendment Bill 2017
      (MS Word Document, 103 KB)      		Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee
      8 March 2017Queensland Building Plan
      (MS Word Document, 184 KB)      		Department of Public Housing and Works
      2 February 2017Regulation of the Labour Hire Industry 2016: Issues Paper
      (MS Word Document, 109 KB)      		Queensland Government Office of Industrial Relations
      16 January 2017Criminal Law Amendment Bill 2016
      (MS Word Document, 169 KB)      		Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee
      12 January 2017 Exposure Draft of the Marriage Amendment (Same-Sex Marriage) Bill
      (MS Word Document, 170 KB)      		Select Committee on the Exposure Draft of the Marriage Amendment (Same-Sex) Marriage Bill

      2016

      Date Submission Made to
      12 December 2016Strong and Sustainable Resource Communities Bill 2016
      (MS Word Document, 96 KB)      		Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources Committee
      04 October 2016Adoption and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2016
      (MS Word Document, 203 KB)      		Health, Communities, Disability Services and Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Committee
      04 October 2016Youth Justice and Other Legislation (Inclusion of 17-year-old Persons) Amendment Bill 2016
      (MS Word Document, 207 KB)      		Education, Tourism, Innovation and Small Business Committee
      30 September 2016Industrial Relations Bill 2016
      (PDF, 589 KB)      		Finance and Administration Committee
      22 July 2016Health and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2016
      (MS Word Document, 172 KB)      		Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee
      29 June 2016Abortion Law Reform (Women's Right to Choose) Amendment Bill 2016
      (MS Word Document, 100 KB)      		Health, Communities, Disability Services and Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Committee
      18 April 2016Human Rights Inquiry
      (MS Word Document, 192 KB)      		Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee
      29 March 2016 Review of expunging criminal convictions for historical gay sex offences
      (MS Word Document, 201 KB)      		Queensland Law Reform Commission
      23 March 2016Inquiry into the practices of the Labour Hire industry in Queensland
      (MS Word Document, 96 KB)      		Finance and Administration Committee
      11 March 2016Review of the Adoption Act 2009
      (MS Word Document, 191 KB)      		Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services Child and Family Legislative Review
      29 January 2016Youth Justice Reform
      (PDF, 336 KB)      		Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Minister for Training and Skills
      29 January 2016Parliamentary committee system review
      (MS Word Document, 36 KB)      		Committee of the Legislative Assembly
      13 January 2016Inquiry into the Youth Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2015
      (MS Word Document, 197 KB)      		Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee
      13 January 2016Review of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2010
      (PDF, 595 KB)      		Queensland Ombudsman

      2015


      Date Submission Made to
      18th December 2015Inquiry into a suitable model for implementation of the National Injury Insurance Scheme
      (PDF, 863 KB)      		Education, Tourism, Innovation and Small Business Committee
      19 October 2015Inquiry into the Relationships (Civil Partnerships) and other Acts Amendment Bill 2015
      (PDF, 226 KB)      		Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee (Qld)
      27 July 2015Inquiry into the Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2015(MS Word Document, 73 KB)

      Medical information and recruitment fact sheet
      (PDF, 569 KB)      		Finance and Administration Committee
      20 July 2015Issues Paper: discrimination, bullying and sexual harassment in the practice of surgery
      (MS Word Document, 76 KB)      		Expert Advisory Group Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
      30 June 2015Australian Citizenship - your right, your responsibility
      (MS Word Document, 44 KB)      		Department of Immigration and Border Protection
      26 June 2015Exposure draft -Mental Health Bill 2015
      (MS Word Document, 91 KB)      		Department of Health
      10 April 2015Inquiry into the Electoral and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2014
      (PDF, 212 KB)      		Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee (Qld)

      2014

      Date Submission Made to
      December 2014Inquiry into the Justice and Other legislation Amendment Bill 2014
      (PDF, 54 KB)      		Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee (Qld)
      21 August 2014Stronger Land Account Bill submission
      (MS Word Document, 105 KB)      		Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee (Cth)
      25 July 2014Review of the Mental Health Act 2000 - discussion paper
      (PDF, 152 KB)      		Department of Health (Qld)
      18 July 2014Inquiry on Strategies to Prevent and Reduce Criminal Activity in Queensland(MS Word Document, 1.2 MB)

      Anti-Discrimination Commission Qld submission (Crime Prevention Justice Reinvestment submission)      		Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee (Qld)
      July 2014Inquiry on Strategies to Prevent and Reduce Criminal Activity in Queensland - Joint submission
      (MS Word Document, 694 KB)

      of the Office of the Public Advocate and the Anti-Discrimination Commission Qld (The need for a Disability Justice Plan in Queensland)      		Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee (Qld)
      18 July 2014Inquiry into the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Amendment Bill 2014
      (PDF, 782 KB)      		Transport, Housing and Local Government Committee (Qld)
      29 April 2014Exposure Draft - Freedom of Speech (Repeal of s.18C) Bill 2014
      (PDF, 189 KB)      		Federal Attorney-General's Department
      February 2014Inquiry into the Youth Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2014
      (PDF, 108 KB)      		Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee (Qld)
      20 January 2014Review of the Manufactured Homes (Residential Parks) Act 2003
      (MS Word Document, 80 KB)      		The Manufactured Homes Residential Parks Review
      17 January 2014Electoral Reform Amendment Bill 2013
      (MS Word Document, 1.1 MB)      		Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee (Qld)
      8 January 2014Inquiry into the Public Service and Other Legislation (Civil Liability) Amendment Bill 2013
      (PDF, 1.3 MB)      		Finance and Administration Committee (Qld)
      2 January 2014Inquiry into the Disability Services (Restrictive Practices) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2013
      (PDF, 314 KB)      		Health and Community Services Committee (Qld)

      2013

      Date Submission Made to
      17 December 2013Review of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2003
      (PDF, 422 KB)      		Department of Justice and Attorney-General (Qld)
      25 September 2013Inquiry into the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2013
      (MS Word Document, 547 KB)      		Transport, Housing and Local Government Committee (Qld)
      June 2013Review of the Youth Justice Act 1992
      (MS Word Document, 77 KB)      		Department of Justice and Attorney-General (Qld)
      26 April 2013Sex Discrimination Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity & Intersex Status) Bill 2013
      (PDF, 2.4 MB)      		The Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
      15 March 2013Justice Reinvestment
      (MS Word Document, 191 KB)      		The Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
      February 2013Review of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2009
      (MS Word Document, 91 KB)      		Department of Justice and Attorney-General (Qld)

      2012

      Date Submission Made to
      21 December 2012Exposure Draft - Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill 2013
      (MS Word Document, 75 KB)      		Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee (Cth)
      21 December 2012ACHRA (Australian Council of Human Rights Agencies) Exposure Draft - Human Rights And Anti-Discrimination Bill 2012
      (PDF, 4.4 MB)      		Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee (Cth)
      8 November 2012Inquiry into the Youth Justice (Boot Camp Orders) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012
      (MS Word Document, 123 KB)      		Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee (Qld)
      27 February 2012Review of the Meaning of "Fundamental Legislative Principals" - additional submission
      (MS Word Document, 216 KB)      		Finance and Administration Committee

      2011

      Date Submission Made to
      4 November 2011Civil Partnerships Bill
      (PDF, 1.3 MB)      		Legal Affairs, Police, Corrective Services and Emergency Services Committee
      April 2011Review of the Meaning of "Fundamental Legislative Principals"
      (MS Word Document, 97 KB)      		Scrutiny of Legislation Committee

      2010

      Date Submission Made to
      October 2010Forensic Disability Bill 2010 - Information Paper
      (MS Word Document, 111 KB)      		Department of Communities (Qld)
      October 2010Protection from Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation & sex and/or gender identity: Discussion paper
      (MS Word Document, 146 KB)      		Australian Human Rights Commission

      2009

      Date Submission Made to
      15 June 2009Charter of Rights submission
      (PDF, 257 KB)      		National Human Rights Consultation Secretariat

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