News
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Federal budget funding announcements relevant to the Justice portfolio
09 April 2019The government released the 2019-20 Australian Government budget on Tuesday, 2 April 2019.
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National Redress Scheme goes live in Queensland
13 December 2018In response to recommendations made by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, the National Redress Scheme has been created.
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Section 69(1)(b) of the Taxation Administration Act 2001 considered by Court of Appeal
22 November 2018The Court of Appeal upholds the decision of the Supreme Court regarding whether s 69 of the Taxation Administration Act 2001 is beyond the legislative competence of the Queensland Parliament in the matter of WB Rural Pty Limited as Trustee for the Whitsunday Trust v Commissioner of State Revenue [2018] QCA 255.
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Human Rights Bill 2018
08 November 2018The Human Rights Bill 2018 was introduced into Parliament on 31 October 2018. It follows the model of the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities as well as the ACT Human Rights Act, in adopting a dialogue model for human rights protection.
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Cultural heritage update: ‘last claim standing’ reinstated and CHMP requirements clarified
07 November 2018The Queensland Parliament restored the ‘last claim standing rule’, as it was previously understood, when it passed the Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 (the Bill) on 30 October 2018.