Governor Grants Royal Assent to Amendment Bills

Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young PSM, Governor of Queensland, today received Mr Neil Laurie, Clerk of the Parliament, for the presentation of the following three Amendment  Bills to which Royal Assent was granted:

State Penalties Enforcement (Modernisation) Amendment Bill 2022

A bill for an Act to amend the Land Tax Act 2010, the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008, the State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999, the State Penalties Enforcement Amendment Act 2017, the State Penalties Enforcement Regulation 2014, the Taxation Administration Act 2001, the Traffic Regulation 1962 and the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 for particular purposes.

Building and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022

A bill for an Act to amend the Architects Act 2002, the Building Act 1975, the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017, the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020, the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Regulation 2018, the Planning Act 2016, the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018, the Professional Engineers Act 2002 and the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991 for particular purposes.

Evidence and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022

A bill for an Act to amend the Bail Act 1980, the Criminal Code, the Disability Services Act 2006, the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012, the Evidence Act 1977, the Justices Act 1886, the Magistrates Act 1991, the Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Act 2000 and the Acts mentioned in schedule 1 for particular purposes.

The granting of Royal Assent is an integral step in the legislative process.