Queensland Consolidated Acts

PARLIAMENT OF QUEENSLAND ACT 2001

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

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CHAPTER 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Object
   5.      Relationship between this Act and some other Acts about Parliament
   6.      Act does not limit power, right or immunity
   7.      Note in text is part of this Act

CHAPTER 2--PROCEEDINGS IN THE ASSEMBLY

           Part 1--Protection and definition

   8.      Assembly proceedings can not be impeached or questioned
   9.      Meaning of proceedings in the Assembly

           Part 2--Miscellaneous

   10.     Assembly may proceed to business although not more than 5 members have not been elected
   11.     Standing rules and orders may be made
   12.     Quorum
   13.     Voting

           Part 3--The Speaker

   14.     The Speaker
   15.     Speaker continues to hold office on Assembly's expiry or dissolution
   16.     Deputy Speaker in particular circumstances

           Part 4--Chairperson of Committees

   17.     Chairperson of Committees
   18.     Chairperson of Committees continues to hold office on Assembly's expiry or dissolution

           Part 5--Proxy voting

   19.     Member who may give proxy
   20.     How the proxy votes
   21.     How a proxy is substituted
   22.     End of certificates, notification and Speaker's declaration on last day of session—renewal
   23.     End of proxy
   24.     Part does not affect vacation of seat provisions

CHAPTER 3--POWERS, RIGHTS AND IMMUNITIES

           Part 1--Powers to require attendance and production

   25.     Power to order attendance or production of document or other thing
   26.     Summons to non-member to attend or produce document or other thing
   27.     Attendance expenses
   28.     Member required to attend without summons
   29.     Obligation to attend before the Assembly
   30.     Obligation to attend before an authorised committee
   31.     Examination under oath or affirmation
   32.     Obligation to respond and produce to the Assembly
   33.     Obligation to respond and produce to an authorised committee
   34.     Grounds for objecting to answering a question or production
   35.     Assembly to have regard to particular things when considering objection
   36.     Inadmissibility of particular events before a committee

           Part 2--Contempts

   37.     Meaning of contempt of the Assembly
   38.     Decisions on contempt
   39.     Assembly's power to deal with contempt
   40.     Assembly proceedings on contempt
   41.     Speaker's warrant for contempt
   42.     Arrest pending warrant in certain cases
   43.     Form of warrant
   44.     Duty to help in execution of Speaker's order or warrant
   45.     Warrant to be given effect
   46.     Treasurer's power to retain allowances to pay fine
   47.     Other proceedings

           Part 3--Parliamentary records

   48.     Definitions for pt 3
   49.     Meaning of parliamentary record
   50.     Assembly or committee may authorise publication
   51.     Assembly taken to have authorised particular publication
   52.     Tabled, unpublished documents may be read etc.
   53.     Particular documents are taken to be published when tabled or taken to be tabled in the Assembly
   54.     Publication of fair report of tabled document
   55.     Evidentiary certificates
   56.     No liability for publishing under authority of Assembly or committee
   57.     Printed reports of debates taken to be true and correct record
   58.     Assembly may impose conditions on publication

           Part 4--Tabling of reports outside sittings

   59.     Tabling of report when Assembly not sitting
   59A.    References to when the Assembly is not sitting

           Part 5--Custody of Assembly documents

   60.     Application of pt 5
   61.     Clerk has custody of Assembly documents
   62.     Instrument requiring access or production must be addressed to Clerk
   63.     Assembly controls release

CHAPTER 4--CANDIDATES AND MEMBERS

           Part 1--Qualifications

   64.     Qualifications to be a candidate and be elected a member

           Part 2--Candidates and members holding paid public appointment

   65.     Meaning of paid public appointment and related appointment
   66.     Effect of paid State appointment on candidate's election
   67.     Resignation of particular office holders on becoming candidates
   68.     Effect of election on particular candidates
   69.     Appointment to paid State appointment is of no effect

           Part 2A--Registers of interests

   69A.    Definitions for pt 2A
   69B.    Statements of interests
   69C.    Registrar

           Part 3--Restrictions on dealings with the State

   70.     Meaning of transacts business
   71.     Restrictions on member transacting business with an entity of the State

           Part 4--Automatic vacation of member's seat

   72.     Vacating seats of members in particular circumstances
   73.     Assembly may disregard disqualifying events
   74.     Effect of appeals against conviction or sentence

           Part 5--Vacation of seat by member

   75.     Resignation of seat in the Assembly
   76.     Vacancy because of resignation to contest Commonwealth election

           Part 6--General

   77.     Particular matters not to affect function or power

CHAPTER 5--STATUTORY COMMITTEES OF THE ASSEMBLY

           Part 1--Objects and definitions

   78.     Main object of ch 5 and its achievement
   79.     Definitions for ch 5

           Part 2--Committee of the Legislative Assembly

           Division 1--Establishment and operation

   80.     Establishment
   81.     Membership
   82.     Chairperson
   83.     Quorum and voting at meetings

           Division 2--Role of committee

   84.     Areas of responsibility
   85.     Ethical conduct—registration of interests
   86.     Ethical conduct—code of conduct
   87.     Parliamentary powers, rights and immunities

           Part 3--Portfolio committees

           Division 1--Establishment and operation

   88.     Establishment
   89.     Membership
   90.     Chairperson
   91.     Quorum and voting at meetings

           Division 2--Role of portfolio committees

   92.     Role generally
   93.     Legislation
   94.     Public accounts and public works
   95.     Reference of issues to auditor-general
   96.     Meaning of constructing authority for works
   97.     Issues to which committee may have regard
   98.     Entry and inspection of places
   99.     Restriction on procurement of capital works project
   100.    Dealing with commercially sensitive information in private session
   101.    Reporting commercially sensitive information to Assembly

           Part 4--Ethics Committee

           Division 1--Establishment and operation

   102.    Establishment
   103.    Membership
   104.    Chairperson
   104A.   Quorum and voting at meetings

           Division 2--Role of committee

   104B.   Areas of responsibility
   104C.   Complaints about ethical conduct

           Part 5--Change in composition of statutory committee

   105.    Issues dealt with by previously constituted committees

CHAPTER 6--OTHER PROVISIONS ABOUT COMMITTEES

   106.    Act does not limit Assembly's powers
   107.    Ministerial response to committee report
   108.    Annual report of committee

CHAPTER 7--MEMBERS' SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES

           Part 1--Salary of members

   109.    Salary entitlement of a member
   110.    Variation of member's salary
   111.    Notification of rate of salary

           Part 2--Additional salaries of members

   112.    Additional salary entitlement of some members
   113.    Adjustment of additional salary
   114.    Only 1 additional salary is payable
   115.    Variation of member's additional salary
   116.    Additional salary of Deputy Speaker
   117.    Additional salary of temporary Chairperson of Committees
   118.    Additional salary of acting Minister

           Part 3--When salaries are paid

   119.    Application of pt 3
   120.    When salary is paid to a member
   121.    When additional salary under s 112 is paid
   122.    Apparent vacation of seat when Assembly not sitting
   123.    Annual reversion to treasury of undrawn moneys

           Part 4--Salary sacrifice

   123B.   Member may salary sacrifice
   123C.   Variation or revocation of election

           Part 5--Allowances

   123D.   Definitions for pt 5
   123E.   Liability of former members to repay amounts advanced under handbook
   123F.   Provision relating to member not returned at the general election of 9 September 2006
   123G.   Clerk's certificate

CHAPTER 8--MISCELLANEOUS

   124.    Regulation-making power

CHAPTER 9--REPEALS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR ACT NO. 81 OF 2001

           Part 1--Repeals

   125.    Repeals

           Part 13--Transitional provisions

   154.    Retrospective application of s 9
   155.    Saving of standing rules and orders
   156.    Continuation of the Speaker
   157.    Continuation of the Chairperson of Committees
   158.    Continuation of existing law relating to previous contempt
   159.    Transitional provisions relating to chapter 4
   160.    Continuation of existing statutory committees
   161.    Application of ch 3, pt 3

CHAPTER 10--FURTHER TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

           Part 1--Parliament of Queensland Amendment Act 2003

   162.    Transitional provision

           Part 2--Parliament of Queensland Amendment Act 2004

   163.    Transitional provision

           Part 3--Parliament of Queensland Amendment Act 2009

   164.    Transitional provision

           Part 4--Integrity Reform (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2010

   165.    Statements of interests
   166.    Registers under standing rules and orders
   167.    Provision for amendments to ss 70 and 71

           Part 5--Parliament of Queensland (Reform and Modernisation) Amendment Act 2011

   168.    Definitions for pt 5
   169.    Committee of the Legislative Assembly
   170.    Initial membership of Ethics Committee
   171.    Continuation of Scrutiny of Legislation Committee for transitional period
   172.    Material held by committees
   173.    Additional salary of Manager of Opposition Business
   174.    Additional salary of committee chairpersons
   175.    Transitional—waivers
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