Family Responsibilities Commission Act 2008 (Qld)

Family Responsibilities Commission Act 2008

An Act to establish the Family Responsibilities Commission, and for related matters

Part 1 Preliminary

Division 1 Introduction

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Family Responsibilities Commission Act 2008.

2 Commencement This Act, other than the following provisions, commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation— (a) section 6; (b) section 94; (c) schedule, to the extent it inserts the definitions compulsory school age, education chief executive, non-State school, school and State school.

3 Act binds all persons (1) This Act binds all persons, including the State and, as far as the legislative power of the Parliament permits, the Commonwealth and the other States. (2) Subsection (1) does not make the State, the Commonwealth or another State liable to be prosecuted for an offence against this Act.

Division 2 Objects and principles of Act

4 Main objects (1) The main objects of this Act are— (a) to support the restoration of socially responsible standards of behaviour and local authority in welfare reform community areas; and (b) to help people in welfare reform community areas to resume primary responsibility for the wellbeing of their community and the individuals and families of the community. (2) The objects are to be achieved mainly by establishing the Family Responsibilities Commission— (a) to hold conferences about agency notices; and (b) to deal with the matters to which the notices relate in a way that— (i) encourages community members the subject of a conference to engage in socially responsible standards of behaviour; and (ii) promotes the interests, rights and wellbeing of children and other vulnerable persons living in a welfare reform community area.