Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act 1984 (Qld)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act 1984

An Act to provide for law and order in, the establishment of community justice groups for, and the regulation of alcohol possession and consumption in, community areas, and entry on trust areas, and for other purposes

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act 1984.

2 Commencement (1) Section 1 and this section shall commence on the day this Act is assented to for and on behalf of Her Majesty. (2) Except as is provided by subsection (1), this Act shall commence on 31 May 1984 or on such earlier date as is appointed by proclamation. (3) The date on which this Act, other than sections 1 and 2 commences as prescribed is in this Act referred to as the commencement of this Act.

3 [Repealed]

4 Definitions In this Act— Aboriginal land means Aboriginal land under the Aboriginal Land Act 1991. ACC, for part 9, division 3, see section 74. alcohol has the same meaning as liquor in the Liquor Act 1992. Note— See the Liquor Act 1992, section 4B. appropriately qualified, in relation to a power, includes having the qualifications, experience or standing appropriate to exercise the power. Example of standing— a person's classification level in the public service approved form means a form approved under section 70. board means the board of management of Community Enterprise Queensland. chief executive officer means the individual appointed by the board as chief executive officer under section 60R. clerk of the court, for a community area, means the clerk of the court of the Magistrates Court having jurisdiction for the area. commencement— (a) for part 9—see section 72; and (b) for part 11—see section 86. community area means— (a) a community government area; or (b) the Shire of Aurukun or Mornington; or (c) an IRC area, a part of an IRC area, or an IRC division area; or (d) another area prescribed under a regulation. Community Enterprise Queensland means the entity continued in existence under section 60A(1) as Community Enterprise Queensland. community government is an indigenous local government, that is not an indigenous regional council, under the Local Government Act 2009. community government area is the local government area of a community government. community justice group means a community justice group established under part 4 for a community area. community police officer means a person appointed under section 12 as a community police officer for a community government area, IRC area or IRC division area. coordinator, for a community justice group, means the person appointed under section 22 by the group to perform the functions of coordinator for the group. dry place, for part 5, see section 27. fermenter, for part 5, see section 27. home-brew concentrate, for part 5, see section 27. home-brew kit, for part 5, see section 27. homemade alcohol, for part 5, see section 27. IIB means the Island Industries Board under this Act as in force immediately before the commencement of the Electricity and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2016, part 2. indigenous local government, for part 3, division 1, see section 8A. indigenous regional council means TSIRC or NPARC. IRC area means the local government area of an indigenous regional council. IRC division area means a part of an IRC area that, under the Local Government Act 2009, is one of the divisions into which the IRC area is divided for electoral purposes. liquor provisions means— (a) section 34; and (b) the Liquor Act 1992, sections 168B, 169 and 171. local law has the meaning given in the Local Government Act 2009. member means a member of a community justice group. native title holder, for part 6, see section 48. native title rights and interests, for part 6, see section 48. NPARC means the Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council. police officer in charge, for a community government area, IRC area or IRC division area, means the police officer in charge of the police station in the area or, if there is no police station in the area, the police officer in charge of the nearest police station. possess, for part 5, see section 27. post-amended Act, for part 11, see section 86. pre-amended Act, for part 11, see section 86. prescribed community area, for part 5, see section 27. relevant Bamaga area means the area that, immediately before the day that, under the Local Government Act 1993, is the changeover day for NPARC, was the Bamaga council area under the repealed Torres Strait Act. relevant Seisia area means the area that, immediately before the day that, under the Local Government Act 1993, is the changeover day for NPARC, was the Seisia council area under the repealed Torres Strait Act. repealed part 8, for part 9, division 3, see section 74. repealed Torres Strait Act means the Community Services (Torres Strait) Act 1984 as in force before its repeal under the Local Government and Other Legislation (Indigenous Regional Councils) Amendment Act 2007. residential premises, for part 5, see section 27. tenant, for part 5, see section 27. Torres Strait Islander land means Torres Strait Islander land under the Torres Strait Islander Land Act 1991. trust area, for part 6, see section 48. TSC means the Torres Shire Council. TSIRC means the Torres Strait Island Regional Council.