Coroners (Domestic and Family Violence Death Review and Advisory Board) Amendment Bill 2015 (Qld)

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Coroners (Domestic and Family Violence Death Review and Advisory Board) Amendment Bill 2015

Queensland

Coroners (Domestic and Family Violence Death Review and Advisory Board) Amendment Bill 2015

Contents Page Part 1 Preliminary 1 Shorttitle 0... eee eee 4 2 Commencement........... 0.00: c eee eee eee eee 4 Part 2 Amendment of Coroners Act 2003 3 Actamended .......... 0.0.0. eee 4 4 Amendment of s 3 (Object of Act) ...............0....000. 5 Insertion of new pt4A........... 0.0 eee eee 5 Part 4A Domestic and Family Violence Death Review and Advisory Board Division 1 Preliminary 91A Purpose of pt4A...........0 00... cece eee eee 5 91B Definitions for pt4A .......... 0.0.02 eee eee eee 5 Division 2 Establishment, functions and powers 91C Establishment. .............0 2.00 e cee eee eee ee 8 91D Functions .... 2.0.0.0... e cece eee eee 8 91E Review function ............. 2.0.00 cece eee 9 91F Relationship with coroners. ...............-.0-5 9 91G POWEIS ©... eee 10 91H Board must act independently and in public interest . 10

911 Administrative support for board................. 10

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Division 3 Membership 91J Members of board ............. 0.00: e cece 10 91K Chairperson ... 0.0... 0. eee eee eee 11 91L Appointment of other members ................. 11 91M Deputy chairperson ................ eee ee eee 12 91N Conditions of appointment .................2... 13 910 Term of appointment..................022..00. 13 91P Vacation of office .............. 2.2 eee eee 13 Division 4 Criminal history reports 91Q Criminal history report ..................000005 14 91R New convictions must be disclosed .............. 15 Division 5 Proceedings of the board 91S Time and place of meetings.................... 15 91T QUOMUM 2... eee 15 91U Presiding at meetings................-.20-000- 16 91V Conduct of meetings ...................00000, 16 91W Minutes and other records................-.0-- 17 Division 6 Disclosure of conflict of interests 91X Disclosure of conflict of interest................. 17 Division 7 Accessing information 91Y Right to information ...............0.....0 0 eee 18 91Z Board may enter into arrangement with State Coroner 20 91ZA Information sharing arrangements with other jurisdictions 21 Division 8 Reporting 91ZB Annual report... 6.6.0... eee eee 22 91ZC Report about systemic matter .................-. 22 Division 9 Miscellaneous 91ZD Confidentiality..........0.... 0.0.0... 02 eee 24 91ZE Protection from liability for members and persons helping board perform functions .................00000, 25 91ZF Protection from liability for providing information ... . 26 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary)..................2-00005 27