State Penalties Enforcement Amendment Bill 2017 (Qld)

An Act to amend the Land Act 1994, the Land Title Act 1994 and the State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999, and to amend the legislation mentioned in schedule 1, for particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the State Penalties Enforcement Amendment Act 2017.

2 Commencement This Act, other than sections 7, 9, 10, 13, 20(1), 26(3), 28, 42(1), 44(1) and (2), 45, 46, 47, 53, 55(2), 57, 58, 59, 66, 73, 74, 77, 80, 81(1), 83(1), (3) and (5), 84, 85, 86 and 89(1) and (3), commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

Part 2 Amendment of Land Act 1994

3 Act amended This part amends the Land Act 1994.

4 Amendment of sch 6 (Dictionary) Schedule 6, definition enforcement warrant— omit, insert— enforcement warrant means— (a) an enforcement warrant under the Civil Proceedings Act 2011, section 90; or (b) an enforcement warrant under the State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999, section 63(1)(a).

Part 3 Amendment of Land Title Act 1994

5 Act amended This part amends the Land Title Act 1994.

6 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) Schedule 2, definition enforcement warrant— omit, insert— enforcement warrant means— (a) an enforcement warrant under the Civil Proceedings Act 2011, section 90; or (b) an enforcement warrant under the State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999, section 63(1)(a).

Part 4 Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999

7 Act amended This part amends the State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999.

8 Amendment of s 9 (The SPER charter) Section 9(c), 'community service work'— omit, insert— non-monetary satisfaction of SPER debts

9 Amendment of s 13 (Service of infringement notices—generally) Section 13— insert— (4) An infringement notice for an offence must not be served on a person after the end of the period within which an administering authority may start a prosecution for the offence and, if served, must be withdrawn. (5) Section 28(2) to (4) applies to the withdrawal of an infringement notice under subsection (4).