Trading (Allowable Hours) Amendment Bill 2017 (Qld)

An Act to amend the Trading (Allowable Hours) Act 1990 for particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Trading (Allowable Hours) Amendment Act 2017 .

2 Act amended This Act amends the Trading (Allowable Hours) Act 1990 .

3 Amendment of s 3 (Objects of Act) Section 3(a), 'shops, other than exempt shops,'— omit, insert— non-exempt shops and independent retail shops

4 Amendment of s 5 (Exempt shops) (1) Section 5(1) and (2)— omit, insert— (1) An exempt shop is— (a) a shop of a description mentioned in schedule 1AA used predominantly for selling goods by retail, or for supplying services, a reasonable person would expect to be sold or supplied in that shop; or (b) an independent retail shop; or (c) a shop operating in a stated area for an event— (i) that is a unique or infrequent event of local, State or national significance; and Examples— • the 2018 Commonwealth Games • the Weipa Fishing Classic event (ii) declared by the industrial commission to be a special event for this paragraph. (2) A declaration for subsection (1)(c)— (a) may be made by the industrial commission on an application by an organisation, chief executive, local government or any other person; and (b) must state the following— (i) details of the event the subject of the declaration; (ii) the period for which the declaration applies; (iii) the area to which the declaration applies; and (c) must be published on the QIRC website. (2A) In deciding whether to declare an event to be a special event for subsection (1)(c), the industrial commission— (a) must consider— (i) the cultural, religious or sporting significance of the event; and (ii) the significance of the event to the economy and the tourism industry; and (b) may consider a submission made by a local government for an area in which the declaration is likely to have an impact. (2) Section 5(3), 'subsection (2)'— omit, insert— schedule 1AA, item 23 (3) Section 5(2A) to (4)— renumber as section 5(3) to (5).