Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 (Qld)

An Act to amend the Civil Proceedings Act 2011, the Fair Trading Act 1989, the Motor Dealers and Chattel Auctioneers Act 2014, the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2009, the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008 and the Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991 for particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019.

2 Commencement This Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

Part 1A Amendment of Civil Proceedings Act 2011

2A Act amended This part amends the Civil Proceedings Act 2011.

2B Amendment of pt 12 , hdg (Assessors) Part 12, heading, after 'Assessors'— insert— and referees

2C Insertion of new pt 12 , div 1, hdg Before section 76— insert—

Division 1 Assessors

2D Amendment of s 76 (Definitions for pt 12 ) (1) Section 76, heading, 'pt 12'— omit, insert— division (2) Section 76, 'part'— omit, insert— division

2E Insertion of new pt 12 , div 2 After section 79— insert—

Division 2 Referees

79A Protection and immunity (1) In performing the functions of referee, a referee has the same protection and immunity as a Supreme Court judge performing a judicial function. (2) A party appearing in an inquiry before a referee has the same protection and immunity as the party would have if the inquiry were a proceeding being heard before the Supreme Court. (3) A witness attending an inquiry before a referee has the same protection and immunity as a witness attending before the Supreme Court. (4) A document produced at, or used for, an inquiry before a referee has the same protection during the inquiry as it would have if produced before the Supreme Court. (5) In this section— inquiry, before a referee, means an inquiry into a question in a proceeding that is referred under the rules to the referee. party includes a party's lawyer or agent. referee means a referee appointed under the rules.