Police Powers and Responsibilities and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 (Qld)

An Act to amend the Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2004, the Crime and Corruption Act 2001, the Criminal Code, the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012, the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, the Prostitution Act 1999, the Public Safety Preservation Act 1986, the Weapons Act 1990, the Weapons Categories Regulation 1997 and the Weapons Regulation 2016 for particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Police Powers and Responsibilities and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019.

Part 2 Amendment of Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2004

2 Act amended This part amends the Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2004.

3 Amendment of s 51B (Access information for storage devices) (1) Section 51B, heading, 'storage'— omit, insert— digital (2) Section 51B(2), 'storage'— omit, insert— digital (3) Section 51B(2)(b)— omit, insert— (b) give a police officer access information for the device or any assistance necessary for the officer to gain access to device information from the device; or (4) Section 51B(2)(c)(i) and (ii), 'the information stored on'— omit, insert— device information from (5) Section 51B(2)(c)(iii) and (iv), 'information stored on'— omit, insert— device information from (6) Section 51B(10), definitions access information, storage device and stored— omit. (7) Section 51B(10)— insert— access information, for a digital device, means information necessary for a person to access or read device information from the device. Examples— userid, username, passcode, password device information, from a digital device, means— (a) information stored on the device; or (b) information accessed, communicated or distributed by using the device, including by using an application on the device. Examples— • images stored on a computer • location data stored on or sent from a mobile phone • emails or text messages sent from a smart phone • messages or videos distributed from a social media application on a tablet computer digital device— (a) means a device on which information may be stored or accessed electronically; and (b) includes a computer, memory stick, portable hard drive, smart phone and tablet computer.