COVID-19 Emergency Response Bill 2020 (Qld)

An Act to protect the health, safety and welfare of persons affected by the COVID-19 emergency, to facilitate the continuance of public administration, judicial process, small business and other activities disrupted by the COVID-19 emergency, including by easing regulatory requirements and establishing an office of small business commissioner, to provide for matters related to residential, retail and prescribed leases affected by the COVID-19 emergency and to support the Queensland rental sector during the COVID-19 emergency period and to amend the Acts Interpretation Act 1954, the Parliament of Queensland Act 2001 and the Statutory Instruments Act 1992 for particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the COVID-19 Emergency Response Act 2020.

2 Main purposes The main purposes of this Act are— (a) to protect the health, safety and welfare of persons affected by the COVID-19 emergency; and (b) to facilitate the continuance of public administration, judicial process, small business and other activities disrupted by the COVID-19 emergency, including by easing regulatory requirements and establishing an office of small business commissioner; and (c) to provide for matters related to residential, retail and prescribed leases affected by the COVID-19 emergency; and (d) to support the Queensland rental sector during the COVID-19 emergency period.

3 Definitions The dictionary in schedule 1 defines particular words used in this Act.

4 Application of Act (1) This Act applies despite any other Act or law other than the Human Rights Act 2019. (2) A reference in section 5(5) or 6(3) to being inconsistent with an Act does not include a reference to being inconsistent with the Human Rights Act 2019.