Police Service Administration and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 (Qld)

An Act to amend the Forestry Act 1959, the Marine Parks Act 2004, the Nature Conservation Act 1992, the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, the Police Powers and Responsibilities Regulation 2012, the Police Service Administration Act 1990, the Police Service Administration Regulation 2016, the Recreation Areas Management Act 2006 and the legislation mentioned in schedule 1 for particular purposes, and to repeal the State Buildings Protective Security Act 1983 The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Police Service Administration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2021.

2 Commencement The following provisions commence on a day to be fixed by proclamation— • parts 2 and 4 • schedule 1, part 1.

Part 2 Amendments relating to protective services officers

Division 1 Amendment of Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000

3 Act amended This division amends the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000.

4 Replacement of ch 19 , pt 1 (Directions in state buildings) Chapter 19, part 1— omit, insert—

Part 1 State buildings

Division 1 Preliminary

549 Meaning of state building (1) A state building— (a) is— (i) a building, or part of a building, owned or occupied by the State or a non-commercial authority of the State; or (ii) a building, or part of a building, prescribed by regulation for the purpose of this definition; and (b) includes the precincts of the building, or part of the building, under paragraph (a). (2) If a state building is constituted by only part of a building, a reference to the state building includes the areas of the state building the State or a non-commercial authority of the State may lawfully use together with other owners or occupiers of the state building. (3) A regulation may prescribe a building, or part of a building, to be a state building only if the building or part of the building is to be used for an activity with which the State is directly concerned. (4) In this section— precincts, of a building or part of a building, includes— (a) a forecourt, or other similar area, used in conjunction or associated with the building or part of the building; and (b) a yard, or other similar area, used in conjunction or associated with the building or part of the building; and (c) if the building or part of the building has been prescribed by regulation under subsection (1)(a)(ii)—an area within the boundaries of the building or part of the building as identified in the regulation; and (d) if the building or part of the building is aligned next to a public place—any wall, fence or other structure along the alignment; and (e) any area above or below the foundations, walls, roof or other area of the building of part of the building.