Emblems of Queensland and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 (Qld)

An Act to amend the Crime and Corruption Act 2001, the Emblems of Queensland Act 2005, the Parliamentary Service Act 1988 and the Parliament of Queensland Act 2001 for particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Emblems of Queensland and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023.

Part 2 Amendment of Crime and Corruption Act 2001

2 Act amended This part amends the Crime and Corruption Act 2001.

3 Amendment of s 302 (Quorum and voting at meetings of parliamentary committee) Section 302— insert— (2) In this section— present, in relation to a member at a meeting of the parliamentary committee, means present in person, or by telephone, video or other electronic means. voting, in relation to a member at a meeting of the parliamentary committee, means voting in person or by telephone, video or other electronic means.

4 Insertion of new ch 8 , pt 19 Chapter 8— insert—

Part 19 Emblems of Queensland and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023

458 Validation of quorum and voting at particular meetings of parliamentary committee (1) Subsection (2) applies if, in a meeting of the parliamentary committee held during the validation period, the committee reached quorum only by counting 1 or more members of the committee who were not present in person. (2) The parliamentary committee is declared to be, and always to have been, as validly quorate as it would have been if the 1 or more members were present in person. (3) Subsection (4) applies if, in a meeting of the parliamentary committee held during the validation period, the committee decided a question by counting a vote of 1 or more members of the committee who were not present in person. (4) The question is declared to be, and always to have been, as validly decided as it would have been if the 1 or more members were present in person. (5) In this section— parliamentary committee includes the Criminal Justice Committee of the Legislative Assembly established under the repealed Criminal Justice Act 1989, section 115. validation period means the period— (a) starting on 23 April 1998; and (b) ending on the commencement.