Crime and Corruption Amendment Bill 2023* (Qld)

An Act to amend the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 for particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Crime and Corruption Amendment Act 2023.

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

3 Amendment of s 35 (How commission performs its corruption functions) Section 35(1)— insert— (k) reporting to the Legislative Assembly under section 69 about complaints about, or involving, corruption made or notified to it.

4 Amendment of s 49 (Reports about complaints dealt with by the commission) Section 49(5)— omit, insert— (5) If the commission reports on an investigation under subsection (2), the commission may also report on the investigation under section 64.

5 Amendment of s 64 (Commission's reports—general) (1) Section 64(1), after 'functions'— insert— , including its corruption functions (2) Section 64— insert— (1A) To remove any doubt, it is declared that the commission may report under subsection (1) about an investigation of a complaint about, or information or matter involving, corruption regardless of whether— (a) the commission has reported on the investigation under section 49; or (b) prosecution proceedings have, or disciplinary action has, commenced arising from the investigation. (3) Section 64(3), 'subsection (2)(a)'— omit, insert— subsection (3)(a) (4) Section 64(4), 'subsection (2)(b)'— omit, insert— subsection (3)(b) (5) Section 64(1A) to (5)— renumber as section 64(2) to (6).

6 Replacement of s 69 (Commission reports to be tabled) Section 69— omit, insert—

69 Commission reports to be tabled and published (1) A commission report, signed by the chairperson, must be given to— (a) the chairperson of the parliamentary committee; and (b) the Speaker; and (c) the Minister. (2) If the report is a report to which section 71A applies, the chairperson must certify on the report whether section 71A has been complied with in relation to the report. (3) If the Speaker receives the report when the Legislative Assembly is sitting, the Speaker must table the report in the Legislative Assembly as soon as practicable. (4) If the Speaker receives the report when the Legislative Assembly is not sitting, the Speaker must deliver the report and any accompanying document to the clerk of the Parliament and order that the report be tabled. (5) A report published under this section is taken for all purposes to have been tabled in and published by order of the Legislative Assembly and is to be granted all the immunities and privileges of a report so tabled and published. (6) This section does not apply to an annual report of the commission.