Disaster Management and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (Qld)

An Act to amend the Disaster Management Act 2003, the Disaster Management Regulation 2014, the Fire and Emergency Services Act 1990, the Fire and Emergency Services Regulation 2011, the Queensland Reconstruction Authority Act 2011, the State Penalties Enforcement Regulation 2014 and the legislation mentioned in schedule 1 for particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Disaster Management and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024.

2 Commencement This Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

Part 2 Amendment of Disaster Management Act 2003

3 Act amended This part amends the Disaster Management Act 2003. Note— See also the amendments in schedule 1.

4 Amendment of s 4A (Guiding principles) (1) Section 4A(a)(i), 'the taking'— omit, insert— prevention, involving the taking (2) Section 4A(a)(ii), 'the taking'— omit, insert— preparation, involving the taking (3) Section 4A(a)(iii), 'the taking'— omit, insert— response, involving the taking (4) Section 4A(a)(iv), 'the taking'— omit, insert— recovery, involving the taking (5) Section 4A— insert— (aa) consideration should be given to the improvement of the resilience of a community to a disaster in all 4 phases of disaster management planning under paragraph (a); (6) Section 4A(b)(i) and (d), 'State group'— omit, insert— QDMC (7) Section 4A(aa) to (d)— renumber as section 4A(b) to (e).

5 Amendment of s 17 (Establishment) (1) Section 17, 'The Queensland'— omit, insert— A group known as the Queensland (2) Section 17, '(the State group)'— omit, insert— (the QDMC)