Criminal Justice Legislation (Sexual Violence and Other Matters) Amendment Bill 2024 (Qld)

An Act to amend the Attorney-General Act 1999, the Corrective Services Act 2006, the Criminal Code, the Evidence Act 1977, the Evidence Regulation 2017, the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 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 Criminal Justice Legislation (Sexual Violence and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2024.

2 Commencement The following provisions commence on a day to be fixed by proclamation— (a) part 2; (b) part 4; (c) part 5, other than division 3; (d) parts 6 to 8.

Part 2 Amendment of Attorney-General Act 1999

3 Act amended This part amends the Attorney-General Act 1999.

4 Insertion of new s 14 After section 13— insert—

14 Review of amendments made in response to recommendations of the Women's Safety and Justice Taskforce (1) The Attorney-General must ensure a review is carried out into the operation and effectiveness of the legislative amendments made in response to the recommendations of the Women's Safety and Justice Taskforce (2021) by— (a) the Domestic and Family Violence Protection (Combating Coercive Control) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023; and (b) the Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 to the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1978; and (c) the Criminal Law (Coercive Control and Affirmative Consent) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024; and (d) the Queensland Community Safety Act 2024 to the Youth Justice Act 1992; and (e) the Criminal Justice Legislation (Sexual Violence and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2024. (2) The Attorney-General must determine the terms of reference of the review. (3) The review must— (a) start as soon as practicable 5 years after the commencement; and (b) consider— (i) the outcomes of the amendments; and (ii) the effects of the amendments on victims and perpetrators of sexual violence and domestic and family violence; and (iii) the outcomes for, and the effects of the amendments on, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; and (iv) whether the amendments are operating as intended. (4) The Attorney-General must, as soon as practicable after the review is completed, table a report of the review in the Legislative Assembly.