{"id":"BILL-QLD-3233","name":"Queensland Productivity Commission Bill 2024","slug":"queensland-productivity-commission-bill-2024","collection":"bill","jurisdiction":"qld","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":"2024-01-01","administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":446123,"registerId":"BILL-QLD-3233:current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2024-01-01","status":"in_force","reasons":null,"registeredAt":"2026-05-06T12:45:24.527Z"},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"retrieval-0001","sectionType":"document_chunk","heading":"Document excerpt 1","content":"# Queensland Productivity Commission Bill 2024\n\nQueensland\nQueensland Productivity\nCommission Bill 2024\n\nQueensland\nQueensland Productivity Commission Bill\n2024\nContents\nPage\nPart 1 Preliminary\n1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6\n2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6\n3 Main purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6\n4 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6\nPart 2 Queensland Productivity Commission\nDivision 1 Establishment\n5 Establishment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7\n6 Legal status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7\n7 Commission represents the State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7\n8 Application of other Acts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7\nDivision 2 Functions and powers\n9 Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8\n10 Powers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8\n11 Authentication of documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8\nDivision 3 Board\n12 Establishment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9\n13 Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9\n14 Powers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9\n15 Composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9\n16 Term of appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10\n17 Conditions of appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10\n18 Productivity commissioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10\n19 Preservation of rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11\n20 Disqualification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11\n21 Vacancy in office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11\n\nContents\nQueensland Productivity Commission Bill 2024\nPage 2\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n22 Resignation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12\n23 Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12\n24 Acting commissioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13\n25 Disclosure of interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13\n26 Meetings and minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14\nDivision 4 Criminal history\n27 Criminal history report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14\n28 Changes in criminal history must be disclosed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15\n29 Confidentiality of criminal history information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15\nDivision 5 Staff\n30 Staff of commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16\nDivision 6 Miscellaneous\n31 Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16\nPart 3 Inquiries, research and administration of regulatory matters under\na direction\nDivision 1 Preliminary\n32 Application of part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17\nDivision 2 Inquiries and research\n33 Public consultation required for inquiry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17\n34 Minister’s response to and public availability of report for inquiry 18\n35 Power to require information for inquiries and research . . . . . . . 18\nDivision 3 Regulatory matters\n36 Publication of particular matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20\nPart 4 Research conducted on commission’s own initiative\n37 Undertaking research on commission’s initiative . . . . . . . . . . . . 20\nPart 5 Miscellaneous provisions\n38 Ministerial directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21\n39 Use or disclosure of confidential information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22\n40 Annual report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23\n41 Other reporting requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24\n42 Delegations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24\n43 Protection from liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24\n44 Approved forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25\n45 Regulation-making power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25\nPart 6 Transitional provisions\n46 Definition for part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25\n\nContents\nQueensland Productivity Commission Bill 2024\nPage 3\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n47 Transfer of employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25\n48 Application of directives to transferring employees . . . . . . . . . . . 27\n49 Transfer of particular records to commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27\nSchedule 1 Dictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29\n\n2024\nA Bill\nfor\nAn Act to establish the Queensland Productivity Commission\n\nPage 6\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 1]\nQueensland Productivity Commission Bill 2024\nPart 1 Preliminary\nThe Parliament of Queensland enacts—\nPart 1 Preliminary\n1 Short title\nThis Act may be cited as the Queensland Productivity\nCommission Act 2024.\n2 Commencement\nThis Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation.\n3 Main purpose\nThe main purpose of this Act is to establish the Queensland\nProductivity Commission to undertake inquiries and research\nand to provide independent advice to the Minister in relation\nto economic and social issues, regulatory matters or\nlegislation having particular regard to productivity, economic\ngrowth and improving living standards in Queensland.\n4 Definitions\nThe dictionary in schedule 1 defines particular words used in\nthis Act.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n\nPage 7\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 5]\nQueensland Productivity Commission Bill 2024\nPart 2 Queensland Productivity Commission\nPart 2 Queensland Productivity\nCommission\nDivision 1 Establishment\n5 Establishment\nThe Queensland Productivity Commission is established.\n6 Legal status\nThe commission—\n(a) is a body corporate; and\n(b) may sue and be sued in its corporate name.\n7 Commission represents the State\n(1) The commission represents the State.\n(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the commission has the\nstatus, privileges and immunities of the State.\n8 Application of other Acts\nThe commission is—\n(a) a statutory body under the Financial Accountability Act\n2009; and\n(b) a statutory body under the Statutory Bodies Financial\nArrangements Act 1982; and\nNote—\nThe Statutory Bodies Financial Arrangements Act 1982, part 2B\nsets out the way that Act affects the commission’s powers.\n(c) a unit of public administration under the Crime and\nCorruption Act 2001.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n\nPage 8\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 9]\nQueensland Productivity Commission Bill 2024\nPart 2 Queensland Productivity Commission\nDivision 2 Functions and powers\n9 Functions\n(1) The main functions of the commission are—\n(a) to undertake inquiries into economic and social issues,\nregulatory matters or legislation as directed by the\nMinister; and\n(b) to undertake research into economic and social issues,\nregulatory matters or legislation as directed or approved\nby the Minister, or on its own initiative; and\n(c) to administer, monitor and review regulatory matters as\ndirected by the Minister; and\n(d) to provide advice to the Minister as requested.\n(2) Also, the commission has any other function given to it under\nthis Act or another Act.\n10 Powers\n(1) The commission has all the powers of an individual and may\ndo anything necessary or convenient to be done in the\nperformance of its functions.\n(2) Also, the commission has the powers given to it under this Act\nor another Act.\n11 Authentication of documents\nA document made by the commission is sufficiently made if it\nis signed by the productivity commissioner or another person\nauthorised by the board.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n\nPage 9\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 12]\nQueensland Productivity Commission Bill 2024\nPart 2 Queensland Productivity Commission\nDivision 3 Board\n12 Establishment\nThe board is established as the governing body of the\ncommission.\n13 Functions\nThe functions of the board are—\n(a) to ensure the commission performs its functions in a\nproper, effective and efficient way; and\n(b) any other function given to the board under this Act or\nanother Act.\n14 Powers\n(1) The board has all the powers to do anything necessary or\nconvenient to be done in the performance of its functions.\n(2) Also, the board has any other power given to it under this Act\nor another Act.\n(3) Anything done in the name of, or for, the commission by the\nboard is taken to have been done by the commission.\n15 Composition\n(1) The board consists of at least 1 but not more than 4 persons\nappointed by the Governor in Council on the recommendation\nof the Minister.\n(2) One of the persons appointed under subsection (1) must be\nappointed as the productivity commissioner.\n(3) The Minister may recommend a person for appointment under\nsubsection (1) only if the Minister is satisfied the person is\nappropriately qualified.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n\nPage 10\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 16]\nQueensland Productivity Commission Bill 2024\nPart 2 Queensland Productivity Commission\n16 Term of appointment\n(1) A commissioner holds office for the term, not longer than 3\nyears, stated in the commissioner’s instrument of\nappointment.\n(2) A person may be reappointed as a commissioner.\n17 Conditions of appointment\n(1) A commissioner is to be paid the remuneration and\nallowances decided by the Governor in Council.\n(2) A commissioner holds office on the terms and conditions, not\nprovided for by this Act, that are decided by the Governor in\nCouncil.\n18 Productivity commissioner\n(1) The Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the\nMinister, appoint a commissioner to be the productivity\ncommissioner.\n(2) A commissioner may be appointed as the productivity\ncommissioner at the same time the person is appointed as a\ncommissioner.\n(3) The productivity commissioner holds office for the term\nstated in the person’s instrument of appointment as the\nproductivity commissioner.\n(4) However, the person’s appointment as the productivity\ncommissioner ends if—\n(a) the person stops being a commissioner; or\n(b) the person resigns from the office of productivity\ncommissioner by signed notice given to the Minister.\n(5) The productivity commissioner is responsible for—\n(a) managing and directing the activities of the commission;\nand\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n\nPage 11\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 19]\nQueensland Productivity Commission Bill 2024\nPart 2 Queensland Productivity Commission\n(b) ensuring the board performs its functions and exercises\nits powers appropriately.\n(6) A commissioner may be reappointed as the productivity\ncommissioner.\n19 Preservation of rights\n(1) This section applies if a person who is a public service officer\nis appointed as a commissioner.\n(2) The person keeps all rights accrued or accruing to the person\nas a public service officer as if service as a commissioner were\na continuation of service as a public service officer.\n(3) At the end of the person’s term of office or resignation as a\ncommissioner, the person’s service as a commissioner is taken\nto be service of a like nature in the public service for deciding\nthe person’s rights as a public service officer.\n20 Disqualification\nA person is disqualified from becoming, or continuing as, a\ncommissioner if the person—\n(a) is an insolvent under administration; or\n(b) is disqualified from managing corporations because of\nthe Corporations Act, part 2D.6; or\n(c) is a staff member or contractor of the commission; or\n(d) has a conviction, other than a spent conviction, for an\nindictable offence; or\n(e) does not consent to the Minister requesting a report\nabout the person’s criminal history under section 27.\n21 Vacancy in office\nThe office of a commissioner becomes vacant if the\ncommissioner—\n(a) completes a term of office and is not reappointed; or\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n\nPage 12\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 22]\nQueensland Productivity Commission Bill 2024\nPart 2 Queensland Productivity Commission\n(b) is disqualified from continuing in office under section\n20; or\n(c) resigns by notice under section 22; or\n(d) is removed from office under section 23.\n22 Resignation\n(1) A commissioner may resign from office by signed notice\ngiven to the Minister.\n(2) The resignation takes effect when the Minister receives the\nnotice or, if a later day is stated in the notice, the later day.\n23 Removal\n(1) The Governor in Council may remove a commissioner from\noffice on the recommendation of the Minister.\n(2) The Minister may recommend the commissioner’s removal\nonly if the Minister is satisfied the commissioner—\n(a) has engaged in—\n(i) inappropriate or improper conduct in an official\ncapacity; or\n(ii) inappropriate or improper conduct in a private\ncapacity that reflects seriously and adversely on\nthe office; or\n(b) is incapable of performing the functions of the\ncommissioner because of a physical or mental\nincapacity or for some other reason; or\n(c) has neglected, or incompetently performed, the duties of\nthe commissioner.\n(3) This section does not limit the Acts Interpretation Act 1954,\nsection 25.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n\nPage 13\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 24]\nQueensland Productivity Commission Bill 2024\nPart 2 Queensland Productivity Commission\n24 Acting commissioner\n(1) The Minister may appoint a person to act in the office of a\ncommissioner during—\n(a) a vacancy in the office; or\n(b) a period when the commissioner is absent from duty or\ncan not, for another reason, perform the functions of the\noffice.\n(2) An appointment under subsection (1) must be for a period of\nnot longer than 6 months.\n(3) However, the Minister may extend the appointment for a\nfurther period of not longer than 6 months.\n(4) This section does not limit the Governor in Council’s power\nunder the Acts Interpretation Act 1954, section 25.\n25 Disclosure of interests\n(1) This section applies to a commissioner if—\n(a) the commissioner has a direct or indirect financial or\npersonal interest in a matter being considered, or about\nto be considered, by the board as part of the exercise of\nthe board’s functions; and\n(b) the interest could conflict with the proper performance\nof the commissioner’s duties in relation to the matter.\n(2) As soon as practicable after the relevant facts come to the\ncommissioner’s knowledge, the commissioner must disclose\nthe nature of the interest to the Minister.\n(3) Unless the Minister directs otherwise, the commissioner must\nnot—\n(a) perform the commissioner’s duties in relation to the\nmatter; or\n(b) take part in a decision of the board on the matter.\n(4) A failure to make a disclosure under this section does not, of\nitself, invalidate a decision of the board or the commissioner.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n\nPage 14\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 26]\nQueensland Productivity Commission Bill 2024\nPart 2 Queensland Productivity Commission\n26 Meetings and minutes\n(1) The productivity commissioner may convene meetings of the\nboard as the productivity commissioner considers appropriate.\n(2) The productivity commissioner is to preside at all board\nmeetings at which the productivity commissioner is present.\n(3) If the productivity commissioner is absent from a board\nmeeting, another commissioner chosen by the commissioners\npresent at the meeting must preside.\n(4) A board meeting may be held using any technology that\nreasonably allows commissioners to hear and take part in\ndiscussions as they happen.\n(5) A commissioner who takes part in a board meeting under\nsubsection (4) is taken to be present at the meeting.\n(6) The board must keep minutes of all board meetings.\nDivision 4 Criminal history\n27 Criminal history report\n(1) To decide if a person is disqualified from becoming or\ncontinuing as a commissioner, the Minister may ask the police\ncommissioner for—\n(a) a written report about the criminal history of the person;\nand\n(b) a brief description of the circumstances of a conviction\nmentioned in the criminal history.\n(2) However, the Minister may make the request only if the\nperson has given the Minister written consent for the request.\n(3) The police commissioner must comply with the request in\nrelation to information in the police commissioner’s\npossession or to which the police commissioner has access.\n(4) Before using information obtained under this section, the\nMinister must—\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"retrieval-0002","sectionType":"document_chunk","heading":"Document excerpt 2","content":"Page 15\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 28]\nQueensland Productivity Commission Bill 2024\nPart 2 Queensland Productivity Commission\n(a) disclose the information to the person; and\n(b) allow the person a reasonable opportunity to make\nrepresentations to the Minister about the information.\n28 Changes in criminal history must be disclosed\n(1) This section applies if a person who is a commissioner is\nconvicted of an indictable offence.\n(2) The person must, unless the person has a reasonable excuse,\nimmediately give notice of the conviction to the Minister\nunder this section.\nMaximum penalty—100 penalty units.\n(3) The notice must state—\n(a) the existence of the conviction; and\n(b) when the offence was committed; and\n(c) details adequate to identify the offence; and\n(d) the sentence imposed on the person.\n29 Confidentiality of criminal history information\n(1) This section applies to a person who possesses criminal\nhistory information because the person is or has been a\ncommissioner or another person involved in administering\nthis Act, including, for example, a public service employee.\n(2) The person must not use or, directly or indirectly, disclose to\nanother person the criminal history information unless the use\nor disclosure is permitted under subsection (3).\nMaximum penalty—100 penalty units.\n(3) The person may use or disclose to another person the criminal\nhistory information if the use or disclosure is—\n(a) in the performance of a function or exercise of a power\nunder this Act; or\n(b) otherwise required or permitted by law; or\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n\nPage 16\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 30]\nQueensland Productivity Commission Bill 2024\nPart 2 Queensland Productivity Commission\n(c) with the consent of the person to whom the criminal\nhistory information relates.\n(4) A person who possesses a report given to the Minister under\nsection 27 or a notice given to the Minister under section 28\nmust ensure the report or notice is destroyed as soon as\npracticable after it is no longer needed for the purpose for\nwhich it was given.\n(5) In this section—\ncriminal history information means information contained\nin—\n(a) a report given to the Minister under section 27; or\n(b) a notice given to the Minister under section 28.\ndisclose includes give access to.\nDivision 5 Staff\n30 Staff of commission\n(1) The commission may employ the staff it considers appropriate\nto perform its functions.\n(2) Staff are to be employed under this Act and not the Public\nSector Act 2022.\n(3) A staff member is not subject to direction by any person, other\nthan a commissioner or a person authorised by a\ncommissioner, about the way in which the commission’s\nfunctions are to be performed.\nDivision 6 Miscellaneous\n31 Committees\n(1) The commission may establish committees to assist in the\nperformance of the commission’s functions.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n\nPage 17\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 32]\nQueensland Productivity Commission Bill 2024\nPart 3 Inquiries, research and administration of regulatory matters under a direction\n(2) The commission may decide the membership and functions of\na committee it establishes.\n(3) Subject to the directions of the board, a committee may\nconduct its proceedings, including its meetings, as it considers\nappropriate.\nPart 3 Inquiries, research and\nadministration of regulatory\nmatters under a direction\nDivision 1 Preliminary\n32 Application of part\nThis part applies if a direction is given by the Minister under\nsection 38 to the commission—\n(a) to undertake an inquiry into a stated economic or social\nissue, regulatory matter or legislation; or\n(b) to undertake research into, and give advice about, stated\neconomic or social issues, regulatory matters or\nlegislation; or\n(c) to administer, monitor or review a stated regulatory\nmatter.\nDivision 2 Inquiries and research\n33 Public consultation required for inquiry\n(1) If the direction is a direction mentioned in section 32(a), the\ncommission must undertake public consultation in relation to\nthe inquiry.\n(2) This section is subject to any requirements about the type of\npublic consultation required under the direction.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n\nPage 18\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 34]\nQueensland Productivity Commission Bill 2024\nPart 3 Inquiries, research and administration of regulatory matters under a direction\n34 Minister’s response to and public availability of report for\ninquiry\n(1) This section applies if the commission gives the Minister a\nreport about an inquiry undertaken by the commission.\n(2) The Minister must give the commission a written response to\nthe report within 3 months after receiving the report.\n(3) As soon as practicable after receiving the Minister’s response,\nthe commission must publish the report on the commission’s\nwebsite.\n35 Power to require information for inquiries and research\n(1) This section applies if the direction is a direction mentioned in\nsection 32(a) or (b).\n(2) The commission may, by notice given to a relevant entity,\nrequire the entity—\n(a) to give the commission a copy of related information on\nor before a stated reasonable day; or\n(b) to make related information available for inspection by\nthe commission at a stated reasonable time and place.\n(3) The relevant entity must comply with the notice.\n(4) However, the relevant entity may refuse to comply with the\nnotice to the extent—\n(a) the related information is subject to legal professional\nprivilege, parliamentary privilege or public interest\nimmunity; or\n(b) complying with the notice is prohibited under an Act; or\n(c) complying with the notice could reasonably be expected\nto prejudice the investigation of a contravention, or\npossible contravention, of a law.\n(5) The relevant entity is not liable for a breach of a contract,\nconfidence or duty for giving the commission a copy of the\nrelated information, or making the related information\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n\nPage 19\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 35]\nQueensland Productivity Commission Bill 2024\nPart 3 Inquiries, research and administration of regulatory matters under a direction\navailable for inspection by the commission, as required by the\nnotice.\n(6) In this section—\ngovernment agency—\n(a) means—\n(i) a department; or\n(ii) an agency, authority, commission, corporation,\ninstrumentality, office, or other entity, established\nunder an Act or under State authorisation for a\npublic or State purpose; or\n(iii) a part of an entity mentioned in subparagraph (ii);\nor\n(iv) a corporation incorporated under the Corporations\nAct all the stocks or shares in the capital of which\nare ultimately or beneficially owned by the State or\nan entity mentioned in any of subparagraphs (i) to\n(iii); but\n(b) does not include a local government.\nlocal government company means—\n(a) a corporation owned by a local government; or\n(b) a subsidiary of a corporation owned by a local\ngovernment under the Corporations Act, section 9.\nrelated information, for a relevant entity, means a document\nor other information that—\n(a) is in the possession or under the control of the entity;\nand\n(b) relates to the entity or a business carried out by the\nentity; and\n(c) is relevant to the matter the subject of the direction\nmentioned in section 32(a) or (b).\nrelevant entity means—\n(a) a government agency; or\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n\nPage 20\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 36]\nQueensland Productivity Commission Bill 2024\nPart 4 Research conducted on commission’s own initiative\n(b) a local government; or\n(c) a local government company.\nDivision 3 Regulatory matters\n36 Publication of particular matters\nIf the direction is a direction mentioned in section 32(c), the\ncommission must publish on the commission’s website any\nguidelines, procedures or other documents developed in\nrelation to the regulatory matter.\nPart 4 Research conducted on\ncommission’s own initiative\n37 Undertaking research on commission’s initiative\n(1) The commission may, on its own initiative, undertake research\ninto a matter relating to economic and social issues, regulatory\nmatters or legislation.\n(2) Subsection (3) applies if the commission intends to publish\nthe results of the research (the proposed research).\n(3) Before undertaking the proposed research, the commission\nmust give the Minister notice of its decision (a research\nproposal) to undertake the proposed research.\n(4) A research proposal must include sufficient information about\nthe proposed research to enable the Minister to decide\nwhether the proposed research is—\n(a) relevant to economic or social issues, regulatory matters\nor legislation; and\n(b) suitable to be undertaken by the commission.\n(5) After receiving the research proposal, the Minister must—\n(a) consider the proposed research; and\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n\nPage 21\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 38]\nQueensland Productivity Commission Bill 2024\nPart 5 Miscellaneous provisions\n(b) decide whether to approve or refuse the commission\nundertaking the proposed research.\n(6) In deciding whether to approve the proposed research, the\nMinister may amend the research proposal.\n(7) The Minister must give the commission notice of the\nMinister’s decision.\n(8) If the Minister approves the proposed research, or amended\nproposed research, the commission may—\n(a) undertake the research and prepare a report on the\nresearch; and\n(b) publish the report on the commission’s website.\n(9) Also, the commission must give the chief executive a copy of\nthe report at least 10 business days before the commission\npublishes the report.\n(10) The commission must not publish any research undertaken on\nits own initiative unless the research has been approved by the\nMinister under this section.\nPart 5 Miscellaneous provisions\n38 Ministerial directions\n(1) The Minister may give the commission a written direction\nabout the performance of its functions or the exercise of its\npowers if the Minister is satisfied it is reasonably necessary to\ngive the direction.\n(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Minister may give the\ncommission a direction under that subsection—\n(a) to give the Minister, or publish, stated reports, advice or\ninformation within a stated period; or\n(b) to have regard to particular matters in complying with\nthe direction; or\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n\nPage 22\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 39]\nQueensland Productivity Commission Bill 2024\nPart 5 Miscellaneous provisions\n(c) to undertake a particular type of public consultation in\nundertaking a stated inquiry.\n(3) The direction can not be about the content of any advice or\nrecommendation given by the commission.\n(4) If a direction is given under subsection (1), the commission\nmust—\n(a) comply with the direction; and\n(b) publish a copy of the direction on the commission’s\nwebsite.\n39 Use or disclosure of confidential information\n(1) This section applies to a person who—\n(a) is or has been—\n(i) the Minister; or\n(ii) a commissioner; or\n(iii) a member of staff or a contractor of the\ncommission; or\n(iv) any other person performing functions under or\nrelating to the administration of this Act, including,\nfor example, a public service employee; and\n(b) in that capacity, has acquired or has access to\nconfidential information about another person.\n(2) The person must not disclose the confidential information to\nanyone else, or use the information, other than under this\nsection.\nMaximum penalty—100 penalty units.\n(3) The person may disclose or use the confidential\ninformation—\n(a) to the extent the disclosure or use is—\n(i) necessary to perform the person’s functions under\nor relating to this Act; or\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n\nPage 23\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 40]\nQueensland Productivity Commission Bill 2024\nPart 5 Miscellaneous provisions\n(ii) otherwise required or permitted under this Act or\nanother law; or\n(b) with the consent of the person to whom the information\nrelates; or\n(c) to the extent the disclosure or use—\n(i) does not identify the person to whom the\ninformation relates; and\n(ii) does not allow the identity of the person to be\nreasonably ascertained; or\n(d) in compliance with a lawful process requiring\nproduction of documents to, or giving evidence before, a\ncourt or tribunal.\n(4) In this section—\ndisclose includes give access to.\ninformation includes a document.\n40 Annual report\n(1) This section applies to an annual report the commission is\nrequired to prepare and give the Minister under the Financial\nAccountability Act 2009, section 63.\n(2) The annual report must include—\n(a) details of the functions performed by the commission\nduring the year; and\n(b) information about how efficiently and effectively the\ncommission performed the commission’s functions,\nincluding, for example, identifying key achievements\nand financial and non-financial performance; and\n(c) details of any direction given under section 38 during\nthe year.\n(3) The board must approve the report before it is given to the\nMinister.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n\nPage 24\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 41]\nQueensland Productivity Commission Bill 2024\nPart 5 Miscellaneous provisions\n(4) The report must not disclose confidential information without\nthe consent of the person to whom the information relates.\n41 Other reporting requirements\nThe commission must, if requested by the Minister—\n(a) keep the Minister reasonably informed about the\nfunctions performed and powers exercised by the\ncommission; and\n(b) comply with a reasonable request by the Minister to give\nthe Minister stated information at a stated time about the\nfunctions performed or powers exercised by the\ncommission.\n42 Delegations\n(1) The board may delegate any of its functions to—\n(a) a commissioner; or\n(b) an appropriately qualified member of the commission’s\nstaff.\n(2) In this section—\nfunction includes power.\n43 Protection from liability\n(1) An official does not incur civil liability for an act done, or\nomission made, honestly and without negligence under this\nAct.\n(2) If subsection (1) prevents a civil liability attaching to the\nofficial, the liability instead attaches to the State.\n(3) This section does not apply to an official if the official is a\nprescribed person within the meaning of the Public Sector Act\n2022, section 267.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n\nPage 25\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 44]\nQueensland Productivity Commission Bill 2024\nPart 6 Transitional provisions\nNote—\nFor protection from civil liability in relation to prescribed persons, see\nthe Public Sector Act 2022, section 269.\n(4) In this section—\nofficial means—\n(a) the Minister; or\n(b) a commissioner; or\n(c) a member of the commission’s staff.\n44 Approved forms\nThe commission may approve forms for use under this Act.\n45 Regulation-making power\nThe Governor in Council may make regulations under this\nAct.\nPart 6 Transitional provisions\n46 Definition for part\nIn this part—\ntransferring employee see section 47(1).\n47 Transfer of employees\n(1) This section applies to a person (a transferring employee)\nwho, immediately before the commencement, was—\n(a) a public service employee employed by the department;\nand\n(b) mentioned in a register of transferees approved by the\nchief executive.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n\nPage 26\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 47]\nQueensland Productivity Commission Bill 2024\nPart 6 Transitional provisions\n(2) Subject to subsections (3) to (5) and section 48, the\ntransferring employee becomes a member of the\ncommission’s staff as if the person had been employed under\nsection 30.\n(3) To the extent an industrial instrument applied in relation to the\ntransferring employee immediately before the\ncommencement, the instrument is taken to apply to the\ncommission in place of the department.\n(4) To the extent a fixed term contract was in effect in relation to\nthe transferring employee immediately before the\ncommencement, nothing in this part affects the operation of\nthe fixed term contract.\n(5) The transfer of the transferring employee’s employment to the\ncommission does not—\n(a) affect the employee’s benefits, entitlements or\nremuneration; or\n(b) prejudice the employee’s existing or accruing rights to\nsuperannuation or recreation, sick, long service or other\nleave; or\n(c) interrupt continuity of service, except that the employee\nis not entitled to claim the benefit of a right or\nentitlement more than once in relation to the same\nperiod of service; or\n(d) constitute a termination of employment by the\ndepartment or a retrenchment or redundancy; or\n(e) entitle the employee to a payment or other benefit from\nthe State because the employee is no longer employed\nby the department.\n(6) Subsection (3) stops applying if an industrial instrument is\nmade after the commencement that applies to the transferring\nemployee and the commission.\n(7) In this section—\nindustrial instrument see the Industrial Relations Act 2016,\nschedule 5.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n32\n33\n34","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"retrieval-0003","sectionType":"document_chunk","heading":"Document excerpt 3","content":"Page 27\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 48]\nQueensland Productivity Commission Bill 2024\nPart 6 Transitional provisions\n48 Application of directives to transferring employees\n(1) This section applies if an existing directive applied to a\ntransferring employee immediately before the\ncommencement.\n(2) The existing directive continues to apply to the transferring\nemployee until the directive is revoked or replaced by a\ndirective made after the commencement.\n(3) To the extent a change to the existing directive takes effect\nafter the commencement, the change applies for the purposes\nof the directive’s application under subsection (2).\n(4) The Public Sector Act 2022, sections 228 and 229, apply in\nrelation to the existing directive.\n(5) In this section—\ndirective see the Public Sector Act 2022, schedule 2.\nexisting directive means—\n(a) a directive; or\n(b) a continued directive under the Public Sector Act 2022,\nsection 307 or 308.\n49 Transfer of particular records to commission\n(1) On the commencement, the chief executive must give each\nrelevant public record to the commission.\n(2) For subsection (1), a relevant public record is a public record\nthat—\n(a) was held by the department immediately before the\ncommencement; and\n(b) is any of the following—\n(i) a public record related to a transferring employee;\n(ii) a public record that was, on the abolition of the\nQueensland Productivity Commission under the\nrepealed Queensland Productivity Commission Act\n2015, transferred to the department;\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n28\n29\n30\n31\n\nPage 28\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\n[s 49]\nQueensland Productivity Commission Bill 2024\nPart 6 Transitional provisions\n(iii) a public record related to the administration of\nregulatory best practice policies;\n(iv) a public record related to any other activity that\nwas, immediately before the commencement,\ncarried out by the administrative unit within the\ndepartment known as the Office of Productivity\nand Red Tape Reduction and that relates to a\nfunction to be performed by the commission after\nthe commencement;\n(v) any other public record related to a function to be\nperformed by the commission after the\ncommencement.\n(3) This section does not limit the application of the Public\nRecords Act 2023 in relation to a relevant public record.\n(4) In this section—\npublic record see the Public Records Act 2023, section 9.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n\nSchedule 1\nQueensland Productivity Commission Bill 2024\nPage 29\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\nSchedule 1 Dictionary\nsection 4\nboard means the board established under section 12.\ncommission means the Queensland Productivity Commission\nestablished under section 5.\ncommissioner means a person appointed as a commissioner\nunder section 15(1).\nconfidential information—\n(a) means information that—\n(i) could identify a person; or\n(ii) is commercially sensitive; or\n(iii) is otherwise of a confidential nature; but\n(b) does not include—\n(i) information that is publicly available; or\n(ii) statistical, commercial or other information that\ncould not reasonably be expected to result in the\nidentification of the person to whom it relates.\ncontractor, of the commission, means a person, other than a\ncommissioner or member of the commission’s staff, who\nprovides services for the commission—\n(a) under a contract between the person and the\ncommission; or\n(b) under an arrangement between the commission and\nanother person.\nconviction means a finding of guilt or acceptance of a plea of\nguilty by a court, regardless of whether a conviction is\nrecorded.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n27\n\nSchedule 1\nQueensland Productivity Commission Bill 2024\nPage 30\nAuthorised by the Parliamentary Counsel\ncriminal history, of a person, means the person’s criminal\nhistory as defined under the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of\nOffenders) Act 1986, other than spent convictions.\nlegislation means a law of the State.\nnotice means written notice.\nproductivity commissioner means the person appointed as the\nproductivity commissioner under section 18(1).\nregulatory matter means a policy, administrative process or\nproposal related to the making, amendment, implementation\nor review of legislation.\nresearch includes analysis.\n© State of Queensland 2024\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"summary":{"status_summary":"The Queensland Productivity Commission Bill 2024 has received royal assent and will commence on a day to be fixed by proclamation.","complexity_score":5,"likely_questions":["When will the Queensland Productivity Commission actually start operating?","Can the commission compel a private business to provide information for an inquiry?","What happens if the Minister does not respond to a report within three months?","How is the commission funded and what is its expected budget?","Can the commission investigate matters without any direction or approval from the Minister?"],"complexity_factors":["Establishment of a new statutory body with multiple functions (inquiries, research, regulatory administration)","Ministerial direction powers that condition the commission's work program while preserving advice content independence","Information-gathering powers limited to public sector entities with specific exceptions","Transitional provisions for employee transfer and record custody from a previous abolished commission","Research on own initiative subject to ministerial approval and amendment"],"plain_english_summary":"The Bill creates the Queensland Productivity Commission, a statutory body to provide independent advice and conduct inquiries on productivity, economic growth and related regulatory matters for the Minister. Commissioners are appointed by the Governor in Council; the Minister controls the work program and may issue published directions but cannot direct the content of advice. The QPC can compel information from public-sector entities (not private parties), its advice is non‑binding, funding is unspecified, and commencement is by proclamation."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Act goes beyond simply establishing a research and advisory body (the stated main purpose in s3) by adding significant operational and administrative responsibilities: (1) an explicit role to administer, monitor and review regulatory matters under Minister direction (s9(c), s32(c)); (2) statutory power to compel information from government agencies, local governments and local government companies for directed inquiries/research (s35); (3) Ministerial control over the commission’s work program and publication of self‑initiated research (s37–38); and (4) transfer and employment arrangements that place commission staff outside the Public Sector Act while preserving transferred employees’ entitlements (s30, s47). These features materially broaden the commission’s practical scope from a purely independent advisory/research body to an entity with administrative, information‑compulsion and procedurally constrained publication powers under Ministerial oversight."},"complexity_factors":["6 substantive Parts with multiple Divisions and transitional provisions","A governing board with multiple appointment conditions and disqualification rules (ss15–23) creating conditional governance logic","Ministerial direction and approval mechanisms with specific limits (ss37–38) — procedural conditions and exceptions","Power to require information from a defined set of entities with statutory exceptions (s35) and cross‑references to legal privilege and investigatory prejudice (s35(4))","Staffing and employment rules that remove staff from the Public Sector Act and include detailed transfer protections (ss30, 46–48)","Confidentiality and criminal‑history schemes with criminal penalties and record‑handling obligations (ss27–29, s39)","Multiple external cross‑references to other Acts (Financial Accountability Act 2009, Statutory Bodies Financial Arrangements Act 1982, Crime and Corruption Act 2001, Public Sector Act 2022, Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986, Public Records Act 2023, Acts Interpretation Act 1954, Corporations Act)","Schedule 1 dictionary defining key terms and narrowing scope (eg. 'relevant entity', 'confidential information')","Transitional mechanics for transferring employees and records, with preserved industrial instruments and entitlements (ss47–49)","Restrictions on the Minister’s power (cannot direct content of advice) add an extra conditional layer to direction powers (s38(3))"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does (mechanics first)\n\n- Establishes the Queensland Productivity Commission as a new statutory body and body corporate that represents the State (s5–7).\n- Gives the commission core functions: undertake Minister‑directed inquiries, undertake research (Minister‑directed, Minister‑approved, or on its own initiative), administer/monitor/review regulatory matters under Minister direction, and provide advice to the Minister on economic and social issues and legislation (s9, s32).\n- Creates a small governing board of between 1 and 4 commissioners, one of whom is appointed as the productivity commissioner and manages the commission (s12–19).\n- Gives the commission broad legal powers to do what is necessary to perform its functions and to require certain public entities to produce or make available information for inquiries or research (s10, s35).\n- Requires public consultation for inquiries and obliges the Minister to respond to inquiry reports within 3 months; the commission must then publish the report and Minister’s response (s33–34).\n- Allows the Minister to give written directions about how the commission should perform functions or exercise powers (including timing and consultation requirements), but a direction cannot be about the content of the commission’s advice or recommendations (s38(1)–(4)).\n- Requires Minister approval before the commission may publish research it initiates itself (s37).\n- Provides staff and employment arrangements: the commission may employ its own staff under this Act (not the Public Sector Act) and certain public service employees may be transferred into the commission with their existing entitlements preserved (s30, s46–48).\n- Includes confidentiality, criminal‑history checks for commissioners, penalties for improper disclosure of confidential or criminal history information, and protections from civil liability for officials acting honestly and without negligence (s27–29, s39, s43).\n- Contains transitional provisions to transfer relevant records and staff from the department to the commission (s47–49).\n\nWho this affects and what they must do\n\n- The Minister: can direct the commission (s38), must respond to inquiry reports within 3 months (s34), and must approve the commission’s own research proposals before publication (s37).\n- Commissioners and commission staff: appointed, remunerated and managed under this Act (s15–19, s30); subject to criminal history checks and disclosure/confidentiality rules (s27–29, s39).\n- State government agencies, local governments and local government companies: may be required to provide documents or make information available to the commission for directed inquiries or research (s35). These entities must comply except where legal privilege, statutory prohibition, or prejudice to ongoing investigations applies (s35(4)).\n- Transferring public sector employees: may be moved into the commission on existing terms and entitlements preserved (s47–48).\n- The public and interested parties: must be consulted during inquiries and will generally see commission reports published online (s33–34, s36).\n\nWhy it matters (official purpose and practical trade-offs)\n\n- Official purpose: the Act sets up an independent‑advice body to study economic and social issues with particular regard to productivity, economic growth and living standards in Queensland (s3). That is the stated policy objective.\n\n- How the law shapes incentives, costs and behaviour:\n  - Independence vs ministerial control: the commission is tasked with independent advice (s3), but the Minister can issue broad directions about the commission’s work and must approve research the commission wants to publish when it initiates work itself (s38, s37). Mechanically, this gives the Minister procedural control over scope, timing and the publication of research; the Minister cannot, however, direct the content of advice or recommendations (s38(3)). This structure creates a trade‑off between executive oversight and the commission’s institutional independence.\n  - Who pays and who decides: the State funds the commission; appointments and remuneration are set by the Governor in Council on Ministerial recommendation (s15–17). The Minister controls much of the commission’s work program (s9, s32, s38), so the State both funds and largely determines priorities.\n  - Administrative and compliance burden: public sector bodies and local governments are the primary subjects of compulsory information requests (s35). Private businesses are not listed among the entities that can be compelled under s35; however, publication of reports and recommendations can affect private actors indirectly through proposed regulatory changes.\n  - Effects on private sector and markets: the commission’s work is intended to inform policy and regulation (s9, s32). If the commission identifies regulatory changes, those can affect competition, prices and contract freedom through future government action — the Bill gives the commission capacity to administer or review regulatory matters (s9(c), s32(c)), but that administrative role applies under Minister direction.\n  - Staffing and capability: the commission may employ staff outside the Public Sector Act (s30) and receive transferred departmental employees with preserved entitlements (s47). That can allow the commission to hire specialist staff on terms the board sets, but it also changes accountability and employment governance compared with standard public service arrangements.\n\n- Risk and implementation issues:\n  - Approval and direction powers create timing and discretion risks: Ministerial approval for self‑initiated research and directions about process/timing may slow publication or shape priorities (s37, s38).\n  - Confidentiality protections and penalties are strong (s39); criminal history checks and limits on disclosure of criminal history are prescribed (s27–29). These protect sensitive information but impose compliance requirements.\n  - The commission can require documents from public bodies (s35) but legal privilege and other exceptions apply (s35(4)).\n\nConcrete mechanisms for concentrated benefits or costs\n\n- Concentrated benefit: commissioners and staff get new institutional resources and roles; the Minister and government get a central technical advisor with the power to require information from public entities (s15–19, s35, s38).\n- Diffuse costs: administrative compliance and some opportunity cost of public agency time responding to information notices (s35). The State funds the commission’s ongoing budget.\n\nBottom line in one sentence: The Bill creates a small state productivity commission with powers to conduct directed inquiries, carry out minister‑approved or minister‑directed research, require information from public entities, and publish reports — while embedding Ministerial control over scope, timing and publication and preserving staff transfers and confidentiality safeguards (s5, s9, s35, s37, s38, s47)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/queensland-productivity-commission-bill-2024","history":"/api/acts/queensland-productivity-commission-bill-2024/history","analysis":"/api/acts/queensland-productivity-commission-bill-2024/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/queensland-productivity-commission-bill-2024/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/queensland-productivity-commission-bill-2024/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/queensland-productivity-commission-bill-2024/documents"}}