sec.14Review of amendments made in response to recommendations of the Women’s Safety and Justice Taskforce

sec.14 Review of amendments made in response to recommendations of the Women’s Safety and Justice Taskforce

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— the Domestic and Family Violence Protection (Combating Coercive Control) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 ; and the Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 to the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1978 ; and the Criminal Law (Coercive Control and Affirmative Consent) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 ; and the Queensland Community Safety Act 2024 to the Youth Justice Act 1992 ; and the Criminal Justice Legislation (Sexual Violence and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2024 . The Attorney-General must determine the terms of reference of the review. The review must— start as soon as practicable 5 years after the commencement; and consider— the outcomes of the amendments; and the effects of the amendments on victims and perpetrators of sexual violence and domestic and family violence; and the outcomes for, and the effects of the amendments on, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; and whether the amendments are operating as intended. The Attorney-General must, as soon as practicable after the review is completed, table a report of the review in the Legislative Assembly. s 14 ins 2024 No. 48 s 4 (sec.14-ssec.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— the Domestic and Family Violence Protection (Combating Coercive Control) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 ; and the Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 to the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1978 ; and the Criminal Law (Coercive Control and Affirmative Consent) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 ; and the Queensland Community Safety Act 2024 to the Youth Justice Act 1992 ; and the Criminal Justice Legislation (Sexual Violence and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2024 . (sec.14-ssec.2) The Attorney-General must determine the terms of reference of the review. (sec.14-ssec.3) The review must— start as soon as practicable 5 years after the commencement; and consider— the outcomes of the amendments; and the effects of the amendments on victims and perpetrators of sexual violence and domestic and family violence; and the outcomes for, and the effects of the amendments on, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; and whether the amendments are operating as intended. (sec.14-ssec.4) The Attorney-General must, as soon as practicable after the review is completed, table a report of the review in the Legislative Assembly.

• (a) the Domestic and Family Violence Protection (Combating Coercive Control) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 ; and