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omit, insert—
by regulation
127 Amendment of s 17 (Amendment of licence on
application)
Section 17(2), ‘under a regulation’—
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by regulation
128 Amendment of s 20 (Renewal of unrestricted licence)
(1) After section 20(1)—
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(1AA) The application must be in the approved form and
accompanied by the fee prescribed by regulation.
(2) Section 20(2)—
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(2) The chief executive, by written notice, may ask
the licensee to do any of the following within a
reasonable period of at least 28 days stated in the
notice—
(a) give the chief executive the documents or
information the chief executive reasonably
requires for deciding the application;
(b) if the licensee is required to pay costs under
section 12AA(1) and has failed to do
so—pay the costs;
(c) if the application was not accompanied by
the fee under subsection (2) or (12)—pay
the fee.
(2AA) If the licensee does not comply with the request
within the stated period—
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(a) the application is taken to have been
withdrawn; and
(b) the licensee’s licence ends at the end of the
stated period.
(3) Section 20(2A), ‘Despite subsection (2), but without’—
omit, insert—
Without
(4) Subsection (5)(a) and (b)—
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(a) the chief executive renews the licence; or
(b) the chief executive refuses under section 22
or 28(2) to renew the licence; or
(c) the licensee withdraws the application; or
(d) the application is taken to have been
withdrawn under subsection (5)(a).
(5) Section 20(6), ‘subsection (1A)’—
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subsection (3)
(6) Section 20(9) and (10), ‘subsection (8)’—
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subsection (12)
(7) Section 20(1AA) to (10)—
renumber as section 20(2) to (14).
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associations)
Section 25B, ‘under a regulation’—
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by regulation
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130 Amendment of s 27 (Fingerprints to be taken)
Section 27(1), ‘or 20(7)’—
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or 20(11)
131 Amendment of s 31C (Application for temporary permit)
Section 31C(2)(b), ‘under a regulation’—
omit, insert—
by regulation
132 Amendment of s 31F (Permit holder taken to hold
appropriate licence if complying with conditions)
Section 31F(2), note, ‘under a regulation’—
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by regulation
133 Replacement of pt 5, hdg (Transitional provisions for
Security Providers Amendment Act 2007)
Part 5, heading—
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Part 5 Transitional,
declaratory and
validating provisions
Division 1 Transitional provisions for
Security Providers
Amendment Act 2007
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134 Amendment of s 55 (Definitions for pt 5)
(1) Section 55, heading, ‘pt 5’—
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division
(2) Section 55, ‘In this part’—
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In this division
135 Replacement of pt 6, hdg (Declaratory provision)
Part 6, heading—
omit, insert—
Division 2 Declaratory provision for
Justice (Fair Trading)
Legislation Amendment
Act 2008
136 Replacement of pt 7, hdg (Transitional provisions for Fair
Trading (Australian Consumer Law) Amendment Act
2010)
Part 7, heading—
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Division 3 Transitional provisions for
Fair Trading (Australian
Consumer Law)
Amendment Act 2010
137 Replacement of pt 8, hdg (Transitional provision for
Weapons Amendment Act 2011)
Part 8, heading—
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Division 4 Transitional provision for
Weapons Amendment Act
2011
138 Replacement of pt 9, hdg (Transitional provision for
Criminal Law (Criminal Organisations Disruption) and
Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013)
Part 9, heading—
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Division 5 Transitional provision for
Criminal Law (Criminal
Organisations Disruption)
and Other Legislation
Amendment Act 2013
139 Replacement of pt 10, hdg (Transitional provisions for
Serious and Organised Crime Legislation Amendment
Act 2016)
Part 10, heading—
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Division 6 Transitional provisions for
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Crime Legislation
Amendment Act 2016
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Part 5, as renumbered by this Act—
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Division 7 Transitional, declaratory
and validating provisions
for Justice and Other
Legislation Amendment
Act 2026
72 Definitions for division
In this division—
amended section 20 means section 20 as amended
by the Justice and Other Legislation Amendment
Act 2026.
itemised licence means a licence mentioned in the
repealed regulation, schedule, for which an
application for renewal could have been made.
relevant fee, for an application for renewal of a
relevant licence, means the fee set, under section
54(2)(c), for the renewal of the licence.
relevant licence means—
(a) an itemised licence; or
(b) an unrestricted licence.
relevant period, for an application for renewal of
a relevant licence, means—
(a) if the relevant licence is an itemised
licence—the period starting on 3 December
2003 and ending on 30 June 2008, both days
inclusive; or
(b) if the relevant licence is an unrestricted
licence—the period starting on 1 July 2008
and ending immediately before the
commencement of the Justice and Other
Legislation Amendment Act 2026.
repealed regulation means the repealed Security
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Providers Regulation 1995 as in force from time
to time during the relevant period for an
application for renewal of an itemised licence.
73 Relevant licence renewal applications made
during relevant period for applications
(1) This section applies to an application for renewal
of a relevant licence made, or purportedly made,
during the relevant period for the application.
(2) The payment of the relevant fee for the
application is taken to have been, and to have
always been, a requirement for the renewal of the
licence.
(3) Anything done during or after the relevant period
in relation to the relevant fee for the application is
taken to have been, and to have always been, as
valid as it would have been if the payment of the
relevant fee for the application were a
requirement for the renewal of the licence.
Examples of a thing that may be done in relation to a
relevant fee for an application—
• demand for payment of the relevant fee
• payment of the relevant fee
74 Unrestricted licence renewal applications not
decided before commencement
(1) This section applies to an application for renewal
of an unrestricted licence made but not decided
before the commencement.
(2) Amended section 20, other than amended section
20(2), applies to the application as if a reference
in amended section 20(4)(c) to the fee under
subsection (2) were a reference to the fee set
under section 54(2)(c) for the renewal of the
licence.
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75 Particular proceedings not decided before
commencement
(1) This section applies to a proceeding in relation to
an application for renewal of an unrestricted
licence if the proceeding had not been decided
before the commencement.
(2) The payment of the relevant fee for the
application is taken to have been, and to have
always been, a requirement for the renewal of the
licence.
141 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary)
(1) Schedule 2, definitions bodyguard functions and crowd
controller functions—
omit.
(2) Schedule 2, definition prescribed identification, ‘under a
regulation’—
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by regulation
Part 27 Amendment of Supreme Court
of Queensland Act 1991
142 Act amended
This part amends the Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991.
143 Insertion of new s 6C
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6C Declaration about when reserve judge enters
on duties of office
(1) This section applies in relation to each
appointment of a person as a reserve judge under
section 6A, whether or not the person has
previously been appointed as a reserve judge.
(2) To remove any doubt, it is declared, for the
Constitution of Queensland 2001, section 59(2),
that the person enters on the duties of office as a
reserve judge only when the person starts to
undertake the duties under the person’s first
engagement under section 6B after the
appointment is made.
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Section 21(2)—
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(c) a retired Supreme Court judge appointed as
a reserve judge under section 6A(1) remains
a reserve judge until the judge’s
appointment ends.
145 Insertion of new ss 72A and 72B
After section 72—
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72A Disclosure of alleged offender information to
accredited media entities
(1) A registrar may disclose alleged offender
information to an accredited media entity.
(2) The accredited media entity may use the alleged
offender information only to the extent necessary
to enable the entity to attend a court proceeding
relating to the offence.
(3) A person who gains, or has access to, alleged
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offender information disclosed to an accredited
media entity under this section must not—
(a) intentionally disclose the name of the
alleged offender to anyone, other than under
this section; or
(b) recklessly disclose the name of the alleged
offender to anyone.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(4) However, the person may disclose the name of the
alleged offender to another person (the recipient)
if—
(a) the recipient is an employee, contractor or
agent of the accredited media entity; and
(b) the disclosure is necessary to enable the
recipient, or another employee, contractor or
agent of the accredited media entity, to
attend a court proceeding relating to the
offence.
(5) Also, the person may disclose the name of the
alleged offender—
(a) if the name of the alleged offender is
lawfully accessible to the public in
connection with the offence; or
(b) in compliance with a lawful process
requiring production of documents to, or
giving evidence before, a court or tribunal;
or
(c) to the extent the disclosure is otherwise
required or permitted under an Act or law.
(6) In this section—
accredited media entity means an entity listed as
an accredited media entity in the court’s media
accreditation policy.
alleged offender means an adult who has been
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charged with an offence by a police officer.
alleged offender information means the
following information about an alleged offender
for an offence—
(a) the name of the alleged offender;
(b) the charges brought against the alleged
offender for the offence;
(c) details of court proceedings for the offence,
including the proposed date, location and
court file number;
(d) any reference number assigned by the police
service to the alleged offender in relation to
the offence.
72B Protection from liability
(1) This section applies if a person, acting honestly
and without negligence, discloses alleged
offender information to an accredited media
entity under section 72A(1).
(2) The person is not liable civilly, criminally or
under an administrative process for disclosing the
information.
(3) If subsection (2) prevents civil liability attaching
to a person, the liability attaches instead to the
State.
(4) This section does not apply to a person who is a
prescribed person under the Public Sector Act
2022, section 268 to the extent the person is
protected from civil liability under section 269 of
that Act.
146 Amendment of sch 1 (Subject matter for rules)
Schedule 1, section 23(b)—
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