Multicultural Recognition Act 2016
sec.19Multicultural policy
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sec.19 Multicultural policy
The Minister must, within 6 months after this section commences, prepare a policy about multiculturalism in Queensland ( multicultural policy ). The multicultural policy must— promote the principles of the multicultural charter; and state outcomes for services provided by government entities to people from diverse backgrounds in the Queensland community; and provide for a consistent approach across government for collecting statistical information about the diversity of people who use services provided by government entities. The chief executive of the department must publish the multicultural policy— on the department’s website; and in any other way the chief executive considers appropriate to make the policy publicly available, including, for example, on another website. (sec.19-ssec.1) The Minister must, within 6 months after this section commences, prepare a policy about multiculturalism in Queensland ( multicultural policy ). (sec.19-ssec.2) The multicultural policy must— promote the principles of the multicultural charter; and state outcomes for services provided by government entities to people from diverse backgrounds in the Queensland community; and provide for a consistent approach across government for collecting statistical information about the diversity of people who use services provided by government entities. (sec.19-ssec.3) The chief executive of the department must publish the multicultural policy— on the department’s website; and in any other way the chief executive considers appropriate to make the policy publicly available, including, for example, on another website.
- (a) promote the principles of the multicultural charter; and
- (b) state outcomes for services provided by government entities to people from diverse backgrounds in the Queensland community; and
- (c) provide for a consistent approach across government for collecting statistical information about the diversity of people who use services provided by government entities.
- (a) on the department’s website; and
- (b) in any other way the chief executive considers appropriate to make the policy publicly available, including, for example, on another website.