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Page 51 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel [s 46] Strengthening Protections for Queensland Workers Amendment Bill 2026 Part 2 Amendment of Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 activities— (a) being, or not being, a member of a registered employee organisation; (b) joining, not joining, or refusing to join a registered employee organisation; (ba) being represented by, or seeking to be represented by, a registered employee organisation; (c) establishing, or being involved in establishing, a registered employee organisation; (d) organising or promoting, or proposing to organise or promote, a lawful activity on behalf of a registered employee organisation; (e) encouraging, assisting or participating in, or proposing to encourage, assist or participate in, a lawful activity organised or promoted by a registered employee organisation; (f) not participating in, or refusing to participate in, a lawful activity organised or promoted by a registered employee organisation; (g) representing or advancing the views, claims or interests of members of a registered employee organisation. (3) Schedule 1, definition contravention, paragraph (b), after ‘harassment’— insert— or harassment on the basis of sex (4) Schedule 1, definition discriminate— insert— 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

Page 52 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel [s 47] Strengthening Protections for Queensland Workers Amendment Bill 2026 Part 3 Amendment of Corrective Services Act 2006 Note— See also section 11A. (5) Schedule 1, definition parent— insert— (e) for an Aboriginal person—a person who, under Aboriginal tradition, is regarded as a parent of the person; and (f) for a Torres Strait Islander person—a person who, under Island custom, is regarded as a parent of the person. Part 3 Amendment of Corrective Services Act 2006 47 Act amended This part amends the Corrective Services Act 2006. 48 Amendment of s 319A (Definitions) Section 319A, definition relevant person— omit, insert— relevant person, in relation to an offender, means a person who may make a complaint under the Anti-Discrimination Act, section 134 about an alleged contravention of that Act committed by a person in relation to the offender. 49 Amendment of s 319G (When treatment of offender by protected defendant is not direct discrimination) Section 319G(1)— omit, insert— (1) This section applies if a protected defendant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Clause 13 14 Clause 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Clause 23 24 25 26 27

Page 53 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel [s 50] Strengthening Protections for Queensland Workers Amendment Bill 2026 Part 4 Amendment of Criminal Code treats, or proposes to treat, an offender unfavourably because the offender has an attribute. 50 Amendment of s 319H (When term imposed on offender by protected defendant is not indirect discrimination) (1) Section 319H(1)— omit, insert— (1) This section applies if a protected defendant imposes, or proposes to impose, a term that has, or is likely to have, the effect of disadvantaging an offender because the offender has an attribute. (2) Section 319H(2), ‘section 11(1)(c)’— omit, insert— section 11(1)(b) (3) Section 319H(3), definition term— omit, insert— term means condition, requirement or practice. Part 4 Amendment of Criminal Code 51 Code amended This part amends the Criminal Code. 52 Amendment of s 1 (Definitions) (1) Section 1, definition sexuality— omit. (2) Section 1— insert— 1 2 3 Clause 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Clause 19 20 Clause 21 22 23 24 25