The latest Queensland Government news
In the media
Busting the myth of online privacy
Companies who have been hacked normally follow up these events by
announcing the increased security measures that they have taken,
including hiring dedicated security staff. For the customers,
companies implementing security measures after the fact will bring
little comfort, as they face the serious consequences of having
financial and personal information leak into the criminal and
public spheres (24 July 2015).
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Queensland Organised Crime Commission investigate
allegations police protected fraudulent companies
Queensland's commission of inquiry into organised crime is
probing allegations police failed to investigate hundreds of
complaints from across Australia of serious investment fraud
allegedly carried out by companies based on the Gold Coast (23 July
2015).
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Public servant's $67,000 massage bill to deal with
PTSD knocked back
The ex-Health Department worker has lost a legal bid to have
federal workplace insurer Comcare fund the ongoing treatment, with
the AAT finding the therapy did not constitute
"reasonable" spending. The case is the latest example of
courts or tribunals backing Comcare's get-tough policy on the
type of treatments it will fund for injured public servants (22
July 2015).
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Extra safeguards around health record access could
undermine justice: lawyers
Tighter access to medical records that were subpoenaed in court
matters could lead to innocent people being locked up and undermine
the quality of justice, warn top legal bodies (21 July 2015).
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Statement from the Australian Cyber Security Centre
alert on ransomware emails
The ACSC has observed a new wave of Australia Post parcel
collection and Australian Federal Police infringement notice themed
ransomware emails targeting Australian governments, private
industry and the public (20 July 2015).
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Court programs to address crime reinstated in
Qld
The reinstatement of a number of successful court programs is a
feature of the Government's boost to spending on the justice
system in the 2015-16 State Budget. Attorney-General and Minister
for Justice Yvette D'Ath said the Government had allocated
$32.3 million over the next four years to reinstate court
diversionary processes (14 July 2015).
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Published – articles, papers, reports
Regulation of Unsolicited Communications:
ANAO
The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the
Australian Communications and Media Authority's regulation of
unsolicited communications (14 July 2015).
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Equal footing toolkit
VicHealth: 14 July 2015. A toolkit for workplaces to promote gender
equality and respectful relationships as well as a practical guide
for leaders, teams and individuals to drive change in their
workplace.
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Pleading guilty online in Queensland: Efficiency at the
expense of justice
Mikayla Brier-Mills, Queensland Lawyer, 23 July 2015 (Westlaw
subscription access).
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Legislation
Queensland
State Development and Public Works Organisation and
Other Legislation Amendment Bill
The
State Development and Public Works Organisation and Other
Legislation Amendment Bill 2015 (Qld) proposes to amend the
Land Court Act 2000 No. 1 (Qld) (the principal Act). The
Bill was introduced into the Legislative Assembly on 15 July 2015.
The Bill proposes to provide certainty to the Land Court in the
exercise of its jurisdiction, to address issues arising from the
decision in BHP Mitsui Coal Pty Ltd v Isdale [2015] QSC
107 (the BHP case) in which the Supreme Court found that certain
matters that were referred to the Land Court were not
'proceedings'. Specifically, the Bill will provide clarity
and certainty in relation to immunity for members of the Land Court
while exercising all judicial powers and performing all
administrative functions and ensure this protection extends to
judicial registrars, lawyers and agents appearing and witnesses
attending before the Land Court, a member or judicial
registrar.
Bills
Electoral (Redistribution Commission) and Another Act
Amendment Bill 2015.
Introduced on 15/07/2015 Stage reached: Referred to Committee on
15/07/2015.
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Updated
Tobacco and Other Smoking Products (Extension of Smoking Bans)
Amendment Bill 2015.
Introduced on 14/07/2015 Stage reached: Referred to Committee on
14/07/2015.
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