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Agriculture and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020
This Act may be cited as the Agriculture and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020.
(1AA)The following provisions commence on 29 February 2020 at the end of the day—
(a)sections 128A and 128B;
(b)schedule 1, to the extent it amends the following—
(i)the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986;
(ii)the Education (Work Experience) Act 1996;
(iii)the Industrial Relations Regulation 2018;
(iv)the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2010;
(v)the Public Sector Ethics Act 1994;
(vi)the Public Sector Ethics Regulation 2010;
(vii)the Public Service Regulation 2018;
(viii)the Statutory Bodies Financial Arrangements Regulation 2019;
(ix)the Superannuation (State Public Sector) Notice 2010.
(1AB)The following provisions commence on 1 March 2020—
(a)sections 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 40, 46, 49, 66, 68, 69, 70, 72, 73, 76, 78, 79 and 83;
(b)parts 17 and 18.
Division 2 Amendments commencing on assent or 1 March 2020
337A Use of body-worn cameras
Part 3 Transitional provision for Agriculture and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020
(2)Without limiting the Acts Interpretation Act 1954, section 20, a proceeding for the offence may be continued or started, and the person may be convicted of and punished for the offence, as if the Agriculture and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020, section 46 had not commenced.
Division 5 Transitional provision for Agriculture and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020
Chapter 9 Transitional and validating provisions for Agriculture and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020
128A Amendment of pt 8, hdg (Other transitional provisions)
Part 8, heading, after ‘Other’—
repeal, savings and
128B Insertion of new pt 8, div 3
Division 3 Repeal, savings and transitional provisions for repeal of Queensland Agricultural Training Colleges Act 2005
Subdivision 1 Repeal
The Queensland Agricultural Training Colleges Act 2005, No. 20 is repealed.
Subdivision 2 Savings and transitional provisions
58Definitions for subdivision
QATC means the Queensland Agricultural Training Colleges in existence under the repealed Act before the commencement.
repealed Act means the repealed Queensland Agricultural Training Colleges Act 2005.
59Words have meanings given by repealed Act
Words defined under the repealed Act immediately before its repeal and used in this subdivision have the same meanings as they had under the repealed Act.
60QATC and other entities
(a)QATC and its board are dissolved; and
(b)QATC’s principal executive officer and each member of its board go out of office; and
(c)each board committee, if any, is dissolved and each member of the board committee goes out of office; and
(d)each college board, if any, is dissolved and each member of the college board goes out of office; and
(e)a college director goes out of office.
(3)To remove any doubt, it is declared that subsection (2) does not limit or otherwise affect a person’s right to a benefit or entitlement that had accrued before the commencement.
61State is successor in law of QATC
(1)The State is the successor in law of QATC.
(2)Subsection (1) is not limited by another provision of this subdivision.
62Assets and liabilities
On the commencement, the assets and liabilities of QATC immediately before the commencement become assets and liabilities of the State held in the department.
63Records and other documents
On the commencement, QATC’s records and other documents held by QATC immediately before the commencement become records and other documents of the State held in the department.
64Current instruments
(1)This section applies to a contract or other instrument to which QATC was a party, or that otherwise applied to QATC, immediately before the commencement (a current instrument).
(2)The State is a party to the current instrument, or the current instrument otherwise applies to the State, in place of QATC.
(a)any right, title, interest or liability of QATC arising under or relating to a current instrument is a right, title, interest or liability of the State; and
(b)a current instrument, including a benefit or right provided by a current instrument, given to, by or in favour of QATC before the commencement is taken to have been given to, by or in favour of the State; and
(c)an application relating to a current instrument made in the name of QATC before the commencement is taken to have been made in the name of the State; and
(d)a current instrument under which an amount is, or may become, payable to or by QATC is taken to be an instrument under which the amount is, or may become, payable to or by the State in the way the amount was, or might have become, payable to or by QATC; and
(e)a current instrument under which property, other than money, is or may become liable to be transferred, conveyed or assigned to or by QATC is taken to be an instrument under which property is, or may become liable to be, transferred, conveyed or assigned to or by the State in the way the property was, or might have become, liable to be transferred, conveyed or assigned to or by QATC.
(4)This section applies subject to section 69.
65References to QATC
In an Act or document, a reference to QATC is, if the context permits, taken to be a reference to the State.
66Current proceedings
(1)This section applies to a proceeding that, immediately before the commencement, had not ended and to which QATC was a party.
(2)On the commencement, the State becomes a party to the proceeding in place of QATC.
67Proceedings not yet started
(1)This section applies if, immediately before the commencement, a proceeding could have been started by or against QATC within a particular period.
(2)The proceeding may be started by or against the State within the period.
68Registering authority to note transfer or other dealing
(1)A registering authority must, on written application by the chief executive and without charge, register or record in the appropriate way a transfer of, or other dealing affecting, an asset, liability or instrument under this subdivision.
(2)The chief executive must comply with any relevant procedures required by the registering authority for the purpose of registering or recording the transfer or other dealing.
69Matters relating to employment
(a)a person who, immediately before the commencement, is employed by QATC on a permanent full-time or permanent part-time basis, other than the principal executive officer or a college director, becomes a public service employee of the department; and
(b)a work performance arrangement, under section 15 of the repealed Act, between QATC and another government entity ends; and
(c)despite the provisions of the Industrial Relations Act 2016, the following instruments stop having effect—
(i)the instrument called the ‘Queensland Agricultural Training Colleges Certified Agreement 2016’;
(ii)the instrument called the ‘Queensland Agricultural Colleges Award—State 2015’.
(2)The change of employer under subsection (1)(a) does not—
(a)interrupt a person’s continuity of service; or
(b)prejudice an employee’s existing or accruing right to long service leave; or
(c)constitute a termination of employment by QATC, retrenchment or redundancy; or
(d)entitle a person to a payment or other benefit merely because the person is no longer employed by QATC.
70Effect on legal relationships
(1)A thing done under this subdivision—
(a)does not make the State liable for a civil wrong or a contravention of a law or for a breach of a contract or confidence; and
(b)does not make the State in breach of any instrument, including an instrument prohibiting, restricting or regulating the assignment, novation or transfer of a right or liability or the disclosure of information; and
(c)does not fulfil a condition that—
(iv)requires any money to be paid before its stated maturity; and
(2)If, apart from this subsection, the advice, consent or approval of a person would be necessary to do something under this subdivision, the advice is taken to have been obtained or the consent or approval is taken to have been given unconditionally.
(3)If giving notice to a person would be necessary to do something under this subdivision, the notice is taken to have been given.
(4)A reference in this section to the State includes an employee or agent of the State.
(2)Section 10A(2)(c), ‘(1)(b)’—
Part 19A Amendment of Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008
135A Act amended
This part amends the Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008.
135B Insertion of new ch 4, pt 5
Part 5 Particular works for Paradise Dam
399D Application of part
(a)the chief executive, under section 356(2), changes the safety conditions applying to the Paradise Dam; and
(b)the changed safety conditions are in relation to the carrying out of spillway works.
399E Definitions for part
associated works means works associated with spillway works, including, for example—
(a)works necessary to ensure water can continue to be released from the Paradise Dam following the carrying out of spillway works; or
(b)works necessary to ensure fish can continue to move through the Paradise Dam following the carrying out of spillway works; or
(c)works to remediate land affected by spillway works.
spillway works means works to lower a spillway for the Paradise Dam in order to reduce the risk of the dam failing.
399F Application of other Acts to spillway works and associated works
(1)The following Acts do not apply in relation to the carrying out of spillway works or associated works—
(a)the Biosecurity Act 2014;
(b)the Building Act 1975;
(c)the Environmental Protection Act 1994;
(d)the Fisheries Act 1994;
(e)the Forestry Act 1959;
(f)the Land Act 1994;
(g)the Nature Conservation Act 1992;
(h)the Pest Management Act 2001;
(i)the Planning Act 2016;
(j)the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018;
(k)the Recreation Areas Management Act 2006;
(l)the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971;
(m)the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994;
(n)the Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994;
(o)the Transport Planning and Coordination Act 1994;
(p)the Vegetation Management Act 1999;
(q)the Water Act 2000.
(2)Also, the following provisions do not apply in relation to the carrying out of spillway works or associated works—
(a)the Local Government Act 2009, chapter 3, part 3, division 1;
(b)the applied provisions under the Transport Operations (Marine Safety—Domestic Commercial Vessel National Law Application) Act 2016;
(c)a provision of a local law;
(d)a provision of an Act, other than an Act mentioned in subsection (1), prescribed by regulation.
(3)The Minister may recommend to the Governor in Council the making of a regulation under subsection (2)(d) only if satisfied—
(a)the application of the provision to the carrying out of spillway works or associated works would significantly delay the carrying out of the works; and
(b)the making of the regulation will not adversely affect public health or safety.
(4)A regulation made under subsection (2)(d) expires on 31 December 2023.
399G Owner must give notice of spillway works and associated works
The owner of the Paradise Dam must, before starting any spillway works or associated works, give the chief executive notice of the works.
399H Amendment of resource operations licence for Paradise Dam
(1)This section applies in relation to a resource operations licence applying to the Paradise Dam.
(2)The chief executive (water) may amend the resource operations licence to the extent necessary to ensure consistency with the changed safety conditions applying to the Paradise Dam.
(3)The chief executive (water) must, within 30 business days of making the amendment, give the holder of the resource operations licence notice of the amendment and a copy of the amended licence.
(4)The Water Act 2000 applies in relation to the amended resource operations licence as if the amendment were made under that Act.
chief executive (water) means the chief executive of the department responsible for administering the Water Act 2000.
399I Expiry
This part expires on 31 December 2023.
135C Amendment of sch 3 (Dictionary)
(1)Schedule 3, definition works—
associated works, for chapter 4, part 5, see section 399E.
spillway works, for chapter 4, part 5, see section 399E.
(i)operations of any kind and all things constructed, erected or installed for the purposes of this Act or the Water Act 2000; and
(ii)any land used for the operations; and
(b)for chapter 4, part 5—includes building work, and operational work, within the meaning of the Planning Act 2016.
1Section 9A, table, item 8—
1Section 5(1)(e)—
1Schedule 5, part 3, item 4—
1Section 6(1)(i)—
1Schedule, definition agricultural college—
2Schedule, definition public sector entity, paragraph (c), ‘or an agricultural college’—
Public Sector Ethics Regulation 2010
1Schedule, entry for Queensland Agricultural Training Colleges—
1Schedule 5—
1Schedule 2, entry for Queensland Agricultural Training Colleges Act 2005—
2Schedule 3, entry for Queensland Agricultural Training Colleges Act 2005—
1Schedule 2, entries for Queensland Agricultural Training Colleges and Queensland Agricultural Training Colleges Employing Office—