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ABOUT THE BILL
This link below is Health Minister Yvette D’Arth tabling the Bill Amendments in parliament 22/2/22…
On 22 February 2022 the Minister for Health and Ambulance Services introduced the Public Health and Other Legislation (Extension of Expiring Provisions) Amendment Bill 2022 into the Queensland Parliament. The Bill was referred to the Community Support and Services Committee for detailed consideration.
The purpose of the Bill is to:
further extend the operation of essential public health measures implemented to facilitate Queensland’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
extend amendments to the Corrective Services Act 2006, Disaster Management Act 2003 and Mental Health Act 2016 to support the public health response.
The extended provisions follow previous temporary extensions effected by a series of Acts of Parliament in 2020 and 2021, under which the majority of measures are due to expire on 30 April 2022. The Bill would extend this legislative expiry date for certain Acts to 31 October 2022, or the day the Minister for Health ends the declared public health emergency, whichever day is earlier.
The explanatory notes to the Bill state that most of the associated COVID-19 measures, including extraordinary regulations and statutory instruments made pursuant to the modification framework under the COVID-19 Emergency Response Act 2020, will not be extended from expiring, except for the limited savings and transitional arrangements necessary to facilitate the return to normal operations.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
The committee invites submissions addressing any aspect of the Bill, from all interested parties. Guidelines for making a submission to a parliamentary committee are available here: Guide to making a submission. Please ensure your submission meets these requirements.
The closing date for written submissions 12:00pm on Friday, 4 March 2022.
Submissions should be sent to:
Email: cssc@parliament.qld.gov.au
Committee Secretary
Community Support and Services Committee
Parliament House
George Street
Brisbane Qld 4000
Submissions should include:
the author’s name and signature
if the submission is made on behalf of an organisation, the level of approval (e.g. a local branch, executive committee or national organisation)
mailing address (and email if available), and
daytime telephone number.
Please ensure your submission includes the above or it may not be considered by the committee.
COMMITTEE’S REPORT
The committee is due to table its report on 25 March 2022. The report will be published to this webpage.
Once the committee’s report has been tabled, the Government has three months to respond to the report’s recommendations (if any). At that time, the Government Response will be published here.
TIMELINE
Submissions close:
12:00pm on Friday, 4 March 2022
Public briefing:
4 March 2022 - Time TBC
Public hearing(s):
TBC
Report due date:
25 March 2022