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Referral

On 25 October 2011 the Attorney-General, the Hon Paul Lucas, introduced the Criminal Organisation Amendment Bill 2011 into the Queensland Parliament. On 26 October 2011, Parliament referred the Bill to the Parliamentary Crime and Misconduct Committee for detailed consideration. The committee reported back to the Parliament by 21 November 2011.

Other Information

The Criminal Organisation Amendment Bill 2011 and Explanatory Notes are available from the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel at www.legislation.qld.gov.au.
The Hansard transcript of the explanatory speech for the Bill can be found at www.parliament.qld.gov.au/documents/tableOffice/HALnks/111025/Criminal.pdf.

Call For Submissions

The committee called for submissions to allow individuals and organisations the opportunity to have their say on the proposed legislation, and to assist the committee in forming any recommendations to the Parliament.
Public submissions on the Bill closed on 7 November 2011. Submissions can be accessed under the “View Submissions” tab above.