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Queensland
TREASURY LEGISLATION
AMENDMENT BILL (No. 2)
2002
Queensland
TREASURY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT
BILL (No. 2) 2002
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 Commencement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
PART 2--AMENDMENT OF CHARITABLE AND NON-PROFIT
GAMING ACT 1999
3 Act amended in pt 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4 Amendment of s 176 (Starting appeal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
PART 3--AMENDMENT OF GAMING MACHINE ACT 1991
5 Act amended in pt 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
6 Amendment of s 18 (Commissioners). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
7 Amendment of s 25 (Meetings). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
8 Amendment of s 33 (Starting appeal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
9 Amendment of s 283 (Changes to percentage returns) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
PART 4--AMENDMENT OF KENO ACT 1996
10 Act amended in pt 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
11 Amendment of s 113 (Application of keno tax and licence fee). . . . . . . . . . 6
PART 5--AMENDMENT OF MOTOR ACCIDENT INSURANCE
ACT 1994
12 Act amended in pt 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
13 Amendment of s 4 (Definitions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
14 Amendment of s 13 (The insurer's premium) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
15 Amendment of s 13A (Premium rates) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
16 Amendment of s 15 (Report and recommendations when costs of
insurance exceed the affordability index) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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17 Amendment of s 21 (Selection of insurer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
18 Insertion of new pt 4, div 3A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Division 3A--Expressions of regret
44A Definition for div 3A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
44B Purpose of div 3A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
44C Meaning of "expression of regret". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
44D Expressions of regret are inadmissible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
19 Amendment of s 51B (Procedure at conference) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
20 Replacement of s 55B (Discount rate to be applied in calculating the
present value of future loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
55B Discount rate to be applied in calculating the present value of
future loss or gratuitous services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
21 Amendment of s 55D (Damages for gratuitous services) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
22 Insertion of new pt 7, div 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Division 4--Provision for Treasury Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2)
2002
111 Ratification of action taken in anticipation of amendments
made by Treasury Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2002 . . . . . . 10
PART 6--AMENDMENT OF PUBLIC OFFICERS
SUPERANNUATION BENEFITS RECOVERY ACT 1988
23 Act amended in pt 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
24 Amendment of s 11C (Effect of order on preserved benefits). . . . . . . . . . . . 11
PART 7--AMENDMENT OF SUPERANNUATION (STATE
PUBLIC SECTOR) ACT 1990
25 Act amended in pt 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
26 Amendment of s 3 (Establishment of board). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
27 Amendment of s 10 (Establishment of fund) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
28 Amendment of s 13 (Membership of scheme) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
29 Amendment of s 13B (Continuation of eligibility for membership
after ceasing to be an employee or spouse) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2002
A BILL
FOR
An Act to amend the Charitable and Non-Profit Gaming Act 1999,
Gaming Machine Act 1991, Keno Act 1996, Motor Accident
Insurance Act 1994, Public Officers Superannuation Benefits
Recovery Act 1988 and Superannuation (State Public Sector) Act
1990
s1 4 s4
Treasury Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002
The Parliament of Queensland enacts-- 1
PART 1--PRELIMINARY 2
1 Short title
Clause 3
This Act may be cited as the Treasury Legislation Amendment Act 4
(No. 2) 2002. 5
2 Commencement
Clause 6
This Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation. 7
PART 2--AMENDMENT OF CHARITABLE AND 8
NON-PROFIT GAMING ACT 1999 9
3 Act amended in pt 2
Clause 10
This part amends the Charitable and Non-Profit Gaming Act 1999. 11
4 Amendment of s 176 (Starting appeal)
Clause 12
Section 176(2)-- 13
omit, insert-- 14
`(2) The notice of appeal must be-- 15
(a) accompanied by the fee prescribed under a regulation; and 16
(b) filed within 28 days after the appellant receives notice of the 17
decision.'. 18
s5 5 s8
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PART 3--AMENDMENT OF GAMING MACHINE ACT 1
1991 2
5 Act amended in pt 3
Clause 3
This part amends the Gaming Machine Act 1991. 4
6 Amendment of s 18 (Commissioners)
Clause 5
Section 18(1), `7 commissioners'-- 6
omit, insert-- 7
`at least 5, but not more than 7, commissioners'. 8
7 Amendment of s 25 (Meetings)
Clause 9
(1) Section 25-- 10
insert-- 11
`(4A) A quorum for a meeting of the commission is-- 12
(a) if the commission consists of 5 commissioners--the chairperson 13
and 2 other commissioners; or 14
(b) if the commission consists of more than 5 commissioners--the 15
chairperson and 3 other commissioners.'. 16
(2) Section 25(5)(a)-- 17
omit. 18
(3) Section 25(5)(b) and (c)-- 19
renumber as section 25(5)(a) and (b). 20
(4) Section 25(4A) to (7)-- 21
renumber as section 25(5) to (8). 22
8 Amendment of s 33 (Starting appeal)
Clause 23
Section 33(2)(a), after `appeal'-- 24
insert-- 25
`, accompanied by the fee prescribed under a regulation,'. 26
s9 6 s 13
Treasury Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002
9 Amendment of s 283 (Changes to percentage returns)
Clause 1
Section 283-- 2
insert-- 3
`(2B) A person may apply to the chief executive for an approval under 4
subsection (2). 5
`(2C) The application must be accompanied by the fee prescribed under 6
a regulation.'. 7
PART 4--AMENDMENT OF KENO ACT 1996 8
10 Act amended in pt 4
Clause 9
This part amends the Keno Act 1996. 10
11 Amendment of s 113 (Application of keno tax and licence fee)
Clause 11
(1) Section 113, heading, `and licence fee'-- 12
omit. 13
(2) Section 113(1), `and keno licence fees'-- 14
omit. 15
PART 5--AMENDMENT OF MOTOR ACCIDENT 16
INSURANCE ACT 1994 17
12 Act amended in pt 5
Clause 18
This part amends the Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994. 19
13 Amendment of s 4 (Definitions)
Clause 20
Section 4-- 21
s 14 7 s 15
Treasury Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002
insert-- 1
` "expression of regret" see section 44B.'. 2
14 Amendment of s 13 (The insurer's premium)
Clause 3
(1) Section 13-- 4
insert-- 5
`(3A) Subsection (3B) applies to a CTP insurance policy-- 6
(a) that comes into force after 30 June 2003; and 7
(b) for which a person is entitled to an input tax credit for the 8
insurer's premium component of the insurance premium for the 9
policy. 10
`(3B) The insurer's premium consists of-- 11
(a) the amount set under subsection (1) for the class of insurance to 12
which the policy relates; and 13
(b) an additional amount prescribed under a regulation.'. 14
(2) Section 13-- 15
insert-- 16
`(5) A regulation under subsection (3B)(b) may prescribe a different 17
amount for each class of insurance provided by each licensed insurer. 18
`(6) In this section-- 19
"input tax credit" has the meaning given by the A New Tax System (Goods 20
and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cwlth), section 195-1.1'. 21
15 Amendment of s 13A (Premium rates)
Clause 22
(1) Section 13A(1), after `premiums'-- 23
insert-- 24
`, under section 13(1),'. 25
1 A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cwlth), section 195-1--
input tax credit means an entitlement arising under section 11-20 or 15-15.
s 16 8 s 18
Treasury Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002
(2) Section 13A(6)(b)(ii), after `its'-- 1
insert-- 2
`insurer's'. 3
(3) Section 13A(9)(b), after `insurer's'-- 4
insert-- 5
`insurance'. 6
(4) Section 13A(9)(c), `the premiums set by the insurer'-- 7
omit, insert-- 8
`each insurer's insurance premiums'. 9
16 Amendment of s 15 (Report and recommendations when costs of
Clause 10
insurance exceed the affordability index) 11
Section 15(5)-- 12
insert-- 13
` "insurance premium", for a CTP insurance policy for a class 1 motor 14
vehicle, does not include an amount prescribed under 15
section 13(3B)(b) for the insurer's premium component of the 16
insurance premium for the policy.'. 17
17 Amendment of s 21 (Selection of insurer)
Clause 18
Section 21(10), definition "appropriate insurance premium", 19
paragraph (c), `fixed by'-- 20
omit, insert-- 21
`for'. 22
18 Insertion of new pt 4, div 3A
Clause 23
After section 44-- 24
insert-- 25
s 19 9 s 19
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`Division 3A--Expressions of regret 1
`44A Definition for div 3A 2
`In this division-- 3
"liability" includes the following-- 4
(a) fault; 5
(b) negligence. 6
`44B Purpose of div 3A 7
`The purpose of this division is to allow an individual to express regret 8
about a motor vehicle accident without being concerned that the expression 9
of regret may be construed or used as an admission of liability on a claim, 10
or in a proceeding based on a claim, arising out of the accident. 11
`44C Meaning of "expression of regret" 12
`An "expression of regret" made by an individual about a motor vehicle 13
accident is any oral or written statement expressing regret for the accident 14
to the extent that it does not contain an admission of liability on the part of 15
the individual or someone else. 16
`44D Expressions of regret are inadmissible 17
`An expression of regret made by an individual, after the commencement 18
of this division about a motor vehicle accident, at any time before a 19
proceeding is started in a court based on a claim arising out of the accident 20
is not admissible in the proceeding.'. 21
19 Amendment of s 51B (Procedure at conference)
Clause 22
Section 51B(7)(a) and (b), after `costs'-- 23
insert-- 24
`(clearly identifying costs that are legal fees and costs that are 25
disbursements)'. 26
s 20 10 s 22
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20 Replacement of s 55B (Discount rate to be applied in calculating
Clause 1
the present value of future loss) 2
Section 55B-- 3
omit, insert-- 4
`55B Discount rate to be applied in calculating the present value of 5
future loss or gratuitous services 6
`(1) This section applies if-- 7
(a) a claimant is to be compensated for future expenditure or loss; or 8
(b) damages are to be awarded for gratuitous services; 9
and an actuarial multiplier is to be used to calculate the present value of 10
future loss or gratuitous services. 11
`(2) A discount rate of 5% is to be applied in determining the actuarial 12
multiplier.'. 13
21 Amendment of s 55D (Damages for gratuitous services)
Clause 14
Section 55D-- 15
insert-- 16
`(1A) Damages are not to be awarded for gratuitous services if the 17
services are provided, or are to be provided-- 18
(a) for less than 6 hours a week; and 19
(b) for less than 6 months.'. 20
22 Insertion of new pt 7, div 4
Clause 21
Part 7-- 22
insert-- 23
`Division 4--Provision for Treasury Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 24
2002 25
`111 Ratification of action taken in anticipation of amendments 26
made by Treasury Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2002 27
`(1) This section applies to anything done for setting insurer's premiums 28
for the assessment period commencing on 1 July 2003. 29
s 23 11 s 24
Treasury Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002
`(2) Anything done in anticipation of amendments to this Act made by 1
the Treasury Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2002, sections 14 to 17, 2
that could have been validly done under this Act if the amendments had 3
commenced when the thing was done is taken to have been validly done 4
under this Act.'. 5
PART 6--AMENDMENT OF PUBLIC OFFICERS 6
SUPERANNUATION BENEFITS RECOVERY ACT 1988 7
23 Act amended in pt 6
Clause 8
This part amends the Public Officers Superannuation Benefits Recovery 9
Act 1988. 10
24 Amendment of s 11C (Effect of order on preserved benefits)
Clause 11
(1) Section 11C, heading-- 12
omit, insert-- 13
`11C Payment of debt from preserved benefits'. 14
(2) Section 11C(1)-- 15
omit, insert-- 16
`(1) This section applies if-- 17
(a) a person owes an amount to the State (the "debt") consisting of 18
the unpaid part of-- 19
(i) a judgment debt under section 9; or 20
(ii) an amount agreed with the Minister under section 6(1)(a); 21
and 22
(b) the person has preserved benefits under a superannuation 23
scheme.'. 24
(3) Section 11C(2) and (3)(b) and (c), `judgment debt'-- 25
omit, insert-- 26
`debt'. 27
s 25 12 s 28
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PART 7--AMENDMENT OF SUPERANNUATION 1
(STATE PUBLIC SECTOR) ACT 1990 2
25 Act amended in pt 7
Clause 3
This part amends the Superannuation (State Public Sector) Act 1990. 4
26 Amendment of s 3 (Establishment of board)
Clause 5
Section 3(3), `is'-- 6
omit, insert-- 7
`is not'. 8
27 Amendment of s 10 (Establishment of fund)
Clause 9
(1) Section 10(1), from `subject' to `division 2'-- 10
omit. 11
(2) Section 10(2) to (4)-- 12
omit. 13
28 Amendment of s 13 (Membership of scheme)
Clause 14
(1) Section 13(6), `is the spouse of a member of the scheme.'-- 15
omit, insert-- 16
`is-- 17
(a) the spouse of a member of the scheme; or 18
(b) an entitled former spouse.'. 19
(2) Section 13(11)-- 20
insert-- 21
` "entitled former spouse" means a person who is entitled or conditionally 22
entitled, under an agreement under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) 23
or a court order under that Act, to payment of an amount from the 24
fund.'. 25
s 29 13 s 29
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29 Amendment of s 13B (Continuation of eligibility for membership
Clause 1
after ceasing to be an employee or spouse) 2
(1) Section 13B, heading, `or spouse'-- 3
omit, insert-- 4
`, spouse or entitled former spouse'. 5
(2) Section 13B(2), definition "contributory membership", `or the spouse 6
of a member'-- 7
omit, insert-- 8
`, the spouse of a member or an entitled former spouse'. 9
© State of Queensland 2002
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