Minister: Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Training and Skills
Agency: Department of Justice and Attorney-General


Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986 No. 20

Effective Date Publication Date Amendments Included Notes
17 February 1995 06 February 1997 1993 Act No. 831996 Act No. 79
28 February 1997 14 March 1997 1996 Act No. 79
01 January 1998 06 May 1998 1997 Act No. 831998 Act No. 8
01 July 1998 04 September 1998 1998 Act No. 8
01 May 1999 21 October 1999 1999 Act No. 10
17 December 1999 06 January 2000 1999 Act No. 73
23 March 2000 24 March 2000 1999 Act No. 73
01 July 2000 07 July 2000 2000 Act No. 23
28 September 2000 28 September 2000 2000 Act No. 23
17 November 2000 01 December 2000 2000 Act No. 63
01 July 2001 25 January 2002 2000 Act No. 63
06 June 2002 07 June 2002 2002 Act No. 11
01 July 2002 2002 Act No. 11
01 September 2003 2002 Act No. 55
03 December 2003 2003 Act No. 92
01 January 2004 2003 Act No. 63
05 January 2004 2003 Act No. 55
19 April 2004 2003 Act No. 88
01 July 2004 2004 Act No. 11
03 December 2004 2004 Act No. 43
01 March 2005 2004 Act No. 43
01 July 2005 2005 Act No. 20
08 December 2005 2005 Act No. 70
28 August 2006 2006 Act No. 29
30 October 2006 2006 Act No. 39
01 July 2007 2007 Act No. 24
28 September 2007 2007 Act No. 37
09 November 2007 2007 Act No. 53
01 September 2012 1991 Act No. 68(amd 2011 Act No. 45)
01 July 2013 2013 Act No. 27
29 August 2013 2013 Act No. 35
01 July 2014 29 September 2016 2013 Act No. 622014 Act No. 42014 Act No. 25
03 July 2017 21 July 2017 2017 Act No. 15
27 October 2017 30 July 2019 2017 Act No. 41
29 February 2020 07 May 2020 2020 Act No. 3
25 May 2020 22 March 2021 2020 Act No. 15
06 March 2023 10 March 2023 2022 Act No. 9

Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986 No. 20

date of assent 08 April 1986

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 November 1986 (proc pubd gaz 18 October 1986 p 1118)

Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act Amendment Act 1986 No. 45

date of assent 25 September 1986

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 November 1986 (proc pubd gaz 18 October 1986 p 1118)

Family Services Act 1987 No. 32 s 69(1), (13) sch (prev Family and Youth Services Act 1987)

date of assent 30 April 1987

remaining provisions commenced 9 June 1987 (proc pubd gaz 30 May 1987 p 846)

Acts Amendment and Construction Act 1988 No. 47 s 3 sch 1

date of assent 12 May 1988

commenced on date of assent

Commissions of Inquiry Act and Other Acts Amendment Act 1988 No. 58 pt 3

date of assent 25 August 1988

commenced on date of assent

Corrective Services (Consequential Amendments) Act 1988 No. 88 s 3 sch 1

date of assent 01 December 1988

remaining provisions commenced 15 December 1988 (see s 2 (2) and o in c pubd gaz 10 December 1988 p 1675)

Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act Amendment Act 1990 No. 52

date of assent 03 September 1990

commenced on date of assent

Public Service (Administrative Arrangements) Act 1990 (No. 2) No. 80 s 3 sch 1

date of assent 14 November 1990

remaining provisions commenced 31 August 1989 (see s 2 (2) (b))

Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991 - (act-1991-068) s 122 sch 1C (this Act is amended, see amending legislation below)

date of assent 24 October 1991

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 14 December 1991 (1991 SL No. 173)

Amending legislation

Civil Proceedings Act 2011 - (act-2011-045) ss 1–2, 207, 209 (amends 1991 No. 68 above)

date of assent 06 December 2011

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 September 2012 (2012 SL No. 146)

Child Care Act 1991 No. 79 s 87 sch 3

date of assent 09 December 1991

remaining provisions commenced 5 June 1992 (1992 SL No. 119)

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1991 No. 97 s 3 sch 2

date of assent 17 December 1991

commenced on date of assent

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1993 No. 76 s 3 sch 1

date of assent 14 December 1993

commenced on date of assent

Security Providers Act 1993 No. 83 pt 7

date of assent 17 December 1993

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 17 February 1995 (1995 SL No. 24)

Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1996 No. 79 pts 1, 7

date of assent 12 December 1996

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 28 February 1997 (1997 SL No. 35)

Education and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1997 No. 83 pts 1, 3

date of assent 05 December 1997

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 January 1998 (1997 SL No. 464)

Law Courts and State Buildings Protective Security Amendment Act 1998 No. 8 pts 1, 3

date of assent 12 March 1998

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 1998 (1998 SL No. 108)

Child Protection Act 1999 No. 10 ss 1, 2(2), 205 sch 3

date of assent 30 March 1999

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 23 March 2000 (2000 SL No. 23)

Corrective Services Legislation Amendment Act 1999 No. 9 pt 1 sch

date of assent 30 March 1999

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 May 1999 (1999 SL No. 72)

Family Services Amendment Act 1999 No. 52 pts 1, 3

date of assent 18 November 1999

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 17 December 1999 (1999 SL No. 334)

Prostitution Act 1999 No. 73 ss 1, 2(2)–(3), 179 sch 3

date of assent 14 December 1999

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2000 (see s 2 (2)–(3))

Training and Employment Act 2000 No. 23 ss 1, 2(3), 293 sch 2

date of assent 27 June 2000

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 28 September 2000 (2000 SL No. 248)

Justice and Other Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2000 No. 58 ss 1–2 sch

date of assent 17 November 2000

commenced on date of assent

Corrective Services Act 2000 No. 63 ss 1, 2(2), 276 sch 2

date of assent 24 November 2000

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2001 (2001 SL No. 88)

Electoral and Other Acts Amendment Act 2002 No. 8 pts 1, 4

date of assent 19 April 2002

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

s 54 (2) commenced 6 June 2002 (see s 2 (1))

remaining provisions commenced 6 June 2002 (2002 SL No. 119)

Public Records Act 2002 No. 11 ss 1, 2(2), 62 sch 1

date of assent 24 April 2002

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2002 (2002 SL No. 115)

Child Care Act 2002 No. 55 ss 1–2, 196 sch 1

date of assent 01 November 2002

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 September 2003 (2003 SL No. 188)

Evidence (Protection of Children) Amendment Act 2003 No. 55 pts 1, 6

date of assent 18 September 2003

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 5 January 2004 (2003 SL No. 280)

Training Reform Act 2003 No. 63 ss 1, 2(2), 60 sch

date of assent 13 October 2003

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 January 2004 (2003 SL No. 293)

Education and Other Legislation (Student Protection) Amendment Act 2003 No. 88 pts 1, 3

date of assent 18 November 2003

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 19 April 2004 (2003 SL No. 345)

Legal Profession Act 2003 No. 97 ss 1, 2(2), 380 sch 1

date of assent 03 December 2003

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions never proclaimed into force and rep 2004 No. 11 s 642

Police Powers and Responsibilities and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2003 No. 92 s 1, pt 6

date of assent 03 December 2003

commenced on date of assent

Legal Profession Act 2004 No. 11 ss 1, 2(2), 596 sch 1

date of assent 31 May 2004

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2004 (2004 SL No. 106)

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2004 No. 43 pts 1, 7, s 3 sch

date of assent 18 November 2004

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

s 3 sch commenced 3 December 2004 (2004 SL No. 263)

remaining provisions commenced 1 March 2005 (2005 SL No. 17)

Agricultural College Act 2005 No. 20 ss 1–2, 60 sch 1

date of assent 19 May 2005

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2005 (2005 SL No. 116)

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2005 No. 70 ss 1, 166 sch

date of assent 08 December 2005

commenced on date of assent

Corrective Services Act 2006 No. 29 ss 1, 2(2), 518 sch 3

date of assent 01 June 2006

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 28 August 2006 (2006 SL No. 213)

Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 No. 39 ss 1, 2(3), 512(1) sch 1

date of assent 11 August 2006

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 30 October 2006 (2006 SL No. 247)

Legal Profession Act 2007 No. 24 ss 1–2, 770 sch 1

date of assent 28 May 2007

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2007 (2007 SL No. 151)

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2007 No. 37 ss 1, 162 sch

date of assent 29 August 2007

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 28 September 2007 (2007 SL No. 241)

Vocational Education, Training and Employment and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2007 No. 53 ss 1, 30 sch

date of assent 09 November 2007

commenced on date of assent

TAFE Queensland Act 2013 No. 27 ss 1–2, 70 sch 1 pt 2

date of assent 03 June 2013

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2013 (2013 SL No. 108)

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No. 35 s 1, pt 12

date of assent 29 August 2013

commenced on date of assent

Liquor (Red Tape Reduction) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No. 62 ss 1, 2(h), 68 sch 1 pt 1

date of assent 27 November 2013

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2014 (see s 2 (h))

Agricultural College Amendment Act 2014 No. 4 ss 1–2(1), 44 sch 1

date of assent 19 February 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2014 (2014 SL No. 111)

Further Education and Training Act 2014 No. 25 ss 1–2, 223 sch 1 pt 2

date of assent 21 May 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2014 (2014 SL No. 102)

Corrective Services (Parole Board) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2017 No. 15

date of assent 26 May 2017

pt 2 hdg, ss 35, 9–15, pts 3–4, s 24 sch 1 comm 3 July 2017 (2017 SL No. 93)

Penalties and Sentences (Drug and Alcohol Treatment Orders) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2017 No. 41

date of assent 27 October 2017

ss 12, pt 3, pt 4 hdg, ss 1013, pt 5, pt 7 hdg, ss 31, 33, 14, pt 8 comm on date of assent

Agriculture and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 No. 3

date of assent 13 February 2020

sch 1 comm 29 February 2020 at the end of the day (see s 2(1AA)(b)(i))

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 No. 15

date of assent 25 May 2020

pt 11 comm on date of assent

Police Service Administration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2022 No. 9

date of assent 20 May 2022

sch 1 pt 1 comm 6 March 2023 (2023 SL No. 8)

Public Records Act 2023 No. 33

date of assent 04 December 2023

s 107 sch 5 not yet proclaimed into force (see s 2)

Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024

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s 3 def approved form ins 2004 No. 43 s 30

s 3 def indictment ins 2007 No. 37 s 162 sch

s 3 def Minister ins 1990 No. 80 s 3 sch 1

om 1991 No. 97 s 3 sch 2

s 3 def rehabilitation period amd 1990 No. 52 s 2 (a); 2007 No. 37 s 162 sch

s 3 def simple offence amd 1986 No. 45 s 6

s 3 def term of imprisonment ins 2017 No. 41 s 8(1)

s 3 amd 1990 No. 52 s 2 (b); 2007 No. 37 s 162 sch; 2017 No. 41 s 8(2)

s 4 amd 1986 No. 45 ss 4, 6; 1993 No. 83 s 99

s 5 amd 1988 No. 58 s 9

s 7 amd 1993 No. 83 s 100; 2002 No. 11 s 62 sch 1; 2013 Act No. 35 s 44

s 9 amd 1988 No. 88 s 3 (1) sch 1; 2000 No. 63 s 276 sch 2; 2006 No. 29 s 518 sch 3; 2017 No. 15 s 24 sch 1

s 9A ins 1986 No. 45 s 5

amd 1987 No. 32 s 69 (1) sch; 1988 No. 47 s 3 (1) sch 1; 1988 No. 88 s 3 (1) sch 1; 1991 No. 79 s 87 sch 3; 1991 No. 97 s 3 sch 2; 1993 No. 76 s 3 sch 1; 1993 No. 83 s 101; 1996 No. 79 s 24; 1997 No. 83 s 6; 1998 No. 8 s 22; 1999 No. 9 s 3 sch; 1999 No. 10 s 205 sch 3; 1999 No. 52 s 8; 1999 No. 73 s 179 sch 3; 2000 No. 23 s 293 sch 2; 2000 No. 58 s 2 sch; 2000 No. 63 s 276 sch 2; 2002 No. 8 s 54; 2002 No. 55 s 196 sch 1; 2003 No. 92 s 24; 2003 No. 63 s 60 sch; 2003 No. 55 s 35; 2003 No. 88 s 11; 2004 No. 11 s 596 sch 1; 2004 No. 43 s 3 sch; 2005 No. 20 s 60 sch 1; 2005 No. 70 s 166 sch; 2006 No. 29s 518 sch 3; 2006 No. 39s 512 (1) sch 1; 2007 No. 24 s 770 sch 1; 2007 No. 37 s 162 sch; 2007 No. 53 s 30 sch; 1991 No. 68 s 122 sch 1C renum as 1991 No. 68 s 96 sch 4 (amd 2011 No. 45 ss 207, 209); 2013 No. 27 s 70 sch 1pt 2; 2013 No. 62 s 68 sch 1pt 1; 2014 No. 4 s 44 sch 1; 2014 No. 25 s 223 sch 1pt 1; 2020 No. 3 s 136 sch 1; 2022 No. 9 s 69 sch 1 pt 1

s 10 amd 1990 No. 80 s 3 sch 1; 2004 No. 43 s 31

s 12 amd 1990 No. 80 s 3 sch 1; 1993 No. 83 s 102; 2020 No. 15 s 57

s 13 sub 1993 No. 83 s 103

s 14 ins 2004 No. 43 s 32

s 15 ins 2017 No. 41 s 9

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