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


Judicial Review Act 1991 No. 100

Effective Date Publication Date Amendments Included Notes
02 July 1992 03 July 1992 1992 Act No. 36
07 December 1992 09 December 1992 1992 Act No. 68
01 July 1995 01 July 1995 1995 Act No. 32
01 December 1996 14 January 1997 1996 Act No. 37
22 May 1997 30 May 1997 1997 Act No. 23
01 August 1997 08 August 1997 1997 Act No. 38
08 December 1997 22 December 1997 1997 Act No. 68
03 April 1998 09 April 1998 1997 Act No. 68
06 December 1999 17 December 1999 1999 Act No. 70

correction notice issued

01 July 2000 07 July 2000 1999 Act No. 73

correction notice issued

25 October 2000 08 November 2000 2000 Act No. 46
27 November 2000 01 December 2000 2000 Act No. 58
18 December 2000 21 December 2000 2000 Act No. 58
03 December 2001 14 December 2001 2001 Act No. 73
01 January 2002 11 January 2002 2001 Act No. 73
16 August 2002 2002 Act No. 34
01 October 2002 2002 Act No. 362002 Act No. 43
01 July 2003 2003 Act No. 302003 Act No. 37

revised version

correction notice no. 1 issued

correction notice no. 2 issued

18 November 2003 2003 Act No. 86
01 December 2003 1994 Act No. 8(amd 2003 Act No. 54)
12 October 2004 2004 Act No. 24
23 October 2004 2003 Act No. 67
03 December 2004 2004 Act No. 43
08 December 2005 2005 Act No. 70
07 April 2006 2006 Act No. 8
07 December 2006 2006 Act No. 54

correction notice issued

26 April 2007 2007 Act No. 21
29 August 2007 2007 Act No. 36
28 September 2007 2007 Act No. 37
22 November 2007 2007 Act No. 59
01 January 2008 2007 Act No. 23(amd 2007 Act No. 55)
01 December 2008 2008 Act No. 67
02 November 2009 2009 Act No. 25
01 December 2009 2009 Act No. 24
15 April 2010 2009 Act No. 53
23 May 2010 2010 Act No. 19
01 July 2010 2009 Act No. 172010 Act No. 23
14 October 2010 2010 Act No. 42
08 April 2011 2011 Act No. 8
03 May 2013 2013 Act No. 19
23 November 2013 2012 Act No. 33
01 December 2013 2013 Act No. 38

revised version

01 July 2014 11 July 2016 2014 Act No. 21

RA s 27

20 June 2016 02 August 2016 2016 Act No. 36
01 July 2016 16 August 2016 2014 Act No. 7
09 December 2016 06 January 2017 2016 Act No. 62
01 March 2017 10 March 2017 2016 Act No. 63
17 December 2018 15 October 2019 2017 Act No. 43
01 October 2020 28 July 2021 2020 Act No. 30
01 March 2023 27 February 2023 2022 Act No. 34

Judicial Review Act 1991 No. 100

date of assent 17 December 1991

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 June 1992 (1992 SL No. 110)

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992 No. 36 ss 1–2 sch 2

date of assent 02 July 1992

commenced on date of assent

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1992 No. 68 ss 1–3 sch 1

date of assent 07 December 1992

commenced on date of assent

Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 No. 8 s 491 sch 5 (prev s 200A(3) sch 2B) (this Act is amended, see amending legislation below)

date of assent 07 March 1994

s 132 sch 3 amdts of the Harbours Act 1955 never proclaimed into force and om 1994 No. 32 s 13 (1) (as from 1 July 1994)

ss 86, 122, 132 sch 3 amdts of the State Transport (People-movers) Act 1989 and the Urban Public Passenger Transport Act 1984 and sch 3 amdt 5 of the Transport Infrastructure (Roads) Act 1991 commenced 7 November 1994 (1994 SL No. 378)

remaining provisions commenced 15 April 1994 (1994 SL No. 128)

Amending legislation

Transport Infrastructure and Another Act Amendment Act 2003 No. 54 ss 1–2, 34, 39 (amends 1994 No. 8 above)

date of assent 18 September 2003

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 December 2003 (2003 SL No. 294)

Queensland Investment Corporation Amendment Act 1994 No. 38 pts 1, 4

date of assent 14 September 1994

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 October 1994 (see s 2 and 1994 SL No. 341 ss 2, 8)

Electricity Act 1994 No. 64 ss 1–2, 293 sch 4

date of assent 01 December 1994

commenced 1 January 1995 (1994 SL No. 467)

Courts Legislation Amendment Act 1995 No. 23 pts 1, 5

date of assent 11 April 1995

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 29 May 1995 (1995 SL No. 141)

Transport Infrastructure Amendment (Rail) Act 1995 No. 32 pt 1, s 23 sch

date of assent 14 June 1995

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 1995 (see s 2 (2) and 1995 SL No. 162 ss 2(3), 19)

State Financial Institutions and Metway Merger Facilitation Act 1996 No. 29 ss 1–2, 97 sch 2

date of assent 10 September 1996

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 December 1996 (see s 2 (2), s 3 sch 3 and notice pubd gaz 29 November 1996 p 1257)

Public Service Act 1996 No. 37 ss 1–2, 147 sch 2

date of assent 22 October 1996

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 December 1996 (1996 SL No. 361)

Local Government Legislation Amendment Act 1997 No. 23 pts 1, 8

date of assent 22 May 1997

commenced on date of assent

Courts Reform Amendment Act 1997 No. 38 ss 1–2, pt 8

date of assent 18 July 1997

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 August 1997 (1997 SL No. 235)

Misconduct Tribunals Act 1997 No. 59 ss 1–2, 48 sch 1

date of assent 05 November 1997

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 8 December 1997 (1997 SL No. 417)

Crime Commission Act 1997 No. 68 ss 1–2, pt 13

date of assent 01 December 1997

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 3 April 1998 (1998 SL No. 70)

Transport Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1998 No. 43 s 1, pt 7

date of assent 27 November 1998

commenced on date of assent

State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 No. 70 ss 1–2, 166 sch 1

date of assent 06 December 1999

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 27 November 2000 (2000 SL No. 274)

Stipendiary Magistrates and Other Acts Amendment Act 1999 No. 68 pts 1, 4

date of assent 06 December 1999

commenced on date of assent

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))

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2000 No. 46 ss 1, 3 sch

date of assent 25 October 2000

s 3 sch amdt 4 (in relation to om of item 7) commenced on date of assent (amdt could not be given effect)

remaining provisions commenced on date of assent

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

Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Amendment Act 2000 No. 57 pts 1, 3

date of assent 17 November 2000

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 18 December 2000 (2000 SL No. 330)

Witness Protection Act 2000 No. 56 ss 1–2, 52 sch 1

date of assent 17 November 2000

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 9 March 2001 (2001 SL No. 7)

Crime and Misconduct Act 2001 No. 69 ss 1–2, 378 sch 1

date of assent 08 November 2001

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 January 2002 (2001 SL No. 221)

Ombudsman Act 2001 No. 73 ss 1–2, 96 sch 1

date of assent 13 November 2001

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 3 December 2001 (2001 SL No. 224)

Justice and Other Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 No. 34 ss 1, 74 sch 6

date of assent 16 August 2002

commenced on date of assent

Animal and Plant Health Legislation Amendment Act 2002 No. 36 ss 1–2, 45 sch 2

date of assent 29 August 2002

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 October 2002 (2002 SL No. 257)

Gambling Legislation Amendment Act 2002 No. 43 ss 1–2, 112 sch 2

date of assent 12 September 2002

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 October 2002 (2002 SL No. 263)

Commercial and Consumer Tribunal Act 2003 No. 30 ss 1–2, 169 sch 1

date of assent 23 May 2003

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2003 (see s 2)

Weapons (Handguns and Trafficking) Amendment Act 2003 No. 37 ss 1–2(1), pt 3

date of assent 02 June 2003

date assent 2 June 2003

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2003 (2003 SL No. 132)

Police Service Administration (Alcohol and Drug Testing) Amendment Act 2003 No. 67 pts 1, 3

date of assent 22 October 2003

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 23 October 2004 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA (2))

Magistrates Amendment Act 2003 No. 86 ss 1, 14, 16 sch

date of assent 18 November 2003

commenced on date of assent

Plant Protection Amendment Act 2004 No. 24 pts 1, 3

date of assent 12 October 2004

commenced on date of assent

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2004 No. 43 ss 1–3 sch

date of assent 18 November 2004

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 3 December 2004 (2004 SL No. 263)

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2005 No. 70 s 1, pt 13B, s 166 sch

date of assent 08 December 2005

commenced on date of assent

Drug Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 8 pts 1, 5

date of assent 15 March 2006

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 7 April 2006 (2006 SL No. 59)

State Development and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 54 pts 1, 4

date of assent 07 December 2006

commenced on date of assent

Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2007 No. 21 pts 1, 7

date of assent 26 April 2007

commenced on date of assent

Industrial Relations Act and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2007 No. 23 ss 1–2(1), pt 5 (this Act is amended, see amending legislation below)

date of assent 28 May 2007

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 January 2008 (see s 2 (1))

Amending legislation

Judicial Remuneration Act 2007 No. 55 ss 1–2(1), 54 sch 1 (amends 2007 No. 23 above)

date of assent 09 November 2007

commenced on date of assent

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2007 No. 37 pts 1, 17

date of assent 29 August 2007

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

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

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2007 No. 36

date of assent 29 August 2007

commenced on date of assent

Local Government and Other Legislation (Indigenous Regional Councils) Amendment Act 2007 No. 59 ss 1–2, 152 sch

date of assent 22 November 2007

commenced on date of assent (see s 2)

Transport and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2008 No. 67 s 1, pt 3 div 8

date of assent 01 December 2008

commenced on date of assent

Local Government Act 2009 No. 17 ss 1, 2(4), 331 sch 1

date of assent 12 June 2009

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2010 (2010 SL No. 122)

Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Jurisdiction Provisions) Amendment Act 2009 No. 24 ss 1–2, ch 9 pt 20

date of assent 26 June 2009

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 December 2009 (2009 SL No. 252)

Criminal Code and Other Legislation (Misconduct, Breaches of Discipline and Public Sector Ethics) Amendment Act 2009 No. 25 pt 1, s 83 sch

date of assent 11 August 2009

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 2 November 2009 (2009 SL No. 241)

Criminal Organisation Act 2009 No. 53 ss 1–2, pt 11 div 4

date of assent 03 December 2009

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 15 April 2010 (2010 SL No. 61)

Transport and Other Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2010 No. 19 s 1, ch 2 pt 10

date of assent 23 May 2010

commenced on date of assent

City of Brisbane Act 2010 No. 23 ss 1–2(1), 352 sch 1

date of assent 17 June 2010

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2010 (see s 2 (1))

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 No. 42 ss 1, 214 sch

date of assent 14 October 2010

commenced on date of assent

Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2011 No. 8 ss 1, 122 sch

date of assent 08 April 2011

commenced on date of assent

Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2012 No. 33 ss 1–2, 192 sch

date of assent 22 November 2012

ss 1–2, 192 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 23 November 2013 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA (2))

Queensland Rail Transit Authority Act 2013 No. 19 ss 1, 120 sch 1

date of assent 03 May 2013

commenced on date of assent

Queensland Building Services Authority Amendment Act 2013 No. 38 ss 1–2, 14 sch 1

date of assent 29 August 2013

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 December 2013 (2013 SL No. 240)

Biosecurity Act 2014 No. 7 ss 1–2, 578 sch 4 pt 2

date of assent 13 March 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2010 (see s 2 (1)–(2))

Crime and Misconduct and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No. 21 ss 1, 2(2), 94(2) sch 2

date of assent 21 May 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2014 (2014 SL No. 107)

Electricity and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2016 No. 36

date of assent 20 June 2016

pts 1, 3, 4, 5 comm on date of assent

Serious and Organised Crime Legislation Amendment Act 2016 No. 62

date of assent 09 December 2016

pts 1–6, 7 divs 1–2, pts 8–16, 19–20, 21 divs 1–2, pts 23–27, ss 395396(1)–(3), pts 29, 30 divs 1–2, pts 31–37, sch 1 pt 1, sch 2 comm on date of assent

Industrial Relations Act 2016 No. 63

date of assent 09 December 2016

ch 1 pt 1 hdgs, ss 35, pts 2–3, chs 2–18, ch 19 pts 1–7, ss 11181124, 1126–1128, 1151, 1152 (to the extent it ins new s 289), ch 19 pts 9–10, schs 1–6 comm 1 March 2017 (2017 SL No. 24)

Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 No. 43

date of assent 10 November 2017

ss 3(2)(b)–(d), chs 3–5, s 201(2)(b)–(g), ch 8 (other than pt 1A, s 211(1)(a)(i), (b), (2)–(4A)), ss 278, 304(2), 306, ch 9 pt 5, sch 1 comm 17 December 2018 (2018 SL No. 176))

Royalty Legislation Amendment Act 2020 No. 30

date of assent 20 August 2020

pt 3 comm 1 October 2020 (see s 2)

Public Sector Act 2022 No. 34

date of assent 12 December 2022

s 365 sch 3 comm 1 March 2023 (see s 2)

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

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s 3 def corporatised corporation ins 1997 No. 23 s 74

amd 2000 No. 46 s 3 sch; 2002 No. 34 s 74 sch 6

sub 2009 No. 17 s 331 sch 1

s 3 def GOC ins 1994 No. 38 s 19

om 1995 No. 23 s 27 (1)

s 3 def rail government entity ins 2013 No. 19 s 120 sch 1

s 3 def royalty ins 2020 No. 30 s 6

s 3 def rules of court sub 1995 No. 23 s 27

s 17 om 2001 No. 73 s 96 sch 1

s 18 sub 1995 No. 23 s 28

pt 1 div 5 hdg ins 1994 No. 38 s 20

s 18A ins 1994 No. 38 s 20

sub 2013 No. 19 s 120 sch 1

amd 2016 No. 36 s 44

s 18B ins 1997 No. 23 s 75

amd 2000 No. 46 s 3 sch; 2009 No. 17 s 331 sch 1

sub 2010 No. 23 s 352 sch 1

om 2012 No. 33 s 192 sch

s 18C ins 2010 No. 19 s 43

s 33 amd 1992 No. 36 s 2 sch 2

s 34 sub 1992 No. 68 s 3 sch 1

s 55 om 1995 No. 23 s 29

pt 7 hdg prev pt 7 hdg om 1995 No. 23 s 30

pres pt 7 hdg ins 2005 No. 70 s 107E

sub 2006 No. 8 s 73

s 58 prev s 58 om 1995 No. 23 s 30

pres s 58 ins 2005 No. 70 s 107E

sub 2006 No. 8 s 73

sch 1 amd 1994 No. 8 s 491 sch 5 (amd 2003 No. 54 ss 34, 39); 1995 No. 23 s 31; 1997 No. 38 s 55; 1998 No. 43 s 31; 1999 No. 68 s 12; 1999 No. 70 s 166 sch 1; 2000 No. 46 s 3 sch (amdt 4 (om of item 7) could not be given effect); 2000 No. 56 s 52 sch 1; 2000 No. 57 s 6; 2000 No. 58 s 2 sch; 2002 No. 34 s 74 sch 6; 2002 No. 36 s 45 sch 2; 2002 No. 43 s 112 sch 2; 2003 No. 30 s 169 sch 1; 2003 No. 86 s 16 sch; 2004 No. 24 s 30; 2003 No. 67 s 7; 2005 No. 70 ss 107F, 166 sch; 2006 No. 8 s 74; 2006 No. 54 s 21; 2007 No. 21 s 71; 2007 No. 36 s 2 sch; 2007 No. 37 s 91; 2007 No. 59 s 152 sch; 2007 No. 23 s 55 (amd 2007 No. 55 s 54 sch 1); 2009 No. 24 s 1474; 2009 No. 53 s 155; 2009 No. 17 s 331 sch 1; 2010 No. 42 s 214 sch; 2013 No. 38 s 14 sch 1; 2014 No. 7 s 578 sch 4 pt 2; 2016 No. 62 s 493 sch 1 pt 1; 2016 No. 63 s 1157 sch 6; 2017 No. 43 s 308 sch 1

sch 2 s 1 amd 1997 No. 68 s 145 (1); 2001 No. 69 s 378 sch 1

sch 2 s 3 amd 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1; 2001 No. 69 s 378 sch 1; 2009 No. 24 s 1475; 2014 No. 21 s 94 (2) sch 2

sch 2 s 4 sub 1997 No. 68 s 145 (2); 2001 No. 69 s 378 sch 1

amd 2014 No. 21 s 94 (2) sch 2

sch 2 s 5 sub 2001 No. 69 s 378 sch 1

amd 2014 No. 21 s 94 (2) sch 2

sch 2 s 5A prev s 5A ins 1997 No. 68 s 145 (3)

om 2001 No. 69 s 378 sch 1

pres s 5A ins 2003 No. 37 s 80

sch 2 s 5B ins 1999 No. 73 s 179 sch 3

sch 2 s 8 amd 1996 No. 37 s 147 sch 2; 2009 No. 25 s 83 sch; 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3

sch 2 s 9 amd 1992 No. 36 s 2 sch 2; 1992 No. 68 s 3 sch 1

sch 2 s 14 amd 1994 No. 38 s 21; 1996 No. 29 s 97 sch 2

sch 2 s 15 amd 2011 No. 8 s 122 sch; 2020 No. 30 s 7(1)

sch 2 s 16 amd 2011 No. 8 s 122 sch; 2020 No. 30 s 7(2)

sch 3 amd 2004 No. 43 s 3 sch

sch 6 ins 1994 No. 38 s 22

amd 1994 No. 8 s 491 sch 5 (amd 2003 No. 54 ss 34, 39); 1994 No. 64 s 293 sch 4; 1995 No. 32 s 23 sch; 1996 No. 29 s 97 sch 2; 2000 No. 46 s 3 sch; 2008 No. 67 s 123; 2010 No. 19 s 44; 2013 No. 19 s 120 sch 1; 2016 No. 36 s 45

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