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<leghistory id="act-2026-007" type="act" title="Expanding Adult Crime, Adult Time and Taking a Strong Stance on Drugs and Anti-Social Behaviour Amendment Act 2026" project.no="B25_0079" version.series.id="61d366a8-2627-4e96-9aea-003c5b539953" version.desc.id="3d3a0817-c8bc-4351-ad9f-13573b2cfeca" act.type="publicgeneral"><legislationlist><actentry bill.project.no="B25_0079" type="act.original" doc.id="act-2026-007" introduction.date="2026-03-03" assent.date="2026-04-30"><legref valid.date="as.made" target.doc.id="act-2026-007" type="act" target.version.series="61d366a8-2627-4e96-9aea-003c5b539953" jurisd="QLD" check="unknown"><name emphasis="yes">Expanding Adult Crime, Adult Time and Taking a Strong Stance on Drugs and Anti-Social Behaviour Amendment Act 2026</name></legref><commencements><commencement guid="_4812239a-db10-468b-9f58-d837f7700a0d" commence.date="2026-04-30" type="commence"><txt break.before="1"><legref jurisd="QLD" type="act" refid="pt.1" target.doc.id="act-2026-007" 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target.version.series="61d366a8-2627-4e96-9aea-003c5b539953" check="invalid">(3)</legref>, <legref jurisd="QLD" type="act" refid="pt.6" target.doc.id="act-2026-007" target.version.series="61d366a8-2627-4e96-9aea-003c5b539953" check="invalid">pts&#160;6</legref>–<legref jurisd="QLD" type="act" refid="pt.8" target.doc.id="act-2026-007" target.version.series="61d366a8-2627-4e96-9aea-003c5b539953" check="invalid">8</legref>, <legref jurisd="QLD" type="act" refid="sec.53" target.doc.id="act-2026-007" target.version.series="61d366a8-2627-4e96-9aea-003c5b539953" check="invalid">ss&#160;53</legref>–<legref jurisd="QLD" type="act" refid="sec.55" target.doc.id="act-2026-007" target.version.series="61d366a8-2627-4e96-9aea-003c5b539953" check="invalid">55</legref>, <legref jurisd="QLD" type="act" refid="sch.1" target.doc.id="act-2026-007" target.version.series="61d366a8-2627-4e96-9aea-003c5b539953" check="invalid">sch&#160;1</legref> not yet proclaimed into force (see <legref jurisd="QLD" 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