1996 Act No. 79 1997 Act No. 82 2000 Act No. 58 2001 Act No. 65 2001 Act No. 65 2002 Act No. 74 2003 Act No. 16 2010 Act No. 9 2010 Act No. 14 2010 Act No. 42 2011 Act No. 45 revised version 2017 Act No. 32 Law Reform Act 1995 (prev Law Reform (Abolition of the Rule of Common Employment) Act 1951 [15 Geo 6 No. 41]) commenced on date of assent Law Reform (Abolition of the Rule of Common Employment) Act 1951 [15 Geo 6 No. 41] (this Act is amended, see amending legislation below) commenced on date of assent Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1995 ss 1–2, 4 sch 1 (amends 1951 15 Geo 6 No. 41 above) commenced on date of assent List of legislation to Law Reform (Tortfeasors Contribution, Contributory Negligence, and Division of Chattels) Act 1952 1 Eliz 2 No. 42—before relocation to Law Reform Act 1995 Law Reform (Tortfeasors Contribution, Contributory Negligence, and Division of Chattels) Act 1952 [1 Eliz 2 No. 42] (this Act is amended, see amending legislation below) commenced 12 January 1953 (proc pubd gaz 10 January 1953 p 223) Law Reform (Husband and Wife) Act 1968 s 5 sch (amends Act 1952 1 Eliz 2 No. 42 above) commenced 1 June 1968 (proc pubd gaz 25 May 1968 p 510) Property Law Act 1974 s 3(2) sch 6 pt 3 (amends Act 1952 1 Eliz 2 No. 42 above) commenced 1 December 1975 (see s 1 (2)) Common Law Practice and Workers’ Compensation Amendment Act 1994 ss 1–2, 12 sch (amends Act 1952 1 Eliz 2 No. 42 above) ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent remaining provisions commenced 17 October 1992 (see s 2) Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1995 ss 1–2, 4 sch 1 (amends Act 1952 1 Eliz 2 No. 42 above) commenced on date of assent List of legislation to Law Reform (Husband and Wife) Act 1968 No. 15—before relocation to Law Reform Act 1995 Law Reform (Husband and Wife) Act 1968 (this Act is amended, see amending legislation below) commenced 1 June 1968 (proc pubd gaz 25 May 1968 p 510) Law Reform (Husband and Wife) Act Amendment Act 1989 (amends 1968 No. 15 above) commenced on date of assent Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1995 ss 1–2, 4 sch 1 (amends 1968 No. 15 above) commenced on date of assent List of legislation to Voluntary Aid in Emergency Act 1973 No. 56—before relocation to Law Reform Act 1995 Voluntary Aid in Emergency Act 1973 (this Act is amended, see amending legislation below) commenced on date of assent Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1995 ss 1–2, 4 sch 1 (amends 1995 No. 58 above) commenced on date of assent Amending legislation to Law Reform Act 1995 (prev Law Reform (Abolition of the Rule of Common Employment) Act 1951)—after relocation of Law Reform (Abolition of the Rule of Common Employment) Act 1951 15 Geo 6 No. 41, Law Reform (Tortfeasors Contribution, Contributory Negligence, and Division of Chattels) Act 1952 1 Eliz 2 No. 42, Law Reform (Husband and Wife) Act 1968 No. 15 and Voluntary Aid in Emergency Act 1973 No. 56 Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1995 ss 1–2, 4 sch 1 commenced on date of assent List of legislation to Law Reform (Abolition of the Rule of Common Employment) Act 1951 15 Geo 6 No. 41—before relocation to Law Reform Act 1995 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1996 pts 1, 20 pt 1 commenced on date of assent remaining provisions commenced 28 November 1995 (see s 64 (2)) Justice and Other Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1997 ss 1–3, sch commenced on date of assent Justice and Other Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2000 ss 1–2 sch commenced on date of assent Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 ss 1–2, 302 sch 2 ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent remaining provisions commenced 1 March 2002 (2002 SL No. 30) Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Amendment Act 2001 ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent remaining provisions commenced 7 August 2001 (see s 2) Discrimination Law Amendment Act 2002 ss 1–2, 90 sch ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent s 90 commenced 31 March 2003 (2003 SL No. 51) remaining provisions commenced 1 April 2003 (2003 SL No. 51) Civil Liability Act 2003 ss 1, 2(2), 111 sch 1 ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent remaining provisions commenced on date of assent (see s 2 (2)) Civil Liability and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 pts 1, 4 ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2010 (see s 2) Health Legislation (Health Practitioner Regulation National Law) Amendment Act 2010 ss 1, 124 sch ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2010 (see s 2) Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 ss 1, 214 sch commenced on date of assent Civil Proceedings Act 2011 ss 1–2, pt 24 ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent remaining provisions commenced 1 September 2012 (2012 SL No. 146) Health Practitioner Regulation National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2017ss 4(2), (4), (6)–(7), 5–7, 13–15, 27, 30(2)–(3), 31, 40–42, 44–49, 51, 52 (to the extent it ins ss 320, 322–323), 53–54, 57(1)–(3), 78(2), pts 4–5, sch 1 comm 1 December 2018 (2018 SL No. 175) (proposed commencement 14 September 2019 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA(2)(2018 SL No. 129)) 2 Law Reform Act 1995—historical context The Law Reform Act 1995 was not enacted in 1995. It is a consolidation (see s 2) of provisions of the Law Reform (Abolition of the Rule of Common Employment) Act 1951 and provisions relocated from the following Acts—

Law Reform (Tortfeasors Contribution, Contributory Negligence, and Division of Chattels) Act 1952—reprint available on the Repealed page of the Queensland Legislation website

Law Reform (Husband and Wife) Act 1968—electronic reprint not available

Voluntary Aid in Emergency Act 1973—reprint available on the Repealed page of the Queensland Legislation website.

8 Table of renumbered provisions under the Reprints Act 1992 s 43 as required by the Law Reform Act 1995 s 14 Previous Renumbered as Part 1—Preliminary 1A 2 Part 2—Abolition of rule of common employment text 2 3 3 4 Part 3—Tortfeasors contribution and contributory negligence 4 5 5 6 6 7 10(1A) 10(2) 10(2) 10(3) 10(3) 10(4) 10(4) 10(5) 10(5) 10(6) 10(6) 10(7) 12 11 Part 4—Civil remedies between spouses 2 12 2(4) 12(3) 3 13 4 14 Part 5—Voluntary aid in emergency 2 15 3 16 Part 6—Age of majority 10 17 Part 7—Legal capacity of spouses 11 18 Part 8—Miscellaneous 12 19 13 20 6History notesLong title amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1; 1996 No. 79 s 65pt 1 hdg ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1s 1 sub 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1s 2 ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1amd 1996 No. 79 s 66; 2002 No. 74 s 90 schpt 2 hdg ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1s 3 amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1s 4 amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1pt 3 hdg ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1pt 3 div 1 hdg ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1sub 2003 No. 16 s 111 sch 1s 4A ins 2003 No. 16 s 111 sch 1s 5 def dependant amd 2011 No. 45 s 161s 5 def fault amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1om 2001 No. 65 s 4 (1)s 5 def wrong ins 2001 No. 65 s 4 (2)s 5 (prev 1952 1 Eliz 2 No. 42 s 4) amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1pt 3 div 2 hdg ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1s 6 (prev 1952 1 Eliz 2 No. 42 s 5) amd 1994 No. 85 s 12 schreloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1amd 2010 No. 42 s 214 sch; 2011 No. 45 s 162s 7 (prev 1952 1 Eliz 2 No. 42 s 6) amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1s 8 (prev 1952 1 Eliz 2 No. 42 s 8) amd 1994 No. 85 s 12 schsub 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1s 8 def child om 2011 No. 45 s 163s 8 def parent om 2011 No. 45 s 163s 8 def spouse sub 2002 No. 74 s 90 schom 2011 No. 45 s 163s 9 (prev 1952 1 Eliz 2 No. 42 s 9) sub 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1pt 3 div 3 hdg ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1s 10 (prev 1952 1 Eliz 2 No. 42 s 10) amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1amd 2001 No. 65 s 5; 2011 No. 45 s 164s 11 (prev 1952 1 Eliz 2 No. 42 s 12) sub 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1pt 4 hdg ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1sub 2002 No. 74 s 90 schs 12 (prev 1968 No. 15 s 2) amd 1989 No. 81 s 4; 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1s 13 (prev 1968 No. 15 s 3) sub 1989 No. 81 s 5reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1sub 2010 No. 9 s 22s 14 prev s 14 ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1pres s 14 (prev 1968 No. 15 s 4) sub 1989 No. 81 s 6amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1amd 2010 No. 42 s 214 schpt 5 hdg ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1s 15 def medical practitioner sub 2001 No. 7 s 302 sch 2om 2010 No. 14 s 124 schs 15 def nurse sub 2010 No. 14 s 124 schamd 2017 No. 32 s 87(2) sch 1 pt 2s 15 (prev 1973 No. 56 s 2) amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1s 16 (prev 1973 No. 56 s 3) amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1amd 1997 No. 82 s 3 sch; 2010 No. 42 s 214 schpt 6 hdg ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1s 17 ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1pt 7 hdg ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1sub 2002 No. 74 s 90 schs 18 ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1amd 2002 No. 74 s 90 schpt 8 hdg ins 1996 No. 79 s 68s 18A ins 1996 No. 79 s 68amd 2000 No. 58 s 2 schpt 9 hdg (prev pt 8 hdg) ins 1995 No. 58 s 4sch 1renum 1996 No. 79 s 67s 19 ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1s 20 ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1pt 10 hdg ins 2001 No. 65 s 6s 21 ins 2001 No. 65 s 6