An Act to amend the Corrective Services Act 2006 and the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 for particular purposesThe Parliament of Queensland enacts—Part 1Preliminary1Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Corrective Services (Parole Board) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2025.Part 2Amendment of Corrective Services Act 20062Act amendedThis part amends the Corrective Services Act 2006.3Replacement of s 208C (Parole board must consider suspension by prescribed board member)Section 208C—omit, insert—208C Parole board must consider decision of prescribed board member(1)If a prescribed board member makes a decision under section 208B in relation to a parole order, the parole board must, within 2 business days of the decision being made—

(a)confirm the decision; or

(b)for a decision not to suspend a parole order—set aside the decision and substitute its own decision to suspend or cancel the parole order; or

(c)for a decision to suspend the parole order—

(i)set aside the decision and substitute its own decision to cancel the parole order; or

(ii)set aside the decision.

(2)Subsection (3) applies if—

(a)both of the following apply—

(i)the prescribed board member’s decision was to suspend the parole order;

(ii)the parole board decides to confirm the decision; or

(b)the parole board sets aside the prescribed board member’s decision and substitutes its own decision to suspend or cancel the parole order.

(3)The parole board’s decision is taken to be a decision to suspend or cancel a parole order under section 205(2).(4)Subsections (5) to (7) apply if—

(a)the prescribed board member’s decision was to suspend the parole order; and

(b)the parole board decides to set aside the decision under subsection (1)(c)(ii).

(5)The suspension, and any warrant issued by the prescribed board member under section 208B(8)(b) in relation to the member’s decision, stop having effect.(6)If a warrant mentioned in subsection (5) has been executed, the prisoner must be released.(7)For this Act, the prisoner is taken not to have been unlawfully at large for the period—

(a)starting when the order was made by the prescribed board member under section 208B; and

(b)ending when the parole board decided to set aside the prescribed board member’s decision.

4Amendment of s 211 (Effect of cancellation)Section 211(1), note, ‘208C(2)’—omit, insert—208C(3)5Insertion of new ch 7A, pt 20Chapter 7A—insert—Part 20Validation provision for Corrective Services (Parole Board) Amendment Act 2025490ZP Particular suspension of parole orders(1)This section applies if, during the period starting on 3 July 2017 and ending on the commencement—

(a)a prescribed board member decided, under section 208B—

(i)not to suspend a parole order; or

(ii)to suspend a parole order but not issue a warrant for the prisoner’s arrest; and

(b)the parole board purported to review the prescribed board member’s decision and decide to do any 1 or more of the following—

(i)confirm the member’s decision;

(ii)set aside the member’s decision;

(iii)substitute its own decision to suspend or cancel the parole order.

(2)The decision of the parole board is, and is taken to have always been, as valid as it would have been if the decision were made under new section 208C.(3)Anything done or purported to have been done as a result of, or in reliance on, the decision of the parole board is, and is taken to have always been, as valid and lawful as it would have been if the decision were made under new section 208C.(4)This section applies even if a proceeding relating to the decision of the parole board has been commenced in a court.(5)In this section—new section 208C means section 208C as in force from the commencement.Part 3Amendment of Transport Infrastructure Act 19946Act amendedThis part amends the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994.7Amendment of s 92 (Definitions for pt 7)Section 92, definition image processing fee, ‘section 93(6)(a)’—omit, insert—section 93(8)(a)8Amendment of s 93 (Tolls)(1)Section 93—insert—(2A)The Minister may, by gazette notice, make a declaration to amend the notification of a matter mentioned in schedule 5 included in a declaration made under subsection (1).(2B)A declaration made under subsection (3) must—

(a)if the declaration relates to a matter, of a type mentioned in schedule 5, items 1 to 4 or 9, relating to a toll payable under a declaration made under subsection (1)—include notice of the matters mentioned in schedule 5, items 1 to 4 and 9; or

(b)if the declaration relates to the administration charge and the user administration charge payable under a declaration made under subsection (1)—include notice of the matters mentioned in schedule 5, items 5 and 7; or

(c)if the declaration relates to a way of making payment of a toll liability, of a type mentioned in schedule 5, item 6, and a description of an arrangement for paying a toll, of a type mentioned in schedule 5, item 8, under a declaration made under subsection (1)—include notice of the matters mentioned in schedule 5, items 6 and 8.

(2)Section 93(4), ‘Subsection (3)’—omit, insert—Subsection (5)(3)Section 93(5), ‘An administration charge under the gazette notice’—omit, insert—If a declaration made under this section relates to an administration charge, the charge (4)Section 93(6), ‘A user administration charge under the gazette notice, for a toll’—omit, insert—If a declaration made under this section relates to a user administration charge, the charge(5)Section 93(7), ‘the gazette notice’—omit, insert— a gazette notice under this section(6)Section 93(2A) to (7)—renumber as section 93(3) to (9).9Omission of s 93AA (Application of s 93 to QML network)Section 93AA—omit.10Amendment of s 105B (Definitions for pt 8)(1)Section 105B, definition designated vehicle, ‘section 105ZB(1)’—omit, insert—section 105ZB(2)Section 105B, definition image processing fee, ‘section 105ZB(6)(a)’—omit, insert—section 105ZB(8)(a)(3)Section 105B, definition user administration charge, ‘section 105ZB(1)’—omit, insert—section 105ZB11Amendment of s 105ZB (Local government to give notice of tolling matters)(1)Section 105ZB—insert—(1A)The local government may give notice to amend the notification of a matter mentioned in schedule 5 included in a notice given under subsection (1).(2)Section 105ZB(2), ‘Notice under subsection (1)’—omit, insert—Notice given under this section(3)Section 105ZB—insert—(2A)A notice given under subsection (2) must—

(a)if the notice relates to a matter, of a type mentioned in schedule 5, items 1 to 4 or 9, relating to a toll payable under a notice given under subsection (1)—include notice of the matters mentioned in schedule 5, items 1 to 4 and 9; or

(b)if the notice relates to the administration charge and user administration charge payable under a notice given under subsection (1)—include notice of the matters mentioned in schedule 5, items 5 and 7; or

(c)if the notice relates to a way of making payment of a toll liability, of a type mentioned in schedule 5, item 6, and a description of an arrangement for paying a toll, of a type mentioned in schedule 5, item 8, under a notice given under subsection (1)—include notice of the matters mentioned in schedule 5, items 6 and 8.

(4)Section 105ZB(4), ‘Subsection (3)’—omit, insert—Subsection (5)(5)Section 105ZB(5), ‘An administration charge under the notice under subsection (1)’—omit, insert—If a notice given under this section relates to an administration charge, the charge(6)Section 105ZB(6), ‘A user administration charge under the notice under subsection (1) for a toll’—omit, insert—If a notice given under this section relates to a user administration charge, the charge(7)Section 105ZB(7), ‘the notice under subsection (1)’—omit, insert—a notice under this section(8)Section 105ZB(1A) to (7)—renumber as section 105ZB(2) to (9).12Amendment of s 105ZC (Liability for toll and user administration charge and satisfying the liability)(1)Section 105ZC(4)(c), ‘section 105ZB(1)’—omit, insert—section 105ZB(2)Section 105ZC(5)(b), ‘section 105ZB(1)’—omit, insert—section 105ZB13Amendment of sch 6 (Dictionary)Schedule 6, definition image processing fee—omit, insert—image processing fee—

(a)for chapter 6, part 7—see section 93(8)(a); or

(b)for chapter 6, part 8—see section 105ZB(8)(a).

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