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<leghistory id="act-2026-027" type="act" title="Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2026" project.no="B25_0055" version.series.id="3d6db5bb-79b1-41ed-950b-3ab5c514c46f" version.desc.id="781d1f93-8941-40c2-8441-7ea843642e78" act.type="publicgeneral"><legislationlist><actentry bill.project.no="B25_0055" type="act.original" doc.id="act-2026-027" introduction.date="2026-03-04" assent.date="2026-10-22"><legref valid.date="as.made" target.doc.id="act-2026-027" type="act" target.version.series="3d6db5bb-79b1-41ed-950b-3ab5c514c46f" jurisd="QLD" check="unknown"><name emphasis="yes">Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2026</name></legref><commencements><commencement guid="_d8f6a368-4abe-421d-bc05-9d02d291d268" commence.date="2026-10-22" type="commence"><txt break.before="1"><legref jurisd="QLD" type="act" refid="pt.1" target.doc.id="act-2026-027" target.version.series="3d6db5bb-79b1-41ed-950b-3ab5c514c46f" check="invalid">pts&#160;1</legref>, <legref jurisd="QLD" type="act" 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refid="sec.2" target.doc.id="act-2026-027" target.version.series="3d6db5bb-79b1-41ed-950b-3ab5c514c46f" check="invalid">s&#160;2</legref><legref jurisd="QLD" type="act" refid="sec.2-ssec.3" target.doc.id="act-2026-027" target.version.series="3d6db5bb-79b1-41ed-950b-3ab5c514c46f" check="invalid">(3)</legref>)</txt><txt break.before="1">Note—This Act will automatically be repealed under AIA <legref jurisd="QLD" type="act" refid="sec.22C" target.doc.id="act-2026-027" target.version.series="3d6db5bb-79b1-41ed-950b-3ab5c514c46f" check="invalid">s&#160;22C</legref> at the beginning of the day after all of its provisions have commenced.</txt></commencement></commencements></actentry></legislationlist><creationhistory project.no="B25_0055" title="Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2026"><evententry name="Introduced" event.date="2026-03-04"><associateddoc print.type="bill.first" target.doc.id="bill-2025-055" target.version.series="3d6db5bb-79b1-41ed-950b-3ab5c514c46f">Bill (Introduction)</associateddoc><associateddoc print.type="bill.first.exp" target.doc.id="bill-2025-055" target.version.series="3d6db5bb-79b1-41ed-950b-3ab5c514c46f">Explanatory Note</associateddoc><associateddoc print.type="bill.first.hrc" target.doc.id="bill-2025-055" target.version.series="3d6db5bb-79b1-41ed-950b-3ab5c514c46f">Human Rights Statement of Compatibility</associateddoc></evententry><evententry name="3rd Reading" event.date="2026-10-15"><associateddoc print.type="bill.third" target.doc.id="bill-2025-055" target.version.series="42823937-f966-4266-b251-bcfed0474d8f">Bill (3rd Reading)</associateddoc><associateddoc print.type="bill.third.exp" target.doc.id="bill-2025-055" target.version.series="42823937-f966-4266-b251-bcfed0474d8f">Explanatory Note</associateddoc><associateddoc print.type="bill.third.hrc" target.doc.id="bill-2025-055" target.version.series="42823937-f966-4266-b251-bcfed0474d8f">Human Rights Statement of Compatibility</associateddoc></evententry><evententry name="Assent" event.date="2026-10-22"><associateddoc print.type="act.new" target.doc.id="act-2026-027" target.version.series="9f8bd886-afb9-4b08-b8e8-309112191fac">Act 2026, No. 27</associateddoc></evententry></creationhistory></leghistory>
