Projects and initiatives
Criminal Procedure Review—Magistrates Courts
Find out about the review to create new contemporary and effective criminal procedure laws in Queensland’s Magistrates Courts, including an invitation to Queenslanders to submit feedback on a consultation paper to improve current processes.
DFV Rent Assist Brokerage Grants
The Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) Rent Assist Brokerage Grants provide specialist DFV support services with the financial resources to assist victim-survivors with complex needs to secure and maintain housing.
End domestic and family violence
The Queensland Government is leading a 10-year reform program to put an end to DFV in partnership with the non-government sector, business and the Queensland community. The reforms are making important investments and improvements across all sectors of DFV support, response and prevention.
External Review of the Queensland operations of The Star Entertainment Group Limited
Information about the external Review into the Queensland operations of The Star Entertainment Group Limited by The Hon. Robert Gotterson AO KC under the Casino Control Act 1992.
Gambling Community Benefit Fund
The Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation administers the Gambling Community Benefit Fund. The fund is Queensland’s largest one-off community grants program, distributing millions of dollars to Queensland communities.
Human Rights Act 2019 Review
Find out more about the review of the Human Rights Act 2019.
Independent review into investigations of police-related deaths and DFV deaths in Queensland
Information about the independent review into the investigations of police-related deaths and domestic and family violence deaths in Queensland.
Keeping Women Safe from Violence Grants
The Queensland Government has committed $3 million to implement the Keeping Women Safe from Violence grant program, funded through the Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence Responses 2021–23 National Partnership Agreement with the Commonwealth Government. The grants aim to support the delivery of the National plan to end violence against women and children 2022–32 and meet the conditions of the National Partnership Agreement.
Office of the Independent Implementation Supervisor—WSJT reforms
Information about the Office of the Independent Implementation Supervisor overseeing the implementation of the Queensland Government response to the Women’s Safety and Justice Taskforce recommendations and the Independent Commission of Inquiry into Queensland Police Service responses to domestic and family violence.
Queensland Government response to the QHRC Anti-Discrimination Act review
Information about the Queensland Government response to the Queensland Human Rights Commission’s report Building belonging—Review of Queensland’s Anti-Discrimination Act 1991.
Queensland Government response to the Women’s Safety and Justice Taskforce recommendations
Find information about the Queensland Government’s response to the recommendations from the Women’s Safety and Justice Taskforce, which aims to improve the safety of victims and hold perpetrators accountable.
Safe and Diverse Communities Grants
The Queensland Government has committed $1 million over 4 years to the implementation of the Safe and Diverse Communities Grants to facilitate partnerships for the prevention of domestic and family violence in culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Queensland.
Using technology to make documents during COVID-19
Legislative changes add an extra way for certain important documents to be made and oaths to be taken during the COVID-19 crisis.