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Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young AC PSM, received Clerk of the Queensland Parliament, Mr Neil Laurie, for the presentation of the following six Bills to which she granted Royal Assent.
On Friday, in the morning, Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young AC PSM returned to Brisbane from official travel to Townsville City Council. In the afternoon, at The Pavilions at Allan Border Field, Albion, Her Excellency attended Meals on Wheels Crosby Park’s 50th Anniversary, and the Governor addressed guests. Following, at Government House, Her Excellency received the Clerk of the Parliament, Mr Neil Laurie, for the presentation of four Bills for Assent: a Bill for An Act to provide for the monitoring of places of detention under the Optional Protocol to the Convention agains...
Her Excellency has granted Royal Assent to the Monitoring of Places of Detention (Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture) Bill 2023, Corrective Services (Emerging Technologies and Security) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023, Waste Reduction and Recycling and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 and Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Amendment Bill 2023.
Central Queensland alleged criminals have been spending weeks in the watch-house waiting for prison places to become available and some have not been getting mail from their lawyers while being held on remand. Rockhampton lawyers have contacted The Morning Bulletin after discovering the unjust treatments their clients have received while being held in custody in Queensland. One lawyer, who did not want his name to be published, said one of his clients was kept in Rockhampton’s watch-house for 16 days before being moved to a prison. He said this was becoming a common occurrence, leading to s...