Queensland

Pat O’Hara OAM Pat O 'Hara took pride in her role in forming the Queensland Association of Gay Law Reform (QAGLR) with Ted Kelk. Initially they published Queensland Gay Action News and lobbied Brisbane politicians from Cairns, but when Ted moved to Brisbane because of his health, and then the Brisbane branch of QAGLR took over the lobbying activities, Pat kept the home fires burning. A lifelong activist, Pat formed the Women’s Electoral Lobby (WEL) along with three other women in 1975. Based…

GBRMPA is established under the Australian Government Minister for the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (DSEWPaC). GBRMPA collaborates with various Queensland and Australian Government agencies, stakeholders, scientists, and coastal communities to manage the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park through policies implementation and programs (GBRMPA 2012b). According to part II, section 7 of GBRMP Act 1975, GBRMPA has five different functions, such as: • Make…

Police culture has the ability to act as a barrier to justice being achieved in the criminal justice system as shown through the Queensland Fitzgerald Inquiry in May 1979. Media outlets discovered criminal activities that police officers had been ignoring and perhaps condoning within Queensland leading to an inquiry (commission). Previous initiatives such as the Police Complaints Tribunal were set up as a political response to serious police misconduct before…

Hi everyone! I am here today to talk to you about the crime First Degree Murder. The Queensland Criminal Code Act of 1899 in section 302 defines First Degree Murder as: a) If the offender intends to cause the death of the person killed or that of some other person or if the offender intends to do to the person killed or to some other person some grievous bodily harm. For First degree murder, it has the highest murder charge. If convicted, the correlating penalizations associated with the…

green to gleaming purple-black and has an individual seed. Another species of lantana is a prevalent ornamental that is considered a weed when present in natural ecosystems. Creeping lantana (Lantana montevidensis) appears in coastal and subcoastal Queensland and as far south as Sydney. It is moderately similar to Lantana camara but does not have thorns, has mainly pink or purple flowers and trails along the ground, hardly flourishing much higher than half a metre. It is also…

appreciation groups turned into a violent criminal organisation that used extortion, drugs, arson and even murder to make money over decades. One of the major incidents was the 1984 Milperra Massacre which resulted in 63 murder convictions in total. Queensland is, by numbers alone, the bikie capital of Australia meaning that it is one of the states most affected by these organisations. This sparked new legislation that was made every quickly with the aims of subduing the amount of violent…

members have with issues relating to water distribution-retailer and supplier enquiries ● outline potential engagement opportunities for QUU ● list all state members of the Queensland Parliament with electoral boundaries in the Ipswich local government area. Dealing with water related issues As representatives of the Queensland Government, state members receive enquiries from their constituents about any number of matters, but the ultimate objective for a local member is rapid resolution of…

the current lacking education system in Queensland it will allow for change in adolescents and children, thus facilitating them to break the cycle of violence. Education about domestic violence should begin at ages as young as six as, early intervention has been identified as crucial to disrupting the intergenerational transmission of domestic violence (Bunston 2008); (Humphreys 2008); (Domestic violence education in schools a priority, 2015) . The Queensland Minister for Women stated that “It…

settling on Palm Island, Queensland in 1946. (Click) He was the first Indigenous Australian to become a member of the Parliament of Australia in 1971. (Click) Initially, Bonner was appointed by the Queensland Parliament to fill a vacancy in the Senate and later was elected to the parliament by popular vote. How were they called? Why did they feel the need to take action? (Click) Bonner was an Aboriginal activist who believed it was in the…

part of the QLD criminal law. The legislation relates primarily to health and welfare issues, and disciplinary proceedings. Random breath testing (RBT) was introduced between 1990 and 1996 as a minimisation and prevention strategy. The law allow Queensland Police to conduct random breath and drug testing but does not adequately protect the human rights of the community and the driver. The main objective is to ensure appropriate steps are taken in the interests of the health and welfare of…