Last checked for updates: 27 October 2026

Current bills about: criminal penalties

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16 current bills found.

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QLD Up to 3 Years Jail for Creating Fake or Real Intimate Images and Audio Without Consent; Fines or Jail for Refusing Court Orders to Delete Material

Criminal Code (Non-consensual Creation of Intimate Images and Audio Material) Amendment Bill 2026

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QLD Fines or Up to 6 Months Jail for Burning an Australian Flag in Public

Summary Offences (Protection of the Australian Flag) Amendment Bill 2026

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Private Member's Bill

QLD Up to 25 Years Jail for Stealing or Damaging Valuable Metals

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2026

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QLD Minister and QIRC Can Stop Industrial Action That Harms Public Safety or Economy; Fines or Jail for Workers' Compensation Fraud; Protection for Whistleblowers Reporting Misconduct

Industrial Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2026

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QLD Fines or Jail for Dangerous Driving and Interfering With Non-Motor Vehicles; Mandatory Licence Bans for Convicted Drivers

Criminal Code (Dangerous Driving) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2026

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QLD Police Powers to Issue Immediate Protection Directions and Court Powers for Electronic Monitoring (Domestic Violence)

Domestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill

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QLD Product Responsibility Staff Cannot Share Personal Info and Minister Can Appoint Special Manager

Waste Reduction and Recycling (Strengthening the Container Refund Scheme) Amendment Bill 2026

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QLD Fines for Tampering With Seized Material or Breaking Environmental Codes

Environmental Protection (Efficiency and Streamlining) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

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QLD Bosses Can Be Fined for Safety Failures and Fines Rise to $20,000 for Fatigue or Lying

Heavy Vehicle National Law Amendment Bill 2025

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QLD New Sunshine Coast Waterways Authority and Fines for Board Members Who Hide Conflicts of Interest or Criminal History

Sunshine Coast Waterways Authority Bill 2026

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QLD Adult Sentencing for Children Committing Specified Offences and New Police Powers in Designated Business Community Precincts

Expanding Adult Crime, Adult Time and Taking a Strong Stance on Drugs and Anti-Social Behaviour Amendment Bill 2026

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QLD New Sentencing Powers and Penalty Increases for Children Convicted of Prescribed Offences

Making Queensland Safer (Adult Crime, Adult Time) Amendment Bill 2025

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QLD Up to 3 Years Jail for Falsely Claiming to Be a Government Agency

Penalties and Sentences (Sexual Offences) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

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QLD Fines or Jail for Landlords Who Allow Illegal Tobacco Sales and New Powers to Close Businesses

Tobacco and Other Smoking Products (Dismantling Illegal Trade) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

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QLD Police Commissioner Can Share Offender Details; Jail for Harassing or Leaking Offender Info

Community Protection and Public Child Sex Offender Register (Daniel's Law) Bill 2025

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QLD QCAT Can Ban Health Practitioners from Registration, and Fines or Jail for Stopping Health Service Complaints

Health Practitioner Regulation National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024

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