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Sexual harassment is prohibited in Queensland under the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 and complaints about sexual harassment can be made to the Queensland Anti-discrimination Commissioner. The prohibition on sexual harassment applies in all areas of life including work, study and recreation.  Many instances of sexual harassment that occur in Queensland are also actionable under federal law…

Same sex marriage became legal in Australia on 9 December 2017, with the Marriage Act being amended so that the definition of marriage is now ‘a union of two people’ rather than ‘a union of a man and a woman.’   The change meant that same-sex couples who married overseas now have their marriages recognised by…

Contempt of court is the offence of being disobedient or discourteous towards a court through willful disregard of its authority and dignity. An act of contempt of court can be comprised of disrespectful behaviour in court or it can be comprised of disregard of a court order. Different jurisdictions have different rules as to precisely…

The State Penalties Enforcement Registry (SPER) is responsible for managing and enforcing fines issued on behalf of the Queensland government. SPER has the power to suspend a person’s driver licence for unpaid fines, even when the fines are completely unrelated to driving. This includes but is not limited to: Parking fines; Speeding fines; Court fines; Offender levy…