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The Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) is an independent [2] Queensland Government integrity agency created to combat and reduce the incidence of major crime and to continuously improve the integrity of, and to reduce the incidence of misconduct in, the Queensland public sector. [3] Formerly the Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) 2002–2014.
There are 21 Queensland Government departments, each responsible for delivering a portfolio of government legislation and policy. [1] Each portfolio area is led by a minister who is a senior member of the governing party in the state Legislative Assembly .
Fines are calculated by multiplying the value of a penalty unit by the number of units prescribed for the offence. For example, if a crime was committed in New South Wales worth 100 units, the fine would be 100 × $110 = $11,000. Prior to the introduction of penalty units, fines and other charges were usually prescribed in terms of ordinary money.
The 2024 Queensland local elections were held on 16 March 2024 to elect the mayors and councils of the 77 local government areas in Queensland, Australia. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The original scheduled elections date of 30 March 2024 was moved ahead to 16 March to avoid clashing with Easter holidays .
The first sitting of the Queensland Legislative Assembly occurred in 1860. In 1863, Sir James Cockle was appointed as the first Chief Justice of Queensland. In 1866, the District Court of Queensland was established to ease the workload of the Supreme Court. In 1874, the Northern Supreme Court at Bowen was opened, the first to be built outside ...
The Commonwealth of Australia ceased making recommendations for Imperial awards in 1983, with the last Queen's Birthday Australian Honours list submitted by Queensland and Tasmania in 1989. The Queen continued to confer honours upon Australians that emanate from her personally such as the Royal Victorian Order. Only a handful of peerages and ...
It is also responsible for referendums, electoral redistributions, education and research into matters related to Queensland elections, providing information to all levels of government, ensuring the electoral roll is maintained and the registering of political parties.
Unit citations are awarded to the organisation, and may be worn by members who served in the organisation at the time and meeting the requirements.. 2010-2011 Queensland Flood and Cyclone Citation – Performed duty on at least one shift at any time between 1 December 2010 and 28 February 2011.