Statutory reports
Costs of boards and committees
Queensland Commemorative Events and Celebrations Committee
The role of the Queensland Commemorative Events and Celebrations Committee is to provide advice to the Premier on key celebrations such as Queensland Week and Australia Day. The committee also develops strategies to nurture a vibrant sense of individual, community, state and national pride and spirit in all Queenslanders.
In September 2012, the committee’s tenure was extended to 29 June 2014.
At 30 June 2013, the members of the committee were Phillip Di Bella (Chair), Patrick Vidgen (Deputy Chair) Helen Besly, Greg Dunk, Wesley Enoch, Marayke Jonkers, Libby Marshall, John Penglis, Allan Pidgeon, Paul Pisasale, Peter Rule, Dell Townsend, and Nick Xynias.
During 2012-13 the committee:
Queensland Advisory Committee for the Commemoration of the Anzac Centenary
In December 2012, the Queensland Advisory Committee for the Commemoration of the Anzac Centenary (the Committee) was established.
The role of the Committee is to oversee the commemoration of World War 1 Centenary activities across Queensland, and to ensure that the contribution made by Queenslanders is recognised with appropriate honour and dignity. The Committee provides advice to the Premier through the Honourable Glen Elmes MP, Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Multicultural Affairs and Minister Assisting the Premier, on how Queensland will commemorate the Anzac Centenary between 2014-18.
Members of the Committee are: Mark Evans (Chair), Turgut Allahmanli, Arthur Burke, Brad Cordery, Margaret de Wit, Craig Evans, Ian Galloway, Terry Meehan, Bill Morriss, Stuart Smith, Alison Stanley, Bradley Saunders, Stephen Tait, Janette Wright, Patrick Vidgen, Nick Xynias, Andrew Craig, Ross Eastgate and Yassmin Abel-Magied. All members are appointed until 30 June 2019.
During 2012-13 the Committee:
- made recommendations on the key themes and elements that should form Queensland’s Centenary program
- met three times and had expenses totalling $2412.19 (exclusive of GST).
Ministerial and Other Office Holder Staff
The Ministerial and Other Office Holder Staff Act 2010 (the Act) provides a discrete framework for the employment of Ministerial staff, staff of the Office of the Leader of the Opposition and staff of other non-government Members of Parliament (where determined necessary based on the composition of the Legislative Assembly).
The employer for these staff is the Director-General, Department of the Premier and Cabinet, who employs staff on the recommendation of the Premier, the Leader of the Opposition, or relevant Member of Parliament respectively.
During 2012-13 there were no staff employed under the Act to support a non-government Member of Parliament other than the Leader of the Opposition.
The Act covers the work performance and conduct of staff members through the inclusion of performance and personal conduct principles, ethics values and a specific provision that staff members are not empowered to direct public servants in their own right.
The Act provides that the Director-General, Department of the Premier and Cabinet, may issue directives or guidelines about employment matters. In the preceding 12 months there have been no new directives issued under the Act.
A total of 285 staff were employed under the Act for the financial year ending 30 June 2013, with 220 staff employed as at 30 June 2013.
Statutory bodies
The following statutory instrumentalities prepare annual reports that are provided to the Premier or the
Speaker.
| Name of body | Constituting | Annual Report arrangements |
|---|---|---|
| Office of the Governor | Constitution of Queensland 2001 | Separate Annual Report prepared |
| Public Service Commission | Public Service Act 2008 | Separate Annual Report prepared |
| Queensland Audit Office | Auditor-General Act 2009 | Separate Annual Report prepared |
| Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry |
Commissions of Inquiry Order (No.1) 2011 |
Included in DPC’s Annual Report |
| Queensland Integrity Commissioner | Integrity Act 2009 | Separate Annual Report prepared |
| Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel |
Legislative Standards Act 1992 | Included in DPC’s Annual Report |
List of legislation
Legislation administered through the Department of the Premier and Cabinet on behalf of the Premier as at 30 June 2013
- Assisted Students (Enforcement of Obligations) Act 1951
- Auditor-General Act 2009
- Australian Constitutions Act 1842 (Imp)
- Australian Constitutions Act 1844 (Imp)
- Australian Waste Lands Act 1855 (Imp)
- Century Zinc Project Act 1997 (ss1–4, 5(1), 8, 18–20)
- Commonwealth Powers (Air Transport) Act 1950
- Constitution Act 1867
- Constitution Act Amendment Act 1890
- Constitution Act Amendment Act 1934
- Constitution of Queensland 2001
- Constitutional Powers (Coastal Waters) Act 1980
- Emblems of Queensland Act 2005
- Governors (Salary and Pensions) Act 2003
- Integrity Act 2009
- Legislative Standards Act 1992
- Ministerial and Other Office Holder Staff Act 2010
- Off-shore Facilities Act 1986
- Parliament of Queensland Act 2001
- Parliamentary Service Act 1988
- Queensland Boundaries Declaratory Act 1982
- Queensland Coast Islands Act 1879
- Queensland International Tourist Centre Agreement Act Repeal Act 1989
- Reprints Act 1992
- Senate Elections Act 1960
- Statute of Westminster 1931 (Imp)
- Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942 (Cwlth)
- Statutory Instruments Act 1992