The Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld), including its s 34 prohibition on double punishment, applies only to Queensland Acts and cannot be invoked to challenge sentencing orders made under Commonwealth legislation such as the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth). The Act does not apply retrospectively to proceedings concluded before 1 January 2020. Any attempt to use the Act inconsistently with Commonwealth sentencing provisions would raise s 109 Constitutional inconsistency issues.
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