The following Practice Directions have been released by the Chief Magistrate to support the legislative amendments Criminal Law (Coercive Control and Affirmative Consent) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024:

• Practice Direction 10 of 2025 (PDF, 1.1 MB) – Evidence Act 1977 Part 6C – Limits on publishing information in relation to sexual offences – Division 3 – Publishing identifying matter in relation to defendants – Division 4 – Complainant privacy orders.
  • This Practice Direction accommodates the inclusion of applications for non-publication orders for pre-committal sexual offences and the new complainant privacy orders.  It also repeals PD 4 of 2023 – Non-publication orders – Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1978.
• Amended Practice Direction 1 of 2025 (PDF, 825.9 KB) – Summary proceedings for domestic violence offence – Brisbane Magistrates Court