Legal Studies Youth Parliament - 15 May 2026

The Legal Studies Youth Parliament provides Year 11 and 12 students currently studying QCAA Legal Studies with the opportunity to experience Queensland's law-making process first-hand.

Students allocated a speaking role will: 

• debate a mock Bill, or
• speak in an Adjournment Debate
• provide a Private Members' Statement about any issue falling within the jurisdiction of the Queensland Parliament.
  

Students may also be allocated a non-speaking or scripted role.

Key details

Date Friday 15 May (Week 5)

Location Parliament House (Brisbane)

Cost Free

Arrival time 8.30am for a 9.00am start 

Departure 1.30pm

Other important information

• A substantial morning tea is provided for students, teachers and support staff, parents and caregivers who purchase a ticket. 
• Wear full school uniform (unless you are a non-uniform school).
• Mobile phones must be turned off and put away during the session.
• There will be storage facilities available for any bags.
• You can have a water bottle with you in the Chamber.

Nominate your students

Each school can nominate up to 4 students enrolled in QCAA Legal Studies to take part. The number of student participants allocated per school will depend on the number of schools that nominate. 

If you would like to participate, book your ticket (1 per student) from Monday 9 February 2026 via Humanitix (closing Friday 27 February 2026). Teachers are not required to book a ticket to attend.

Book now

Resources 

• Participant details form (1 per school) (DOCX, 38 KB)

• Information for teachers (PDF, 208 KB)
• Information for students (PDF, 260 KB)

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