Committee Details

INQUIRY TRANSFERRED

The Agriculture and Fisheries and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 was introduced into the Queensland Parliament on 16 November 2023 the Hon Mark Furner MP, Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries and Minister for Rural Communities and referred to the State Development and Regional Industries Committee. On 13 February 2024, the Legislative Assembly amended Schedule 6 of the Standing Rules and Orders of the Legislative Assembly, establishing the Housing, Big Build and Manufacturing Committee and transferred the Bill Inquiry to the Housing, Big Build and Manufacturing Committee for detailed consideration.

NOTE: RELATED PUBLICATIONS AND SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED BEFORE 13 FEBRUARY 2024 CAN BE FOUND ON THIS PAGE, UNDER THE RESPECTIVE LINKS ABOVE.

About the bill 

On 16 November 2023 the Hon Mark Furner MP, Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries and Minister for Rural Communities introduced the Bill into the Queensland Parliament.  The Bill was referred to the State Development and Regional Industries Committee for detailed consideration.   

View: Explanatory speech 
View: Bill 
View: Explanatory Notes 
View: Statement of compatibility 

The Bill amends 14 Acts and 6 regulations related to agriculture, animal management and welfare, forestry, biosecurity and fisheries in Queensland. 

• Key objectives of the Bill are to:
  • enhance community safety by amending laws for the control and management of dogs, including:
    • banning certain breeds
    • higher maximum penalties for dog attacks, including imprisonment
  • a new offence where a person fails to keep a dog under effective control
  • establish a framework for independent onboard monitoring (IOM) requirements which allow data reported by commercial fishers on bycatch or protected species to be independently validated
  • enhance and modernise provisions relating to fisheries enforcement
  • streamline the process for amending aquaculture approvals
  • implement certain recommendations of the Review of the Biosecurity Act 2014
  • implement certain recommendations of the Review of the Farm Business Debt Mediation Act 2017
  • clarify information sharing arrangements between entities and make minor amendments to the testing framework for the industrial cannabis industry
  • improve animal welfare by ensuring businesses are responsible for the conduct of their employees or representatives.

Further information

Further information including written briefings, correspondence, response to submissions, transcripts and answers to questions taken on notice are available under the Related Publications tab.

submissions

Submissions closed on 15 December 2023. They can be viewed under the ‘View Submissions’ tab.

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