Committee Details

Committee’s report

The committee tabled Report No. 8, 57th Parliament-Impact of climate change on Queensland agricultural production on Tuesday, 28 May 2024. 

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About the INQUIRY 

On 24 January 2023, the former State Development and Regional Industries Committee resolved to conduct an inquiry into the impacts of climate change on Queensland’s agricultural production. On 13 February 2024, the Legislative Assembly amended Schedule 6 of the Standing Rules and Orders of the Legislative Assembly, establishing the Health, Environment and Agriculture Committee, and transferred the inquiry to the Health, Environment and Agriculture Committee for detailed consideration.

NOTE: SUBMISSIONS AND RELATED PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED PRIOR TO 13 FEBRUARY 2024 ARE LOCATED ON THE FORMER COMMITTEE'S INQUIRY WEBPAGE.

Terms of reference

That the State Development and Regional Industries Committee inquire into and report to the Legislative Assembly on:

(a) the impacts of climate change and climate variability on Queensland agricultural production and the existing and potential future risks of climate change on the sector.

(b) opportunities for the Queensland Government to create and support resilience, adaptation and mitigation measures in preparing the agricultural sector for future climate change.

Call for submissions

Submissions closed on 24 August 2023. Submissions can be viewed under the ‘View Submissions’ tab.

Timeline