Committee Details

About the Bill 

On 21 March 2024, the Hon Meaghan Scanlon, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Planning and Minister for Public Works introduced the Manufactured Homes (Residential Parks) Amendment Bill 2024 into the Queensland Parliament.  The Bill was referred to the Housing, Big Build and Manufacturing Committee for detailed consideration.   

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

The Bill contributes to the objectives of Homes for Queenslanders, the Queensland Housing Strategy 2017-27 and the Queensland Housing and Homelessness Action Plan 2021-2025 (the Action Plan) to ensure: 

• residential parks are fair and transparent
• the legislative framework for residential parks is contemporary and meets community expectations
• the residential park business model is sustainable for home owners and park owners.

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.

public hearings

The committee will hold public hearings on the following dates:

• Monday, 22 April 2024 - The Club House, Hervey Bay
• Tuesday, 23 April 2024 - Deception Bay Community Hall
• Tuesday, 23 April 2024 - Bribie Island RSL
• Friday, 26 April 2024 - Diggers Services Club, Logan

The committee office will invite some witnesses directly.

There will also be an opportunity for individuals to have their say during an open forum at the end of each hearing.

If you would like to register your interest in speaking with the committee, please complete a short form by clicking on the following link: REGISTER YOUR INTEREST.

Please register your interest by Thursday 18 April 2024.

Please note that each hearing program will be confirmed by the committee and published on the website before the hearing.

Public hearings are open to the public.  You do not need to register to attend and view the proceedings.

Committee’s report

The committee is due to table its report on 10 May 2024. The report will be published here.

Once the committee’s report has been tabled, the Government has three months to respond to the report’s recommendations (if any). At that time, the Government Response will be published here.

Timeline