Committee Details

Report 

The committee tabled its Report No. 8, 58th Parliament 2025-26 Budget Estimates - Appropriation Bill 2025 on Friday, 15 August 2025. The Appropriation Bill 2025 was passed in the Legislative Assembly on 27 August 2025.

View:    Report
View:    Executive Summary
View:    Volume of Additional Information

View:    Parliamentary debate on the Bill
              26 August 2025 – Transcript pages 2435-2446
The debate can be viewed by clicking on the movie icon within the transcript.

ESTIMATES

A primary function of Parliament is to scrutinise, and hold to account, the executive branch of government. The estimates process is one of the key mechanisms by which the Parliament examines government expenditure, performance and effectiveness. The process holds ministers to account and provides a level of transparency to the public. It aids the Parliament in its scrutiny of the Government’s proposed expenditure by enabling detailed examination of the proposed expenditures contained in the Appropriation Bill and the Appropriation (Parliament) Bill.

On 24 June 2025 the Hon David Janetzki MP, Treasurer, Minister for Energy and Minister for Home Ownership introduced the Appropriation (Parliament) Bill 2025 and Appropriation Bill 2025 into the Queensland Parliament. On 27 June 2025 the Bills were referred to the seven portfolio committees. Each committee examined the budget estimates of its responsible portfolios.

View: Explanatory Speech
View: Appropriation (Parliament) Bill 2025
View: Explanatory Notes
View: Statement of Compatibility

View: Explanatory Speech
View: Appropriation Bill 2025
View: Explanatory Notes
View: Statement of Compatibility

During the estimates process each portfolio committee held a public hearing (on a day between 28 July and 8 August 2025) at which the Speaker and Ministers (and certain senior public servants and officers) were questioned regarding the portfolio’s proposed expenditures for the relevant portfolio areas. Other Members of the Legislative Assembly who are not members of the committee also asked questions, with the leave of the committee.

At the public hearing on 6 August 2025, the Primary Industries and Resources Committee questioned the Minister for Natural Resources and Mines; Minister for Manufacturing and Minister for Regional and Rural Development, and the Minister for Primary Industries regarding the proposed expenditures for their portfolio areas.

Following the committee’s hearing, the committee members met, discussed the information gained and compiled a final report for tabling in Parliament. The report was tabled on 15 August 2025.

Hearing