Committee Details

About the Bill 

On 11 February 2026 Mr Bart Mellish MP, Member for Aspley introduced the Transport Affordability Amendment Bill 2026 into the Queensland Parliament. The Bill was referred to State Development, Infrastructure and Works Committee for examination. 

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

The stated objectives of the Bill are to:  

• provide for a head of power to enable fuel price reporting;
• cap daily fuel price increases to no more than 5 cents; and
• require the government of the day to pass a motion in the Legislative Assembly (with 28 days’ notice) before public transport fares can be increased from the current 50 cents.

Call for submissions

The committee invites submissions on any aspect of the Bill, from all interested parties. Guidelines for making a submission to a parliamentary committee are available here: Guide to making a submission. Please ensure your submission meets these requirements.

Click here to make an online submission to the inquiry. 

If you are unable to provide a written submission, please contact the secretariat to discuss other options.

The closing date for written submissions is Friday, 10 April 2026 at 12pm (midday). 

Submissions must include:

• the author’s full name
• if the submission is made on behalf of an organisation, the level of approval (e.g. a local branch, executive committee or national organisation), and
• at least two of the following:
• email address
• mailing address, and
• daytime telephone number.

Please ensure your submission includes the above or it may not be considered by the committee.

Please note: Your name and submission may be published on the committee’s inquiry webpage, which will mean it can be viewed on the internet. You can request for your name to be withheld from your published submission, or for both your name and your submission to be kept confidential (i.e. not published). Decisions about whether and how submissions are published are at the discretion of the committee.

PUBLIC PROCEEDINGS

The committee has scheduled a public briefing on the Bill with Mr Bart Mellish MP, Member for Aspley on Wednesday, 25 March 2026, and public hearings are currently planned for Wednesday, 3 June 2026 and if required on either Monday, 1 June or Friday 5, June 2026 (to be confirmed). See timeline below for further information.

Further information

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

Committee’s report

The committee is due to table its report on Tuesday, 11 August 2026. The report will be published here.

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