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Report No. 5, 58th Parliament - Nature Conservation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
Committee’s report
The committee tabled its Report No. 5, 58th Parliament - Nature Conservation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 on Friday, 2 May 2025. The Bill will be debated in the Legislative Assembly in due course.
View: Report
View: Executive Summary
About the Bill
On 12 March 2025 the Hon Andrew Powell MP, Minister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation, introduced the Nature Conservation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 into the Queensland Parliament. The Bill was referred to the Health, Environment and Innovation Committee for detailed consideration.
View: Explanatory speech
View: Bill
View: Explanatory Notes
View: Statement of compatibility
The Bill proposes to clearly establish the electronic systems used in issuing authorities for low-risk activities under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 and the Environmental Protection Act 1994. The Bill also contains amendments to provide certainty that the authorities issued under the Acts are valid, including those which were issued under previous electronic systems. The Bill contains amendments to ensure that all persons have the same rights and interests to challenge decisions made under the Acts, and to ensure compliance and enforcement for authorities issued prior to amendments made in 2024.
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.
Timeline
| Submissions close: | 10am on Tuesday, 8 April 2025 |
| Public briefing: | 10.30am Wednesday, 2 April 2025 – Brisbane – Program – Broadcast – Transcript |
| Report due date: | Friday, 2 May 2025 |
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