Committee Details

COMMITTEE'S Report 

The committee tabled its reports Report No. 11, 58th Parliament - 2025-26 Budget Estimates - Appropriation (Parliament) Bill 2025 and Report No. 12, 58th Parliament - 2025-26 Budget Estimates - Appropriation Bill 2025 and accompanying Volumes of Additional Information on Friday, 15 August 2025. The Appropriation (Parliament) Bill 2025 and Appropriation Bill 2025 were passed without amendment in the Legislative Assembly on 27 August 2025. 

View: Report No. 11, 58th Parliament - 2025-26 Budget Estimates - Appropriation (Parliament) Bill 2025
View: Report No. 11, 58th Parliament - 2025-26 Budget Estimates - Volume of Additional Information
View: Executive Summary

View: Report No. 12, 58th Parliament - 2025-26 Budget Estimates - Appropriation Bill 2025
View: Report No. 12, 58th Parliament - 2025-26 Budget Estimates - Volume of Additional Information
View: Executive Summary

View: Parliamentary debate on the Bills
          26 August 2025 - Transcript pages 2373-2384; 2395-2451
          27 August 2025 - Transcript pages 2488-2502; 2515-2519
          The debate can be viewed by clicking on the movie icon within the transcripts. 

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 public hearings (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 public hearings between 28 July 2025 and 30 July 2025, the Governance, Energy and Finance Committee questioned the Speaker, Premier and Minister for Veterans, Treasurer, Minister for Energy and Minister for Home Ownership and Minister for Finance, Trade, Employment and Training regarding the proposed expenditures for their portfolio areas.

Following the committee’s hearing, the committee members met, discussed the information gained and compiled final reports for tabling in Parliament. The reports were then debated by the Parliament as part of its consideration of the Appropriation Bills.

Hearings

The committee held hearings on 28, 29 and 30 July 2025. Transcripts and Programs for each day are available below. Broadcasts are available to view by clicking on the movie icon within the transcripts (the icon is at the start of each session).