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Visitor access to committee proceedings

Sessions marked with an asterisk* will be broadcast live on Parliament TV and green shaded sessions are open to the public. However, please note that space in rooms can be limited and there is no guarantee attendance will be possible.*

*Visitors attending as witnesses invited by a Committee will be permitted. 

Access to the Parliament for members of the public wishing to attend a public hearing or briefing is through reception on the ground level of the Parliamentary Annexe in Alice Street. Please inform us of any special needs you may have prior to attending a public hearing and we will endeavour to accommodate them. 

Attendees will need to pass through security and must provide government issued photo identification (such as a driver licence) as proof of identification before being allowed entry. Please note that items, including clothing, displaying a political statement are prohibited without permission (see section 11, Parliamentary Service By-law 2023).

Please enter the meeting room only if there is a sign indicating that the room is ‘open to the public’. Please wait outside if you do not see such a sign, as the committee might be discussing something in private, or the schedule might have changed at short notice.

The Committee Business Schedule is current as at 18 December 2025.
View current printable version of the Committee Business Schedule.
Date / Committee Time Venue
Monday 5 January 2026
Justice, Integrity and Community Safety Committee
Private meeting 4:30pm - 4:45pm Teleconference
Tuesday 13 January 2026
Local Government, Small Business and Customer Service Committee
Private meeting 9:00am - 9:30am Teleconference
Wednesday 14 January 2026
Education, Arts and Communities Committee
Private meeting 8:30am - 9:00am Committee Room 1
Public briefing - Consideration of subordinate legislation No. 129 of 2025 - Domestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2025 (Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety) 9:00am - 9:45am Committee Room 1
Public briefing - Youth Justice (Electronic Monitoring) Amendment Bill 2025 (Department of Youth Justice and Victim Support) 10:00am - 10:45am Committee Room 1
Public hearing - Youth Justice (Electronic Monitoring) Amendment Bill 2025 11:00am - 2:30pm Committee Room 1
Friday 16 January 2026
Local Government, Small Business and Customer Service Committee
Private meeting 9:00am - 9:30am TBA
Public hearing - Local Government (Empowering Councils) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 9:30am - 12:10pm TBA
Public briefing - Local Government (Empowering Councils) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 12:30pm - 1:15pm TBA
Tuesday 20 January 2026
Education, Arts and Communities Committee
Public hearing - Youth Justice (Electronic Monitoring) Amendment Bill 2025 3:00pm - 5:00pm Townsville Grand Chancellor Hotel, 334 Flinders Street, Townsville City
Wednesday 21 January 2026
Education, Arts and Communities Committee
Public hearing - Youth Justice (Electronic Monitoring) Amendment Bill 2025 10:30am - 12:30pm Bolands Conference Centre, 4 Spence Street, Cairns City
Wednesday 28 January 2026
Local Government, Small Business and Customer Service Committee
Private meeting 10:00am - 11:00am Teleconference

Visitors sitting in the public gallery are advised that they may be filmed by broadcast media and / or be included in photos taken by Parliamentary Service staff for purposes including posting on the Parliament’s website or social media sites.

The Queensland Parliamentary Service is committed to protecting the images collected for this purpose
in accordance with the Information Privacy Act 2009.