Queensland residents draws to the attention of the House:

1. the right of every Queenslander to freedom of speech and the ability to tell their stories truthfully and openly without fear of retaliation and prosecution for doing so;

2. the ongoing barriers to this right being exercised for many people who are intellectually disabled, elderly or First Nations community members;

3. the outstanding recommendations from the Disability Royal Commission in relation to guardianship and administration abuse as it relates to Queensland law; and

4. in particular, the need to reform "gag laws" for people under guardianship and administration orders to ensure accountability and transparency.

Your petitioners, therefore, request the House to call on the state government to:

1. immediately prioritise and repeal the gag laws (Section 114a of the Guardianship Act) that prohibit people living under guardianship and administration orders from speaking publicly and having their voices heard; and

2. change the default ban on speaking publicly to a default approval unless QCAT otherwise decides in alignment with the recommendations of the Disability Royal Commission.