Laws to combat jumping from Gold Coast bridges into waterways

Eligibility - Queensland residents
Principal Petitioner:
Merv Barker
73 Nineteenth Avenue
Palm Beach Qld 4221
Total Signatures - 140
Sponsoring Member: Jann Stuckey MP
Posting Date: 15/4/2008
Tabled Date: 15/4/2008
Responded By: Hon Judy Spence MP on 9/7/2008
TO: The Honourable the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
The Petition of residents of the State of Queensland draws the attention of the House to the need for laws or provisions to combat the jumping from Gold Coast Bridges into its waterways, particularly boating channels. The petitioners request the House provides the relevant means to enforce the safe use of our waterways and that the house urgently consider the safety of the individuals using the channels for their correct and intended purposes.