Queensland citizens draws to the attention of the House that infrastructure charges are required to fund infrastructure and maintain standards currently enjoyed by residents.  Imposing a 'cap' on infrastructure charges places an additional and unfair burden on council's ratepayers who will have to fund the shortfall in essential revenue through increased rates or, suffer a reduction in infrastructure.

Your petitioners, therefore, request the House to recognise the right of local governments to calculate and apply infrastructure charges that are carefully calculated, defendable and transparent; note our strong opposition to the setting of maximum standard infrastructure charges or the deferral of payment of charges to settlement (of lots); and refrain from mandatory capping of infrastructure charges.