Parliamentary sittings including virtual sittings to continue during pandemic
Eligibility - Queensland residents
Principal Petitioner:
Professor Charles Sampford
8 Lindsay Street
COORPAROO QLD 4151
8 Lindsay Street
COORPAROO QLD 4151
Total Signatures - 846
Sponsoring Member:
The Clerk of the Parliament
Posting Date:
8/4/2020
Closing Date:
8/5/2020
Tabled Date:
19/5/2020
Responded By:
Hon Annastacia Palaszczuk MP on 18/6/2020
TO: The Honourable the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
Queensland residents draws to the attention of the House to their concerns at the risks of the integrity of Australian democracy and accountability for the exercise of executive powers and spending of public money if the parliament continues to meet infrequently, for brief sittings.
Your petitioners, therefore, request the House to resume sittings of not less than Parliament’s customary annual sittings patterns, and that virtual sittings be introduced to enable sittings with reduced risks to Members and staff of exposure to COVID-19, virtual sittings to be broadcast or live-streamed.