Queensland Competition Authority Amendment Bill 2018

Introduced: 15/2/2018By: Hon J Trad MPStatus: PASSED
Business & EconomyGovernment & Elections

Bill Story

The journey of this bill through Parliament, including debate and recorded votes.

Introduced15 Feb 2018View Hansard
First Reading15 Feb 2018View Hansard
Committee15 Feb 2018 – 22 Mar 2018View Hansard

Referred to Economics and Governance Committee

Economics and Governance Committeeportfolio
▸1 procedural vote

Vote to grant leave

Defeated40 ayes – 47 noes2018-03-22

Permission was refused.

A vote on whether to grant permission — for example, to introduce an amendment or vary normal procedure.

▸Show individual votes

Ayes (40)

Bates(Liberal National Party)
Batt(Liberal National Party)
Bennett(Liberal National Party)
Berkman(Queensland Greens)
Bleijie(Liberal National Party)
Bolton(Independent)
Boothman(Liberal National Party)
Boyce(Liberal National Party)
Costigan(North Queensland First)
Crisafulli(Liberal National Party)
Frecklington(Liberal National Party)
Hart(Liberal National Party)
Hunt
Janetzki(Liberal National Party)
Krause(Liberal National Party)
Langbroek(Liberal National Party)
Last(Liberal National Party)
Leahy(Liberal National Party)
Lister(Liberal National Party)
Mander(Liberal National Party)
McArdle(Liberal National Party)
McDonald(Liberal National Party)
Mickelberg(Liberal National Party)
Millar(Liberal National Party)
Minnikin(Liberal National Party)
Molhoek(Liberal National Party)
Nicholls(Liberal National Party)
O’Connor(Liberal National Party)
Perrett(Liberal National Party)
Powell(Liberal National Party)
Purdie(Liberal National Party)
Robinson(Liberal National Party)
Rowan(Liberal National Party)
Simpson(Liberal National Party)
Sorensen(Liberal National Party)
Stevens(Liberal National Party)
Stuckey(Liberal National Party)
Watts(Liberal National Party)
Weir(Liberal National Party)
Wilson(Liberal National Party)

Noes (47)

Bailey(Australian Labor Party)
Boyd(Australian Labor Party)
Brown(Australian Labor Party)
Butcher(Australian Labor Party)
Crawford(Australian Labor Party)
Dick(Australian Labor Party)
D’Ath(Australian Labor Party)
Enoch(Australian Labor Party)
Farmer(Australian Labor Party)
Fentiman(Australian Labor Party)
Furner(Australian Labor Party)
Gilbert(Australian Labor Party)
Grace(Australian Labor Party)
Harper(Australian Labor Party)
Healy(Australian Labor Party)
Hinchliffe(Australian Labor Party)
Howard(Australian Labor Party)
Jones(Australian Labor Party)
Kelly(Australian Labor Party)
King
Lauga(Australian Labor Party)
Linard(Australian Labor Party)
Lui(Australian Labor Party)
Lynham(Australian Labor Party)
Madden(Australian Labor Party)
McMahon(Australian Labor Party)
McMillan(Australian Labor Party)
Mellish(Australian Labor Party)
Miles(Australian Labor Party)
Miller(Australian Labor Party)
Mullen(Australian Labor Party)
Palaszczuk(Australian Labor Party)
Pease(Australian Labor Party)
Pegg(Australian Labor Party)
Power(Australian Labor Party)
Pugh(Australian Labor Party)
Richards(Australian Labor Party)
Russo(Australian Labor Party)
Ryan(Australian Labor Party)
Saunders(Australian Labor Party)
Scanlon(Australian Labor Party)
Stewart(Australian Labor Party)
Trad(Australian Labor Party)
Whiting(Australian Labor Party)
de Brenni(Australian Labor Party)
Second Reading21 Mar 2018 – 22 Mar 2018View Hansard
In Detail22 Mar 2018View Hansard
Amendment

That the amendment be agreed to

Defeated39 ayes – 52 noes2018-03-21

The motion was defeated.

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Ayes (39)

Bates(Liberal National Party)
Batt(Liberal National Party)
Bennett(Liberal National Party)
Bleijie(Liberal National Party)
Boothman(Liberal National Party)
Boyce(Liberal National Party)
Costigan(North Queensland First)
Crandon(Liberal National Party)
Crisafulli(Liberal National Party)
Frecklington(Liberal National Party)
Hart(Liberal National Party)
Hunt
Janetzki(Liberal National Party)
Krause(Liberal National Party)
Langbroek(Liberal National Party)
Last(Liberal National Party)
Leahy(Liberal National Party)
Lister(Liberal National Party)
Mander(Liberal National Party)
McArdle(Liberal National Party)
McDonald(Liberal National Party)
Mickelberg(Liberal National Party)
Millar(Liberal National Party)
Minnikin(Liberal National Party)
Molhoek(Liberal National Party)
Nicholls(Liberal National Party)
O’Connor(Liberal National Party)
Perrett(Liberal National Party)
Powell(Liberal National Party)
Purdie(Liberal National Party)
Robinson(Liberal National Party)
Rowan(Liberal National Party)
Simpson(Liberal National Party)
Sorensen(Liberal National Party)
Stevens(Liberal National Party)
Stuckey(Liberal National Party)
Watts(Liberal National Party)
Weir(Liberal National Party)
Wilson(Liberal National Party)

Noes (52)

Andrew(One Nation Party)
Bailey(Australian Labor Party)
Bolton(Independent)
Boyd(Australian Labor Party)
Brown(Australian Labor Party)
Butcher(Australian Labor Party)
Crawford(Australian Labor Party)
Dametto(Katter's Australian Party)
Dick(Australian Labor Party)
D’Ath(Australian Labor Party)
Enoch(Australian Labor Party)
Farmer(Australian Labor Party)
Fentiman(Australian Labor Party)
Furner(Australian Labor Party)
Gilbert(Australian Labor Party)
Grace(Australian Labor Party)
Harper(Australian Labor Party)
Healy(Australian Labor Party)
Hinchliffe(Australian Labor Party)
Howard(Australian Labor Party)
Jones(Australian Labor Party)
Katter(Katter's Australian Party)
Kelly(Australian Labor Party)
King
Knuth(Katter's Australian Party)
Lauga(Australian Labor Party)
Linard(Australian Labor Party)
Lui(Australian Labor Party)
Lynham(Australian Labor Party)
Madden(Australian Labor Party)
McMahon(Australian Labor Party)
McMillan(Australian Labor Party)
Mellish(Australian Labor Party)
Miles(Australian Labor Party)
Miller(Australian Labor Party)
Mullen(Australian Labor Party)
Palaszczuk(Australian Labor Party)
Pease(Australian Labor Party)
Pegg(Australian Labor Party)
Power(Australian Labor Party)
Pugh(Australian Labor Party)
Richards(Australian Labor Party)
Russo(Australian Labor Party)
Ryan(Australian Labor Party)
Saunders(Australian Labor Party)
Scanlon(Australian Labor Party)
Stewart(Australian Labor Party)
Trad(Australian Labor Party)
Whiting(Australian Labor Party)
de Brenni(Australian Labor Party)

That the motion, as amended, be agreed to

Passed48 ayes – 43 noes2018-03-21

The motion passed.

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Ayes (48)

Bailey(Australian Labor Party)
Bolton(Independent)
Boyd(Australian Labor Party)
Brown(Australian Labor Party)
Butcher(Australian Labor Party)
Crawford(Australian Labor Party)
Dick(Australian Labor Party)
D’Ath(Australian Labor Party)
Enoch(Australian Labor Party)
Farmer(Australian Labor Party)
Fentiman(Australian Labor Party)
Furner(Australian Labor Party)
Gilbert(Australian Labor Party)
Grace(Australian Labor Party)
Harper(Australian Labor Party)
Healy(Australian Labor Party)
Hinchliffe(Australian Labor Party)
Howard(Australian Labor Party)
Jones(Australian Labor Party)
Kelly(Australian Labor Party)
King
Lauga(Australian Labor Party)
Linard(Australian Labor Party)
Lui(Australian Labor Party)
Lynham(Australian Labor Party)
Madden(Australian Labor Party)
McMahon(Australian Labor Party)
McMillan(Australian Labor Party)
Mellish(Australian Labor Party)
Miles(Australian Labor Party)
Miller(Australian Labor Party)
Mullen(Australian Labor Party)
Palaszczuk(Australian Labor Party)
Pease(Australian Labor Party)
Pegg(Australian Labor Party)
Power(Australian Labor Party)
Pugh(Australian Labor Party)
Richards(Australian Labor Party)
Russo(Australian Labor Party)
Ryan(Australian Labor Party)
Saunders(Australian Labor Party)
Scanlon(Australian Labor Party)
Stewart(Australian Labor Party)
Trad(Australian Labor Party)
Whiting(Australian Labor Party)
de Brenni(Australian Labor Party)

Noes (43)

Andrew(One Nation Party)
Bates(Liberal National Party)
Batt(Liberal National Party)
Bennett(Liberal National Party)
Bleijie(Liberal National Party)
Boothman(Liberal National Party)
Boyce(Liberal National Party)
Costigan(North Queensland First)
Crandon(Liberal National Party)
Crisafulli(Liberal National Party)
Dametto(Katter's Australian Party)
Frecklington(Liberal National Party)
Hart(Liberal National Party)
Hunt
Janetzki(Liberal National Party)
Katter(Katter's Australian Party)
Knuth(Katter's Australian Party)
Krause(Liberal National Party)
Langbroek(Liberal National Party)
Last(Liberal National Party)
Leahy(Liberal National Party)
Lister(Liberal National Party)
Mander(Liberal National Party)
McArdle(Liberal National Party)
McDonald(Liberal National Party)
Mickelberg(Liberal National Party)
Millar(Liberal National Party)
Minnikin(Liberal National Party)
Molhoek(Liberal National Party)
Nicholls(Liberal National Party)
O’Connor(Liberal National Party)
Perrett(Liberal National Party)
Powell(Liberal National Party)
Purdie(Liberal National Party)
Robinson(Liberal National Party)
Rowan(Liberal National Party)
Simpson(Liberal National Party)
Sorensen(Liberal National Party)
Stevens(Liberal National Party)
Stuckey(Liberal National Party)
Watts(Liberal National Party)
Weir(Liberal National Party)
Wilson(Liberal National Party)
Third Reading22 Mar 2018View Hansard
Became Act 6 of 201829 Mar 2018
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Plain English Summary

Overview

This bill updates Queensland's rules for when businesses can access major infrastructure like rail networks and coal terminals. It aligns Queensland's access regime with national competition standards and makes the Queensland Competition Authority more accountable when processing applications.

Who it affects

Mining and resource companies seeking access to rail and port infrastructure, and the operators of that infrastructure, will have clearer rules about access declarations.

Key changes

  • Updates criteria for declaring services eligible for third-party access, aligning with national standards
  • Requires the Queensland Competition Authority to publish reasons and proposed actions when it misses statutory timeframes
  • Clarifies how pricing principles apply when assessing access undertakings
  • Removes the safety criterion from access criteria (can now be considered under public interest instead)
  • Requires certain notices to be published on the Authority's website rather than in newspapers

Referenced Entities

Legislation

Queensland Competition Authority Act 1997Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)COAG Competition Principles Agreement 1995

Organisations

Queensland Competition AuthorityAurizon NetworkQueensland Rail LimitedDBCT ManagementPacific NationalQueensland Resources CouncilProductivity Commission

Programs & Schemes

National Access Regime

Places

Dalrymple Bay Coal TerminalCentral Queensland coal network

Industries

coal miningrail freightport operationsresources sector

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