Health, Environment and Innovation Committee

The Health, Environment and Innovation Committee examined the bill and recommended it be passed. The committee's review focused on proposals to introduce General Environmental Duty (GED) Codes, streamline environmental approvals for environmentally relevant activities, and strengthen notification and restoration duties under the Environmental Protection Act 1994. The bill aims to provide clearer guidance on how individuals and corporations can achieve compliance with their general environmental duty.

The Health, Environment and Innovation Committee examined the Crocodile Control and Conservation Bill 2025 over several months, receiving over 100 submissions and holding public hearings in Brisbane and Cairns. The committee recommended that the bill not be passed, finding that the bill's premise of increasing crocodile populations and attacks was not well supported by evidence, and that culling was not an effective safety measure. The committee instead made seven additional recommendations to strengthen existing crocodile management, including expanding automatic removal zones, improving public reporting, and increasing community education. The Queensland Government supported all eight of the committee's recommendations.

The Health, Environment and Innovation Committee examined the bill and recommended it be passed. The committee's review focused on proposals to introduce General Environmental Duty (GED) Codes, streamline environmental approvals for environmentally relevant activities, and strengthen notification and restoration duties under the Environmental Protection Act 1994. The bill aims to provide clearer guidance on how individuals and corporations can achieve compliance with their general environmental duty.

The Health, Environment and Innovation Committee examined the Crocodile Control and Conservation Bill 2025 over several months, receiving over 100 submissions and holding public hearings in Brisbane and Cairns. The committee recommended that the bill not be passed, finding that the bill's premise of increasing crocodile populations and attacks was not well supported by evidence, and that culling was not an effective safety measure. The committee instead made seven additional recommendations to strengthen existing crocodile management, including expanding automatic removal zones, improving public reporting, and increasing community education. The Queensland Government supported all eight of the committee's recommendations.

The Health, Environment and Innovation Committee examined the Crocodile Control and Conservation Bill 2025 over several months, receiving over 100 submissions and holding public hearings in Brisbane and Cairns. The committee recommended that the bill not be passed, finding that the bill's premise of increasing crocodile populations and attacks was not well supported by evidence, and that culling was not an effective safety measure. The committee instead made seven additional recommendations to strengthen existing crocodile management, including expanding automatic removal zones, improving public reporting, and increasing community education. The Queensland Government supported all eight of the committee's recommendations.

The Health, Environment and Innovation Committee examined two bills referred together: the Queensland Institute of Medical Research Bill 2025 and the Health Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2025. The committee recommended both be passed. The QIMR Bill modernises the governance of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, adding commercialisation as a statutory function and allowing non-employees to receive incentive payments for intellectual property contributions. The Health Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) clarifies pharmacy business ownership regulations, transitions the state dust lung disease register to a national registry, and enables mosquito trapping to detect Japanese encephalitis virus.

The Health, Environment and Innovation Committee examined the bill and recommended it be passed. The bill amends the Environmental Protection Act 1994 to establish contemporary enabling provisions for the automatic issuing of low-risk environmental authorities through electronic systems, and retrospectively validates authorities previously issued automatically. The Queensland Conservation Council raised concerns about reduced transparency in environmental authority conditions.

The Health, Environment and Innovation Committee examined the bill, receiving 12 submissions and holding a public hearing. The committee recommended the bill be passed. The bill requires at least one member of each Hospital and Health Board to be a clinician employed by the relevant Hospital and Health Service, and amends the Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act to allow expedited forfeiture and destruction of seized vaping goods and cost recovery from convicted offenders. Labor and Greens members filed a statement of reservation raising concerns about conflicts of interest and vaping waste disposal.

The Health, Environment and Innovation Committee examined the bill and made four recommendations, including that it be passed with amendments. The bill amends the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to require permanent publication of a practitioner's regulatory history where a tribunal found professional misconduct based on sexual misconduct. The committee recommended clarification of the legislative threshold for sexual misconduct and that the decision to publish be appellable. The government supported some recommendations and not others.