Hon Andrew Powell MP
Liberal National Party
Minister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation
Electorate: Glass House
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Parliamentary Activity
Some votes may not appear here if they were party votes where individual member votes were not recorded.
Opposed the bill as fundamentally flawed, arguing it would compromise response times by centralising staff in Cairns and that widespread culling could create a false sense of security. Instead tabled the government's revised Queensland Crocodile Management Plan as a balanced alternative.
“The bill is fundamentally flawed. It proposes changes to Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service operations that will not improve efficiency. The proposal by the member for Hill to establish a Queensland crocodile authority and mandate that all staff reside in Cairns would compromise response times to acting on reports of crocodiles.”— 2025-12-09View Hansard
Bills Introduced (2)
Environmental Protection (Efficiency and Streamlining) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
Awaiting DebateThis bill has been introduced but the main debate (second reading) hasn't started yet.This bill streamlines environmental and resources regulation in Queensland by creating standardised codes for lower-risk activities, reducing duplicate approval processes, and extending prosecution timeframes for environmental offences. It also creates a single permit system for tourism operators working across multiple parks and forests, and improves underground water monitoring and reporting for mining-affected areas.
Nature Conservation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
PassedThis bill became law.This bill validates the use of electronic systems for automatically issuing routine environmental and wildlife permits. It confirms that permits automatically issued since 2017 are legally valid and ensures environmental enforcement tools remain effective after recent legislative changes.