Hon Brent Mickelberg MP

This bill establishes the Sunshine Coast Waterways Authority, a new statutory body to plan for and manage the region's waterways from Pumicestone Passage to the Noosa River. It responds to community concerns about fragmented waterway management across multiple councils and State agencies, particularly around the Bribie Island breakthrough. The authority will manage infrastructure, navigational access, and sand and sediment movement, with $35.6 million in government funding over three years.

This bill amends the Heavy Vehicle National Law to improve road safety and reduce regulatory complexity for the heavy vehicle industry. It introduces a new requirement for all heavy vehicle drivers to be fit to drive, strengthens operator accreditation through mandatory Safety Management Systems, and adjusts penalties to be more proportionate while increasing deterrence for serious offences.

This bill reforms Australia's Heavy Vehicle National Law, hosted by Queensland, to improve road safety and reduce red tape for the trucking industry. It introduces a new duty for all heavy vehicle drivers to be physically and mentally fit to drive, overhauls the safety accreditation system, and adjusts penalties to be more proportionate — increasing fines for serious offences while reducing them for minor administrative errors.

This bill is Queensland's response to a near-doubling of e-mobility injuries and a parliamentary inquiry into e-bikes, e-scooters and personal mobility devices. It introduces a minimum riding age of 16 and a driver-licence requirement, creates new offences and strong police powers to seize and destroy illegal 'prohibited bikes', brings in drink-riding offences with breath testing, and makes parents, hire companies and retailers share responsibility for keeping children and pedestrians safe.