Hon Leanne Linard MP
Australian Labor Party
Shadow Minister for Environment, Science, Innovation and Climate Change
Electorate: Nudgee
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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 a catch-all, poorly drafted response that sweeps up ordinary legal e-bike and e-scooter users instead of targeting illegal high-powered devices, citing many constituent concerns about the speed limit and licensing requirements.
“This catch-all, poorly drafted legislation has swept up ordinary Queenslanders using safe legal e-bikes and e-scooters ... the opposition cannot support this bill in its current form and believe it should be returned to the committee for appropriate scrutiny.”— 2026-06-03View Hansard
Confirmed the opposition would not oppose the bill but, as shadow environment minister, criticised the absence of consultation with the Kabi Kabi people and the public, lack of guaranteed local and First Nations board representation, and insufficient environmental safeguards.
“At the outset I acknowledge, as indicated by those who have spoken before me, that the opposition will not be opposing this bill.”— 2026-05-13View Hansard
As shadow environment minister, welcomed red-tape reduction and some elements such as conservation officer powers and landholder water rights, but argued the bill fails to enhance environmental protection, shifts risk onto the environment and communities through code-managed ERAs, removes public notification of EIS terms of reference, and removes the public interest evaluation for mine rehabilitation.
“The bill does not find the balance. It arguably shifts risk away from proponents and onto the environment and affected communities.”— 2026-05-14View Hansard
Bills Introduced (4)
Victims' Commissioner and Sexual Violence Review Board Bill 2024
PassedThis bill became law.This bill establishes a Victims' Commissioner as an independent statutory officer to promote and protect the rights of victims of crime in Queensland. It also creates the Sexual Violence Review Board to examine systemic problems in how sexual offences are reported, investigated and prosecuted. The bill transfers the Charter of Victims' Rights from the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2009 and gives the Commissioner power to handle complaints when victims' rights are breached.
Child Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2020
PassedThis bill became law.This bill clarifies that adoption is an option for achieving permanent homes for children in out-of-home care, responding to coronial recommendations following the death of toddler Mason Jet Lee. It requires mandatory case plan reviews after two years for children under the chief executive's long-term guardianship, to ensure better permanency options are actively considered.
Child Protection Reform and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021
PassedThis bill became law.This bill reforms Queensland's child protection system to give children in care stronger rights and a genuine voice in decisions about their lives. It also strengthens the blue card screening system by connecting Queensland to a national database and allowing domestic violence information to be considered in working with children checks.
Environmental Protection (Powers and Penalties) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024
PassedThis bill became law.This bill strengthens Queensland's environmental protection laws by making regulation more proactive rather than reactive. It introduces the precautionary principle and polluter pays principle as core guiding principles, creates new offences for breaching environmental duties, establishes a duty to restore the environment after contamination, and streamlines enforcement tools into a single environmental enforcement order.