Mr Bryson Head MP

Supported the bill as modernising the Environmental Protection Act with a targeted, risk-based approach, supporting the transition of small-scale mining to ERA codes, the single integrated tourism permission and mine rehabilitation reforms.

“This bill modernises the Environmental Protection Act with a more targeted risk-based approach that reduces duplication and focuses regulation where it matters most.”— 2026-06-02View Hansard

Supported the bill and opposed the reasoned amendment, arguing the bill need not be withdrawn since amendments could fix concerns, citing the Johnston review's damning findings about the commissioner role's ineffectiveness and defending the Land Access Ombudsman changes on cost-efficiency grounds.

“We do not need to withdraw a piece of legislation if he himself has amendments that he can move to fix what he says is a big problem. The legislation does not need to be withdrawn and redrafted.”— 2026-05-12View Hansard

Supported the bill, citing youth crime problems in Biloela and his own experience of having his car stolen. Advocated for strong drug laws, citing his time living in Vancouver as evidence that soft-on-drugs approaches fail.

“These laws take that step to capture indecent treatment of children under 12 through choking and strangulation in a domestic setting, causing serious assault with weapons or in the company of someone with weapons.”— 2026-04-22View Hansard