Mr Rob Skelton MP

As committee chair, reported the committee recommended the bill be passed after detailed inquiry with five submissions.

“This bill represents a significant and necessary step in modernising Queensland's defamation laws.”— 2025-12-11View Hansard

Spoke in strong support, sharing personal experience of nicotine addiction from age 15 and observations as a school-based police officer of vaping being out of control in schools.

“I rise to speak in strong support of the Tobacco and Other Smoking Products (Dismantling Illegal Trade) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025.”— 2025-11-19View Hansard

As member for the electorate containing Daniel House in Palmwoods, strongly supported the bill. As a former police officer, had promised the Morcombes he would fight for this register.

“I made a promise to Bruce and Denise. I told them, were I to be elected, I would fight alongside the LNP to deliver a public child sex offender register for Queensland.”— 2025-10-30View Hansard

As committee chair, opposes the opposition's amendment and supports the government's fixed commencement date as providing certainty for courts and legal practitioners.

“Unlike Labor, we will not spring complex changes on the legal profession for political points with no time to prepare. Instead, we have committed to a fixed commencement date. This provides certainty.”— 2025-09-17View Hansard

Praised the budget for delivering community safety investments including a police beat in Nambour CBD, support for endED eating disorder services, and road upgrades after years of Labor neglect.

“This is a great budget for Nicklin and this is a great budget for Queensland. It is a budget that puts safety back on our streets, a budget that puts service back in our suburbs and a budget that puts hope back into the hearts of Queenslanders.”— 2025-06-27View Hansard