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Recent advocacy successes

QLS has been invited to appear at three parliamentary committee hearings to provide comment on the following legislative reform:

• Local Government Electoral (Implementing Stage 1 of Belcarra) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018
• Mineral and Energy Resources (Financial Provisioning) Bill 2018
• Heavy Vehicle National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018

Working with our policy committees, the team was active throughout March, making submissions on Bill amendments and other legislation. Submissions from 19-23 March include:

• 20 March 2018 – Local Government (Councillor Complaints) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 – Occupational Discipline Law Committee
• 21 March 2018 – Ipso facto stay and regulations – the Oil Code of Conduct (Oil Code) and Franchising Code of Conduct (Franchising Code) – Franchising Law Committee
• 21 March 2018 – Taxation Consultative Committee – various matters raised by QLS for consideration and further submissions on particular issues – Revenue Law Committee
• 22 March 2018 – Vegetation Management and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 – Planning and Environmental Law Committee
• 22 March 2018 – Heavy Vehicle National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 – Criminal Law Committee
• 22 March 2018 – Labour Hire Licensing Regulation 2018 – Industrial Law Committee.
• 23 March 2018 – Local Government Electoral (Implementing Stage 1 of Belcarra) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 – General advocacy
• 23 March 2018 – QSAC Reference: community based sentencing orders, imprisonment and parole options – Criminal Law Committee