The State Government will establish a Parliamentary Inquiry into Volunteering in Queensland.
Volunteering participation fell by more than 10 per cent during the previous three years. The inquiry will look at removing a range of barriers that currently inhibit or prevent people from volunteering.
It will focus on:
- restrictions on volunteering caused by legislation and regulation
- current Government support for the sector and opportunities for improvement
- barriers to volunteering for non-volunteers
- current restrictions adversely limiting active volunteers, and
- opportunities for diversification in the volunteer workforce.
A committee report will be delivered to the Government by September 2025.