State Member for Scenic Rim, Jon Krause, has encouraged constituents to make submissions to the State Development and Regional Industries Committee on the Agriculture and Fisheries and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023.
The committee has invited submissions from all interested parties on the Bill which amends several laws related to agriculture, animal management and welfare, forestry, biosecurity and fisheries in Queensland.
Key amendments include:
- stronger dog laws including the prohibition of certain breeds
- introducing independent onboard monitoring of commercial fishing within the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area
- changes to aquaculture approvals, and
- changes to timeframes relating to biosecurity emergency orders.
Submissions close 15 December 2023 at 4pm.
Contact the committee secretariat via details on the committees’ webpage: www.parliament.qld.gov.au/committees
If you have any questions about the submission process, the committee secretariat can be contacted on (07) 3553 6662.