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Objectives of the Bill

The objectives of the Bill are to –

• Change the number of electoral districts, and thus members of Parliament, for Queensland from 89 to 93 in order to improve representation
• Improve the establishment of an Electoral Commission of Queensland by requiring bipartisan support of a parliamentary committee
• Improve redistribution of electoral districts by appointing a non-judicial appointee to the Commission who has qualifications and experience in applied demography, in place of the current requirement for a chief executive of a state government department. 

Other Information

The Electoral (Improving Representation) and Another Act Amendment Bill 2015 and Explanatory Notes are available from the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel at www.legislation.qld.gov.au.

The Hansard transcript of the explanatory speech for the Bill can be accessed here.

Referral

On 12 November 2015, Mr Robbie Katter MP introduced the Electoral (Improving Representation) and Another Act Amendment Bill 2015 into the Queensland Parliament.  In accordance with Standing Order 131 of the Standing Rules and Orders of the Legislative Assembly, the Bill was referred to the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee (the committee) for detailed consideration.

By motion of the House the committee is required to report to the Parliament by Monday, 30 November 2015.

The committee tabled it's report on 27 November 2015.  It can be viewed under the Related Publications tab.

Submissions

Submissions on the Bill closed at 4.00 pm on Monday, 23 November 2015.  They can be found under the Submissions tab.