Paper Petition

The petition of citizens of Queensland draws to the attention of the
House the State Government’s repeated failure to respect the rights of
private landholders, most recently evidenced by amendments to the
Vegetation Management Act 1999 and the Land Act 1994 passed by Parliament
on 27 March 2003 which allow government officers to enter private
property without consent or a warrant, reverse the onus of proof, remove
the defence of mistake of fact and remove certain privacy rights
including the right to remain silent for landholders under government
investigation.

Your petitioners therefore request the House to rescind these amendments
and commission an open and independent review of the State’s vegetation
management laws.