James congratulates and thanks the Ombudsman and his staff for their good work
Thursday 28 March 2019 I, too, rise to speak in favour of the report, and I would like to acknowledge my fellow committee members. I concur with the views expressed by the member for Macalister. The Ombudsman has performed very well indeed. As an officer of this parliament, I think
James speaks in favour of the Justice Legislation (Links to Terrorist Activity) Amendment Bill 2018
Thursday, 28 March 2019 I, too, rise to speak in favour of the Justice Legislation (Links to Terrorist Activity) Amendment Bill 2018. I am also a member of the committee and would like to extend my thanks to my colleagues, the members for Toohey, Macalister, Mirani, Mansfield and Lockyer, and
James speaks to oppose the Nature Conservation (Special Wildlife Reserves) and other legislation Amendment Bill
Wednesday, 27 March 2019 I rise to make a contribution to the second reading debate of the Nature Conservation (Special Wildlife Reserves) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill. Like the other members on this side of the House, I will be opposing this terrible bill. Of course I am because it
James raises concerns about QCAT during the debate of the Guardian and Administration and Other Legislation Amendment Bill
Tuesday, 26 March 2019 I rise to make a contribution to the debate of the Guardianship and Administration and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018. I too am a member of the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee, and I would like to thank my colleagues for their work on this—the
James makes a brief contribution to the Land, Explosives and other legislation amendment bill
Tuesday, 26 March 2019 I rise to make a brief contribution to the Land, Explosives and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018. The LNP is not opposing this bill. I would like to thank the committee for their work in bringing it to us. The bill is designed to streamline key
James talks about small pubs facing high licensing costs
Tuesday, 26 February 2019 I rise to speak on the Liquor (Rural Hotels Concession) Amendment Bill and I, too, thank the member for Traeger for introducing this bill. It is a good bill but, as the member for Southern Downs, I have to say that it does not go far