Parliament of Queensland

Joined the Commonwealth: 29 April 1949

CPA Branch formed: 1 January 1925

Unicameral/Bicameral: Unicameral – Legislative Assembly (93)

Parliament/Legislature website: Parliament of Queensland

Standing Orders: Legislative Assembly

Committees:

• Statutory Committees: Parliamentary Crime and Corruption Committee, Portfolio Committees (b) Ethics Committee, Committee of the Legislative Assembly
• Portfolio Committees: Economics and Governance Committee, State Development Natural Resources and Agricultural Industry Development Committee, Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee, Transport and Public Works Committee, Innovation, Tourism Development and Environment Committee, Health, Communities, Disability Services and Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Committee, Education, Employment and Small Business Committee
• Names of House Management (such as Privileges or Procedure) Committees: Business Committee. Estimates are considered by the Portfolio Committees.

Recent Articles in The Parliamentarian:

• The Parliamentarian 2022 Issue Two - 'The lasting legacy of the Commonwealth Games in Queensland and beyond' Hon. Stirling Hinchliffe MP, Minister for Tourism, Innovation and Sport and Minister Assisting the Premier on Olympics and Paralympics Sport and Engagement
• The Parliamentarian 2019 Issue Three - CPA news - Queensland and Vanuatu/Papua New Guinea Twinning and 50th Presiding Officers and Clerks Conference for CPA Australia and Pacific Regions held in Queensland
• The Parliamentarian 2019 Issue One - 'CWP Alumni champion and the establishment of the CWP Alumni Network' by Lesley Clark (former Member of Queensland Parliament)
• The Parliamentarian 2018 Issue Two - 'Article on the CPA Benchmarks report for the Queensland Parliament' by Ciara Furlong and Amanda Honeyman (Parliamentary staff at the Parliament of Queensland)
• The Parliamentarian 2018 Issue Two - 'Hosting the 2018 Commonwealth Games - View from the Government Minister' by Hon. Kate Jones MP, Minister for Commonwealth Games
• The Parliamentarian 2017 Issue Two - 'Members Report of the CPA Technical Assistance Programme for the National Assembly of Mauritius' by Mr Glen Elmes MP (CPA Queensland Branch)
• The Parliamentarian 2015 Issue Four - 'Questions of Conscience for MPs' by Hon. Rob Pyne MP (CPA Queensland Branch)

Recent activities:

• Focus on representation for the future and youth engagement at 40th CPA Australia and Pacific Regional Conference in Queensland - click here to read news story