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Member for Gympie and Shadow Agriculture Minister Tony Perrett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

December 10, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

A three-year inquiry into invasive weeds in Queensland – which involved multiple public hearings and produced an 87-page report – has resulted in a one-line recommendation to the State Government.<\/p>\n

The recommendation?\u00a0“The committee recommends that the Legislative Assembly notes this report.”<\/p>\n

The Opposition said the\u00a0Labor-dominated parliamentary committee had “politically sanitised” the three-year inquiry.<\/p>\n

However, Committee chairman, Labor MP Chris Whiting, chided the LNP for its “expectations”.<\/p>\n

“It is clear LNP Members were not constrained in their expectations of this inquiry. They expected a\u00a0report that could be used as a lever to change government policy, despite the State Government not\u00a0initiating this inquiry,” Mr Whiting wrote in a forward to the report.<\/p>\n

And he said he was considering his “options” about comments made by Shadow Agriculture Minister Tony Perrett who claimed the report had been deliberately delayed.<\/p>\n

“I have been\u00a0disturbed that there have been suggestions from the Member for Gympie that the report of the committee was deliberately delayed,” Mr Whiting wrote.<\/p>\n

“These comments are incorrect and misleading. This inquiry was\u00a0not referred to the committee by the Parliament, as it was self-referred. No reporting date was ever\u00a0set. The decisions on progress of this inquiry and publication of the report are made by the committee,\u00a0and not the government.<\/p>\n

“As the Chair I will reflect on my options to take this matter further.”<\/p>\n

Mr Perrett said to hand down the report without any substantive recommendations showed just how ignorant the Palaszczuk Labor Government was about the issues facing regional Queenslanders.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cQueenslanders were told this was their opportunity to have their say and make a real difference, but after three years and thousands of combined hours of effort there is nothing to show from it,” he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile Queensland loses the battle against weeds in this State, Labor Minister Mark Furner continues to play politics with rural and regional Queensland.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the same Minister who committed $5 million of State funding to match the Federal Government\u2019s commitment to tackle the spread of prickly acacia, and then did not provide the funding after the Federal Election.”<\/p>\n

The State Development, Natural Resources and Agricultural Industry Development Committee handed down the report on Friday evening.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The inquiry was initiated by the\u00a0Agriculture and Environment Committee (AEC) before the last State election.<\/p>\n

As it was not possible to examine government programs for all weeds,\u00a0the AEC resolved to examine the impact of three invasive plant species as case studies: Prickly Acacia, Giant Rat\u2019s Tail Grass, and Fireweed.<\/p>\n

The AEC received 60 public submissions and held six public hearings.<\/p>\n

The AEC was not able to finalise its report before the\u00a02017 State election. After the election, the\u00a0\u00a0State Development, Natural\u00a0Resources and Agricultural Industry Development Committee\u00a0took over the inquiry.<\/p>\n

“There was a high level of interest in the inquiry, especially from the agricultural industry sector, and\u00a0public hearings were well-attended,” Mr Whiting wrote.<\/p>\n

“The committee appreciated the engagement and commitment\u00a0displayed by submitters and attendees.<\/p>\n

“This inquiry was constrained in scope and ambition. It was to examine the impact of just three weeds\u00a0as case studies; one of these weeds has been present in Queensland since the 19th century.<\/p>\n

“Working\u00a0within the constraints of these three case studies, I believe we found that local government are\u00a0meeting their responsibilities, and control programs for weeds on Crown Land are effective.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Queensland biosecurity programs are also effective and financed appropriately.<\/p>\n

“Some submitters\u00a0suggested better co-ordination and education would improve the situation, and the Federal Government has a responsibility to effectively lead national efforts on biosecurity.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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