Speeches
Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill
Mr PERRETT (Gympie—LNP) (12.31 pm): I rise to speak on the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2020. Everyone deserves to be paid for the work they do. That also means being paid in a timely way. Late payment and the...
Electoral and Other Legislation (Accountability, Integrity and Other Matters) Amendment Bill
Mr PERRETT (Gympie—LNP) (5.01 pm): I rise to speak on the Electoral and Other Legislation (Accountability, Integrity and Other Matters) Amendment Bill. This bill is an unconcealed manipulation of the electoral laws by the Labor government to hang on to power. Claims...
Gympie Electorate, Cooloola Coast
Mr PERRETT (Gympie—LNP) (6.09 pm): The Cooloola Coast—Rainbow Beach, Cooloola Cove, and Tin Can Bay—is a cheap, easily accessible, family friendly, adventure based holiday destination. Rainbow Beach—the gateway to Fraser Island—is a 100 per cent tourist based economy...
Environmental Protection (Great Barrier Reef Protection Measures) and Other Legislation Amendment Act, Proclamation
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (GREAT BARRIER REEF PROTECTION MEASURES) AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT REGULATION Disallowance of Statutory Instruments (Cognate Debate) Mr PERRETT (Gympie—LNP) (6.06 pm): I rise to support the disallowance motion relating to the...
Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee
Report, Motion to Take Note Mr PERRETT (Gympie—LNP) (3.51 pm): I rise to speak on the examination of Queensland Audit Office report No. 6 of 2018-19, Delivering coronial services. The auditor examined whether agencies are effective and efficient in supporting the...
Regional and Rural Queensland, Coronavirus Response
Mr PERRETT (Gympie—LNP) (2.00 pm): As Queensland tries to dig itself out of the economic hole from the coronavirus pandemic, the Palaszczuk Labor government continues to fail rural and regional communities with its lacklustre and underwhelming support. It is no secret...