During my attendance at Parliament yesterday evening and again this morning, I had the opportunity to observe proceedings from the front row of the public gallery, including contributions from Housing Minister Sam O’Connor and the Shadow Housing Minister Charis Mullen regarding proposed changes to the QBCC.
One noticeable concern was the inconsistency in the Housing Minister’s conduct. While he expected others to show him the courtesy of listening attentively to his speech, he did not extend the same respect when colleagues from other parties—and even a member of his own party (the Member for Lockyer)—were speaking. Instead, he appeared preoccupied with moving around the chamber, socialising within his party, interacting with visiting school students from his electorate (Labrador State School), and scrolling on his mobile phone. It was not a demonstration of the focus or professionalism one would hope for in such an important forum.
With respect to the QBCC matters under discussion, the central theme was the proposed changes to QBCC licensing and safety reporting. The shift toward digital licensing is a positive and modernising step, aligning the building industry with systems similar to Queensland’s digital driver licence. While these reforms build on preliminary work undertaken by Labor before the change of government, Labor has expressed opposition specifically to Minister O’Connor’s proposed changes to safety reporting.
I encourage you to review the linked recordings below and form your own view
Link below is Sam O’Connor’s speech, commences at 1:10minutes.
Link below is Charis Mullens speech, commence at 2:24 minutes.
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