Parliamentary Speeches | Sandy Bolton MP

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Maiden Speech – 8 March 2018
Valedictory Speech 56th Parliament – 15 November 2018
Valedictory Speech – 28 November 2019
Valedictory Speech – 4 December 2020
Valedictory Speech – 2 December 2021
Valedictory Speech – 2 December 2022
Valedictory Speech – 30 November 2023
Valedictory Speech – 12 December 2024
Valedictory Speech – 11 December 2025

Fighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns Out of the Hand of Terrorists and Criminals Amendment Bill 2026 – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 5 March 2026
Local Government (Empowering Councils) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 – Undelivered Debate Speech – 4 March 2026
Democracy – Matter of Public Interest Speech – 3 March 2026
Youth Justice (Electronic Monitoring) Amendment Bill 2025 – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 12 February 2026
Noose Electorate, Housing – Adjournment – 11 February 2026
Defamation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 – Undelivered Parliamentary Debate Speech – 11 December 2025
Energy Road Map & Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment Bills 2025 – Undelivered Parliamentary Debate Speech – 10 December 2025
Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment Bill 2025 – Undelivered Parliamentary Debate Speech – 10 December 2025
Health Legislation Amendment Bill (No.3) – Undelivered Parliamentary Debate Speech – 9 December 2025
Gambling – Adjournment – 9 December 2025
Queensland Parliament, Upper House – Private Members’ Statement – 20 November 2025
Queensland Building and Construction Commission Bill 2025 – Undelivered Parliamentary Debate Speech – 20 November 2025
Tobacco and Other Smoking Products (Dismantling Illegal Trade) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 18 November 2025
National Heavy Vehicles Law Amendment Bill 2025 – Undelivered Parliamentary Debate Speech – 18 November 2025
Community Protection and Public Child Sex Offender Register (Daniel’s Law) Bill – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 28 October 2025
Parliamentary Procedures – Matters of Public Interest – 28 October 2025
Noosa Electorate (Shark Control Program) – Adjournment – 14 October 2025
Education (General Provisions) Amendment Bill 2024 – Undelivered Parliamentary Debate Speech – October 2025
Queensland Institute of Medical Research Bill 2025 – Undelivered Parliamentary Debate Speech – October 2025
Health Legislation Amendment Bill (No.2) – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 18 September 2025
Members of Parliament, Behaviour– Adjournment – 17 September 2025
Penalties and Sentences (Sexual Offences) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 16 September 2025
Housing– Private Member Statement – 28 August 2025
Nature Conservation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 – Undelivered Parliamentary Debate Speech – 28 August 2025
Education, Future Schools– Adjournment – 27 August 2025
Domestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 27 August 2025
Appropriation (Parliament) Bill; Appropriation Bill; Health, Environment and Innovation Committee, Report– Committee Budget Report Speech – 26 August 2025
Appropriation (Parliament) Bill; Appropriation Bill; Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment Bill– 2025-26 Budget Reply Speech – 26 June 2025
Planning (Social Impact and Community Benefit) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025– Parliamentary Debate Speech -25 June 2025
Address-in-Reply– 24 June 2025
Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2025– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 12 June 2025
Noosa Electorate, Environment – Adjournment – 11 June 2025
Police Powers and Responsibilities (Jack’s Law) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025; Corrective Services (Parole Board) Amendment Bill 2025 – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 10 June 2025
Mental Health – Adjournment – 21 May 2025
Making Queensland Safer Bill (Adult Time, Adult Crime) Amendment Bill 2025 – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 20 May 2025
Queensland Academy of Sport Bill 2025 – Undelivered Parliamentary Debate Speech – 1 May 2025
Trusts Bill – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 30 April 2025
Leadership – Matter of Public Interest – 29 April 2025
Crime and Corruption (Restoring Reporting Powers) Amendment Bill – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 29 April 2025
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Bill – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 3 April 2025
Youth Justice (Device Monitoring) Amendment Bill 2025 – Parliamentary Debate Speech Undelivered – 1 April 2025
Electric Bicycles, Scooters and Illegal Motorbikes – Adjournment – 1 April 2025
Cyclone Alfred– Private Member’s Statement – 14 March 2025
Queensland Productivity Commission Bill – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 12 March 2025
Revenue Legislation Amendment Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 19 February 2025
Youth Crime– Adjournment – 18 February 2025
Crossbench Valedictory 2024– Valedictory Speech – 12 December 2024
Making Queensland Safer Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 11 December 2024
Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024– Parliamentary Debate Speech Undelivered – 28 November 2024
Progressive Coal Royalties Protection (Keep Them in the Bank) Bill 2024 – Parliamentary Debate Speech Undelivered – 12 September
Noosa State Facilitated Developments– Private Member’s Statement – 12 September 2024
Cognate – Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 and Child Safe Organisations Bill 2024 – Parliamentary Debate Speech Undelivered – 11 September 2024
Tobacco and Other Smoking Products (Vaping) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024– Parliamentary Debate Speech Undelivered – 11 September 2024
Covid-19 Response Review– Private Member’s Motion – 11 September 2024
Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 10 September 2024
Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill; Criminal Justice Legislation (Sexual Violence and Other Matters) Amendment Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 10 September 2024
Cognate – Electrical Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 and Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 – Parliamentary Debate Speech Undelivered – 03 August 2024
Queensland Community Safety Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 20 August 2024
Crime and Corruption and Other Legislation Amendment Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 20 August 2024
Crime and Corruption and Amendment Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 20 August 2024
Appropriation (Parliament) Bills; Appropriation Bill– Response to Community and Legal Affairs Committee Report – 20 August 2024
Disaster Mapping– Adjournment – 20 August 2024
Appropriation (Parliament) Bill; Appropriation Bill; Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment Bill; State Financial Instructions and Metway Merger Amendment Bill – 2024- 25 Budget Reply Speech – 13 June 2024
Economic Development and other Legislation Amendment Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 11 June 2024
Help to Buy (Commonwealth Powers) Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 11 June 2024
Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation and other legislation Amendment Bill & Manufactured Homes (Residential Parks) Amendment Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 22 May 2024
E-Bike and E- Scooter Safety– Adjournment – 21 May 2024
Cheaper Power (Supplementary Appropriation Bill) – Parliamentary Debate Speech– 21 May 2024
Environmental Protection (Powers and Penalties) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 2 May 2024
Democracy– Matters of Public Interest – 30 April 2024
Marine Rescue Queensland, State Emergency Service, Emergency Services Reform & Disaster Management and Other Legislation Bills– undelivered Cognate Parliamentary Debate Speech – 17 April 2024
Youth Justice Select Committee– Motion – 17 April 2024
Postal Voting, Privacy– Private Members Motion – 17 April 2024
Housing Availability and Affordability (Planning) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill; Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 16 April 2024
2024 State Election– Private Member’s Statement – 21 March 2024
Inquiry into support provided to Victims of Crime– response to the Legal Affairs and Safety Committee’s report – 6 March 2024
Noosa Electorate, Transport Infrastructure– Adjournment – 6 March 2024
Criminal Law (Coercive Control and Affirmative Consent) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill; Criminal Code and Other Legislation (Double Jeopardy Exception and Subsequent Appeals) Amendment Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 6 March 2024
Transport and Other Legislation Bill 2023– Parliamentary Debate Speech Undelivered – 15 February 2024
Integrity and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 15 February 2024
Motion Business Program– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 13 February 2024
Summary Offences (Prevention of Knife Crime) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 13 February 2024
Victims of Crime Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023– Parliamentary Debate Speech Undelivered – 29 November 2023
Cognate Debate – Information Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 & Public Records Bill 2023– Parliamentary Debate Speech Undelivered – 29 November 2023
Youth, Early Intervention– Private Member’s Statement – 16 November 2023
Local Government (Councillor Conduct) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 15 November 2023
Sunshine Coast, Infrastructure Projects– Adjournment – 14 November 2023
Body Corporate and Community Management and other Legislation Amendment Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 26 October 2023
Property Law Bill 2023– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 24 October 2023
Mental Health Services– Matters of Public Interest – 24 October 2023
Criminal Code (Serious Vilification and Hate Crimes) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 11 October 2023
Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 12 September 2023
Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Offender Prohibition Order) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech Undelivered – 24 August 2023
Voluntary Assisted Dying– Adjournment – 23 August 2023
Appropriation Bill – Legal Affairs and Safety Committee Estimates 2023 Report – 23 August 2023
Appropriation (Parliament) Bill; Appropriation Bill; Revenue Legislation Amendment Bill– 2023- 24 Budget Reply Speech – 15 June 2023
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 14 June 2023
Waste Reduction and Recycling and Other Legislation Amendment Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 23 May 2023
Public Service Delivery– Adjournment – 23 May 2023
Monitoring Of Places Of Detention (Optional Protocol To The Convention Against Torture) Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 10 May 2023
Path to Treaty Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 9 May 2023
Community Safety– Matters of Public Interest – 9 May 2023
Police Powers and Responsibilities and Other Legislation Amendment Bill and the Police Powers and Responsibilities and Other Legislation Amendment Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 20 April 2023
Local Government Electoral and Other Legislation (Expenditure Caps) Amendment Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 18 April 2023
Housing Legislation Amendment Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech Undelivered – 30 March 2023
Parliamentary Committee System– Private Member’s Statement – 30 March 2023
Police Powers and Responsibilities (Jack’s Law) Bill & Police Service Administration Bill (No.2)– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 29 March 2023
Noosa Electorate, Youth Crime– Adjournment – 29 March 2023
Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 29 March 2023
Strengthening Community Safety Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 16 March 2023
Cooloola Great Walk– Adjournment – 15 March 2023
Working with Children (Indigenous Communities) Amendment Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 14 March 2023
Domestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 21 February 2023
Animal Care and Protection Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech Undelivered – 2 December 2022
Oversight of the Queensland Ombudsman– Committee Speech – 1 December 2022
Integrity and Other Legislation Amendment Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 30 November 2022
Oversight of the Information Commissioner– Committee Speech – 10 November 2022
Sustainability– Private Member Statement – 10 November 2022
Revocation of National Park (Pomona’s Mens Shed)– Motion – 10 November 2022
Public Sector Reform– Adjournment – 10 November 2022
Donor Conception– Committee Speech – 10 November 2022
Building Units and Group Titles and Other Legislation– Amendment Bill – 8 November 2022
Palliative Care– Adjournment – 28 October 2022
Oversight of the QLD Family and Child Commission– Committee Speech – 27 October 2022
Industrial Relations– Amendment Bill – 27 October 2022
Public Health– Amendment Bill – 26 October 2022
Housing– Private Member Statement – 14 October 2022
Health Practitioners Regulation National Law and Other Legislation Bill 2022– Parliamentary Debate Speech Undelivered – 13 October 2022
Casino Control– Amendment Bill – 13 October 2022
Environmental Protection– Matters of Public Interest – 12 October 2022
Nature Conservation and Other Legislation– Amendment Bill – 1 September 2022
Environmental, Social and Governance Principles– Adjournment – 30 August 2022
Appropriation Bill – Consideration in Detail (Cognate Debate) LASC Report – 17 August 2022
Appropriation Bill– Revenue Legislation Amendment Bill – 23 June 2022
Inspect of Detention Services Bill– 22 June 2022
Personal Injuries Proceedings and Other Legislation– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 22 June 2022
Evidence and Other Legislation– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 25 May 2022
Revocation and Dedication of Protected Areas – Motion – 25 May 2022
Public Trustee (Advisory and Monitoring Board)– Management Bill – 11 May 2022
Child Protection Reform and Other Legislation– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 10 May 2022
Youth Advocates– Adjournment – 31 March 2022
Public Health and Other Legislation (Extension of Expiring Provisions)– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 31 March 2022
Small Business – Commissioner Bill – 17 March 2022
Legal Affairs and Safety Committee– Committee Speech – 17 March 2022
Queensland Floods– 16 March 2022
Coronavirus– Matters of Public Interest – 15 March 2022
Police Legislation (Efficiencies and Effectiveness) – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 15 March 2022
Oversight of the Office of the Information Commissioner– Committee Speech – 24 February 2022
COVID-19 – Private Members’ Statement – 2 December 2021
Oversight of the Queensland Ombudsman– 2 December 2021
Police Powers and Responsibilities and Other Legislation Amendment Bill – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 30 November 2021
Coronavirus, Vaccination– Adjournment – 17 November 2021
Justice Legislation (COVID-19 Emergency Response – Permanency)– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 17 November 2021
Queensland Veterans’ Council Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 27 October 2021
Coronavirus Policy– Matters of Public Interest – 26 October 2021
Social Media– Private Member Statement – 14 October 2021
Housing Legislation Amendment Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 14 October 2021
Coronavirus, Vaccination– Matters of Public Interest – 12 October 2021
Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 12 September 2021
Public Health and Other Legislation (Further Extension of Expiring Provisions) Amendment Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 2 September 2021
Consideration in Detail (Cognate Debate) Appropriation Bill Legal Affairs and Safety Committee, Report– Appropriation (Parliament) Bill – 1 September 2021
Sexual Health Education– Adjournment – 1 September 2021
Housing– Matters of Public Interest – 31 August 2021
Business Program– Motion – 31 August 2021
Appropriation Bill– Appropriation (Parliament) Bill – 17 June 2021
Deformation (Model Provisions) and Other legislation Amendment Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 15 June 2021
Debt Reduction and Savings Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 26 May 2021
Address-in-reply – Part 2 – 16 June 2021
Address-in-reply – Part 1– 13 May 2021
Nature Conservation and Other Legislation (Indigenous Joint Management – Moreton Island) Amendment Bill – Parliamentary Debate Speech. – 13 May 2021
Workers Compensation and Rehabilitation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 11 May 2021
Youth Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 22 April 2021
Ambulance Service, Wait Times– Adjournment – 22 April 2021
Schools, Free Meals– Motion – 21 April 2021
Criminal Code (Consent and Mistake of Fact) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 24 March 2021
Business Program– Motion – 23 March 2021
Noosa Country Drive– Adjournment – 10 March 2021
Waste Reduction and Recycling (Plastic Items) Amendment Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 10 March 2021
Consideration in Detail (Cognate Debate) Appropriation (2020-2021) Bill Legal Affairs and Safety Committee, Report– Appropriation (Parliament)(2020-2021) Bill – 24 February 2021
Estimates Process, Referral to Committee of the Legislative Assembly– Motion – 24 February 2021
Appropriation (2020-2021) Bill– Appropriation (Parliament) (2020-2021) Bill – 3 December 2020
Election of Speaker– 24 November 2020
Housing Affordability– Private Member’s Statement – 10 September 2020
Noosa Electorate, Community Safety– Adjournment – 9 September 2020
Energy Generation– Motion – 9 September 2020
Operation of Parliament– Matter of Public Interest – 8 September 2020
Forest Wind Farm Development Bill – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 12 August 2020
Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2020 & Biodiscovery and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 11 August 2020
COVID-19 Inquiry Submission – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 15 Jul 2020
Covid-19 Response – Adjournment Speech – 16 June 2020
Community Based Sentences – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 20 Feb 2020
Police Powers and Responsibilities – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 19 Feb 2020
Child Death Review Bill 2018 – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 5 Feb 2020
Noosa Firefighting Technology – Adjournment – 5 Feb 2020
Political Donations Speech – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 4 Feb 2020
Conserving Threatened Species Bill continuation – Report, Motion to Take Note – 28 Nov 2019
Action on bushfires – Adjournment – 26 Nov 2019
Voluntary Assisted Dying – Private Member’s Statement – 24 Oct 2019
Conserving Threatened Species Bill – Report, Motion to Take Note – 24 Oct 2019
Summary Offences Bill – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 23 Oct 2019
Non-Government Resourcing – Motion – 22 Oct 2019
Noosa Electorate Bushfires – Adjournment Speech – 19 Sept 2019
Environmental Protection (Great Barrier Reef Protection Measures) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 17 Sept 2019
Appropriation (Parliament) Bill Appropriation Bill Consideration in Detail (Cognate Debate) Appropriation Bill Innovation, Tourism Development and Environment Committee, Report – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 29 Aug 2019
Participatory Budgeting – Private Member’s Statement – 22 Aug 2019
Appropriation (Parliament) Bill; Appropriation Bill; Revenue and other Legislation Amendment Bill – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 13 June 2019
Disability Services and other Legislation (NDIS) Amendment Bill – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 13 June 2019
Revocation of State Forest Areas and Dedication of Protected Area – Motion – 15 May 2019
Government processes – Flight Paths & Parliamentary Committees – Adjournment Speech – 15 May 2019
Health and Wellbeing Queensland Bill – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 2 May 2019
Criminal Code and Other Legislation Amendment Bill; Criminal Code and other legislation (Mason Jet Lee) Amendment Bill – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 1 May 2019
Health and Other Legislation Amendment Bill – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 3 April 2019
Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal And Other Legislation Amendment Bill – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 3 April 2019
Economic Development And Other Legislation Amendment Bill – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 2 April 2019
Parliamentary Chamber Rituals – Matter of Public Interest – 2 April 2019
Innovation, Tourism Development and Environment Committee Report – Motion to Take Note – 28 Mar 2019
Nature Conservation (Special Wildlife Reserves) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 27 Mar 2019
Guardian and Administration and Other Legislation Amendment Bill – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 26 Mar 2019
Safer Waterways Bill – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 26 Mar 2019
Illicit drugs, Pill testing – Private Member’s Statement – 28 Feb 2019
Fisheries (Sustainable Fisheries Strategy) Amendment Bill – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 28 Feb 2019
Human Rights Bill – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 27 Feb 2019
Violence – Adjournment Speech – 26 Feb 2019
Natural Disasters & Repeat Offenders – Adjournment Speech – 14 Feb 2019
Waste Reduction And Recycling (Waste Levy) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 13 Feb 2019
Criminal Code (Non-Consensual Sharing Of Intimate Images Amendment Bill – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 13 Feb 2019
Trauma – Adjournment Speech – 14 Feb 2019
Community Organisations Funding – Private Member’s Statement – 15 Nov 2018
Mineral and Energy Resources (Financial Provisioning) Bill – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 14 Nov 2018
Termination of Pregnancy Bill– Parliamentary Debate Speech – 17 Oct 2018
Revocation of Protected Areas – Motion – 20 Sept 2018
Access to Justice – Matter of Public Interest – 18 Sept 2018
Healthy Waterways – Adjournment Speech – 4 Sept 2018
Voluntary Assisted Dying – Private Member’s Statement – 23 Aug 2018
Estimates Hearings – Adjournment Speech – 22 Aug 2018
Appropriation (Parliament) Bill; Appropriation Bill Innovation, Tourism Development and Environment Committee, Report – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 22 Aug 2018
Emergency Services & Volunteers – Adjournment Speech – 21 Aug 2018
Appropriation (Parliament) Bill; Appropriation Bill; Revenue Legislation Amendment Bill; Betting Tax Bill – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 13 June 2018
Budget Speech – Budget Reply – 15 June 2018
Local Government (Councillor Complaints) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill; Local Government Electoral (Implementing Stage 1 of Belcarra) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 16 May 2018
Vegetation Management Bill – Parliamentary Debate Speech – 2 May 2018
Housing Affordability – Adjournment Speech – 21 Mar 2018

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