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Queensland parliament updates: Top justice, rights figures pan cut to bail service

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Matt Dennien, William Davis

The peak lobbying body for the mining industry in Queensland is pushing for proposed new laws about who can object to projects to be made more restrictive.

Under the floated legislation, “activists” living more than 125 kilometres from proposed mining projects would be blocked from having their say on plans.

In its submission to the Primary Industries and Resources Committee, the Queensland Resources Council (QRC) said that distance should be reduced to 50 kilometres.

Minister Dale Last pointed to uncertainty over the expansion of the New Acland Coal Mine near Oakey when introducing the laws to parliament last month.Glenn Hunt

“We’re concerned that 125 kilometres is an extremely broad eligibility test and not calibrated to the geographic extent of mining operations,” Matt Tapsall, policy director resources at the QRC, told a committee hearing this morning.

After this week’s news of the Youth Advocacy Centre losing $3 million in longstanding bail support funding, some high-profile figures have made their concerns known about the government move.

Chief executive Katherine Hayes has said she believes her unsuccessful application to the new program launched by the Crisafulli government is in part a result of her criticism (of both Labor and LNP governments) for their pursuit of hardline youth justice measures not backed by evidence.

Former Queensland Court of Appeal judge Margaret McMurdo, who has more recently led Victoria’s Royal Commission into Management of Police Informants and the Queensland Women’s Safety and Justice Taskforce.

Youth Justice Minister Laura Gerber has rejected this, claiming the former Labor government’s bail support program was a failure and too many kids reoffended.

In a LinkedIn post this morning, former Queensland Court of Appeal president Margaret McMurdo describes YAC as a “respected expert part of Queensland’s criminal justice system”.

Welcome back to our coverage of Queensland Parliament.

Being a Wednesday, a series of committee hearings are happening on the government’s bill to clamp down on mining lease objections, and extra budget spending.

Attorney-General Deb Frecklington, Child Safety Minister Amanda Stoker and Corrections Minister Laura Gerber are also set to front media before proceedings kick off in the Legislative Assembly from 2pm.

You can catch up on yesterday’s action here. Otherwise, follow along for all you need to know from today.

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