SPEECHES Access to all of Sandy’s Parliamentary speeches and Member profile are available here, and to LIVE Parliamentary Chamber here. 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
