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164 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">22 May 1860</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #224C98; border-bottom: 2px solid #224C98">Leadership</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Australia" title="Monarchy of Australia">Monarch</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Charles III</a> <br />since 8 September 2022 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Queensland" title="Governor of Queensland">Governor</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Jeannette_Young" title="Jeannette Young">Jeannette Young</a> <br />since 1 November 2021 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Legislative_Assembly_of_Queensland" title="Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland">Speaker of the Legislative<br />Assembly</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Curtis_Pitt" title="Curtis Pitt">Curtis Pitt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Australian_Labor_Party_(Queensland_Branch)" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)">Labor</a> <br />since 13 February 2018 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Premier_of_Queensland" title="Premier of Queensland">Premier</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/David_Crisafulli" title="David Crisafulli">David Crisafulli</a>, <a href="/wiki/Liberal_National_Party_of_Queensland" title="Liberal National Party of Queensland">Liberal National</a> <br />since 28 October 2024 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Queensland)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Queensland)">Leader of the Opposition</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Steven_Miles" title="Steven Miles">Steven Miles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Queensland_Labor_Party" title="Queensland Labor Party">Labor</a> <br />since 28 October 2024 </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #224C98; border-bottom: 2px solid #224C98">Structure</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Seats</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>93</b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2024_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly_-_Composition_of_Members.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Current Structure of the Legislative Assembly" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/2024_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly_-_Composition_of_Members.svg/250px-2024_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly_-_Composition_of_Members.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="213" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/2024_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly_-_Composition_of_Members.svg/375px-2024_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly_-_Composition_of_Members.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/2024_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly_-_Composition_of_Members.svg/500px-2024_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly_-_Composition_of_Members.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3125" data-file-height="2666" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Political groups</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><b><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Queensland" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of Queensland">Government</a> (52)</b><br /> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#1456F1; color:white;border:1px solid silver;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Liberal_National_Party_of_Queensland" title="Liberal National Party of Queensland">Liberal National</a> (52)</li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Opposition_(Queensland)" title="Opposition (Queensland)">Opposition</a> (36)</b> </p> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#F00011; color:black;border:1px solid silver;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Queensland_Labor_Party" title="Queensland Labor Party">Labor</a> (36)</span></li></ul> <p><b>Crossbench (5)</b> </p> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#b50204; color:white;border:1px solid silver;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Katter%27s_Australian_Party" title="Katter's Australian Party">Katter's Australian</a> (3)</span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#00a651; color:black;border:1px solid silver;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Queensland_Greens" title="Queensland Greens">Greens</a> (1)</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#DCDCDC; color:black;border:1px solid silver;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Independent_(politics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent (politics)">Independent</a> (1)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #224C98; border-bottom: 2px solid #224C98">Elections</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_system" title="Electoral system">Voting system</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Instant-runoff_voting" title="Instant-runoff voting">Full preferential voting</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Last election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2024_Queensland_state_election" title="2024 Queensland state election">26 October 2024</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Next election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2024_Queensland_state_election" title="2024 Queensland state election">October 2028</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #224C98; border-bottom: 2px solid #224C98">Meeting place</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Christmas_tree_in_2019_at_Parliament_House,_Brisbane,_Queensland_03.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Christmas_tree_in_2019_at_Parliament_House%2C_Brisbane%2C_Queensland_03.jpg/220px-Christmas_tree_in_2019_at_Parliament_House%2C_Brisbane%2C_Queensland_03.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Christmas_tree_in_2019_at_Parliament_House%2C_Brisbane%2C_Queensland_03.jpg/330px-Christmas_tree_in_2019_at_Parliament_House%2C_Brisbane%2C_Queensland_03.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Christmas_tree_in_2019_at_Parliament_House%2C_Brisbane%2C_Queensland_03.jpg/440px-Christmas_tree_in_2019_at_Parliament_House%2C_Brisbane%2C_Queensland_03.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3626" data-file-height="2716" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data label"><a href="/wiki/Parliament_House,_Brisbane" title="Parliament House, Brisbane">Parliament House</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Brisbane" title="Brisbane">Brisbane</a>, Queensland,<br /><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #224C98; border-bottom: 2px solid #224C98">Website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/">parliament.qld.gov.au</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #224C98; border-bottom: 2px solid #224C98">Constitution</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Queensland" title="Constitution of Queensland">Constitution of Queensland</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Parliament of Queensland</b> is the <a href="/wiki/Legislature" title="Legislature">legislature</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australian</a> State of <a href="/wiki/Queensland" title="Queensland">Queensland</a>. As provided under the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Queensland" title="Constitution of Queensland">Constitution of Queensland</a>, the Parliament consists of <a href="/wiki/Monarchy_in_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Monarchy in Australia">the King</a>, represented by the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Queensland" title="Governor of Queensland">governor</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Legislative_Assembly_of_Queensland" title="Legislative Assembly of Queensland">Legislative Assembly</a>. It has been the only <a href="/wiki/Unicameral" class="mw-redirect" title="Unicameral">unicameral</a> state legislature in the country since the upper chamber, the <a href="/wiki/Queensland_Legislative_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Queensland Legislative Council">Legislative Council</a>, was abolished in 1922. The Legislative Assembly sits in <a href="/wiki/Parliament_House,_Brisbane" title="Parliament House, Brisbane">Parliament House</a> in the state capital, <a href="/wiki/Brisbane" title="Brisbane">Brisbane</a>. </p><p>The Queensland Parliament retains <a href="/wiki/Plenary_power" title="Plenary power">plenary</a> legislative power over Queensland, however Commonwealth laws apply to the extent of any inconsistency. Some laws from the colonial era passed by the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_New_South_Wales" title="Parliament of New South Wales">New South Wales parliament</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Parliament of the United Kingdom">Imperial Parliament</a> also remain in force.<sup id="cite_ref-ppq_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ppq-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the outcome of the <a href="/wiki/2015_Queensland_state_election" title="2015 Queensland state election">2015 election</a>, four additional seats were added to the Legislative Assembly (to a total of 93), the voting system changed from <a href="/wiki/Optional_preferential_voting" title="Optional preferential voting">optional preferential voting</a> to <a href="/wiki/Full-preferential_voting" class="mw-redirect" title="Full-preferential voting">full-preferential voting</a>, and unfixed three-year terms were replaced with fixed four-year terms.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_Queensland&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Parliament was founded 22 May 1860, less than a year after the <a href="/wiki/History_of_Queensland" title="History of Queensland">Colony of Queensland</a> was created in June 1859.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was convened at military and convict barracks converted for the purpose located on <a href="/wiki/Queen_Street,_Brisbane" title="Queen Street, Brisbane">Queen Street, Brisbane</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-about_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-about-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Immigration was an important issue for the early Parliament. Population growth was encouraged with new settlers enticed by <a href="/wiki/Land_tenure" title="Land tenure">land ownership</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-coas_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-coas-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1915, Queensland became the first state to make voting compulsory at state elections.<sup id="cite_ref-ccat_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ccat-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since 1 April 2003, live audio broadcasts have streamed through the internet from the Parliament while it is in session.<sup id="cite_ref-qpgl_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-qpgl-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2007, the Parliament started broadcasting video of parliamentary proceedings. Nine in-house television cameras are used to record sessions.<sup id="cite_ref-paoc_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-paoc-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first female <a href="/wiki/Speaker_(politics)" title="Speaker (politics)">Speaker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fiona_Simpson" title="Fiona Simpson">Fiona Simpson</a> was elected on 15 May 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-ses_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ses-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Membership">Membership</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_Queensland&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Membership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly">Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly</a></div> <p>The Assembly has 93 members of Parliament (MPs). These are intended to represent approximately the same population in each electorate. Voting is by the <a href="/wiki/Full-preferential_voting" class="mw-redirect" title="Full-preferential voting">full preferential voting</a> system, with elections held approximately once every three years. </p><p>In April 2016, legislation was passed to increase the number of seats in the parliament by four to a total of 93. An amendment was also passed to abolish optional preferential voting. <a href="/wiki/2016_Queensland_term_length_referendum" title="2016 Queensland term length referendum">A referendum</a> held the previous month was passed, supporting a bill to establish fixed four-year terms. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Royal_assent">Royal assent</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_Queensland&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Royal assent"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The role of the monarch in Parliament is to give <a href="/wiki/Royal_assent" title="Royal assent">royal assent</a> to legislation. This function is in practice exercised by the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Queensland" title="Governor of Queensland">governor of Queensland</a>, who conventionally will never refuse assent to a bill that has passed the Legislative Assembly, unless otherwise advised by the <a href="/wiki/Executive_Council_of_Queensland" title="Executive Council of Queensland">executive council</a>. The party or coalition with the most seats in the house is invited by the governor to form a <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Queensland" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of Queensland">government</a>. </p><p>The leader of that party subsequently becomes the <a href="/wiki/Premier_of_Queensland" title="Premier of Queensland">premier of Queensland</a>, leading a <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Queensland#Executive_and_judicial_powers" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of Queensland">Cabinet</a> of ministers. In the <a href="/wiki/Liberal_National_Party_of_Queensland" title="Liberal National Party of Queensland">Liberal National Party</a>, the premier selects members of their party to act as ministers. In the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Labor_Party_(Queensland_Branch)" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)">Labor Party</a>, the ministers are elected by party room ballot, with the leader then assigning ministerial portfolios to each one. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operations">Operations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_Queensland&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Operations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Once all winning candidates have been declared, the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Queensland" title="Governor of Queensland">governor of Queensland</a> proclaims a date for the start of the new Parliament.<sup id="cite_ref-tahi_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tahi-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is the role of the Clerk of the Parliament to call members to attendance. </p><p>According to the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Queensland" title="Constitution of Queensland">Constitution of Queensland</a>, members of Parliament must swear an oath or affirmation to the <a href="/wiki/Monarch_of_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Monarch of Australia">King</a> as well as an <a href="/wiki/Oath_of_office" title="Oath of office">oath of office</a> before signing a Roll of Members.<sup id="cite_ref-tahi_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tahi-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This oath or affirmation must be made to the governor or someone authorised by him or her—typically the clerk of the Parliament. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Queensland_State_Emblem,_Ceremonial_Mace,_1979.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Queensland_State_Emblem%2C_Ceremonial_Mace%2C_1979.jpg/220px-Queensland_State_Emblem%2C_Ceremonial_Mace%2C_1979.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="181" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Queensland_State_Emblem%2C_Ceremonial_Mace%2C_1979.jpg/330px-Queensland_State_Emblem%2C_Ceremonial_Mace%2C_1979.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Queensland_State_Emblem%2C_Ceremonial_Mace%2C_1979.jpg/440px-Queensland_State_Emblem%2C_Ceremonial_Mace%2C_1979.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4326" data-file-height="3563" /></a><figcaption>Queensland's ceremonial mace, 1979</figcaption></figure> <p>Sworn-in representatives are required to elect a Speaker to preside over the House's business.<sup id="cite_ref-tahi_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tahi-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Before this occurs the Clerk may select and point to the next member who may speak. Once elected the Speaker is dragged to the chair and presented to the Governor at <a href="/wiki/Government_House,_Queensland" class="mw-redirect" title="Government House, Queensland">Government House</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-tahi_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tahi-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The symbol of the authority of the Parliament and its Speaker is the <a href="/wiki/Ceremonial_mace" title="Ceremonial mace">ceremonial mace</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Serjeant-at-arms" title="Serjeant-at-arms">sergeant-at-arms</a> carries the mace into the chamber of parliament when the speaker enters at the start of each sitting day and removes it again when the speaker leaves at the end of the sitting day. During the sitting day, the mace rests on two raised brackets on the centre table with the head of the mace lying pointed towards the government's side. The current mace was designed and made in 1978 and is <a href="/wiki/Sterling_silver" title="Sterling silver">sterling silver</a> with <a href="/wiki/Gold_plating" title="Gold plating">gold plating</a> and is encrusted with 32 Queensland gemstones.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite being the symbol of Parliament, it is engraved with the words "Government of Queensland". </p><p>The ceremonial opening of the new Parliament is marked by a speech by the governor. Traditionally the speech is written by the new government and it may outline current activities, budget details, statistics and proposed lists of legislation which are intended to be introduced.<sup id="cite_ref-tahi_10-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tahi-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Speakers_Chair.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Speakers_Chair.jpg/220px-Speakers_Chair.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Speakers_Chair.jpg/330px-Speakers_Chair.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Speakers_Chair.jpg/440px-Speakers_Chair.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="2400" /></a><figcaption>The Speaker's Chair in the Legislative Assembly</figcaption></figure> <p>A day in Parliament usually begins with housekeeping matters, including prayers, notifications and the tabling of any documents.<sup id="cite_ref-tahi_10-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tahi-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An opportunity is then given to Ministers to make statements. During a period of no more than an hour, known as question time, any member may pose a question to a Minister. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regional_sittings">Regional sittings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_Queensland&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Regional sittings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Starting in 2002, the Queensland Parliament has held <a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Queensland" title="Regions of Queensland">regional</a> sittings of parliament across the state.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Originally being held every three years, the occurrence has become more sporadic, and, in 2023, the regional sitting took place in <a href="/wiki/Cairns" title="Cairns">Cairns</a>. It was the first sitting since the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Queensland" title="COVID-19 pandemic in Queensland">COVID-19 pandemic</a>, and the second in twelve years. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr style="font-size: 97%;"> <th width="30px"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Number">No.</span> </th> <th width="175px">Location </th> <th width="190px">Dates </th> <th>Venue </th> <th width="265px"><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Queensland" title="Regions of Queensland">Region</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Townsville" title="Townsville">Townsville</a> </td> <td align="center">3–5 September 2002 </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Townsville_Entertainment_and_Convention_Centre" title="Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre">Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre</a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Queensland" title="North Queensland">North Queensland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Rockhampton" title="Rockhampton">Rockhampton</a> </td> <td align="center">4–6 October 2005 </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Pilbeam_Theatre" title="Pilbeam Theatre">Pilbeam Theatre</a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Central_Queensland" title="Central Queensland">Central Queensland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Cairns" title="Cairns">Cairns</a> </td> <td align="center">28–30 October 2008 </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cairns_Convention_Centre" title="Cairns Convention Centre">Cairns Convention Centre</a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Far_North_Queensland" title="Far North Queensland">Far North Queensland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Mackay,_Queensland" title="Mackay, Queensland">Mackay</a> </td> <td align="center">24–26 May 2011 </td> <td><span class="nowrap">Mackay Entertainment and Convention Centre</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Queensland" title="Regions of Queensland">Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td>Townsville </td> <td align="center">3–5 September 2019 </td> <td><span class="nowrap">Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre</span> </td> <td>North Queensland </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td>Cairns </td> <td align="center">9–11 May 2023 </td> <td>Cairns Convention Centre </td> <td>Far North Queensland </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Distribution_of_seats">Distribution of seats</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_Queensland&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Distribution of seats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div 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style="width:520px;height:2ex;background:#aaa;color:inherit;background-color:#1456F1"> </div> </td></tr> <tr style="font-weight:bold"> <td style="background-color:#F00011;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Australian_Labor_Party_(Queensland_Branch)" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)">Labor</a></td> <td>36 </td> <td align="left"><span style="display:none;">36</span><div style="width:360px;height:2ex;background:#aaa;color:inherit;background-color:#F00011"> </div> </td></tr> <tr style="font-weight:bold"> <td style="background-color:#B50204;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Katter%27s_Australian_Party" title="Katter's Australian Party">Katter's Australian</a></td> <td>3 </td> <td align="left"><span style="display:none;">3</span><div style="width:30px;height:2ex;background:#aaa;color:inherit;background-color:#B50204"> </div> </td></tr> <tr style="font-weight:bold"> <td style="background-color:#10C25B;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Queensland_Greens" title="Queensland Greens">Greens</a></td> <td>1 </td> <td align="left"><span style="display:none;">1</span><div style="width:10px;height:2ex;background:#aaa;color:inherit;background-color:#10C25B"> </div> </td></tr> <tr style="font-weight:bold"> <td style="background-color:#888888;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a></td> <td>1 </td> <td align="left"><span style="display:none;">1</span><div style="width:10px;height:2ex;background:#aaa;color:inherit;background-color:#888888"> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>47 votes as a majority are required to pass legislation.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parliament_of_Queensland&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">5 January</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Brisbane+Times&rft.atitle=Simpson+elected+state%27s+first+female+Speaker+as+Parliament+resumes&rft.date=2012-05-15&rft.au=Daniel+Hurst&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.brisbanetimes.com.au%2Fqueensland%2Fsimpson-elected-states-first-female-speaker-as-parliament-resumes-20120515-1yntt.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AParliament+of+Queensland" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-tahi-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-tahi_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-tahi_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-tahi_10-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-tahi_10-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-tahi_10-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-tahi_10-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWannaTracey_Arklay2010" class="citation book cs1">Wanna, John; Tracey Arklay (2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/cc66d0f1-e24e-4597-930d-83d082490548/458828.pdf"><i>The Ayes Have It: The History of the Queensland Parliament 1957–1989</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. 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href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1883%E2%80%931888" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1883–1888">1883–1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1888%E2%80%931893" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1888–1893">1888–1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1893%E2%80%931896" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1893–1896">1893–1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1896%E2%80%931899" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1896–1899">1896–1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1899%E2%80%931902" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1899–1902">1899–1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1902%E2%80%931904" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1902–1904">1902–1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1904%E2%80%931907" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1904–1907">1904–1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1907%E2%80%931908" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1907–1908">1907–1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1908%E2%80%931909" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1908–1909">1908–1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1909%E2%80%931912" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1909–1912">1909–1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1912%E2%80%931915" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1912–1915">1912–1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1915%E2%80%931918" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1915–1918">1915–1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1918%E2%80%931920" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1918–1920">1918–1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1920%E2%80%931923" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1920–1923">1920–1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1923%E2%80%931926" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1923–1926">1923–1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1926%E2%80%931929" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1926–1929">1926–1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1929%E2%80%931932" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1929–1932">1929–1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1932%E2%80%931935" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1932–1935">1932–1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1935%E2%80%931938" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1935–1938">1935–1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1938%E2%80%931941" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1938–1941">1938–1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1941%E2%80%931944" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1941–1944">1941–1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1944%E2%80%931947" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1944–1947">1944–1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1947%E2%80%931950" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1947–1950">1947–1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1950%E2%80%931953" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1950–1953">1950–1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1953%E2%80%931956" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1953–1956">1953–1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1956%E2%80%931957" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1956–1957">1956–1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1957%E2%80%931960" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1957–1960">1957–1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1960%E2%80%931963" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1960–1963">1960–1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1963%E2%80%931966" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1963–1966">1963–1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1966%E2%80%931969" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1966–1969">1966–1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1969%E2%80%931972" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1969–1972">1969–1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1972%E2%80%931974" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1972–1974">1972–1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1974%E2%80%931977" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1974–1977">1974–1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1977%E2%80%931980" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1977–1980">1977–1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1980%E2%80%931983" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1980–1983">1980–1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1983%E2%80%931986" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1983–1986">1983–1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1986%E2%80%931989" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1986–1989">1986–1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1989%E2%80%931992" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1989–1992">1989–1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1992%E2%80%931995" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1992–1995">1992–1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1995%E2%80%931998" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1995–1998">1995–1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_1998%E2%80%932001" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1998–2001">1998–2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2001%E2%80%932004" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2001–2004">2001–2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2004%E2%80%932006" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2004–2006">2004–2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2006%E2%80%932009" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2006–2009">2006–2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2009%E2%80%932012" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2009–2012">2009–2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2012%E2%80%932015" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2012–2015">2012–2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2015%E2%80%932017" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2015–2017">2015–2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2017%E2%80%932020" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2017–2020">2017–2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2020%E2%80%932024" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2020–2024">2020–2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Assembly,_2020%E2%80%932024" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2020–2024">2024–2028</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="2" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_Arms_of_Queensland.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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1860–1869">1860–1869</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Council,_1870%E2%80%931879" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Council, 1870–1879">1870–1879</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Council,_1880%E2%80%931889" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Council, 1880–1889">1880–1889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Council,_1890%E2%80%931899" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Council, 1890–1899">1890–1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Council,_1900%E2%80%931909" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Council, 1900–1909">1900–1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Council,_1910%E2%80%931916" title="Members of the Queensland Legislative Council, 1910–1916">1910–1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_Queensland_Legislative_Council,_1917%E2%80%931922" title="Members of the Queensland 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Queensland">Regions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Symbols_of_Queensland" title="Symbols of Queensland">Symbols</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_Queensland" title="Sport in Queensland">Sport</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_in_Queensland" title="Australian rules football in Queensland">Australian rules football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_league_in_Queensland" title="Rugby league in Queensland">Rugby league</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_in_Queensland" title="Rugby union in Queensland">Rugby union</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Queensland.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Queensland"><img alt="Queensland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Flag_of_Queensland.svg/80px-Flag_of_Queensland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="40" class="mw-file-element" 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<li><a href="/wiki/Local_government_areas_of_Queensland" title="Local government areas of Queensland">Local Government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Queensland" title="Constitution of Queensland">Constitution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_of_Queensland" title="Premier of Queensland">Premier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Queensland" title="Flag of Queensland">Flag</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Courts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Queensland" title="Supreme Court of Queensland">Supreme Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/District_Court_of_Queensland" title="District Court of Queensland">District Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magistrates_Court_of_Queensland" title="Magistrates Court of Queensland">Magistrates Court</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Services</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Queensland_Fire_and_Emergency_Services" class="mw-redirect" title="Queensland Fire and Emergency Services">Fire and Emergency Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queensland_Police_Service" title="Queensland Police Service">Police</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queensland_Ambulance_Service" title="Queensland Ambulance Service">Ambulance Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electoral_Commission_of_Queensland" title="Electoral Commission of Queensland">Electoral Commission</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Queensland" title="Regions of Queensland">Regions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" 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