Committee Details

Committee’s report

The committee tabled its Report No. 6, 58th Parliament – Queensland Academy of Sport Bill 2025 on 11 April 2025. The government has three months to respond to the report’s recommendations. Once tabled, the government response will be published here. The report will be debated in the Legislative Assembly in due course.

View: Report
View: Executive Summary

About the Bill 

On 18 February 2025, the Hon Tim Mander MP, Minister for Sport and Racing and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games introduced the Queensland Academy of Sport Bill 2025 into the Queensland Parliament. The Bill was referred to the State Development, Infrastructure and Works Committee for detailed consideration.   

View: Explanatory speech 
View: Bill 
View: Explanatory Notes 
View: Statement of compatibility 

The objective of the Bill is to establish the Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) as a statutory body, commencing 1 July 2025, to:

• assist emerging and elite Queensland athletes to achieve success at the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games
• identify, and foster the development of, Queenslanders who demonstrate the talent to develop into future elite athletes
• collaborate with institutes of sport, and national and Queensland sporting organisations, to maximise the success of Australian athletes at the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games.

The Bill provides that the functions of the QAS include to:

• provide programs for the development of emerging and elite Queensland athletes who have the potential to excel at future Olympic or Paralympic Games, including specialist multidisciplinary performance support and athlete wellbeing support
• conduct programs in partnership with national and Queensland sporting organisations to identify and develop talented future elite athletes
• provide scholarships to support Queensland athletes who have the potential to excel at future Olympic or Paralympic Games
• provide development for potential high performance coaches
• provide access to high-performance training facilities
• develop partnerships and collaborate with institutes of sport, and national and Queensland sporting organisations
• undertake research or collaborate with other entities in sports science, sports medicine and sports technology research.

The Bill establishes a board for the QAS as its governing body, and provides for the appointment of a chief executive officer and QAS staff. 

Since its establishment in 1991, the QAS has operated as a business unit within a Queensland government department, currently the Department of Sport, Racing and Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Bill includes provisions for current QAS staff to transition to employment by the statutory body without change to their employment conditions and entitlements, or to elect to return to being employed by the Department of Sport, Racing and Olympic and Paralympic Games, by 30 September 2025. 

Further information

Further information including written briefings, correspondence, and transcripts are published under the Related Publications tab.

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