Committee Details

Committee Report

The Committee tabled its Report No. 33, 55th Parliament -  Transport Operations (Road Use Management) (Offensive Advertising) Amendment Bill 2016 on 2 February 2017. The Bill was passed on 14 February 2017.

View:    Report No. 33, 55th Parliament -  Transport Operations (Road Use Management) (Offensive Advertising) 
             Amendment Bill 2016
View:    Government Response - Report No. 33
View:    Minister’s speech introducing the Bill into the Queensland Parliament
View:    Transport Operations (Road Use Management) (Offensive Advertising) Amendment Bill 2016
View:    Explanatory Notes to the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) (Offensive Advertising) 
             Amendment Bill 2016

About the Bill

The Bill’s objective is to minimise the amount of offensive advertising on Queensland registered vehicles by allowing the chief executive of the Department of Transport and Main Roads to cancel a vehicle’s registration to enforce the Advertising Standards Board (ASB) determinations.

Inquiry Timeline

Public Briefing:           30 November 2016 - transcript
Public Hearing:           30 November 2016 - transcript
Submissions closed:   22 November 2016 - see "View Submissions" tab above - We would like to 
                                      warn readers that due to the nature of the bill, a number of the submissions contain 
                                      examples of slogans which may be considered sexist, discriminatory or otherwise offensive.
Report tabled:             2 February 2017 - report