Taxes on licenced water bores and dams as well as the interim charge for water harvesting

Eligibility - Residents of Queensland
Principal Petitioner:
E Stevens
Corona Hodgson Lane
ROMA QLD 4455
Total Signatures - 162
Sponsoring Member: Howard Hobbs MP
Posting Date: 24/5/2005
Tabled Date: 24/5/2005
Responded By: Referred Minister
TO: The Honourable the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland

The petition of residents of the State of Queensland draws the attention
of the House to our objection of the $50 fee for licenced water bores and
dams as well as the interim $3 per mega litre charge for water harvesting.

Your petitioners therefore request the House to not impose these taxes
until such time as meaningful consultation has been undertaken with
Queensland’s water using communities and a social and economic impact
study has been conducted to determine the effect of the taxes on water
users and their communities.