Bills delivering life skills to high school students, improving safety in sports and increasing investment in regional Queensland will be presented to parliament this week, but will never be made law.
The reforms are among eight Youth Bills which will be tabled during the 30th Youth Parliament, which runs until Friday.
State Youth Minister Sam O’Connor said 93 Youth Members from every corner of the state would sit in the Legislative Assembly for the Queensland Youth Parliament this week, with eight new mock Youth Bills, which had been developed by the young Queenslanders for the last six months, introduced and debated.
“Through the course of this program the Youth Members have become influential voices representing young people in their communities, providing valuable advice and new perspectives to the MPs they’ve been working alongside,” Minister O’Connor said.
He said the new bills covered a range of subjects and include the Education and Other Legislation (Life Skills Program) Amendment Youth Bill 2025 (Qld) where Life Skills were added into senior schooling, covering topics like financial literacy, respectful relationships, and personal development.
Minister O’Connor said other bills included a Concussion in Sports Youth Bill 2025 (Qld) to improve youth sports safety by addressing concussions and head injuries and the Royalties for Regional Advancement Youth Bill 2025 (Qld) which aimed to strengthen and develop regional communities, particularly those in resource-rich areas, by reinvesting a portion of the resource royalties back into the communities that generate them.
“The bills these young Queenslanders have put forward show the issues they care most about – from safety in sport to respectful relationships to ensuring regional communities get their fair share.”
He said the Queensland Youth Parliament gave young people a platform to be heard and a better understanding of democracy.
