We need your help to stop this Bill from becoming law. The Queensland Parliament’s Health, Environment, and Innovation Committee is accepting submissions, and your voice matters.
Make A Submission
The Parliamentary Committee is currently accepting submissions on the Bill. This is your opportunity to demand its rejection and advocate for a responsible, science-based approach to crocodile conservation.
Deadline: 10am, Thursday 3 April 2025
Every submission counts! By raising your voice, you can help protect Queensland’s crocodiles, preserve First Nations cultural heritage, and ensure that conservation efforts are based on science—not politics.
Make Your Submission
Use your own words, or use this handy submission template developed by our friends at the Environmental Defenders Office (EDO).
ONLINE: Lodge your submission by uploading to the Committee Page – link below.
EMAIL: You can make a submission by sending an email to heic@nullparliament.qld.gov.au.
Why this Bill must be rejected
🛑 Conflicts with National & International Law
The Bill disregards Australia’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), potentially breaching international agreements.
🛑 Undermines Queensland’s Science-Based Crocodile Management
Queensland already has a structured Crocodile Management Plan. This Bill would replace it with poorly defined regulations, including mass culling and commercial trade, without sound ecological justification.
🛑 Increases Risks to Human Safety
The removal of dominant crocodiles can lead to increased aggression and more dangerous human-crocodile interactions—the opposite of what the Bill claims to achieve.
🛑 Threatens First Nations Cultural Rights
Crocodiles hold deep cultural and spiritual significance for First Nations communities. The Bill ignores these connections and could infringe upon protected cultural rights under Queensland’s Human Rights Act 2019.
