M/s Marion Smith, Senior Ministerial Policy Advisor - 19 May 1997

Minister for Police and Corrective Services and Minister for Racing

REF:MA/EW070497.MINI1721/2
19 MAY 1997

Secretary
Far North Queensland Free Beach Association
P0 Box 678
CAIRNS QLD 4870

Dear Secretary,

I refer to your last letter of 3 April 1997 and to several telephone calls you have made to this office regarding "Dress Optional" areas in Queensland.

As previously indicated to you the Queensland Police Service has been asked to prepare a Cabinet submission regarding this matter. There are two main issues that need to be considered. Firstly in the initial stages it is a decision for Cabinet to decide if there should be any changes to the current laws as they stand. Secondly if the submission receives Cabinet approval the amendments to the Statute law is a minor amendment. For this reason a decision has been taken to group a number of issues together to allow them to proceed through Parliament at the same time and therefore reduce the number of issues being considered by Parliament.

It is for the above reasons that we are unable to provide a time frame in which these matters will be considered.

I trust this information is of assistance to you.

Yours sincerely

MARION SMITH
Senior Policy Advisor