Anzac Day services across the state featuring military hardware and memorabilia are in jeopardy following a monumental stuff-up by the Palaszczuk Labor Government.
LNP Shadow Police Minister Tim Mander said Annastacia Palaszczuk had presided over a bureaucratic bungle that had created mass confusion and concern for enthusiasts who organise historical re-enactments and commemoration ceremonies on Anzac Day.
He said the Labor Government has failed to provide clear advice and direction to thousands of historical collectors who are still in the dark if they can legally display their collections on Anzac Day because a longstanding weapons exemption that allowed them to do so for years expires on April 24.
“This monumental stuff-up by the Palaszczuk Labor Government simply beggars belief,” Mr Mander said.
“This is a perfect example of political correctness gone mad and a Labor Government that is completely out of touch with the people and communities they are supposed to represent.
“The LNP is calling on the Police Minister to sought this issue out and provide some clear advice ahead of Anzac Day so that our veterans and support groups can commemorate our Anzac heroes - as they have done for years.
“These people put their heart and soul and their money behind their annual commemorations for our ANZAC heroes because they don’t want the memories to fade away.
“To treat them with such disdain is not only disappointing but it is typical of a government that has no leadership and is driven by bureaucracy and process and not common sense.”
Mr Mander said the weapons exemptions had been in place for years and all people want is some clear advice so they know what they can and can’t do.
“These are law abiding citizens and shouldn’t be treated like criminals,” he said.
“Some of the so-called weapons we are talking about are pieces of timber with a curtain rod attached – to resemble a war relic as part of a re-enactment.
