A Brisbane City Councillor has criticised Queensland’s current heritage protection laws, suggesting they are not properly enforced and leave chances for disaster.
Following the State Government’s stop order to prevent the Broadway Hotel from being demolished, Councillor Jonathan Sri said complaints he and constituents made to the Council and Government could have prevented the building’s blaze.
However the Department of Environment and Science says they acted on complaints made by Councillor Sri and others, and have played an ‘active role’ in ensuring the protection of the heritage listed site.