Have you received a FORM LETTER from Minister ENOCH?

National parks were set aside to be preserves of nature.

 ‘’you don’t need to visit, it’s enough just to know it’s there’’ (the late Margaret Thorsborne A.O.)

​Visitation is a privilege, not a right.

Unpacking Ministerial form letters … what happened to the public service codes of conduct and writing? Plain language? Transparency? Honesty?

Until the requirement for formal consultation is brought back into law (ie implemented in every relevant piece of legislation) the government can go on keeping two sets of books: what it tells the public versus what it is really doing.
Form letters are the classic way of misinforming the public, taking advantage of public trust and the general public ignorance of process and legislation.  

In November 2018, on behalf of ASH, Margaret Moorhouse reported (twice) to Minister Enoch’s office staff that the public expects: ​

(1)  to have their letters answered; and 
(2)  truthful responses - not ‘’cobbled-together pre-approved paragraphs that do not answer our questions’’. In                 other words – propaganda.

If you are lucky enough to get a written response to your letter to a Queensland government minister, it is likely to be a set of cobbled-together pre-approved paragraphs that do not answer your questions; contrary to the values and principles set out in the public service codes. 

See links below for Queensland Public Service Code and Queensland Public Service writing style.  
Contrary to the public service codes, the ministerial form letter discussed below (Nov-Dec 2018) is clearly designed to fudge the definition of ‘’national park’’ without admitting it was the Palaszczuk Labor Government using a changed definition by stealth, and without public consultation. ​

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