"Another incompetent Bligh government Minister today has thrown their hands up in defeat and used $130,000 of taxpayer money to pay consultants to come up with "new, innovative ways" of ensuring fine defaulters repay their debts to society," said Mr Bleijie.
"This is more talk and no action from an Attorney General who has been too lazy to actually take any action to fix his 'fine' mess.
"The State Penalties Enforcement Register office is now costing taxpayers $13 million a year to run - with the 140 staff each managing on average nearly 19,000 files personally," he said.
"It's a recipe for an expensive disaster and that's exactly what it has become.
"We need to find the defaulters in our community and get them to pay up, or enter into payment plans, and if that doesn't happen, take the necessary action under the law until they do.
"Paul Lucas is wasting more tax payers money on another report which is further proof Labor are out of ideas.
"It was only last July Lucas told a Budget Estimates Committee '....the issue of the record level of debt, and of course it will continue to increase as the population of Queensland increases'.
"Yet the revelation today is an admission the Attorney-General was wrong and the debt level can actually be brought down.
"The LNP will lower the cost of living by cutting waste. It's time for a change. It's time to get Queensland back on track," Mr Bleijie said.
| Category | Number of Penalties | Dollar Value |
| Total debts under active compliance | 927,290 | $234.2 Million |
| Total debts under active enforcement | 613,000 | $175.5 Million |
| Total debts under active deferral | 80,335 | $40.8 Million |
| Total debts awaiting enforcement | 1,038,238 | $265.8 Million |
| Total | $716.3 Million |
