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Queensland’s outgoing human rights chief has described the state’s approach to First Nations people as “hostile” and called for climate policy to be taken from the “fallible hands of our politicians”.

Scott McDougall, the first to hold the role, largely used his farewell address at state parliament on Monday night to lay out a “utopian” vision for the image Brisbane could present to the world in 2032.

But he also touched on concerns with politicians from both sides, including the March refusal by the Crisafulli government to strengthen the ability of his office to enforce an expanded set of rights, including for adequate housing and a clean environment.

“The summary dismissal of the Harris Rimmer report [reviewing the Human Rights Act] is, in my view, a troubling indication of

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