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Record of Proceedings PROOF ISSN 1322-0330 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Hansard Home Page: http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/hansard/ E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (07) 3406 7314 Fax: (07) 3210 0182 Subject FIRST SESSION OF THE FIFTY-THIRD PARLIAMENT Page Tuesday, 1 September 2009 ASSENT TO BILLS ........................................................................................................................................................................ 1901 Tabled paper: Letter from the Governor to the Speaker dated 26 August 2009 advising of assent to bills. .......... 1901 ADDRESS-IN-REPLY ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1901 Presentation to Governor ................................................................................................................................................... 1901 SPEAKER’S RULINGS .................................................................................................................................................................. 1901 Sub Judice .......................................................................................................................................................................... 1901 Sub Judice, Petition ............................................................................................................................................................ 1902 PRIVILEGE ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 1902 Speaker’s Ruling, Comments by the Minister for Public Works and Information and Communication Technology ........... 1902 PETITIONS ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 1902 TABLED PAPERS .......................................................................................................................................................................... 1902 MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS ........................................................................................................................................................ 1904 Agriculture Industry ............................................................................................................................................................ 1904 Bundaberg Community Cabinet ......................................................................................................................................... 1904 Infrastructure Program ....................................................................................................................................................... 1905 Tabled paper: Jobs First, Delivering Jobs for Queensland, August 2009. ............................................................. 1906 Carver, Mr R and Herbert, Mr M; Canavan, Dr J and Gracie, Mr K ................................................................................... 1907 Queensland Health, National Registration and Accreditation Scheme .............................................................................. 1907 Jobs .................................................................................................................................................................................... 1908 Infrastructure Program ....................................................................................................................................................... 1908 Coal Industry ...................................................................................................................................................................... 1909 Literacy and Numeracy ...................................................................................................................................................... 1909 Queensland Ambulance Service ........................................................................................................................................ 1910 Public Sector, Enterprise Bargaining Agreements ............................................................................................................. 1910 Fraser Island, Dingoes ....................................................................................................................................................... 1911 Abuse of Children in Queensland Institutions, Redress Payments .................................................................................... 1912 Hendra Virus ...................................................................................................................................................................... 1912 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ................................................................................................................................. 1913 Extension of Time ............................................................................................................................................................... 1913 J MICKEL N J LAURIE L J OSMOND SPEAKER CLERK OF THE PARLIAMENT CHIEF HANSARD REPORTER Table of Contents — Tuesday, 1 September 2009 JUVENILE JUSTICE AND OTHER ACTS AMENDMENT BILL; JUVENILE JUSTICE (SENTENCING PRINCIPLES) AMENDMENT BILL ........................................................................................................................................................................1913 Cognate Debate ..................................................................................................................................................................1913 PERSONAL EXPLANATION ..........................................................................................................................................................1913 Sports Grants, Courier-Mail Article .....................................................................................................................................1913 SCRUTINY OF LEGISLATION COMMITTEE ................................................................................................................................1914 Report .................................................................................................................................................................................1914 Tabled paper: Scrutiny of Legislation Committee Legislation Alert No. 7 of 2009. .................................................1914 SPEAKER’S STATEMENT .............................................................................................................................................................1914 Copeland, Mr S; School Group Tours .................................................................................................................................1914 QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE ...................................................................................................................................................1914 Australian Workers Heritage Centre; Labor Holdings .........................................................................................................1914 Australian Workers Heritage Centre; Labor Holdings .........................................................................................................1915 Tabled paper: Electoral Commission return for Labor Holdings Pty Ltd—Deposits $1,500 and over, 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008; and Electoral Commission return for Labor Holdings Pty Ltd—Receipts $1,000 and over, 1 July 2008 to 31 December 2008; and article, posted on 9 February 2009 on abcaustralia.com, entitled ‘Workers Heritage Centre future worries Mayor’. .......................................................................................1915 Skills Shortages ..................................................................................................................................................................1915 Integrity and Accountability Green Paper; Further Answer to Question, Australian Workers Heritage Centre ...................1916 Tourism Industry .................................................................................................................................................................1917 Legend International Holdings ............................................................................................................................................1918 Health Policy .......................................................................................................................................................................1918 Tabled paper: Extract of Electoral Commission of Queensland Disclosure Return—Registered Political Party for the LNP dated 23 February 2009 including entry regarding Entree Vous. ...............................................1919 Ergon Energy ......................................................................................................................................................................1919 State Budget .......................................................................................................................................................................1920 Queensland Rail, Passenger Services ...............................................................................................................................1920
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