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Hansard 17 Mar 1998 17 Mar 1998 Petitions 321 TUESDAY, 17 MARCH 1998 PETITIONS The Clerk announced the receipt of the following petitions— Mr SPEAKER (Hon. N. J. Turner, Nicklin) read prayers and took the chair at 9.30 a.m. Paedophilia From Mrs Bird (299 petitioners) requesting the House to act immediately to ASSENT TO BILLS establish a royal commission into paedophilia and Assent to the following Bills reported by Mr sexual assault against children. Speaker— Tobacco Products (Prevention of Supply to Home Help, Ipswich Children) Bill; From Mr Hamill (296 petitioners) Griffith University Bill; requesting the House and the Minister for Health Queensland University of Technology Bill; to restore the provision of Home Help services to those Ipswich residents who are experiencing Central Queensland University Bill; hardship as a result of cuts to service provision University of Queensland Bill; and further increase the allocation of funds for University of Southern Queensland Bill; the provision of such services in order that the needs of those requiring these services can be Eagle Farm Racecourse Bill; properly met. Law Courts and State Buildings Protective Security Amendment Bill; Police Resources, Wynnum Offshore Minerals Bill; From Mr Lucas (1,158 petitioners) Tweed River Entrance Sand Bypassing requesting the House to call on the Police Project Agreement Bill. Minister, the Honourable T. R. Cooper, MLA, to allocate sufficient police resources to the Wynnum Police District to bring its police to PARLIAMENTARY SCHOOL population ratio up to at least the average rate for RESOURCES PROJECT the rest of Queensland and, further, to ensure DOCUMENTARY that at night there is a minimum of two uniformed Mr SPEAKER: Order! I wish to advise police cars operating within the Wynnum district honourable members that photographers will be of the Wynnum Police District (i.e. Wynnum, in the Chamber and around the parliamentary Manly and Lota). precinct today and Wednesday and Thursday of this week as part of a documentary produced by the Parliament for a parliamentary school Kennedy Development Road resources project. From Mr Mitchell (1,465 petitioners) requesting the House to consider the implementation of a program to upgrade and seal PRIVILEGE the Kennedy Development Road between Infrastructure Property Group Hughenden and The Lynd by 2007. Mr BARTON (Waterford) (9.33 a.m.): I rise on a matter privilege. On the last sitting day, Publication of Names of Criminals 5 March, in answering a question about shonky From Mrs Wilson (12 petitioners) payments to the Infrastructure Property Group requesting the House to uphold the public associated with the development of the Surat demand that there be no withholding from Basin/Dawson Valley project, the Minister for publication the names of perpetrators convicted Economic Development and Trade and Minister of heinous crimes, regardless whosoever Assisting the Premier promised to table commits the crimes and regardless of the reason. documents providing advice on the outrageous fees of up to $2.2m received from KPMG. Those documents have not been tabled. Mr Speaker, I Cairns City Council request that you consider referring this matter to From Mrs Wilson (2,056 petitioners) the Members' Ethics and Parliamentary requesting the House to investigate the Cairns Privileges Committee, and I will put that request City Council and their management of our water in writing. resources, including an investigation into the 322 Ministerial Statement 17 Mar 1998 impact studies that were carried out prior to Newstead House Trust Act 1939— imposing drastic cuts. We respectfully request a Newstead House Board of Trustees fair water allocation and a reasonable excess (Appointment) Order 1998 charge that suits our climate shifts from wet to State Financial Institutions and Metway Merger dry. Facilitation Act 1996— State Financial Institutions and Metway Ms V. Arnold; Ms J. Leahy Merger Facilitation Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1998, No. 31 From Mrs Wilson (2,344 petitioners) requesting the House to order a new inquest Sugar Industry Act 1991— into the deaths of Vicki Serina Arnold and Julie- Sugar Industry (Mill Peak Adjustments) Anne Margaret Leahy following the current Amendment Guideline (No. 1) 1998, No. 33. reinvestigation being carried out by Mr Carl Mengler and Mr Frank O'Gorman, appointed by RESPONSES TO PARLIAMENTARY the Police Minister, the Honourable Russell COMMITTEE REPORTS Cooper, MLA. The Clerk laid on the table of the House the Petitions received. following responses to parliamentary committee reports— PAPER TABLED DURING RECESS Interim response from the Minister for Transport The Clerk announced that the following and Main Roads (Mr Johnson) to a report of the Public Works Committee entitled Construction of paper was tabled during the recess— a standard gauge rail line to Fisherman Islands; 9 March 1998— and Corrigendum to Travelsafe Committee Interim response from the Minister for Transport Report No. 22—Compulsory BAC Testing. and Main Roads (Mr Johnson) to a report of the Travelsafe Committee entitled Brisbane's Citytrain Network—Part One—Safety of the Rail STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS System and Infrastructure. In accordance with the schedule circulated by the Clerk to members in the Chamber, the following documents were tabled— PAPER Auctioneers and Agents Act 1971— The following paper was laid on the table— Auctioneers and Agents (Exemptions) Minister for Environment (Mr Littleproud)— Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1998, Draft strategy for managing air quality in No. 32 South East Queensland. Auctioneers and Agents (Exemptions) Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 1998, No. 34 MINISTERIAL STATEMENT Business Names Act 1962— Interim Regional Forest Management Business Names Regulation 1998, No. 35 Agreement Justices Act 1886— Hon. R. E. BORBIDGE (Surfers Motor Accident Insurance Legislation Paradise—Premier) (9.37 a.m.), by leave: I inform Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1998, honourable members that yesterday, on behalf No. 30 of Queensland, I signed an historic agreement that will protect both conservation values and Lotteries Act 1997— timber industry interests in the forests of south- Lotteries Amendment Rule (No. 1) 1998, east Queensland. The agreement is historic No. 38 because it achieves critical balance between the Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994— natural environment and the legitimate demands Motor Accident Insurance Legislation of Queensland's economy and the right of Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1998, Queenslanders to benefit from the use of natural No. 30 resources. At the outset I pay tribute to Dr Aila Nature Conservation Act 1992— Keto of the Australian Rainforest Conservation Nature Conservation Legislation Society and Rod McInnes of the Queensland Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1998, Timber Board for their leadership and No. 36 commitment in the process of reaching this Nature Conservation (Protected Plants in agreement. Trade) Amendment Conservation Plan The Interim Forest Management Agreement (No. 1) 1998, No. 37 will facilitate the South East Queensland 17 Mar 1998 Ministerial Statement 323 Regional Forest Agreement process that will Here we have a prime example of the establish a forest reserve system that will provide Government truly getting on with the job. That certainty to native forest based industries and, at job in this instance is to provide an historic overall the same time, protect high conservation value framework that will benefit Queensland and areas. The agreement has been achieved Queenslanders as well as create the basis for a through unprecedented cooperation between truly sustainable and high value-adding industry the Commonwealth and State Governments and on which we can build long-term employment particularly, as I have mentioned, between the and a far better skills base. timber industry and the conservation movement. Boral Timber and the Australian Rainforest I emphasise that both the Commonwealth and Conservation Society in their joint statement State Governments have a commitment that no yesterday offered their congratulations to the mills will be forced to close and that no jobs will Government for its willingness to seriously be lost. consider a joint stakeholder proposal involving The spirit of cooperation that has attended both industry and conservation groups. They the discussions that led to this historic said that the interim agreement incorporates the agreement is no more plainly expressed than in essential elements of their proposal. The State the fact that yesterday Boral Timber and the Government is proud of this agreement and just Australian Rainforest Conservation Society as proud of the manner in which it was issued a joint statement. The statement noted negotiated by all parties to the deal. We firmly that on 4 February this year Boral Timber and the believe that this is the way of the future where Australian Rainforest Conservation Society management and development of our rich reached an agreement believed to be the first of resources are concerned. its kind in Australia. Under that agreement Boral Timber agreed to forgo access to some traditional supply areas because of their high MINISTERIAL STATEMENT conservation value and, in exchange, to exploit Brisbane Light Rail Project alternative areas to maintain log volumes. The Hon. R. E. BORBIDGE (Surfers statement continued— Paradise—Premier) (9.41 a.m.), by leave: On 25 "This exercise has demonstrated the November 1997, I informed the House that very real capacity for former protagonists to Cabinet had endorsed the Brisbane light rail work constructively together to find project, an initiative that will create during the workable solutions." construction phase alone approximately 3,000 The MOU provides for a jointly and equally jobs. At that time I also informed the House that funded $20m forest industry development and the success of the project was substantially adjustment package. This will be over two years dependent on the obtaining of Federation and will be reviewed if the need to do so Funding from the Commonwealth Government. becomes apparent. I am happy to report that the The project will cost around $210m, with the great majority of potentially affected sawmills are Commonwealth being asked to contribute $60m.
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