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Hansard 20 February 1996 Legislative Assembly 1 20 February 1996 TUESDAY, 20 FEBRUARY 1996 Excellency the Governor for the election of a member to serve in this House for the electoral district of Mundingburra as follows— Issue of writ—5 January; Mr SPEAKER (Hon. J. Fouras, Ashgrove) Cut-off date for electoral rolls—9 January; read prayers and took the chair at 10 a.m. Nomination date—12 January; TELEVISING OF PROCEEDINGS Polling day—3 February; Mr SPEAKER: Order! Honourable Return of writ—4 March. members, today is an historic occasion in the I lay upon the table of the House the said writ. Chamber as we begin to televise the Honourable members, I have to report proceedings of the House. If there are no that the writ issued on 5 January 1996 for the objections, I propose that cameras be allowed election of a member to serve in the on the floor of the Chamber to enable today's Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of proceedings to be filmed. When the House resumes after the recess, cameras will be Mundingburra has been returned to me with a mounted below the galleries and will not be so certificate endorsed thereon by the returning intrusive. I am sure that members would join officer of the election, on 3 February 1996, of with me in welcoming this initiative as a first Francis John Tanti, Esquire to serve as such step in improving public awareness of the member. parliamentary processes. Member Sworn ELECTORAL DISTRICTS OF Mr Tanti was introduced, took the oath of GREENSLOPES AND MUNDINGBURRA allegiance, and subscribed the roll. Mr SPEAKER: Order! I have to report that I have received from His Honour the Judge of the Court of Disputed Returns an ASSENT TO BILLS order of the court for the electorate of Mr SPEAKER: Honourable members, I Greenslopes ordering that the petition be have to inform the House that I have received dismissed. I lay upon the table of the House a from Her Excellency the Governor letters in copy of the order. respect of assent to certain Bills the contents I have to report that I have also received of which will be incorporated in the records of from His Honour the Judge of the Court of Parliament. Disputed Returns an order of the court for the 22 November 1995 electorate of Mundingburra ordering that Ken Revenue Laws Amendment Bill (No. 2); Davies be taken not to have been elected and that a new election be held for the electoral Lotteries Amendment Bill; district of Mundingburra. I lay upon the table of South Bank Corporation Amendment Bill; the House a copy of that order. Horticulture Legislation Amendment Bill; Hon. R. E. BORBIDGE (Surfers Transport Planning and Coordination Paradise—Premier and Minister for Economic Amendment Bill; and Trade Development) (10.03 a.m.): I Local Government (Planning and move— Environment) Amendment Bill; "That the orders of His Honour the Statute Law (Minor Amendments) Bill; Judge of the Court of Disputed Returns Statute Law (Minor Amendments) Bill be entered in the Journals of the House (No. 2); and with respect to the electorate of Environmental Legislation Amendment Bill Mundingburra, the order that Ken Davies (No. 2); be taken not to have been elected in the Superannuation Legislation Amendment election in Queensland held on 15 July Bill (No. 2); 1995, the return be amended Criminal Offence Victims Bill; accordingly." Emergency Services Legislation Motion agreed to. Amendment Bill. 28 November 1995 MUNDINGBURRA BY-ELECTION Workers' Compensation Amendment Bill Issue and Return of Writ (No. 2); Mr SPEAKER: Honourable members, I Statute Law Revision Bill; have to report that a writ was issued by Her Statute Law Revision Bill (No. 2). 20 February 1996 2 Legislative Assembly PAPERS TABLED DURING RECESS Legal Aid Commission of Queensland The Clerk announced that the following Perpetual Trustees Australia Limited papers were tabled during the recess— Queensland Dairyfarmers' Organisation 21 November 1995— Queensland Electricity Supply Industry Superannuation Board Annual Reports for 1994-95— Queensland Performing Arts Trust Aboriginal Co-Ordinating Council Trustees of the Albion Park Paceway Department of Family Services & Aboriginal & Islander Affairs Gladstone Port Authority—Statement of Corporate Intent 1994-95 Intellectually Disabled Citizens Council of Queensland 5 December 1995— Public Trustee of Queensland Annual Reports for 1994-95— 24 November 1995— Medical Board of Queensland Ports Corporation Queensland—Annual Report Princess Alexandra Hospital Research and 1994-95 Development Foundation 27 November 1995— Royal Children's Hospital Foundation Annual Reports for 1994-95— Erratum to the Far North Queensland Electricity Corporation Annual Report for the period 1 Physiotherapists Board of Queensland January to 30 June 1995 Podiatrists Board of Queensland 7 December 1995— Psychologists Board of Queensland First Report of the Auditor-General on Audits Royal Brisbane Hospital Research Performed for 1994-95 Foundation 13 December 1995— South Coast Region Health Foundation Annual Reports for 1994-95— Speech Pathologists Board of Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations Queensland Island Co-ordinating Council 28 November 1995— Ministerial Report on the Implementation Annual Reports for the period 1 January to 30 of the Queensland Ethnic Affairs Policy June 1995— Queensland Abattoir Corporation Capricornia Electricity Corporation 14 December 1995— (trading as CAPELEC) Mackay Port Authority—Annual Report 1994/95 Far North Queensland Electricity Corporation (trading as FNQEB) Port of Brisbane Authority—Statement of Corporate Intent 1994/95 Mackay Electricity Corporation (trading as 15 December 1995— MEB) Health Rights Commission—Annual Report North Queensland Electricity Corporation 1994/95 (trading as NORQEB) 19 December 1995— Queensland Electricity Transmission Corporation (trading as Powerlink Annual Reports for 1994-95 Queensland) Parliamentary Commissioner for Queensland Transmission and Supply Administrative Investigations (Queensland Corporation Ombudsman) South East Queensland Electricity Darling Downs Health Services Corporation (trading as SEQEB) Foundation Prince Charles Hospital Foundation South West Queensland Electricity Corporation (trading as South West Townsville General Hospital Foundation Power) Ports Corporation of Queensland—Statement Wide Bay-Burnett Electricity Corporation of Corporate Intent 1994-95 Queensland Transmission and Supply 21 December 1995— Corporation—Statement of Corporate Intent Annual Reports for 1994-95— for the period 1 January to 30 June 1995 Darling Downs—Moreton Rabbit Board 30 November 1995— Queensland Commercial Fishermen's Queensland Tourist and Travel Corporation— State Council Annual Report 1994-95 Queensland Fruit and Vegetable Growers 1 December 1995— (The Committee of Direction of Fruit Marketing) Annual Reports for 1994-95— Department of Justice and Attorney- Queensland Principal Club General Surveyors Board of Queensland Legislative Assembly 3 20 February 1996 Grainco Queensland Co-operative Association PAPERS TABLED AND PRINTED Limited—Annual Report for the year ended DURING RECESS 31 August 1995 The Clerk announced that the following Criminal Justice Commission—Report of an papers were tabled and ordered to be printed Inquiry conducted by Mr R V Hanson QC into the Alleged Unauthorised Dissemination of during the recess— Information Concerning Operation Wallah 31 January 1996— 22 December 1995— Addendum to the Roads Implementation Annual Reports for 1994-95— Program 1995/96-1996/97 & indicative 1997/98- 1999/2000 Trustees of the Funeral Benefit Trust Fund 15 February 1996— South East Queensland Water Board Office of the Local Government Dumaresq-Barwon Border Rivers Commissioner—Local Government Boundaries Commission Review of Mornington Shire (Sweers Island and Bountiful Islands)—November 1995. 2 January 1996— Erratum to the Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations Annual Report 1994-95 RESPONSES TO PETITIONS Erratum to the Department of Housing, Local The Clerk laid upon the table of the Government & Planning Annual Report 1994-95 House the following responses to petitions 5 January 1996— received by the Clerk since the last sitting day Queensland Fish Management Authority— of the Legislative Assembly, 17 November Annual Report for the period 1 July 1994 to 1995— 9 March 1995 Queensland Fisheries Management Authority— Annual Report for the period 10 March 1995 to Native Fauna Breeders 30 June 1995 Responses from the Minister for Queensland Livestock and Meat Authority— Environment and Heritage (Mr Barton)— Annual Report for the period 3 July 1994 to 1 July 1995 I refer to your letter dated 19 September 1995 with regard to a petition presented by Mr D Annual Reports for 1994-95— Slack, MLA, protesting at the increase in Townsville/Thuringowa Water Supply recreational, commercial and specialist licence Board fees for the keeping of native birds and reptiles. Trustees of the Bowen Racecourse The fees set down in Schedule 6 of the Nature 8 January 1996— Conservation Regulation 1994 are the fees Mount Isa Water Board—Annual Report 1994-95 approved to operate with respect to the licensing of persons to keep and use wildlife. 12 January 1996— The following table indicates the level of fees Annual Reports for 1994-95— charged under the (now repealed) Fauna Childrens Court of Queensland Conservation Act 1974 and the fees now Dispute Resolution Centres Council charged under the Nature Conservation Act Queensland Law Society 1992 with respect to these activities: LICENSED CURRENT FEE FORMER FEE Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees ACTIVITY ($pa)
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