FORTY-NINTH PARLIAMENT JANUARY-DECEMBER 1999

INDEX QON—Questions on Notice

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1-93 ...... 2 March 1999 3359-3451 ...... 24 August 1999 95-211 ...... 3 March 1999 3453-3573 ...... 25 August 1999 213-298 ...... 4 March 1999 3575-3673 ...... 26 August 1999 299-396 ...... 9 March 1999 3675-3736 ...... 27 August 1999 397-516 ...... 10 March 1999 3737-3776 ...... 14 September1999(QON) 517-607 ...... 11 March 1999 3777-3829 ...... 14 September 1999 609-703 ...... 23 March 1999 3831-3948 ...... 15 September 1999 705-824 ...... 24 March 1999 3949-4091 ...... 16 September 1999 825-919 ...... 25 March 1999 4093-4163 ...... 17 September 1999 921-1013 . . . . . 13 April 1999 4165-4256 ...... 26 October 1999(QON) 1015-1136 . . . . 14 April 1999 4257-4356 ...... 26 October 1999 1137-1271 . . . . 15 April 1999 4357-4481 ...... 27 October 1999 1273-1348 . . . . 27 April 1999(QON) 4483-4598 ...... 28 October 1999 1349-1445 . . . . 27 April 1999 4599-4651 ...... 29 October 1999 1447-1563 . . . . 28 April 1999 4653-4701 ...... 9 November 1999(QON) 1565-1694 . . . . 29 April 1999 4703-4792 ...... 9 November 1999 1695-1781 . . . . 25 May 1999(QON) 4793-4912 ...... 10 November 1999 1783-1918 . . . . 25 May 1999 4913-5040 ...... 11 November 1999 1919-2005 . . . . 26 May 1999 5041-5102 ...... 12 November 1999 2007-2099 . . . . 27 May 1999 5103-5228 ...... 23 November 1999 2101-2140 . . . . 8 June 1999(QON) 5229-5342 ...... 24 November 1999 2141-2270 . . . . 8 June 1999 5343-5459 ...... 25 November 1999 2271-2384 . . . . 9 June 1999 5461-5522 ...... 26 November 1999 2385-2530 . . . . 10 June 1999 5523-5665 ...... 30 November 1999 2531-2596 . . . . 11 June 1999 5667-5789 ...... 1 December 1999 2597-2640 . . . . 20 July 1999(QON) 5791-5865 ...... 2 December 1999 2641-2737 . . . . 20 July 1999 5867-5926 ...... 3 December 1999 2739-2869 . . . . 21 July 1999 5927-6054 ...... 7 December 1999 2871-2958 . . . . 22 July 1999 6055-6176 ...... 8 December 1999 2959-3018 . . . . 17 August 1999(QON) 6177-6290 ...... 9 December 1999 3019-3167 . . . . 17 August 1999 6291-6366 ...... 10 December 1999 3169-3275 . . . . 18 August 1999 6367-6598 ...... 31 December 1999(QON) 3277-3357 . . . . 19 August 1999 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Index 1999

A Abbott Point, Industrial park, 6502, 6504 ABC, Radio station 4QR, 4814, 4818 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy and Development Department— Capital works, 1278, 2605, 3741 Consultants, 4208, 6551, 6577 Director-General, 4216 Drug programs, Funding, 3753 SES public servants, 2106, 4171 Staff, 2996, 4183, 6561 Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders— Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts, 1136 Advisory board, 1792 Ambulance Service, 3692 Autonomy, 843 Cairns, Coordination Unit, 3764 Cape York, Conference, 4719 Doomadgee— Health workers, 5125, 5229 Wine, Sale, 5367 Employees, Underpayment, 2276, 2398 Funding, 5361 Hunting, 6384 Injinoo lands, 3286 Ipswich, Street gangs, 1465 Jidabul Aboriginal Corporation, 3739 Kuranda community, Deaths, 3943 Local government elections, 5349 Northern Safecorp Consultants Pty Ltd, 2977 Palm Island, Indigenous Regional Business Advisory Unit, 954 Public housing, 2612, 5351, 6462 Reef Helicopters Pty Ltd, 4174 Services, 3675 Stolen generation, 1786, 1946, 2007 Teachers, 4727 Women's Task Force on Violence, 726, 5798, 6074 Woorabinda, Petrol sniffing, 5472 Acacia Ridge— Employment creation, 4908, 6063 Indigenous training centre, 6393 Acid sulfate soils, 525, 2000 Acquisition of Land Amendment Bill, 1843, 3633, 3777 Adoption, 5788, 6369 Adoption of Children (Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption) Amendment Bill, 257, 609 Adult shops, 4351 Agency for Food and Fibre Sciences, 3794, 5932 AGL Petronas joint venture, 5789 Agnes Water, Ambulance Service, 6400 Agricultural show societies, 6590 AIDS, 5673, 6386 Air services, International, 1565, 1932, 2969 Airtrain Citylink, 217, 632, 2649 Aitkenvale State School, 2267 Alcohol— Abuse, 1767 Alcoholic icy poles, 5470 Barron River electorate, Liquor outlets, 4476 Crime, 1729 Illegal sale, 848, 1789 Liquor industry, 3833 Retail outlets, 5046, 5949 Under-age drinking, 1698 Index 1999 3

Alford, Mr N., 628 Allgas, 3685, 3970 Allison, Mr W., 5341 Alpha TAB, 5784, 6461 Amamoor, Electricity supply, 1773 Amarance Pty Ltd, 3046 Amberley/Walloon, Western connection, 6447 Ambulance Service— Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders, 3692 Agnes Water, 6400 Air rescue services, 3763 Ambulance Week, 3784 Appliances, 2132, 2608 Board, 2598 Budget, 220 Call centre, 4174 Capital works, 4175 Chermside, 2270 Communications centres, 4173 CPR2000 project, 3837 Defibrillators, 1728, 1759, 4657 Ebert, Mr C., Transport fee, 1025, 1158 Emergency telephone number, 2294 Gladstone, 6514 Gold Coast, 6381 Heroin information brochure, 403 Land, Purchases, 3764 Moura, 1282 Nerang, 4499 Operational procedures, 716 Paramedics, 3769 Pensioners, Transport, 323, 3599 Proston, 6572 Regional communications centres, 1729 Response times, 2132, 2633, 4228, 4230, 4810, 4916, 6381 Rural residences, Purchases, 3765 Seniors Card holders, 323, 3599 SES public servants, 2128, 2129, 2610 Staff, 220, 2135, 4504 Stress claims, 6567 Subscriptions, 323, 716, 6381 Survey, 2745 Toowoomba, 6078, 6457, 6462, 6472, 6481, 6502 Transport, 3464, 3748, 3958, 5049, 5112 Vehicles, 1735, 4499, 4653, 6481 Worongary/Mudgeeraba, 6400 AMH meatworks, 2402, 4492, 4233, 4250 Ammonium nitrate, Export markets, 5660 Anderson Dawson Centenary, 5667 Andrews, Mr P., 2987 Animals— Animal Health Institute, 1334, 4231 Contaminated, Disposal, 4686 Diseases, 6542 Welfare legislation, 1337, 1808 Animals Protection Amendment Bill, 838, 5782 Ansford, Prof., 1275 Anti-bullying Task Force, 614 Anti-Discrimination Act, 3003 Anzac Day— Commemorative services, 1365, 1561 Legislation, 4801, 4802, 4803 Trading hours, 405, 538, 585, 633, 714, 1094 Anzac Day Amendment Bill, 1594, 5368, 5927 APEC Technomart, 4707, 4713, 4714, 4717, 4718, 4720, 4721, 4723, 4724, 4729, 4776, 5047, 5117, 5118 Appleby, Mr P., 3180 4 Index 1999

Applied Consulting, 2987 Apprentices and trainees, 537, 706, 1148, 1283, 1305, 1324, 1325, 1326, 1327, 1328, 1330, 1331, 1456, 1568, 1745, 1747, 1749, 1915, 1937, 2117, 2118, 2119, 2120, 2122, 2123, 2169, 2617, 2618, 2634, 2636, 2637, 2638, 2639, 2981, 2982, 2986, 2987, 2988, 2989, 2994, 3017, 3444, 4180, 4181, 4203, 4218, 4674, 4675, 4676, 4679, 4725, 5952, 6393, 6399, 6404, 6406, 6411, 6413, 6460, 6507, 6532, 6565, 6566, 6587, 6588, 6589 Appropriation Bill, 3819, 3972, 4034, 4108, 4162, 4384, 4539, 4569, 4703 Appropriation (Parliament) Bill, 3819, 3972, 4034, 4108, 4162, 4384, 4539, 4569, 4703 Aquaculture, 420, 515, 1346, 1738, 1750, 3460, 3963, 4682, 6532 Aramah Homes, 4381 Archerfield electorate, Low income earners, 225 Ariotti, Dr, 5465 Armstrong, Mr W., 848 Armstrongs Beach, Aquaculture, 6532 Arndale Shopping Centre, Police Beat shopfront, 2749 Arts— Art Built In Program, 301, 1797 Biennial Festival, 1758, 2743, 4220, 5108, 6485 Empire Contemporary Arts Centre, 3174, 4237 Industry, 2011, 2273 Orchestral Services Task Force, 1306 Portfolio— Capital works, 2602, 2620 Consultants, 2964 Public, 1741 Regional Arts Development Fund, 5528 Third Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, 3578 Youth Arts Festival Stage X, 2535 Youth Arts Policy, 6594 Arts Queensland— Consultants, 4220 Cultural Delivery Unit, 4181 Peer assessment panels, 4175 Review, 4176 Arundel State School, 6473 Asbestos, 4671 Asia, Trade, 231, 2010 Asia-Pacific Cities Summit, 109, 637 Asperger's Syndrome Support Network, 2953 Atherton Hospital— Dialysis treatment, 4932 Laundry facilities, 5945 Outpatients clinic, 4670 Services, 2667 Atherton Tableland, Roadworks, 4181, 4655 Attention Deficit Disorder, 4908 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, 4908 Attorney-General (see"Justice and Attorney-General") Attorney-General Bill, 160, 237, 609, 5927

ATTWOOD, Julie Maree— Questions— Brown, Mr B., 2666 East Timor, 3967 Education, Tertiary, 937 Electricity industry— Contracts, 5122 Restructure, 25 Employment growth, 536, 2288 Forestry industry— Hardwood, 5469 Regional forest agreement, 5875 Housing— Department, Jakarta office, 1806 Residential, 5809 Index 1999 5

Information technology, 5950 Macleay Island, 4224 Parenting and child health initiatives, 1588 Parents and citizens associations, 3801 Premier's Literary Awards, 2666 Prisons, Construction, 628 Public Works Department, Jakarta office, 1806 QCCI survey, 2288 Q-Fleet, 3037 Queensland Building Services Authority, 5544 Republic, 3373 South Burnett Meatworks, 3688 Student handbook, 3594 Taxation reform, 1465 Speeches— Ambulance Service, Officers, 716, 916 Anzac Day, Commemorative services, 1365 Appropriation Bills, 4007 Asperger's Syndrome Support Network, 2953 Centenary Highway, 5534 Child Protection Bill, 460 Child safety, 2269 Corrective Services Legislation Amendment Bill, 857 Criminal Code (Stalking) Amendment Bill, 992 Daylight saving, 5941 Durack Vietnamese Buddhist Temple, 1917 East Timor, 3787 Education— Cultural, 3669 Good News Lutheran School, 3840 Jindalee State School, 405 Leading Schools Program, 823 Middle Park State School, 2095 Milpera State High School, 5678 Fire and Rescue Authority, Officers, 916 Industrial Relations Bill, 2335 Mount Ommaney electorate— Noise pollution, 3569 Schools, 823 Olympic Games, Staff, 3270 Public housing, 1797 RP Data, 5115 School Uniform Bill, 3543 Small business, 1028, 2868 Vietnamese community, 1131 ATTWOOD, Julie Maree—continued: Speeches—continued: Weapons Amendment Bill, 1889 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1081 World War II veterans, 3166

Auctioneers and Agents Committee, 615, 621, 624, 626, 627, 628, 630, 724, 727, 729, 832, 1030, 1368, 1369, 1370, 1383, 1467, 1734, 6551, 6552 Auctioneers and Agents Fidelity Fund, 3016, 4229, 4665 Audio Visual and Audio Links Amendment Bill, 959, 5382, 5927 Auditor-General, Reports, 12, 1015, 1349, 1783, 2007, 4263, 6055 AUSDEF Friendly Society, 114 AUSSI Masters Swimming Club, 3841 Austin, Mr R., 3046 Austin Technology Incubator, 1920 Acts (Request) Bill, 2182, 2800, 2895, 3019 Australia-New Zealand Food Authority, 1336 Australia Post, Bulk postage discounts, 4922 Australia TradeCoast, 2143, 4498, 5243, 6070 Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 5964 Australian Labor Party— 6 Index 1999

Brown, Mr D., 2024 Cronyism, 3383, 3462, 3803, 3960 Directorship, 2888 Preselection, Female candidates, 88 State President, 2951 Transition to Government, Cost, 1706 Australian Sports Drug Agency, 3038, 3954 Automobile Importers, 4279 Awoonga Dam, 4655 Ayr Research Station, 4231

B Babinda— Abbeyfield housing project, 105 Aged care, 105 Backflow Hydraulic and Fire Protection, 1584 Baillie Henderson Hospital, 2637 Baker, Mr L., 3599 Balch, Mr S., 4717 Bald Hills, Traffic accident, 5223 Ballymore Stadium, 6541 Banana— Health District, 6452, 6474 Industry, 332, 4097 Shire, Roadworks, 4659 Bank of Queensland, 4711, 5232, 5528, 5538, 5540 Banks, 2679, 3459, 5340 Bannikoff, Mr K., 1581, 2622, 2994 Bannikoff report, 1327, 1328, 1757, 2117, 2122, 2989, 4242 Barambah electorate— Community Cabinet meeting, 4922 Emergency services, 4240, 4683 Health services, 4212 Medical services, 4693 Member, Serving of subpoena, 825, 826, 867, 2105 Police resources, 4245 Premier and Ministers, Visits, 2114 Schools, 4179, 4791 Toxic waste dumps, 2995 Barcoo Shire, Irrigation licence, 3013 Bareboat charter industry, 4178 Barkly Highway, 1754 Barristers Board— Admission rules, 2626 Legal professional privilege, 538 Barron Gorge, 409, 410 Barron River electorate— Liquor outlets, 4476 Member, Comments, 4919 Police resources, 516, 5138

BARTON, Thomas Alfred— Answers to questions— Bearham, Mr J., 1713 Borallon Correctional Centre, 2102 Breath testing machines, 1273 Byrne, Ms J., 232 Cleaver, Mr T., 1323 Community service orders, 3802 Corrective Services Commission— Capital works, 1279, 2603, 3743 Consultants, 4221, 6536, 6575, 6593 Director-General, 4218, 6387 Drug programs, Funding, 3753 Organisations, Funding, 1321, 1737 Index 1999 7

Purchases, 6578 Restructure, 6387 SES public servants, 2107, 4173 Staff, 4185, 4206, 6547 Year 2000 compliance, 6593 Crime— Boonah, 2978 Ethnicity and crime, 2990 Firearms, 3013, 3475 Statistics, 5248, 6486 Drug detection machines, 3846 Emerald Airport, 118 Firearm ranges, 1313 Gordonstone mine, 630 Guns— Buyback scheme, 1323, 1375 Control laws, 6466 Ipswich— Aboriginal street gangs, 1465 Police Beat shopfront, 3005 Ipswich West electorate, Organisations, Funding, 1321 Kinder, Mr P., 2991 Lockyer electorate, Organisations, Funding, 1737 Mukherjee, Dr S., 2990 New Farm, Prostitution, 2123 Nioa Trading, 1323 Noxious substances, Sniffing, 5469 Offenders, Detention, 3475 Outlaw motorcycle gangs, 3600 Peach review, 2999 Police— Academies, 2127, 4228 Anzac Day eve, 633 Barambah electorate, 4245 Beats, 1708, 2539, 3005, 5126 Blackbutt, 6417 BARTON, Thomas Alfred—continued: Answers to questions—continued: Police—continued: Bribie Island, 3762 Caboolture, 3762, 6368 Capricorn Coast, 4655 Coolum, 2133 Deeragun, 4683 Department— Capital works, 1279, 2603, 3743 Consultants, 4221, 6536, 6575 Director-General, 4218 Drug programs, Funding, 3753 Organisations, Funding, 1321, 1737 Purchases, 6578 SES public servants, 2107, 4173 Staff, 4185, 4206, 6547 Year 2000 compliance, 6593 Dulacca, 4178 Electronic surveillance, 2633 Gatton, 4177 Gympie, 6528 Harrisville, 1751 Headquarters, 6410 Housing, 1738 Investigations, 2630 Ipswich, 3005 Kalbar, 1751 Landsborough, 111 Laura, 1296 Lockyer electorate, 6590 8 Index 1999

Metropolitan North Region, 4691 Morningside, 3740 New year's eve bonus, 6408 Non-operational duties, 27 Olympic Games, 4219 , 6432 Redland Bay, 4239 Resources, 633, 1304, 1727, 1776, 2026, 2127, 2621, 2759, 3188, 3600, 3961, 3740, 3762, 3769, 4206, 4227, 4245, 4655, 4674, 4691, 5126, 6401, 6413, 6510, 6532, 6568 Retreads, 4608 Satellite telephones, 4206 Service delivery, 3691 Southport, 4227, 4235 Stations, 1727, 1735, 2621 Sunshine Coast, 3475, 4691, 6379, 6515, 6568 Tannum Sands, 1766 Thuringowa, 6502 Torres Strait, 2621 Townsville, 2127, 3600 Prisons— Construction, 628 Deaths in custody, 4673, 6393 Drugs, 2889 Escapes, 2127, 2626, 3751, 4606 Handcuffs, Use, 3761 Hummer armoured vehicles, 6377 Laundry services, 3015 Maryborough, 1733, 1738 Methadone trial, 4686 Officers, 3382, 3851, 3761 Proactive Support Group, 419 Products, 2632 Rehabilitation programs, 6509 Security, 1374, 2111 Strip searches, 4678 Wacol, 2635 Women, Employment, 3972 Under-age drinking, 1698 Water and Alcohol Safety Project, 4501 Whitsunday electorate, Organisations, Funding, 1737 Young, Sgt D., 2628 Youth— Deaths in custody, 6514 Detention, 2137, 2966, 6515 Points of order, 83, 244, 5431, 5738 Speeches— Brown, Mrs D., 3579 Burnett region, 3913 Corrective Services and Penalties and Sentences Amendment Bill, 798 Corrective Services Commission, 2534 Corrective Services Legislation Amendment Bill, 338, 866, 872-875 Crime— Armed robbery, 4915 Break and enter offences, 4796 Increase, 5424 Sex offenders, Notification orders, 1995, 2651 Criminal Law Amendment Act, 2146 Estimates Committee B, Report, 4408 Overseas visit, 2740 Parliament— Adjournment, 919 Ministers, Performance, 1649 Police— Beats, 1451 Laura, 708 Powers, 4487 Index 1999 9

Resources, 708, 1018 Special services, 1922 Police and Corrective Services portfolio, Election commitments, 1570 Police Powers and Responsibilities Amendment Bill, 254 Police Powers and Responsibilities and Other Acts (Registers) Amendment Bill, 424, 1494, 1498 Prisoners— Female, 4711 Security, 4362 Prostitution Bill, 4825, 5831-5853 Sir David Longland Correctional Centre, 1790 TAB, Privatisation, 3243 Weapons Amendment Bill, 1540 Woodford Correctional Centre, 3175

Basil Stafford Centre, 2965 Battle of Australia 1942, Memorial, 6422

BAUMANN, William Francis— Points of order, 246, 3543, 3717, 4010, 4510 Questions— Acacia Ridge, Indigenous training centre, 6393 Ambulance Service, Capital works, 4175 Apprentices and trainees, 4203, 6404 BAUMANN, William Francis—continued: Questions—continued: Beenleigh-Robina rail service, 4689 Beenleigh State School, 6598 Carter Newell, 6587 Coal industry, 1777 Community Jobs Plan, 2640 Connect-Ed project, 2970 Coomera River, Dredging, 1308 Corporate Administration Agency, 4220 Disability services, 6525 Education portfolio, Staff, 2140 Electricity industry— Generating capacity, 4236 Gunpowder-Century transmission line, 4250 Tariffs, 6490 Employment Task Force, 4672 Employment, Training and Industrial Relations Department— Staff, 6547 Training, 6587 VERs, 1326 Workplace agreements, 1746 Fire levy, 4665 Gold Coast— Health District, 6426 Quarrying industry, 3013 Rail line, 6455 Goprint, 6520 Great South Pacific Express, 3001 Health Department— Cabinet submission, 3598 Capital works, 1317 Growth funds, 1720 Housing Department, Purchases, 6578 Jacobs Well, Environmental education centre, 6534 Meat Processing Development Initiative, 1343 Mental Health Act, 1733 Moreton Bay islands, 6496 Pacific Motorway, 1276 Pensioners, Rail travel, 6377 Public housing, 1761, 2607, 3743, 6443 10 Index 1999

Public Works Department, Purchases, 6578 Q-Link, 2986 Queensland Building Services Authority, Home warranty insurance, 4230 Schools— Teachers, 4694 Uniforms, 2626, 3737 Sky Channel race coverage, 1290 TAFE— Budget, 6564 Coorparoo, 2116 Long report, 4181 Oxford Park, 6506 State Government services, 6411 Training, 4203 Tourism, Sport and Racing Department, Accounting system, 6469 Transport Department, Public Transport Division, 3756 Unfair dismissal legislation, 1708 Wolston Park Hospital, 2107 WorkCover, 3768 Speeches— Coachtrans, 4911 Naturelink cableway, 3569 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1237

Bayside Health District, 6413, 6424, 6451 Bayside 2000 What Next? initiative, 3464 Beach— Erosion, 1730 Huts, 2539 Safety, 632

BEANLAND, Denver Edward— Notices of motion— Child abuse, 2747 Forde inquiry, 2747 Heiner inquiry, 222 Points of order, 286, 291, 815, 942, 1432, 1689, 1866, 1936, 1997, 2288, 2407, 2408, 2578, 3066, 3076, 3246, 3290, 3468, 3596, 3659, 3688, 3692, 4275, 4782, 4812, 4918, 5051, 5360, 5675, 5804, 5874 Privilege— Families, Youth and Community Care Minister, Alleged misleading of House, 3831 Members' Ethics and Parliamentary Privileges Committee, Referral of matters, 2739, 3019, 4257 Parliamentary standards, 825 Questions— Aged care centres, 4230 Arts— Biennial Festival, 1758, 6485 Public, 1741 Youth Arts Policy, 6594 Building and Construction Industry Training Fund, 413 Cape York, Youth crime prevention strategy, 4673 Children— Abuse, 6535 Protection, 3797, 3850, 4103, 4687, 6580 Witnesses, Evidence, 5874 Children's Commission, 6392 Clunies Ross Centre, 1707 Coal royalties, 1773 CS Energy, 4283 Cultural Centre 2000 project, 2626 Dingoes, 1339 Disability Sector Training Fund, 6525 Index 1999 11

Disability Services Queensland, 6073, 6453, 6553, 6583 Dittman, Mr M., 3039 Drug-dependent mothers, 4667 Education portfolio— Legal proceedings, 3015 Staff, 2985 Employment, Training and Industrial Relations Department, Purchasing Branch, 1327 Families, Youth and Community Care Department— Adoption Services Branch, 5051 Annual report, 6473 BEANLAND, Denver Edward—continued: Questions—continued: Families, Youth and Community Care Department—continued: Bundaberg— Office, 6461 Teenager, 4501 Capital works, 1280, 2603, 3742 Children, Care, 3797, 6508 Consultants, 4208 Director-General, 4215 Drug programs, Funding, 3754 Leaving Care initiative, 6444 Legal proceedings, 2968 SES public servants, 2105, 4172 Social justice model, 6423 Staff, 4194, 6515, 6562 Vehicles, 6380 Fishing industry— Pilchard fishery trial, 1803 Queensland Fisheries Management Authority, 1803 Forde inquiry, 3797 Gaming machines, 4811 Gocorp, 3039 Greyhound Racing Authority Board, 1291 Hazardous material, Safety legislation, 3775 Hospitals— Laundry services, 1464 Radioactive materials, Storage, 1718 Surgery, Elective, 1319 Waiting lists, 723 Justice and Attorney-General— Minister, 1936 Portfolio, Executive remuneration, 6401, 6412 White, Ms S., 1936 Mental health services, 316 Mining tenures, 4252 Moreton Bay islands, 6496 Navari Pty Ltd, 3039 Orchestral Services Task Force, 1306 QBIS, 1291 Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra, 1306, 4237 Queensland Symphony Orchestra, 1306, 4237 Schools— Students, Attendance, 3964 Teachers, Superannuation, 3001 State Library, 5359 Syndicate Club, 5128 TAFE, Funding, 2118 Tennyson— Film and television studios, 3692 Power Station site, 4698 Townsville, Cleveland Youth Detention Centre, 5686 Youth detention, 1730, 2137, 2631 Speeches— Adoption of Children (Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption) Amendment Bill, 257 Adoptions, 5788 12 Index 1999

Appropriation Bills, 4003, 4554 Attorney-General Bill, 164, 166 Audio Visual and Audio Links Amendment Bill, 5394 Australia Acts (Request) Bill, 2818 Bilborough, Mr C., 510 Bott, Mr B., 1440 City Plan, 1798, 1912, 2382, 3672 , Noise, 5662 Challinor Centre, 1365, 1379 Child Protection Bill, 276, 438, 554-578, 875Ð881 Children— Abuse, 2827 Child-care regulations, 3843 Sex offences, 5312 Coal Mining Safety and Health Bill, 2936, 3202-3206, 3311, 3316, 3317, 3327, 3328, 3335 Criminal Law Amendment Bill, 6251, 6257 Disabled citizens, Services, 1132 Dogs, 3355 Domestic Violence (Family Protection) Amendment Bill, 5023, 5059-5079 Drug courts, 690 Estimates Committee A, Report, 4391 Estimates Committee B, Report, 4411 Estimates Committee G, Report, 4533 Family Services Amendment Bill, 4845, 4943-4951 Forde inquiry, 2827 Gaming industry, 3946, 4475, 4787 Gaming Machine and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2), 5982 Gold Coast, Marketeers, 510 Guest, Mr G., 818 Heiner inquiry, 224, 281 Indooroopilly, CSIRO site, 3180, 5677 Industrial Relations Bill, 2521 Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Amendment Bill, 3141 Legislative Standards Amendment Bill, 2840 Liquor Amendment Bill, 5327 Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2), 5171 Members' and Related Persons' Registers of Interests, 1857 Milpera State High School, 5336 Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Bill, 3335 Moreton Bay islands, 1132 Motor Accident Insurance Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1999, 1625 Newton, Mr T., 3164 Oxley Road, Speed limit, 606 Parliament— Adjournment, 2592 Bills, Time limit order, 6084 Speaker, Ruling, Motion of dissent, 2532, 2909, 3423 Parliamentary Amnesty Group, East Timor, 6356 Parliamentary Commissioner and Freedom of Information Amendment Bill, 6140 Petford Training Farm, 393, 1440 Property Law Amendment Bill, 6266 Prostitution Bill, 5821, 5879-5890 Queensland Law Society Amendment Bill, 6125, 6137 Raptis, Mr J., 510 Retirement Villages Bill, 5628-5635 Road Transport Reform Bill, 3602 Sex offenders, Notification orders, 1991 BEANLAND, Denver Edward—continued: Speeches—continued: State Development and Public Works Organisation Amendment Bill, 2075, 2301-2303, 2308 State Government, Performance, 5863 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, 1405, 1409, 1410 Statutory Instruments and Another Act Amendment Bill, 1865-1867 Surgery, Elective, 4881 TAB, Privatisation, 3243 TAB Queensland Limited Privatisation Bill, 3677, 3717 Terrica Place Child Care Centre, 2747 Index 1999 13

Trade Measurement Amendment Bill, 5300 Transplantation and Anatomy Amendment Bill, 3257 Transport planning, 3672 Wanstall, Sir Charles, Condolence motion, 4261 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1173 Bearham, Mr J., 1713

BEATTIE, Peter Douglas— Answers to questions— ABC, Radio station 4QR, 4814 Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders— Cape York, Conference, 4719 Doomadgee, Health workers, 5125 Employees, Underpayment, 2398 Funding, 5361 Agency for Food and Fibre Sciences, 3794 Alcohol, Retail outlets, 5046 Alford, Mr N., 629 ALP, Directorship, 2888 Animal Health Institute, 4231 Ansford, Prof., 1275 Aquaculture, 3963, 6532 Asia, Trade, 231 Asia-Pacific Cities Summit, 109 AUSDEF Friendly Society, 114 Australia TradeCoast, 5243 Barron Gorge, 410 Battle of Australia 1942, Memorial, 6422 Beach erosion, 1730 Biotechnology industries, 2155, 2157, 3468 Boeing, 1799, 2760 Boulia Desert Sands 2000 camel races, 2660 Breaking the Unemployment Cycle, 1747 Bremer River, Bridge, 2628 Brisbane, Tourism promotion, 4376 Brown, Mr B., 2666 Brown, Mr D., 2024 Business summit, 2020 Caboolture, Employment, 2980 Cairns Esplanade, 410 Cape York— Land Council, 6533 Partnership Plan, 6482 Capital works, 2154, 2156, 2157 Central Highlands Community Employment Trust, 411, 531 Chevron gas pipeline, 3034, 3684 Children by Choice Association, 1726 Children's Commissioner, 629 Christmas appeals, 4721 Citizens Against Road Slaughter, 1461 City/Valley bypass, 2756 City West Precinct Strategy, 3846 Coalition, Financial management, 409 Coastal surveillance, 1368, 1579, 2753 Community— Cabinet meetings, 1578, 3685, 4926, 5242, 5682 Jobs Plan, 410 Organisations, 5358 Services, Volunteers, 4496 Constitutional Convention, 2132 Construction industry— Apprentices, 1745 Building and Construction Industry Training Fund, 414 Court of Disputed Returns, 5942 Crime Prevention Task Force, 6495 14 Index 1999

Criminal Justice Commission, Leaks, 629 Crop insurance, 1745 Cyclone Rona, 1281 Daintree region— Electricity supply, 3770 Vandalism, 1581 Dalby TAFE, 2631 D'Arcy, Mr W., 3293, 3295, 3593 Defence Force— Contracts, 2760 Reservists, 4273 Devine, Ms P., 1275, 1752 Dittman, Mr M., 3039 Drugs— Abuse, 936 Courts, 6581 Marijuana, 6505 Rehabilitation programs, 4653 East Timor, 3962 Economy, Performance, 533, 3032 Education— Minister, Performance, 1283 Tertiary, 937 Electoral— Fraud, 1577, 1578, 1579, 1580 Laws, 6557, 6568, 6582 Electricity industry— Coal-fired power stations, 5357 Daintree region, 3770 , 3686 Gas, Sale, 3686 Kogan Creek Power Station, 3684 Projects, 3950 Restructure, 1149 Tariffs, 3684 , 3687, 5118, 6458 Ell, Mr T., 3292 Elliott, Mr J., 420 Elphick, Ms E., 1727 Employment, 19, 114, 934, 2161, 3793, 4374, 4165, 5127, 6197 Eventide Nursing Home, Sandgate, 3592 Exports, 1463 Fair Trading Minister, Corruption allegations, 227 Families, Youth and Community Care Minister, Memorandum, 5812 BEATTIE, Peter Douglas—continued: Answers to questions—continued: Film and television industry, 228, 849, 1801 Fitzroy, Member, Actions, 18, 225, 321 Flinders, Mr M., 2756 Food safety, 4497 Forde inquiry, 25 Forestry industry— Cypress pine, 719 Hardwood, 2659, 6192 Logging, 2659 Regional forest agreement, 934, 2627, 2659, 2669, 3800, 3965, 3969, 4098, 4102, 4376, 4691, 5245, 5366, 6415 Fringe benefits tax, 1152, 1370 Gambling, Social impact, 5047 Gladstone Port Authority, 3182 Gocorp, 3031, 3032, 3033, 3034, 3036, 3037, 3039, 3040, 3182, 3184, 3185, 3289, 3292, 3293, 3295, 3372, 3375, 3378, 3380, 3383, 3467, 3593, 4697 Gold Coast— Hospital, 2397 Marketeers, 227 State Government initiatives, 6554 Goldilands Pty Ltd, 6532 Index 1999 15

Goods and services tax, 2536 Government owned corporations— Employees, Overseas travel, 3591 Executive remuneration, 4272 Gun buyback scheme, 943 Gympie, Floods, 1283 Hawke, Mr R. L, 848 Health— Department— Enterprise bargaining, 2110 Equity return, 3793, 3799 Funding, 841 Minister, Cabinet documents, 4665 Queensland Health Strategy Advisory Project, 3374, 3382, 3592 Services, Privatisation, 3588 System, 2884 Heiner inquiry, 25, 1285, 4502 Heritage Trails Network, 3378, 4602, 6297 Hervey Bay, State Government building, 4692 High technology companies, 5943 Hinchliffe, Mr M., 3040 Honda Indy 300, 4603 Hospitals— Beds, 5688 System, 1150, 3588, 3799, 4927 Immigrants, Illegal, 624, 625, 5467 Indooroopilly, CSIRO site, 6431 Internet gaming, 3299, 3372 Ipswich West electorate, Organisations, Funding, 1332 Japan— Technology exports, 6191 Trade, 3372 Judicial Review Bill, 933 Kelly, Ms R., 1735 Kogan Creek Power Station, 4165, 4231 Labour Government, Centenary, 5873 Leaders Forum on Drugs, 315 Lindeberg, Mr K., 4502 Lions International, 6299 Livingstone, Mr D., 3293, 3593 Local Area Multicultural Partnership Program, 4201 Magnesium smelter, 226 Magnetic Island, Nelly Bay development, 2887 Mary Valley Timbers, 4099 Maryborough— Police Citizens Youth Club, 6572 Prison, 2135 Metals industry, 108 Microsoft, 1799 Milk prices, 2112 Millennium celebrations, 4809 Mining industry— Exploration, 3844 Gordonstone mine, 18, 225, 321, 718 Projects, 1460 Rio Tinto, 321, 1799 Miss Queensland Award, 5358 Multiculturalism, 2020, 5804 Native title, 1031, 1032, 3844, 5791, 5871, 6580 Navari Pty Ltd, 3036, 3039, 3040, 3182, 3184, 3185, 3289, 3292, 3293, 3372, 3467, 3593, 4697 Nicklin, Member, Entitlements, 2614 Nioa, Mr W., 943 Northern Safecorp Consultants Pty Ltd, 6560 Nursing homes— Beds, 3592 Funding, 5689 16 Index 1999

Olympic Games, State Government accommodation, 5046 One Nation Party— Budget, 6378 Legislation, 3693 Status, 317 Supreme Court decision, 3182, 3291 O'Neill, Mr D., 2758 Overseas visit, 108 Pacific Motorway, 5539 Parliament— Independents, Research staff, 6405 Members— Behaviour in Chamber, 417 Citizenship, 2892 Electorate offices, 4169 Entitlements, 2614 Interests Register, 1459, 1460 Labor backbencher, Sex charges, 3189 Ministers— Barambah electorate, Visits, 2114 Code of behaviour, 3296 Expenses, 518, 3383, 3467 Female, Accountability, 417 Legal advice, 3375, 3380, 3383, 3467 Parliamentary Secretaries, Legal expenses, 3467 Political parties, Entitlements, 1331 Telephones, Removal, 3852 Pisasale, Cr P., 3037, 3040, 3293, 3593 Police— CJC investigations, 1323, 1753 Water Police, 1033, 1768 Poverty, 2979 Prawn harvesting, 728 BEATTIE, Peter Douglas—continued: Answers to questions—continued: Premier— Barambah electorate, Visits, 2114 Letter to Speaker from citizen, 2028 Office, Flowers, 533 Performance, 3590 Police bodyguards, 4505 Premier and Cabinet Department— Budget, 320 Capital works, 1280, 2604, 3741 Consultants, 4207, 6536, 6575 Director-General, 4214 Drug programs, Funding, 3753 Organisations, Funding, 1332 Policy Coordination Division, 4679 SES public servants, 2106, 4172 Staff, 4189, 6540 Year 2000 compliance, 6592 Premier's Awards for Excellence, 5119 Premier's Literary Awards, 2532, 2666 Property investment, 2751 Prostitution laws, 1462 Public Service— Awards, 6067 Staffing, 4097 Queensland, Achievements, 4807 Queensland Day, 2291 Queensland Events Corporation, 6585 Queenslander of the Year, 2291 Raptis, Mr J., 227 Reef Management Authority, 2661 Regional community forums, 1578 Republic, 1151, 3374 Index 1999 17

Right to Life Association, 1726 Roma Street Parklands, 314 Rural Adjustment Authority, 1281 Rural areas— Assistance, 2627 Doctors, 1579 Tourism, 6297 Sandgate, Member, Loans, 114 Scientists, 5048 Sharples v. O'Shea and Pauline Hanson, 3182, 3291 Sheep industry, 2290 Shooter, Mr P., 1799 Silviculture, 6512, 6522 Smith, Ms M., 1306 Smithsonian Institution, 3686 Solar Hot Water Rebate Scheme, 720 Sorry Book, 2611 , 3589 South Burnett Meatworks, 3300, 3739, 4656, 6371, 6386, 6433 South Carolina, Sister State agreement, 1934 Sports, Achievers, 5538 St George dam, 2885 State election 1998, Fraud, 623 State Emergency Service, Cadets, 3467 State Government— Budget, 3292 Capital works, 3590 Departments and agencies, Budgets, 3769 Internet policy, 1371 Legislation, 6589 Performance, 2405, 5466 Taxes, 3792, 3793, 3795, 3799, 3801 Transition cost, 1706 State of Origin, 2285, 2399 Students, Overseas, 5806 Sun Metals dispute, 540, 623, 718, 841, 842, 848, 2396 Suncorp-Metway Stadium, 3590 TAB, Privatisation, 2283, 2284, 2285, 2396, 3183, 3238 Tablelands, Funding, 4682 Teksid, 108, 226 Topki Holdings Pty Ltd, 3184, 3295, 4697 Torrens, Mr L., 5245 Torres Strait islands, Autonomy, 843 Townsville— Industrial Land Project, 6195, 6583 Strand redevelopment, 410, 4274 Treasurer, Advance Account, 4228 Treasury Department— Capital works, 3742 Consultants, 4208 Director-General, 4214 SES public servants, 4173 Staff, 4183 Tree-clearing guidelines, 5950 Unemployment, 18, 1033, 1286, 1747, 2284, 2541 United States— Direct flights, 1932 Trade, 2021, 3006 , Veterinary Science Faculty, 1585 Vegetation management, 6532 Venture capital industry, 3006 Welfare services, 5680 Western Downs electorate, Development, 6521 Wolston Park Hospital, 1804 Women, Advancement, 6069 Wright, Mr K. W., 1294 Young Queenslander of the Year, 2291 18 Index 1999

Youth training, 3467 Notice of motion— Stolen generation, 1786 Points of order, 79, 283, 410, 3075, 3076, 3242, 3425, 3439, 3952, 3960, 4159, 4274, 4275, 4340, 4341, 4342, 4344, 4814, 5879, 6190, 6298, 6300 Privilege— Electricity industry, Privatisation, 2888 Families, Youth and Community Care Department, Hervey Bay office, 5867 Gregory, Member, Actions, 517 Speeches— ABC, Radio station 4QR, 4818 Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders— Doomadgee— Health workers, 5229 Wine, Sale, 5367 Services, 3675 Stolen generation, 1947 Airtrain Citylink, 2649 Anderson Dawson Centenary, 5667 APEC Technomart, 4779 Apprentices and trainees, 706 Appropriation Bills, 3819, 4156 Austin Technology Incubator, 1920 BEATTIE, Peter Douglas—continued: Speeches—continued: Australia Acts (Request) Bill, 2182, 2903, 2908 Australia TradeCoast, 2143 Biotechnology industries, 1447, 1787, 3279 , 5106 Bow Tie Day, 398 Branson, Mr R., 5525 Brisbane— Airport, Rail link, 2649 City Watch-house, 5105 Bundaberg Hospital, 4093 Burnett region, 3908 Business confidence, 5230 Cairns Convention Centre, 4599 Cancer Research Centre, 5929 Centenary of Federation, 2272 Central Highlands Community Employment Trust, 397 Century Zinc, 5791 Charter of Social and Fiscal Responsibility, 3576 Chevron gas pipeline, 1137 Chinese President, Visit, 3831 Coal industry, 96 Coastal surveillance, 2008 Community Cabinet meetings, 519, 1138 Community Services Strategy, 1016 Compulsory third-party insurance, 3360 Constitution Amendment Bill, 4820 Constitution (Requests) Bill, 2183 Constitutional Centenary Foundation, 929 Constitutional Convention, 2740 Courts, Funding, 3454 Cypress pine industry, 2647 Davis, Dr G., 4822 Disability Services Queensland, 5793 Drug courts, 689 Duyfken expedition, Re-enactment, 4706 East Timor, 3779 Economy, Performance, 4913 Electricity industry— Gas-fired power stations, 2142 , 2648 , 5041 Employment growth, 706, 3170, 3454 Index 1999 19

Environmental Protection Agency, 215 Estimates Committee A, Report, 4396 Film and television industry, 611, 875, 3455 Fisheries (East Coast Trawl) Management Plan, 5669 Gold Coast— Hospital, 1015 Marketeers, 3575 Gordonstone mine, 785 Government owned corporations, Executive remuneration, 4269 Great South Pacific Express, 1356 Gulf country, Missing plane, 5343 Health system, 2872, 3437 Heiner inquiry, 284 IBM call centre, 3832 Industrial relations, 3455 Industry, Assistance, 1920 Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Amendment Bill, 3056, 3061, 3066, 3152, 3159- 3162 International Women's Day, 300 International Year of Older Persons, 6177 Ipswich, Member, Censure, 3100 Japan, Trade, 4268 Labour Day, 1566 Land and Resources Tribunal Bill, 429, 432-438 Langer, Mr A., 1565 Leaders Forum on Drugs, 299 Legislative Standards Amendment Bill, 2838 Marlborough, Nickel mine, 3170 McLean, Mr R. T., Condolence motion, 2 Mines and Energy Minister, Censure, 4343 Molecular Bioscience Institute, 705 Multicultural Service Awards, 5230 Multiculturalism, 5930 Muscular Dystrophy Association, 398 National Competition Policy, 2873 Native forests, Logging, 2740 Native title, 3278, 4483, 5791 Native Title (Queensland) State Provisions Amendment Bill, 1944, 2722, 2778, 2782-2800 Ombudsman, Strategic review, 3654 Overseas visits, 96, 2009 Parliament— Divisions, Government numbers, 5352 Independents, Entitlements, 519 Members, Entitlements, 1567 Ministers, Expenses, 579, 3193 One Nation Party, Entitlements, 519 Parliamentary Secretaries, Expenses, 3193 Speaker, Ruling, Motion of dissent, 3426 Valedictory, 6357 Parliamentary Commissioner and Freedom of Information Amendment Bill, 5140, 6143 Parliamentary Members (Office of Profit) Amendment Bill, 729, 1485 Pasminco, 5791 Pilbeam, Mr R. B. J., Condolence motion, 3020 Port Arthur massacre, 1447 Premier and Cabinet Department, Budget, 404 Premiers Conference, 827, 928 Premier's Millennium Awards, 5525 Prostitution Bill, 5879-5892 Public Sector Ethics Amendment Bill, 1941, 5014-5023 Public Service— Appointments, 4303 SES positions, 3950 Queensland Commemorative Events and Celebrations Committee, 5344 Queensland Constitution, 1788, 2740 Rappolt, Mr C. R., Condolence motion, 3020 Regional Australia Summit, 4358 Regional forest agreement, 4093, 4443, 5867, 6178 20 Index 1999

Remembrance Day, 4913 Republic, 4357, 5343 Roma Street Parklands, 4707 Rugby World Cup, 5106 Sherrington, Mr D. J, Condolence motion, 921 Smithsonian Institution, 4793 South Bank Corporation Amendment Bill, 3855, 4619-4623 South Bank Parklands, 2649, 4484 State Development Department, Performance, 5187 BEATTIE, Peter Douglas—continued: Speeches—continued: State Emergency Service, Cadets, 3361 State Government— Accountability, 930 Achievements, 2387, 5461 Budget, 3780 Capital City Policy, 2271 Election promises, 1431 Performance, 214, 477, 5525, 5855 SES positions, 3536 State of Origin, 1921, 2008 Statutory Instruments and Another Act Amendment Bill, 956, 1863-1867 Sun Metals dispute, 785, 826 TAB Queensland Limited Privatisation Bill, 3193, 3676, 3731-3735 Telecommunications, Licensing agreement, 2387 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourt Championships, 612 Toowoomba, Hotel and conference centre, 2741 Tourism, International flights, 1565 Townsville, Community Cabinet meeting, 1138 Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Queensland) Bill, 351 Tree-clearing guidelines, 6004, 6055, 6292 Turkey, Earthquake, 3453 2010: Queensland State Education, 1015 Unemployment, 1356, 4794 Virgin Airlines, 5525 Vision for Australia, 5343 Wallabies, 5106 Wanstall, Sir Charles, Condolence motion, 4257 Warwick, Member, Tabling of documents, 2838 Wear Wool Wednesday, 2271 Year of the Outback, 2272 Yewdale, Mr L. J, Condolence motion, 2 Young Australian of the Year, 5867

Beaudesert— Dental services, 1318, 2974 High school, 6524 Regional business adviser, 630, 3475 State School, 6372 Beaumont, Mr T., 3369 Bechtel, 4377 Beekeeping, 532 Beenleigh-Robina rail service, 4689 Beenleigh State School, 6598 Beerwah Police Station, 111 Bentley Park Education Complex, 1381 Berri Limited, 4794 Biala Detoxification Centre, 1695 Biboohra, Contaminated land, 4245 Biennial Festival, 1758, 2743, 4220, 5108, 6485 Bilborough, Mr C., 107, 510 Bilney, Mr L. and Mrs K., 839 Biloela, Home and Community Care Program, 3744 Bills of Sale and Other Securities Amendment Bill, 273, 609 Biotechnology industries, 535, 697, 1447, 1787, 2155, 2157, 3279, 3468, 3849, 4694 Bird, Mr J., 4379 Index 1999 21

Birkdale Nursery, 5244 BLACK, Alfred Harold— Point of order, 910 Questions— Abbott Point, Industrial park, 6504 Armstrongs Beach, Aquaculture, 6532 Asbestos, 4671 Bareboat charter industry, 4178 Bruce Highway, Gunalda Range Road, 2613 Bundaberg Dental Clinic, 1726 East coast trawl fishery, 6521 Employment, Training and Industrial Relations portfolio, Organisations, Funding, 1320 Environment and Heritage and Natural Resources portfolio, Organisations, Funding, 1332 Families, Youth and Community Care Department, Maryborough office, 3851, 4202, 4668 Fisheries Regulations, 1750 Fraser Island, Dingoes, 4210, 4222 Goldilands Pty Ltd, 6532 Goods and services tax, 3005 Grazing leases, 6407 Hawke, Mr R. L., 848 Home and Community Care Program, 2597, 6569 Hospital patients, Care, 6382 Howard Power Station site, 4671 Industrial Relations Task Force, 1313 Isgar, Mr S., 1807 Jury service, 3737 Kinder, Mr P., 2977, 2991 Local government, Code of conduct, 4167 Logan City Council, Motor dealer's licence, 2125 Medical Board, 2977 Midge Point-Laguna Quays road, 4232 Nursing homes, 5689 Police resources, 3769 Railways, Maintenance program, 6544 Regional forest agreement, 2111, 4691 Rural areas, Economic development, 1764 Schools— Crossing supervisors, 6559 Eimeo Road State School, 6582 Funding, 3750 Hampden State School, 6492 Pialba State School, 1284 Proserpine State High School, 6431 Special, 6370 Teachers, 6511 St George irrigation area, 6446, 6456 State Archivist, 1305 Sun Metals dispute, 848 Technical Aid to the Disabled Queensland Incorporated, 2597 Tennyson Power Station site, 4671 Torrens, Ms A., 1038 Townsville Hospital, 6479 Tree-clearing guidelines, 3474 Unemployment, 1285 Vision Airlie project, 2102 Water backflow, 2959 Whitsunday electorate— Driver testing centres, 4681 Health services, 2628, 4243 Organisations, Funding, 1320, 1332, 1696, 1712, 1737 BLACK, Alfred Harold—continued: Questions—continued: Whitsunday electorate—continued: Public housing, 6394 School sites, 6416 Speeches— Adoption of Children (Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption) Amendment Bill, 261 22 Index 1999

Barristers Board, Legal professional privilege, 538 Coal Mining Safety and Health Bill, 1867, 2933, 2937, 3228-3230, 3320, 3321, 3329 Community-Based Referendum Bill, 3929 Corrective Services and Penalties and Sentences Amendment Bill, 811 Electoral Amendment Bill, 5769 Forestry Amendment Bill, 5918 Gaming Machine and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, 674, 750 Industrial Relations Bill, 2509 Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Amendment Bill, 3151 Liquor Amendment Bill, 4469 Liquor (Evictions, Unlicensed Sales and Other Matters) Amendment Bill, 4974 Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Bill, 1867 Parliament, Address in Reply debate, 146 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill, 3865 Primary Industry Bodies Reform Bill, 5518 Prostitution Bill, 5744 Queensland Building Services Authority Amendment Bill, 3628 St George irrigation area, 4992 State Development and Public Works Organisation Amendment Bill, 2245 Statutory Instruments and Another Act Amendment Bill, 1862, 1864-1866 Sugar Industry Bill, 4304 TAB Queensland Limited Privatisation Bill, 3730 Townsville Industrial Park, 5750 Transport (South Bank Corporation Area Land) Bill, 966 Weapons Amendment Bill, 1894 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1088

Blackbutt Police Station, 6417 Blacksoil, Warrego Highway, 4168 Blackwater Creek floodway, 1560 Bledisloe Cup, 5106

BLIGH, Anna Maria— Answers to questions— Adoption, 6369 Basil Stafford Centre, 2965 Boystown, 5251, 6513 Cairns, Homeless people, 3473 Cape York, Youth crime prevention strategy, 4673 Central Queensland, SAAP meeting, 6430 Challinor Centre, 1468, 2966 Children— Abuse, 6385, 6535 Child care, 3190, 5365 Protection, 2993, 3797, 3850, 4103, 3750, 4687, 6580 Children's Commission, 6392 Dalby, Crisis centre, 4203 Dellen Lodge, 4168 Disabled citizens— Disability Sector Training Fund, 6526 Disability Services Queensland, 6073, 6453, 6525, 6553, 6583 Funding, 1767, 2975, 4693 Purpose-built vessel, 1334 Services, 235, 1767, 4690, 5810, 6526 Electricity concessions, 1310 Endeavour Foundation, 6590 Families, Youth and Community Care Department— Adoption Services Branch, 5051 Advertising expenditure, 2973 Annual report, 6473 Bundaberg— Office, 6453, 6459 Teenager, 4501 Index 1999 23

Capital works, 2604, 2967, 3742 Children, Care, 3797, 6508 Consultants, 2965, 4208 6537 Dalby teenager, 2615 Director-General, 4215 Drug programs, Funding, 3754 Entertainment expenditure, 2973 Hervey Bay office, 5875, 5876 Leaving Care initiative, 6444 Legal proceedings, 2968 Logan City organisations, Funding, 1276 Maryborough office, 2629, 3852, 4202, 4203, 4669 Regions, 6373 SES public servants, 2105, 4172 Social justice model, 6423 Staff, 1302, 2977, 4194, 6515, 6562 Travel expenditure, 2963, 2973 Vehicles, 6380 Family support initiative, 6525 Forde inquiry, 3595, 3797 Goods and services tax, 5689, 6077 Guide dogs, 1698 Maryborough Housing Action Group, 6581 McIntosh, Ms K., 235 Monto Neighbourhood Centre, 4249 North Queensland, Respite care, 6525 Nursing homes, 2102 Petford Training Farm, 233 Pine Rivers Youth Emergency Centre, 4698 Schools— Burdekin Special School, 2613 Students, Attendance, 3964 Silver Bridle Community Centre, 1297 Townsville, Cleveland Youth Detention Centre, 5686 Townsville/Thuringowa Youth Justice Service, 3970 Wolston Park, Youth detention centre, 4729 Youth— Council, 6584 Deaths in custody, 6380 BLIGH, Anna Maria—continued: Answers to questions—continued: Youth—continued: Detention, 728, 849, 1730, 2631, 6379, 6514 Participation Strategy, 6201, 6584 Points of order, 1379, 1380 Speeches— Adoption of Children (Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption) Amendment Bill, 269 CASH Award, 1925 Child Care Strategic Plan, 4488 Child Protection Bill, 548, 554-579, 876-882 Children— Abuse, 2830 Sex offences, 5312 Cootharinga Society of North Queensland, 3283 Disabled citizens— Disability Access Week, 2654 Funding, 831 Services, 1142 Domestic Violence (Family Protection) Amendment Bill, 2185, 5054, 5057, 5073 Estimates Committee G, Report, 4538 Families, Youth and Community Care and Disability Services portfolio, Capital works, 1280 Family Services Amendment Bill, 737, 4936-4951 Forde inquiry, 2149, 2830, 3458 Health services, Aged care, 3344 Heiner inquiry, 286 Ipswich, Member, Censure, 3104 Jigsaw Queensland Incorporated, 711 24 Index 1999

Norman Creek, 5339 Penny, Mr B. J., 711 Petford Training Farm, 102 Securing the Care seminar, 5043 Stolen generation, 1955 Water pollution, 5339 Weapons Amendment Bill, 1905 Youth detention, 1360, 2535

Blue, Dr A., 2977 Boating and Fisheries Patrol, 5811, 6201 Body Corporate and Community Management Act, 2955 Boeing, 1799, 2760 Boggo Road jail site, 5360 Bonner, Mr N., 605 Boonah— Crime, 2978 Hardwood, 6417 Boral Timbers, Cooroy, 1752, 4375, 4378 Borallon— Burtons Bridge, 2113 Correctional Centre, 2102

BORBIDGE, Robert Edward— Notices of motion— APEC Technomart, 4713 Burnett region, 3838 Fitzroy, Member, Actions, 17 Forestry industry, Workers, 4366 Gordonstone mine, 17, 714 Industrial relations legislation, 1794 Ipswich, Member, Censure, 3031 Magnetic Island, Nelly Bay development, 2152 Mines and Energy Minister, Censure, 4271 State Government— Election promises, 1363 Performance, 405 Sun Metals dispute, 714 Tree-clearing guidelines, 5531 Personal explanations— Barron River, Member, Comments, 4919 Kluska, Mr, 5113 Mines and Energy Minister, Regional Australia Summit, 4365 Points of order, 115, 224, 228, 288, 342, 412, 417, 482, 504, 723, 850, 1356, 1372, 1377, 1433, 1439, 1459, 1693, 2224, 2288, 2291, 2398, 2400, 2401, 2407, 2578, 2583, 2664, 2874, 2884, 3035, 3039, 3063, 3064, 3066, 3074, 3076, 3101, 3182, 3290, 3383, 3468, 3685, 3794, 3795, 3848, 4279, 4343, 4344, 4373, 4375, 4376, 4448, 4498, 4579, 4605, 4718, 4725, 4781, 4802, 4803, 4806, 4810, 4811, 4814, 4918, 4919, 5043, 5118, 5124, 5242, 5246, 5331, 5332, 5333, 5335, 5252, 5363, 5537, 5538, 5540, 5677, 5804, 5807, 5873, 5874, 6191, 6196, 6294, 6298, 6300, 6301 Privilege— Anzac Day legislation, 4802, 4803 Barambah, Member, Serving of subpoena, 826 Employment, Training and Industrial Relations Minister, Alleged misleading of House, 2584 Electricity authority, Tabling of documents, 4274 Energex, 3301 Environment and Heritage and Natural Resources Minister, Alleged misleading of House, 937, 939 Gladstone Port Authority, 3235 Mines and Energy Minister, Alleged misleading of House, 3277 Navari Pty Ltd, 3235 Speaker, Comments, 2007 Tablelands, Member, Suspension, 2668 Tourism, Sport and Racing Minister, Comments, 213 Questions— Index 1999 25

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy and Development Department, Consultants, 6551 Alcohol, Retail outlets, 5046 Ambulance Service, Land purchases, 3764 APEC Technomart, 4717, 4718 Apprentices and trainees, 2638 Auctioneers and Agents Committee, 1369 Bannikoff, Mr K., 2622 Bannikoff report, 4242 Bilborough, Mr C., 107 Breaking the Unemployment Cycle, 1747 Cape York Health District, 6438 Capital works, 2156 Carbon tax, 4604 CEPA, 3843 Chevron gas pipeline, 3684, 4495, 5803 BORBIDGE, Robert Edward—continued: Questions—continued: Coal Mining Safety and Health Bill, 1985 Director of Public Prosecutions, 5872 Dynegy, 3843 Education Department, Staff, 4698 Electoral fraud, 1577 Electricity industry— Chevron gas contracts, 5241 Contestable market, 4256 Contracts, 5679 Dividends, 2883 Energex, 5241, 5537 , 4272, 4273, 5241 High voltage transmission, 5356 Millmerran Power Station, 3843 Power purchase agreements, 6503 Powerlink, 6488 Projects, 3843 Supply, 840 Tariffs, 3684 Tarong Power Station, 3843 Emergency Services portfolio, SES public servants, 2128 Employment programs, 6398 Employment, Training and Industrial Relations Department— Operating statement, 6412 Training, 6586 Equity and Fair Trading Department, Consultants, 6551 Fair Trading Minister, Corruption allegations, 107, 226 Families, Youth and Community Care Department, Vehicles, 6380 Fitzroy, Member, Actions, 17, 225, 321 Forestry industry— Hardwood, 2659 Logging, 2659 Regional forest agreement, 934, 4372, 4373 Gladstone Port Authority, 3182 Gocorp, 3031, 3032, 3033, 3034, 3182, 3289, 3291, 3372, 4925 Gold Coast— Hospital, 2397 Marketeers, 107, 226 Gordonstone mine, 17, 225, 321, 718 Government owned corporations, Executive remuneration, 4272, 4273 Greyhound Racing Authority Board, 1290 Health— Department— Funding, 4231 Staff, 4807 Services, Privatisation, 3588 Hospitals— Accident and emergency waiting times, 1317 Beds, 3588 26 Index 1999

Budgets, 6450 Equity return, 3791 Outpatient clinics, 3588 Revenue, 1717 Industrial relations, Training leave, 2987 Industrial Relations Bill, 2326 Internet gaming, 3372 Judicial Review Bill, 933 Justice and Attorney-General— Minister, 1933 White, Ms S., 1933 Kelly, Mr D., 1369 Kelly, Ms R., 1369, 1735 Kogan Creek Power Station, 3684 Law Reform Commission, Funding, 5871 Leggate, Mr J., 5241 Livingstone, Mr D., 3291 Magnetic Island, Nelly Bay development, 2220 Mary Valley Timbers, 4099 Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Bill, 1985 Moreton Bay islands, 6498 Natural Resources Department, Corporate Communications Unit, 1341 Navari Pty Ltd, 3182, 3289, 3372 Nixon, Mrs E., 3962 Olympic Games, State Government accommodation, 4496, 5046 Parliament— Members— Behaviour in Chamber, 416 Interests Register, 1459 Ministers— Female, Accountability, 417 Legal expenses, 3465, 3466 Premier and Cabinet Department— Budget, 320 Capital works, 1280, 2604, 3741 Consultants, 4207, 6536 Director-General, 4213 Policy and Coordination Division, 4679 SES public servants, 2106, 4172 Staff, 4189 Year 2000 compliance, 6592 Princess Alexandra Hospital, 6419 Public housing, 1303, 6519 Public sector, Training, 6531 Raptis, Mr J., 226 Rio Tinto, 321, 1799 Robertson, Mr L., 3962 Royal Brisbane Hospital, 4806 Sales and Distribution Services Business Unit, 4666 Schools— Closure, 6470 Teachers, Salaries, 4925 Sex offenders, Notification orders, 1994 Sharples v. O'Shea and Pauline Hanson, 3181 Sherrington, Mr D. J., Condolence motion, 922 Shooter, Mr P., 1799 Snake handling courses, 536 SPC products, 3589 Speed cameras, 5355 State Development Department, Transition costs, 1702 State election 1998, Fraud, 623 State Emergency Service, Flood boats, 5472 State Government— Budget, 6191 Taxes, 3791, 3792 Stolen generation, 1951 SUDAW, 3843 Index 1999 27

Sun Metals dispute, 622, 718, 840, 2396 Syndicate Club, 5120 BORBIDGE, Robert Edward—continued: Questions—continued: TAB, Privatisation, 2283, 2396, 2537, 3238 TAFE— Competitive purchasing program, 3003 Funding, 2117 Training contracts, 1327 Townsville, Power stations, 4604 Transport Department— Corporate Services Division, 3017 Credit card facilities, 2973 Tree-clearing guidelines, 5680, 6297 Unemployment, 1747 Virgin Airlines, 5537 Water compensation principles, 535 WorkCover, 6389, 6460 Speeches— ABC, Radio station 4QR, 4819 ALP, State President, 2951 Anzac Day legislation, 4801 APEC Technomart, 4714, 4729, 4776 Appropriation Bills, 3972, 4539, 4550, 4581 Burnett region, 3905 Commissions of Inquiry (Queensland Constitutional Review Commission) Regulation, 3303 Corrective Services and Penalties and Sentences Amendment Bill, 187 Criminal Justice Committee— Paff, Mr J. K., Discharge, 118 Santoro, Mr S., Appointment, 118 Domestic Violence (Family Protection) Amendment Bill, 5069-5073 Electricity industry, Generating capacity, 5676 Employment creation, 3839 Estimates Committee A, Reports, 4384, 4397 Fatchett, Rt Hon. D., 1795 Fitzroy, Member, Actions, 77 Forestry Amendment Bill, 5895 Forestry industry— Logging, 2881 Regional forest agreement, 1876, 2658, 4440 Workers, 4440 Freedom of Information Amendment Bill, 1794 Gocorp, 3043 Gordonstone mine, 28, 77, 405, 714, 782 Government owned corporations, Executive remuneration, 4371 Health services, Privatisation, 3657 Heiner inquiry, 283 Industrial Relations Bill, 2577 Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Amendment Bill, 3056, 3087 Ipswich, Member, Censure, 3097 Land and Resources Tribunal Bill, 355, 436 Liquor Amendment Bill, 4883, 5331-5336, 5351 Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2), 5167 McLean, Mr R. T., Condolence motion, 3 Mines and Energy Minister, Censure, 4340 Native Title (Queensland) State Provisions Amendment Bill, 2682 Overseas visits, 306, 5800 Parliament— Adjournments, 2592, 3121 Divisions, Government numbers, 5351 Members' and Related Persons' Registers of Interests, 1855 Ministers, Legal expenses, 3461 Opposition— Appointments, 103 Leader, Office expenses, 579, 3178 Speaker, Ruling, Motion of dissent, 3425 Valedictory, 6361 28 Index 1999

Parliamentary Members (Office of Profit) Amendment Bill, 1470 Pilbeam, Mr R. B. J., Condolence motion, 3024 Premier, Performance, 325 Productivity Commission, Submission, 2881 Prostitution Bill, 5709 Public Sector Ethics Amendment Bill, 4975, 5019-5022 Public Service, 2393, 4283 Rappolt, Mr C. R., Condolence motion, 3024 South Bank Corporation Amendment Bill, 4616, 4622 State Development and Public Works Organisation Amendment Bill, 2040 State Government— Achievements, 5531 Advertising, 6190 Election promises, 1363, 1428 Performance, 223, 474, 2153, 5552, 5854 Taxes, 3785 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, 1407-1409 Statutory Instruments and Another Act Amendment Bill, 1860 Sun Metals dispute, 620, 782 Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Queensland) Bill, 339 Tree-clearing guidelines, 5604 Turkey, Earthquake, 3453 Vegetation Management Bill, 6322 Wanstall, Sir Charles, 4259 Weapons Amendment Bill, 1543 WorkCover proposals, Advertising, 634 Yewdale, Mr L. J., Condolence motion, 3

Border Rivers Commission, 1347 Bott, Mr B., 1440 Boulder opal industry, 296 Boulia Desert Sands 2000 camel races, 2660 Bow Tie Day, 398 Bowen Health District, 2109, 6436, 6501

BOYLE, Desley— Questions— Atherton Hospital, 2667 Boating and fishing, Safety, 6201 Cairns— Convention Centre, 629 Economy, 2537 Homeless people, 3473 Fringe benefits tax, 1152 Gaming machines, 6302 Gold Coast, Power boat race, 3295 Goods and services tax, 115 National Competition Policy, 4499 North Queensland, Telecommunications and information technology, 636 BOYLE, Desley—continued: Questions—continued: Prisons, Employment of women, 3972 Queensland Rail, 4104 Saibai Island, 1469 Schoolies Week, 5247 Schools— Cooler Schools Program, 3690 Fires, 3379 Water, 2031 Starland project, 5050 State Emergency Service, 541 State Government, Internet policy, 1371 Tourism— Advertising campaigns, 420, 2289 Goods and services tax, 5811 Index 1999 29

Millennium bug, 5811 Tourism Queensland, 1938 Speeches— Anzac Day, Trading hours, 1101 Appropriation Bills, 4020, 4034 Art Built In Program, 1797 Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 5964 Cairns— Amateurs race meeting, 3947 Central Business District Revitalisation Program, 950, 5131 Cruise and naval ships, Visits, 5131 Electorate, 406 Homeless people, 3273 Hospital— Nurses, 2737 Redevelopment, 3163, 3443 International University, 3392 Minerals and Lapidary Club, 6053 Moore, Mr J., 5661 Music industry, 2748 Safety Institute of Australia, Conference, 3465 Tourism, 3465 Traffic problems, 2280 Calvary Hospital, 331 Coral reef finfish fishery, 3813 Cyclone Rona, 106 Estimates Committee A, Reports, 4385, 4397 Estimates Committee C, Report, 4428 Federal Government, Welfare system, 4925 Gale, Dr W., 915 Gallagher, Mr A., 915 Gaming Machine and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, 660 Goods and services tax, 5940 Health— Portfolio, Budget, 387 Services— Aged care, 3348 Privatisation, 3658 Surgery, Elective, 4878 System, 3443 Health Practitioner Registration Boards (Administration) Bill, 5083 Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Bill, 5083 Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Amendment Bill, 3115 Manoora Community Renewal Program, 821, 4734 Motor Accident Insurance Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1999, 1630 Private Health Facilities Bill, 5205 Prostitution Bill, 5824 Pyne, Councillor T., 5226 Queensland Building Services Authority Amendment Bill, 3627 Queensland Theatre Company, The Sunshine Club, 4910 Radiation Safety Bill, 1416 Regional economic development, 3045 Senior citizens, 1443 State Development Department, Performance, 5193 State Government correspondence, Use of plain English, 583 State Purchasing Policy, 37, 2171 Stolen generation, 1975 Townsville Industrial Park, 5756 Transplantation and Anatomy Amendment Bill, 1119, 3256 Vegetation Management Bill, 6346 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1054

Boyne Island, Smelter, 6490 Boystown, 5115, 5251, 5351, 6513 30 Index 1999

BRADDY, Paul Joseph— Answers to questions— Acacia Ridge, Indigenous training centre, 6393 Andrews, Mr P., 2987 Applied Consulting, 2987 Apprentices and trainees, 1283, 1305, 1324, 1325, 1326, 1327, 1328, 1330, 1331, 1568, 1747, 1749, 1937, 2117, 2118, 2119, 2120, 2122, 2123, 2578, 2617, 2618, 2634, 2636, 2637, 2638, 2639, 2981, 2982, 2986, 2987, 2988, 2989, 2994, 3017, 4180, 4181, 4203, 4219, 4674, 4675, 4676, 4679, 4680, 6393, 6399, 6404, 6406, 6411, 6413, 6460, 6507, 6532, 6565, 6566, 6587, 6588, 6589 Bannikoff, Mr K., 2994 Bannikoff report, 1327, 1328, 1758, 2117, 2123, 2989, 4242 Barron Gorge, 409 Biotechnology, 4694 Blue, Dr A., 2977 Brisbane City Council, Workplace health and safety, 3001 Brown, Mr D., 3469 Bundaberg Marine College, 3003 Cairns Esplanade, 409 Capital Development Plan, 1329 Carpentaria Shire Council, 6588 Carter Newell, 6587 Challenge Employment and Training, Funding, 2987 Coal industry, Workforce Strategy Unit, 2987 Construction industry— Building and Construction Industry Training Fund, 2982, 4225 Cement packaging costs, 1283, 2122, 4219 BRADDY, Paul Joseph—continued: Answers to questions—continued: Construction industry—continued: Levy system, 3776 Prosecutions, 6506 Workplace accidents, 118 Correctional centres, Training, 6391 Cullen report, 6388 Dalby Agricultural College, 4682 Employment— Breaking the Unemployment Cycle, 1038, 1157, 2982, 6407 Community Employment Assistance Program, 4676 Community Jobs Plan, 235, 409, 1326, 1740, 1747, 1763, 2623, 2640, 2988, 4662, 6586 Forums, 2128, 3772 Mature aged workers, 6588 Programs, 6398, 6565 Task Force, 2116, 2118, 4672, 6390, 6404 Women, 1768 Worker Assistance Program, 6413 Employment, Training and Industrial Relations Department— Audits, 6588 Capital works, 1276, 2601, 3743, 3758 Claims processing, 1756, 2623 Client purchase arrangement, 1757, 6587 Consultants, 2987, 4209, 6382, 6568, 6575 Deputy Directors-General, 6389, 6391, 6408 Director-General, 4242, 6408, 6564 Drug programs, Funding, 3776 Equity return, 6410 Existing workers policy, 4181 Freedom of information process, 6587 Office refurbishments, 6398, 6410 Operating statement, 6408, 6409, 6412 Overseas travel, 6409, 6469, 6484, 6564 Purchasing Branch, 1327, 6391, 6564, 6577, 6588 SES public servants, 2106, 4172 Staff, 1328, 1727, 2116, 4199, 6367, 6409, 6547, 6588 Telephone information service, 3476 Index 1999 31

Training, 6586, 6587, 6588 Unions, Grants, 2118, 6367 VERs, 1310, 1311, 1326 Workplace agreements, 1746 Gladstone, WorkCover office, 2997 Gordonstone mine, 20 Hairdressers, 1330 Industrial relations— Federal Workplace Relations Act, 4380 Legislation, 20, 6200 Task Force, 1314 Training leave, 2987 Industrial Relations Act, 3381 Industrial Relations Commission, 3469, 6398 Industry task forces, 1327, 2117 Information technology, 4694, 5950 Internet access, 6531 Kelly, Ms R., 1777 Kendall, Mrs K., 1333 Killarney sawmill, 6582 Komplete Riding School, 1333 Labour Adjustment Fund, 1325, 2115 Labour market regulation, 2116 Linnane, Ms D., 3469 Long report, 3017 Mature aged workers, 6388 Murphy, Mr G., 2890, 6387 Pastrycooks, 1330 Payroll tax, 413 Queen Alexandra Home, 1281, 1329 Queensland Teachers Union, 6424 Rural industry training, 4182 Schofield, Ms K., 2618 SEVS Program, 6402 Smith report, 1327 TAFE— Audits, 1327, 1762 Brisbane, 6586 Budget, 6413, 6506, 6564 Capital works, 6413 Competitive purchasing program, 1282, 3003, 3771 Constitution, 4181, 4205, 4206 Cooloola-Sunshine, 6459 Coorparoo, 1281, 1329, 2117, 2116, 2122, 4700, 6511 Council directors, 1330 Dalby, 1746, 2610, 2994, 3011, 4682 Enrolments, 6401, 6464 Expenditure, 6596 Facilities, 6514 Fees, 6551 Financial status, 3007, 4205, 4238 Funding, 1329, 2117, 2118, 2119, 2994, 4695 Handbook, 3594, 6460 Loans, 2119, 2994 Long report, 4181 Mackay, 1282 Mobile computer training unit, 6507 Moreton, 6389, 6411, 6412, 6507, 6563 National Competition Policy, 6394 Outsourcing, 4674, 6400, 6565 Overseas students, 6408, 6564 Oxford Park, 2123, 2980, 4695, 6506 Ravenshoe, 1732 Richlands, 1746 Science courses, 6505 Southbank, 1329, 1330, 1745, 4675 Springfield, 2121 32 Index 1999

Staff, 1707, 1741, 2116, 2120, 6367, 6411, 6413, 6506, 6563, 6564, 6565 State Government services, 6411 Teachers, 1707, 2116, 2120, 4694, 6367, 6401, 6411, 6507 Training, 1282, 1327, 1749, 1762, 2118, 2988, 2996, 3003, 3771, 4203, 6394, 6462, 6506 VERs, 4663 Vision statement, 4663, 6390 Wide Bay, 3003, 6586, 6597 Tarzali sawmill, 4696 Townsville, Strand redevelopment, 409 Training— Group training schemes, 3016 Providers, 2983 Public sector, 6531 User choice contracts, 6391 BRADDY, Paul Joseph—continued: Answers to questions—continued: Unemployment, 415, 4936 Viviani, Prof. N., 1328, 1330, 2121, 4242 Viviani report, 1740, 3003, 4205, 4206, 4220, 4224, 6387, 6399, 6405, 6564 Warwick sawmill, 6582 WorkCover, 111, 1728, 1740, 2121, 2618, 2757, 2977, 2982, 2986, 2997, 3016, 3017, 3768, 3769, 4219, 4224, 4664, 4696, 6202, 6386, 6387, 6389, 6400, 6440, 6442, 6454, 6460, 6464, 6506, 6531, 6543, 6564 Workers compensation fraud, 2757 Workers Compensation Fund, 236 Workplace agreements, 2982 Workplace Consulting Queensland, 1328, 1758 Youth Jobs Day '98, 1329 Points of order, 2578, 2579, 2582, 2583 Speeches— Anzac Day Amendment Bill, 1594, 5381 Brassall State High School, 297 Breaking the Unemployment Cycle, 2391, 4360 Building and Construction Contracts—Structured Training Policy, 5232 Building and Construction Industry Safety Task Force, 6181 Employee entitlements, 3954 Estimates Committee F, Report, 4519 Fitzroy, Member, Actions, 81 Gordonstone mine, 81, 786 Industrial relations, 3173 Industrial Relations Bill, 1827, 2574, 2577, 2583-2585 Ipswich West, Member, Admonishment and suspension, 4095 Parliament— Adjournment, 2591 Leader of the House, Absence, 2642 Pilbeam, Mr R. B. J., Condolence motion, 3027 Public Service, Wage offer, 5345 Rappolt, Mr C. R., Condolence motion, 3027 Skills Week, 3577 State Government— Performance, 482 SES positions, 3535 Stolen generation, 1976 Sun Metals dispute, 786 Tablelands, Member, Suspension, 2668 Trading (Allowable Hours) Amendment Bill, 5151, 6115 Training, 3362 Unemployment, 98 Vision statement, 2877 Vocational education and training, 5671 WorkCover, 1358, 6295 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 851, 1245, 1252-1271 Workplace health and safety, 3281, 4486 Workplace relations legislation, 5794 Index 1999 33

Branson, Mr R., 5525 Bread, Day-old, Use by charities, 3798 Breaking the Unemployment Cycle, 1038, 1148, 1157, 1747, 2391, 2982, 4360, 6407 Breast screening, 1135, 2094, 3456, 6511 Breath testing machines, 1273

BREDHAUER, Stephen Dominic— Answers to questions— Amberley/Walloon, Western connection, 6447 Atherton Tableland, Roadworks, 4182, 4655 Banana Shire, Roadworks, 4659 Barkly Highway, 1754 Bribie Island, Bridge, 1273, 6467 Brisbane— City Council, Bus services, 2636, 6496 River, Traffic crossings, 6454 Bruce Highway— Cooroy-Gympie, 4238 Gunalda Range Road, 1312, 2613 Bundaberg bypass, 6423 Burdekin electorate, Boat ramps, 3738 Burnett Heads Boat Harbour, 4204, 6515 Caboolture, Driver testing centre, 4681, 6503 China, Trade mission, 4816 City/Valley bypass, 3772, 6077 Coal industry, 1778, 2892 Conondale Bridge, 3189 Cooktown Developmental Road, 2970 Cooloola Shire, Registration revenue, 6390 Coomera River, Dredging, 1308, 6532 Cunningham Highway, 2102, 4233 Dalbeg, Expedition Pass Creek bridge, 4248 Drag racing, Illegal, 1733 Drivers— Drug impaired, 116 Licences, 3757, 6535 Eidsvold Shire, Roadworks, 4659 Emu Park-Yeppoon road, 6525 Eumundi bypass, 6530 Gold Coast, Noise barriers, 4254 Goods and services tax, 534 Gregory Development Road, 1754 Gympie— Bruce Highway, 6581 Transport Department, 6401 Herberton, Wild River Bridge, 1296 Hervey Bay— Booral Road, 6406, 6446 Flooding, 4233 Hinchinbrook electorate, Roadworks, 4243 Ipswich— Motorway, 2971 Three Mile Bridge, 4233 University, 1737 Ipswich-Boonah road, 4210, 4223 Ipswich West electorate, Driver testing centre, 4691 Jardine River, Ferry crossing, 6414 Leichhardt Highway, 1759 Lockyer electorate— Organisations, Funding, 1321 Roadworks, 1273 Logan Motorway, 1711 Main Roads Department— Capital works, 1279, 2606, 3741 Commercial Operations Division, 3756 Consultants, 6537 34 Index 1999

Customer service centres, 2538 Drug programs, Funding, 3755 BREDHAUER, Stephen Dominic—continued: Answers to questions—continued: Main Roads Department—continued: Organisations, Funding, 1321, 1712 SES public servants, 2107 Staff, 3758, 4185, 6562 Stock purchases, 3769 Year 2000 compliance, 6593 Midge Point-Laguna Quays road, 4232 Moreton Bay islands, 6511 Motor vehicles— Accidents, Fatalities, 3002 Heavy vehicles, 6528, 6544, 6594 Old vehicles, 1293 Registration, 2287, 3757, 4602, 6503 Road trains, 6374 Transport inspectors, 1034 Mount Garnet-Ravenshoe road, 1715 Nerang-Broadbeach Road, 1727, 3744 Open skies policy, 2969 Organ donor system, 4669 Pacific Motorway, 1276, 4238, 4247, 4654, 4665, 4688 Public transport— Integrated ticketing, 2967 Operators, 3759 Purga School road, 4223 Railways— Airtrain Citylink, 632 Beenleigh-Robina service, 4689 Brisbane Light Rail Project, 416, 4693 Bundaberg, Tilt train service, 3760 Cairns, Tilt train service, 1311, 1750, 3376 Call centre, 5953 Cardwell Range, Derailment, 2998 Central Queensland— Coalfields, 6553 Track maintenance staff, 5363 Charleville-Cunnamulla line, 3012 Charters Towers, Downsizing, 4609 Dinmore, Livestock unloading facilities, 4234 Electrification, 6544 Emerald, Downsizing, 6411 Fencing, 6382, 6533 Freight, 6556 Gold Coast line, 6455 Great South Pacific Express, 3001 Maintenance program, 4211, 6545 Melbourne-Darwin link, 4212 New Zealand milk, 3761 Owanyilla Bridge-Mungar line, 2123 Pensioner travel, 2103, 6377, 6559 Pottle, Mr and Mrs P., 2103 Q-Link, 2986 Queensland Rail, Executive remuneration, 4278, 6391 Rockhampton, Staff, 5362 Rosewood-Toowoomba line, 1765 Sleeper compartments, 4212 South Burnett, Byee spur, 6541 Staff, 3011 State Government, 4104 Sunlander, 6482 Sunshine Coast corridor, 1777, 2103, 2118, 2131 Tilt train, 1311, 1750, 3376, 3760, 6482 Townsville workshops, 2989 Index 1999 35

Wamuran, Land, 6479 Roads— Australian Road Rules, 5806, 5808, 6557, 6558, 6567, 6570 Implementation Program, 6525, 6544 Noise testing, 4688 Rolo Rent-a-Car, 3775 Roma, Plant hire, 4670, 6441 Schools— Bus operators, Overpayment, 537 Churchill State School, 3761 Crossing supervisors, 6559 Eimeo Road State School, 6582 Kindon State School, 2637 Middle Ridge State School, 2637 Smith Street, Noise barriers, 2405 South East Busway, 2619 South East Transit Project, 4688 Southport, High Street, 6530 Speed cameras, 5356 Speed limits, 1701 Speed radars, 4665 Sunbus, 1731 Sunshine Motorway, 6585 TAB, Privatisation, 2537 Taxi industry— Licences, 1724, 3007, 4204, 4223 New year's eve, 6401, 6583 Subsidies, 1743 Tewantin-Tin Can Bay road, 1273 Toorbul, Boat ramp, 6454 Tow trucks, 4244 Townsville— Douglas Arterial, 2994, 6446 Hospital, 2994 Railway Station, 5252 Transport Department— Call centres, 4233, 4234, 6377 Capital works, 1279, 2606, 3741 Consultants, 6537, 6577 Corporate Services Division, 3017 Credit card facilities, 2973, 4668 Customer service centres, 2538, 2968, 6383, 6586 Drug programs, Funding, 3755 Inspectors, 2998, 4676 Integrated Planning Division, 3756 Land Transport and Safety Division, 3756 Maritime Division, 2973 Organisations, Funding, 1321, 1712 Public Transport Division, 3756 Rail, Ports and Aviation Division, 3756 SES public servants, 2107 Staff, 3767, 4185, 6562 Stock purchases, 3769 Survey, 6485 TRAILS computer system, 2020 Year 2000 compliance, 6593 Truck drivers, Drugs, 2994 Tugun bypass, 847, 3689, 5951 Virgin Airlines, 5537 Walloon-Rosewood road, 4681 Wamuran State School, 6580 Warrego Highway, 2125, 2969, 4168, 4222 BREDHAUER, Stephen Dominic—continued: Answers to questions—continued: Whitsunday electorate— Driver testing centre, 4681 36 Index 1999

Organisations, Funding, 1712 Wondai, Student travel concession, 1312 Worrall, Mr J., 1727 Points of order, 2467, 2471, 3235, 3495, 4418, 4427, 5362, 5535, 5863 Privilege— Australian Road Rules, 5523 Executive Chef Pty Ltd, 1015 Gladstone Port Authority, 3192 Navari Pty Ltd, 3192 Queensland Rail, Executive remuneration, 4281 Speeches— Estimates Committee C, Report, 4425 Expectation Pty Ltd, 3457 Gladstone Port Authority, 3234 Heavy vehicles, Safety, 3285 Karawatha Forest Park, 709 Mines and Energy Minister, Censure, 4349 Motor vehicles, Safety certificate, 4797 Navari Pty Ltd, 3234 Nerang-Broadbeach Road, 829 Pacific Motorway, 301 Parliament, Address in Reply debate, 70 Queensland Transport, Call centres, 5797 Railways— link, 217 Brisbane Light Rail Project, 100, 1020, 2275 Freight, 3580 Redbank workshops, 401 Rockhampton-Townsville line, 217 Sunshine Coast corridor, 523 Road Transport Reform Bill, 1167, 3604-3608 Roads— Australian Road Rules, 4601 Funding, 1923 Implementation Program, 5348 Safety, 5110 Traffic signal system, 709 State Government, Performance, 5862 Stolen generation, 1959 Transport and Main Roads— Departments, Performance, 2392 Minister, Overseas visit, 2012 Transport infrastructure, 2464 Transport Legislation Amendment Bill, 3483 Transport (South Bank Corporation Area Land) Bill, 735, 966

Bremer River, Bridge, 2628 Bribie Island— Bridge, 1273, 6467 Dingoes, 6456 Land allocation plan, 4799 Police Station, 3762 Bridgeman Downs, Sporting complex, 6063 Brigalow-Nanango rail line, 2959 Brisbane— Airport— Parallel runway, 3272, 3367 Rail link, 217, 632, 2649 City Plan, 1798, 1912, 2382, 3672 City Watch-house, 5105 City West Precinct Strategy, 3846 International Film Festival, 4795 Light Rail Project, 100, 416, 1020, 2275, 2973, 4693 River, 2990, 5662, 6453 TAFE, 6586 Tourism promotion, 4376 Index 1999 37

Women's prison, 2754 Brisbane City Council— Bus services, 2635, 6496 Call centre, 4803 Ombudsman's investigation, 3012 Remuneration packages, 6597 Water rates, Discount, 3596 Workplace health and safety, 3000 Brisbane Writers Festival, 3834

BRISKEY, Darryl James— Speeches— Appropriation Bills, 4015 Bayside 2000 What Next? initiative, 3464 Gaming industry, 1385 Gaming Machine and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, 653, 751 Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Amendment Bill, 3096, 3107 Literacy, 3354 Motor Accident Insurance Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1999, 1627 Overseas visit, 4295 Queensland Cancer Fund, 529 Redlands— Hospital, 2280 Museum, 1029 War veterans homes, 1930 Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, 892 Stolen generation, 1977 TAB Queensland Limited Privatisation Bill, 3709 Victoria Point State School, 3354 Whepstead Manor, 2380

Broadwater electorate, Public housing, 2173 Brown, Mr B., 2666 Brown, Mr D., 2024, 3469 Brown, Mrs D., 3579 Browns Plains— Battle of the Bands, 5339 Police Service, 5339 Bruce Highway— Cooroy-Gympie road, 4238 Gunalda Range Road, 1312, 2613 Gympie, 6581 Upgrade, 3668, 5785, 6064, 6065 Buderim— Post Office, 2001 Supermarket, 3273 Budget documents (see "Appropriation Bill" and "Appropriation (Parliament) Bill") Building industry (see "Construction industry") Builyan, Regional forest agreement, 2600, 4689 Bulimba Bulls, 5938 Bulowarr farm, 3739 Bundaberg— Agro Trend, 2394 Bypass, 6423 Dental Clinic, 1726, 6542 Employment and training, 1159 Families, Youth and Community Care Department, 6453, 6459, 6461 Health District, 6437, 6553 Hospital— Budget, 4227 Linen service, 2762, 2880 Mental health services, 3014, 3770 Orthopaedic surgery, 3770 Outpatients clinic, 1810, 1919, 2293, 3588, 3770 38 Index 1999

Marine College, 3003 Meatworks, 6194, 6470 Port, 107 Rowing Club, 3668 Services, 3368 Shalom College, 1913 Tilt train service, 3760 Tourism, 4924 Bundamba, Mines, 1295, 1779 Buranda State School, 6433 Burdekin— Boat ramps, 3738 Special School, 2613, 3776 Burleigh Heads National Park, 1466 Burleigh Town Village, Mobile home park, 5241 Burnett Heads Boat Harbour, 4204, 5691, 6514 Burnett region, 3838, 3905 Burnett River, Water storage, 2279, 2281, 2345, 6527 Burns, Mr H., 602 Burpengary, High school, 602 Burtons Bridge, Borallon, 2113 Business— Assistance, 1028, 1699, 1703, 1709, 3294, 3470 Beaudesert, Regional adviser, 630, 3475 Business Cadetship Scheme, 3171, 5793, 5813 Confidence, 230, 5230, 5352 Electricity supply, 944 Electronic commerce, 2893, 4234 Federal Small Business Ministerial Council, 4359 Goods and services tax, 4605 Headquarters, 4377, 4484 Investment, 626, 940 Migration, 3592 Millennium bug, 930 Outlook, 229 Overseas aid contracts, 413 Queensland Small Business Council, 1697, 1816 Registration, 3966, 6439, 6465 Retail industry, 3952 Small business, 2868, 3294, 3470, 3796, 3805, 3952, 4605 SmartLicence, 1708 Summit, 2020 Unfair dismissal legislation, 1708, 1800 Bustard Head Lighthouse, 4207 Butchers, 622, 700, 1347, 1371 Byee rail spur, 6541 Byrne, Ms J., 232 C Cabinet meetings, 519, 1138, 1576, 1578 Caboolture electorate— Driver testing centre, 4681, 6503 Electricity supply, 1725, 1765 Employment, 2980, 4671 Facilities, 5532 Hospital, 1750 Organisations, Funding, 1319 Police Station, 3762, 6368 Shire Council, 1736 State schools, 2599, 4479, 5786, 6384, 6416 University campus, 2027, 2612 Cairns— Amateurs race meeting, 3947 ATSI Coordination Unit, 3764 Celebration of Film, 1147 Central Business District Revitalisation Program, 950, 5131 Index 1999 39

Coastguard, Vessel, 4791 Convention Centre, 629, 4599 Cruise and naval ships, Visits, 5131 East Trinity, Acid sulfate soils, 2000 Economy, 2537 Electorate, 406 Esplanade, 409, 410 Health District, 6433, 6501 Homeless people, 3273, 3473 Hospital— Hydrotherapy pool, 1726, 2396 Nurses, 2737 Redevelopment, 3163 Industry clusters, 3353 International University, 3392 James Cook University campus, 1441 Manoora Community Renewal Program, 821 Minerals and Lapidary Club, 6053 Moore, Mr J., 5661 Music industry, 2748 Police resources, 5138 Safety Institute of Australia, Conference, 3465 Sky Rail, 4918 Sporting and arts academy, 603 Sunbus, 1731 Tilt train, 1311, 1750, 3376 Tourism, 3465 Traffic problems, 2280 Call centres, Staff, 4803 Callide, Member, Comments, 6183, 6184 Callide C Power Station, 1769, 3843, 6382 Calliope Shire, Drought status, 2969 Caloundra electorate— Hospital, 5547 Member, Comments, 839, 2531 Rail corridor, 523, 948, 1777, 2103, 2118, 2131 Road noise, 4493 Wallabies, Training base, 5126 Calvary Hospital, 331 CAMCOS, 523, 948 Cameron, Mr E. A. D., MBE, 1027 Cammoo Caves, 5252 Cancer Research Centre, 5929 Canegrowers, 4097 Cannon Hill meatworks, 3375, 4224, 6405, 6533 Capalaba State High School, 3299 Cape Capricorn Lighthouse, 4207 Cape Moreton Lighthouse Reserve, 402 Cape York— Aboriginal communities, Conference, 4719 Health District, 6438, 6501 Land Council, 6533 Partnership Plan, 6482 Youth crime prevention strategy, 4673 Capital Development Plan, 1329 Capital punishment, 2015 Capital works— Projects, 524, 2166 Program, 940, 941, 952, 1293, 2154, 2156, 2158, 2159 Capricorn Coast— Fire service, 3351 Police resources, 4655 Carbon tax, 4604 Cardwell Range, Train derailment, 2998 Carole Park Industrial Estate, 2761 Carpentaria Shire Council, 6588 40 Index 1999

Carroll, Mr J., 5114 Carter Newell, 6587 CASH Award, 1925 Cassowaries, 3274 Cats, 2631 Cattle— Dipping fees, 2953 Tick control, 1335 Cedar Hill Orchids Pty Ltd, 3839 Centenary Highway, 5534 Centenary of Federation, 2272, 3581, 3597 Centenary Poolmart, 6376 Central Highlands— Community Employment Trust, 397, 408, 411, 531 Health District, 6427, 6518 Central Queensland— Disability services, 4690 Railways— Coalfields, 6553 Track maintenance staff, 5363 SAAP meeting, 6430 Central West— Electricity supply, 6477 Health District, 6436, 6476 Century Zinc, 1921, 2274, 3039, 4661, 5791 CEPA, 3843 CFMEU, Charity ball, 2952 Challenge Employment and Training, Funding, 2987 Challinor Centre, 1365, 1379, 1468, 2966 Charitable and Non-Profit Gaming Bill, 1825, 2187, 2641 Charleville-Cunnamulla rail line, 3012 Charleville Health District, 6425, 6448 Charter of Social and Fiscal Responsibility, 3576 Charters Towers— Eventide Nursing Home, 4182, 4656 Fire Station, 3190 Health District, 6419, 6474 Hospital, 4182 Mine shafts, 4253 Mosman Hall, 4234 Railways, Downsizing, 4609 Chavez, Mr C., 1736 Chermside— Ambulance Station, 2270 Historical precinct, 3357 State School site, 2005 Town planning, 3672 Wheller Gardens, 1928 Chevron gas pipeline, 1137, 1153, 1464, 1802, 2403, 3034, 3684, 4255, 4495, 4680, 5789, 5803, 6382, 6595 Child Protection Bill, 276, 438, 542, 875, 921 Childers Hospital, 4700 Children— Abuse, 641, 2747, 2827, 5355, 6385, 6535 Attention Deficit Disorder, 4908 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity, Disorder, 4908 Child care, 3190, 3843, 4488, 5365 Cigarettes, Sale, 1283 Health initiatives, 1588 Protection, 2992, 3797, 3850, 4103, 3750, 4687, 6580 Safety, 2269 Second Australian Playground Safety Conference, 1302 Securing the Care seminar, 5043 Sex offences, 1927, 1989, 2279, 2473, 2616, 2650, 2651, 5237, 5309 Watch-houses, Detention, 728 Witnesses, Evidence, 3455, 5874 Children by Choice Association, 1725 Index 1999 41

Children's Commission, 6392 Children's Commissioner, 628 Children's Court, 6504 China— President, Visit, 3831 Tourism, 3172 Trade, 4816 Chinchilla— Hospital, 1776 Weir, 3748 Christmas appeals, 4720 Chronic fatigue syndrome, 3048, 5550 Churchill State School, 3760 Citizens Against Road Slaughter, 1461 City/Valley bypass, 512, 2673, 2755, 3772, 6077 Civil disobedience, 27

CLARK, Lesley Ann— Personal explanation— Sky Rail, 4918 Point of order, 394 Questions— Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander teachers, 4727 Ambulance Service, Free subscriptions, 323 Daintree region, Vandalism, 1581 Electricity, Environmentally friendly, 1809 Goods and services tax, 5945 High technology companies, 4276 Immigrants, Illegal, 625 Land management, 2165 Laura, Saltwater crocodile, 1155 National Competition Policy, 112 Ravenshoe, Wind farm, 3853 Regional forest agreement, 5121 Small business, 3470 TAB, Privatisation, 2754 Virgin Airlines, 5541 CLARK, Lesley Ann—continued: Speeches— APEC Technomart, 4784 Appropriation Bills, 4053 Australian Tourism Awards, 4804 Barron River electorate— Liquor outlets, 4476 Police resources, 516, 5138 Breast screening, 2094 Cairns— Celebration of Film, 1147 Coastguard, Vessel, 4791 East Trinity, Acid sulfate soils, 2000 Industry clusters, 3353 James Cook University campus, 1441 Sporting and arts academy, 603 Cassowaries, 3274 Child Protection Bill, 473, 542 Coastwatch, 702 Corrective Services and Penalties and Sentences Amendment Bill, 204 Criminal Code (Stalking) Amendment Bill, 1396 Cyclone Rona, 91 East Timor, 3789 Estimates Committee D, Report, 4431 Film and television industry, 717 Forestry Amendment Bill, 6037 Health Legislation Amendment Bill, 5268 42 Index 1999

Industrial Relations Bill, 2449 Kuranda Aboriginal community, Deaths, 3943 Liquor Amendment Bill, 4459 Prostitution Bill, 5886 Queensland Building Services Authority Amendment Bill, 3622 Regional Communities Program, 334 Regional forest agreement, 1005, 1882, 2092, 2731 Rural areas, Water resources, 4033 Smithfield State High School, 5535 State Government correspondence, Use of plain English, 582 Tree-clearing guidelines, 5608 University of Queensland, Gatton campus, 2947 Vegetation Management Bill, 6314 Wet Tropics Management Authority, Celebrations, 2866 Wet Tropics Tree Planting Scheme, 5939 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1188

Clayfield, Member, Comments, 715 Clean Up Australia Day, 312 Cleaver, Mr T., 1323 Clermont— State School, 2633 Tidiest Town Award, 3356 Cleveland, Member, Overseas visit, 4295 Climate forecasting technology, 5044 Clontarf Beach State High School, 912 Club Premier of Australia, 5532 Clunies Ross Centres, 1707 Coachtrans, 4911 Coal industry (see "Mining industry") Coal Mining Safety and Health Bill, 714, 733, 1512, 1594, 1867, 1982, 2919, 3199, 3309, 3335, 3337, 3777 Coalition, Financial management, 409 Coastal management plan, 420, 1346, 3667 Coastal surveillance, 1368, 1579, 2008, 2753 Coastwatch, 702 Cobb & Co. Museum, 2268 Coffee growers, 1727 Collinsville Power Station, 6382 Comalco, 5468, 6593 Commercial Rowing Club, 6376 Commissions of Inquiry (Queensland Constitutional Review Commission) Regulation, 3301 Commonwealth Government (see "Federal Government") Commonwealth Grants Commission, 97 Commonwealth Parliamentary Association— Annual general meeting, 4506 Conferences, 221, 6062 Commonwealth Places (Mirror Taxes Administration) Bill, 1823, 2180, 2641 Commonwealth/State Housing Agreement, 116 Communication and Information, Local Government and Planning Department— Capital works, 1278, 2601, 3741 Consultants, 6536, 6572 Drug programs, Funding, 3754 Organisations, Funding, 1333 SES public servants, 2106, 4171 Staff, 4187, 6540 Year 2000 compliance, 6592 Communication and Information Strategic Plan, 3807 Community— Facilities, 5337 Organisations, 5358 Community-Based Referendum Bill, 306, 3562, 3916 Community Cabinet meetings, 519, 1138, 1576, 1578, 2541, 3685, 4922, 4926, 5242, 5681 Community Employment Assistance Program, 4676 Community Jobs Plan, 235, 409, 410, 1326, 1740, 1747, 1763, 2623, 2640, 2988, 4662, 4676, 6586 Index 1999 43

Community Renewal Program, 2174, 6529 Community service orders, 3802 Community Services Legislation Amendment Bill, 854, 4951, 5103 Community Services Strategy, 1016 Community services, Volunteers, 4496 Company tax, 1583 Competition Policy Reform (Queensland) Repeal Bill, 1144 Compton Village, 1573, 2016 Condamine Weir, 4692, 6521 Connect-Ed project, 2970

CONNOR, Raymond Thomas— Points of order, 830, 2408, 4416, 4782 Questions— Ambulance Service— Call centre, 4174 Gold Coast, 6381 Worongary/Mudgeeraba, 6400 APEC Technomart, 4723 Apprentices and trainees, 4218, 6587 Arts portfolio, Capital works, 2620 Auctioneers and Agents Committee, 6552 Australia-New Zealand Food Authority, 1336 Cairns, ATSI Coordination Unit, 3764 CONNOR, Raymond Thomas—continued: Questions—continued: Cardwell Range, Train derailment, 2998 Charleville-Cunnamulla rail line, 3012 Community Employment Assistance Program, 4676 Community Jobs Plan, 1740, 4676 Corporate Administration Agency, 4205 Electricity industry— Gunpowder-Century transmission line, 4255 Powerlink, 6491 Restructure, 1772 Electronic commerce, 2893, 4234 Employment, Training and Industrial Relations Department, Client purchase arrangement, 1757 Fire and Rescue Authority, Appliances, 2131 Food safety, 1336 Gocorp, 3042 Greyhound racing, Prize money, 1292 Housing Department, Year 2000 compliance, 6592 Industry task forces, 1327 Information technology, 2630 Internet— Auctions, 3969 Cookies, 6571 Justice and Attorney-General portfolio, Capital works, 2620 Main Roads Department— Consultants, 6537 Staff, 3758 National parks, Recreational use, 2164 Needle exchange program, 1314 Nerang electorate— Ambulance Service, 4499 Electricity blackouts, 1714 Nerang-Broadbeach Road, 1727, 3744 Public housing, 2609, 2966, 4658, 6422 Public Works Department, Year 2000 compliance, 6592 QE II Hospital, 6451 Queensland Building Tribunal, 4229 Robina Fire Station, 1039 Rural areas, Services, 539 School teachers, 6517 State Development Department, Vehicles, 1710 44 Index 1999

State forests, Recreational use, 2164 TAFE— Constitution, 4181 Internet training, 6506 Springfield, 2121 Staff, 6411, 6563 Teachers, 6411 Taxi subsidies, 2109 Torres Health District, 6469 Training, User choice contracts, 6391 Transport Department, Consultants, 6537 Urban Renewal Program, 6530 WorkCover, 2986, 6442, 6464 Worrall, Mr J., 1727 Speeches— APEC Technomart, 4781 Communication and Information Strategic Plan, 3807 Corrective Services and Penalties and Sentences Amendment Bill, 195 Estimates Committee B, Report, 4413 Industrial Relations Bill, 2554 Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Amendment Bill, 3127, 3161 Main Roads Department officer, CJC investigation, 915 North Queensland, Fishermen's huts, 2096 Overseas visit, 3178 Property Law Amendment Bill, 6273 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1193 Year 2000 Information Disclosure Bill, 2216, 2231, 2237-2240

Conondale Bridge, 604, 3189 Constitution Amendment Bill, 4820 Constitution (Requests) Bill, 2183 Constitutional Centenary Foundation, 929 Constitutional Convention, 2132, 2740 Construction industry— Apprentices, 1745 Better Building Industry package, 218 Building and Construction Contracts—Structured Training Policy, 5232 Building and Construction Industry Safety Task Force, 6181 Building and Construction Industry Training Fund, 413, 2982, 4225 Building contractors, 846 Cement packaging costs, 1283, 2122, 4219 Levy system, 3776 Licensing system, 6303 Prosecutions, 6506 Queensland Building Services Authority— Complaint process, 6466 Golden Paradise Resort, Creditors, 5948 Home warranty insurance, 1309, 1758, 2406, 4230, 4667, 4816, 4817 Phoenix companies, 5544 Rectification work, 4701 Queensland Building Tribunal, 1308, 4229, 4660 Workplace accidents, 118 Cooktown— Developmental Road, 2970 Electricity supply, 6443 Cool Schools Program, 3746, 4684 Cooler Schools Program, 26, 3690, 3746, 5349 Coolum, Police station, 2097, 2133 Coomera River, Dredging, 1308, 6531

COOPER, Theo Russell— Notices of motion— Rural areas, Protection and promotion, 526 Index 1999 45

University of Queensland, Gatton campus, 2881 Point of order, 6026 Questions— Animals— Animal Health Institute, 4231 Contaminated, Disposal, 4686 Diseases, 6542 COOPER, Theo Russell—continued: Questions—continued: Apprentices and trainees, 2117, 2634, 2988, 2994, 3017 Baker, Mr L., 3599 Banana industry, 332, 4097 Bannikoff report, 1327 Boating and Fisheries Patrol, 5811 Butchers, 1371 Canegrowers, 4097 Capital works, 2159 Central West Health District, 6436, 6476 Cooktown Developmental Road, 2970 Corrective Services Commission, Purchases, 6584 Dairy industry, 6543 Darling Downs, Water supply, 3766 Drought relief, 1299 Durian, Importation, 6566 Energex, 6492 Farmers— Crop insurance, 21, 229, 5467, 6510 Stamp duty, 21 Representative bodies, 4097 Fishing industry— East coast trawl fishery, 5052 Live fish trade, 4678 Pilchard fishery trial, 1801 Prawn industry, 4248 Queensland Fisheries Management Authority, 1801, 6196 Winter whiting, 2288 Gatton College, 2025 Goats, 1340 Grazing leases, 6407 Health Department— Dentists, 1318 Entertainment expenditure, 1718 Lockyer Valley, Water supply, 3766 Meat industry— AMH meatworks, 2402 Assistance, 4200 South Burnett Meatworks, 2402, 3300 Moreton Bay islands, 6497 Newcastle disease outbreak, 1588, 2137 Northern Downs Health District, 6418 Pawpaw industry, 332 Plants, Pests, 6542 Police Department, Purchases, 6584 Primary Industries— Department— Capital works, 1279, 2600, 3742 Consultants, 6576 Director-General, 4217 Rural Development and Drought Services Division, 1299 SES public servants, 2107, 4170 Staff, 4189 Levies, 4504 Primary products, Chemical contamination, 531 Public housing, 6378 Public transport operators, 3759 Queensland Livestock and Meat Authority, 1371 Queensland Small Business Council, 1697 46 Index 1999

Racing industry— Greyhound Racing Authority Board, 1290 Racing Industry Training Centre, 1771 Regional forest agreement, 2619, 2662, 2669, 6402 Samford, Research station, 6552 State Development Department, Year 2000 compliance, 6591 Sugar industry— Commercial cane sugar levels, 332 Prices, 332 Sunfish, 6454 TAFE— Funding, 4695 Ravenshoe, 1732 Southbank, 1745 Vision statement, 6390 Toowoomba, Ambulance Service, 6462 Tree-clearing guidelines, 1152, 2619, 6068 Wivenhoe Dam-Atkinsons Dam, Pipeline, 1753 WorkCover, 4664 Youths, Deaths in custody, 6514 Speeches— Anzac Day Amendment Bill, 5374 Appropriation Bills, 4011, 4544 Burnett River, Water storage, 2349 Cattle, Dipping fees, 2953 Corrective Services and Penalties and Sentences Amendment Bill, 492 Corrective Services Legislation Amendment Bill, 861 Crop insurance, 5114 Dairy industry— Deregulation, 2395 Prices, 4800 Durian, Importation, 6062 Estimates Committee G, Report, 4528 Floods, 295 Forestry Amendment Bill, 5644, 6043-6049, 6088 Industrial Relations Bill, 2473 Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Amendment Bill, 3112 Kallangur, Member, Comments, 6062 Kangaroo shooters, 3368 Kingsthorpe State School, 1559 Liquor Amendment Bill, 4903 Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2), 5173 Meat industry— AMH meatworks, 4492 Assistance, 4492 Butchers, QLMA fees, 622, 700 South Burnett Meatworks, 2732 Meat Industry Amendment Standard (No. 1) 1999, 1642 Mines and Energy Minister, Censure, 4567 Native Title (Queensland) State Provisions Amendment Bill, 2703 Natural disaster relief, 90 Oakey Race Club, 3352 Parliament, Ministers, Performance, 1652 Peanuts, Cadmium levels, 3179 Pilchard fishery trial, 1814 Police Powers and Responsibilities and Other Acts (Registers) Amendment Bill, 1487 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill, 3644, 3873-3880 Primary Industry Bodies Reform Bill, 5472, 5564-5589 COOPER, Theo Russell—continued: Speeches—continued: Prostitution Bill, 5713 Queensland Fisheries Management Authority, 1814 Racing Minister, Performance, 175 Regional forest agreement, 999, 1879, 2726 Rural areas— Consultation, 840 Services, 945 Index 1999 47

State Government assistance, 589 Sheffield Shield, 5338 State Government— Election promises, 1434 SES positions, 3541 Sugar Industry Bill, 3880, 4328-4340, 4587-4598, 4623-4650, 4740-4776, 4833-4844 TAB, Privatisation, 3244 TAB Queensland Limited Privatisation Bill, 3705 Tree-clearing guidelines, 5611, 6008 University of Queensland, Gatton campus, 2941 Vegetation Management Bill, 6317 Water Resources Amendment Bill, 6203, 6239 Water supply, 527 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1067

Cooloola Shire, Registration revenue, 6390 Cooloola-Sunshine TAFE Institute, 6459 Cooperative research centres, 1582, 1792 Cooroy— Boral Timbers, 1752, 4375, 4378 Bruce Highway, 4238 Coorparoo TAFE, 1281, 1329, 2121, 2122, 4700, 6511 Cootharinga Society of North Queensland, 3283 Corbould Park racing complex, 1288 Corke, Mrs R., 3372 Coroners, Inquests, 4248 Corporate Administration Agency, 4205, 4220 Corporate Angel Network of Australia, 5226 Corporations Law, 1569 Correctional centres (see "Prisons") Corrective Services and Penalties and Sentences Amendment Bill, 182, 485, 794, 1105 Corrective Services Commission— Consultants, 6536, 6575 Director-General, 4218, 6387 Purchases, 6578, 6584 Restructure, 6387 Staff, 2394, 2534, 4185, 4206 Year 2000 compliance, 6593 Corrective Services Legislation Amendment Bill, 338, 757, 856, 921 Courier-Mail article, Notice of motion, 5350 Courts— Cases, Delays, 6418 Child witnesses, 3455 Circuits, 6407 Court of Disputed Returns, 5942 Court of Appeal, 4203 District Court, 5672 Drug courts, 689 Funding, 3454 Supreme Court, 5672 Cowan, Mr S., 6190 CPR2000 project, 3837 Crabs— Mud crabs, 2101, 6458 Red spot, 117 Spanner crabs, 1361, 1929, 2001, 2110, 3757 Credit providers, 1375, 3296 Crime— Armed robbery, 4915 Break and enter offences, 4796 Cape York, Prevention strategy, 4673 Capital punishment, 2015 Crime Stoppers, 6066 Drug and alcohol use, 1729 Ethnicity, 2990 48 Index 1999

Firearms, 3013 Gulf country, 395 Increase, 5351, 5354, 5422 Juvenile, 3970, 4673, 5136 Prevention Task Force, 6495 Sentences, 4166 Sex offenders, Notification orders, 1927, 1989, 2279, 2473, 2650, 2651, 5237 Statistics, 5248, 6486 Syringes, Use, 2635 Victims, Support groups, 1298 Zero tolerance, 914 Crimes (Confiscation) Act, 1741, 4672 Criminal Code, 216 Criminal Code Amendment Bill (Mr Paff), 3178 Criminal Code Amendment Bill (Mr ), 4366 Criminal Code (Stalking) Amendment Bill, 158, 981, 1391, 1783 Criminal Justice Commission— Leaks, 628 Leggate, Mr J., 5241 Main Roads Department officer, Investigation, 915 Police, Investigations, 1323, 1753, 2624 Publications— A Snapshot of Crime, 103 Criminal Justice System, 714 Police— Cautioning of adults, 2015 Powers, 2015 Reports— Children's Commissioner and Another, 610 Kimmins inquiry, 826 Criminal Justice Committee— Paff, Mr J. K.— Discharge, 118 Resignation, 95 Publications— Police— Constables, 6296 Strip searching, 6296 Reports— Annual report, 4490 Capsicum spray trial, 3583 Crime prevention partnerships, 1794 Criminal Justice Commission— Activities, Review, 4265 Personnel, Misconduct complaints, 4096 Criminal justice system, Drug offenders, 4096 Criminal Justice Committee—continued: Reports—continued: Paff, Mr J. K., Comments, 221 Police Commissioner, 305 Telecommunications interception, 6184 Santoro, Mr S., Appointment, 118 Criminal Law Amendment Act, 2146 Criminal Law Amendment Bill, 3476, 6244, 6599 Crop insurance, 21, 229, 589, 1345, 1745, 5114, 5467, 6510 Crown land, 1373 Crows Nest, Member, Comments, 6062 CS Energy, 4283, 6488, 6492 Cullen report, 6388 Cultural Centre 2000 project, 2626

CUNNINGHAM, Elizabeth Anne— Notices of motion— Anzac day, Trading hours, 405, 714 Members' interests, Disclosure and registration, 1144 Points of order, 2578, 5334 Index 1999 49

Questions— Awoonga Dam, 4655 Battle of Australia 1942, Memorial, 6422 Builyan, Regional forest agreement, 2600 Bustard Head Lighthouse, 4207 Calliope Shire, Drought status, 2969 Cape Capricorn Lighthouse, 4207 Comalco, 6593 Electricity industry, Administration charges, 3772 Fire and Rescue Authority, Staff, 4183 Fishing industry— Commercial licences, 4169 Spanner crabs, 2110, 3757 Food, Genetically modified, 1311 Gladstone— Ambulance Service, 6514 Bat colony, 1334, 1720 Hospital— Budget, 4238 Staff, 4225, 4238 Water backflow, 2989 Port Authority, 1698 WorkCover office, 2997 Health Department, Staff, 6444 Liquor Act, 3744 Many Peaks, Regional forest agreement, 2600 McGregor, Mr and Mrs I., 4655 Motor vehicles, Old, 1293 Oil prices, 6482 Pesticide/chemical poisoning, Misdiagnosis, 6378 Police— New year's eve bonus, 6408 Tannum Sands, 1766 Political parties, Parliamentary entitlements, 1331 Prisons, Strip searches, 4678 Public housing, 2622 Rosella Park State School, 6561 Stuart oil shale project, 6387 Targinnie, Research and development plant, 6495 Timber harvesting, 6586 Waste, Radioactive, Disposal, 1312 Yarwun Targinnie Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association, 2140, 4695 Speeches— Ammonium nitrate, Export markets, 5660 Anzac Day— Commemorative services, 1561 Trading hours, 585, 1094 Anzac Day Amendment Bill, 5380 Appropriation Bills, 4120, 4541, 4553 Attorney-General Bill, 170, 237-241 Audio Visual and Audio Links Amendment Bill, 5399, 5404 Australia Acts (Request) Bill, 2805, 2908 Burnett River, Water storage, 2350 Cameron, Mr E. A. D., MBE, 1027 Child Protection Bill, 461, 555-557, 562 Coal Mining Safety and Health Bill, 1611, 3322, 3331, 3334 Community-Based Referendum Bill, 3934 Corrective Services and Penalties and Sentences Amendment Bill, 201 Corrective Services Legislation Amendment Bill, 865 Criminal Code (Stalking) Amendment Bill, 1394, 1405 Criminal Law Amendment Bill, 6253, 6257 Dangerous intersections, 2094 Domestic Violence (Family Protection) Amendment Bill, 5037, 5059-5074 Electoral Amendment Bill, 5772 Estimates Committee E, Report, 4510 Family Services Amendment Bill, 4859, 4942-4947 Financial Administration Legislation Amendment Bill, 2196, 2200 50 Index 1999

Forestry Amendment Bill, 6021 Gaming Machine and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, 681 Gaming Machine and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2), 5984 Gladstone— Bat colony, 696 Industrial projects, 1576 Member, Expenses, 835, 3179 Water usage, 3391 Greyhound racing industry, 4909 Health Legislation Amendment Bill, 5266 Heiner inquiry, 287 Industrial Relations Bill, 2496, 2583-2585 Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Amendment Bill, 3132, 3158, 3160 Land and Resources Tribunal Bill, 426, 434 Legislative Standards Amendment Bill, 2845 Liquor Amendment Bill, 4457 Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, 2206 Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2), 5177, 5197 Meat pies, 294 Mineral Resources Amendment Bill, 2657 Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Bill, 1611 Motor Accident Insurance Amendment Bill (No. 2), 5974, 5978 Motor Accident Insurance Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1999, 1628 CUNNINGHAM, Elizabeth Anne—continued: Speeches—continued: New Tax System Price Exploitation Code (Queensland) Bill, 5968 Nutter, Mr G., 2956 Orica, 5660 Parliament— Address in Reply debate, 141 Members' and Related Persons' Registers of Interests, 1858 Speaker, Ruling, Motion of dissent, 2918 Parliamentary Amnesty Group, East Timor, 6356 Parliamentary Members (Office of Profit) Amendment Bill, 1480 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill, 3870 Primary Industry Bodies Reform Bill, 5517, 5569 Property Law Amendment Bill, 6278 Prostitution Bill, 5816, 5839-5853, 5881-5891 Public Sector Ethics Amendment Bill, 5008 Queensland Building Services Authority Amendment Bill, 3625 Queensland Law Society Amendment Bill, 6129, 6134-6139 Retail Shop Leases Amendment Bill, 1507 Road Transport Reform Bill, 3527 School Uniform Bill, 3267 State Development and Public Works Organisation Amendment Bill, 2081, 2241, 2296-2305 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, 1409 Statutory Instruments and Another Act Amendment Bill, 1866 Stolen generation, 1961 Sugar Industry Bill, 4768 TAB Queensland Limited Privatisation Bill, 3722 Tourism Legislation Amendment Bill, 3406 Transport (South Bank Corporation Area Land) Bill, 962 Vegetation Management Bill, 6344 Water Resources Amendment Bill, 6215 Weapons Amendment Bill, 1909 Wenitong, Ms C., 3352 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1226, 1255, 1264

CUNNINGHAM, Junita Irene— Points of order, 800, 801 Questions— Asia, Trade, 231 Beach safety, 632 Bundaberg— Hospital, 2293 Meatworks, 6194 Index 1999 51

Q-Build depot, 3799 Cairns, Tilt train service, 3376 China, Trade, 4816 Compulsory third-party insurance, 4277 Crime statistics, 5248 Development Incentive Scheme, 1377 Goods and services tax, 1036 Meat industry, 6301 Police resources, 3188 Population growth, 2402 Positive Parenting Program, 850 Projects, 3964 Public housing, 5546 Regional forest agreement, 2022 School students, Overseas, 2886 Solar Hot Water Rebate Scheme, 2669 Speeches— Acquisition of Land Amendment Bill, 3637 Appropriation Bills, 4086 Bundaberg— Agro Trend, 2394 Port, 107 Rowing Club, 3668 Services, 3368 Shalom College, 1913 Tourism, 4924 Burnett region, 3915 Corrective Services and Penalties and Sentences Amendment Bill, 488 Criminal Code (Stalking) Amendment Bill, 996 Estimates Committee A, Reports, 4386, 4399 Health services, Aged care, 3349 Land and Resources Tribunal Bill, 373 Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2), 5180 Primary Industry Bodies Reform Bill, 5514 Rural areas— State Government assistance, 599 Water resources, 4029 State Development and Public Works Organisation Amendment Bill, 2055 Sugar Industry Bill, 4322 Transplantation and Anatomy Amendment Bill, 1128 Travelsafe Committee reports— Annual report, 3959 Drug-driving, 4713, 4920 Public transport, 5045 Road safety committees, 6296 Rural road safety, 933 Unlicensed driving and unregistered vehicles, 2881, 3288 Trawling, 1455 Vegetation Management Bill, 6343 Water Resources Amendment Bill, 6222 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1181

Cunningham, Member, Parliamentary service, 5934 Cunningham Highway, 2102, 4233, 6447 Currareva Partnership, Irrigation licence, 3013 Cyclone Rona, 21, 90, 91, 106, 304, 1281, 1296 Cypress pine industry, 719, 835, 902, 2647, 2745

D D'Aguilar Suncoast Processing Plant, 1323 Daintree region— Electricity supply, 1707, 3770, 4253, 6526 Vandalism, 1581 Dairy industry— Deregulation, 2395, 2655, 4279, 6394, 6414, 6543 52 Index 1999

Interstate milk, 1307, 1735, 3748 Milk prices, 1766, 2112, 4814, 6394 New Zealand milk, 3761 Tanker drivers, 3776 Dakabin, Jobs Pathway Program, 210, 5937 Dalbeg— Expedition Pass Creek bridge, 4248 State School, 6384 Dalby— Agricultural College, 2994, 4682 Crisis centre, 4203 Hospital, 1776 TAFE, 1745, 2609, 2631, 3010 DALGLEISH, David Bruce— Point of order, 158 Questions— Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders, Public housing, 2612 Adoption, 6369 Ambulance Service, Vehicles, 6481 Blue, Dr A., 2977 Bruce Highway, Gunalda Range Road, 1312 Bundaberg, Tilt train service, 3760 Central Queensland, SAAP meeting, 6430 Children, Protection, 2992 Cleaver, Mr T., 1323 Electricity industry— Ergon Energy, 4176 Security deposits, 4176 Endeavour Foundation, 6590 Families, Youth and Community Care Department, Maryborough office, 2629 Fraser Island— Bush fires, 6493 Dingoes, 4653 Logging, 6493 Gun buyback scheme, 1323 Gympie— Fire Station, 6504 Sprint racing, 6570 Hervey Bay— Booral Road, 6406, 6446 Flooding, 4233 Hospital— Training facilities, 1751 Waiting list, 1751 Mosquito control, 6415 Public housing, 2612 Senior College, 2598 State Government building, 4692 State High School, 2598 State School, 4211 Transport Department, 6383 Maryborough Housing Action Group, 6581 Mud crabs, 2101 Native title, 233 Nioa Trading, 1323 "Out with Homophobia" workshop, 1714 Owanyilla Bridge-Mungar rail line, 2123 Pialba State School, 1286, 2112 Point Vernon Hospital, 4670 Radio For All Australians, 3749 Regional forest agreement, 6456 Remote Area Power Supply Scheme, 1331 Road rules, 6557 Schools— Chaplains, 1764 Class sizes, 4200 Index 1999 53

Students, Suspension, 4681 Yarrilee State School, 6466 Susan River, Fish habitat, 6396 Taxi licences, 1724, 3007, 4223 Tewantin-Tin Can Bay road, 1273 Tow trucks, 4244 Traffic accidents, Fuel spills, 3737 Trawling, 1695, 1739 Water backflow, 2961 WorkCover, 2977 Wright, Mr K. W., 1294 Speeches— Community-Based Referendum Bill, 3932 Cypress pine industry, 910 Domestic Violence (Family Protection) Amendment Bill, 5070 Health services, Aged care, 3345 Liquor Amendment Bill, 4470 Motor Accident Insurance Amendment Bill (No. 2), 5973 Radio for All Australians, 2736 Regional forest agreement, 2089 St George irrigation area, 4996 State Counter-Disaster Organisation Amendment Bill, 6092 Water Resources Amendment Bill, 6227 Weapons Amendment Bill, 1904

D'Arcy, Mr W., 3046, 3050, 3293, 3294, 3593

D'ARCY, William Theodore— Privilege— Chairman of Committees, 3019 Question— Kingston, Toxic waste dump, 3007 Speeches— Coastal management plan, 3667 Sherrington, Mr D. J., Condolence motion, 924

Darling Downs— Development, 1913 Water supply, 3766, 3767, 3775

DAVIDSON, Bruce William— Points of order, 22, 23, 110, 1032, 1370, 1468, 1527, 1677, 2289, 2407, 3076, 3127, 4375, 4445, 5193, 5294, 6037, 6048 Questions— Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy and Development Department— Capital works, 1278, 2605, 3741 Consultants, 4208, 6577 Director-General, 4216 SES public servants, 2106, 4171 Staff, 2996, 4183, 6561 Apprentices and trainees, 1327, 2637, 6413 Auctioneers and Agents Committee, 626, 727, 1370, 1467, 1734, 6551 Auctioneers and Agents Fidelity Fund, 3016, 4229, 4665 Bannikoff report, 2989 Boral Timbers, Cooroy, 4375 Business registration, 3966, 6439 DAVIDSON, Bruce William—continued: Questions—continued: Coolum Police station, 2133 Cullen report, 6388 Drug rehabilitation programs, 4699 54 Index 1999

Education Department, Capital works, 6470 Empire Contemporary Arts Centre, 4237 Employment, Training and Industrial Relations Department, Client purchase arrangement, 6587 Energex, 6487 Environmental Protection Agency, 6461 Equity and Fair Trading— Department— Capital works, 1278, 2605, 3741 Consultants, 4208, 6577 Director-General, 4216 Investigations officers, 4606 SES public servants, 2106, 4171 Staff, 2996, 4183, 6561 Fair Trading Office, Complaint, 1031 Minister, Office fit-out, 22 Eumundi bypass, 6530 Fraser Coast Health District, 6420 Gold Coast, Marketeers, 4929 Health Department, Director-General, 3757 Jackson, Ms T., 2289 Kelly, Mr D., 626, 727, 1467, 1734 Kelly, Ms R., 1370, 1467, 1734, 1777, 2029 Laser pens, 113 Lawson, Mr N., 2289 Loski, Ms S., 1031 Moreton Bay islands, 6496 Nambour Hospital, 1716 O'Donnell, Ms M., 1467 Queensland Building Services Authority— Golden Paradise Resort, Creditors, 5948 Home warranty insurance, 1758, 2406, 4817 Queensland Building Tribunal, 1308 Racing industry— Greyhound Racing Authority, Web site, 2622 Horseracing, Prize money, 1289 Redcliffe-Caboolture Health District, 1319 Smith report, 1327 State Development Department— Industry assistance, 1709 Small business assistance, 1709 State Emergency Service, Helicopters, 3765 State Purchasing Policy, 6595 Sunshine Coast— Health District, 6449 Police resources, 4691, 6379 Syndicate Club, 5123 TAFE— Loans, 2119 Outsourcing, 6400 Teachers, 6507 Termites, 4817 Transport Department, Customer service centres, 2968 Unemployment, 415 Water Allocation and Management Plan, 1342 Water backflow, 325 Youth detention, 6514 Zilgara Pty Ltd, 2622 Speeches— Appropriation Bills, 4153 Auctioneers and Agents Committee, 621, 1383 Bills of Sale and Other Securities Amendment Bill, 273 Coolum Police Station, 2097 Equity and Fair Trading (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, 5284 Estimates Committee G, Report, 4529 Eumundi market, 698 Fair Trading Minister, Office fit-out, 35 Index 1999 55

Forestry Amendment Bill, 5913, 6045 Forestry industry, 4442 Industrial Relations Bill, 2338 Kelly, Mr D., 621, 1383 Kelly, Ms R., 1383 Noosaville State School, 5224 Parliament, Ministers, Performance, 1523 Property Law Amendment Bill, 6279 Queensland Building Services Authority Amendment Bill, 3608 Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill (No. 2), 274 Retail Shop Leases Amendment Bill, 1506 Retirement Villages Bill, 5589, 5627-5638 State Development Department, Performance, 5192 Trade Measurement Bill, 5297 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1061

Davis, Dr G., 4822 Davis Cup, 2875 Dawson River, 3380 Daylight saving, 5941 Deagon racecourse, 2620, 4657 Debt, 394 Deeragun, Police station, 4683 Defamation Amendment Bill, 3584 Defamation (Matters of Public Interest) Amendment Bill, 1574 Defence Force— Contracts, 2760 Reservists, 4273 Dellen Lodge, 4168 Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, 3035, 3280, 3472 Delrex Pty Ltd, 3046 Dental services, 1318, 1342, 2109, 2153 Deputy Premier— Callide, Member, Comments, 6183 Overseas visits, 97, 2144, 3388, 3472, 4914 Tabled documents, 945 Development Incentive Scheme, 5809, 6531 Devine, Ms P., 1275, 1603, 1752, 2134 DHL Worldwide Express, 5930 Dingoes— Barrier fence, 6394 Bounties, 230, 322, 1339 Bribie Island, 6456 Fraser Island, 1154, 4210, 4222, 4653 Dinmore— AMH meatworks, 2402, 4492, 4233, 4250 Land subsidence, 2878, 4252 Railways, Livestock unloading facilities, 4233 Director of Public Prosecutions— Hannigan, Mr G., 3470, 3781 Internet usage, 1359 Office, 5872 Smith, Ms K., 4177 Staff, 6495, 6567 Disabled citizens— Car parking, 2952 Disability Access Week, 2654 Disability Program, 1334 Disability Sector Training Fund, 6525 Disability Services Queensland, 5793, 6073, 6453, 6525, 6553, 6583 Disability Support Workers Award, 1319 Funding, 831, 1767, 2975, 4693 International Day of People with a Disability, 5536 56 Index 1999

Purpose-built vessel, 1334, 1458 Services, 235, 1132, 1142, 1767, 4690, 5810, 6526 Technical Aid to the Disabled Queensland Incorporated, 2597 Tourists, 1585 Disney Corporation, 4933 Dispute resolution centres, 1755 Dittman, Mr M., 3039 DNA database, 5955 Dogs, 2631, 3355 Dolphins, 1148, 1155, 1456, 1801, 1803, 1814 Domestic Building Contracts Bill, 4365, 4610 Domestic Violence (Family Protection) Amendment Bill, 2185, 5023, 5054, 5103 Doomadgee— Health workers, 5125, 5229 Wine, Sale, 5367 Douglas Arterial, 2993, 6445 Drag racing, Illegal, 1733 Drivers— Driver testing centres, 4681, 4684, 4691, 6503 Drug-driving, 116, 4920 Licences, 3756, 6535 Drought relief, 1299, 2632, 2969, 6556 Drug Rehabilitation (Court Diversion) Bill, 5148 Drugs— Abuse, 313, 408, 822, 935, 1444, 1767, 3461 Australian Sports Drug Agency, 3038, 3954 Courts, 407, 617, 685, 6581 Crime, 1729 Detection machines, 3846 Drug-dependent mothers, 4667 Gold Coast, 3668 Heroin information brochure, 403 Leaders Forum on Drugs, 299, 315 Marijuana, 6505 Methadone program, 6450, 6507 Naltrexone treatment program, 3971 Prisons— Drug abuse, 2889 Methadone trial, 4686 Rehabilitation programs, 822, 1314, 1695, 3971, 4653, 4695, 4699, 6523 Strategy, 214, 1444 Dryland salinity, 4246 Dugongs, 2744, 3840 Dulacca Police Station, 4178 Durack Vietnamese Buddhist Temple, 1917 Durian, Importation, 6062, 6566 Duyfken expedition, Re-enactment, 4706 Dynegy, 3843

E Eagle Farm, Greyhound Pioneer coach-making facility, 2650 Early Intervention and Parenting Support Program, 917 East Timor, 3779, 3787, 3788, 3789, 3790, 3960, 3961, 3967, 6199, 6355 Ebert, Mr C., 1025, 1158 Economy— Growth, 230 Management, 2875 Performance, 532, 3032, 4913 Regional development, 1138, 1764, 1789, 3045 Ecotourism, 5363

EDMOND, Wendy Marjorie— Answers to questions— Atherton Hospital— Index 1999 57

Dialysis treatment, 4932 Laundry facilities, 5946 Outpatients clinic, 4670 Services, 2667 Baillie Henderson Hospital, 2637 Banana Health District, 6452, 6475 Barambah electorate, Health services, 4212, 4693, 6397 Bayside Health District, 6413, 6424, 6451 Beaudesert, Dental services, 1318, 2974 Biala Detoxification Centre, 1695 Biloela, Home and Community Care Program, 3744 Bowen Health District, 2109, 6436, 6501 Bread, Day-old, Use by charities, 3798 Breast screening, 6511 Bundaberg— Dental Clinic, 1726, 6542 Health District, 6437, 6554 Hospital— Budget, 4228 Linen service, 2762 Orthopaedic surgery, 3771 Outpatients clinic, 1810, 2293, 3771 Mental health services, 3014, 3771 Caboolture Hospital, 1750 Cairns— Health District, 6433, 6501 Hospital, 1726 Caloundra Hospital, 5547 Cape York Health District, 6438, 6501 Central Highlands Health District, 6427, 6518 Central West Health District, 6436, 6476 Charleville Health District, 6425, 6448 Charters Towers— Eventide Nursing Home, 4182, 4656 Health District, 6420, 6474 Hospital, 4182 Mosman Hall, 4234 Child health initiatives, 1588 Childers Hospital, 4700 Chinchilla Hospital, 1777 Dalby Hospital, 1777 EDMOND, Wendy Marjorie—continued: Answers to questions—continued: Darling Downs, Water supply, 3767 Disability Support Workers Award, 1319 Drug-dependent mothers, 4667 Drug rehabilitation programs, 4695, 4699, 6523 East Timor, Assistance, 3967 Food, Genetically modified, 233, 1311 Fraser Coast Health District, 6420, 6475 Gladstone— Health District, 6459 Hospital— Budget, 4238 Staff, 4225, 4238 Water backflow, 2989 Gold Coast— Health District, 6426, 6448 Hospital— Funding, 1157, 3186, 4206, 6483 Land, 6374 Waiting list, 1716 Gympie— Health District, 6426, 6448 Hospital, 3758 Health— Aged care, 4504, 4231 58 Index 1999

Cancer patient, MRI cost, 4684 Dental services, 1318, 1342, 1726, 2109 Department— Advertising, 1721 Capital charge, 4226 Capital works, 1278, 1317, 1723, 2022, 2606, 3741, 4239 Code of conduct, 6393, 6396 Consultants, 4220, 6536, 6576 Corporatisation, 4227 Director-General, 1316, 2615, 2997, 3757, 4213 Drug programs, Funding, 3755 Employment creation, 6199 Enterprise bargaining, 1037, 2108 Entertainment expenditure, 1314, 1695, 1718, 1731 Equity return, 3791 Funding, 1720, 4231 Motor vehicles, 2115 Organisations, Funding, 1696 SES public servants, 2104, 4171 Sponsorship, 1723 Staff, 4191, 4226, 4807, 6444, 6563 Travel expenditure, 1718, 1720, 1757 Workplace Relations and Employment Strategy Unit, 1755 Year 2000 compliance, 6592 Youngman, Dr J., 1315 Districts— Budgets, 1315, 1319, 1747 Councils, 2107 Dentists, 1318 Funding, 4238 Performance agreements, 4226 Public relations officers, 1722 Service contracts, 1318 Year 2000 compliance, 1320 Health Promotion Queensland, 3282 Laundry services, 3012 Legislation and regulations, 1719 Mental health services, 316, 1317, 2637, 2666, 2760, 3014, 3766, 4225, 6397 New South Wales patients, Treatment, 1720, 1755 Northern Rural Health Training Unit, 6452 Nurses, 725, 1717, 2108, 4689 Occupational therapists, 1720 Optometrists, 721 Palliative care, 6530, 6556 Patient Transit Scheme, 1311, 1317, 6473 Physiotherapists, 1722 Queensland Health Strategy Advisory Project, 6477 Rehabilitation services, 4231 Rural areas, Services 1721, 2113, 4101, 4280 Specialists, 1722, 3773, 4808, 6510 Spectacle Supply Scheme, 1316, 3008, 3758, 6569 Speech therapy services, 2110, 2115 Stuart Prison, 6396 Visiting medical officers, 2109 Hervey Bay Hospital— Methadone clinic, 6507 Speech pathology, 4661 Staff, 6533 Training Facilities, 1751 Waiting list, 1751, 4661 Home and Community Care Program, 2597, 2639, 3744, 3752, 6413, 6569 Hospitals— Accident and emergency waiting times, 1317, 1718 Budgets, 1464, 6450 Expenditure, 1318 Laundry services, 1464 Linear accelerators, 1315 Index 1999 59

Market share, 4231 Operating theatres, 1723 Outpatients— Clinics, 4225 Specialist appointments, 1318 Patients— Care, 4210, 6198, 6383 Numbers, 4226 Transfers, 1726, 1730 Radioactive material, Storage, 1717, 1718 Revenue, 1718 Rural areas, 4101, 4280, 6479 Staff, 1464 Surgery— Elective, 1318, 1319 Funding, 1719 Waiting list, 4809 Waiting lists, 720, 723, 1378, 1716 Innisfail— Health District, 6449 Kidney Fundraising Group, 6508 Isgar, Mr S., 1807 James Cook University Medical School, 2615 Johnson, Ms M., 4383, 6396 Kinder, Mr P., 2978 Lange, Dr D., 6430 Lockyer electorate, Organisations, Funding, 1696 EDMOND, Wendy Marjorie—continued: Answers to questions—continued: Lockyer Valley, Water supply, 3767 Logan, Dental services, 2974 Logan-Beaudesert Health District, 6438, 6450 Mackay Health District, 6425, 6455 Magnetic Island, General practitioners, 4204 Mareeba Dental Clinic, 2959 Maryborough Hospital— Mental health unit, 1314 Redevelopment, 1316 Speech pathology, 4661 Staff, 6533 Waiting list, 4661 Mater Health District, 6448 Medical Board, 2978, 2981 Mental Health Act, 1733 Methadone program, 6450, 6507 Monto Hospital, 2638 Moranbah— District Health Council, 2998 Health District, 6450, 6498 Mount Isa— Health District, 6434, 6451 Hospital, 4672 Mount Lofty Nursing Home, 722 Naltrexone treatment program, 3971 Nambour Hospital— Beds, 319, 1722, 3008 Budget, 315, 319 Laundry services, 6553 Ophthalmologist, 1317 Waiting list, 1716 Needle exchange program, 1040, 1304, 1314, 2611, 4237 North Burnett Health District, 6435, 6500 Northern Downs Health District, 6419, 6430, 6458 Nursing homes— Beds, 1719, 3592, 4672 Medical services, 4182 Privatisation, 3373, 3433 60 Index 1999

Subsidies, 2102, 4933 Organ donor system, 4655 Patient Transit Scheme, 1294, 1315 Pesticide/chemical poisoning, Misdiagnosis, 6378 Point Vernon Hospital, 4670 Positive Parenting Program, 850, 1588, 6478 Prince Charles Hospital— Beds, 6427 Foundation Cafe, 3749 Specialists, 6475 Staff, 6427, 6507 Princess Alexandra Hospital— Beds, 6419 Specialists, 6476 Staff, 6419 QE II Hospital, 6434, 6451 Queensland Intravenous AIDS Association, 6386 Redcliffe-Caboolture Health District, 1319, 1747, 6395, 6499, 6502 Redcliffe Hospital, 1750 Redland Hospital, 1723 Reece, Dr S., 4695 Rockhampton— Health District, 6500 Mental health services, 6397 Speech therapy services, 2103, 2115 Roma Health District, 6435, 6439, 6477 Royal Brisbane Hospital— Bowel cancer screening, 6512 Child Development Unit, 2101 Oncology ward, 3848 Specialists, 6475 Staff, 3191, 6421 Surgery, Waiting list, 4806 Royal Children's Hospital— Beds, 6421 Specialists, 6476 Staff, 6421 Royal Women's Hospital— Beds, 6421 Patient care, 318 Specialists, 6475 Staff, 6421 Rural areas, Drug and alcohol abuse, 1767 Saibai Island, 1469 Sandgate, Eventide Nursing Home, 4672 Schizophrenia Fellowship of North Queensland, 3041, 4178 School nurses, 725, 6478 South Burnett Health District, 6498, 6499 Southern Downs Health District, 6418, 6454 SPC products, 3589 Stanthorpe Hospital, 6376 Sunnybank Family Support Inc., 1319 Sunshine Coast Health District, 6422, 6449 Tablelands Health District, 6468, 6500 Taxi Subsidy Scheme, 2109 Technical Aid to the Disabled Queensland Incorporated, 2597 Thuringowa, Dental clinic, 6495 Tobacco products, Sale to children, 1283 Toowoomba— Alcohol and drug services, 1314 Health District, 6427, 6449 Hospital, 314 Torres Health District, 6469, 6484 Townsville— Health District, 6484 Hospital— Index 1999 61

Computers, 6479 Funding, 1719 Redevelopment, 236 Surgery, Cancellations, 1719 Water— Backflow, 1723, 2161, 2162, 2165 Hazards, 1583 West Moreton Health District, 6437 Whitsunday electorate, Health services, 2628, 4243, 6569 Wide Bay Linen Service, 1316, 1318 Wolston Park Hospital— Engineering and maintenance workers, 1754, 2108 Incident, 843 Redundancies, 1041 Staff, 2108 Surplus land, 2107 VERs, 2110 Wondai, Weinholt Nursing Home, 2974 EDMOND, Wendy Marjorie—continued: Points of order, 2880, 3347, 3441, 3657, 3660, 3662, 4804, 4874, 5204 Speeches— Drug courts, 691 Estimates Committee E, Report, 4517 Health— Breast screening, 3456 Department— Budget, 382 Enterprise bargaining, 1139 Nurses, 5233 Services— Aged care, 522, 3342 Palliative care, 1450 Privatisation, 3657 Surgery, Elective, 4874 System, 3436 Health Legislation Amendment Bill, 4300, 5275-5284 Health Practitioner Registration Boards (Administration) Bill, 2545, 5098 Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Bill, 2545, 5098-5102 HIV/AIDS, 5673 Mental Health Act, 613 Parliament— Adjournment, 2958 Ministers, Performance, 1522 Positive Parenting Program, 401 Private Health Facilities Bill, 3197, 5219-5222 Radiation Safety Bill, 422, 1422-1425 Transplantation and Anatomy Amendment Bill, 1111, 1536

Education— Adelaide conference, 6371 Cultural, 3669 Curriculum, 4916 Department— Advertising expenditure, 3008 Budget, 4928, 4934, 6517 Capital works, 938, 1279, 1293, 2605, 2972, 3741, 6470, 6472 Consultants, 4208, 6537 Contractors, 6374 Director-General, 4214, 5682, 5810 Drug programs, Funding, 3754 Entertainment expenditure, 3008 Equity return, 3796 FOI applications, 6381 Legal proceedings, 3015 Maintenance and facilities, 2616 Organisations, Funding, 1319, 1696 62 Index 1999

Publication, 3011 Purchases, 6578, 6597 Salaries, 5810 Savings, 2632 SDS-Furnco, 3767, 3768 SES public servants, 2105, 2638, 4173 Staff, 1760, 1778, 1779, 2140, 2983, 2984, 2985, 3017, 4188, 4697, 4698, 6562 Distance education, Show children, 1158 Education Week, 2099 Export education, 5111 Goods and services tax, 4363 Literacy and numeracy, 3285, 3353, 3354, 3785, 3789, 3835 Minister— Alleged misleading of House, 3020, 3277 Apology, 38 Performance, 1283, 1297 Review, 1774 Schools— Adopt-A-Cop, 6523 Aitkenvale State School, 2267 Anti-bullying Task Force, 614 Arundel State School, 6473 Barambah electorate, 4179 Beaudesert State School, 6372 Beenleigh State School, 6598 Bible studies, 5043 Brassall State High School, 297 Bullies, 3366 Buranda State School, 6433 Burdekin Special School, 2613, 3776 Caboolture East State School, 6416 Caboolture State School, 2599, 4479, 5786, 6384 Capalaba State High School, 3299 Capital works, 1293, 4254, 6519 Chaplains, 1026, 1764, 2003 Churchill State School, 3760 Class sizes, 4200 Cleaners, 4282 Clermont State School, 2633 Clontarf Beach State High School, 912 Closure/relocation, 2997, 6470, 6487 Commercial activities, 302, 6060 Computers, 6512 Condom vending machines, 6492 Connect-Ed project, 2970 Cool Schools Program, 3746, 4684 Cooler Schools Program, 26, 3690, 3746, 5349 Corporal punishment, 2625 Crossing supervisors, 6559 Dalbeg State School, 6384 Eimeo Road State School, 6582 Enrolment benchmark agreement, 1359 Equity return, 4689 Facilities, 5337 Farnborough State School, 1726 Fibre-optic cabling, 1320 Fire safety awareness programs, 2029 Fires, 3379 Funding, 3750, 4179, 6519 Good News Lutheran School, 3840 Goondiwindi State School, 28, 1134 Greenslopes State School, 2957 Hampden State School, 6492 Heatley State High School, 117 Hervey Bay Senior College, 2598 Hervey Bay State High School, 2598 Hervey Bay State School, 1462, 4211 Index 1999 63

History competition, 6052 Home Hill State School, 1306 Hopeland State School, 2980 Ingham State High School, 2139 Innisfail State High School, 2139 Ipswich State High School, 4244, 6468 Jimboomba, High school, 1808, 4201 Education—continued: Schools—continued: Jindalee State School, 405 Kindon State School, 2636 Kingsthorpe State School, 1559 Kirwan State High School, 6465 Laidley District State School, 5679 Leadership camp, 1010 Leading Schools Program, 823, 3747 Libraries, 2381 Logan electorate, 1293 Mackay West State School, 918 Malanda State High School, 6405 Mapleton State School, 2883 Middle Park State School, 2095 Middle Ridge State School, 2636 Milpera State High School, 1562, 5336, 5678 Mount Ommaney electorate, 823 Mountain Creek State School, 4355 Murrumba district, 1011, 4603 Non-State schools, 2164 Noosaville State School, 5224 Nurses, 725, 6478 "Out with Homophobia" workshop, 1714 Petrie State School, 4478 Pialba State School, 1284, 1285, 1286, 2112 Post School Survival Tips booklet, 4798 Principals, 3012, 3747 Proserpine State High School, 3355, 6431 Rosella Park State School, 6561 Sandgate State High School, 407 Septimus State School, 4907 Setons College, 5238 Sex education, 726 Shalom College, 1913 Slogan competition, 2153 Smithfield State High School, 5535 Sporting facilities, 2381 St Bernard State School, 4695 St Mary's School, 2954 Students— Attendance, 3964 Exchange programs, 2599 Head lice, 207, 2282 Leave of absence notes, 2025 Migrant backgrounds, 2957 Numbers, 3004, 3747 Overseas, 1140, 2749, 2886, 3755, 5806 Study tour programs, 2599 Subjects, Selection, 3957, 4383 Suspension, 3000, 4681 Travel concessions, 1312 Uniforms, 101, 2620, 2626, 2972, 3020, 3235, 3737, 3745 Unionism, 539, 639, 699, 1021, 1753 Teacher aides, 3001, 4680 Teachers— Locality allowance, 6511 Numbers, 3472, 4694, 4696, 4697, 6376, 6516, 6517 Rural and remote areas, 3852 Salaries, 4925, 4927, 4928, 6549, 6550, 6551 64 Index 1999

Superannuation, 3001 Toowoomba South Boys School, 913 Tuckshops, 4177 Tully State High School, 6471 Victoria Point State High School, 3944 Victoria Point State School, 3354 Walloon State School, 4177, 4680 Wamuran State School, 6580 Water, 1925, 2031 Whitsunday electorate, 6416 Wondai, 1312 Workplace learning coordinators, 1715 Xavier Special School, 2002 Yarrilee State School, 6466 Special, 5878, 5933, 5941, 5943, 6069, 6072, 6370 Statewide tests, 1584 System, 944, 2404, 3671, 4503 Tertiary, 937, 2012 The Next Decade, Discussion paper, 3783 2010: Queensland State Education, 1015, 2275 Vocational education and training, 206, 1715, 5671, 6461 Education and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, 5152, 6093, 6599 Eidsvold Shire— Roadworks, 4659 Sawmill, 6404 Eimeo Road State School, 6582

ELDER, James Peter— Answers to questions— Abbott Point, Industrial park, 6502, 6504 APEC Technomart, 4717, 4718, 4720, 4721, 4723, 4724, 5048, 5117, 5118 Australia TradeCoast, 4498, 6070 Bechtel, 4377 Biotechnology industries, 535 Birkdale Nursery, 5244 Boggo Road jail site, 5360 Boral Timbers, Cooroy, 4375, 4378 Brigalow-Nanango rail line, 2959 Bundaberg meatworks, 6194, 6471 Business— Assistance, 1699, 1701, 1703, 1709, 3294, 3470 Beaudesert, Regional adviser, 631, 3475 Business Cadetship Scheme, 5813 Confidence, 1800 Electronic commerce, 4234 Goods and services tax, 4605 Headquarters, 4377 Investment, 626, 940 Migration, 3593 Outlook, 229 Overseas aid contracts, 413 Small business, 3294, 3470, 3796, 4605 Caboolture, University campus, 2612 Cairns, Economy, 2537 CEPA, 3844 Chevron gas pipeline, 1153, 1464, 1802 Clunies Ross Centre, 1707 Comalco, 5468, 6593 Cooperative research centres, 1582 Darling Downs, Water supply, 3775 Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, 3035, 3472 ELDER, James Peter—continued: Answers to questions—continued: Deputy Premier, Overseas visit, 3472 Disney Corporation, 4934 Index 1999 65

Dynegy, 3844 East Timor, 6199 Electricity industry— Kogan Creek Power Station, 1762 Projects, 3844 Employment protection, 2286 Exports, 2663 Food industry, 1935 Gold Coast— Convention centre, 1035, 5540, 6571 Employment creation, 5683 Venture capital conference, 4722 Goods and services tax, 5945 Grey water, 6582 Greyhound Pioneer, Coach-making facility, 2650 Hardwood, 5469, 6417 High technology companies, 4276 Hummock Hill, Satellite launch facility, 6591 Industry, Assistance, 1709 International trade, 318 Investment, 1705, 3185 Lockyer Valley— Hardwood, 6417 Water supply, 2759, 3775 Manufacturing sector, 20, 110 Meat industry— AMH meatworks, 2402 Assistance, 722, 3847, 4200, 6301 Cannon Hill meatworks, 3375 Meat Processing Development Initiative, 4200 South Burnett Meatworks, 2402, 3688, 6076, 6301, 6409 North Burnett Regional Economic Development Council, 4677 North-west minerals province, 2400 Projects, 1705, 3964 Qantas, Aircraft maintenance, 2633 Queensland Industry Development Scheme, 844, 2755 Queensland Manufacturing Institute, 1705 Queensland Small Business Council, 1697 Regional forest agreement, 935, 1372, 2022, 2159, 2661, 2664, 3690, 4100, 4372, 4373, 4378, 5121, 5807, 5875, 6302, 6456 School students, Overseas, 2886, 3756 SmartLicence Centre, 1709 Starland project, 4810, 4811, 4934, 5050 State Development— Centres, 1706 Department— Business advisers, 1704 Capital works, 1277, 2605, 3742 Consultants, 1731, 4243, 6529, 6539, 6577 Corporate support, 1710 Director-General, 4216 Industry assistance, 1709 Minister, Overseas visit, 4677 Motor vehicles, 1710 Offices, 1703, 1705, 1709 Regional development boards, 1700 Restructuring, 5124 SES public servants, 2105, 4170 Small business assistance, 1699, 1701, 1709 Staff, 1309, 1699, 1701, 1702, 4197, 6540, 6577 Structuring, 1704 Transition costs, 1702 Web site, 845 Year 2000 compliance, 6591 State Development and Public Works Organisation Amendment Bill, 2259 State election 1998, Fraud, 624 SUDAW, 3844 66 Index 1999

Surat Basin/Dawson Valley project, 6566 Syndicate Club, 5120, 5128 Theme parks, 4810 Toowoomba, Range crossing, 6372 Townsville— Industrial Land Project, 4657 Zinc refinery, 6485 Unfair dismissal legislation, 1708, 1800 Wivenhoe Dam-Atkinsons Dam, Pipeline, 1753 Yarwun Targinnie Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association, 2140, 4695 Yellow Pages Small Business Index survey, 2023 Points of order, 224, 479, 480, 1007, 2224, 2731, 2882, 4151, 4152, 4447, 4448, 4610, 4715, 4718, 4782, 4924, 5190, 5192, 5862, 6189 Privilege— Electricity industry, Privatisation, 2891 South Burnett Meatworks, 6184 Speeches— APEC Technomart, 4707, 4780 Asia, Trade, 2010 Berri Limited, 4794 Burnett region, 3909 Burnett River, Water storage, 2347 Business— Business Cadetship Scheme, 3171, 5793 Federal Small Business Ministerial Council, 4359 Headquarters, 4484 Retail industry, 3952 Small business, Millennium bug, 930 Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, 3280 DHL Worldwide Express, 5930 Estimates Committee A, Report, 4404 Exports, 3361 Floods, 1016 Future Group, 5671 Gold Coast, Convention centre, 5526 Goods and services tax, 4359 Hatch Associates, 6059 Health system, 3440 Heiner inquiry, 287 Industry, Assistance, 2742 Information technology, 1448 Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Amendment Bill, 3090 Ipswich, Member, Censure, 3100 Magnetic Island, Nelly Bay development, 707, 2223, 3576 McArthur, Mr A., MBE, 1017 Metals industry, 3781, 4600 Mines and Energy Minister, Censure, 4344, 4561 ELDER, James Peter—continued: Speeches—continued: Mining industry— Century Zinc, 1921 Gordonstone mine, 788 Pasminco, 1921 Molecular Bioscience Institute, 398 Overseas visits, 97, 2144, 4914 Parliament, Ministers, Performance, 1647 Pork industry, 6180 Queensland Industry Development Scheme, 2010 Queensland Innovation Council, 5345 Regional economic development, 1138, 1789 Regional forest agreement, 1001, 1877, 2085, 2724, 4270, 4444, 6294 Retail Shop Leases Amendment Bill, 731, 1511, 1512 Shanghai, Mayor, Visit, 2874 South Burnett Meatworks, 2533 State Development and Public Works Organisation Amendment Bill, 1160, 2294, 2311 State Development Department— Organisational changes, 5107 Index 1999 67

Performance, 5189 State Government— Election promises, 1432 Performance, 478, 5858 SES positions, 3538 Sun Metals dispute, 788 TAB, Privatisation, 3242 Teksid, 4600 Toowoomba, Meat industry, 3833 Trade— International, 612, 2390 South Africa, 3280 Tree-clearing guidelines, 6007 Year 2000 Contingency Planning Workbook, 5231

Electoral— Boundaries, 2094 Fraud, 1577, 1579, 1580 Laws, 6557, 6568, 6582 Redistribution, 5869 Electoral Amendment Bill, 618, 5759 Electricity and Gas Legislation Amendment Bill, 5155, 6097, 6599

Electricity industry— Administration charges, 3772 Amamoor, 1773 Blackouts, 1040, 1714, 1725, 1765, 1769 Boards, 2398, 2538, 2615, 2975, 3000 Caboolture electorate, 1725, 1765 Callide C Power Station, 1769, 3843, 6382 Central West, 6477 Charges, 1146, 4253, 4725, 4793, 4804, 4919 Chevron gas contracts, 5241 Coal-fired power stations, 5357, 5364 Collinsville Power Station, 6382 Concessions, 1310 Consumption, 4252 Contestable market, 4256 Contracts, 5122, 5679 Cooktown, 6443 Councils, 522, 1772 CS Energy, 4283, 6488, 6492 CSO payments, 3013, 4666 Daintree region, 1707, 3770, 4253, 6526 Demand, 4240 Dividends, 2883, 3187, 3290, 3301, 6489 Energex, 1809, 2398, 2883, 2885, 3301, 3685, 4250, 4251, 4255, 4726, 4728, 4813, 5241, 5537, 5805, 6075, 6487, 6489, 6492 Entergy, 3843, 4662 Environmentally friendly, 1809 Ergon Energy, 1772, 2398, 2885, 3000, 4272, 4273, 4176, 4250, 4251, 4255, 4813, 5241, 5805, 6075 Fatalities, 6402 Gas-fired power stations, 2142, 4235, 6488 Generating capacity, 4236, 5109, 5676, 5677 Generators, 631 Goomboorian, 1773 Greenhouse gas emissions, 5109 Gunpowder-Century transmission line, 4250, 4255 High voltage transmission, 5356 Howard Power Station site, 4671 Innisfail, 6584 Kogan Creek Power Station, 1762, 3684, 4165, 4225, 4231, 6490 Life support systems, Power outages, 3378 Maintenance program, 4251, 6412 68 Index 1999

Management, 1144, 1216 Market, 1146, 1791, 3684 Mid west supply network, 296 Millmerran Power Station, 2648, 3843, 3950, 6490 Nerang electorate, 1714 NORQEB, 296, 2883 North Queensland, 1770, 3009 , 6489 Powerlink, 5243, 6488, 6491 Power poles, 6591 Power purchase agreements, 6489, 6503 Privatisation, 2888, 2891 Projects, 3950 Queensland Power Trading Corporation, 5246 Redundancies, 1771 Remote Area Power Supply Scheme, 1331 Renewable energy, 2027 Restructure, 25, 522, 1149, 1768, 1770, 1772, 2885 Safety switches, Installation rebate, 1337, 4661 Security deposits, 4176 Staff, 6494 , 4277 , 3843 Storm season, 6075 Supply, 840, 944, 1762, 4728, 5690 Sustainable Energy Office, 99, 2027 Tariffs, 3684, 4255, 4497, 4813, 5555, 6490 Tarong-Blackwall transmission line, 2152 Tarong Energy, 2980, 3845, 4275, 5041 Tarong Power Station, 2124, 3687, 3843, 3845, 3750, 4167, 4662, 5118, 5546, 6458, 6490, 6491 Tennyson Power Station site, 4671, 4698 Townsville, Power stations, 3052, 4604 Electricity industry—continued: Tully, 6584 Underground lines, 3176, 6390 Westlink, 4239 , 5125, 5244, 5246, 5358, 5681, 5877, 6491, 6492, 6493, 6513 Year 2000 compliance, 1373, 4726

Electronic commerce, 2893, 4234 Ell, Mr T., 3292 Elliott, Mr J., 419

ELLIOTT, Jannion Anthony— Questions— Ambulance Service, Regional communications centres, 1729 Apprentices and trainees, 2617 Arts Queensland, Review, 4176 Compulsory third-party insurance, 1376 Education Department— Contractors, 6374 Staff, 1760 Electricity industry— Oakey Power Station, 6489 Restructure, 1768 Tariffs, 4255 Westlink, 4239 Emergency Services Department, Consultants, 6589 Employment, Training and Industrial Relations Department— Overseas travel, 6564 Staff, 1328, 6409 Fire and Rescue Authority— Appliances, 2135 SES public servants, 2610 Index 1999 69

Health portfolio, Consultants, 4220 Hospitals— Operating theatres, 1723 Outpatient clinics, 4225 Surgery, Elective, 1318 Industrial Relations Commission, 6398 Justice and Attorney-General portfolio, Funding of drug programs, 3755 Local governments, Remuneration packages, 6595 Lockyer Valley, Water supply, 2759, 3775 Northern Downs Health District, 6458 Patient Transit Scheme, 6473 Police, Satellite telephones, 4206 Primary Industries Department, Consultants, 6539 Q-Build, 6440 Q-Build Industry, 6520 Queen Alexandra Home, 1281 Queensland Building Tribunal, 4660 Racehorses, Training, 1288 Redcliffe-Caboolture Health District, 6502 Roads, Fatalities, 3002 Rural industry training, 4182 Sales and Distribution Services Business Unit, 1304 Schools— Equity return, 4689 Goondiwindi State School, 28 Kindon State School, 2636 Middle Ridge State School, 2636 Principals, 3012, 3747 Teacher aides, 4680 Southern Downs Health District, 6418, 6454 State Development Department, Staff, 1699 TAFE— Coorparoo, 1281, 2121 National Competition Policy, 6393 Teachers, 4694, 6367 Training providers, 2983 Warrego Highway, 2969 Wheat breeding program, 1337 Wolston Park Hospital, 2108 Speeches— Acquisition of Land Amendment Bill, 3639 Anzac Day Amendment Bill, 5377 Appropriation Bills, 4051 Corke, Mrs R., 3372 Estimates Committee D, Report, 4434 Estimates Committee G, Report, 4532 Forestry Amendment Bill, 6024 Goondiwindi Polo Club, 2265 Goondiwindi State School, 1134 Industrial Relations Bill, 2551 Integrated Planning and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2), 883 Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Amendment Bill, 3145 Liquor Amendment Bill, 4454 Motor Accident Insurance Amendment Bill, 888 Retail Shop Leases Amendment Bill, 1507 Road Transport Reform Bill, 3530, 3601 Rural areas, Water resources, 4032 Speaker, Ruling, Motion of dissent, 2915 State Government taxes, 3791 Toowoomba, Bush Connection, 2099 Tourism Legislation Amendment Bill, 3398 University of Queensland, Gatton campus, 2948 Water Resources Amendment Bill, 6173 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1264-1266

Elliott Channel, 2753 70 Index 1999

Elphick, Ms E., 1727 Emerald— Airport, 117 Queensland Rail, Staff, 6411 Emergency Services— Advisory Council, 1307, 2278 Department— Capital works, 1276, 2601, 3740 Consultants, 2608, 3737, 4209, 6539, 6589 Director-General, 4217 Drug programs, Funding, 3755 Enterprise agreement, 1734, 1777 Equipment and facilities, 1296 Purchases, 6579, 6598 SES public servants, 2104, 2128, 2129, 4172 Staff, 4186, 6545 Year 2000 compliance, 6593 Disaster mitigation, 3365 Helicopter rescue service, 4674 Emergency Services—continued: Marine rescue vessels, 6409 Minister, Performance, 5045 Natural disasters, 1296 Employment— Breaking the Unemployment Cycle, 1038, 1148, 1157, 1747, 2391, 2982, 4360, 6407 Casual, 5553 Challenge Employment and Training, Funding, 2987 Community Employment Assistance Program, 4676, 6398 Community Jobs Plan, 235, 409, 410, 1326, 1740, 1747, 1763, 2623, 2640, 2988, 4662, 4676, 6398, 6586 Creation, 19, 22, 114, 706, 934, 1148, 1159, 2161, 2533, 3454, 3793, 3839, 4365, 4374, 4165, 5127, 6197, 6199 Employee entitlements, 3954, 5347 Forums, 2128, 3772 Growth, 536, 706, 1936, 2288, 6197 Manufacturing sector, 20 Mature aged workers, 6387, 6588 Programs, 6398, 6565 Protection, 2286 Rural areas, 4365 Task Force, 2116, 2118, 4672, 6390, 6404 Unfair dismissal legislation, 1708 Women, 1768, 3454 Worker Assistance Program, 6413 Employment, Training and Industrial Relations— Department— Audits, 6587 Capital works, 1276, 2601, 3743, 3758 Claims processing, 1756, 2623 Client purchase arrangement, 1757, 6587 Consultants, 2863, 2987, 4209, 6382, 6568, 6575 Deputy Directors-General, 6388, 6391, 6408 Director-General, 4242, 6408, 6564 Drug programs, Funding, 3776 Equity return, 6410 Existing workers policy, 4181 Freedom of information process, 6587 Office refurbishments, 6398, 6410 Operating statement, 6408, 6409, 6412 Organisations, Funding, 1320 Overseas travel, 6409, 6469, 6484, 6564 Purchasing Branch, 1327, 6391, 6564, 6577, 6588 SES public servants, 2106, 4172 Staff, 1328, 1727, 2116, 4199, 6367, 6409, 6547, 6588 Telephone information service, 3476 Training, 6586, 6587 Unions, Grants, 2118, 6367 Index 1999 71

VERs, 1310, 1311, 1326 Workplace agreements, 1746 Workplace Health and Safety Division, 4486 Minister, Alleged misleading of House, 2584 Emu Park, Mackay Permanent Building Society, 3162 Emu Park-Yeppoon road, 6525 Endeavour Foundation, 6590 Energex (see "Electricity industry") Entergy, 3843, 4662 Enterprising Queenslanders and Young Primary Producers, 5222 Environment and Heritage— Department— Capital works, 1278, 2602, 3741 Consultants, 4207, 6539, 6577 Land, Acquisition, 1026 Organisations, Funding, 1332 SES public servants, 3001, 4171 Staff, 6464, 6548 Minister— Alleged misleading of House, 937, 938, 1015 Censure, 4491 Performance, 1147 Tablelands, Visit, 2629 Environment report, 4805 Environmental nuisance, 5674 Environmental Protection Agency, 215, 633, 1469, 2111, 2139, 2282, 2634, 3471, 3843, 4685, 6461, 6464, 6472 Equity and Fair Trading— Department— Capital works, 1278, 2605, 3741 Consultants, 4208, 6551, 6577 Director-General, 4216 Drug programs, Funding, 3753 Investigations officers, 4606 SES public servants, 2106, 4171 Staff, 2996, 4183, 6561 Fair Trading Office, 1031, 6465 Minister— Corruption allegations, 107, 109, 226, 227 Office fit-out, 22, 35 Performance, 1454, 2029 Equity and Fair Trading (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, 1041, 5284, 5927 Ergon Energy (see "Electricity industry") Estimates Committee A, Report, 4264, 4384 Estimates Committee B, Report, 4264, 4405 Estimates Committee C, Report, 4264, 4417 Estimates Committee D, Report, 4264, 4429 Estimates Committee E, Report, 4295, 4506 Estimates Committee F, Report, 4295, 4518 Estimates Committee G, Report, 4295, 4528 Eumundi— Bypass, 6530 Market, 698 Eventide Nursing Homes— Charters Towers, 4182, 4656 Sandgate, 3592, 4672 Executive Chef Pty Ltd, 1015 Expectation Pty Ltd, 3457 Explosives Bill, 895, 972, 1349 Exports, 1463, 2390, 2663, 2893, 3361 Extractive Industry Unit, 5674 F Fair Trading (see "Equity and Fair Trading") Families, Youth and Community Care— Department— Adoption Services Branch, 5051 72 Index 1999

Advertising expenditure, 2973 Annual report, 6473 Bundaberg— Office, 6453, 6459, 6461 Teenager, 4501 Families, Youth and Community Care—continued: Department—continued: Capital works, 1280, 2603, 2967, 3742 Children, Care, 3797, 6508 Consultants, 2964, 4208, 6537 Dalby teenager, 2614 Director-General, 4215 Drug programs, Funding, 3754 Entertainment expenditure, 2973 Hervey Bay office, 5812, 5867, 5875, 5876 Leaving Care initiative, 6444 Legal proceedings, 2968 Logan City organisations, Funding, 1275 Maryborough office, 2629, 3851, 4202, 4668 Regions, 6373 SES public servants, 2105, 4172 Social justice model, 6423 Staff, 1302, 2976, 4194, 6515, 6562 Travel expenditure, 2963 Vehicles, 6380 Youth detention, 2631 Minister— Alleged misleading of House, 3831 Memorandum, 5812, 5867, 5875, 5876 Family Planning Association, 641 Family Services Amendment Bill, 737, 4845, 4936, 5103 Family support initiative, 6525 Farmers— Chemicals, Disposal, 3004 Crop insurance, 21, 229, 589, 1345, 1745, 5114 , 5467, 6510 FarmBis program, 1338 Irrigation water allocations, 26 Natural disaster relief, 90, 6368 Representative bodies, 4097 Stamp duty, 21 Farnborough State School, 1726 Fatchett, Rt Hon. D., 1795 Federal Courts (State Jurisdiction) Bill, 2681, 2746, 2776, 3019 Federal Government— State funding, 97, 116, 3450, 6064 Welfare system, 4925

FELDMAN, William Patrick— Notices of motion— Fisheries Regulations, 2152 Health services, Aged care, 3288 Points of order, 25, 458, 1904, 1939, 2669, 2874, 3379, 3936, 3937, 4502, 4728, 5812, 5876, 5876, 6302 Questions— Alford, Mr N., 628 Barristers Board, Admission rules, 2626 Bearham, Mr J., 1713 Biala Detoxification Centre, 1695 Breaking the Unemployment Cycle, 6407 Bribie Island— Bridge, 1273, 6467 Dingoes, 6456 Police Station, 3762 Caboolture electorate— Index 1999 73

Driver testing centre, 4681, 6503 Electricity supply, 1725, 1765 Employment, 2980, 4671 Hospital, 1750 Organisations, Funding, 1319 Police Station, 3762, 6368 Shire Council, 1736 State schools, 2599, 6384, 6416 University campus, 2027, 2612 Chavez, Mr C., 1736 Child abuse, 641 Children's Commissioner, 628 Coroners, Inquests, 4248 Criminal Justice Commission, Leaks, 628 Diesel fuel rebate scheme, 2163 Director of Public Prosecutions, 4177 Doomadgee, Health workers, 5125 Drug rehabilitation programs, 4653 Education portfolio, Organisations, Funding, 1319 Ethnicity and crime, 2990 Families, Youth and Community Care Department, Hervey Bay office, 5812, 5875 Family Planning Association, 641 Forde inquiry, 24 Gympie, Electricity supply, 4728 Heiner inquiry, 24, 1284, 4502 Heritage Trails Network, 3378 Home and Community Care Program, 3752 Jury service, 3008 Justice and Attorney-General— Minister, 1939 White, Ms S., 1939 Kendall, Mrs K., 1333 Komplete Riding School, 1333 Laura Police Station, Tracker, 1296 Lindeberg, Mr K., 4502 Local Area Multicultural Partnership Program, 4201 Milk prices, 2112 Morningside Police Station, 3739 Mukherjee, Dr S., 2990 New Farm, Prostitution, 2123 One Nation Party, Legislation, 3693 O'Neill, Mr D., 2758 Parliament, Members— Citizenship, 2891 Electorate offices, 4168 Pilbeam, Mr R. B. J., Condolence motion, 3022 Police— Adopt-A-Cop, 6523 CJC investigation, 1323 Queen Street Mall, 6431 Resources, 3739 Power poles, 6591 Prawn hatcheries, 6534 Railways, Maintenance program, 4211 Rappolt, Mr C., Condolence motion, 3022 Redcliffe-Caboolture Health District, 6395 Redcliffe Hospital, 1750 Reece, Dr S., 4653 Regional forest agreement, 2668, 3800, 3969, 4671, 4691, 5245, 6302 Road rules, 6558 Royal Brisbane Hospital, 2101 FELDMAN, William Patrick—continued: Questions—continued: Schools— Computers, 6512 Condom vending machines, 6492 Sex education, 726 74 Index 1999

Smith, Ms K., 4177 Spectacle Supply Scheme, 6569 Spouse, Definition, 2404 Toorbul, Boat ramp, 6454 Torrens, Mr L., 5245 Transport Department, Call centre, 4233 Wamuran— Queensland Rail land, 6479 State School, 6580 Water backflow, 2960 Woodford, Employment, 4671 Speeches— ABC, Radio station 4QR, 4820 Appropriation Bills, 4073 Australia Acts (Request) Bill, 2813 Caboolture electorate— Facilities, 5532 State school, 4479 Child Protection Bill, 456 Coal Mining Safety and Health Bill, 1609 Community-Based Referendum Bill, 306, 3916, 3938 Competition Policy Reform (Queensland) Repeal Bill, 1144 Corporate Angel Network of Australia, 5226 Corrective Services and Penalties and Sentences Amendment Bill, 499 Corrective Services Legislation Amendment Bill, 859 Crime, Increase, 5428 Criminal Code (Stalking) Amendment Bill, 1398 Cypress pine industry, 904 Defamation (Matters of Public Interest) Amendment Bill, 1574 Domestic Violence (Family Protection) Amendment Bill, 5035, 5062 Electoral Amendment Bill, 618, 5779 Family Services Amendment Bill, 4867 Forestry Amendment Bill, 5908 Gaming Machine and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2), 5986 Gulf country, Crime, 395 Health services, Aged care, 3340 Heiner inquiry, 291 Industrial Relations Bill, 2527, 2587 Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Amendment Bill, 3148 Ipswich, Member, Censure, 3102 Legislative Standards Amendment Bill, 2842 Liquor Amendment Bill, 4460 McLean, Mr R. T., Condolence motion, 10 Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Bill, 1609 Native Title (Queensland) State Provisions Amendment Bill, 2691 New Tax System Price Exploitation Code (Queensland) Bill, 5970 One Nation Party, Office expenses, 617, 3178 Police Powers and Responsibilities Amendment Bill, 249 Police Powers and Responsibilities and Other Acts (Registers) Amendment Bill, 1490 Property Law Amendment Bill, 6275 Prostitution Bill, 5717, 5840-5852 Public Sector Ethics Amendment Bill, 4985 Queensland Building Services Authority Amendment Bill, 3619 Regional forest agreement, 2084, 4449 Republic, 4290 School chaplains, 2003 School Uniform Bill, 3547 South Bank Corporation Amendment Bill, 4617 St George irrigation area, 4997 State Development and Public Works Organisation Amendment Bill, 2251 State Penalties Enforcement Bill, 5455 Stolen generation, 1962 Suicide, 5953 TAB Queensland Limited Privatisation Bill, 3726 Townsville Industrial Park, 5755 Transplantation and Anatomy Amendment Bill, 3255 Index 1999 75

Transport (South Bank Corporation Area Land) Bill, 964 Weapons Amendment Bill, 2370 Yewdale, Mr L. J., Condolence motion, 10 Youth suicide, 2003

FENLON, Gary Bernard— Point of order, 3942 Questions— Birkdale Nursery, 5244 Brisbane Light Rail Project, 416 Business— Investment, 940 Small business, 229 Education— Non-State schools, 2164 Statewide education tests, 1584 Employment creation, 5683, 6199 Fire and Rescue Authority— Appliances, 2762 Fire safety awareness programs, 2029 Health services, Aged care, 4504 Life support systems, Power outages, 3378 Olympic Games, Football tournament, 4815 Opal mining leases, 3297 Prisons— Drugs, 2889 Officers, 3851 Speeches— Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts, 1136 Australia Acts (Request) Bill, 2815 Commissions of Inquiry (Queensland Constitutional Review Commission) Regulation, 3308 Community-Based Referendum Bill, 3918 Corrective Services and Penalties and Sentences Amendment Bill, 196 Criminal Code (Stalking) Amendment Bill, 991 Estimates Committee G, Report, 4534 Greenslopes State School, 2957 Inala, Urban renewal project, 5665 Land and Resources Tribunal Bill, 378 426 Lang's Ships reunion, 2864 FENLON, Gary Bernard—continued: Speeches—continued: Legal, Constitutional and Administrative Review Committee, Reports and submissions— Annual report, 3583 Electoral reform, 4095, 5351 Freedom of information, 3460 New Zealand study tour, 2657 Ombudsman, Strategic Review, 3854 Queensland Constitution, 1454 Native Title (Queensland) State Provisions Amendment Bill, 2707 Overseas visit, 4602 Parliamentary Commissioner and Freedom of Information Amendment Bill, 6142 Petrovic, Mr D., 3462 Public Sector Ethics Amendment Bill, 5004 School Uniform Bill, 3546 Sex offenders, Notification orders, 1998 State Development and Public Works Organisation Amendment Bill, 2064 Statutory Instruments and Another Act Amendment Bill, 1863 Transplantation and Anatomy Amendment Bill, 3247 Weapons Amendment Bill, 2368 Xavier Special School, 2002

Film and television industry, 228, 611, 717, 849, 875, 882, 1449, 1801, 3455, 3692, 4795 Financial Administration Legislation Amendment Bill, 1165, 2191, 2641 Financial Sector Reform (Queensland) Bill, 1838, 2190, 2641 76 Index 1999

Fines Bill, 835, 1022 Fire and Rescue Authority— Appliances, 2131, 2132, 2135, 2608, 2762, 3287, 3763 Austral, 2132 Board, 2598 Capital works, 3765 Capricorn Coast, 3351 Charters Towers, 3190 Enterprise bargaining agreement, 4242 Fight Fire Fascination program, 3379 Fire safety awareness programs, 2029 Firefighters, 407, 916, 3287, 3298 Funding, 3287 Gympie, 6504 Hot fire training facility, 4174 Land, Purchases, 3763 Radio communications, 3298 Redland Shire, 4685 Response times, 2133, 4230, 4685 Robina, 1039 Rural brigades, 1804, 5685, 6398, 6535 SES public servants, 2610 Staff, 2135, 4183 Stations, 3763 Sunshine Coast, 407 Training, 916, 4174 Urban— Fire levy, 1377, 4665 Services, 4173 Fire Awareness Week, 4489 Fires, Fatalities, 5799 Fireworks, 5877 Fishing industry— Bag limits, 3597, 3753 Black striped mussels, 1453 Bycatch, Sale, 1344 Commercial, 1336, 1338, 1344, 4169 Coral reef finfish fishery, 3813, 4495 Crabs— Mud crabs, 2101, 6458 Red spot, 117 Spanner crabs, 1361, 1929, 2001, 2110, 3757 East coast trawl fishery, 4247, 5052, 6432, 6521 Fish— Habitats, 6396, 6397 Hatcheries, 6522 Kills, 1755 Fisheries (East Coast Trawl) Management Plan, 5669 Fisheries Regulations, 1750, 1929, 2152 Gill netting, 4167 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, 1336 Gulf of Carpentaria fishery, 1338, 1765 Licence buyback scheme, 1338, 4169 Live fish trade, 4678 Mariculture, 420 Marine aquaculture licences, 1750 National parks, 1752 Permits, 6558 Pilchard fishery trial, 1801, 1803, 1814, 1935 Prawns— Aquaculture farming, 1294, 1312 Disease, 4248 Harvesting, 728 Hatcheries, 6534 Townsville, 1715 Trawling, 1336, 1715 Queensland Commercial Fishermen's Organisation, 4281 Index 1999 77

Queensland Fisheries Management Authority, 1801, 1803, 1814, 1935, 2014, 6196 Recreational, 3597, 5053 Trawling, 1336, 1455, 1695, 1715, 1739, 4921, 5669 Winter whiting, 2288 Fitzroy, Member, Actions, 17, 18, 27, 30, 77, 207, 225, 321 Flagstone, High school, 4201 Flinders, Mr M., 2756 Floods, 21, 209, 295, 918, 1016, 1283, 6183 FOLEY, Matthew Joseph— Answers to questions— Arts— Empire Contemporary Arts Centre, 4237 Orchestral Services Task Force, 1307 Portfolio— Capital works, 1280, 2602, 2621 Consultants, 2964 Public, 1741 Youth Arts Festival Stage X, 2536 Youth Arts Policy, 6594 Arts Queensland— Consultants, 4220 Cultural Delivery Unit, 4181 Peer assessment panels, 4175 Review, 4176 FOLEY, Matthew Joseph—continued: Answers to questions—continued: Barristers Board— Admission rules, 2627 Legal professional privilege, 538 Biennial Festival, 1758, 4220, 6485 Children, Sex offences, 2616 Children's Court, 6504 Civil disobedience, 27 Commercial Rowing Club, 6376 Coroners, Inquests, 4249 Corporate Administration Agency, 4205, 4220 Courts— Cases, Delays, 6418 Circuits, 6407 Court of Appeal, 4204 Crime— Drug and alcohol use, 1729 Sentences, 4166 Sex offences, 2616 Syringes, Use, 2635 Victims, Support groups, 1298 Crimes (Confiscation) Act, 1741, 4672 Cultural Centre 2000 project, 2626 Devine, Ms P., 2134 Director of Public Prosecutions, 1359, 4178, 5872, 6495, 6567 Dispute resolution centres, 1755 Fitzroy, Member, Actions, 17, 27 Funerals, Indigent persons, 5870 Gocorp, 3377 Gordonstone mine, 17 Hannigan, Mr G., 3470 Jury service, 3008, 3737 Justice and Attorney-General— Department— Capital works, 1280, 2602, 2621, 3743 Consultants, 6540, 6576 Director-General, 4215, 6453 Drug programs, Funding, 3755 Executive remuneration, 6401, 6412 SES public servants, 2106, 4183 Staff, 1711, 4239, 6380, 6546 78 Index 1999

Year 2000 compliance, 6591 Minister, Performance, 1940 Justices of the peace, 2597, 5250 Kelly, Ms R., 1749 Law Reform Commission, Funding, 5872 Legal Aid Queensland, 6403 Legal Fidelity Guarantee Fund, 3594 Liquor Act, 3744 Miles, Bank closures, 1324 Parliament, Ministers, Legal expenses, 3377, 3465, 3466 Payne, Ms J., 2294 Prostitution laws, 110 Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra, 1307, 4237 Queensland Symphony Orchestra, 1307, 4237 Sharples v. O'Shea and Pauline Hanson, 3181 Smith, Mr K., 4178 Solicitors Complaints Tribunal, 3760, 6406 Spouse, Definition, 2404 State Library, 5359 State Penalties Enforcement Bill, 2542 Stipendiary magistrates, 6395 Syndicate Club, 5122 Tennyson— Film and television studios, 3692 Power Station site, 4699 White, Ms S., 1931, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939 Year 2000 compliance, 6591 Personal explanation— Courier-Mail article, Notice of motion, 5350 Points of order, 504, 505, 2374, 3960, 4373, 5438, 5762, 5764 Speeches— Anti-Discrimination Act, 3004 Arts— Art Built In, 301 Biennial Festival, 2743, 5108 Empire Contemporary Arts Centre, 3174 Industry, 2011, 2273 Regional Arts Development Fund, 5528 Third Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, 3578 Attorney-General Bill, 172, 237-242 Audio Visual and Audio Links Amendment Bill, 959, 5401-5405 Brisbane— International Film Festival, 4795 Writers Festival, 3834 Child Protection Bill, 543 Children— Abuse, 2837 Courts, Witnesses, 3455 Sex offences, 5311 Commissions of Inquiry (Queensland Constitutional Review Commission) Regulation, 3305 Community-Based Referendum Bill, 3562 Corporations Law, 1569 Corrective Services and Penalties and Sentences Amendment Bill, 182 Crime, Increase, 5432 Criminal Code (Stalking) Amendment Bill, 158, 1403-1405 Criminal Law Amendment Act, 2146 Criminal Law Amendment Bill, 3476, 6255-6259 Director of Public Prosecutions, 3781 District Court, 5672 Drug courts, 688 Drug Rehabilitation (Court Diversion) Bill, 5148 Electoral Amendment Bill, 5759 Electoral redistribution, 5869 Employee entitlements, 5347 Federal Courts (State Jurisdiction) Bill, 2681, 2778 Film and television industry, 1449, 4795 Forde inquiry, 2837 Index 1999 79

Freedom of information, Referral of matters to LCARC, 517 Goods and services tax, 2273 Guardianship and Administration Bill, 6079 Hannigan, Mr G., 3781 Heiner inquiry, 290 Ipswich, Member, Censure, 3103 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bills, 981, 1844, 3478, 5420 Legal Aid Queensland, 3363, 4486, 5795 Legal profession, Review, 521 Libraries, Public, 828 FOLEY, Matthew Joseph—continued: Speeches—continued: Liquor Amendment Bill, 5333 Macdonnell, Ms J., 3956 Ministerial Council for Corporations, 1569 Pacific Film and Television Commission, 6061 Property Law Amendment Bill, 5146, 6280-6286 Queensland Law Society Amendment Bill, 3694, 6131-6140 Sex offenders, Notification orders, 1992, 2473, 2650 Speaker, Ruling, Motion of dissent, 3428 State Penalties Enforcement Bill, 2542, 5450, 5457-5459, 5927 State Penalties Enforcement Registry, 613 Stipendiary Magistrates Act ,1922 Stipendiary Magistrates and Other Acts Amendment Bill, 2176, 5438 Stolen generation, 1953 Supreme Court, 5672 Tourism, Cultural, 708 Trusts (Investments) Amendment Bill, 2178, 5450 Wanstall, Sir Charles, Condolence motion, 4260 Weapons Amendment Bill, 1546 Women and the Criminal Code, Task Force, 216

Food— Agency for Food and Fibre Sciences, 3794 Australia-New Zealand Food Authority, 1336 Food Industry Council, 1935 Genetically modified, 233, 1311, 2093, 3298, 3445 Grocery retailers, 1012 Industry, Assistance, 1935 Meat pies, 294 Safety, 1336, 4497 Tourism guide, 4500 Forde inquiry, 24, 2149, 2747, 2827, 3458, 3595, 3797 Forestry Amendment Bill, 5053, 5644, 5892, 6015, 6088, 6599 Forestry industry— Boral Timbers, Cooroy, 1752, 4375, 4378 Builyan, 4689 Caribaea pine, 2995 Cypress pine, 719, 835, 902, 934, 2647, 2745 Freehold land, 1747, 2619 Hardwood, 2659, 2992, 3690, 3748, 3751, 4223, 5469, 5675, 6192 Harvesting, 6586 Hoop pine, 3582 Imports, 2995 Killarney sawmill, 4686, 6582 Logging, 2659, 2669, 2881 Management practices, 1028 Mary Valley Timbers, 4099 Monto, 4689 Native, 589, 2659, 4102 Regional forest agreement, 112, 231, 532, 932, 934, 935, 936, 997, 1151, 1346, 1372, 80 Index 1999

1794, 1875, 2015, 2022, 2083, 2111, 2159, 2600, 2619, 2627, 2657, 2658, 2659, 2661, 2662, 2664, 2668, 2669, 2722, 2734, 2996, 3018, 3367, 3690, 3800, 3965, 3969, 4093, 4098, 4100, 4102, 4270, 4366, 4372, 4373, 4376, 4378, 4440, 4671, 4689, 4691, 5121, 5245, 5366, 5807, 5867, 5875, 6178, 6294, 6302, 6368, 6402, 6415, 6456 Tarzali sawmill, 4696 Ubobo, 4689 Warwick sawmill, 4686, 6582 Wollemi pine, 304, 5244, 6061 Workers, 4366, 4440

FOURAS, Jim— Points of order, 493, 494, 504, 1856, 1937 Questions— Economy, Growth, 230 Electricity generators, 631 Employment creation, 2161 Gaming industry, 1464 Goods and services tax, 322, 1803 Police, Retreads, 4608 Premiers Conference, 942 Schoolies Week, 5249 Smoke alarms, 3042 Speeches— Appropriation Bills, 3989 Australia Acts (Request) Bill, 2823 Child Protection Bill, 452, 561-563 Children, Sex offences, 5318 Corrective Services and Penalties and Sentences Amendment Bill, 491 Crime, Zero tolerance, 914 Drug courts, 693 Estimates Committee B, Report, 4406 Industrial Relations Bill, 2476 Motor Accident Insurance Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1999, 1633 Parliament— Address in Reply debate, 61 Members' and Related Persons' Registers of Interests, 1854 Speaker, Ruling, Motion of dissent, 2914 Parliamentary Members (Office of Profit) Amendment Bill, 1482 Republic, 4493 School bullies, 3366 Statutory Instruments and Another Act Amendment Bill, 1862 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1090

Foxleigh mine, 4797 Fraser Coast Health District, 6420, 6475 Fraser Island— Bush fires, 6493 Dingoes, 1154, 4210, 4222, 4653 Logging, 6493 Freedom of information, 517 Freedom of Information Amendment Bill, 1794 Fringe benefits tax, 1152, 1370, 1738 Fuel— Diesel rebate 394, 2163, 5940 Oil prices, 6482 Petrol, 3471, 5236 Products, 6392 Fundraising, Goods and services tax, 6077 Funerals, Indigent persons, 5870 Future Group, 5671

G Index 1999 81

Gale, Dr W., 915 Gallagher, Mr A., 915

GAMIN, Judith Margaret— Point of order, 318 Questions— Ambulance Service— Air rescue services, 3763 Appliances, 2132, 2608 Apprentices and trainees, 2120, 2618 Arts Queensland— Cultural Delivery Unit, 4181 Review, 4176 Breaking the Unemployment Cycle, 2982 Breast screening, 6511 Burleigh Heads National Park, 1466 Cats, 2631 Corrective Services Commission, Staff, 4206 Dogs, 2631 Drag racing, Illegal, 1733 Drivers— Drug impaired, 116 Licences, 6535 Education Department, Publication, 3011 Electricity industry— Blackouts, 1769 Concessions, 1310 Safety switches, Installation rebate, 1337 Families, Youth and Community Care and Disability Services portfolio, Consultants, 2964 Fuel products, 6392 Gold Coast Hospital, 6374, 6483 Goprint, 4701 Greyhound Racing Authority Board, 1289 Health— Legislation and regulations, 1719 Linear accelerators, 1315 Portfolio, Funding of drug programs, 3755 System, Treatment of New South Wales patients, 1755 Visiting medical officers, 2108 Korea Zinc, 4240 Main Roads Department, Year 2000 compliance, 6593 Mature aged workers, 6588 Methadone program, 6450 Mining industry, Royalties, 4255 Moreton Bay islands, 6498 National parks, Entry fees, 6473 New South Wales Companion Animals Act, 2990 Pacific Motorway, 4665 Police Department, Staff, 4206 Primary Industries portfolio, Consultants, 4221 Public housing, 4230, 6429 QBIS, 1289 Queen Alexandra Home, 1329 Royal Women's Hospital, 317 Schizophrenia Fellowship of North Queensland, 3041 Schofield, Ms K., 2618 Schools— Students, 3747 Teachers, 6516, 6549 SEVS Program, 6401 Speed radars, 4665 Suncorp-Metway Stadium, 6441 TAFE— Coorparoo, 1329 Moreton, 6412 Southbank, 4675 82 Index 1999

Training, 6461 Tallebudgera Recreation Camp, 5545, 6526 Taxi Subsidy Scheme, 1743 Tobacco products, Sale to children, 1283 Tourism, Sport and Racing Department, Consultants, 6576 Transport Department, Year 2000 compliance, 6593 Under-age drinking, 1698 Speeches— Anzac Day Amendment Bill, 5373 Body Corporate and Community Management Act, 2955 Burleigh Town Village, Mobile home park, 5241 Child abuse, 2836 Child Protection Bill, 448 Corrective Services and Penalties and Sentences Amendment Bill, 198 Criminal Code (Stalking) Amendment Bill, 990 Domestic Violence (Family Protection) Amendment Bill, 5067 Drug abuse, 313, 822 Estimates Committee A, Report, 4393 Estimates Committee C, Report, 4425 Family Services Amendment Bill, 4854 Forde inquiry, 2836 Group titles, 2018 Health portfolio, Budget, 386 Health Practitioner Registration Boards (Administration) Bill, 5079 Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Bill, 5086 Industrial Relations Bill, 2519 Justices of the peace, Training courses, 208 Liquor Amendment Bill, 4451 Newton, Mr T., 3165 Prostitution Bill, 5725 Queensland Law Society Amendment Bill, 6137 Retail Shop Leases Amendment Bill, 1502 Sex offenders, Notification orders, 1997 Tourism Legislation Amendment Bill, 3407 Transplantation and Anatomy Amendment Bill, 3249 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1234

Gaming industry— Charitable and non-profit gaming, 4606 Gambling, Social impact, 3946, 4475, 5047 Gaming Machine Community Benefit Fund, 2163, 3669, 4668, 6442 Gaming industry—continued: Gaming machines, 2664, 2887, 4787, 4811, 4812, 6049, 6195, 6302, 6405, 6462 Review, 627, 1385, 1464 Scratch-It tickets, 4929 Gaming Machine and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, 645, 739, 921 Gaming Machine and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2), 5142, 5980, 6599 Garden City, Police Beat shopfront, 313 Gateway Industries Community Safety Calendar 2000, 6052 Gatton— College, 917, 1713, 1818, 2025, 2125, 2881, 2941, 3571 Police Station, 4177 Research Station, 6457 Genetic engineering, 1387 Germany, Coal exports, 96 Giant rat-tail grass, 3787, 3942

GIBBS, Robert James— Answers to questions— Alcohol— Alcoholic icy poles, 5470 Illegal sale, 848, 1789 Retail outlets, 5950 Anzac Day, Trading hours, 539 Index 1999 83

Armstrong, Mr W., 848 Australian Sports Awards, 5687 Australian Sports Drug Agency, 3038 Automobile Importers, 4279 Caloundra, Wallabies training base, 5127 Gaming machines, 6462 Gold Coast— Asian Thoroughbred Breeders Conference, 4254 Magic Millions Sales, 3853, 4254 Power boat race, 3295 Goods and services tax, 115 Ipswich, Rugby League, 6443 Ipswich West electorate, 1313 , Police Citizens Youth Club, 6400 Liquor Act, 3192 McIlwain, Mr D., 4380 Minor Sport and Recreation Facility Program, 6441 National Standard Sports Facilities Program, 6463 Native title, 233 Olympic Games— Football tournament, 4379, 4815 State Government accommodation, 4496 Tourism, 3848, 3966 Training camps, 5051 Peacebuilders pilot youth program, 2894 Players Inn, 848 Playroom nightclub, 24 Queensland Events Corporation, 5949, 6414 Racing industry— Betting schemes, 3377 Corbould Park, 1288 Deagon racecourse, 2620, 4657 4TAB race coverage, 1293 Funding, 1288, 1293 Greyhound racing— Clubs, 1290, 2621, 6385, 6429 Prize money, 1292 Swabs, 2999 Greyhound Racing Authority— Annual report, 1306, 2620 Board, 1289, 1290, 1291, 1292 Chief executive officer, 1290 Database, 1292 General reserve fund, 2136, 2620 Web site, 1290, 2622 Harness racing, Prize money, 1731, 4244 Horseracing— Prize money, 1289, 1291 Racehorses, Training, 1288 Legislation, 1289 Mackay Turf Club, 1292 Magic Millions Sales, 3853, 3968 QBIS, 1289, 1291 Queensland Principal Club, 1587 Racing Development Corporation, 2620 Racing Development Fund, 1287, 1758 Racing Industry Training Centre, 1291, 1292, 1771 Radio broadcasts, 2626 Sky Channel race coverage, 1290 TAB— Board, 6393 Dividend, 6393 Privatisation, 1035, 1287, 1288, 1289, 2537, 4380 Publication, 1741 Sale, 5123 Ravenshoe, Swimming pool, 1324 Royal Queensland Bowls Association, 4727 84 Index 1999

Rugby League, Radio coverage, 6509 Rugby World Cup, 4931 Schoolies Week, 4932, 5247, 6072 Suncorp-Metway Stadium, 6402, 6441 Tallebudgera Recreation Camp, 24, 5545 Tourism— Advertising campaigns, 420, 2289 Disabled tourists, 1585 Ecotourism, 5363 Events, 943 Food and wine guide, 4500 Goods and services tax, 5811 Millennium bug, 5811 National visitor survey, 1374 Overseas visitors, 324 Promotion, 3966 Tourist operators, 1467 Vision Airlie project, 2102 Tourism Ministers Council, 1467 Tourism Queensland, 1037, 1938, 4500 Tourism, Sport and Racing— Department— Accounting system, 6469 Capital works, 1277, 2604, 3742 Consultants, 4221 Deputy Director-General, 5365 Director-General, 4213 Drug programs, Funding, 3754 Organisations, Funding, 1313, 1697 SES public servants, 2105, 4171 Staff, 1729, 4204 GIBBS, Robert James—continued: Answers to questions—continued: Tourism, Sport and Racing—continued: Minister— Office expenditure, 1287 Performance, 176 Virgin Airlines, 5542 Whitsunday electorate, Organisations, Funding, 1697 Zilgara Pty Ltd, 2622 Points of order, 180, 1025, 1645, 4802, 4803, 5323 Speeches— Anzac Day, Trading hours, 588, 1097 Australian Sports Drug Agency, 3954 China, Tourism, 3172 Davis Cup, 2875 Estimates Committee D, Report, 4437 Lewis, Mr W., 2875 Liquor Amendment Bill, 4452, 5330-5335 Liquor (Evictions, Unlicensed Sales and Other Matters) Amendment Bill, 1821, 4975 Liquor industry, 3833 Overseas visits, 214 Parliament, Ministers, Performance, 1652 Racing industry debt, 5231 Racing Industry Training Centre, 399 Sherrington, Mr D. J., Condolence motion, 923 Suncorp-Metway Stadium, 5527 TAB, Privatisation, 1357, 3240 TABCorp, 336 Tourism Legislation Amendment Bill, 2762, 3410-3416

Gift vouchers, 6560 Gillies Highway, 3371 Gladstone— Ambulance Service, 6514 Index 1999 85

Bat colony, 696, 1334, 1720 Constitutional Centenary Foundation, Convention, 929 Health District, 6459 Hospital— Budget, 4238 Staff, 4225, 4238 Water backflow, 2989 Industrial projects, 1576 Member, Expenses, 835 Port Authority, 1698, 3182, 3183, 3192, 3234, 3235 Refinery, 5468 Water usage, 3391 WorkCover office, 2997 Goats, 1340 Gocorp, 3031, 3032, 3033, 3034, 3036, 3037, 3039, 3040, 3042, 3043, 3046, 3050, 3066, 3180, 3182, 3183, 3184, 3185, 3187, 3188, 3289, 3291, 3292, 3293, 3294, 3372, 3375, 3377, 3378, 3380, 3381, 3383, 3467, 3593, 4697, 4925 Gold Coast— Ambulance Service, 6381 Asian Thoroughbred Breeders Conference, 4254 Convention centre, 1035, 5526, 5540, 6570 Drugs, 3668 Employment creation, 5683 Health District, 6426, 6448 Hospital— Funding, 1157, 3186, 4206, 6483 Land, 6374 Services, 1130, 2397 Waiting list, 1716, 2749 Magic Millions Sales, 3853, 3968, 4254 Marketeers, 23, 107, 227, 510, 4929 Naturelink cableway, 3569 Noise barriers, 4254 Power boat race, 3295 Public housing, 727 Quarrying industry, 3013 Rail line, 6455 Silver Bridle Community Centre, 1297 State Government initiatives, 6554 Venture capital conference, 4722 Water Police, 294 Goldilands Pty Ltd, 6532 Good News Lutheran School, 3840 Goods and services tax (see "Taxation") Goomboorian, Electricity supply, 1773 Goondiwindi Polo Club, 2265 Goondiwindi State School, 28, 1134 Goprint, 4103, 4701, 6375, 6444, 6520 Gordonstone mine, 17, 18, 20, 28, 30, 77, 117, 225, 321, 405, 408, 630, 714, 718, 782, 1798

GOSS, John Nelson— Questions— Ambulance Service, SES public servants, 2128 Apprentices and trainees, 4675 Arts portfolio, Consultants, 2964 Building and Construction Industry Training Fund, 2982 Communication and Information, Local Government and Planning Department, Staff, 6540 Education portfolio, Staff, 1779 Employment, Training and Industrial Relations Department— Director-General, 6564 Purchasing Branch, 6391, 6588 Family support initiative, 6525 Fire and Rescue Authority— Hot fire training facility, 4174 Land purchases, 3763 Gaming machines, 6049, 6405 86 Index 1999

Greyhound Racing Authority, Database, 1292 Health Department, Enterprise bargaining, 2110 Prince Charles Hospital, 6475, 6507 Public housing, 6373, 6519 Rockhampton Health District, 6500 Sales and Distribution Services Business Unit, 1761 School teachers, 6550 TAFE— Competitive purchasing program, 1282 Expenditure, 6596 Funding, 2119 Training, 1282 Vision statement, 4663 Viviani report, 6405 Speeches— Bridgeman Downs, Sporting complex, 6063 Parliament, Address in Reply debate, 46 Government owned corporations— Employees, Overseas travel, 3591 Executive remuneration, 4269, 4271, 4272, 4273, 4371 Graham, Mr G., 5787 Granite Belt, Storm damage, 6504 Grapes, Importation, 1931 Great Barrier Reef— Marine Park, Commercial fishing, 1336 Reef Management Authority, 2661 Great South Pacific Express, 620, 1356, 3001 Greenslopes— Member, Overseas visit, 4602 State School, 2957 Gregory Developmental Road, 1754 Gregory, Member, Actions, 517 Greyhound Pioneer, Coach-making facility, 2650 Greyhound racing— Clubs, 2621, 4353, 6385, 6429 Swabs, 2999 Turnover, 1293 Greyhound Racing Authority— Annual report, 1306, 2620 Board, 1289, 1290, 1291, 1292 Chief executive officer, 1290 Database, 1292 General reserve fund, 2136, 2620 Web site, 1290, 2622

GRICE, Allan Maxwell— Points of order, 850, 1547, 1550, 2288, 5332 Privilege— Film and television industry, 882 Heiner inquiry, 2385 Questions— Apprentices and trainees, 4679, 6507 Aquaculture, 4682 Bannikoff review, 1328 Bowen Health District, 6501 Community Jobs Plan, 2988 Construction industry— Building and Construction Industry Training Fund, 4225 Cement packaging costs, 1283, 2122 Levy system, 3776 Queensland Building Services Authority, Home warranty insurance, 4816 Coomera River, Dredging, 6531 Corrective Services Commission— Consultants, 6575 Director-General, 4218 Index 1999 87

Emergency Services portfolio, SES public servants, 2129 Employment Task Force, 6404 Employment, Training and Industrial Relations Department— Claims processing, 2623 Office refurbishments, 6410 Film and television industry, 849 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Commercial fishing, 1336 Greyhound Racing Authority Board, 1291 Guardian Pest and Weed Control, 4816 Health Department, Workplace Relations and Employment Strategy Unit, 1755 Hospitals— Outpatients, Specialist appointments, 1318 Surgery, Funding, 1719 Internet gaming, 3299 Kelly, Ms R., 1729, 1742 Mining industry— Native title, 4253 Summit Resources, 1781 Valhalla uranium project, 1781 Mount Isa Health District, 6434, 6451 Pacific Motorway, 4238 Parliamentary complex, Removal of telephones, 3852 Pine Rivers Youth Emergency Centre, 4698 Police— Department— Consultants, 6575 Director-General, 4218 Drug programs, Funding, 3753 Investigations, 2630 Power purchase agreements, 6489 Premier— Letter to Speaker from citizen, 2028 Police bodyguards, 4505 Princess Alexandra Hospital, 6476 Public housing, 2606, 3002, 4181, 4661, 6424 Q-Build, 6373 Queensland Commercial Fishermen's Organisation, 4281 Sales and Distribution Services Business Unit, 3746 School teachers, 6549 SmartLicence Centre, 1708 Smith, Ms M., 1306 Speech therapists, 2109 Suntown landfill, 3008 Termites, 4816 Tourism, Sport and Racing Department, KPMG consultants, 6539 Townsville, State Government building, 4174 Viviani report, 4206 WorkCover, 6386, 6563 Workplace Consulting Queensland, 1328 Youth detention, 2965, 6515 Speeches— Broadwater electorate, Public housing, 2173 Child abuse, 2834 Forde inquiry, 2834 Gold Coast— Drugs, 3668 Water Police, 294 Heiner inquiry, 289 Industrial Relations Bill, 2503 Public Sector Ethics Amendment Bill, 5012 Retirement Villages Bill, 5623-5629 Trade Measurement Amendment Bill, 5305

Griffith University, 6410 88 Index 1999

Grocery retailers, 1012 Guardian Pest and Weed Control, 4816 Guardianship and Administration Bill, 6079 Guest, Mr G., 818 Guide dogs, 1698 Gulf country— Crime, 395 Missing plane, 5343 Gulf of Carpentaria fishery, 1338, 1765 Gunpowder-Century transmission line, 4250, 4255 Guns— Buyback scheme, 943, 1323, 1375 Control laws, 5534, 6466 Firearm ranges, 1313 Gympie— Bruce Highway, 6581 Driver training centre, 4684 Fire Station, 6504 Floods, 209, 918, 1283 Health District, 6426, 6447 Hospital, 3758 Police Station, 6528 Sprint racing, 6570 Transport Department, 6401

H Haigh, Mr D., 4182 Hairdressers, 1330 Hall, Mr and Mrs, 3788

HAMILL, David John— Answers to questions— Bank of Queensland, 5539, 5540 Bird, Mr J., 4379 Capital works, 942 Diesel fuel rebate scheme, 2163 Economy, Growth, 230 Electricity industry— Contracts, 5122, 5679 CSO payments, 3013, 4666 Energex, 5805 Ergon Energy, 4273, 5805 Restructure, 2885, 2886 Tarong Power Station, 1150 Employment— Creation, 22, 1936 Growth, 536, 2288 Gaming industry— Charitable and non-profit gaming, 4606 Gaming Machine Community Benefit Fund, 2163, 4668, 6442 Gaming machines, 2665, 2887, 4811, 4812, 6195, 6303, 6405 Review, 627, 1464 Scratch-It tickets, 4929 Gladstone Port Authority, 1698 Gocorp, 4925 Government owned corporations, Executive remuneration, 4272 Housing— Remote areas, 5808 Residential, 5809 Insurance— Compulsory third-party, 2134, 4277, 5684, 5686 Crop insurance, 229, 6510 Labour Adjustment Fund, 1755 Index 1999 89

Miles, Bank closures, 1344 National Competition Policy, 112, 1154, 4499 North Queensland, Natural disaster relief, 2617 Olympic Games, State Government accommodation, 4679 Paragon Worldwide Lotto Fund, 5361 Population growth, 2402 Premiers Conference, 941, 942 Prizes, Promotions, 5948 QCCI survey, 2288 Queensland Investment Corporation, 4378 Queensland Power Trading Corporation, 5246 Rural Adjustment Authority, 1345 Rural areas, Economic development, 1764 Stamp duty, 1345 State Budget, 6191 Syndicate Club, 5120 TAB— Alpha, 6461 Privatisation, 2286, 2754, 4379 Shares, 4724 Taxation— Carbon tax, 4604 Company tax, 1583 Goods and services tax, 320, 322, 414, 724, 845, 1036, 1803, 1940, 2024, 2160, 3005, 4930, 5947, 6071 Land tax, 1697 Reform, 1466 Treasurer, Advance Account, 1309, 2999 Treasury Department— Capital works, 1280, 2603 Consultants, 6539 SES public servants, 2105 Staff, 6541 Year 2000 compliance, 6592 Unemployment, 5465 Wellington, Mr and Mrs, Casket and Lotto agency, 2963 Wynnum Hospital, 4668 Points of order, 41, 325, 1626, 2396, 3046, 3048, 3051, 3052, 3059, 3061, 3077, 3097, 3104, 3113, 3114, 3238, 3708, 4349, 4557, 4576, 4578, 4579, 4582, 4583, 5332, 5556, 5677, 5809, 6049, 6086, 6153, 6154, 6302, 6307 Privilege— Electricity industry— Privatisation, 2888 Tariffs, 5556 Speeches— Appropriation Bills, 4548, 4575 Bank of Queensland, 4711, 5232, 5528 Bills, Time limit order, 6084 Charitable and Non-Profit Gaming Bill, 1825, 2188-2190 Commonwealth Grants Commission, 97 Commonwealth Places (Mirror Taxes Administration) Bill, 1823, 2181 Compulsory third-party insurance, 1358, 1638 Economy, Management, 2875 Electricity industry, Generating capacity, 5677 Employment creation, 2533 Estimates Committee A, Report, 4401 Federal Government, State funding, 97 Financial Administration Legislation Amendment Bill, 1165, 2197-2203 Financial Sector Reform (Queensland) Bill, 1838, 2190 HAMILL, David John—continued: Speeches—continued: Gaming Machine and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, 744-757 Gaming Machine and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2), 5142, 5988-5991 Goods and services tax, 931 Heritage Trails Network, 3385 Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Amendment Bill, 3083 Ipswich, Member, Censure, 3106 90 Index 1999

Mines and Energy Minister, Censure, 4348 Motor Accident Insurance Amendment Bill, 336, 888 Motor Accident Insurance Amendment Bill (No. 2), 4823, 5975, 5978 Motor Accident Insurance Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1999, 1638 National Competition Policy, 1017, 4485 New Tax System Price Exploitation Code (Queensland) Bill, 5145, 5971 Overseas visit, 397 Premiers Conference, 931 Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, 894 Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2), 2763, 4586 Revenue Laws Amendment Bill, 4293, 5997, 6001, 6013 State Government— Election promises, 1435 Performance, 480, 5860 Superannuation, 2876 Superannuation Legislation Amendment Bill, 4823, 5967 Superannuation (State Public Sector) Amendment Bill, 1839, 2191 Superannuation (State Public Sector) Amendment Bill (No. 2), 5144, 5967 TAB— Privatisation, 3245 Shares, 5108 Treasurer's Annual Statement, 4360 Treasury, Midyear review, 400

Hampden State School, 6492 Hannigan, Mr G., 3470, 3781 Hardwood, 2659, 2992, 3690, 3748, 3751, 4223, 5469, 5675, 6192 Harness racing, Prize money, 1731, 4244 Harrisville Police Station, 1751 Hatch Associates, 6059 Hawke, Mr R. L., 848

HAYWARD, Kenneth William— Personal explanation— Crows Nest, Member, Comments, 6062 Questions— Alcohol, Illegal sale, 848 Armstrong, Mr W., 848 Business Cadetship Scheme, 5813 Ecotourism, 5363 Gaming machines, 2664 Goods and services tax, 2024, 2160, 6071 Investment, 3185 Landsborough Police Station, 111 Olympic Games, Tourism, 3848 Pineapple industry, 3041 Players Inn, 848 Police resources, 2759 Schoolies Week, 4932 Tourism Queensland, Food and wine guide, 4500 Youth housing initiative, 1587 Speeches— Anzac Day, Trading hours, 1102 Appropriation Bills, 4040 Bruce Highway, Upgrade, 3668, 5785, 6065 Burpengary, High school, 602 Coal Mining Safety and Health Bill, 1607 Electricity industry, Management, 1225 Estimates Committee E, Report, 4507 Forestry Amendment Bill, 6025 Forestry industry— Cypress pine, 911 Regional forest agreement, 4450 Industrial Relations Bill, 2567 Mines and Energy Minister— Index 1999 91

Censure, 4564 Performance, 1225 Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Bill, 1607 Narangba— High school, 602 Industrial estate, 6050 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill, 3861 Primary Industry Bodies Reform Bill, 5487 Public Accounts Committee, Reports— Annual report, 4095 Auditor-General, 2014, 5045 Queensland Rail, Travel claims, 2881 Racing Minister, Performance, 176 St George irrigation area, 4997 State Development Department, Performance, 5195 State Government correspondence, Use of plain English, 585 Sugar Industry Bill, 3894 Thornberry, Mr R., 2096 University of Queensland, Gatton campus, 2948

Hazardous material, Safety legislation, 3775 Health— Aged care, 522, 3288, 3340, 3592, 4504, 4230 Barambah electorate, Services, 4212, 4693 Breast screening, 1135, 2094, 3456, 6511 Cancer patient, MRI cost, 4684 Dental services, 1318, 1342, 2109, 2153 Department— Advertising, 1721 Bowen, Raids, 1603, 1644, 1794 Budget, 306, 379 Cabinet submission, 3598 Capital charge, 4226 Capital works, 1277, 1317, 1723, 2022, 2605, 3366, 3433, 3741, 4239 Code of conduct, 6396 Consultants, 4220, 6536, 6576 Health—continued: Department—continued: Corporatisation, 4227 Director-General, 1316, 2615, 2997, 3757, 4213 Drug programs, Funding, 3755 Employment creation, 6199 Enterprise bargaining, 1037, 1139, 2108, 2110 Entertainment expenditure, 1314, 1695, 1718, 1734 Equity return, 3791, 3793 Funding, 1720, 4231 Johnson, Ms M., 4383, 6396 Motor vehicles, 2115 Organisations, Funding, 1696 SES public servants, 2104, 4171 Sponsorships, 1723 Staff, 312, 1757, 3366, 3433, 4190, 4226, 4806, 6444, 6563 Travel expenditure, 1718, 1720, 1757 Workplace Relations and Employment Strategy Unit, 1755 Year 2000 compliance, 6592 Youngman, Dr J., 1315 Districts— Budgets, 1315, 1319, 1746 Councils, 2107 Entertainment expenditure, 1314, 1695 Funding, 4238 Performance agreements, 4226 Public relations officers, 1722 Service contracts, 1318 Year 2000 compliance, 1320 92 Index 1999

East Timor, Assistance, 3967 Funding, 841 Health Promotion Queensland, 3282 Innisfail, Dialysis treatment, 511 Laundry services, 1464, 3012 Legislation and regulations, 1719 Lockyer electorate, Funding, 1696 Mental health services, 316, 603, 1317, 2637, 2666, 2677, 2760, 3014, 3765, 4225, 6397 Minister— Cabinet documents, 4665 Performance, 104, 310, 311, 329, 406, 1919 Needle exchange program, 1040, 1304, 1314, 2611, 4237 New South Wales patients, Treatment, 1720, 1755 Northern Rural Health Training Unit, 6452 Nurses, 725, 1717, 2108, 4689 Occupational therapists, 1720 Optometrists, 721 Palliative care, 1450, 6530, 6556 Patient Transit Scheme, 1294, 1311, 1315, 1316, 6473 Physiotherapists, 1722 Queensland Health Strategy Advisory Project, 3374, 3381, 3592, 6477 Rehabilitation services, 4231 Rockhampton— Mental health services, 6397 Speech therapy services, 2103 Rural areas, 1721, 2113, 4280 Services, Privatisation, 3584, 3586, 3588, 3590, 3654 Specialists, 1722, 3773, 4808, 6510 Spectacle Supply Scheme, 721, 1316, 3008, 3757, 6569 Speech therapy services, 2103, 2109, 2115 System, 2872, 2884, 3433, 3842 Toowoomba, Alcohol and drug services, 1314 Visiting medical officers, 2108 Whitsunday electorate, Services, 2628, 4243 Wide Bay Linen Service, 1316, 1318 Health Legislation Amendment Bill, 4300, 5253, 5523 Health Practitioner Registration Boards (Administration) Bill, 2535, 2545, 5079, 5103 Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Bill, 2535, 2545, 5079, 5103 HEALY, Graham John— Notice of motion— Racing Minister, Performance, 104 Points of order, 421, 1035, 4727, 4975 Questions— Alcohol, Retail outlets, 5949 Apprentices and trainees, 1328, 2988 Baillie Henderson Hospital, 2637 Ballymore Stadium, 6541 Darling Downs, Water supply, 3767 Employment, Training and Industrial Relations Department, Staff, 2116, 6367 Gaming machines, 6462 Health— Districts, Performance agreements, 4226 Mental health institutions, 2637 Queensland Health Strategy Advisory Project, 3381 Hospitals, Expenditure, 1318 Ipswich, Rugby League, 6443 Lockyer Valley, Water supply, 3767 Magnetic Island National Park, 4179 McIlwain, Mr D., 4380 Mount Lofty Nursing Home, 722 Nursing homes, 1719 Olympic Games, State Government accommodation, 4496, 4679 Open skies policy, 2969 Primary Industries Department, Institutes, 1335 Public housing, 6518 Index 1999 93

Public servants, Internet access, 4685 Queensland Events Corporation, 6414, 6584 Racing industry— Asian Thoroughbred Breeders Conference, 4254 Deagon racecourse, 4657 Greyhound racing, Swabs, 2999 Greyhound Racing Authority— Annual report, 1306 General reserve fund, 2136 Harness racing, Prize money, 1731 Magic Millions Sales, 3853, 3968 Queensland Principal Club, 1587 Racing Development Fund, 1758 Racing Industry Training Centre, 1292 Radio broadcasts, 2626 TAB— Board, 6392 Dividend, 6392 Privatisation, 1035, 2285, 4380 Publication, 1741 HEALY, Graham John—continued: Questions—continued: Royal Queensland Bowls Association, 4727 Rugby League, Radio coverage, 6509 Rugby World Cup, 4931 Sales and Distribution Services Business Unit, 6375 State Development Department, Business advisers, 1704 Suncorp-Metway Stadium, 6402, 6527, 6579 TAFE, 6564 Toowoomba— Health District, 6428, 6449 Sports Ground Trust, 4700 Tourism, Sport and Racing— Department— Capital works, 1277, 2604, 3742 Deputy Director-General, 5364 Director-General, 4213 Human resources system, 6471 SES public servants, 2105, 4170 Staff, 4204, 6546 Year 2000 compliance, 6592 Minister, Expenditure, 6486 Transport Department, Land Transport and Safety Division, 3756 Wallabies, 6497 WorkCover, 3016 Speeches— Anzac Day, Trading hours, 1096 Anzac Day Amendment Bill, 5371 Appropriation Bills, 4017, 4569 Cobb & Co. Museum, 2268 Domestic Violence (Family Protection) Amendment Bill, 5071 Estimates Committee D, Report, 4429 Industrial Relations Bill, 2413 Liquor Amendment Bill, 617, 1025, 5329, 5759 Liquor (Evictions, Unlicensed Sales and Other Matters) Amendment Bill, 4972 Magnetic Island, Nelly Bay development, 2228 Mount Lofty Nursing Home, 716 Parliament, Ministers, Performance, 1648 Prostitution Bill, 5886-5891 Queensland Fire and Rescue Authority Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1999, 1676 Racing Minister, Performance, 173 Retail Shop Leases Amendment Bill, 1499, 1512 Road Transport Reform Bill, 3497 TAB— Alpha, 5784 94 Index 1999

Privatisation, 1364, 3241 TAB Queensland Limited Privatisation Bill, 3702 Toowoomba, Development, 2095 Toowoomba and District Society for the Prevention of Cruelty, 5678 Tourism Legislation Amendment Bill, 3394, 3415, 3416 Water Resources Amendment Bill, 6219

Heatley State High School, 117 HEGARTY, John Joseph— Points of order, 758, 1685, 5941 Questions— Ambulance Service, SES public servants, 2610 Apprentices and trainees, 2981, 4676, 6460 Bayside Health District, 6424, 6451 Commercial Rowing Club, 6376 Corrective Services Commission, Purchases, 6578 Disabled citizens, Services, 6526 Dolphins, 1155 Education— Department— Budget, 6517 Maintenance and facilities, 2616 Purchases, 6597 Staff, 1760, 1778 Schools— Nurses, 6478 Uniforms, 3745 Employment programs, 6565 Employment, Training and Industrial Relations Department, Operating statement, 6409 Energex, 4250 Environment and Heritage portfolio, SES public servants, 3001 Ergon Energy, 4250 Gaming Machine Community Benefit Fund, 4668, 6442 Genetic engineering, 1387 Gocorp, 3380 Greyhound Racing Authority, Chief executive officer, 1290 Hospitals, Budgets, 1314 Karragarra Island, Pontoon jetties, 601 Kelly, Ms R., 1749 Lamb Island, Pontoon jetties, 601 Main Roads Department, Stock purchases, 3769 Mature aged workers, 6387 Mental health services, 4225 Moreton Bay islands, 1586, 6496 Motor vehicles, Registration, 3757 National Greenhouse Response Strategy, 6487 Natural Resources portfolio, SES public servants, 3001 Parliament, Ministers, Legal expenses, 3380 Police— Department— Purchases, 6578 Staff, 6547 Resources, 1727 Poultry industry, 1343 Prawn harvesting, 728 Public housing, 4174, 4180 Queensland Building Services Authority, Home warranty insurance, 1309 Redland Bay— Fire and Rescue Authority, 4685 Hospital, 1723 Police Station, 4239 State Development Department— Staff, 6540 Index 1999 95

Structuring, 1704 State Emergency Service, Budget, 2133 HEGARTY, John Joseph—continued: Questions—continued: TAFE— Coorparoo, 2122, 4700 Mackay, 1282 Moreton, 6507 Transport Department— Customer service centres, 6586 Maritime Division, 2973 Stock purchases, 3769 Viviani, Prof. N., 1328 Viviani report, 4205, 6399 Wacol, Women's prison, 2635 Wolston Park Hospital, 2108 WorkCover, 3015, 4219 Wynnum Hospital, 4668 Speeches— Adoption of Children (Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption) Amendment Bill, 268 Anzac Day, Trading hours, 1101 Appropriation Bills, 4150 Australia Acts (Request) Bill, 2821 Corrective Services Legislation Amendment Bill, 776 Dolphins, 1148 Estimates Committee A, Report, 4404 Estimates Committee D, Report, 4438 Estimates Committee E, Report, 4516 Estimates Committee F, Report, 4520 Industrial Relations Bill, 2440 Kinections Counselling Service, 3666 Liquor Amendment Bill, 5325 Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, 2208 Motor vehicles, Registration, 2750 Parliament, Address in Reply debate, 147 Queensland Fire and Rescue Authority Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1999, 1683 Road Awareness and Accident Prevention Program, 912 Road Transport Reform Bill, 3529 School Uniform Bill, 3557 Schools, Literacy, 3789 Victoria Point State High School, 3944 Vietnam Veterans Day, 3354 Water Resources Amendment Bill, 6227 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1213

Heiner inquiry, 24, 222, 224, 281, 1284, 2385, 4502 Helicopter rescue service, 4674 Hell Hole National Park, 2636 Hendra, Transport routes, 914 Herberton, Wild River Bridge, 1296 Heritage Trails Network, 3378, 3385, 3462, 4602, 6297 Hervey Bay— Booral Road, 6406, 6446 Flooding, 4233 Hospital— Methadone clinic, 6507 Speech pathology, 4660 Staff, 6533 Training facilities, 1751 Waiting list, 1751, 4660 Mosquito control, 6415 Public housing, 2612 Radio for All Australians, 2736 Senior College, 2598 State Government building, 4692 96 Index 1999

State High School, 2598 State School, 1462, 4211 Transport Department, 6383 High technology companies, 4276, 5943 Hilla, Mr F., 4166 Hinchinbrook electorate, Roadworks, 4243 Hinchliffe, Mr M., 3040, 3050 HIV, 5673

HOBBS, Howard William Thomas— Points of order, 230, 600, 936, 1001, 1156, 1885, 2352, 2355, 2661, 2725, 2874, 2885, 3092, 4027, 5875, 5951, 6009, 6294, 6300, 6321, 6322 Questions— Ambulance Service, Defibrillators, 1728 Apprentices and trainees, 2637 Brisbane City Council— Ombudsman, Investigation, 3012 Water rates, Discount, 3596 Carpentaria Shire Council, 6588 Challenge Employment and Training, Funding, 2987 Charleville Health District, 6425, 6448 CS Energy, 6488 Communication and Information, Local Government and Planning Department— Consultants, 6536, 6572 Staff, 4187 Development Incentive Scheme, 6531 Dingoes, 230, 1154 Employment, Training and Industrial Relations Department— Purchasing Branch, 6564 Union grants, 2118, 6367 Environment and Heritage Department, Staff, 6464 Environmental Protection Agency, 6472 Families, Youth and Community Care and Disability Services portfolio, Expenditure, 2973 Gocorp, 4697 Health— Department, Corporatisation, 4227 Districts, Funding, 4238 Hospitals, Budgets, 1314 Local government— Accrual accounting, 1302 Councillors, 1723 Four-year terms, 4205 Local Government, Planning, Regional and Rural Communities portfolio— Capital works, 1278, 2601, 3741 SES public servants, 2106, 4171 Moreton Bay islands, 1767, 3849 National Parks and Wildlife Service, 6472 Navari Pty Ltd, 4697 Planning and Environment Court, 2135 Q-Build, 6518 HOBBS, Howard William Thomas—continued: Questions—continued: Racing industry— Greyhound Racing Authority, 2620 Horseracing, Prize money, 1291 Regional Australia Summit, 5813 Regional communities— Annual reports, 6598 Conference reports, 4219 Program, 846 Regional forest agreement, 936 Roma Health District, 6439 Rural communities— Annual reports, 6598 Index 1999 97

Infrastructure Program, 4664 Schools— Cool Schools Program, 4684 Teacher aides, 3001 Teachers, 6550 State Development Department, Corporate support, 1710 Transport Department— Integrated Planning Division, 3756 Staff, 3767 Tree-clearing guidelines, 1756 Vegetation Management Advisory Committee, 4676 Water Allocation and Management Plan, 534, 1342 Youth detention centres, 6379 Youth Jobs Day '98, 1329 Speeches— Acquisition of Land Amendment Bill, 3638 Appropriation Bills, 4043 Burnett River, Water storage, 2351 Community Services Legislation Amendment Bill, 4965 Diesel fuel rebate scheme, 5940 Drug-driving, 4920 Forestry Amendment Bill, 5892, 6045 Forestry industry— Cypress pine, 907 Management, 1028 Regional forest agreement, 1002, 1028, 1881, 2728 Health Legislation Amendment Bill, 5260 Heritage Trails Network, 3462 Industrial Relations Bill, 2427 Integrated Planning and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2), 882 Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Amendment Bill, 3146, 3159 Liquor Amendment Bill, 4886 Local government, Funding, 5533 Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, 2203 Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2), 5158, 5183, 5196-5199 Magnetic Island, Nelly Bay development, 2224 Moreton Bay islands, 1928 Native Title (Queensland) State Provisions Amendment Bill, 2694 Parliament, Address in Reply debate, 67 Public Sector Ethics Amendment Bill, 5005 Regional Australia Summit, 4736, 5958 Rural areas— State Government assistance, 594 Water resources, 4025 South East Queensland Water Board (Reform Facilitation) Bill, 4106 Tree-clearing guidelines, 527, 5548, 5609, 6006 Vegetation Management Bill, 6335 Water Resources Amendment Bill, 6156, 6237 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1231 Holy Spirit Northside Private Hospital, 1133 Home and Community Care Program, 2597, 2639, 3744, 3752, 6413, 6569 HOME Assist/HOME Secure Program, 391, 1029 Home Hill State School, 1306 HOME Scheme, 1744, 4663, 6439, 6520 Homosexual community, Violence, 2955 Honda Indy 300, 4603 Hoop pine industry, 3582 Hopeland State School, 2980

HORAN, Michael James— Notice of motion— Crime, Increase, 5351 Points of order, 3076, 3600, 3665, 4607 98 Index 1999

Questions— Apprentices and trainees, 2982 Butchers, 1347 Byrne, Ms J., 232 Corrective Services Commission— Capital works, 1279, 2603, 3743 Consultants, 6536 SES public servants, 2107, 4173 Staff, 4185, 6387 Crime— Firearms, 3013 Prevention Task Force, 6495 Statistics, 6486 Darling Downs, Water supply, 3766 Drug detection machines, 3846 Emerald Airport, 117 Energex, 4251 Ergon Energy, 4251 Gocorp, 3034 Greyhound Racing Authority, Web site, 1290 Health— Department, Capital works, 1723 Districts, Service contracts, 1318 Queensland Health Strategy Advisory Project, 3374 Local government, Capital works subsidy scheme, 6529 Lockyer Valley, Water supply, 3766 Outlaw motorcycle gangs, 3600 Peach review, 2998 Police— Academies, 2127, 4228 Anzac Day eve, Resources, 633 Beats, 1708 CJC investigations, 1753, 2624 Department— Capital works, 1279, 2603, 3743 Consultants, 6536 SES public servants, 2107, 4173 Staff, 4185 HORAN, Michael James—continued: Questions—continued: Police—continued: Electronic surveillance, 2633 Headquarters, 6410 Olympic Games, Leave, 4219 Resources, 633, 1304, 3961, 6401 Stations, 1735 Sunshine Coast, 6515 Water Police, 1032 Prisons— Deaths in custody, 4673 Escapes, 3751, 4606 Hummer armoured vehicles, 6377 Methadone trial, 4686 Rehabilitation programs, 6509 Security, 1373 Q-Build, Services, 2963 Queensland Livestock and Meat Authority, 1347 Royal Children's Hospital, 6476 Safety switches, Installation rebate, 4661 TAFE— Southbank, 1329 Staff, 2116, 6367 Toowoomba, National Parks and Wildlife Service, 6463 Viviani, Prof. N., 4242 Water backflow, 2162 WorkCover, 1740 Zilgara Pty Ltd, 1290 Index 1999 99

Speeches— Appropriation Bills, 4142, 4543, 4579, 4583 Australia Acts (Request) Bill, 2824 Burnett region, 3910 Children, Sex offences, 5315 Corrective Services and Penalties and Sentences Amendment Bill, 505 Corrective Services Commission, 2394 Corrective Services Legislation Amendment Bill, 757, 872-874 Crime, Increase, 5422 Darling Downs, Development, 1913 Drug courts, 687 Electoral Amendment Bill, 5773 Estimates Committee B, Report, 4407 Estimates Committee F, Report, 4524 Gun control laws, 5534 Health— Portfolio, Budget, 384 Services, Privatisation, 3662 System, 3438 Industrial Relations Bill, 2486 Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Amendment Bill, 3121 Juvenile crime, 5136 Kenny, Sister Elizabeth, 604 Liquor Amendment Bill, 4464 McCafferty, Mr J., 293 Motor Accident Insurance Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1999, 1631 Mount Lofty Nursing Home, 717 Parliament— Ministers, Performance, 1646 Speaker, Ruling, Motion of dissent, 3432 Peach, Mr F., 1455, 2394 Police— Minister, Performance, 1927 Resources, 1797, 3368, 5238, 5354 Police Powers and Responsibilities Amendment Bill, 242 Police Powers and Responsibilities and Other Acts (Registers) Amendment Bill, 1426, 1486, 1497 Primary Industry Bodies Reform Bill, 5499 Prisons— Escapes, 1366, 2748 Management, 2394 Officers, 3841 System, 3811 Prostitution Bill, 5691, 5836-5851 Road Transport Reform Bill, 3510 Rural areas, State Government assistance, 600 School Uniform Bill, 3551 State Development and Public Works Organisation Amendment Bill, 2070 State Government taxes, 3786 TAB Queensland Limited Privatisation Bill, 3711 Toowoomba— Carnival of Flowers, 3568 Development, 1913 Hospital— Budget, 3269 Palliative care, 3269 Toowoomba South Boys School, 913 Transplantation and Anatomy Amendment Bill, 1117 Transport infrastructure, 2466 University of Queensland, Gatton campus, 2943 Warrego Highway, 1029 Weapons Amendment Bill, 1552 Woodford Correctional Centre, 1008 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1073 100 Index 1999

Hospitals— Accident and emergency waiting times, 1317, 1718 Beds, 3366, 3433, 3588, 5688 Budgets, 1314, 1463, 6450 Equity return, 3798 Expenditure, 1318 Linear accelerators, 1315 Management, 4491 Market share, 4231 Operating theatres, Use during holiday periods, 1723 Outpatients— Clinics, 4225 Specialist appointments, 1318 Patients— Care, 4209, 6198, 6382 Numbers, 4226 Transfers, 1726, 1730 Privatisation, 3366 Radioactive material, Storage, 1717, 1718 Revenue, 1717 Rural areas, 4101, 4280, 6479 Staff, 312, 1463, 3366, 3433 Hospitals—continued: Surgery— Elective, 1318, 1319, 1364, 4800, 4871 Funding, 1719 Waiting list, 720, 723, 1378, 1716, 4803, 4809 System, 1150, 3433, 4927 Waiting lists, 317, 2749, 4660 Housing— Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders, 2612, 5351, 6462 Affordability, 4935 Babinda, Abbeyfield project, 105 Broadwater electorate, 2173 CASH Award, 1925 Commonwealth/State Housing Agreement, 116 Community Housing Program, 1941 Community Renewal Program, 2174, 6529 Department— Consultants, 6536 Director-General, 4217 Jakarta office, 1806 Purchases, 6578, 6584 SES public servants, 2104 Staff, 4191, 6545 Work order, 1571 Year 2000 compliance, 6592 Funding, 116 Gold Coast, 727 Goods and services tax, 1331 Grants, 6429 Hervey Bay, 2612 Home warranty insurance, 1309, 1758 Labrador, 3002 Leichhardt, 2598 Logan electorate, 1331 Maryborough Housing Action Group, 6581 Nudgee electorate, 1376 Public, 303, 1298, 1303, 1305, 1757, 1761, 1762, 1797, 1805, 2290, 2606, 2607, 2609, 2891, 2966, 2968, 3743, 3745, 4607, 4174, 4180, 4181, 4203, 4230, 4658, 4661, 5546, 6372, 6373, 6378, 6394, 6404, 6422, 6424, 6443, 6453, 6508, 6518, 6519 Remote areas, 5808 Residential, 5809 Security, 1457, 1571, 2622 Index 1999 101

Urban Renewal Program, 6530 Western Queensland, 711, 1039 Youth housing initiative, 1587 Zillmere, 1376 Howard Power Station site, 4671 Huggins, Ms J., 2381 Hummer armoured vehicles, 6377 Hummock Hill, Satellite launch facility, 6590 Hymenachne, 1746

I IBM call centre, 3832 Imbil, Rifle range, 2991 Immigrants, Illegal, 624, 625, 5467 Inala, Urban renewal project, 5665 Independents, Entitlements, 519 Indooroopilly, CSIRO site, 3180, 5677, 6431 Industrial relations— Disputes, Statistics, 3455 Federal Workplace Relations Act, 4380 Legislation, 20, 1708, 1794, 1810, 2750, 3173, 3455, 6200 OECD report, 2750 Policies, 3462, 5938, 6050 Task Force, 1313 Training leave, 2987 Unfair dismissal, 1708, 1800 Union encouragement provisions, 6066 Industrial Relations Act, 3381, 6066 Industrial Relations Bill, 1827, 2312, 2408, 2473, 2548, 2641 Industrial Relations Commission, 2024, 3469, 6398 Industry— Assistance, 1709, 1920, 2742 Task forces, 1327, 2117 IndyCarnival (see "Honda Indy 300") Information Commissioner, Annual report, 4599 Information Privacy Bill, 6185 Information technology, 1448, 2630, 4694, 5943, 5950 Ingham State High School, 2139 Injinoo lands, 3286 Injune, Parthenium weed, 6445 Innisfail— Dialysis treatment, 511, 6508 Electricity supply, 6584 Health District, 6449 Kidney Fundraising Group, 6508 State High School, 2139 Innovation Queensland's Future, 3790 Insurance— Compulsory third-party, 1358, 1376, 1622, 2134, 3360, 4277, 4602, 5684, 5686 Crop insurance, 21, 229, 589, 1345, 1745, 5114, 5467, 6510 Integrated Planning and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2), 882, 921 Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Amendment Bill, 3056, 3107, 3359 International Volunteers Day, 5932 International Women's Day, 300, 311 International Year of Older Persons, 3599, 6177 Internet— Access, 6531 Cookies, 6571 Gaming, 3299, 3372 Pornography, 3284 Investment, 1705, 3185 Ipswich— Aboriginal street gangs, 1465 Dellen Lodge, 4168 102 Index 1999

Klondyke coal mine, 2124 Member, Censure, 3031, 3097 Motorway, 2971 Police Beat shopfront, 3005 Rugby League, 6443 State High School, 4244, 6468 Three Mile Bridge, 4233 University, 1737 Ipswich-Boonah road, 4210, 4223 Ipswich West electorate— Driver testing centre, 4691 Education, Funding, 1696 Ipswich West electorate—continued: Member— Admonishment and suspension, 4095 Allegations, 517, 526 Misleading statement, 3838, 3949 Organisations, Funding, 1313, 1321, 1332 Irvinebank State Treatment Works, 4166 Isgar, Mr S., 1807

J Jackson, Ms T., 2289 Jacobs Well, Environmental education centre, 6534 James Cook University— Cairns, 1441 Haigh, Mr D., 4182 Medical school, 1930, 2019, 2615, 3587 Staff, 6439 Japan— Exports— Oysters, 5464 Technology, 6191 Trade, 3372, 4268 Japanese encephalitis, 615 Jardine River, Ferry crossing, 6414 Jidabul Aboriginal Corporation, 3739 Jigsaw Queensland Incorporated, 711 Jimboomba, High school, 1808, 4201 Jindalee State School, 405 Jobs (see "Employment") John Paul College marching band, 3371 Johnson, Mr M., 4789 Johnson, Ms M., 4383, 6396

JOHNSON, Vaughan Gregory— Notices of motion— Transport and Main Roads Minister, Performance, 2393 Transport— Infrastructure, 2393 System, 6062 Points of order, 30, 402, 412, 815, 1221, 2287, 2464, 2467, 2468, 2472, 3377, 3666, 3689, 4270, 4272, 4278, 4281, 5363, 5862, 5863, 5870, 6077 Questions— Australian Road Rules, 5806, 6567 Barcoo Shire, Irrigation licence, 3013 Barkly Highway, 1754 Border Rivers Commission, 1347 Brisbane— City Council, Bus services, 2635, 6496 River, Traffic crossings, 6453 Central Highlands Health District, 6427, 6518 Central West, Electricity supply, 6477 Index 1999 103

City/Valley bypass, 2755, 3772, 6077 Currareva Partnership, Irrigation licence, 3013 Driver's licence tests, 3756 Employment Task Force, 2116 Health— Department, Travel expenditure, 1720 Districts, Entertainment expenses, 1314, 1695 Lower Balonne Advisory Committee, 1347 Main Roads Department— Call centres, 4234, 6377 Capital works, 1279, 2606, 3740 Consultants, 6576 Credit card facilities, 4668 Customer service centres, 2538 Inspectors, 1034, 4676 SES public servants, 2107 Staff, 4185 Survey, 6484 TRAILS computer system, 2019 Mining leases, 4169, 4224 Ministers, Code of behaviour, 3296 Motor vehicles— Heavy vehicles, 6528, 6594 Registration, 2287, 4602 Pacific Motorway, 4247, 4688 Public transport, Integrated ticketing, 2967 Railways— Airtrain Citylink, 632 Brisbane Light Rail Project, 4693 Cairns, Tilt train service, 1311, 1749 Central Queensland, Coalfields, 6553 Emerald, 6411 Melbourne-Darwin link, 4212 Queensland Rail, Executive remuneration, 4278, 6391 Rockhampton, Staff, 5362 South Burnett, Byee spur, 6541 Townsville workshops, 2989 Road Transport Construction Services, 1160 Roma, Plant hire, 6441 South East Busway, 2619 South East Transit Project, 4688 Speed limits, 1701 Sunbus, 1731 TAB— Alpha, 6461 Privatisation, 1289 TAFE, Funding, 1329 Taxi industry— Licences, 4204 New year's eve, 6401, 6583 Townsville Railway Station, 5251 Transport Department— Call centres, 4234, 6377 Capital works, 1279, 2606, 3740 Consultants, 6576 Credit card facilities, 4668 Customer service centres, 2538 Inspectors, 1034, 4676 SES public servants, 2107 Staff, 4185 Survey, 6484 TRAILS computer system, 2019 Truck drivers, Drugs, 2994 Tugun bypass, 847, 3689, 5951 Water Police, 1768 Speeches— Appropriation Bills, 4058 104 Index 1999

Boulder opal industry, 296 Cattle transport, 3667 Coal Mining Safety and Health Bill, 1982 Domestic Violence (Family Protection) Amendment Bill, 5061-5068 Electoral Amendment Bill, 5775 Electricity industry, Management, 1220 JOHNSON, Vaughan Gregory—continued: Speeches—continued: Estimates Committee C, Report, 4417 Fitzroy, Member, Actions, 82 Forestry Amendment Bill, 5899 Gordonstone mine, 82, 791 Health Legislation Amendment Bill, 5273 Health Minister, Performance, 311 Industrial Relations Bill, 2453 Liquor Amendment Bill, 4456 McLean, Mr R. T., Condolence motion, 11 Meat Industry Amendment Standard (No. 1) 1999, 1655 Mines and Energy Minister, Performance, 1220 Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Bill, 1982 Native Title (Queensland) State Provisions Amendment Bill, 2719 Pacific Motorway, 606 Public Sector Ethics Amendment Bill, 5009 Queensland Building Services Authority Amendment Bill, 3616 Road Transport Reform Bill, 3416, 3606 Rural areas— Debt, 1999 Outback Revival, 3369 Speed limits, 92 Sun Metals dispute, 791 Surgery, Elective, 4879 Taxi industry, 3449 Tourism Legislation Amendment Bill, 3403 Transport infrastructure, 2461 Transport (South Bank Corporation Area Land) Bill, 960 Vegetation Management Bill, 6347 Water Resources Amendment Bill, 6164 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1204 Yewdale, Mr L. J., Condolence motion, 11

Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, 2675 Jubilee 2000 campaign, 4737 Judicial Review Bill, 933 Jury service, 3008, 3737 Justice and Attorney-General— Department— Capital works, 1280, 2620, 3743 Consultants, 6540, 6576 Director-General, 4215, 6452 Drug programs, Funding, 3755 Executive remuneration, 6401, 6412 SES public servants, 2106, 4183 Staff, 1711, 4239, 6380, 6546 Minister— Overseas visit, 826 Performance, 1940 White, Ms S., 1931, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, 978, 1349 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill (No. 2), 1844, 5350, 5405, 5927 Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill (No. 3), 3478, 5350, 5405, 5927 Justices of the Peace, 208, 2597, 5250 K Kalbar Police Station, 1751 Kangaroo shooters, 3368 Index 1999 105

Karawatha Forest Park, 709 Karragarra Island, Pontoon jetties, 601 Kawana Police Station, 3273 Kelly, Mr D., 621, 624, 626, 627, 628, 630, 724, 727, 729, 1030, 1369, 1383, 1467, 1734 Kelly, Ms J., 943 Kelly, Ms R., 1368, 1369, 1370, 1383, 1467, 1729, 1734, 1735, 1742, 1743, 1749, 1777, 2029 Kendall, Mrs K., 1333 Kenny, Sister Elizabeth, 604 Keppel, Member, Parliamentary service, 5934 Kilcoy State School, 1333 Kilkivan, Mine shafts, 6465 Killarney sawmill, 4686, 6582 Kinder, Mr P., 2977, 2991 Kindon State School, 2636 Kinections Counselling Service, 3666 Kingaroy, Community Cabinet meeting, 5242 Kingsthorpe State School, 1559 Kingston, Toxic waste dump, 3007

KINGSTON, John Alan— Privilege— Independent members, Staff allocation, 542 Questions— Artificial reefs, 2126 Chevron gas pipeline, 4680 Drug courts, 6581 Fishing industry— East coast trawl fishery, 4247 Fish habitats, 6397 Fish ladders— Mary River, 6494 Tinana Creek, 6494 Hardwood, 2992, 3748, 3751, 4223 Hervey Bay Hospital, 4660, 6533 Independents, Research staff, 6405 Marijuana, 6505 Maryborough— Hospital, 4660, 6533 Police Citizens Youth Club, 6571 Nicklin, Member, Entitlements, 2614 One National Party, Budget, 6378 Poverty, 2979 Railways, New Zealand milk, 3761 Regional forest agreement, 2627, 6415 Salination research, 2120, 2962 Shires, Assistance, 2627 Silviculture, 6512, 6522 SUDAW, 4680 Sugar industry legislation, 4212, 4232 Tweed River sand bypass, 2597 Venture capital industry, 3006 Speeches— Anzac Day, Trading hours, 588 Boultons Multimedia, 2958 Forestry Amendment Bill, 6015, 6089 Health system, 3443 Industrial Relations Bill, 2524 Maryborough Hospital, 3443 Native vegetation legislation, 6052 KINGSTON, John Alan—continued: Speeches—continued: Parliament, Address in Reply debate, 76 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill, 3862 Prostitution Bill, 5746 106 Index 1999

Regional forest agreement, 2087 Rural industries, Self-regulation, 607 Water Resources Amendment Bill, 6212

Kirwan— Liquor outlet and gambling facilities, 5353 State High School, 6465 Klondyke coal mine, 2124 Kluska, Mr, 5113

KNUTH, Jeffrey Alan— Notices of motion— Capital punishment, 2015 Townsville Industrial Park, 5676 Points of order, 817, 1549, 4834, 5250, 5671, 5758, 6189 Privilege— Industrial sites, 5758 Questions— Abbott Point, Industrial park, 6502 Ayr Research Station, 4231 Beach huts, 2539 Bulk sugar terminals, 1728 Burdekin— Boat ramps, 3738 Special School, 2613, 3776 Collinsville Power Station, 6382 Compulsory third-party insurance, 2134 Dalbeg— Expedition Pass Creek bridge, 4248 State School, 6384 Disability services, 235 Fishing industry, Bag limits, 3753 Greyhound Racing Authority, 6429 Home Hill State School, 1306 James Cook University, 6439 Justice of the Peace seminars, 5250 McIntosh, Ms K., 235 Native title, 2539 Railways, Sleeper compartments, 4212 Rocky Ponds, Beach huts, 2030, 2115 Sugar industry, Cane grubs, 5684 Sugar Industry Bill, 4282 Sun Metals dispute, 540 Townsville Industrial Land Project, 6194, 6583 Weeds, Noxious, 2894 Wellington, Mr and Mrs, Casket and Lotto agency, 2963 Speeches— Adoption of Children (Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption) Amendment Bill, 269 Australia Acts (Request) Bill, 2895 Coral reef finfish fishery, 4495 Corrective Services and Penalties and Sentences Amendment Bill, 489 Domestic Violence (Family Protection) Amendment Bill, 5066 Electoral Amendment Bill, 5777 Explosives Bill, 973 Gaming Machine and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, 678 Greyhound racing clubs, 4353 Grocery retailers, 1012 Health services, Aged care, 3349 Industrial Relations Bill, 2506 Liquor Amendment Bill, 5323 Native Title (Queensland) State Provisions Amendment Bill, 2709 Parliament, Address in Reply debate, 132 Index 1999 107

Primary Industry Bodies Reform Bill, 5510, 5568-5585 Prostitution Bill, 5814 Queensland Building Services Authority Amendment Bill, 3624 Rainwater tank rebate, 901 Rural youth, Recreational facilities, 2098 State Development and Public Works Organisation Amendment Bill, 2243 Stolen generation, 1967 Sugar industry, 2867 Sugar Industry Bill, 4320, 4331-4336, 4587-4597, 4628-4649, 4740-4775, 4837-4843 Temporary Coastal Dwelling Protection Bill, 4714 Townsville Industrial Park, 5748 Transplantation and Anatomy Amendment Bill, 1532 Weapons Amendment Bill, 1886 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1179 World Trade Organisation, 6065

Kogan Creek Power Station, 1762, 3684, 4165, 4225, 4231, 6490 Komplete Riding School, 1333 Koo, Mr G., 3046 Koombooloomba Dam, 1770 Korea Zinc, 4240, 6485 Kosovo refugees, 2283 Kuranda Aboriginal community, Deaths, 3943 Kurwongbah electorate— Employment initiatives, 3165 Roadworks, 605 Kyoto Protocol, 99

L Labour Adjustment Fund, 1325, 1755, 2115 Labour Day, 1566 Labour Government, Centenary, 5873 Labour market regulation, 2116 Labrador, Public housing, 3002 Laidley District State School, 5679 Lake Barrine, Cassowary, 2600 Lake Wivenhoe, Oil spill, 6509 Lamb Island, Pontoon jetties, 601 LAMING, Bruce Edric— Points of order, 1463, 2408, 4098, 4424, 5804 Questions— Auctioneers and Agents Committee, 6552 Backflow Hydraulic and Fire Protection, 1584 Cape York Health District, 6501 Capital Development Plan, 1329 Capital works, 940, 2158, 2972 Education— Department— SDS-Furnco, 3768 Staff, 2983 Schools— Capital works, 4254 Teachers, 6516 Emergency Services portfolio, SES public servants, 2129 Entergy, 4662 Gocorp, 3187, 3381 Goprint, 6444 Health Department, Staff, 1315, 4226 HOME Scheme, 1744 108 Index 1999

Housing Department— Capital works, 1276, 2602, 3743 Consultants, 4209, 6536 Director-General, 4217 Purchases, 6578, 6584 SES public servants, 2104, 4170 Staff, 4191 Labour Adjustment Fund, 2115 Livingstone, Mr D., 3187, 3296, 3381 Local government, Capital works subsidy scheme, 6530 McKennariey, Mr B., 1584 Navari Pty Ltd, 3187, 3381 Police resources, 1776, 4674, 6413, 6568 Prisons— Laundry services, 3015 Products, 2632 Public housing, 1298, 1757, 1805, 6404, 6453, 6508 Public Works Department— Capital works, 1276, 2602, 3743 Consultants, 4209, 6536 Director-General, 4217 Project Services, 6375, 6462 Purchases, 6578, 6584 Sales and Distribution Services Business Unit, 6428 SES public servants, 2104, 4170 Staff, 4191 Q-Build— Expenditure, 2619, 4240, 4700 Housing maintenance programs, 4098 Revenue, 4240, 4700 Services, 1731 Q-Build Industry, 6392 Q-Fleet, 6486 Racing industry, Funding, 1288 Roads, Noise testing, 4688 Roma Street Parklands, 5247 Schools— Building projects, 2972 Hervey Bay State School, 1462 Narangba, High school, 3757 State Development Department, Regional development boards, 1700 State Government land, Surplus, 1348 State Purchasing Policy, 2999 TAB, Privatisation, 1288 Tarong Power Station, 4662 Water— Backflow, 323, 1722 Recycling Strategy, 6596 Youngman, Dr J., 1315 Speeches— Appropriation Bills, 4084, 4555 Buderim— Post Office, 2001 Supermarket, 3273 Corrective Services and Penalties and Sentences Amendment Bill, 202 Corrective Services Legislation Amendment Bill, 768 Crime, Increase, 5423 Domestic Violence (Family Protection) Amendment Bill, 5071 Estimates Committee C, Report, 4419 Gaming Machine and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, 656 HOME Assist/HOME Secure Program, 391 Industrial Relations Bill, 2420 Kawana Police Station, 3273 Liquor Amendment Bill, 4902 Mountain Creek— Community mental health centre, 603 State School, 4355 Index 1999 109

Parliament— Address in Reply debate, 58 Ministers, Performance, 1525 Speaker, Ruling, Motion of dissent, 2911 Prostitution Bill, 5848-5850 Public housing, 1457 Public Works Committee, Reports, 1574, 2016, 5801 Retirement Villages Bill, 5615, 5621-5641 Road Transport Reform Bill, 3516 Spanner crabs, 2001 State Development and Public Works Organisation Amendment Bill, 2079 Statewide Purchasing Policy, 5128, 5938 Sunshine Coast— Police resources, 4924 University, Athletics track, 3587 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1078

Lamington National Park, 6585 Land— Clearing (see "Tree-clearing guidelines") Conservation agreements, 6193 Crown land, 1373 Development Incentive Scheme, 5809, 6531 Dryland salinity, 4246 Freehold, 24, 4503 Grazing leases, 6407 Group titles, 2018 Management, 24, 2165, 2406 Protection, 2655 Tax, 1697, 1698 Trusts, 3582 Valuations, 1340, 2021, 2102, 6395 Land and Resources Tribunal Bill, 355, 426, 609 Land Court Bill, 3479 Landsborough Police Station, 111 Lang Park— Police Citizens Youth Club, 6400 Stadium, 3590, 5527, 6402 Lange, Dr D., 6430 Langer, Mr A., 1565 Lang's Ships reunion, 2864 Laser pens, 113 Laura— Police resources, 708, 1296 Saltwater crocodile, 1155

LAVARCH, Linda Denise— Questions— Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women's task force on violence, 726 Animal welfare legislation, 1808 Company tax, 1583 Compulsory third-party insurance, 5684 Education system, 944 Employment creation, 114 International trade, 318 Liquor Act, 3192 Mobile water recycling demonstration plant, 5366 Office of Women's Policy, 6078 Olympic Games, Tourism, 3966 Police Service, 3691 Prison officers, 3382 Queensland Day, 2291 Queenslander of the Year, 2291 Regional forest agreement, 4102 110 Index 1999

Scratch-It tickets, 4929 Tourism, Promotion, 3966 Watch-houses, Youth detention, 848 Wolston Park, Youth detention centre, 4728 Young Queenslander of the Year, 2291 Speeches— Adoption of Children (Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption) Amendment Bill, 265 Appropriation Bills, 4037 Attorney-General Bill, 164 Audio Visual and Audio Links Amendment Bill, 5397 Bald Hills, Traffic accident, 5223 Child Protection Bill, 445 Children, Sex offences, 5315 Community-Based Referendum Bill, 3924 Corrective Services and Penalties and Sentences Amendment Bill, 190 Criminal Code (Stalking) Amendment Bill, 1391 Cypress pine industry, 906 Dakabin, Jobs Pathway Program, 210, 5937 Estimates Committee B, Report, 4410 Family Services Amendment Bill, 4856 Forestry Amendment Bill, 6018 Health— Portfolio, Budget, 385 Services, 3442 Surgery, Elective, 4880 Health Practitioner Registration Boards (Administration) Bill, 5088 Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Bill, 5088 Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, 2675 Kurwongbah electorate, Roadworks, 605 Land and Resources Tribunal Bill, 366 Main Roads Department, 605 McMurtrie, Mr T., 5239 Meat Industry Amendment Standard (No. 1) 1999, 1661 Monks, Mrs K., 5223 Native Title (Queensland) State Provisions Amendment Bill, 2696 100% In Control Rock Eisteddfod Challenge, 3352 Parliament, Address in Reply debate, 55 Parliamentary Members (Office of Profit) Amendment Bill, 1478 Petrie State School, 4478 Pine Rivers— Employment, 1148 Graffiti clean-up day, 3370 HOME Assist/HOME Secure Program, 1029 Police and community partnerships, 3809 Shire Council, 5533 Private Health Facilities Bill, 5216 Project Hope, 1367 Property Law Amendment Bill, 6270 Prostitution Bill, 5704 Queensland Cancer Fund, 1929 Radiation Safety Bill, 1412 Republic, 3787, 4354, 4494 Road safety, 5223 School Uniform Bill, 3552 Scrutiny of Legislation Committee reports— Alert Digests, 12, 77, 305, 617, 933, 1454, 1794, 2152, 2656, 3043, 3366, 3784, 4295, 4713, 5113, 5676, 6062 Annual report, 4366 Fisheries Amendment Regulation (No. 3), 2656, 3366 Fisheries East Coast Trawl Management Plan 1999, 6062 University statutes, 4713 Sex offenders, Notification orders, 1993 Smout, Mr T., 3787 Sugar Industry Bill, 3901 Transplantation and Anatomy Amendment Bill, 3253 Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Queensland) Bill, 346 Vegetation Management Bill, 6339 Index 1999 111

Law reform, 621 Law Reform Commission, 5871 Lawson, Mr N., 2289 Legal Aid Queensland, 3363, 4486, 5795, 6403 Legal, Constitutional and Administrative Review Committee— Freedom of information— Referral of matters, 517 Submissions, 3460 Reports and submissions— Annual report, 3583 Bill of rights (responses), 17, 1784 Electoral reform, 4095, 5351 New Zealand study tour, 2657 Ombudsman, Strategic review, 3654, 3854, 4265 Queensland Constitution, 1454; (response), 2645 Legal Fidelity Guarantee Fund, 3594 Legal profession, Review, 521 Leggate, Mr J., 5241 Legislative Standards Amendment Bill, 2838 Leichhardt, Public housing, 2598 Leichhardt Highway, Theodore, 1759

LESTER, Vincent Patrick— Notices of motion— Regional forest agreement, 932, 1794 Rural areas, Water resources, 3959 Points of order, 1527, 3796, 6223, 6235, 6241 Questions— Andrews, Mr P., 2987 Applied Consulting, 2987 Apprentices and trainees, 1326 Beekeeping, 532 Boyne Island, Smelter, 6490 Brisbane City Council, Remuneration packages, 6597 Capricorn Coast, Police resources, 4655 Crows Nest Shire, Vacant Crown land, 1373 Education Department, FOI applications, 6381 Elliott Channel, 2753 Employment, Training and Industrial Relations Department— Deputy Directors-General, 6388 Office refurbishments, 6398 VERs, 1311 Emu Park-Yeppoon road, 6525 Environment and Heritage Department— Capital works, 1278, 2602, 3741 Consultants, 4207, 6577 SES public servants, 4171 Staff, 6548 Environmental Protection Agency, 1469, 1780, 2139, 3471, 6464 Families, Youth and Community Care Department— Consultants, 6537 Staff, 2976 Farnborough State School, 1726 4TAB race coverage, 1293 Greyhound Racing Authority, General reserve fund, 2620 Health Department, Capital charge, 4226 Hell Hole National Park, 2636 Hospitals, Storage of radioactive material, 1717 Hymenachne, 1746 Land— Clearing, 5947 Development Incentive Scheme, 5809 112 Index 1999

Freehold, 24, 4503 Valuations, 1340, 2021, 3009 Livingstone Shire Council, Roadworks, 6468 Mareeba-Dimbulah Irrigation Area, 3009 Meat industry— Cannon Hill meatworks, 4249 Dinmore, AMH meatworks, 4249 Mining industry, 1780 Moranbah Health District, 6450 Moreton Bay islands, 6498 National parks, 4672 Natural Resources Department— Capital works, 1278, 2602, 3741 Consultants, 4207, 6577 Director-General, 4215 SES public servants, 4171 Staff, 4197, 6548 Northern Downs Health District, 6430 Patient Transit Scheme, 1316 Public housing, 1762 Public Works Department, Sales and Distribution Services Business Unit, 6518 Regional forest agreement, 112, 532, 1151, 2661, 3965, 4376 Rockhampton, Speech therapy services, 2103, 2115 Rocky Ponds, Beach huts, 3752 State Government, Transition cost, 1706 TAFE— Coorparoo, 6511 Oxford Park, 4695 Training, 2995, 3771 Viviani report, 6564 Wivenhoe Power Station, 5246 Worker Assistance Program, 6413 Speeches— Acquisition of Land Amendment Bill, 3633 Appropriation Bills, 4035 Burnett River, Water storage, 2347 Capricorn Coast, Fire service, 3351 Community Services Legislation Amendment Bill, 4951, 4971 Corrective Services and Penalties and Sentences Amendment Bill, 806 Domestic Violence (Family Protection) Amendment Bill, 5071 Environment report, 4805 Environmental Protection Agency, 2282 Estimates Committee D, Report, 4431 Forestry Amendment Bill, 5905 Forestry industry— Cypress pine, 908 Regional forest agreement, 231, 935, 997, 1875, 2091, 2724, 3367, 4445 Giant rat-tail grass, 3787 Industrial Relations Bill, 2570 Land and Resources Tribunal Bill, 363 Mackay Permanent Building Society, 3162 Mahogany glider habitat, 1796 McLean, Mr R. T., Condolence motion, 8 National parks, 3463, 4805 Parliament, Ministers, Performance, 1521 Parthenium weed, 1367 Pilbeam, Mr R. B. J., Condolence motion, 3028 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill, 3858 Rappolt, Mr C., Condolence motion, 3028 Richmond dam, 106 Rosslyn Bay Boat Harbour, 5535 Rural areas— State Government assistance, 591 Water resources, 4024 South East Queensland Water Board (Reform Facilitation) Bill, 4104 State forest areas, Revocations, 158, 2312 Tree-clearing guidelines, 5116, 5606, 5935, 6003 Index 1999 113

Vegetation Management Bill, 6287, 6304 LESTER, Vincent Patrick—continued: Speeches—continued: Water entitlements, 4494 Water Resources Amendment Bill, 6144, 6234-6239 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1202 Yewdale, Mr L. J., Condolence motion, 8

Lewis, Mr W., 2875 Liberal Party— Branch stacking, 4921, 5134 Entitlements, 1331 Leader, Comments, 2386 Membership, 4716, 4923 Springwood electorate, Preselection, 5344 Libraries, Public, 828 Life support systems, Power outages, 3378 Lindeberg, Mr K., 4502

LINGARD, Kevin Rowson— Personal explanation— Aboriginal communities, Comments, 5351 Boystown, 5351 Point of order, 5803 Questions— Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders, Housing, 6462 Apprentices and trainees, 1283, 1326, 2119, 4181, 4675, 6566 Arts Queensland, Review, 4176 Beaudesert— High school, 6524 Hospital, 1318 Regional business adviser, 630, 3475 State School, 6372 Challinor Centre, 2966 Chevron gas pipeline, 4255 Corrective Services Commission, Year 2000 compliance, 6593 Education portfolio— Drug programs, Funding, 3754 SES public servants, 2638 Electricity industry— Demand, 4240 Energex, 4255 Ergon Energy, 4255 Power purchase agreements, 6489 Restructure, 1770 Emergency Services portfolio, SES public servants, 2128 Employment, Training and Industrial Relations Department, Claims processing, 1756 FarmBis program, 1338 Fire stations, 3763 Greyhound racing clubs, 1292 Health Department, Consultants, 6576 Hospitals— Patient transfers, 1726 Spectacle Supply Scheme, 3008 Housing Department, Staff, 6545 Logan-Beaudesert Health District, 6438, 6450 Occupational therapists, 1720 Police Department, Year 2000 compliance, 6593 Public housing, 1305, 6429 Public Works Department, Staff, 6545 Queensland Building Services Authority, 4230 Redcliffe-Caboolture Health District, 6499 114 Index 1999

Royal Brisbane Hospital, 6475 Royal Women's Hospital, 6475 Sales and Distribution Services Business Unit, 2607 Schools— Closure/relocation, 2997 Cool Schools Program, 3746 Cooler Schools Program, 3746 Corporal punishment, 2625 Jimboomba, High school, 1808 St Bernard State School, 4695 Teachers, 6517 State Development Department, Offices, 1702 TAFE— Constitution, 4206 Enrolments, 6401 Staff, 1741, 6413, 6506 Teachers, 6401 Wide Bay, 6586 Tourism, Sport and Racing portfolio, Consultants, 4221 Treasury Department, KPMG consultants, 6539 Viviani report, 6387 Wolston Park Hospital, 2110 WorkCover, 2982 Speeches— Appropriation Bills, Backflow prevention programs, 6187 Bonner, Mr N., 605 Boystown, 5115 Child abuse, 2832 Community Services Legislation Amendment Bill, 4960 Domestic Violence (Family Protection) Amendment Bill, 5068 Estimates Committee F, Report, 4523 Forde inquiry, 2832 Industrial Relations Bill, 2493 Nona, Mr J., 605 Parliament, Address in Reply debate, 39 University of Queensland, Gatton campus, 2946 Linnane, Ms D., 3469 Lions International, 6299 Liquor (see "Alcohol") Liquor Act, 3192, 3833, 3744, 5103 Liquor Amendment Bill, 617, 1025, 4451, 4883, 5319, 5351, 5759 Liquor (Evictions, Unlicensed Sales and Other Matters) Amendment Bill, 1821, 4972

LITTLEPROUD, Brian George— Points of order, 1525, 1694, 1884, 2352 Questions— Apprentices and trainees, 6411 Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Performance, 1940 Boystown, 6513 Brigalow-Nanango rail line, 2959 LITTLEPROUD, Brian George—continued: Questions—continued: Chinchilla— Hospital, 1776 Weir, 3748 Condamine Weir, 4692, 6521 Dalby— Agricultural College, 2994, 4682 Crisis centre, 4203 Hospital, 1776 TAFE, 2609, 2631 Teenager, 2614 Dental services, 2109 Dingo barrier fence, 6394 Index 1999 115

Dryland salinity, 4246 Education Minister, Performance, 1283, 1297 Electoral laws, 6557, 6568, 6582 Employment creation, 4165 Families, Youth and Community Care Department, 2614 Farm chemicals, Disposal, 3004 Heavy vehicles, Licence testing, 6544 Hopeland State School, 2980 Hospitals, Patient care, 4209 Injune, Parthenium weed, 6445 Kogan Creek Power Station, 1762, 4165, 4231, 6490 Maryborough, Prison, 1733, 2135 Miles, Bank closures, 1324, 1344 Miles-Chinchilla, Warrego Highway, 4222 Millmerran Power Station, 6490 Nangram Weir, 1743, 4692, 6521 Natural disaster relief, 6368 Nudley State Forest, 6414 Pacific Motorway, 4654 Paramedics, 3769 Patient Transit Scheme, 1315 Physiotherapists, 1722 Racing Industry Training Centre, 1291 Railways, Fencing, 6382, 6533 Roberts, Mr F., 6368 Roma— Health District, 6435, 6477 Plant hire, 4669 School bus operators, 537 St George dam, 3744 State Development Centres, 1706 State Government legislation, 6589 Tarong Energy, 2980 Waste, Environmental protection policy, 2111 Western Downs electorate, Development, 6521 Speeches— Appropriation Bills, 4123 Child Protection Bill, 442 Corrective Services and Penalties and Sentences Amendment Bill, 496 Corrective Services Legislation Amendment Bill, 773 Electoral Amendment Bill, 5762 Estimates Committee D, Report, 4436 Family Services Amendment Bill, 4858 Forestry Amendment Bill, 5902 Health Legislation Amendment Bill, 5256 Industrial Relations Bill, 2567 Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Amendment Bill, 3124 Liquor Amendment Bill, 4893 Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2), 5162 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill, 3865 Queensland Fire and Rescue Authority Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1999, 1686 Road Transport Reform Bill, 3522 State Development and Public Works Organisation Amendment Bill, 2067 Trade Measurement Amendment Bill, 5304, 5307, 5308 Water Resources Amendment Bill, 6160, 6238 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1186 Livingstone, Mr D., 3046, 3050, 3187, 3188, 3291, 3293, 3296, 3381, 3593 Livingstone Shire Council, Roadworks, 6468 Local Area Multicultural Partnership Program, 4201 Local government— Accrual accounting, 1302 Capital works subsidy scheme, 6529, 6530 Code of conduct, 4167 Councillors, 1723 Disaster mitigation studies, 6390 Four-year terms, 3797, 4205 116 Index 1999

Funding, 5533 Remuneration packages, 6595 Valuations, 1340 Water charges, 5541 WorkCover, 820 Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, 1589, 2203, 2641 Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2), 4296, 5158, 5195, 5523 Lockyer electorate— Organisations, Funding, 1321, 1333, 1696, 1725, 1736 Police resources, 6590 Roadworks, 1273 Lockyer Valley— Hardwood, 6417 Water supply, 2759, 3766, 3767, 3775, 4608 Locusts, 219, 1361 Logan electorate— City Council— Motor dealer's licence, 2125 Water charges, 6059 Dental services, 2974 Land, Portion 238, 4505 Organisations, Funding, 1275 School capital works, 1293 Logan-Beaudesert Health District, 6438, 6450 Logan Motorway, 1711 Long Tan Day, 3181 Loski, Ms S., 1031 Lower Balonne Advisory Committee, 1347 Lower Fitzroy River, 3380

LUCAS, Paul Thomas— Answer to question— Police— CJC investigation, 2624 Water Police, 2624 Points of order, 146, 5494, 5836 LUCAS, Paul Thomas—continued: Questions— Australia TradeCoast, 4498, 6070 Australian Sports Awards, 5687 Biotechnology industries, 3468 Bread, Day-old, Use by charities, 3798 Buranda State School, 6433 Business headquarters, 4377 Capalaba State High School, 3299 Chevron gas pipeline, 1464, 1802 Employment creation, 22 Flinders, Mr M., 2756 Overseas aid contracts, 413 Peanuts, Varieties, 5471 Premiers Conference, 941 Q-Build, 3299, 3598 Regional forest agreement, 2159 Starland project, 4811 Torres Strait islands, Autonomy, 843 Speeches— Adoption of Children (Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption) Amendment Bill, 272 Appropriation Bills, 4145 Audio Visual and Audio Links Amendment Bill, 5393 Australia Post, Bulk postage discounts, 4922 Blackwater Creek floodway, 1560 Child abuse, 2833 Coal Mining Safety and Health Bill, 1616 Community Services Legislation Amendment Bill, 4968 Index 1999 117

Corrective Services Legislation Amendment Bill, 771 Criminal Justice Commission, Publications, 103, 714, 2015 Criminal Justice Committee— Publications— Police— Constables, 6296 Strip searching, 6296 Reports— Alford, Mr N., 4490 Capsicum spray trial, 3583 CJC personnel, Misconduct complaints, 4096 Crime prevention partnerships, 1794 Criminal justice system, Drug offenders, 4096 Paff, Mr J. K., Comments, 221 Police Commissioner, 305 Telecommunications interception, 6184 DNA database, 5955 Domestic Violence (Family Protection) Amendment Bill, 5059-5061 Electricity industry, Management, 1223 Estimates Committee C, Report, 4421 Forde inquiry, 2833 Gaming Machine and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, 740 Justice Legislation Bills, 979, 5420 Liquor Amendment Bill, 5324 Mines and Energy Minister, Performance, 1223 Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Bill, 1616 One Nation Party, 6189 Police Powers and Responsibilities Amendment Bill, 254 Polish immigrants, 1560 Port of Brisbane road, 5240 Prostitution Bill, 5827 Randall, Mr D., 1457 Retail Shop Leases Amendment Bill, 1509 Retirement Villages Bill, 5621 Road Transport Reform Bill, 3486 School chaplains, 1026 School Uniform Bill, 3555 Stolen generation, 1964 Transplantation and Anatomy Amendment Bill, 1533 Transport infrastructure, 2467 Voting trends, 5936 Weapons Amendment Bill, 1556 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1200 Workplace agreements, 4805 Wynnum Graffiti Task Force, 297

Lund-Jensen, Mr K., 959

M Macdonnell, Ms J., 3956 Mackay— Health District, 6425, 6455 Permanent Building Society, 3162 Mackay West State School, 918 Police Citizens Youth Club, 513 TAFE, 1282 Turf Club, 1292

MACKENROTH, Terence Michael— Answers to questions— Agricultural show societies, 6590 118 Index 1999

Brisbane City Council— Ombudsman, Investigation, 3013 Remuneration packages, 6597 Water rates, Discount, 3597 Burtons Bridge, Borallon, 2113 Caboolture Shire Council, 1736 Cats, 2631 Chavez, Mr C., 1736 Communication and Information, Local Government and Planning Department— Capital works, 1278, 2601, 3742 Consultants, 6537, 6572 Drug programs, Funding, 3754 Organisations, Funding, 1333 SES public servants, 2106, 4171 Staff, 4187, 6541 Year 2000 compliance, 6592 Compulsory third-party insurance, 1376 Darling Downs, Water supply, 3767 Dogs, 2631 Electronic commerce, 2893 Gold Coast, Quarrying industry, 3013 Internet cookies, 6571 Kelly, Ms R., 1743 MACKENROTH, Terence Michael—continued: Answers to questions—continued: Local government— Accrual accounting, 1302 Capital works subsidy scheme, 6529, 6530 Code of conduct, 4167 Councillors, 1723 Four-year terms, 3797, 4205 Remuneration packages, 6596 Water charges, 5541 Lockyer electorate, Organisations, Funding, 1333 Lockyer Valley, Water supply, 3767 Macleay Island, 4224 Maroochy Shire Council, 6530 Moreton Bay islands, 1586, 1712, 1767, 2978, 3849, 4211, 6496, 6497, 6498 Mount Morgan Shire Council, 6369 New South Wales Companion Animals Act, 2990 Oil Recyclers Australia Pty Ltd, 4670 Planning and Environment Court, 2135 Public servants, Internet access, 4685 Radio For All Australians, 3749 Redland Shire Council, 1712, 2978 Regional Australia Summit, 5813 Regional communities— Annual reports, 6598 Conference reports, 4219 Program, 846 Rural communities— Annual reports, 6598 Infrastructure Program, 4664 Services, 539 State Government— Computer viruses, 2136, 6481 Internet auctions, 3970 Suncorp-Metway Stadium, 6527, 6579 Swanbank landfill, 6071 Tallebudgera Recreation Camp, 6526 Vegetation management, 6596 Wulkuraka Industrial Estate, 4670 Notices of motion— Ipswich West, Member, Misleading statement, 3949 Members' and Related Persons' Registers of Interests, 1350 Standing Rules and Orders, 1349 Points of order, 542, 2594, 2595, 3301, 5168, 5533, 5688 Index 1999 119

Privilege— Environment and Heritage and Natural Resources Minister, Alleged misleading of House, 938, 939 Speeches— Estimates Committee D, Report, 4435 Integrated Planning and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2), 884-887 Ipswich West, Member, Admonishment and suspension, 4095 Liquor Amendment Bill, 5331-5335 Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, 1589, 2209-2213 Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2), 4296, 5181, 5196-5201 Logan City Council, Water charges, 6059 Members' Ethics and Parliamentary Privileges Committee— Citizen's right of reply, Report, 2746, 5464 Membership, 1144 Travelsafe Committee, Access to records, 2014 Millennium bug, 931, 2145, 3953, 4600 Parliament— Adjournments, 607, 1271, 1694, 2099, 2591, 3736, 4163, 5102, 6357 Bills— Cognate debates, 714, 2535, 4365, 5350 Time limit orders, 2577, 2746, 3335, 3676, 6084, 6087, 6140, 6286 Committees, Membership, 103 Estimates Committees, Sessional Orders, 3583, 3677 Members, Disclosure and registration of interests, 1139 Members' and Related Persons' Registers of Interests, 526, 1573, 1859, 3031 Notices of motion, Debate, 542, 834 Order of business, 1215, 1573, 1793, 2152, 2393, 3837 Sitting days and hours, 1215, 1573, 1793, 2152, 2393, 3031, 3583, 3837, 5676 Speaker, Ruling, Motion of dissent, 2913 Pennell, Mr J., 3281 Public Records Bill, 4298 Public Works Committee, Membership, 1573 Regional Communities Program, 399 Sewage disposal, 6181 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, 421, 1407-1410 Year 2000 compliance, 931, 2145, 3953, 4600, 5463 Year 2000 Information Disclosure Bill, 957, 2235-2241 Mackenzie, Mrs L., 4287, 4382 Macleay Island, 4224 Magic Millions Sales, 3853, 3968 Magnesium— Metal, 3781 Smelter, 226 Magnetic Island— General practitioners, 4204 Health services, 527, 5353 National Park, 4179 Nelly Bay development, 707, 2152, 2220, 2882, 2886, 3576 Magnificat Meal Movement, 2280 Mahogany glider habitat, Land owner compensation, 1796 Main Roads Department— Commercial Operations Division, 3756 Consultants, 6537, 6576 Customer service centres, 2538 Kurwongbah electorate, Roadworks, 605 Officer, CJC investigation, 915 Performance, 2392 Staff, 3758, 4185, 6562 Stock purchases, 3769 Year 2000 compliance, 6593 Malanda State High School, 6405 Maleny, Land acquisition, 31 MALONE, George Edward— Points of order, 5049, 5050 Questions— Ambulance Service— 120 Index 1999

Agnes Water, 6400 Defibrillators, 1759, 4657 Response times, 2633, 4228, 4810 Staff, 2135 Stress claims, 6567 Toowoomba, 6078, 6457, 6472, 6502 Transport, 5049 Vehicle, Misuse, 4499 Apprentices and trainees, 1747, 2981 Bowen Health District, 6436 Community Jobs Plan, 1326 Daintree region, Electricity supply, 4253 Emergency Services— Advisory Council, 1307 Department— Capital works, 1276, 2601, 3740 Consultants, 4209 Director-General, 4217 Drug programs, Funding, 3755 Enterprise agreement, 1734, 1777 Purchases, 6579 SES public servants, 2104, 4172 Staff, 4186, 6545 Year 2000 compliance, 6593 Helicopter rescue service, 4674 Marine rescue vessels, 6409 Fire and Rescue Authority— Capital works, 3765 Enterprise bargaining agreement, 4242 Rural brigades, 5685, 6535 Staff, 2135 Urban fire levy, 1377 Goprint, 6375 Greyhound racing clubs, 2621 Internet access, 6531 Lamington National Park, 6585 Livestock Market Reporting Service, 1348 Local government, Disaster mitigation studies, 6390 Mackay— Health District, 6425, 6455 Turf Club, 1292 Mine sites, Emergencies, 4688 Nambour Hospital, 1317 Public housing, 2968 Q-Fleet, 4699 Railways, Track maintenance staff, 5363 Schools— Students, 3000 Teachers, 6516 State Development Department, Small business assistance, 1701 State Emergency Service, Flood boats, 5471, 5543 TAFE— Long report, 3017 Mobile computer training unit, 6507 Oxford Park, 2123 Townsville Hospital, 1719 Water backflow, 2165 Speeches— Ambulance Service, 3464 Appropriation Bills, 4088 Coal Mining Safety and Health Bill, 1867 Commonwealth Parliamentary Association conference, 221 Corrective Services and Penalties and Sentences Amendment Bill, 803 Crime, Increase, 5429 Electricity industry, Management, 1224 Emergency Services Minister, Performance, 5045 Estimates Committee B, Report, 4409 Index 1999 121

Giant rat-tail grass, 3942 Industrial Relations Bill, 2408 Liquor Amendment Bill, 4899 Mines and Energy Minister, Performance, 1224 Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Bill, 1867 Parliament, Address in Reply debate, 124 Police Powers and Responsibilities Amendment Bill, 252 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill, 3856 Primary Industry Bodies Reform Bill, 5506 Queensland Fire and Rescue Authority Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1999, 1674 Road Transport Reform Bill, 3525 School Uniform Bill, 2860 Septimus State School, 4907 State Counter-Disaster Organisation Amendment Bill, 6090 State Government, Election promises, 1436 Sugar industry, 1442 Sugar Industry Bill, 3890, 4330-4338, 4590, 4595, 4598, 4633-4647, 4743-4774, 4844 Sunshine Coast, State Emergency Service function, 5664 Water Resources Amendment Bill, 6216 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1083

Mamary, Mr A., 1011 Manbury Pty Ltd, 3046 Manoora Community Renewal Program, 821, 4734 Mansfield electorate, School performances, 3570 Manufacturing sector, 20, 110 Many Peaks, Regional forest agreement, 2600 Mapleton State School, 2883 Mareeba Dental Clinic, 2959 Mareeba-Dimbulah Irrigation Area, Land Valuations, 3009 Mariculture, 420 Marijuana, 6505 Marine collision, 4355 Marlborough, Nickel mine, 3170 Maroochy River— Beach erosion, 6467 Bridge, 2865 Maroochy Shire Council, Roadworks, 6530 Maroochydore, Pedestrian crossing, 104 Marrakesh Apartments, 108 Marsden, Newspaper article, 4288 Mary River, Fish ladders, 6494 Mary Valley Timbers, 4099 Maryborough— Boultons Multimedia, 2958 Families, Youth and Community Care Department, 2629, 3851, 4202, 4668 Maryborough—continued: Hospital— Mental health unit, 1314 Redevelopment, 1316 Speech pathology, 4660 Staff, 6533 Housing Action Group, 6581 Police Citizens Youth Club, 6571 Prison, 1733, 1738, 2135 Mater Health District, 6448 McArthur, Mr A., MBE, 1017 McCafferty, Mr J., 293 McCosker, Mr B., 3046

McGRADY, Tony— Answers to questions— Allgas discounts, 3970 Asbestos, 4671 122 Index 1999

Boyne Island, Smelter, 6491 Carole Park Industrial Estate, 2761 Chevron gas pipeline, 2403, 4255, 4496, 4680, 5803, 5804, 6382, 6595 D'Aguilar Suncoast Processing Plant, 1323 Dinmore, Land subsidence, 4252 Electricity industry— Administration charges, 3772 Amamoor, 1773 Blackouts, 1040, 1714, 1725, 1766, 1769 Boards, 2399, 2538, 2615, 2976, 3000 Caboolture electorate, 1725, 1766 Callide C Power Station, 1769, 6382 Central West, 6477 Charges, 4253, 4726 Chevron gas contracts, 5241 Coal-fired power stations, 5357, 5364 Collinsville Power Station, 6382 Consumption, 4252 Contestable market, 4256 Cooktown, 6443 Councils, 522, 1772 CS Energy, 4283, 6488, 6492 Daintree region, 1707, 4253, 6526 Demand, 4240 Dividends, 2883, 3187, 6489 Energex, 1809, 2399, 2883, 4250, 4251, 4255, 4728, 4813, 4251, 5537, 6075, 6487, 6490, 6492 Entergy, 4662 Environmentally friendly, 1809 Ergon Energy, 1772, 2399, 3000, 4273, 4176, 4250, 4251, 4255, 4813, 5241, 6075 Fatalities, 6402 Gas-fired power stations, 4235, 6488 Generating capacity, 4236 Generators, 631 Goomboorian, 1773 Gunpowder-Century transmission line, 4251, 4255 High voltage transmission, 5356 Howard Power Station site, 4671 Innisfail, 6584 Kogan Creek Power Station, 4226, 6490 Life support systems, Power outages, 3378 Maintenance programs, 4251, 6412 Millmerran Power Station, 3843, 6490 Nerang electorate, 1714 North Queensland, 1770, 3009 Oakey Power Station, 6489 Power poles, 6591 Power purchase agreements, 6489, 6503 Powerlink, 5243, 6488, 6491 Redundancies, 1772 Remote Area Power Supply Scheme, 1332 Renewable energy, 2027 Restructure, 25, 1768, 1770, 1773 Safety switches, Installation rebate, 1337, 4661 Security deposits, 4176 Staff, 6494 Stanwell Corporation, 4277 Storm season, 6075 Supply, 840, 944, 4728, 5690 Sustainable Energy Office, 2027, 5364 Tariffs, 4255, 4498, 4813, 6490 Tarong Energy, 3845, 4275 Tarong Power Station, 2124, 3843, 3845, 3750, 4167, 4662, 5546, 6490, 6491 Tennyson Power Station site, 4671 Townsville, Power stations, 4604 Tully, 6584 Underground lines, 6390 Index 1999 123

Westlink, 4239 Wivenhoe Power Station, 5125, 5244, 5358, 5681, 5877, 6491, 6493, 6513 Year 2000 compliance, 1373, 4726 Environmental Protection Agency, 2634, 4685 Fireworks, 5877 Fitzroy, Member, Actions, 17 Government owned corporations, Executive remuneration, 4273 Hilla, Mr F., 4166 Irvinebank State Treatment Works, 4166 Koombooloomba Dam, 1770 Korea Zinc, 4240 Lake Wivenhoe, Oil spill, 6509 Leggate, Mr J., 5241 Mines and Energy Department— Capital works, 1277, 2606, 3740 Computer system, 4254 Consultants, 4209, 6552, 6576 Director-General, 4218 SES public servants, 2105, 4170 Staff, 4685, 6545 Year 2000 compliance, 6593 Mining industry— Bundamba, Mines, 1295, 1779 Century Zinc, 3039, 4661 Charters Towers, Mine shafts, 4253 Coal royalties, 1773, 2665 Environmental monitoring, 1781, 2634 Exploration, 1780, 2403 Foxleigh mine, 4797 Gordonstone mine, 17 Kilkivan, Mine shafts, 6466 Leases, 4255, 4697 Native title, 3759, 4253, 4255, 4697 Opal mining leases, 3297 Pasminco, 3039 Projects, 3759, 4253, 4255 McGRADY, Tony—continued: Answers to questions—continued: Mining industry—continued: Resolute Limited, 1780, 4165 Stanwell/Curragh coal supply agreement, 6182 Stuart oil shale project, 6387 Summit Resources, 1780, 1781, 4165 Tenures, 4252, 6534 Valhalla uranium project, 1780, 1781, 4165 Winton, 3297 Ravenshoe, Wind farm, 3853, 6428 Regional Australia Summit, 4382 Solar Hot Water Rebate Scheme, 2669 SUDAW, 4680 Targinnie, Research and development plant, 6495 Wallabies, 6497 Wivenhoe Dam, Pollution, 5543 Points of order, 2940, 3223, 4129, 4515, 5043 Privilege— Electricity industry— Charges, 4973 Dividends, 3290 Privatisation, 2888 Speeches— Burnett region, 3911 Coal Mining Safety and Health Bill, 733, 2919, 2928-2940, 3199-3234, 3310-3334, 3335 Dinmore, Land subsidence, 2878 Electricity and Gas Legislation Amendment Bill, 5155, 6110-6114 Electricity industry— Generating capacity, 5109 Greenhouse gas emissions, 5109 124 Index 1999

Management, 1218 Prices, 1791 Underground lines, 3176 Energy, Sustainable, 99 Estimates Committee E, Report, 4511 Explosives Bill, 976 Extractive Industry Unit, 5674 Fitzroy, Member, Actions, 83 Kyoto Protocol, 99 Land and Resources Tribunal Bill, 375 Mines and Energy Minister— Censure, 4346, 4568 Performance, 1218 Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Bill, 733, 2919-2924, 3335, 3337-3339 Mining industry— Century Zinc, 2274 Coal mine site rehabilitation program, 829 Employees, 3364 Gordonstone mine, 83 Task force, 5796 Native Title (Queensland) State Provisions Amendment Bill, 2713 Parliament, Ministers, Performance, 1653 State forest, Revocation, 2312 State Government, Performance, 484, 5864

McGregor, Mr and Mrs I., 4655 McIlwain, Mr D., 4380 McIntosh, Ms K., 235 McIntyre, Ms E., 2614 McKennariey, Mr B., 1584 McLean, Mr R. T., Condolence motion, 2 McMurtrie, Mr T., 5239 Meat industry— AMH meatworks, 2402, 4492, 4233, 4249, 4250 Assistance, 3847, 4492, 4200, 6301 Butchers, 622, 700, 1347, 1371 Cannon Hill meatworks, 3375, 4250 Contaminated meat, 6445 Exports, 5545 Livestock Market Reporting Service, 1348 Meat pies, 294 Meat Processing Consultative Committee, 722 Meat Processing Development Initiative, 722, 1343, 4200 Pork industry, 6180 Queensland Livestock and Meat Authority, 622, 700, 1347, 1371, 1655 South Burnett Meatworks, 2402, 2533, 2732, 3300, 3688, 3739, 4224, 4506, 4656, 6076, 6183, 6188, 6301, 6371, 6385, 6409, 6432 Task Force, 5107 Toowoomba, 3833 Meat Industry Amendment Standard (No. 1) 1999, 1642, 1655 Medhurst Master Builders, 5948 Medical— Board, 2977, 2980 Specialists, 1722, 3773, 4808 Media, 2679 Melbourne-Darwin rail link, 4212 Members' Ethics and Parliamentary Privileges Committee— Membership, 1144 Referral of matters, 1, 2028, 2642, 2656, 3277, 4257 Reports— Annual report, 3777 Index 1999 125

Barambah, Member, Serving of subpoena, 2015 Children, Wording of questions, 6185 Citizen's right of reply, 2746, 5045, 5464 Evidence, Tabling, 4024 Ipswich West, Member, Misleading statement, 3838, 3949, 4024 Legislative Assembly crest, Use, 11 Members— Powers, rights and immunities, 13; (response), 2645 Security, 834 Ministers, Alleged misleading of House, 11, 610 Privilege, 2142, 3777, 3959 Public Accounts Committee Report No. 43, 834 Travelsafe Committee, Access to records, 1989 Travelsafe Committee, Access to records, 2014 Mental Health Act, 613, 1733 Metals industry, 108, 226, 3781, 4600 Methadone program, 6450 MICKEL, Reginald John— Points of order, 138, 801, 1222, 4941, 4942, 5695, 5903 Privilege— Toowoomba South, Member, Alleged misleading of House, 5695 Questions— Betting schemes, 3377 Boystown, 5251 Carole Park Industrial Estate, 2761 Challinor Centre, 1468 Construction industry, Workplace accidents, 118 Dental services, 1342 Electricity industry— Sustainable energy projects, 5364 Year 2000 compliance, 1373 Elliott, Mr J., 420 Employment protection, 2286 Gold Coast Hospital, 3186 Goods and services tax, 5689, 6077 Logan electorate— Organisations, Funding, 1275 Public housing, 1331 School capital works, 1293 Logan Motorway, 1711 Motor vehicle repair industry, Apprentices, 6532 National Competition Policy, 1154 Needle exchange program, 2611 Peacebuilders pilot youth program, 2894 Queensland Industry Development Scheme, 844 Rolo Rent-a-Car, 3775 School students, Leave of absence notes, 2025 Suncorp Insurance, 1311 Theme parks, 4810 Water and Alcohol Safety Project, 4501 Speeches— Appropriation Bills, 4048 Browns Plains— Battle of the Bands, 5339 Police Service, 5339 Burns, Mr H., 602 Child abuse, 2835 Coal Mining Safety and Health Bill, 1613 Community-Based Referendum Bill, 3935 Criminal Law Amendment Bill, 6250 Domestic Violence (Family Protection) Amendment Bill, 5039 Early Intervention and Parenting Support Program, 917 Education and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, 6094 Electricity industry, Management, 1221 Estimates Committee A, Reports, 4392, 4403 Explosives Bill, 972 126 Index 1999

Forde inquiry, 2835 Forestry Amendment Bill, 6030 Forestry industry— Cypress pine, 909 Regional forest agreement, 1007, 1884, 2090, 2729 Gaming Machine and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, 680 Goods and services tax, 5935 Health services, Privatisation, 3665 Heiner inquiry, 292 Justice Legislation Bills, 5418 Liberal Party, Branch stacking, 4921, 5134 Magnetic Island, Nelly Bay development, 2230 Marsden, Newspaper article, 4288 McLean, Mr R. T., Condolence motion, 8 Meat Industry Amendment Standard (No. 1) 1999, 1665 Members' Ethics and Parliamentary Privileges Committee, Reports— Barambah, Member, Serving of subpoena, 2015 Children, Wording of questions, 6185 Citizen's right of reply, 5045 Evidence, Tabling, 4024 Ipswich West, Member, Misleading statement, 3838 Privilege, 3959 Public Accounts Committee Report No. 43, 834 Travelsafe Committee, Access to records, 1989 Mines and Energy Minister, Performance, 1221 Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Bill, 1613 Olive industry, 3670 RACQ elections, 1146, 1389 Retail Shop Leases Amendment Bill, 1508 Road Transport Reform Bill, 3519 Rural areas, State Government assistance, 597 Speaker, Ruling, Motion of dissent, 2916 St George irrigation area, 4998 State Development and Public Works Organisation Amendment Bill, 2043 State forest areas, Revocation, 157 Sugar Industry Bill, 4316 Suncorp-Metway, ATMs, 293 Townsville Industrial Park, 5757 Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Queensland) Bill, 339 Vietnamese community, 2735 Water Resources Amendment Bill, 6159 Weapons Amendment Bill, 2361 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1208 Yewdale, Mr L. J., Condolence motion, 8

Microsoft, 1799 Middle East, Exports, 2893 Middle Park State School, 2095 Middle Ridge State School, 2636 Midge Point-Laguna Quays road, 4232 Miles, Bank closures, 1324, 1344 Miles-Chinchilla, Warrego Highway, 4222 Milk— Interstate, 1307, 1735, 3748 New Zealand, 3761 Prices, 1766, 2112, 4800, 4814 Millennium celebrations, 4809 Millmerran Power Station, 2648, 3843, 3950, 6490 Milpera State High School, 1562, 5336, 5678 Mineral Resources Amendment Bill, 2657 Mines and Energy— Department— Capital works, 1277, 2606, 3740 Index 1999 127

Computer system, 4254 Consultants, 4209, 6552, 6575 Director-General, 4218 SES public servants, 2105, 4170 Staff, 4685, 6545 Year 2000 compliance, 6593 Minister— Alleged misleading of House, 3277 Censure, 4271, 4340, 4491, 4559 Performance, 1144, 1216, 1557 Regional Australia Summit, 4365, 4382 Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Bill, 714, 733, 1512, 1594, 1867, 1982, 2919, 3199, 3309, 3335, 3337, 3777 Mining industry— Assistance, 6064 Bundamba, Mines, 1295, 1779 Century Zinc, 1921, 2274, 3039 Charters Towers, Mine shafts, 4253 Coal industry— Central Queensland, Rail line, 6553 Germany, Exports, 96 Klondyke mine, 2124 Mine site rehabilitation program, 829 Productivity Commission report, 1777 Queensland Rail, Assistance, 2892 Royalties, 1019, 1773, 2665 Stanwell/Curragh supply agreement, 6182 Workforce Strategy Unit, 2986 Dinmore, Mines, 2878 Employees, 3364 Environmental monitoring, 1780, 1926, 2634 Exploration, 1780, 2403, 3844, 3959 Foxleigh mine, 4797 Gordonstone mine, 17, 18, 20, 28, 30, 77, 117, 225, 321, 405, 408, 630, 714, 718, 782, 1798 Kilkivan, Mine shafts, 6465 Korea Zinc, 4240, 6485 Leases, 3297, 4169, 4224, 4255, 4696 Magnesium metal, 226, 3781 Marlborough, Nickel mine, 3170 Mine sites, Emergencies, 4688 Native title, 3758, 3844, 4253, 4255, 4696, 6580 North-west minerals province, 2400 Opal mining, 3297 Pasminco, 1921, 2274, 3039 Projects, 1460, 3758, 4253, 4255 Resolute Limited, 4165 Stuart oil shale project, 6387 Summit Resources, 4165 Task force, 5796 Tenures, 4252, 6534 Townsville, Zinc refinery, 6485 Uranium, 1780, 1781, 4165 Valhalla project, 4165 Winton, 3297 Ministerial Council for Corporations, 1569 Miss Queensland Award, 5358

MITCHELL, Robert Alan— Notice of motion— Electricity industry, Management, 1144 Mines and Energy Minister, Performance, 1144 Points of order, 1151, 4609 128 Index 1999

Questions— Ambulance Service— Response times, 2132, 4230 Transport, 3748 Apprentices and trainees, 1325, 2981, 6393 Bannikoff report, 2122 Basil Stafford Centre, 2965 Bowen Health District, 2109 Charters Towers— Eventide Nursing Home, 4182, 4656 Fire Station, 3190 Health District, 6419, 6474 Hospital, 4182 Mine shafts, 4253 Mosman Hall, 4234 Railways, Downsizing, 4609 Clermont State School, 2633 Community Jobs Plan, 1747 Electricity industry— Boards, VERs, 1771, 2615 Daintree region, Supply, 1707 Tarong Power Station, 1150 Emergency Services Department, Consultants, 6539 Employment, Training and Industrial Relations Department— Drug programs, Funding, 3776 Operating statement, 6408 Fire and Rescue Authority— Rural brigades, 6398 Urban services, 4173 Gregory Developmental Road, 1754 Greyhound racing, 1293 Main Roads Department, Commercial Operations Division, 3756 Maryborough Mental Health Unit, 1314 Mines and Energy portfolio, Capital works, 1277 Moranbah— District Health Council, 2998 Health District, 6498 Mount Isa Hospital, 4672 North Queensland, Respite care, 6525 Nurses, 4689 Patient Transit Scheme, 1311 Police and Corrective Services portfolio, Consultants, 4221 Primary Industries Department, Staff, 1341 Railways, Staff, 3011 Remote Area Incentive Scheme, 1341 Road trains, 6374 School teachers, 4696, 6516, 6551 State Emergency Service, Budget, 2609 TAFE, Constitution, 4205 Tourism, Sport and Racing Department, Staff, 1729 Townsville— Hospital, 1719 Zinc refinery, 6485

MITCHELL, Robert Alan—continued: Speeches— Appropriation Bills, 4064 Clermont, Tidiest Town Award, 3356 Coal Mining Safety and Health Bill, 1603 Corrective Services and Penalties and Sentences Amendment Bill, 809 Electricity industry— Management, 1216 Prices, 1146 Estimates Committee B, Report, 4415 Estimates Committee C, Report, 4421 Index 1999 129

Estimates Committee E, Report, 4512 Explosives Bill, 895, 972 Fitzroy, Member, Actions, 86 Gordonstone mine, 86 Health Legislation Amendment Bill, 5271 Industrial Relations Bill, 2558 Mines and Energy Minister— Censure, 4565 Performance, 1146, 1216 Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Bill, 1603 Parliament, Address in Reply debate, 120 Queensland Fire and Rescue Authority Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1999, 1680 Road Transport Reform Bill, 3492 Tourism Legislation Amendment Bill, 3400 Yellow Ribbon Program, 3447 Youth suicide, 3447

Molecular Bioscience Institute, 398, 705 Monks, Mrs K., 5223 Monto— Hospital, 2638 Neighbourhood Centre, 4249 Regional forest agreement, 4689 Moore, Mr J., 5661 Moranbah— District Health Council, 2998 Health District, 6450, 6498 Moreton Bay islands, 1132, 1586, 1712, 1767, 1928, 2978, 3370, 3849, 4211, 4222, 5940, 6383, 6496, 6497, 6498, 6511 Moreton TAFE Institute, 6389, 6411, 6412, 6507, 6563 Morningside Police Station, 3739 Morrison, Mr J., 602 Mosman Hall, Charters Towers, 4234 Moss, Mr G., 580 Motor Accident Insurance Amendment Bill, 336, 887, 921 Motor Accident Insurance Amendment Bill (No. 2), 4823, 5972, 6599 Motor Accident Insurance Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1999, 1622 Motor vehicles— Accidents, Fatalities, 3002 Heavy vehicles— Inspections, 6594 Licence testing, 6544 Nanango, Weigh station, 3670 Parking, 6528 Road trains, 6374 Safety, 3285 Old, 1293 Registration, 2019, 2287, 2750, 3757, 4602, 6503 Safety certificate, 4797 TRAILS computer system, 2019 Transport inspectors, 1034, 2998 Mount Garnet-Ravenshoe road, 1715 Mount Gravatt-Capalaba Road, 327 Mount Isa— Health District, 6434, 6451 Hospital, 4672 Mount Larcom, QCL leases, 3391 Mount Lofty Nursing Home, 715, 716, 717, 722 Mount Morgan— Shire Council, 6369 Television reception, 2733 Mount Ommaney electorate, Noise pollution, 3569 Mountain Creek— Community mental health centre, 603 State School, 4355 Moura— 130 Index 1999

Ambulance Centre, 1282 Westpac Bank branch, 5227 Mud crabs, 2101, 6458 Mukherjee, Dr S., 2990 Mulgrave electorate, Return of writ, 1

MULHERIN, Timothy Sean— Point of order, 2563 Questions— Credit providers, 1375 Electricity blackouts, 1040 Employment, Training and Industrial Relations Department, Telephone information service, 3476 Environmental Protection Agency, 633 Housing— Community Housing Program, 1941 Funding, 116 Local government, Four-year terms, 3797 Meat exports, 5545 Medical specialists, 3773 North-west minerals province, 2400 Nursing homes, 6074 Petford Training Farm, 233 Q-Build— Apprenticeships, 537, 4725 Liberal Party criticism, 2757 Queensland Power Trading Corporation, 5246 Regional Australia Summit, 4382 Small business, 3294 Speeches— Appropriation Bills, 4133 Burnett River, Water storage, 2352 Coal Mining Safety and Health Bill, 1610 Community Services Legislation Amendment Bill, 4958 Cypress pine industry, 908 Estimates Committee E, 4295, 4513 Explosives Bill, 974 Industrial Relations Bill, 2554 Mackay Police Citizens Youth Club, 513 Mackay West State School, 918 Meat Industry Amendment Standard (No. 1) 1999, 1657 MULHERIN, Timothy Sean—continued: Speeches—continued: Mines and Energy Minister, Censure, 4562 Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Bill, 1610 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill, 3816 Primary Industry Bodies Reform Bill, 5483 Proserpine State High School, 3355 Queensland Building Services Authority Amendment Bill, 3620 Retirement Villages Bill, 5603 Rural areas, Water resources, 4031 Slade Point, Police Beat, 294 St Mary's School, 2954 Stolen generation, 1980 Sugar industry, 643 Sugar Industry Bill, 3889 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1077

Multicultural Queensland Policy, 224, 5557 Multicultural Service Awards, 5117, 5230, 5355 Multiculturalism, 2020, 2671, 3669, 5804, 5930 Murgon, Meatworks (see "South Burnett Meatworks") Murphy, Mr G., 2890, 3271, 6387 Index 1999 131

Murray-Darling Basin, 4364 Murrumba education district— Name change, 4603 State schools, 1011 Muscular Dystrophy Association, 398

MUSGROVE, Grant Steven— Points of order, 5136, 5431, 6187 Questions— ABC, Radio station 4QR, 4814 Emergency telephone number, 2294 Exports, 2663 Goods and services tax, 724, 4605, 5947 Industrial relations laws, 6200 Logan City, Portion 238, 4505 Meatworks, Assistance, 3847 National visitor survey, 1374 Police— Beats, 2539, 5126 Non-operational duties, 27 Resources, 5126 Sunshine Coast, 3474 Prizes, Promotions, 5813 Queensland Investment Corporation, 4378 Small business, 4605 Termites, 3968 Tourism Queensland, 1037 Venture capital conference, 4722 Speeches— Appropriation Bills, 4139 Arndale Shopping Centre, Police Beat shopfront, 2749 Corrective Services Legislation Amendment Bill, 766 Crime, 5430 Estimates Committee G, 4295, 4532 John Paul College marching band, 3371 Liberal Party membership, 4716 Primary Industry Bodies Reform Bill, 5492 Public Works Committee, Reports, 2018, 5802 Queensland Fire and Rescue Authority Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1999, 1685 Rainwater tank rebate, 902 Regional forest agreement, 1003 Rochedale State School site, 210 Rural areas, Water resources, 4027 Springwood electorate— Business Centre, 210 Busways, 210 Law and order, 2168 Liberal Party preselection, 5354 State Development and Public Works Organisation Amendment Bill, 2049 State Government correspondence, Use of plain English, 584 Tourism, 3271 Townsville Industrial Park, 5754 Tree-clearing guidelines, 5612 Vegetation Management Bill, 6321 Weapons Amendment Bill, 1549

Music industry— Biennial Festival, 2743 Cairns, 2748 100% In Control Rock Eisteddfod Challenge, 3352

N 132 Index 1999

Naltrexone treatment program, 3971 Nambour— Hospital— Beds, 319, 1722, 3008 Budget, 315, 319 Laundry services, 6553 Ophthalmologist, 1317 Waiting list, 1716 Meals on Wheels, 3357 Nanango, Weigh station, 3670 Nangram Weir, 1743, 4692, 6521 Narangba— High school, 602, 3757 Industrial estate, 6050 Nathan Dam, 529 National Competition Policy, 112, 1017, 1154, 1363, 2873, 4485, 4499, 4912 National Emergency Nurses Day, 530 National Greenhouse Response Strategy, 6487 National parks— Entry fees, 6473 Fishing, 1752 Funding, 3463, 4805 Rangers, 4672 Recreational use, 2164 National Parks and Wildlife Service, 6462, 6463, 6472 National Science Week, 1456 Native title, 233, 1031, 1032, 2539, 3278, 3758, 3844, 4483, 4253, 4696, 5791, 5871 Native Title (Queensland) State Provisions Amendment Bill, 1944, 2682, 2778, 3019 Native vegetation legislation, 6052 Natural disaster relief, 90, 616, 713, 1143, 6368 Natural Resources— Department— Capital works, 1278, 2602, 3741 Consultants, 4207, 6539, 6577 Corporate Communications Unit, 1341 Director-General, 4215 Organisations, Funding, 1332 SES public servants, 3001, 4171 Staff, 4197, 6548 Minister— Alleged misleading of House, 937, 938 Censure, 4491 Natural Resources and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, 5157 Navari Pty Ltd, 3031, 3032, 3033, 3034, 3036, 3037, 3039, 3040, 3046, 3050, 3182, 3183, 3184, 3185, 3187, 3192, 3234, 3235, 3277, 3289, 3292, 3293, 3296, 3372, 3381, 3467, 3593, 4697 Needle exchange program, 1040, 1304, 1314, 2611, 4237

NELSON, Shaun Christopher— Notice of motion— Environment and Heritage Minister, Censure, 4491 Natural Resources Minister, Censure, 4491 Personal explanations— Health Department, Raids, 1644, 1794 Points of order, 196, 1525, 1534, 1535, 1538, 1786, 2667, 2668, 4383, 4428, 4463, 4576, 5333, 5431, 5432, 5946, 6344 Privilege— Devine, Ms P., 1603 Questions— Aboriginals, Funding, 5361 Ansford, Prof., 1275 Atherton Hospital— Dialysis treatment, 4932 Index 1999 133

Laundry facilities, 5945 Outpatients clinic, 4670 Atherton Tableland, Roadworks, 4181, 4655 Australian Road Rules, 5808 Biboohra, Contaminated land, 4245 Bulowarr farm, 3739 Cape York— Land Council, 6533 Partnership Plan, 6482 Child abuse, 6385 Coffee growers, 1727 Devine, Ms P., 1275, 1752, 2134 Firearms, 6466 Forestry industry, 2995 Fringe benefits tax, 1738 Generate, Youth participation strategy, 6201 Herberton, Wild River Bridge, 1296 Hilla, Mr F., 4166 Irvinebank State Treatment Works, 4166 Jardine River, Ferry crossing, 6414 Jidabul Aboriginal Corporation, 3739 Johnson, Ms M., 4383, 6396 Lake Barrine, Cassowary, 2600 Land tax, 1697 Lange, Dr D., 6430 Malanda State High School, 6405 Mareeba Dental Clinic, 2959 McIntyre, Ms E., 2614 Milk, Pricing, 1766 Mount Garnet-Ravenshoe road, 1715 Northern Safecorp Consultants Pty Ltd, 2977, 6560 Nulinga Dam, 6523 Papaya fruit fly, 1727 Pearson, Mr N., 6492 Police, Housing, 1738 Shelburne pastoral lease, 6372 State Youth Council, 6584 Tablelands— Environment and Heritage Minister, Visit, 2629 Funding, 4682 Land valuations, 2102 Wildlife rescue, 2600 Tarzali sawmill, 4696 Tinaroo Falls Dam, 6523 Tully Falls Road, Logging, 4221 Walsh River, Leases, 6513 WorkCover, 4696 Youth Participation Strategy, 6584 Speeches— Anzac Day, Trading hours, 1103 Appropriation Bills, 4080, 4557 Community-Based Referendum Bill, 3920 Community Services Legislation Amendment Bill, 4954 Corrective Services and Penalties and Sentences Amendment Bill, 205, 485 Estimates Committee C, Report, 4427 Family Services Amendment Bill, 4871 Gaming Machine and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2), 5985 Gillies Highway, 3371 Industrial Relations Bill, 2548, 2586 Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Amendment Bill, 3138, 3158, 3159 Justice Legislation Bills, 5417 Liquor Amendment Bill, 4472 Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2), 5179, 5197 Moss, Mr G., 580 Parliament, Address in Reply debate, 64 134 Index 1999

Police Powers and Responsibilities Amendment Bill, 247 Primary Industry Bodies Reform Bill, 5515, 5587 Prostitution Bill, 5733 School Uniform Bill, 3554 State Development and Public Works Organisation Amendment Bill, 2247 Stolen generation, 1971 Sugar Industry Bill, 4313, 4329, 4336, 4596 Tourism Legislation Amendment Bill, 3408 Transplantation and Anatomy Amendment Bill, 1531 Water Resources Amendment Bill, 6207 Weapons Amendment Bill, 2358 NELSON-CARR, Lindel Helena— Questions— Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, Ambulances services, 3692 Anzac Day, Trading hours, 538 Biotechnology industries, 3849 Breaking the Unemployment Cycle, 1038 Compulsory third-party insurance, 5686 Cooperative research centres, 1582 Credit providers, 3296 Education system, 2404 Electricity boards, 2538 Employment creation, 5127 Goods and services tax, 845, 4930 Heatley State High School, 117 Olympic Games, Training camps, 5051 Petrol prices, 3471 Queensland Events Corporation, 5949 Ravenshoe, Swimming pool, 1324 Townsville— Hospital, 236 Police resources, 3599 Women's Infolink, 4281 Townsville/Thuringowa Youth Justice Service, 3970 Women, Information technology, 2030 Speeches— Adoption of Children (Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption) Amendment Bill, 267 Aitkenvale State School, 2267 Anzac Day, Trading hours, 602 Appropriation Bills, 3996, 4578 Attention Deficit Disorder, 4908 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, 4908 Breast screening, 1135 Child Protection Bill, 450 Commonwealth Government, State funding, 6064 East Timor, 3960 Equity and Fair Trading (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, 5289 Estimates Committee G, Report, 4530 Family Services Amendment Bill, 4868 Fitzroy, Member, Actions, 207 Genetically modified food, 3445 Gordonstone mine, 792 Great South Pacific Express, 620 Industrial Relations Bill, 2439 International Women's Day, 311 Land and Resources Tribunal Bill, 377 Magnetic Island, Nelly Bay development, 2229 Multicultural Service Awards, 5355 Parliamentary Members (Office of Profit) Amendment Bill, 1482 Positive Parenting Program, 4372 Public Sector Ethics Amendment Bill, 4986 Queensland Building Services Authority Amendment Bill, 3629 School students, Head lice, 207, 2282 Sun Metals dispute, 792 Taxi subsidies, 1027 Townsville— Index 1999 135

Australian/Greek Cultural Festival, 4801 Community Cabinet meeting, 1576 Older Women's Wellness Centre, 3945 Strand redevelopment, 4352 Weapons Amendment Bill, 2366 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1211

Nerang electorate— Ambulance Service, 4499 Electricity blackouts, 1714 Member, Overseas visit, 3178 Nerang-Broadbeach Road, 829, 1727, 3744 Nestlé Write Around Australia, 4715 Netball, 2956 New Farm, Prostitution, 2123 New South Wales Companion Animals Act, 2990 Newcastle disease outbreak, 1362, 1572, 1588, 2137 New Tax System Price Exploitation Code (Queensland) Bill, 5145, 5967, 6599 Newton, Mr T., 3164, 3165 Nicklin, Member— Entitlements, 2614 Expenses, 604 Mount Isa, Mornington Island and Doomadgee, Visit, 2093 Parliament, Absence, 1927 Nioa, Mr W., 943 Nioa Trading, 1323 Nixon, Mrs E., 3962 Nona, Mr J., 605 Noosaville State School, 5224 Norman Creek, 5339 North Burnett— Health District, 6435, 6500 Regional Economic Development Council, 4677 North Queensland— Academy of Sport, 4788 Biotechnology Industries workshop, 697 Cootharinga Society, 3283 Electricity industry, 1770, 3009 Fishermen's huts, 2096 Floods, 2617 Greyhound racing clubs, 1290 Land valuations, 2021 Medical school, 1930, 2019 , 3587 Mineral deposits, 2400 Natural disaster relief, 2617 Primary producers, 916 Respite care, 6525 Schizophrenia Fellowship, 3041, 3356, 4178 Telecommunications and information technology, 636 Northern Downs Health District, 6418, 6430, 6458 Northern Safecorp Consultants Pty Ltd, 2977, 6560 Noxious substances, Sniffing, 5469, 5472 Nudgee electorate— Blue Fins, 3841 Community hall, 1914 Nudley State Forest, 6414 Nulinga Dam, 6523 Nursing— Directors, 2108 Homes— Beds, 1719, 3592, 4672 Funding, 5689, 6074 Medical services, 4182 Places, 5238 Privatisation, 3373, 3433 136 Index 1999

Subsidies, 2102, 4933 Nursing—continued: National Emergency Nurses Day, 530 Nurses, 725, 1717, 2108, 4689, 6478 Nursing Recruitment and Retention Task Force, 5233 NUTTALL, Gordon Richard— Speeches— Appropriation Bills, 4067 Australia Acts (Request) Bill, 2804 Bruce Highway, Upgrade, 6064 Child Protection Bill, 458 Corrective Services and Penalties and Sentences Amendment Bill, 199 Corrective Services Legislation Amendment Bill, 856 Education and sporting facilities, 2381 Gaming Machine and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, 671 Goods and services tax, 1812, 4731 Industrial Relations Bill, 2417 Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Amendment Bill, 3130 Land and Resources Tribunal Bill, 362 Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2), 5177 Milpera State High School, 1562 Multicultural Queensland Policy, 224, 5557 Multicultural Service Awards, 5117 Multiculturalism, 2671 Native Title (Queensland) State Provisions Amendment Bill, 2689 Parliament, Address in Reply debate, Parliamentary Members (Office of Profit) Amendment Bill, 1473 Police Powers and Responsibilities Amendment Bill, 247 Population policy, 5960 Public Sector Ethics Amendment Bill, 4983 Racing Minister, Performance, 178 Redcliffe, 2955 Retail Shop Leases Amendment Bill, 1501 Rural areas, State Government assistance, 595 Sandgate State High School, 407 SES positions, 3540 Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Scheme, 3389 State Development and Public Works Organisation Amendment Bill, 2074 Statutory Instruments and Another Act Amendment Bill, 1861 TAB Queensland Limited Privatisation Bill, 3720 Unemployment, 947 Vegetation Management Bill, 6350

Nutter, Mr G., 2956

O Oakey— Power Station, 6489 Race Club, 3352 Occupational therapists, 1720 Ocean current monitoring, 1697, 2127 O'Donnell, Ms M., 1467 Oil Recyclers Australia Pty Ltd, 3738, 4670 Olive industry, 3670 Olympic Games— Football tournament, 4379, 4815 Staff, 3270 State Government— Accommodation, 4496, 4679, 5046 Tickets, 4496, 4679 Tourism, 3848, 3966 Training camps, 5051 Index 1999 137

Ombudsman— Annual report, 5343 Strategic review, 3654 One Nation Party— Budget, 6378 Entitlements, 519 Legislation, 3693 Members, Voting, 6189 Office, Expenses, 617 Status, 317 Supreme Court decision, 3181, 3182, 3291 O'Neill, Mr D., 2758 Opal mining leases, 3297 Open skies policy, 2969 Optometrists, 721 Orchestral Services Task Force, 1306 Organ donor system, 4655, 4669 Orica, 5660 Orpheus Island, Yanks Jetty, 1711 Outback Revival, 3369 Outlaw motorcycle gangs, 3600 Overseas aid contracts, 413 Owanyilla Bridge-Mungar rail line, 2123 Oxford Park TAFE, 2123, 2980, 4695 Oxley Police Academy, 4228 Oxley Road, Speed limit, 606

P Pacific Film and Television Commission, 6061 Pacific Motorway, 301, 606, 1276, 4238, 4247, 4654, 4665, 4688, 5539

PAFF, Jack Kelvin— Personal explanations— Police and Corrective Services Minister, Allegations, 517, 526 Points of order, 292, 419, 3189, 3379, 5438, 6189 Privilege— Criminal Justice Committee, Resignation, 95 Questions— Agricultural show societies, 6590 Amberley/Walloon, Western connection, 6447 Ambulance Service, Vehicles, 4653 Aramah Homes, 4381 Blackbutt Police Station, 6417 Blacksoil, Warrego Highway, 4168 Borallon— Burtons Bridge, 2113 Correctional Centre, 2102 Breath testing machines, 1273 Bremer River, Bridge, 2628 Brisbane River, Sand and gravel extraction, 2990 PAFF, Jack Kelvin—continued: Questions—continued: Bundamba, Mines, 1295 Children, Protection, 3750 Children by Choice Association, 1725 Children's Court, 6504 Churchill State School, 3760 Families, Youth and Community Care Department, Maryborough, 4202 Gocorp, 3040 Gun buyback scheme, 943, 1375 Hinchliffe, Mr M., 3040 Hospitals, Rural areas, 6479 Ipswich— 138 Index 1999

Aboriginal street gangs, 1465 Klondyke coal mine, 2124 Police Beat shopfront, 3005 State High School, 4244, 6468 Three Mile Bridge, 4233 University, 1737 Ipswich West electorate— Driver testing centre, 4691 Drug rehabilitation centre, 6523 Organisations, Funding, 1313, 1321, 1332, 1696 Police resources, 6532 Labor backbencher, Sex charges, 3189 Leichhardt, Public housing, 2598 Local government, Water charges, 5541 Marine aquaculture licences, 1750 Moreton Bay islands, 1712, 2978, 4211, 4222, 6383, 6511 Mount Morgan Shire Council, 6369 Navari Pty Ltd, 3040 Nioa, Mr W., 943 Noxious substances, Sniffing, 5469 Oil Recyclers Australia Pty Ltd, 3738, 4670 Pialba State School, 1285 Pisasale, Cr P., 3040 Police and Corrective Services portfolio, Organisations, Funding, 1321 Prisons, Proactive Support Group, 419 Railways— Electrification, 6544 Pensioner travel, 6559 Redland Shire Council, 1712, 2978 Right to Life Association, 1725 Rosewood, Emergency services centre, 6430 Rosewood-Toowoomba rail line, 1765 School tuckshops, 4177 Solicitors Complaints Tribunal, 6405 Sorry Book, 2611 St George irrigation area, 6455 Stipendiary magistrates, 6395 Swanbank landfill, 6071, 6569 Tourism, Sport and Racing portfolio, Organisations, Funding, 1313 Walloon State School, 4177, 4680 Walloon-Rosewood Road, 4680 Water— Backflow, 2960 Grey, 6581 Wivenhoe Power Station, 6492 Wulkuraka Industrial Estate, 3738, 4670 Speeches— Audio Visual and Audio Links Amendment Bill, 5396, 5402-5404 Brassall State High School, 297 Child Protection Bill, 451 Coal Mining Safety and Health Bill, 1620 Community-Based Referendum Bill, 3927 Corrective Services and Penalties and Sentences Amendment Bill, 501 Criminal Code Amendment Bill, 3178 Criminal Law Amendment Bill, 6252, 6257-6259 Defamation Amendment Bill, 3584 Domestic Violence (Family Protection) Amendment Bill, 5068 East Timor, 3790 Electoral Amendment Bill, 5767 Forestry Amendment Bill, 6029 Gocorp, 3050 Health services, Aged care, 3341 Information Privacy Bill, 6185 Liquor Amendment Bill, 4467 Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2), 5175 Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Bill, 1620 Moreton Bay islands, 3370, 5940 Index 1999 139

Parliament— Address in Reply debate, 145 Admonishment and suspension, 4095 Members' and Related Persons' Registers of Interests, 1859 Pisasale, Cr P., 3050 Prostitution Bill, 5742 Queensland Law Society Amendment Bill, 6128, 6134-6139 St George irrigation area, 4994 Stipendiary Magistrates and Other Acts Amendment Bill, 5437 Townsville Industrial Park, 5757 Trusts (Investments) Amendment Bill, 5449 Weapons Amendment Bill, 1899

Paff, Mr J., Discharge from PCJC, 118

PALASZCZUK, Heinrich— Answers to questions— Animals— Animal Health Institute, 1334 Contaminated, Disposal, 4686 Diseases, 6542 Welfare legislation, 1337, 1808 Ayr Research Station, 4231 Baker, Mr L., 3599 Biotechnology industries, 3850 Boating and Fisheries Patrol, 5811, 6201 Builyan, Regional forest agreement, 2600 Calliope Shire, Drought status, 2969 Capital works, 2160 Cattle, Tick control, 1335 Coastal management plan, 420 Coffee growers, 1727 Dairy industry— Deregulation, 4279, 6394, 6414, 6543 Interstate milk, 1307, 1735 Milk prices, 1766, 4815, 6394 Tanker drivers, 3776 PALASZCZUK, Heinrich—continued: Answers to questions—continued: Darling Downs, Water supply, 3766 Drought relief, 1300, 2632, 2969 Dryland salinity, 4247 Durian, Importation, 6566 Farmers— Crop insurance, 21, 5467 FarmBis program, 1338 Stamp duty, 21 Wheat breeding program, 1337 Fishing industry— Aquaculture, 420, 1738, 1751, 4682 Bag limits, 3597, 3753 Bycatch, Sale, 1344 Commercial, 1336, 1338, 1344, 4169 Crabs— Mud crabs, 2101, 6458 Red spot, 117 Spanner crabs, 2110, 3757 East coast trawl fishery, 4248, 5052, 6432, 6521 Fish habitats, 6397 Fish hatcheries, 6522 Fisheries Regulations, 1750 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, 1336 Gulf of Carpentaria fishery, 1338, 1765 140 Index 1999

Licence buyback scheme, 1338, 4169 Live fish trade, 4678 Mariculture, 420 Marine aquaculture licences, 1751 Permits, 6558 Pilchard fishery trial, 1802, 1803, 1935 Prawns— Aquaculture farming, 1312 Disease, 4248 Hatcheries, 6534 Trawling, 1336, 1716 Queensland Commercial Fishermen's Organisation, 4281 Queensland Fisheries Management Authority, 1802, 1803, 1935, 6197 Recreational, 3597, 5053 Sunfish, 6455 Townsville, Prawn trawling, 1716 Trawling, 1336, 1695, 1716, 1739 Winter whiting, 2288 Food— Australian-New Zealand Food Authority, 1336 Genetically modified, 3298 Safety, 1336 Forestry Amendment Bill, 5053 Forestry industry— Caribaea pine, 2995 Hardwood, 2992, 3748, 4223 Imports, 2995 Killarney sawmill, 4686 Regional forest agreement, 2600, 2662, 6403 Tree-clearing guidelines, 5947, 6068, 6297, 6298, 6303, 6304 Warwick sawmill, 4686 Gatton— College, 2026 Research Station, 6457 Goats, 1341 Granite Belt, Storm damage, 6504 Hymenachne, 1746 Lockyer electorate, Organisations, Funding, 1725 Lockyer Valley, Water supply, 3766 Meat industry— Butchers, 1347, 1371 Cannon Hill meatworks, 4224, 6405, 6533 Contaminated meat, 6445 Exports, 5545 Livestock Market Reporting Service, 1348 Meat Processing Development Initiative, 1343 Queensland Livestock and Meat Authority, 1347, 1371 South Burnett Meatworks, 4506, 4224 Middle East, Exports, 2893 Natural disaster relief, 6368 Newcastle disease outbreak, 1588, 2138 Ocean current monitoring, 1697, 2127 Papaya fruit fly, 1727 Parmalat, 6414 Peanuts, Varieties, 5471 Pineapple industry, 3041 Plants, Pests, 6542 Primary industries— Department— Capital works, 1279, 2600, 3742 Consultants, 4221, 6539, 6576 Director-General, 4217 Institutes, 1335 Organisations, Funding, 1725 Rural Development and Drought Services Division, 1300 Index 1999 141

SES public servants, 2107, 4170 Staff, 1341, 4189, 6546 Tax reform, Report, 1346 Levies, 4504 Products— Chemical contamination, 531 Exports, 3298 Railways, Victorian milk, 3748 Reefs, Artificial, 2126 Remote Area Incentive Scheme, 1341 Roberts, Mr F., 6368 RSPCA— Battery hens, Campaign, 1294 Raid, 1285 Salination research, 2120 Schloss, Mr K. and Mrs R., 1285 Sugar industry— Bulk terminals, 1728 Cane grubs, 5684 Legislation, 4212, 4232 Prices, 2987 Speeches— Agency for Food and Fibre Sciences, 5932 Animals Protection Amendment Bill, 5782 Aquaculture, 3460 Climate forecasting technology, 5044 Dairy industry, Deregulation, 2655 Estimates Committee G, Report, 4529 Forestry Amendment Bill, 6040, 6047, 6088 PALASZCZUK, Heinrich—continued: Speeches—continued: Forestry industry— Cypress pine, 905, 2745 Hoop pine, 3582 Regional forest agreement, 1880, 2088, 2727, 4448 Tree-clearing guidelines, 6009 Wollemi pine, 304, 6061 Japan, Oyster exports, 5464 Japanese encephalitis, 615 Meat Industry Amendment Standard (No. 1) 1999, 1670 Middle East trade mission, 1793 Newcastle disease outbreak, 1572 Parliament— Adjournment, 4651 Ministers, Performance, 1654 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill, 1840, 3872-3880 Primary Industry Bodies Reform Bill, 4613, 5559-5589 Queensland Fisheries Management Authority, 2014 Rural areas— Employment, 4365 State Government assistance, 593 Saudi Agriculture 99, 3836 Spanner crabs, 1361 State Government, Election promises, 1438 Sugar Industry Bill, 2773, 4324, 4330-4340, 4586-4598, 4623-4650, 4741-4776, 4832-4845 University of Queensland, Gatton campus, 2945 Wear Wool Wednesday, 2277 Wear Wool Week, 2277 Wheat, Market development, 4800

Palm Island, Indigenous Regional Business Advisory Unit, 954 Palmwoods bypass road, 3786 142 Index 1999

Papaya fruit fly, 1727 Paragon Worldwide Lotto Fund, 5361 Paramedics, 3769 Parents and citizens associations, 3801 Parker, Ms R., 4967 Parliament— Address in Reply debate, 38, 118, 397, 705, 921 Adjournments, 607, 919, 1271, 1694, 2099, 2591, 2958, 3736, 4163, 4651, 5102, 6357 Barambah, Member, Serving of subpoena, 825, 826 Bills, Time limit order, 6084, 6087, 6140 Chairman of Committees, 3019 Committees, Membership, 103 Distinguished visitors, 559, 575, 959, 1482, 1876, 2154, 2405, 2895, 2918, 4359, 4717, 4967, 5269, 6253 Divisions, Government numbers, 5351, 5352 Estimates Committees, Sessional Orders, 3583, 3677 Gladstone, Member, Expenses, 835, 3179 Independents— Entitlements, 519 Staff, 542, 6405 Leader of the House, Absence, 2642 Members— Behaviour in Chamber, 213, 248, 416 Citizenship, 2891 Daily travelling allowance claims, Report, 4268 Disclosure and registration of interests, 1139, 1144 Electorate offices, 4168 Entitlements, 299, 519, 1331, 1567, 2614 Labor backbencher, Sex charges, 3189 Subpoenas, Serving, 825, 826, 867 Survey, 397 Members' and Related Persons' Registers of Interests, 526, 1350, 1459, 1573, 1846, 3019, 3031 Ministers— Alleged misleading of House, 2385 Code of behaviour, 3296 Female, Accountability, 417 Expenses, 518, 579, 3193, 3383, 3461, 3465, 3466, 3467 Legal advice, 3375, 3377, 3380, 3383, 3461, 3465, 3466, 3467 Performance, 1454, 1519, 1574, 1644 Nicklin, Member, Expenses, 604, 3288 Notices of motion, Debate, 542, 834 One Nation Party— Entitlements, 519 Office, Expenses, 617, 3178 Opposition— Appointments, 103 Leader— Office, Expenses, 579, 3178 Overseas visits, 306, 5800 Performance, 2097 Order of business, 1215, 1573, 1793, 2152, 2393, 3837 Parliamentary Secretaries, Expenses, 518, 3193, 3466, 3467 Political parties, Parliamentary entitlements, 1331 Rulings (see "Rulings") Sitting days and hours, 1215, 1573, 1793, 2152, 2393, 3031, 3583, 3837, 5676 Standards, 825 Standing Rules and Orders, 1349, 1846, 2141 Telephones, Removal, 3852 Valedictory, 6357 Parliamentary Amnesty Group, East Timor, 6355 Parliamentary Commissioner and Freedom of Information Amendment Bill, 5140, 6140, 6599 Parliamentary Members (Office of Profit) Amendment Bill, 729, 1470, 1482 Parmalat, 6414 Parthenium weed, 833, 1367, 5931, 6445 Pasminco, 1921, 2274, 3039, 5791 Index 1999 143

Pastrycooks, 1330 Pawpaw industry, 332 Payne, Ms J., 2293 Payroll tax, 413 Peacebuilders pilot youth program, 2894 Peach, Mr F., 1455, 2394 Peach review, 2998 Peanuts— Cadmium levels, 3179 Varieties, 5471

PEARCE, James— Questions— Cammoo Caves, 5252 Central Highlands Community Employment Trust, 531 Century Zinc, 3039 Coal industry, 2892 Community Cabinet meetings, 2541 Dawson River, 3380 Disabled citizens, 5810 Distance education, Show children, 1158 Electricity industry, Storm season, 6075 Environmental weeds, 1586 Gordonstone mine, 630 Lower Fitzroy River, 3380 Nursing homes, 4933 Rural areas— Ambulance Service staff, 4504 Fire brigades, 1804 Health services, 4280 Schools— Cooler Schools Program, 26 Teachers, 3852 State Government, Performance, 2405 Unemployment, 1033 Woorabinda, Petrol sniffing, 5472 Speeches— Allison, Mr W., 5341 Appropriation Bills, 4061 Burnett River, Water storage, 2354 Child Protection Bill, 464 Chronic fatigue syndrome, 3048, 5550 Club Premier of Australia, 5532 Coal Mining Safety and Health Bill, 1596 Debt, 394 Diesel fuel rebate consultant, 394 Estimates Committee E, Report, 4509 Fitzroy, Member, Actions, 30, 85 Gordonstone mine, 30, 85, 1798 Industrial Relations Bill, 2431 Liquor Amendment Bill, 4890 Long Tan Day, 3181 Meat Industry Amendment Standard (No. 1) 1999, 1668 Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Bill, 1596 Mount Morgan, Television reception, 2733 Moura, Westpac Bank branch, 5227 Parliament, Address in Reply debate, 39 Prostitution Bill, 5738 Queensland Fire and Rescue Authority Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1999, 1678 Radloff, Mr S., 4480 Rio Tinto, 1798 Tree-clearing guidelines, 5610, 6011 Vegetation Management Bill, 6332 Widows allowance, 5663 144 Index 1999

WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1177 Pearson, Mr N., 6492 Penalties and sentences, 613 Pennell, Mr J., 3281, 3672 Penny, Mr B. J., 711 Pensioners— Ambulance transport, 323, 3599 Rail travel, 2103, 6377, 6559 Pest controllers, 4816 Pesticide/chemical poisoning, Misdiagnosis, 6378 Petford Training Farm, 102, 233, 393, 1440 Petitions— Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander housing, 4703; (response), 5928 Abortion law, 3777, 5667 ACT Food Amendment Act, 3675 Amamoor/Dagun, Electricity supply, 926 Anzac Day, Commemorative services, 1015, 4357 Armed robbery, Sentencing laws, 4703 Black, Ms J., Sentence, 926 Bohl, Mr B., Racial discrimination complaint, 5461 Booral Road, Wondunna, 4483 Bribie Island bridge, 299 Brisbane Airport, 2532 Bundaberg Hospital, 2271, 2871, 3575, 4793, 5461; (responses), 2646, 3056, 4266, 4267, 6291 Businesses, Operation, Community right of appeal, 2740, 2871 Butchers, 1565 Cairns, Bypass road, 6055 Calamvale, High school, 3359 Camp Hill, Land valuations, 1137 Cannon Hill, Bunnings Warehouse, 1015 Children, Murder, Sentencing laws, 2740, 3831, 4913 Citizens' rights, 95 Cleveland-Redland Bay and Dinwoodie Roads intersection, 2739 Collinsville Hospital, 826; (response), 2645 Crime victims, Confidentiality of records, 299 Criminal justice system, 2871, 3278 Currajong, Heavy transport, 2642 D'Aguilar Highway, Franks Land exit, 3575 Dangerous intersections, 2094 De Facto Relationships Bill, 3777 Dental ancillary workers, 2386, 3359, 3453; (responses), 2646, 3056, 4266 Driver testing, 2871, 3675 Drug addiction, 3949 Drug rehabilitation programs, 4263 Duck and quail shooting, 2386; (response), 3055 Environmentally unfriendly products, 95; (response), 1784 Euthanasia, 4357; (response), 5105 Families, Youth and Community Care Department, Officers, 2141 Fisheries Act, 2007 Fisheries Regulations, 1447, 1919, 2141, 2271, 2386, 2532, 2642, 2740, 2871, 3169, 3359, 3675, 3831; (responses), 2386, 3779 Forestry industry, 2386 Gaming machine legislation, 95, 610, 705, 1137, 3169 Petitions—continued: Gatton Shire, Commercial facility, 5103 Glasshouse Mountains Road, 3169 Gold Coast Hospital, 1015 Gympie Hospital, 610; (response), 1785 Heiner inquiry, 4357 Hervey Bay, Drug assessment facility, 4599 Highfields Shopping Centre, TAB, 213 Houghton Highway, 3949 Indooroopilly, CSIRO site, 2871, 3169 Jimboomba, High school, 1919 Kinkuna Park Reserve, 213 Labrador, Public housing, 2141; (response), 3675 Index 1999 145

Lindeberg, Mr K., 4357 Liquor, Sale by major retailers, 1783, 2271, 2532, 2642, 2739, 2871, 3169, 3359, 3575 Little Mountain-Corbould Park, Rail corridor, 826 Local government areas, Brothels, 3169, 3777 Logan electorate, Youth workers, 2532 Logan Road, Proposed development, 95 Maroochydore, Pedestrian crossing, 95 Mary Valley Road, 610 Megan's Law, 2642 Moreton Bay islands, 926, 5229, 6055 Mount Larcom Police Station, 213 Mount Lofty Nursing Home, 926 Nathan dam, 2740 National Competition Policy, 2386, 2740; (response), 2646 National Senior Citizens Week, 299 Native forests, Logging, 2740 Native Title (Queensland) State Provisions Amendment Act, 3777 Noosa River, Jet skis, 213 Organ donor legislation, 705; (response), 1785 Pacific Motorway, 5041 Peregian Beach, Police resources, 4483 Petford Training Farm, 926, 2007, 3169 Poultry battery cages, 3675 Prostitution laws, 5229, 5461, 5523, 5667, 5867, 5927 Queensland Livestock and Meat Authority, 1565 Queensland Rail, Willowburn refuelling site, 3169 Regional forest agreement, 3359 Roma Street, Building, 95 Sanctuary Cove, Pacific Highway signage, 6177 Sandgate foreshore, Shellfish, 213 Schools— Chaplaincy, 4357; (response), 6291 Dental therapists, 3169, 3453 Promotion of family values, 2739 Sentencing laws, 4357 Shorncliffe rail link, 3949 Suicide research, 1919; (response), 2645 Thursday Island Hospital, 4263 Toolooa Industrial Estate, 3453; (response), 4265 Townsville— Port access, 6177 Railway Station, 5667 Triunia robusta, 3949, 4267 Truth in sentencing, 517 Unemployed, Travel concessions, 705 Unions, 4599 University of Queensland, Gatton campus, 2271 Victoria Point, Land valuations, 1919 Voluntary euthanasia, 6291 Wamuran, Traffic hazard, 4599 Warana, Bus service, 1919 Water storages, Environmental impacts, 2740 Watercraft engine noise, 5791 Weipa, Local government authority, 4263; (response), 5524 Wellington Point, Development, 213 Wetlands, 6055 Petrie State School, 4478 Petrovic, Mr D., 3462 Pharmaceutical costs, 5114 Physiotherapists, 1722 Pialba State School, 1284, 1285, 1286, 2112 Pilbeam, Mr R. B. J., Condolence motion, 3020 Pilchard fishery trial, 1801, 1803, 1814, 1935 Pine Rivers— Employment, 1148 Graffiti clean-up day, 3370 HOME Assist/HOME Secure Program, 1029 146 Index 1999

Police and community partnerships, 3809 Shire Council, 5533 Youth Emergency Centre, 4698 Pineapple industry, 3041 Pisasale, Cr P., 3037, 3040, 3046, 3050, 3293, 3593

PITT, Frederick Warren— Questions— Ambulance Service, Free transport, 3599 Aquaculture, 3963 Automobile Importers, 4279 Boggo Road jail site, 5360 Breaking the Unemployment Cycle, 1157 City West Precinct Strategy, 3846 Community Jobs Plan, 235 Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, 3035 Fireworks, 5877 Gaming Machine Community Benefit Fund, 2163 Gaming machines, 4812 Gold Coast, Convention centre, 1035 Goods and services tax, 320, 1939 International Year of Older Persons, 3599 Manufacturing sector, Employment, 20 Meat industry, Assistance, 722 Middle East, Exports, 2893 Public housing, 4607 Q-Build, Apprenticeships, 5952 Regional forest agreement, 1372, 4098, 5807 School teachers, 3472 Small business, 3796 Speeches— Appropriation Bills, 4071 Babinda— Abbeyfield housing project, 105 Aged care, 105 Bentley Park Education Complex, 1381 Cairns, Hydrotherapy pool, 2396 Community-Based Referendum Bill, 3932 PITT, Frederick Warren—continued: Speeches—continued: Crime, Increase, 5425 Estimates Committee D, Report, 4430 Goods and services tax, 1558 Industrial Relations Bill, 2560 Innisfail, Dialysis treatment, 511 North Queensland, Medical school, 3587 Parliament, Address in Reply debate, 42 Primary Industry Bodies Reform Bill, 5497 Prostitution Bill, 5722 Red Cross, 622 Red Cross Blood Bank, 914 Simpson, Mr and Mrs T., 1366 Sugar Industry Bill, 4306

Planning and Environment Court, 2135 Plants, Pests, 6542 Players Inn, 848 Playroom nightclub, 24 Point Vernon Hospital, 4670 Poker machines (see "Gaming industry") Police— Academies, 2127, 4228 Index 1999 147

Adopt-A-Cop, 6523 Anzac Day eve, Resources, 633 Arndale Shopping Centre, 2749 Barambah electorate, 4245 Barron River electorate, 516, 5138 Beats, 294, 313, 1451, 1708, 2539, 2749, 3005, 5126 Beerwah, 111 Blackbutt, 6417 Bribie Island, 3762 Caboolture, 3762, 6368 Cairns, 5138 Capricorn Coast, 4655 CJC investigations, 1753, 2624 Coolum, 2097, 2133 Deeragun, 4683 Department— Capital works, 1279, 2603, 3743 Consultants, 4221, 6536, 6575 Director-General, 4218 Drug programs, Funding, 3753 Election commitments, 1570 Organisations, Funding, 1321, 1736, 1737 Purchases, 6578, 6584 SES public servants, 2107, 4173 Staff, 4185, 4206, 6547 Year 2000 compliance, 6593 Dulacca, 4178 Electronic surveillance, 2633 Garden City, 313 Gatton, 4177 Gold Coast, 294 Gympie, 6528 Harrisville, 1751 Headquarters, 6410 Housing, 1738 Investigations, 2630 Ipswich, 3005 Kalbar, 1751 Kawana, 3273 Landsborough, 111 Laura, 708, 1296 Lockyer electorate, 6590 Metropolitan North Region, 4691 Minister— Ipswich West, Member, Allegations, 517, 526 Overseas visit, 2740 Performance, 1927 Morningside, 3739 New year's eve bonus, 6408 Non-operational duties, 27 Olympic Games, Leave, 4219 Pine Rivers, 3809 Powers, 4487 Premier, Bodyguards, 4505 Queen Street Mall, 6431 Redland Bay, 4239 Resources, 633, 1018, 1304, 1727, 1776, 1797, 2026, 2127, 2759, 3188, 3368, 3961, 3769, 4674, 5238, 5354, 6401, 6413, 6510, 6532, 6568 Retreads, 4608 Satellite telephones, 4206 Service delivery, 3691 Slade Point, 294 Southport, 4227, 4235 Special services, 1922 Stations, 1735, 2621 Sunshine Coast, 3474, 4691, 4924, 6379, 6515, 6568 Tannum Sands, 1766 148 Index 1999

Torres Strait, 2621 Townsville, 2127, 3599 Water Police, 294, 1032, 1768, 2624 Police Powers and Responsibilities Amendment Bill, 242, 609 Police Powers and Responsibilities and Other Acts (Registers) Amendment Bill, 424, 1426, 1486, 1783 Polish immigrants, 1560 Population— Growth, 2402 Policy, 5960 Pork industry, 6180 Port Arthur massacre, 1447 Port of Brisbane road, 5240 Positive Parenting Program, 401, 850, 1588, 4372, 4908, 6478 Poultry industry, 1343, 1362, 1572, 1588 Poverty, 2979 Powerlink, 5243, 6488, 6491

PRATT, Dorothy Ruth— Points of order, 317, 3914 Privilege— Subpoena, Serving, 825 Questions— Barambah electorate— Emergency services, 4240, 4683 Health services, 4212, 6397 Medical services, 4693 Police resources, 4245 Premier and Ministers, Visits, 2114 Schools, Funding, 4179 Toxic waste dumps, 2995 PRATT, Dorothy Ruth—continued: Questions—continued: Boral Timbers, Cooroy, 1752 Cannon Hill meatworks, 4224, 6405, 6533 D'Aguilar Suncoast Processing Plant, 1323 Dairy industry, 6414 Drought relief, 6556 Electricity industry, 6494 Freight transport, 6556 Gift vouchers, 6560 Guide dogs, 1698 Kilcoy State School, 1333 Kilkivan, Mine shafts, 6465 Maryborough, Prison, 1738 Meat, Contaminated, 6445 Medical Board, 2980 Motor vehicle registration, 6503 Parmalat, 6414 Patient Transit Scheme, 1294 Pensioners, Rail travel, 2103 Pottle, Mr and Mrs P., 2103 Prison officers, Handcuffing to prisoners, 3761 Proston, Ambulance Service, 6572 Regional forest agreement, 3018 Rural areas, Drug and alcohol abuse, 1767 Schools— Fibre optic cabling, 1320 Workplace learning coordinators, 1715 South Burnett Meatworks, 3739, 4224, 4656, 6076, 6371, 6385, 6432 Tarong Power Station, 2124, 3750, 4167, 5546, 6458 Toowoomba, Ambulance Service, 6481 Wivenhoe Power Station, 6513 Wondai— Forest, 1752 Index 1999 149

Weinholt Nursing Home, 2974 Speeches— Appropriation Bills, 4148, 4573 Australia Acts (Request) Bill, 2901 Barambah electorate— Community Cabinet meeting, 4922 Education facilities, 4791 Burnett region, 3912 Community-Based Referendum Bill, 3917 Corrective Services and Penalties and Sentences Amendment Bill, 502 Domestic Violence (Family Protection) Amendment Bill, 5065, 5076 Drugs, 1444 Forestry Amendment Bill, 5920 Gaming Machine and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2), 5985 Industrial Relations Bill, 2511 Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Amendment Bill, 3145, 3158, 3159 Liquor Amendment Bill, 4888 Nanango, Weigh station, 3670 Parliament, Address in Reply debate, 131 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill, 3868 Property Law Amendment Bill, 6275 Prostitution Bill, 5825 Public Sector Ethics Amendment Bill, 5012 Regional forest agreement, 2734 School Uniform Bill, 3544 South Burnett Regional Cadet Unit, 4477 Tick eradication, 5240 Tourism Legislation Amendment Bill, 3409 Transplantation and Anatomy Amendment Bill, 1126 Water Resources Amendment Bill, 6210

Prawns (see "Fishing industry") Premier— Office, Flowers, 533 Overseas visits, 96, 108, 2009 Performance, 325, 3590 Police bodyguards, 4505 Speaker, Letter from citizen, 2028 Premier and Cabinet Department— Budget, 320, 404 Capital works, 1280, 2604, 3741 Consultants, 4207, 6536, 6575 Director-General, 4213 Drug programs, Funding, 3753 Organisations, Funding, 1332 Policy Coordination Division, 4679 SES public servants, 2106, 4172 Staff, 4189, 6540 Year 2000 compliance, 6592 Premier's Awards for Excellence, 5119 Premiers Conference, 827, 928, 931, 941, 942 Premier's Literary Awards, 2532, 2666 Premier's Millennium Awards, 5525

PRENZLER, Peter Ross— Notices of motion— Cypress pine industry, 835 Regional forest agreement, 2015 St George irrigation area, 4920 Point of order, 6087 Questions— Aboriginals, Hunting, 6384 Ambulance Service Board, 2598 150 Index 1999

Apprentices and trainees, 6406 AUSDEF Friendly Society, 114 Australian Road Rules, 6570 Boonah— Crime, 2978 Hardwood, 6417 Computer viruses, 6481 Cunningham Highway, 2102, 6447 Dairy industry— Deregulation, 4279 Milk prices, 4814 Dellen Lodge, 4168 Dingo bounties, 322 Fire and Rescue Authority Board, 2598 Firearm ranges, 1313 Fishing industry— Fish hatcheries, 6522 Gulf of Carpentaria fishery, 1765 Permits, 6558 Recreational fishing, 3597 Gatton— College, 1713, 2125 Police Station, 4177 Research Station, 6457 Genetically modified food, 3298 PRENZLER, Peter Ross—continued: Questions—continued: Granite Belt, Storm damage, 6504 Gympie, Bruce Highway, 6581 Harness racing, Prize money, 4244 Harrisville Police Station, 1751 Imbil, Rifle range, 2991 Indooroopilly, CSIRO site, 6431 Ipswich-Boonah road, 4210, 4223 Jimboomba, High school, 4201 Kalbar Police Station, 1751 Land valuations, 6395 Lockyer electorate— Organisations, Funding, 1321, 1725, 1736 Police resources, 6590 Lockyer Valley— Hardwood, 6417 Water supply, 4608 Maroochy River, Beach erosion, 6467 Primary produce, Export, 3298 Prince Charles Hospital, 3749 Purga School road, 4223 Regional forest agreement, 5366, 6368 Roads Implementation Program, 6544 Royal Brisbane Hospital, Bowel cancer screening, 6512 RSPCA— Battery hens, Campaign, 1294 Raid, 1285 Rural areas, Health services, 2113 Sandgate, Member, Loans, 114 Schloss, Mr K. and Mrs R., 1285 Sheep industry, 2290 Silverdale, Cunningham Highway, 4233 Solicitors Complaints Tribunal, 3760 St George irrigation area, 4933 Transport and Main Roads portfolio, Organisations, Funding, 1321 Tree-clearing guidelines, 1156, 5950 United States, Trade, 3005 University of Queensland, Veterinary science, 1584, 2612 Vegetation management, Funding, 6532 Warrego Highway, 2125 Warrill Valley, Water supply, 3738 Index 1999 151

Water backflow, 2961 Wivenhoe Power Station, 6493 Young, Sgt D., 2628 Speeches— Adoption of Children (Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption) Amendment Bill, 266 Animals Protection Amendment Bill, 838 Anzac Day Amendment Bill, 5378 Coal Mining Safety and Health Bill, 1615 Community-Based Referendum Bill, 3566, 3916 Community Services Legislation Amendment Bill, 4964 Corrective Services and Penalties and Sentences Amendment Bill, 497 Cypress pine industry, 902 Domestic Violence (Family Protection) Amendment Bill, 5070 Electoral Amendment Bill, 5764 Forestry Amendment Bill, 5911, 6047 Gatton College, 917, 1818, 3571 Health Legislation Amendment Bill, 5265 Health Practitioner Registration Boards (Administration) Bill, 5094 Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Bill, 5094 Laidley District State School, 5679 Legislative Standards Amendment Bill, 2844 Liquor Amendment Bill, 4466 Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Bill, 1615 Native Title (Queensland) State Provisions Amendment Bill, 2714 Parliament, Address in Reply debate, 133 Pennell, Mr J., 3672 Primary Industry Bodies Reform Bill, 5512 Private Health Facilities Bill, 5207 Prostitution Bill, 5736 Queensland Building Services Authority Amendment Bill, 3621 Radiation Safety Bill, 1418 Regional forest agreement, 2083 South Bank Corporation Amendment Bill, 4619 St George irrigation area, 4990 State Development and Public Works Organisation Amendment Bill, 2245 Sugar Industry Bill, 4318 TAB Queensland Limited Privatisation Bill, 3725 Timber Plantations (Harvest Guarantee) Bill, 4370 Townsville Industrial Park, 5753 Trade Measurement Amendment Bill, 5303, 5306-5308 Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Queensland) Bill, 344 Transplantation and Anatomy Amendment Bill, 1129, 3262 Vegetation Management Bill, 6328 Water Resources Amendment Bill, 6223 Weapons Amendment Bill, 1891

Primary industries— Department— Capital works, 1279, 2600, 3742 Consultants, 4221, 6539, 6576 Director-General, 4217 Institutes, 1335 Organisations, Funding, 1725 Rural Development and Drought Services Division, 1299 SES public servants, 2107, 4170 Staff, 1341, 4189, 6546 Tax reform, Report, 1346 Levies, 4504 North Queensland, Producers, 916 Products— Chemical contamination, 531 Exports, 3298 Regulations, 2957 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill, 1840, 3644, 3815, 3856, 4257 Primary Industry Bodies Reform Bill, 4613, 5472, 5559 152 Index 1999

Prince Charles Hospital— Foundation Cafe, 3749 Holy Spirit Northside Private Hospital, Colocation, 1133 Prince Charles Hospital—continued: Mental health services, 3588 Redevelopment, 3371, 3572 Review, 6427 Specialists, 6475 Staff, 6507 Princess Alexandra Hospital— Beds, 6419 Specialists, 6476 Staff, 6419 Prisons— Borallon, 2102 Brisbane, 2754 Construction, 628 Deaths in custody, 4673, 6393 Drugs, 2889 Hummer armoured vehicles, 6377 Laundry services, 3015 Management, 2394 Maryborough, 1733, 1738, 2135 Methadone trial, 4686 Officers— Handcuffs, Use, 3761 Numbers, 3382, 3841, 3851 Prisoners— Escapes, 1366, 2127, 2626, 2748, 3751, 4606 Female, 4711 Training, 6390 Proactive Support Group, 419 Products, 2632 Rehabilitation programs, 6509 Rockhampton, 6192 Security, 1373, 2111, 4362 Sir David Longland, 1790 Strip searches, 4678 System, 3811 Wacol, 2635 Women, Employment, 3972 Woodford, 1008, 3175 Private Health Facilities Bill, 3197, 5201, 5523 Privileges Committee (see "Members' Ethics and Parliamentary Privileges Committee") Prizes, Promotions, 5813, 5948 Probah Pty Ltd, 3046 Productivity Commission, Submission by Opposition Leader, 2881 Project Hope, 1367 Projects, 1705, 3964 Property— Investment, 2751, 2879 Marketers, 3575 Property Law Amendment Bill, 5146, 6259, 6599 Proserpine State High School, 3355, 6431 Prostitution Bill, 4825, 5691, 5814, 5878, 6599 Prostitution laws, 110, 1462, 2123, 4715, 6532 Proston, Ambulance Service, 6572 Public Accounts Committee— Reports— Annual report, 4095 Auditor-General, 2014, 5045; (response), 5928 Queensland Audit Office (response), 17 Queensland Rail, Travel claims, 2881 Year 2000 compliance, 2881 Public Records Bill, 4298 Index 1999 153

Public sector, Cronyism , 4732 Public Sector Ethics Amendment Bill, 1941, 4975, 5000, 5103 Public Service— Appointments, 4283, 4303 Awards, 6067 Internet access, 4685 SES positions, 2393, 3461, 3532, 3950 Staffing, 4097 Wage offer, 5345 Public transport— Integrated ticketing, 2967 Operators, 3759 Public Works— Committee— Membership, 1573 Reports— Annual report, 4490 Backflow prevention programs, 5531, 5800, 6187 Citytrain, Construction of carriages, 13, 1349 Correctional centres, Construction, 5870 Cultural Centre, 5870 Fire and Rescue Authority, Hot fire training facility (response), 17 Mackay Port Authority, 2152 Mareeba-Dimbulah Irrigation Area Project (response), 17 Maryborough Hospital, 13; (response), 299 Noosa Hospital, 3683; (response), 5105 Robina Hospital, 3683; (response), 5105 Seniors, Housing, 1573, 2016; (response), 3055 St George irrigation area project, 3683 Tarong-Blackwall power transmission line, 2152 Tin Can Bay, Construction of school, 13 Townsville Correctional Centre, Upgrading (response), 17 Townsville Hospital (response), 299 Department— Capital works, 1276, 2602, 3743 Consultants, 2608, 4209, 6536 Director-General, 4217 Jakarta office, 1806 Project Services, 4694, 6375, 6462, 6520 Purchases, 6578, 6584 Sales and Distribution Services Business Unit, 1304, 1761, 2607, 2972, 3746, 3767, 3768, 4180, 4666, 6375, 6428, 6518 SES public servants, 1276, 2104, 4170 Staff, 4191, 6545 Year 2000 compliance, 6592 Minister— Central and western Queensland visit, 1039 Comments, 2385, 2386 PURCELL, Patrick Douglas— Questions— Agency for Food and Fibre Sciences, 3794 Australia TradeCoast, 5243 Biotechnology industries, 2157 Brisbane, Tourism promotion, 4376 Building contractors, 846 Business, Investment, 626 Cannon Hill meatworks, 3375 Central Highlands Community Employment Trust, 411 Chevron gas pipeline, 3034 Christmas appeals, 4720 Coastal surveillance, 1579, 2753 Community Cabinet meetings, 5681 Community organisations, 5358 Defence Force, Reservists, 4273 Drug abuse, 935 East Timor, 3961 154 Index 1999

Film and television industry, 228, 1801 Food safety, 4497 Fringe benefits tax, 1370 Goods and services tax, 534 Government owned corporations, Employees, Overseas travel, 3591 Hardwood, 6192 High technology companies, 5943 Honda Indy 300, 4603 Hospital system, 4927 Immigrants, Illegal, 5467 Labour Government, Centenary, 5873 Leaders Forum on Drugs, 315 Lions International, 6299 Millennium celebrations, 4809 Mining industry, 3844 Miss Queensland Award, 5358 Native title, 1032, 3844 Pacific Motorway, 5539 Premier's Awards for Excellence, 5119 Prostitution laws, 1462 Public Service, Staffing, 4097 Reef Management Authority, 2661 Republic, 1151 Rural doctors, 1579 Scientists, 5048 Smithsonian Institution, 3686 Solar Hot Water Rebate Scheme, 720 South Carolina, Sister State agreement, 1934 St George dam, 2885 State Budget, 3292 State of Origin, 2285, 2399 Students, Overseas, 5806 TAB, Privatisation, 3183 United States, Trade, 2021 Women, Advancement, 6069 Speeches— Anzac Day, Trading hours, 1099 Bulimba Bulls, 5938 Community Services Legislation Amendment Bill, 4953 Cowan, Mr S., 6190 Gateway Industries Community Safety Calendar 2000, 6052 Graham, Mr G., 5787 Industrial Relations Bill, 2341 Primary Industry Bodies Reform Bill, 5502 Prostitution Bill, 5821 Public Works Committee, Report, 5802 Queensland Building Services Authority Amendment Bill, 3615 Retirement Villages Bill, 5598 Schools, History competition, 6052 Sex offenders, Notification orders, 1997 Stolen generation, 1966 Sugar Industry Bill, 3899 Trade Measurement Amendment Bill, 5301 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1064

Purga School road, 4223 Pyne, Councillor T., 5226

Q Qantas, Aircraft maintenance, 2633 QBIS, 1289, 1291 Q-Build— Apprenticeships, 537, 4725, 5952 Bundaberg depot, 3799 Index 1999 155

Capalaba State High School, Fire, 3299 Charleville Swimming Pool, 3598 Expenditure, 2619, 4240, 4666, 4700, 6373, 6440, 6518 Housing maintenance programs, 4098 Liberal Party criticism, 2653, 2757 Revenue, 4240, 4666, 4700, 6373, 6440, 6518 Services, 1731, 2963 Q-Build Industry, 6392, 6519, 6520 QCCI survey, 2288 QE II Hospital— Beds, 6434 Specialists, 6451 Staff, 6434 Q-Fleet— Expenditure, 4699, 6374, 6486, 6520 Privatisation, 3037 Revenue, 4699, 6374, 6486, 6520 Q-Link, 2986 Quaid, Mr G., 1572 Queen Alexandra Home, 1281, 1329 Queensland, Achievements, 4807 Queensland Ambulance Service (see "Ambulance Service") Queensland Building Services Authority (see "Construction industry") Queensland Building Services Authority Amendment Bill (1998), 2375 Queensland Building Services Authority Amendment Bill (1999), 2770, 3608, 3777; (withdrawal), 3916 Queensland Building Tribunal, 1308, 4229, 4660 Queensland Building Tribunal Bill, 4365, 4610 Queensland Cancer Fund, 529, 1929 Queensland Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 2288 Queensland Commemorative Events and Celebrations Committee, 5344 Queensland Commercial Fishermen's Organisation, 4281 Queensland Constitution, 1454, 1788 Queensland Day, 2291 Queensland Events Corporation, 943, 5949, 6414, 6584 Queensland Fire and Rescue Authority Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1999, 1674 Queensland Fisheries Management Authority, 1801, 1803, 1814, 1935, 2014, 6196 Queensland Health (see "Health") Queensland Industry Development Scheme, 844, 2010, 2755 Queensland Innovation Council, 5345 Queensland Intravenous AIDS Association, 6386 Queensland Investment Corporation, 4378 Queensland Law Society Amendment Bill, 3694, 6116, 6599 Queensland Livestock and Meat Authority, 622, 700, 1347, 1371, 1655 Queensland Manufacturing Institute, 1704 Queensland Master Builders Association, Charity ball, 2952 Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, 2013 Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra, 1306, 4237 Queensland Police Service (see "Police") Queensland Power Trading Corporation, 5246 Queensland Principal Club, 1587 Queensland Rail (see "Railways") Queensland Rose of Tralee, 2383 Queensland Small Business Council, 1697, 1816 Queensland Sustainable Energy Innovation Fund, 5364 Queensland Symphony Orchestra, 1306, 4237 Queensland Teachers Union, 6424 Queensland Theatre Company, The Sunshine Club, 4910 Queensland Transport (see "Transport Department") Queenslander of the Year, 2291

QUINN, Robert Joseph— Points of order, 3277, 5943 Privilege— 156 Index 1999

Education Minister, Alleged misleading of House, 3020 Questions— ALP, Directorship, 2888 APEC Technomart, 4724, 5118 Apprentices and trainees, 1305, 1325, 2639, 6404 Auctioneers and Agents Committee, 628, 729 Bannikoff, Mr K., 1581, 2994 Bannikoff report, 1757, 2117 Business registration, 6465 Cairns Health District, 6433 Communication and Information, Local Government and Planning Department— Year 2000 compliance, 6592 Community Renewal Program, 6529 Correctional centres, Training, 6390 D'Arcy, Mr W., 3294, 3593 Education— Department— Budget, 4928 Capital works, 938, 1279, 2605, 3741 Consultants, 4208, 6537 Director-General, 4214, 5682, 5810 Equity return, 3796 Purchases, 6578 Salaries, 5810 SDS-Furnco, 3767 SES public servants, 2105, 4173 Staff, 2984, 3017, 4188, 6562 Review, 1774 Schools— Closure, 6487 Teachers, 4694, 4928, 6376, 6550 Uniforms, 2620, 2972 Special, 5878, 5943, 6072 Emergency Services portfolio, SES public servants, 2128 Fair Trading Office, 6465 Gocorp, 3037, 3294, 3378, 3593 Gold Coast— Health District, 6448 Hospital, 1716 Noise barriers, 4254 Griffith University, 6410 HOME Scheme, 4663 Justice and Attorney-General— Minister, 1937 White, Ms S., 1937 Kelly, Mr D., 628, 729 Kelly, Ms R., 1735 Livingstone, Mr D., 3593 Maryborough Hospital, 1316 Moreton Bay islands, 6497 Navari Pty Ltd, 3593 Needle exchange program, 1040, 4237 Pisasale, Cr P., 3037, 3593 Q-Fleet, 6520 Queensland Health Strategy Advisory Project, 6477 Rehabilitation services, 4231 Royal Children's Hospital, 6420 Stanwell Corporation, Executive remuneration, 4277 State Development Department, Offices, 1709 State Government taxes, 3796 TABQ, Dividends, 1289 TAFE— Brisbane, 6586 Dalby, 1745 Richlands, 1745 VERs, Loans, 2994 Topki Holdings Pty Ltd, 3294 Index 1999 157

Tourism, Sport and Racing portfolio, Funding of drug programs, 3754 Tree-clearing guidelines, 6303 Water Allocation and Management Plan, 1338 Water backflow, 2399 WorkCover, 6506 Workplace Consulting Queensland, 1757 Speeches— APEC Technomart, 4785 Appropriation Bills, 3997, 4551, 4580 Children, Sex offences, 5317 Corrective Services and Penalties and Sentences Amendment Bill, 813 Education and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, 6093-6095 Estimates Committee A, Report, 4402 Estimates Committee F, Report, 4518 Industrial Relations Bill, 2480 Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Amendment Bill, 3094 QUINN, Robert Joseph—continued: Speeches—continued: Ipswich, Member, Censure, 3103 Magnificat Meal Movement, 2280 Maleny, Land acquisition, 31 Mines and Energy Minister, Censure, 4349, 4560 Parliament, Ministers, Performance, 1527 School Uniform Bill, 222, 3559 Sex offenders, Notification orders, 1996

R Racing industry— Asian Thoroughbred Breeders Conference, 4254 Betting schemes, 3377 Corbould Park complex, 1288 Deagon racecourse, 2620, 4657 Debt, 5231 4TAB race coverage, 1293 Funding, 1288, 1293, 4353 Greyhound racing— Clubs, 1290, 2621, 4353, 6385, 6429 Prize money, 1292, 4909 Swabs, 2999 Greyhound Racing Authority— Annual report, 1306, 2620 Board, 1289, 1290, 1291, 1292 Chief executive officer, 1290 Database, 1292 General reserve fund, 2136, 2620 Web site, 1290, 2622 Harness racing, Prize money, 1731, 4244 Horseracing, Prize money, 1289, 1291 Legislation, 1288, 1289 Mackay Turf Club, 1292 Magic Millions Sales, 3853 Minister, Performance, 104, 173 Oakey Race Club, 3352 QBIS, 1289, 1291 Queensland Principal Club, 1587 Racehorses, Training, 1288 Racing Development Corporation, 2620 Racing Development Fund, 1287, 1288, 1758 Racing Industry Training Centre, 399, 1291, 1292, 1771 Radio broadcasts, 2626 Sky Channel race coverage, 1290 TABQ, 1287, 1288, 1289 RACQ elections, 1146, 1389 Radiation Safety Bill, 422, 1410, 1783 Radio For All Australians, 3749 158 Index 1999

Radloff, Mr S., 4480 Railways— Brigalow-Nanango line, 2959 Brisbane Airport link, 217, 632, 2649 Brisbane Light Rail Project, 100, 416, 1020, 2275, 2973, 4693 Bundaberg, Tilt train service, 3760 Cairns, Tilt train service, 1311, 1749, 3376 Call centre, 5953 Cardwell Range, Derailment, 2998 Cattle transport, 3667 Central Queensland, Track maintenance staff, 5363 Charleville-Cunnamulla line, 3012 Charters Towers, 4609 Dinmore, Livestock unloading facilities, 4233 Electrification, 6544 Emerald, 6411 Fencing, 6382, 6533 Fibre-optic cable, 2387 Freight, 3580, 6556 Gold Coast line, 6455 Great South Pacific Express, 620, 1356, 3001 Maintenance program, 4211, 6544 Melbourne-Darwin link, 4212 New Zealand milk, 3761 Noise limits, 1762 Owanyilla Bridge-Mungar line, 2123 Pensioner travel, 2103, 6377, 6559 Pottle, Mr and Mrs P., 2103 Queensland Rail, Executive remuneration, 4278, 4281, 6391 Redbank workshops, 401 Rockhampton-Townsville line, 217 Rosewood-Toowoomba line, 1765 Sleeper compartments, 4212 Staff, 3011 State Government, 4104 Sunlander, 6482 Sunshine Coast corridor, 523, 948, 1777, 2103, 2118, 2131 Tilt train, 1311, 1749, 3376, 3760, 6482 Townsville workshops, 2989 Victorian milk, 3748 Wamuran, Land, 6479 Rainforest rehabilitation, 3364 Rainwater tank rebate, 714, 897 Randall, Mr D., 1457 Rappolt, Mr C., Condolence motion, 3020 Raptis, Mr J., 108, 226, 227, 510 Ravenshoe— Swimming pool, 1324 TAFE, 1732 Wind farm, 3853, 6428 Red Cross, 622 Red Cross Blood Bank, 914 Redbank railway workshops, 401 Redcliffe, 2955 Redcliffe-Caboolture Health District, 1319, 1746, 6395, 6499, 6502 Redcliffe Hospital, 1750 Redland Bay Police Station, 4239 Redlands— Hospital— Chapel of the Good Shepherd, 2280 Funding, 1723 Kinections Counselling Service, 3666 Museum, 1029 Shire Council, 1712, 2978 War veterans homes, 1930 Reece, Dr S., 4653, 4695 Reef Helicopters Pty Ltd, 4174 Index 1999 159

Reef Networks Pty Ltd, 2387 Reefs, Artificial, 2126

REEVES, Philip Gerald— Points of order, 642, 808, 2468, 2586, 3425, 3878, 5718, 5814 REEVES, Philip Gerald—continued: Questions— Alcoholic icy poles, 5470 Australian Sports Drug Agency, 3038 Business migration, 3592 Community service orders, 3802 Electricity, Renewable, 2027 Gaming industry, 4606 Gold Coast, Convention centre, 5540 Goprint, 4103 Housing, Affordability, 4935 Land management, 2406 Olympic Games, Football tournament, 4379 Overseas visitors, Bonds, 324 Playroom nightclub, 24 Prizes, Promotions, 5948 Queensland Industry Development Scheme, 2755 Student unionism, 539 TAB— Sale, 5123 Shares, 4724 Tallebudgera Recreation Camp, 24 Tourism Ministers Council, 1467 Tourist operators, 1467 Townsville, Strand redevelopment, 4274 Speeches— Appropriation Bills, 4082 Australia Acts (Request) Bill, 2902 Banks, 2679 Beaumont, Mr T., 3369 Community Services Legislation Amendment Bill, 4959 Estimates Committee C, Report, 4418 Estimates Committee D, Report, 4434 Gaming Machine and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, 664 Garden City, Police Beat shopfront, 313 Health— Portfolio, Budget, 389 Services, Privatisation, 3661 Surgery, Elective, 4876 Health Legislation Amendment Bill, 5258 Health Practitioner Registration Boards (Administration) Bill, 5092 Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Bill, 5092 Industrial relations, 2750 Industrial Relations Bill, 2424 Liquor Amendment Bill, 4468 Mansfield electorate, School performances, 3570 Media, 2679 Mount Gravatt-Capalaba Road, 327 National Emergency Nurses Day, 530 Netball, 2956 Prostitution Bill, 5728 Queensland Building Services Authority Amendment Bill, 3617 Racing Minister, Performance, 181 Road Transport Reform Bill, 3504 RP Data, 4285, 5116 School students— Slogan competition, 2153 Unionism, 639 Seton College, 5238 Speaker, Ruling, Motion of dissent, 2919, 3430 160 Index 1999

Sports Award, 5536 Stadium catering services, 4717 Stolen generation, 1968 Tourism Legislation Amendment Bill, 3407 Transport infrastructure, 2465 University of Queensland, Gatton campus, 2950 Wilson, Ms V., 2956 Wishart State School, 2098

Regional Australia Summit, 4358, 4365, 4382, 5813, 5958 Regional communities— Annual reports, 6598 Conference reports, 4219 Forums, 1578 Program, 334, 399, 846 Regional forest agreement (see "Forestry industry") Remembrance Day, 4913, 4923, 4931 Remote Area Incentive Scheme, 1341 Remote Area Power Supply Scheme, 1331 Republic, 1151, 2395, 3373, 3787, 4103, 4290, 4354, 4357, 4492, 4493, 4494, 5343 Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill (No. 2), 274, 609 Resolute Limited, 1780, 4165 Retail Shop Leases Amendment Bill, 731, 1499, 1783 Retirement villages, 832, 1807 Retirement Villages Bill, 2766, 5589, 5615, 5927 Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, 890, 921 Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2), 2763, 4585, 4703 Revenue Laws Amendment Bill, 4293, 5991, 6012, 6599

REYNOLDS, Michael Francis— Point of order, 139 Speeches— AGL Petronas joint venture, 5789 Appropriation Bills, 4078 Chevron gas pipeline, 5789 Community Renewal Program, 2174 Federal Government, Funding, 3450 Gordonstone mine, 790 Homosexual community, Violence, 2955 Industrial Relations Bill, 2443 James Cook University, Medical school, 2019 Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2), 5169 Magnetic Island— Health services, 527, 5353 Nelly Bay development, 2227 Mid west electricity supply network, 296 Nestlé Write Around Australia, 4715 North Queensland Academy of Sport, 4788 Palm Island, Indigenous Regional Business Advisory Unit, 954 Police Powers and Responsibilities Amendment Bill, 251 Republic, 4494 Schizophrenia Fellowship of North Queensland, 3356 REYNOLDS, Michael Francis—continued: Speeches—continued: Stolen generation, 1970 Student unionism, 699 Sun Metals dispute, 790 Townsville— Central Business District Task Force, 1820, 3842 Hospital, 1364 Industrial Park, 5752 Port access, 5935 Power station, 3052 Index 1999 161

Strand redevelopment, 4292 Townsville-Thuringowa Migrant Resource Centre, 33 Transplantation and Anatomy Amendment Bill, 1124 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1170

Richlands TAFE, 1745 Richmond dam, 106 Right to Life Association, 1725 Rio Tinto, 321, 1798, 1799 River improvement trusts, 5530 Road trains, 6374 Road Transport Construction Services, 1160 Road Transport Reform Bill, 1167, 3416, 3486, 3601, 3777 Roads— Australian Road Rules, 4601, 5523, 5806, 5808, 6557, 6558, 6567, 6570 Cattle transport, 3667 Cunningham Highway, 2102 Dangerous intersections, 2094 Fatalities, 3002 Funding, 1923 Implementation Program, 5348, 6524, 6544 Noise testing, 4688 Road Awareness and Accident Prevention Program, 912 Safety, 89, 5110, 5223 Traffic signal system, 709 Roberts, Mr F., 6368

ROBERTS, Neil Stuart— Personal explanation— Ariotti, Dr, 5465 Questions— Apprentices and trainees, 1937 Asia-Pacific Cities Summit, 109 Biotechnology industries, 535 Electricity industry— Dividends, 3187 Wivenhoe Power Station, 5125 Year 2000 compliance, 4726 Employment creation, 19 Federal Workplace Relations Act, 4380 Gaming industry, 627 Gold Coast, Public housing, 727 Industrial Relations Act, 3381 Public housing— Nudgee electorate, 1376 Tenants, 2290, 2891 Public Works and Housing Minister, Visit to central and western Queensland, 1039 Schoolies Week, 6072 Wivenhoe Dam, Pollution, 5543 Speeches— Anzac Day Amendment Bill, 5379 Appropriation Bills, 4000 AUSSI Masters Swimming Club, 3841 Brisbane Airport, Parallel runway, 3272, 3367 Clean Up Australia Day, 312 Community and school facilities, 5337 Corrective Services Legislation Amendment Bill, 775 Crime Stoppers, 6066 Dental services, 2153 162 Index 1999

Electricity and Gas Legislation Amendment Bill, 6106 Electricity industry, Management, 1219 Employment, Casual, 5553 Estimates Committee F, 4295, 4520 Explosives Bill, 975 Industrial Relations Bill, 2323 Millennium bug, 621 Mines and Energy Minister— Censure, 4566 Performance, 1219 Motor Accident Insurance Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1999, 1637 National Competition Policy, 1363, 4912 Nudgee electorate— Blue Fins, 3841 Community hall, 1914 Police Powers and Responsibilities Amendment Bill, 245 Public Works Committee reports— Annual report, 4490 Backflow prevention programs, 5531, 5800 Correctional centres, Construction, 5870 Cultural Centre, 5870 Noosa Hospital, 3683 Robina Hospital, 3683 Seniors, Housing, 1573, 2016 St George irrigation area project, 3683 Tarong-Blackwall power transmission line, 2152 Road safety, 89 Road Transport Reform Bill, 3495 School Uniform Bill, 3550 St George irrigation area, 4995 TAB Queensland Limited Privatisation Bill, 3727 Transport infrastructure, 2472 Unemployment, 3448 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1072 Zillmere— Community Sport and Recreation Centre, 295, 392, 1796 Services, 1796

Robertson, Mr L., 3962 ROBERTSON, Stephen— Answers to questions— Ambulance Service— Proston, 6572 Stress claims, 6567 Toowoomba, 6472, 6482 Vehicles, 6481 Emergency Services Department— Consultants, 6539, 6589 Purchases, 6579, 6598 Staff, 6545 Year 2000 compliance, 6593 Lamington National Park, 6585 Speeches— APEC Technomart, 4782 Clayfield, Member, Comments, 715 Coal Mining Safety and Health Bill, 1601 Goods and services tax, 4923 Industrial Relations Bill, 2456 Innovation Queensland's Future, 3790 Magnetic Island, Nelly Bay development, 2225 Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Bill, 1601 National Science Week, 1456 North Queensland Biotechnology Industries workshop, 697 Queensland Small Business Council, 1816 Index 1999 163

Rainwater tank rebate, 898 Small business, 3805 State Development and Public Works Organisation Amendment Bill, 2038 State Development Department, Performance, 5191 Sunnybank— McCullough Street, 819 Padstow Road, 819 Townsville Industrial Park, 5751 Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Queensland) Bill, 349

Robina Fire Station, 1039 Rochedale, State School site, 210 Rockhampton— Cammoo Caves, 5252 Correctional Centre, 6192 Health District, 2103, 2115, 6397, 6500 Railways— Line upgrade, 217 Staff, 5362 Rocky Ponds, Beach huts, 2030, 2096, 2115, 3752 Rolo Rent-a-Car, 3775 Roma— Health District, 6435, 6439, 6477 Plant hire, 4669, 6441 Roma Street— Parklands, 314, 4707, 5237, 5247 Police Headquarters, 6410

ROSE, Merri— Answers to questions— Ambulance Service— Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, 3692 Agnes Water, 6400 Air rescue services, 3763 Appliances, 2132, 2608, 2609 Board, 2598 Budget, 220 Call centre, 4174 Capital works, 4175 Communications centres, 4173 Defibrillators, 1728, 1759, 4657 Ebert, Mr C., Transport fee, 1159 Emergency telephone number, 2294 Fire levy, 4665 Gladstone, 6514 Gold Coast, 6381 Heroin information brochure, 403 Kelly, Ms R., 1736 Land, Purchases, 3764 Motor vehicles, 1735 Moura Ambulance Centre, 1282 Nerang, 4500 Paramedics, 3769 Pensioners, Transport, 323, 3599 Regional communications centres, 1729 Response times, 2132, 2633, 4228, 4230, 4811, 4916, 6381 Rural residences, Purchases, 3765 Seniors Card holders, 323, 3599 SES public servants, 2128, 2129, 2610 Staff, 220, 2135, 4505 Subscriptions, 323, 6381 Survey, 2745 Toowoomba, 6078, 6458, 6463, 6502 Transport, 3748, 5049 164 Index 1999

Vehicles, 4499, 4653 Worongary/Mudgeeraba, 6400 Austral, 2132 Ballymore Stadium, 6541 Barambah electorate, Emergency services, 4241, 4683 Beach safety, 632 Cairns, ATSI Coordination Unit, 3764 Cunningham Highway, 6447 Emergency Services— Advisory Council, 1307 Department— Capital works, 1276, 2602, 3740 Consultants, 2608, 3737, 4209 Director-General, 4218 Drug programs, Funding, 3755 Enterprise agreement, 1734, 1777 Equipment and facilities, 1296 SES public servants, 2104, 2128, 4172 Staff, 4186 Fire and Rescue Authority— Appliances, 2131, 2135, 2609, 2762, 3763 Board, 2598 Capital works, 3765 Charters Towers Fire Station, 3190 Enterprise bargaining agreement, 4242 Fight Fire Fascination program, 3379 Fire safety awareness programs, 2029 Gympie, 6505 Hot fire training facility, 4174 Land, Purchases, 3763 Radio communications, 3298 Redland Shire, 4685 Response times, 2133, 4230, 4685 ROSE, Merri—continued: Answers to questions—continued: Fire and Rescue Authority—continued: Robina Fire Station, 1039 Rural brigades, 1804, 5685, 6398, 6535 SES public servants, 2610 Staff, 2135, 4183 Stations, 3763 Urban— Fire levy, 1377 Services, 4173 Gympie— Driver training centre, 4684 Sprint racing, 6570 Hazardous material, Safety legislation, 3775 International Year of Older Persons, 3599 Livingstone Shire Council, Roadworks, 6469 Local government, Disaster mitigation studies, 6390 Mine sites, Emergencies, 4688 Reef Helicopters Pty Ltd, 4174 Rosewood, Emergency services centre, 6430 Smoke alarms, 3042 State Emergency Service— Budget, 2130, 2133, 2609 Control, 541 Flood boats, 3765, 5471, 5472, 5543 Helicopters, 3010, 3765, 4174, 4674 Marine rescue vessels, 6409 Natural disasters, 1296 Staff, 2130, 5548 Volunteers, 5472, 5548 Tourism and Racing— Department— Consultants, 6539, 6576 Index 1999 165

Human resources system, 6471, 6473 Staff, 6546 Year 2000 compliance, 6592 Minister, Expenditure, 6487 Townsville, State Government building, 4174 Traffic accidents, Fuel spills, 3738 Tree-clearing guidelines, 5944 Wivenhoe Power Station, 6493 WorkCover, 5548 Point of order, 1026 Speeches— Ambulance transport, 3958, 5112 Ambulance Week, 3784 APEC Technomart, 4786 CPR2000 project, 3837 Cyclone Rona, 304 Disaster mitigation, 3365 Emergency Services Advisory Council, 2278 Estimates Committee B, Report, 4416 Fire and Rescue Authority, 3287 Fire Awareness Week, 4489 Fires, Fatalities, 5799 Floods, 6183 International Volunteers Day, 5932 Natural disaster relief, 616, 713, 1143 Newcastle disease outbreak, 1362 Poultry industry, 1362 Queensland Fire and Rescue Authority Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1999, 1690 State Counter-Disaster Organisation Amendment Bill, 3482, 6092 State Emergency Service— SES Week, 4712 Volunteers, 304, 4712 State Government, Election promises, 1436

Rosella Park State School, 6561 Rosewood— Emergency services centre, 6430 Rail line, 1765 Ross River Dam, 5937 Rosslyn Bay Boat Harbour, 5535

ROWELL, Marcus Hosking— Notice of motion— Mines and Energy Minister, Censure, 4491 Personal explanation— Electricity charges, 4919 Points of order, 1439, 1666, 3645, 3687, 3688, 4276, 4277, 5364 Questions— Apprentices and trainees, 2123 Beach erosion, 1730 Cairns Health District, 6501 Chevron gas pipeline, 6595 Coastal management plan, 420, 1346 Crop insurance, 1745 Cyclone Rona, 1281, 1296 Electricity industry— Boards, 2975, 3000 Charges, 4253, 4725 Cooktown, 6443 Daintree region, 3770, 6526 Energex, 1809, 2885, 4813 Ergon Energy, 2885, 3000, 4273, 4813 Fatalities, 6402 Innisfail, 6584 166 Index 1999

Kogan Creek Power Station, 4225 Maintenance programs, 6412 North Queensland, 1770, 3009 Powerlink, 5243 Tariffs, 4497, 4813 Tarong Energy, 3845 Tarong Power Station, 3687, 3845, 6491 Tully, 6584 Underground lines, 6390 Wivenhoe Power Station, 6491 Emergency services, 1296 Environmental Protection Agency, 2634 Fishing industry— Aquaculture, 420, 1346 Fish kills, 1755 Mariculture, 420 Haigh, Mr D., 4182 Health— Districts, Year 2000 compliance, 1320 Services, Rural areas, 1721 Hinchinbrook electorate, Roadworks, 4243 Ingham State High School, 2139 Innisfail— Health District, 6449 Kidney Fundraising Group, 6508 State High School, 2139 James Cook University, 4182 ROWELL, Marcus Hosking—continued: Questions—continued: Koombooloomba Dam, 1770 Labour Adjustment Fund, 1325 Mines and Energy Department— Capital works, 2606, 3740 Consultants, 4209, 6552 Director-General, 4218 SES public servants, 2105, 4170 Staff, 4685 Mining industry— Century Zinc, 4661 Developments, 3758 Environmental monitoring, 2634 Leases, 4696 Native title, 6580 Tenures, 6534 North Queensland— Floods, 2617 Greyhound racing clubs, 1290 Orpheus Island, Yanks Jetty, 1711 Q-Build Industry, 6519 Rural Adjustment Authority, 1281 Sugar industry, 2987 Tree-clearing guidelines, 6304 Tully State High School, 6471 University vice-chancellors, 6379 Wind generators, 6428 Speeches— Anzac Day Amendment Bill, 5376 Appropriation Bills, 4130, 4574 Burnett region, 3914 Coal Mining Safety and Health Bill, 1512, 1594, 2924-2940, 3199-3234, 3311-3334, 3335 Corrective Services and Penalties and Sentences Amendment Bill, 509 Cyclone Rona, 106 Electricity and Gas Legislation Amendment Bill, 6097, 6112 Electricity industry— Charges, 4804 Tariffs, 5555 Environment and Heritage Department, Acquisition of land, 1026 Index 1999 167

Estimates Committee E, Report, 4507 Forestry Amendment Bill, 6034 Industrial Relations Bill, 2446 Liquor Amendment Bill, 4905, 5319 Meat Industry Amendment Standard (No. 1) 1999, 1663 Mines and Energy Minister— Censure, 4345, 4559 Performance, 1557 Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Bill, 1512, 1594, 3335, 3337-3339 Mining industry, Assistance, 6064 Native Title (Queensland) State Provisions Amendment Bill, 2716 Parliament, Ministers, Performance, 1651 Primary industries, North Queensland producers, 916 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill, 3649, 3873-3879 Primary Industry Bodies Reform Bill, 5484, 5568, 5586 Public Works Committee, Reports, 2017, 5802 Road Transport Reform Bill, 3507 SES positions, 3537 State Development and Public Works Organisation Amendment Bill, 2058 Sugar Industry Bill, 3903, 4304, 4329-4340, 4589-4597, 4627-4648, 4741-4776, 4833-4843 Water Resources Amendment Bill, 6167 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1196

Royal Brisbane Hospital— Beds, 3588, 6421 Bowel cancer screening, 6512 Child Development Unit, 2101 Oncology ward, Closure, 3848 Specialists, 3588, 6475 Staff, 3191, 6421 Surgery, Waiting list, 4806 Royal Children's Hospital— Beds, 6420 Specialists, 6476 Staff, 6420 Royal Queensland Bowls Association, 4727 Royal Women's Hospital— Beds, 6421 Patient care, 317 Specialists, 6475 Staff, 6421 RP Data, 4285, 5115, 5116 RSPCA— Battery hens, Campaign, 1294 Raid, 1285 Rugby League, Radio coverage, 5367, 6509 Rugby World Cup, 4931, 5106, 5678 RULINGS— Amendments, Must be seconded, 1963, 2726 Answers to questions— Ministers may answer as they see fit, 22, 840, 3189, 3191, 4806, 5242 Must be heard in silence, 539, 624, 718, 723, 842, 1031, 1460, 1580, 1582, 2020, 2160, 2161, 2162, 2541, 2887, 3035, 3039, 3299, 3372, 3466, 3800, 4100, 4723, 4726, 5049, 5807, 5951, 6070 Not occasion for debate, 1460, 3792, 3795, 3845 BILLS: Committee— Amendments, Withdrawal, Leave must be sought, 5074 Debate must be confined to clause under discussion, 1250, 2925, 2926, 2928, 2931, 3331, 3334, 3548, 3549, 4329, 4557, 4579, 4587, 4941, 4942, 5073, 5331, 5621, 5836, 5837, 6047, 6234, 6236, 6237 Members limited to three speeches on a clause, 3310, 6088 Second reading— Debate must be confined to principles of Bill, 197, 429, 770, 807, 808, 815, 2076, 2248, 2249, 2549, 2556, 2557, 2563, 2895, 2896, 2897, 3407, 3528, 3529, 168 Index 1999

4619, 5002, 5204, 5288, 5289, 5290, 5293, 5302, 5324, 5418, 5495, 5496, 5499, 5510, 5779, 6106, 6288, 6289, 6350 RULINGS—continued: BILLS—continued: Second reading—continued: Division, Error, 1409 Speeches, 4616 Chair— Authority not to be disregarded, 2407, 2408, 5676, 5874 Must be addressed, 41, 53, 137, 138, 200, 816, 1197, 1551, 1552, 1904, 1905, 1974, 1983, 2035, 2449, 2453, 2455, 2456, 2506, 2705, 2710, 2853, 2895, 2926, 3091, 3112, 3113, 3216, 3217, 3332, 3335, 3422, 3441, 3554, 3645, 3981, 3983, 3984, 4152, 4153, 4766, 4769, 4897, 5002, 5024, 5063, 5064, 5066, 5068, 5159, 5165, 5203, 5209, 5417, 5418, 5503, 5505, 5510, 5612, 5623, 5750, 5764, 5777, 5778, 5815, 5903, 6001, 6036, 6039, 6171, 6172 Reflections on, Not in order, 808, 2007, 3113, 3557, 3558, 3952, 4838, 5203, 5204, 6236, 6237 Responsibilities not to be assumed by members, 412, 937, 1439, 2407, 2408, 2531, 2578, 3246, 3441, 4349, 4782, 4918, 5816, 5903, 6009, 6187, 6306 Conversations, Audible, Disorderly, 196, 309, 525, 561, 614, 945, 1660, 1677, 2144, 2486, 3063, 3079, 3171, 3460, 3513, 3805, 3941, 4313, 4359, 4360, 4504, 4543, 4751, 5063, 5204, 5209, 5778, 5837, 5879, 5890, 6088, 6114, 6146 Crossfiring in Chamber, Disorderly, 1667, 2280, 2414, 2442, 2474, 3805, 4583, 5066, 5778 Debate, Current session, May not be referred to, 181, 801, 1025 Decorum in Chamber, 213, 412, 1664, 2007, 2038, 2442 Dissent motion, 2532 Division bells, Duration, 181, 484, 601, 793, 1008, 1226, 3350, 3444, 3543, 3915, 4451, 4883, 5433, 5615, 5865, 6354 Documents, Tabling, 939, 1015, 3066, 4279 Dress in Chamber, 1253, 5335 Electronic devices, Use in Chamber, 1449, 3292, 3872, 6242 Interjections— Frivolous, Not in order, 1664, 2578, 4280, 4609 Members need not heed, 485, 639, 802, 803, 1179, 1180, 1197, 1656, 1664, 1905, 1983, 2058, 2414, 2417, 2482, 2485, 2486, 2565, 2567, 2680, 2897, 3489, 3557, 3558, 3561, 3985, 4901, 4927, 5130, 5161, 5165, 5203, 5205, 5484, 5713, 5740 Must not be made from other than member's usual place, 84, 137, 334, 802, 2049, 2058, 2334, 2430, 2494, 2595, 2711, 3092, 3351, 3561, 3921, 3937, 3985, 4322, 4844, 4906, 5064, 5484, 5508, 5515, 5816, 6028, 6171, 6212, 6277 Persistent, Not in order, 26, 109, 111, 146, 198, 200, 228, 235, 315, 410, 417, 487, 525, 598, 599, 639, 722, 723, 728, 816, 817, 1157, 1158, 1223, 1524, 1548, 1551, 1552, 1581, 1677, 1885, 1940, 1983, 2018, 2020, 2023, 2025, 2058, 2147, 2148, 2149, 2159, 2160, 2161, 2163, 2164, 2291, 2324, 2401, 2407, 2414, 2430, 2465, 2467, 2485, 2486, 2522, 2538, 2554, 2555, 2565, 2661, 2663, 2664, 2668, 2680, 2860, 2885, 2896, 2897, 2903, 2926, 3035, 3036, 3063, 3065, 3091, 3092, 3101, 3132, 3217, 3242, 3293, 3330, 3351, 3375, 3431, 3466, 3475, 3558, 3559, 3687, 3780, 3936, 3937, 3952, 3983, 4136, 4375, 4583, 4708, 4726, 4766, 4767, 4901, 4904, 4917, 4927, 4936, 5024, 5049, 5062, 5064, 5065, 5068, 5164, 5167, 5362, 5506, 5540, 5615, 5680, 5685, 5750, 5764, 5778, 5827, 5871, 5872, 5899, 5901, 6020, 6036, 6037, 6072, 6146, 6172, 6236, 6300, 6301 Judiciary, Personal references not in order, 5438 Language in Chamber, Must be parliamentary, 180, 213, 221, 283, 412, 592, 937, 1895, 1900, 1905, 2374, 2578, 2583, 2586, 2848, 3223, 3432, 3847, 4344, 4576, 4579, 4901, 4918, 4941, 5493, 5494, 5512, 5779, 5900, 5901, 6026, 6154, 6236, 6300, 6336 Members— Must be referred to by correct title, 311, 864, 1656, 1889, 1903, 2224, 2455, 2848, 2853, 2926, 2927, 2928, 2932, 3051, 3118, 3217, 3332, 4807, 6039, 6171 Must remain silent when occupant of chair speaking, 939 Must resume seat or remain seated when occupant of chair on feet, 1433 Named— Mr Nelson, 2668 Ordered to apologise, 221, 283 Ordered to resume seat— Mr Beanland, 2408, 3076, 3596, 5360 Index 1999 169

Mr Borbidge, 940, 1433, 1439, 2578, 2885, 3064, 3235, 4366, 4373, 4374, 4375, 4376, 4718, 4803, 4919, 5352, 5538, 5613, 5677, 5873, 6298 Mr Connor, 2408 Mr Davidson, 1677 Mrs Edmond, 3441 Mr Feldman, 3936, 4502, 4728, 5876 Mr Grice, 881 Mr Hobbs, 936, 5951 Mr Johnson, 402, 2464, 4278, 4279, 4281 Mr Mickel, 5695 Mr Nelson, 1786, 1787, 2667, 5946 Mr Quinn, 5943 Mr Rowell, 1439, 4277, 4919, 5364 Mr Santoro, 3223, 4362, 4942 Mr Seeney, 2661, 2664, 2731, 4878, 6234, 6301 Mrs Sheldon, 2532, 3802, 4383, 5359, 5685 Miss Simpson, 3187, 4549 Mr Slack, 3441, 5244 Mr Veivers, 1677, 1678, 2408 Dr Watson, 1806, 2018, 3064, 3076, 4813, 4936, 5943, 6000 RULINGS—continued: Members—continued: Suspended— Mr Nelson, 2668 Mr Paff, 4095 Ministerial statements— Leave must be sought, 3953 Must be heard in silence, 4358, 4708 Motions— Must be seconded, 2724 Ruled out of order, 2668, 5331, 5332 Noise in Chamber, Disorderly, 187, 189, 412, 486, 487, 723, 973, 1997, 2079, 2401, 3554, 3630, 4361, 4494, 4783, 5763, 5906, 6025, 6223, 6234 Notice Paper, Application of anticipation rule, 1094, 1433 Notices of motion, Not occasion for debate, 1794 Order in Chamber, 86, 109, 230, 412, 417, 723, 1030, 1111, 1143, 1159, 1356, 1439, 1460, 1648, 1667, 1676, 1934, 2160, 2162, 2163, 2249, 2275, 2313, 2351, 2406, 2408, 2538, 2664, 2884, 3020, 3317, 4834, 4918, 4920, 5006, 5050, 5943, 6299, 6300, 6301, 6302 Order in public gallery, 1956 Personal explanations— Cannot be made in Committee, 881 Must relate to matters that affect members personally, 1794, 2535, 4365, 4919, 5351 Not occasion for debate, 4366, 6184 Personal reflections on members, Disorderly, 248 Points of order— Can be taken only if member personally maligned, 30, 815, 830, 910, 1439, 1468, 1525, 1806, 1995, 1997, 2288, 2431, 2467, 2468, 2472, 2757, 3035, 3238, 3657, 3990, 4804, 4878, 5136, 5169, 5332, 5556, 5804, 5946, 6194 Frivolous, Not in order, 1525, 3065, 3373, 4159, 4280, 4376, 4810, 4812, 5360, 5685, 5874, 5875, 6196 Invalid, 22, 25, 41, 110, 111, 112, 113, 115, 138, 139, 180, 181, 182, 224, 230, 244, 288, 291, 314, 317, 318, 325, 394, 402, 409, 410, 415, 417, 479, 480, 493, 600, 801, 807, 808, 815, 817, 830, 845, 893, 942, 1007, 1026, 1032, 1037, 1138, 1150, 1151, 1156, 1159, 1180, 1191, 1221, 1222, 1224, 1364, 1370, 1372, 1378, 1425, 1432, 1433, 1439, 1459, 1468, 1525, 1534, 1535, 1538, 1547, 1549, 1640, 1666, 1675, 1677, 1693, 1694, 1786, 1806, 1811, 1866, 1885, 1936, 1939, 1990, 1997, 2018, 2019, 2286, 2287, 2288, 2289, 2291, 2292, 2293, 2352, 2355, 2396, 2398, 2400, 2431, 2464, 2465, 2467, 2471, 2578, 2579, 2586, 2661, 2664, 2667, 2668, 2669, 2725, 2755, 2757, 2761, 2857, 2861, 2874, 2880, 2885, 3035, 3039, 3051, 3064, 3065, 3074, 3076, 3077, 3092, 3101, 3114, 3182, 3187, 3189, 3192, 3223, 3242, 3347, 3373, 3379, 3383, 3425, 3440, 3441, 3468, 3473, 3558, 3590, 3592, 3596, 3600, 3645, 3657, 3660, 3663, 3666, 3685, 3687, 3688, 3692, 3794, 3795, 3796, 3799, 3802, 3848, 3878, 3914, 3936, 3937, 3958, 3960, 3971, 3990, 4027, 4101, 4129, 170 Index 1999

4151, 4158, 4159, 4270, 4274, 4275, 4276, 4277, 4278, 4280, 4340, 4341, 4344, 4349, 4350, 4362, 4373, 4374, 4375, 4376, 4384, 4448, 4463, 4498, 4502, 4515, 4549, 4605, 4609, 4718, 4720, 4721, 4722, 4725, 4728, 4806, 4811, 4812, 4813, 4874, 4882, 4883, 4924, 4927, 4936, 5011, 5043, 5049, 5050, 5051, 5118, 5125, 5168, 5169, 5190, 5192, 5193, 5209, 5210, 5246, 5290, 5294, 5324, 5333, 5334, 5352, 5359, 5360, 5363, 5364, 5431, 5468, 5533, 5540, 5556, 5671, 5675, 5677, 5684, 5685, 5695, 5758, 5762, 5764, 5807, 5814, 5862, 5863, 5870, 5871, 5873, 5875, 5876, 5903, 5907, 5943, 5946, 5951, 6000, 6037, 6048, 6077, 6153, 6154, 6172, 6187, 6189, 6191, 6196, 6198, 6223, 6234, 6294, 6298, 6299, 6300, 6301, 6308, 6321, 6322, 6329, 6344 Not occasion for debate, 482, 1439, 1468, 2287, 2575, 2880, 3020, 3066, 3076, 3182, 3914, 3937, 4270, 4281, 4344, 4376, 4502, 4813, 4814, 4882, 5246, 5332, 5431, 5432, 5468, 5537, 5681, 5684, 5804, 5943, 6196, 6298, 6299, 6300 Privilege— Matters raised— Cannot be taken in Committee, 881 Members' Ethics and Parliamentary Privileges Committee, Referral, 696 Not occasion for debate, 2385, 3043, 4274 Not occasion for making personal explanation, 542, 882 Ruled invalid, 937, 3277, 4803, 5695, 5758 Take precedence, 2531, 3290, 3291 Provocation, Not in order, 4985 Questions on notice— Ruled out of order, 685, 3949, 3951 Questions without notice— Length, 5120, 5358, 5546 Must be heard in silence, 850, 2885, 2886, 4810, 4812 Not occasion for debate, 107, 226, 1460, 4272, 4281, 4376, 4718, 5946 Not occasion for making comment, 227, 321, 419, 3291, 5250, 5356, 5803 Quorum, 2483 Repetition, Tedious, Not in order, 1683, 5879, 6047, 6049, 6306 Standing Order 123A (Grossly disorderly conduct), 816, 1806, 2160, 2731, 4812, 4917, 5494, 5497, 5685, 5874 Standing Order 124 (Order in the House), 2667, 2668 RULINGS—continued: Statements ordered to be withdrawn, 30, 79, 180, 221, 283, 314, 318, 412, 419, 421, 592, 642, 800, 801, 815, 850, 937, 1001, 1179, 1180, 1207, 1379, 1439, 1479, 1534, 1535, 1538, 1550, 1601, 1638, 1639, 1640, 1856, 1895, 1905, 1995, 1997, 2007, 2019, 2224, 2292, 2293, 2323, 2346, 2374, 2402, 2441, 2578, 2579, 2582, 2583, 2667, 2731, 3051, 3059, 3061, 3076, 3097, 3101, 3113, 3223, 3235, 3425, 3495, 3542, 3558, 3708, 4098, 4152, 4270, 4340, 4341, 4342, 4416, 4428, 4448, 4576, 4577, 4578, 4579, 4582, 4583, 4715, 4782, 4803, 4901, 4941, 4942, 5134, 5136, 5169, 5189, 5209, 5352, 5362, 5363, 5431, 5494, 5535, 5677, 5718, 5719, 5779, 5809, 5814, 5862, 5874, 5943, 5998, 6075, 6153, 6172, 6189, 6236, 6241, 6300, 6302, 6321, 6336 Sub judice ruling, Application, 502, 504, 609, 810, 812, 3633, 3936, 4282, 4382, 4383 Withdrawal of statement must be without qualification, 180, 642, 801, 1207, 1550, 2441, 2442, 2583, 3223, 4577, 4582, 5134, 5135, 5169, 5718, 5809, 5998, 6236

Rural Adjustment Authority, 1281, 1345, 5809, 6531 Rural areas— Assistance, 2627, 2632 Bank closures, 5340 Communities, Annual reports, 6598 Consultation, 840 Debt, 1999 Doctors, 1579 Drug and alcohol abuse, 1767 Economic development, 1138, 1764, 1789, 3045 Employment, 4365 Index 1999 171

Farm chemicals, Disposal, 3004 Health services, 1721, 2113, 4101 Industry— Self-regulation, 607 Training, 4182 Outback Revival, 3369 Patient Transit Scheme, 1311 Population, 820 Protection and promotion, 526 Radio racing broadcasts, 2626 Recreational facilities, 2098 Regional Communities Program, 334, 399, 846 Resource management, 5962 Rural Communities Infrastructure Program, 4664 School teachers, 3852 Services, 539, 945 State Government assistance, 589 Telecommunications, 2387 Tourism, 6297 Water— Infrastructure projects, 1299 Resources, 2277, 3959, 4024

S Safety Institute of Australia, Conference, 3465 Saibai Island, 1469 Salination research, 2120, 2962 Samford— Charity night, 2265 Research station, 6552 Sandgate— Eventide Nursing Home, 4672 Member, Loans, 114 State High School, 407

SANTORO, Santo— Notice of motion— SES positions, 3461 Points of order, 81, 111, 197, 409, 410, 415, 416, 1478, 2323, 2575, 2578, 2757, 3542, 4361, 5134, 5135, 5136 Questions— Apprentices and trainees, 1325, 1749, 2639, 2989, 4679, 6565 Auctioneers and Agents Committee, 627 Barron Gorge, 409 Brisbane Light Rail Project, 2973 Brown, Mr D., 2024, 3469 Cairns Esplanade, 409 Community Jobs Plan, 409, 1763, 2623, 4662 Electricity industry, Maintenance program, 4251 Employment, Training and Industrial Relations Department— Capital works, 1276, 2601, 3743, 3758 Consultants, 4209, 6382 Deputy Director-General, 6408 Director-General, 6408 Freedom of information process, 6587 Operating statement, 6408 Overseas travel, 6469, 6484 Purchases, 6577 SES public servants, 2106, 4172 Staff, 4199 VERs, 1310 Employment forums, 2128, 3772 172 Index 1999

Fishing industry— Gulf of Carpentaria fishery, 1338 Licence buyback scheme, 1338 Gocorp, 3188 Gordonstone mine, 20 Health Department, Public relations officers, 1722 Industrial Relations Commission, 2024, 3469 Industrial relations legislation, 20 Kelly, Mr D., 627 Linnane, Ms D., 3469 Livingstone, Mr D., 3188 Metropolitan North Police Region, 4691 Murphy, Mr G., 2890, 6387 Public sector, Cronyism, 4732 Queensland Teachers Union, 6424 Small business, 1800 Sun Metals dispute, 541, 842 TAB, Privatisation, 1287

SANTORO, Santo—continued: Questions—continued: TAFE— Facilities, 6514 Fees, 6551 Financial status, 3007, 4238 Funding, 206 Handbook, 6460 Staff, 1707 Teachers, 1707 Training, 206, 6506 Wide Bay, 6597 Townsville, Strand redevelopment, 409 Unemployment, 4936 Unfair dismissal legislation, 1800 Unions, 541 Viviani report, 3003, 4220, 4224 Wide Bay Linen Service, 1316 Women, Employment, 1768 WorkCover, 110, 1728, 2120, 2757, 2890, 4696, 5132, 6202, 6387, 6400, 6442, 6454, 6531, 6543 Workers compensation fraud, 2757 Workers Compensation Fund, 236 Speeches— Adult shops, 4351 ALP— Cronyism, 3383, 3462, 3803, 3960 Preselection of female candidates, 88 Anzac Day, Trading hours, 1099 Anzac Day Amendment Bill, 5368 Apprentices and trainees, 1915, 2169, 3444 Appropriation Bills, 4136 Asia-Pacific Cities Summit, 637 Audio Visual and Audio Links Amendment Bill, 5389 Australia Acts (Request) Bill, 2807 Child Protection Bill, 466 Children— Abuse, 2828, 5355 Sex offences, 5314 City/Valley bypass, 512, 2673 Coal Mining Safety and Health Bill, 1871, 2926-2941, 3201, 3208-3232, 3309, 3314, 3320, 3323, 3330-3334, 3336 Corrective Services and Penalties and Sentences Amendment Bill, 191 Corrective Services Legislation Amendment Bill, 778 Crime, Increase, 5427 Criminal Code (Stalking) Amendment Bill, 993 Index 1999 173

Criminal Law Amendment Bill, 6254 Disabled citizens, Car parking, 2952 Domestic Violence (Family Protection) Amendment Bill, 5075 Drug courts, 692 Electricity and Gas Legislation Amendment Bill, 6106, 6113 Employment, Training and Industrial Relations Department, Consultants, 2863 Equity and Fair Trading (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, 5289 Estimates Committee F, Report, 4526 Family Services Amendment Bill, 4862, 4941, 4942 Fitzroy, Member, Actions, 79 Forde inquiry, 2828 Gaming Machine and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, 667 Gordonstone mine, 79, 408, 789 Hendra, Transport routes, 914 Industrial relations— Policies, 3462, 5939, 6050 Union encouragement provisions, 6066 Industrial Relations Act, 6066 Industrial relations Bill, 1810, 2312, 2581-2591 Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Amendment Bill, 3117 Johnson, Mr M., 4789 Justice Legislation Bills, 5413 Land and Resources Tribunal Bill, 370 Liberal Party, Membership, 4923 Liquor Amendment Bill, 5320 Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Bill, 1871, 3336 Murphy, Mr G., 3271 Native Title (Queensland) State Provisions Amendment Bill, 2699 Parliament, Address in Reply debate, 127 Parliamentary Members (Office of Profit) Amendment Bill, 1475 Private Health Facilities Bill, 5212 Public Sector Ethics Amendment Bill, 5000 Racing Minister, Performance, 177 Retail Shop Leases Amendment Bill, 1503 Retirement Villages Bill, 5599 Revenue Laws Amendment Bill, 5993 Road Transport Reform Bill, 3500 School Uniform Bill, 2854 State Development and Public Works Organisation Amendment Bill, 2051 State Development Department, Performance, 5194 State Government— Performance, 481, 3383, 5859 SES positions, 3532 Union support, 408 Sugar Industry Bill, 3895, 4751-4763 Sun Metals dispute, 789 TAB Queensland Limited Privatisation Bill, 3714 Trading (Allowable Hours) Amendment Bill, 6115 Training, 3444 Transplantation and Anatomy Amendment Bill, 1121 Transport infrastructure, 2468 Trusts (Investments) Amendment Bill, 5446 Unemployment, 98 Viet Hoat, Prof. D., 2266 WorkCover, 104 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1043, 1250-1270 Workers Compensation Fund, 104 Year 2000 Information Disclosure Bill, 2231

Saudi Agriculture 99, 3836 Schizophrenia Fellowship of North Queensland, 3041, 3356, 4178 Schloss, Mr K. and Mrs R., 1285 Schofield, Ms K., 2618 School bus operators, Overpayment, 537 School Uniform Bill, 222, 2846, 3265, 3543 Schoolies Week, 4932, 5247, 5249, 6072 174 Index 1999

Schools (see "Education") SCHWARTEN, Robert Evan— Answers to questions— Backflow Hydraulic and Fire Protection, 1584 Bundaberg— Employment and training, 1159 Q-Build depot, 3799 Cairns Convention Centre, 629 Capital works, 941, 2158, 2972 Community Cabinet meetings, 2541 Education— Department, SDS-Furnco, 3768 Schools— Building projects, 2972 Capalaba State High School, 3299 Capital works, 4254, 6519 Hervey Bay State School, 1462 Ingham State High School, 2139 Innisfail State High School, 2139 Ipswich State High School, 4244 Pialba State School, 1285 Proserpine State High School, 6431 Gocorp, 3187, 3188, 3291, 3381 Goprint, 4103, 4701, 6375, 6444, 6520 HOME Scheme, 1744, 4663, 6440, 6520 Housing— Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders, 2612, 6462 Affordability, 4935 Commonwealth/State Housing Agreement, 116 Community Housing Program, 1941 Community Renewal Program, 6529 Department— Capital works, 1277, 2602, 3743 Consultants, 2608, 4209, 6536 Director-General, 4217 Jakarta office, 1806 Purchases, 6578, 6584 SES public servants, 2104, 4170 Staff, 4191, 6545 Year 2000 compliance, 6592 Funding, 116 Gold Coast, 727 Grants, 6429 Hervey Bay, 2612 Labrador, 3002 Leichhardt, 2598 Logan electorate, 1331 Minister, Visit to central and western Queensland, 1039 Public, 1298, 1303, 1305, 1757, 1761, 1762, 1805, 2290, 2607, 2609, 2622, 2891, 2966, 2968, 2969, 3743, 3745, 3746, 4607, 4175, 4180, 4181, 4203, 4230, 4658, 4659, 4661, 5546, 6372, 6373, 6379, 6404, 6422, 6424, 6443, 6453, 6508, 6518, 6519 Urban Renewal Program, 6530 Whitsunday electorate, 6394 Youth housing initiative, 1587 Zillmere, 1376 Information technology, 2630 Kelly, Ms R., 1729 Livingstone, Mr D., 3187, 3188, 3291, 3296, 3381 McKennariey, Mr B., 1584 Navari Pty Ltd, 3187, 3381 Nursing homes, Funding, 6074 Public Works— Department— Capital works, 1277, 2602, 3743 Consultants, 2608, 4209, 6536 Director-General, 4217 Index 1999 175

Jakarta office, 1806 Project Services, 4694, 6375, 6462, 6521 Purchases, 6578, 6584 Sales and Distribution Services Business Unit, 1304, 1761, 2607, 2973, 3747, 3768, 4180, 4666, 6376, 6428, 6518 SES public servants, 2104, 4170 Staff, 4191, 6545 Year 2000 compliance, 6592 Minister, Visit to central and western Queensland, 1039 Q-Build— Apprenticeships, 537, 4725, 5952 Bundaberg depot, 3799 Charleville Swimming Pool, 3598 Expenditure, 2619, 4240, 4666, 4700, 6373, 6440, 6518 Housing maintenance programs, 4098 Liberal Party criticism, 2758 Revenue, 4240, 4666, 4700, 6373, 6440, 6518 Services, 1732, 2964 Q-Build Industry, 6392, 6519, 6520 Q-Fleet— Expenditure, 4699, 6374, 6486, 6520 Privatisation, 3037 Revenue, 4699, 6374, 6486, 6520 Rockhampton Correctional Centre, 6192 Roma Street Parklands, 5247 State Archivist, 1305 State Purchasing Policy, 2999, 6595 Torrens, Ms A., 1038 Water backflow, 323, 2540, 2959, 2960, 2961, 2962 Points of order, 138, 807, 1179, 1191, 1675, 2431, 2442, 2579, 3558, 5114, 5290, 5334, 5719, 5907, 6187 Privilege— Liberal Party Leader, Comments, 2386 Navari Pty Ltd, 3277 Speeches— Capital works, 524 Estimates Committee C, Report, 4424 Housing— Airconditioning, 711 Department, Work order, 1571 Public, 303, 711 Western Queensland, 711 Liquor Amendment Bill, 4462 McLean, Mr R. T., Condolence motion, 4 Parliament— Address in Reply debate, 49 Ministers, Performance, 1528 Pilbeam, Mr R. B. J., Condolence motion, 3029 Q-Build, Liberal Party criticism, 2653 Rappolt, Mr C., Condolence motion, 3029 School Uniform Bill, 2862, 3265 St George irrigation area, 4993 State Purchasing Policy, 1021 SCHWARTEN, Robert Evan—continued: Speeches—continued: Statewide Purchasing Policy, 5234 Torrens, Ms A., 1141 Transplantation and Anatomy Amendment Bill, 1535 Water backflow, 2147 Weapons Amendment Bill, 1902 Yewdale, Mr L. J., Condolence motion, 4

Scientists, 5048 Scott, Ms E., 2381 Scratch-It tickets, 4929 176 Index 1999

Scrutiny of Legislation Committee reports— Alert Digests, 12, 77, 305, 617, 933, 1454, 1794, 2152, 2656, 3043, 3366, 3784, 4295, 4713, 5113, 5676, 6062 Annual report, 4366 Fisheries Amendment Regulation (No. 3), 2656, 3366 Fisheries East Coast Trawl Management Plan 1999, 6062 University statutes, 4713 Seagrass dieback, 4102 Securing the Care seminar, 5043

SEENEY, Jeffrey William— Personal explanation— South Burnett Meatworks, 6183 Points of order, 815, 816, 1224, 2456, 2457, 2664, 3092, 3910, 4878, 5169, 6234, 6301 Questions— Ambulance Service— Communications centres, 4173 SES public servants, 2129 Animal welfare legislation, 1337 Apprentices and trainees, 1325 Arts Queensland, Consultants, 4220 Banana Health District, 6452, 6474 Banana Shire, Roadworks, 4659 Biloela, Home and Community Care Program, 3744 Biotechnology, 4694 Central Queensland, Disability services, 4690 Community Jobs Plan, 6586 District health councils, 2107 Education portfolio, Expenditure, 3008 Eidsvold Shire— Roadworks, 4659 Sawmill, 6404 Electricity industry— Callide C Power Station, 1769 Gas-fired power stations, 4235, 6488 Emergency Services portfolio, Consultants, 2608, 3737 Employment, Training and Industrial Relations Department, Existing workers policy, 4181 Families, Youth and Community Care Department, Regions, 6373 Fire and Rescue Authority— Appliances, 3763 Response times, 4230 Forestry industry— Freehold land, 1747 Hardwood, 3690 Regional forest agreement, 2664, 2996, 3690 Gocorp, 3383 Information technology, 4694 Leichhardt Highway, Theodore, 1759 Mines and Energy Department— Consultants, 6575 Staff, 6545 Year 2000 compliance, 6593 Monto— Hospital, 2638 Neighbourhood Centre, 4249 Moura Ambulance Centre, 1282 National Parks and Wildlife Service, 6462 North Burnett— Health District, 6435, 6500 Regional Economic Development Council, 4677 Parliament, Ministers, Legal expenses, 3383 Public housing, 6429 Racing industry, Funding, 1288 Roads Implementation Program, 6524 Rubbish dumps, 6391 Index 1999 177

School teachers, 6517 South Burnett Meatworks, 4506, 6409 State Development Department— KPMG consultants, 6539 Staff, 1701 TAB, Privatisation, 1288 TAFE— Financial status, 4205, 6506 Outsourcing, 6565 Staff, 2120, 6367 Theodore sawmill, 6404 Torres Strait, Police resources, 2621 Transport Department, Rail, Ports and Aviation Division, 3756 Vegetation Management Advisory Committee, 2971 Water— Backflow, 2540 Entitlements, 234 Infrastructure projects, 1299 Irrigation allocations, 26 Wide Bay Linen Service, 1318 Wolston Park Hospital, 1041 Workplace agreements, 2982 Speeches— Acquisition of Land Amendment Bill, 3634 Anzac Day, Trading hours, 1098 Appropriation Bills, 4127, 4558 Burnett region, 3907 Community Services Legislation Amendment Bill, 4955 Corrective Services and Penalties and Sentences Amendment Bill, 800 Domestic Violence (Family Protection) Amendment Bill, 5063 Electricity industry, Management, 1222 Environment and Heritage and Natural Resources Minister, Performance, 1147 Estimates Committee C, Report, 4423 Estimates Committee D, Report, 4432 Estimates Committee E, Report, 4514 SEENEY, Jeffrey William—continued: Speeches—continued: Estimates Committee G, Report, 4535 Forestry Amendment Bill, 5655, 6045, 6088 Gaming Machine Community Benefit Fund, 3669 Grapes, Importation, 1931 Health Legislation Amendment Bill, 5261 Health portfolio, Budget, 388 Industrial Relations Bill, 2435 Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Amendment Bill, 3135 Liquor Amendment Bill, 4896 Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2), 5164 Meat Industry Amendment Standard (No. 1) 1999, 1660 Mines and Energy Minister— Censure, 4563 Performance, 1222 Nathan Dam, 529 Parliament, Address in Reply debate, 137 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill, 3652, 3815 Primary Industry Bodies Reform Bill, 5493 Property Law Amendment Bill, 6278 Regional forest agreement, 1004, 2730, 4447 Road Transport Reform Bill, 3489 Rural areas— Resource management, 5962 Water resources, 4030 Westpac, Branch closures, 5340 South Burnett Meatworks, 6188 State Development and Public Works Organisation Amendment Bill, 2061 Surat Basin, 529 Surgery, Elective, 4877 Transport infrastructure, 2471 178 Index 1999

Tree-clearing guidelines, 6010 Vegetation Management Bill, 6339 Water Resources Amendment Bill, 6152, 6236 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1189

Senior citizens, 1443 Seniors Card, 3959 Septimus State School, 4907 Seton College, 5238 SEVS Program, 6401 Sewage disposal, 6071, 6181 Sex offenders, Notification orders, 1927, 1989, 2279, 2473, 2650, 2651, 5237, 5309 Sexual Offenders Treatment Program, 6509 Shalom College, 1913 Shanghai, Mayor, Visit, 2874 Sharples v. O'Shea and Pauline Hanson, 3181, 3182, 3291 Sheep industry, 2290 Sheffield Shield, 5338 Shelburne pastoral lease, 6372

SHELDON, Joan Mary— Points of order, 111, 112, 181, 839, 939, 1159, 1638, 1639, 1640, 2292, 2293, 2464, 2465, 2531, 2532, 2755, 3802, 3958, 3971, 4350, 4721, 4722, 5359, 5548, 5684, 5685, 5862, 5998, 6075 Privilege— Deputy Premier, Tabled documents, 945 Questions— Aboriginals, Women's Task Force on Violence, 6074 Ambulance transport fee, 1158 APEC Technomart, 4721 Apprentices and trainees, 1324, 2988, 4679, 6399, 6589 Auctioneers and Agents Committee, 630 Brisbane, Women's prison, 2754 Caloundra— Hospital, 5547 Wallabies training base, 5126 Cooloola-Sunshine TAFE Institute, 6459 Deaths in custody, 6393 Ebert, Mr C., 1158 Education Department, Capital works, 6472 Electricity industry, Dividends, 6489 Employment, Training and Industrial Relations Department— Consultants, 6568 Equity return, 6410 Families, Youth and Community Care and Disability Services portfolio, Capital works, 2967 Health Department, Laundry services, 3012 Hospitals, Patient transfers, 1730 Kelly, Mr D., 630 Mackenzie, Mrs L., 4382 Methadone program, 6450 Naltrexone treatment program, 3971 Nambour Hospital, 319, 1722 Optometrist services, 721 Palliative care, 6530 Pilchard fishery trial, 1935 Police resources, 3762, 6510 Premier and Cabinet Department— Consultants, 6575 Staff, 6540 Public housing, 3745 Public Works and Housing portfolio, Consultants, 2608 Queensland Building Services Authority— Home warranty insurance, 4667 Rectification work, 4701 Index 1999 179

Queensland Fisheries Management Authority, 1935 Racing industry— Corbould Park racing complex, 1288 Deagon racecourse, 2620 Racing Development Corporation, 2620 Railways— Noise limits, 1762 Sunshine Coast corridor, 1777, 2103, 2118, 2131 Regional forest agreement, 1346 Royal Brisbane Hospital, 6421 Royal Women's Hospital, 6421 Schools— Funding, 6519 Students, 3004 Teachers, 6549 Second Australian Playground Safety Conference, 1302 SHELDON, Joan Mary—continued: Questions—continued: State Government taxes, 3801 Sunshine Coast University Council, 2403 TAB, Privatisation, 1288 Toowoomba, Alcohol and drug services, 1314 Transport and Main Roads portfolio, Funding of drug programs, 3755 Viviani report, 1740 Women, Compensation for underpayment, 2292 WorkCover, 6440 Youths, Deaths in custody, 6380 Speeches— ABC, Radio station 4QR, 4820 Ambulance transport fee, 1025 Appropriation Bills, 4116 Bilney, Mr L. and Mrs K., 839 Caloundra electorate, Road noise, 4493 Corrective Services and Penalties and Sentences Amendment Bill, 795 Dolphins, 1456 Domestic Violence (Family Protection) Amendment Bill, 5031 Ebert, Mr C., 1025 Fisheries Regulations, 1929 Gaming Machine and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, 662 Hall, Mr and Mrs, 3788 Health Department— Budget, 381 Staff, 312 Health Practitioner Registration Boards (Administration) Bill, 5091 Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Bill, 5091 Huggins, Ms J., 2381 Industrial Relations Bill, 2490 Mackenzie, Mrs L., 4287 McLean, Mr R. T., Condolence motion, 10 Motor Accident Insurance Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1999, 1635 Parliament— Address in Reply debate, 150 Address in Reply debate, 150 Adjournment, 2595 Property Law Amendment Bill, 6268 Racing Minister, Performance, 179 Revenue Laws Amendment Bill, 5996 School Uniform Bill, 2850 Scott, Ms E., 2381 Spanner crabs, 1929 State Government— Election promises, 1437 Performance, 5861 Sunshine Coast— 180 Index 1999

Combined Churches Kosovo Appeal, 2283 Rail corridor, 948 State Emergency Service, 5239 Tripcony Caravan Park site, 5936 University, 1149, 2535 Transport infrastructure, 2463 Women— Abuse, 4287 Challenges to Women in the New Millennium conference, 4716 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1229 Yewdale, Mr L. J., Condolence motion, 10

Sherrington, Mr D. J., Condolence motion, 921 Shooter, Mr P., 1799 Silver Bridle Community Centre, 1297 Silverdale, Cunningham Highway, 4233 Silviculture, 6512, 6522

SIMPSON, Fiona Stuart— Notices of motion— Health— Department, 306, 3366 Services, Privatisation, 3584 Surgery, Elective, 4800 Ministers, Performance, 1454 Points of order, 314, 318, 850, 1037, 1150, 1378, 1425, 2019, 2401, 2408, 2761, 3187, 3191, 3373, 3440, 3799, 3848, 4101, 4280, 4549, 4808, 4883, 5209, 5210, 5547, 6198 Questions— Apprentices and trainees, 1324 Bayside Health District, 6413 Beaudesert, Dental services, 2974 Bundamba, Mines, 1779 Cairns Hospital, 1726 Cattle tick control, 1335 Employment, Training and Industrial Relations Department, Consultants, 2987 Eventide Nursing Home, Sandgate, 3592, 4672 Fire and Rescue Authority, Response times, 2133 Fraser Coast Health District, 6475 Gladstone Health District, 6459 Gold Coast, Convention centre, 6570 Health— Cancer patient, MRI cost, 4684 Department— Capital works, 1277, 2022, 2605, 3741, 4239 Consultants, 6536 Director-General, 2615, 2997, 4213 Enterprise bargaining, 1037 Motor vehicles, 2115 SES public servants, 2104, 4171 Staff, 4190, 6563 Year 2000 compliance, 6592 Districts, Budgets, 1315, 1746 Drug rehabilitation programs, 4695 Mental health services, 2666, 2677, 2760, 6397 Minister, Cabinet documents, 4665 Needle exchange program, 1304 Northern Rural Health Training Unit, 6452 Nurses, 1717 Palliative care, 6556 Queensland Health Strategy Advisory Project, 3592 Specialists, 4808, 6510 SIMPSON, Fiona Stuart—continued: Index 1999 181

Questions—continued: Home and Community Care Program, 2639, 6413 HOME Scheme, 6520 Hospitals— Bed closures, 5688 Budgets, 1463 Equity return, 3798 Patients— Care, 6198 Numbers, 4226 Rural areas, Services, 4101 Staff, 1463 Waiting lists, 720, 1378 James Cook University Medical School, 2615 Logan City, Dental services, 2974 Magnetic Island, General practitioners, 4204 Maroochy Shire Council, Roadworks, 6530 Nambour Hospital, 3008 Nursing homes, 3373, 3592 QE II Hospital, 6434 Queensland Intravenous AIDS Association, 6386 Racing industry, Funding, 1288 Redcliffe-Caboolture Health District, 1746 Reece, Dr S., 4695 Rockhampton, Mental health services, 6397 Royal Brisbane Hospital— Oncology ward, Closure, 3848 Staff, 3191 South Burnett Health District, 6498 Spectacle Supply Scheme, 3757 Stanthorpe Hospital, 6376 State Development Department, Staff, 1702 State Emergency Service, Flood boats, 3765 Sunshine Coast Health District, 6421 Sunshine Motorway, 6585 TAB, Privatisation, 1288 Toowoomba Hospital, 313 Torres Health District, 6484 Water— Backflow, 2161 Hazards, 1583 Wolston Park Hospital— Engineering and maintenance workers, 1754 Incident, 843 Redundancies, 1803 Speeches— Appropriation Bills, 4112, 4546 Australia Acts (Request) Bill, 2897 Backflow prevention programs, 6188 Crime, Increase, 5431 Domestic Violence (Family Protection) Amendment Bill, 5064 Estimates Committee E, Report, 4508 Food, Genetically modified, 2093 Gold Coast Hospital, 2749 Health— Department, 379, 3433 Minister, Performance, 104, 310, 329, 406 Services— Aged care, 3347 Privatisation, 3586, 3654 System, 3842 Health Legislation Amendment Bill, 5253, 5281-5283 Health Practitioner Registration Boards (Administration) Bill, 5079 Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Bill, 5079, 5099, 5100 Hospitals— Management, 4491 Privatisation, 3366 182 Index 1999

Surgery, Waiting list, 4803, 4871 Industrial Relations Bill, 2483 James Cook University, Medical school, 1930 Maroochy River bridge, 2865 Mount Lofty Nursing Home, 715 Parliament— Address in Reply debate, 76, 118 Ministers, Performance, 1519 Private Health Facilities Bill, 5201, 5219-5221 Prostitution Bill, 5730 Radiation Safety Bill, 1410, 1424, 1425 South Burnett, Health services, 2954 State Development and Public Works Organisation Amendment Bill, 2253 Sunshine Coast, Bus transport, 1010 Toowoomba Hospital, 2379 Townsville Hospital, 2379 Transplantation and Anatomy Amendment Bill, 1113 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1242

Simpson, Mr and Mrs T., 1366 Singapore, Education mission, 1140 Sir David Longland Correctional Centre, 1790 Skateboarders, 3671 Skills Week, 3463, 3577 Sky Rail, 4918

SLACK, Douglas John— Notices of motion— Burnett River, Water storage, 2279 Ministers, Performance, 1574 State Development Department, Performance, 5113 Personal Explanation— Bundaberg Hospital, 2880 Points of order, 113, 845, 1810, 2483, 3440, 3473, 4882, 5125, 5189, 5244, 5468, 6194 Privilege— Health Minister, Performance, 1919 Questions— Apprentices and trainees, 1330, 2987, 6589 Bank of Queensland, 5538 Bundaberg— Bypass, 6423 Dental Clinic, 6542 Families, Youth and Community Care Department, 6453, 6459 Health District, 6437, 6553 Hospital— Budget, 4227 Linen service, 2762 Mental health services, 3770 Orthopaedic surgery, 3770 Outpatients clinic, 1810, 3770 Marine College, 3003 Meatworks, 6470 Mental health services, 3014 SLACK, Douglas John—continued: Questions—continued: Burnett Heads Boat Harbour, 4204, 5691, 6514 Burnett River, Water storage, 6527 Childers Hospital, 4700 Comalco, 5468 Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, 3472 Deputy Premier, Overseas visit, 3472 East Timor, 6199 Employment Task Force, 6390 Fishing industry— Bycatch, Sale, 1344 Index 1999 183

Commercial, 1344 Hairdressers, 1330 Health Department— Director-General, 1316 Travel expenditure, 1718 Hummock Hill, Satellite launch facility, 6590 Labour market regulation, 2116 Pastrycooks, 1330 Public housing, 2968 Qantas, Aircraft maintenance, 2633 Queensland Rail, Call centre, 5953 School students, Overseas, 3755 Small business, Assistance, 1703 State Development— Department— Capital works, 1277, 2605, 3742 Consultants, 1731, 4243, 6577 Director-General, 4216 Restructuring, 5124 SES public servants, 2105, 4170 Staff, 1309, 4197 Web site, 844 Minister, Overseas visit, 4677 Surat Basin/Dawson Valley project, 6566 Toowoomba, Range crossing, 6372 Tourism, Sport and Racing Minister, Office expenditure, 1287 Townsville Industrial Land Project, 4657 Walla Weir, 2130, 4683, 6486 Wide Bay TAFE, 3003 Woongarra Marine Park, 6497 WorkCover, 2618 Speeches— APEC Technomart, 4783 Appropriation Bills, 4108 Burnett River, Water storage, 2281, 2345 Deputy Premier, Overseas visit, 3388 Estimates Committee A, Report, 4387 Forestry Amendment Bill, 5923 Gordonstone mine, 787 Health— Services, 3435 Surgery, Elective, 4873 Health Legislation Amendment Bill, 5272, 5283 Industrial Relations Bill, 2499 Magnetic Island, Nelly Bay development, 2226 Parliament, Ministers, Performance, 1644 Primary Industry Bodies Reform Bill, 5489 Rural areas, Water resources, 4028 School students, Overseas, 2749 State Development and Public Works Organisation Amendment Bill, 2031, 2294-2309 State Development Department, Performance, 5184 State Government— Performance, 479 SES positions, 3539 Sugar Industry Bill, 4309 Sun Metals dispute, 787 Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Queensland) Bill, 348 Water Resources Amendment Bill, 6170

Slade Point, Police Beat, 294 Small business (see "Business") SmartLicence, 1708 Smith, Ms K., 4177 Smith, Ms M., 1306 Smith report, 1327 184 Index 1999

Smith Street, Noise barriers, 2405 Smithfield State High School, 5535 Smithsonian Institution, 3686, 4793 Smoke alarms, 3042 Smout, Mr T., 3787 Snake handling courses, 536 Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Scheme, 3389 Solar Hot Water Rebate Scheme, 720, 2669 Solicitors Complaints Tribunal, 3760, 6405 Sorry Book, 2611 South Africa, Trade mission, 3280, 3472, 4677 South Bank Corporation Amendment Bill, 3855, 4616, 4703 South Bank Parklands, 2649, 3589, 4484 South Burnett— Byee rail spur, 6541 Health District, 2954, 6397, 6498, 6499 Regional Cadet Unit, 4477 South Burnett Meatworks (see "Meat industry") South Carolina, Sister State agreement, 1934 South East Busway, 2619 South East Queensland Water Board (Reform Facilitation) Bill, 3481, 4104 South East Transit Project, 4688 Southbank TAFE, 1329, 1745, 4675 Southern Downs Health District, 6418, 6454 Southport— Court House Hotel project, 6579 High Street, 6530 Police resources, 4227, 4235 Spanner crabs, 1361, 1929, 2001, 2110, 3757 SPC products, 3589

SPEAKER, Mr (Hon. R. K. Hollis)— Estimates Committee A, Report, 4394 Mulgrave electoral district— Member, Sworn, 1 Writ, Return, 1 Parliament— Address in Reply, Presentation to Governor, 397, 705, 921 Comments, 2007 Members— Behaviour in Chamber, 213, 248 Stationery entitlements, 299 Survey, 397 Standing Rules and Orders, 2141 Valedictory, 6365 SPEAKER, Mr (Hon. R. K. Hollis)—continued: Privilege— Barambah, Member, Serving of subpoena, 825, 826, 867 Nicklin, Member, Matter raised, 2642, 2656 Toowoomba North, Member, Matter raised, 1 Remembrance Day, 4931 Rulings, Motions of dissent, 2532, 2641, 2909, 3423

Speaker's Office, Statement of recurrent expenditure, 1, 4599 Speech therapists, 2109 Speed limits, 92, 510, 606, 1701, 5355 Speed radars, 4665

SPENCE, Judith Caroline— Answers to questions— Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy and Development Department— Index 1999 185

Capital works, 1278, 2605, 3741 Consultants, 4208, 6551, 6577 Director-General, 4216 Drug programs, Funding, 3753 SES public servants, 2106, 4171 Staff, 2997, 4184, 6561 Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders— Jidabul Aboriginal Corporation, 3739 Northern Safecorp Consultants Pty Ltd, 2977 Women's Task Force on Violence, 726, 6075 Woorabinda, Petrol sniffing, 5472 Aramah Homes, 4381 Auctioneers and Agents Committee, 625, 626, 627, 628, 630, 725, 727, 729, 1368, 1369, 1370, 1468, 1734, 6551, 6552 Auctioneers and Agents Fidelity Fund, 3016, 4229, 4665 Bareboat charter industry, 4178 Bilborough, Mr C., 108 Bulowarr farm, 3739 Business registration, 3967, 6439, 6465 Centenary Poolmart, 6376 Construction industry— Building contractors, 846 Licensing system, 6303 Queensland Building Services Authority— Complaint process, 6466 Golden Paradise Resort, Creditors, 5948 Home warranty insurance, 1309, 1758, 2407, 4230, 4667, 4816, 4817 Phoenix companies, 5544 Rectification work, 4701 Queensland Building Tribunal, 1308, 4229, 4660 Credit providers, 1375, 3296 Equity and Fair Trading— Department— Capital works, 1278, 2605, 3741 Consultants, 4208, 6551, 6577 Director-General, 4216 Drug programs, Funding, 3753 Investigations officers, 4606 SES public servants, 2106, 4171 Staff, 2997, 4184, 6561 Fair Trading Office, 1031, 6465 Minister— Corruption allegations, 107, 109, 226 Office fit-out, 22 Fuel— Oil prices, 6483 Products, 6392 Gift vouchers, 6560 Gold Coast— Marketeers, 23, 108, 226, 4930 Marrakesh Apartments, 109 Guardian Pest and Weed Control, 4816 Jackson, Ms T., 2289 Kelly, Mr D., 625, 626, 627, 628, 630, 725, 727, 729, 1369, 1468, 1734 Kelly, Ms R., 1368, 1369, 1370, 1468, 1734, 1742, 2029 Laser pens, 113 Lawson, Mr N., 2289 Logan City Council, Motor dealer's licence, 2125 Loski, Ms S., 1031 McIntyre, Ms E., 2614 O'Donnell, Ms M., 1468 Pearson, Mr N., 6492 Petrol prices, 3471 Prizes, Promotions, 5814 Raptis, Mr J., 109, 226 Retirement villages, 1807 Schoolies Week, 5249 186 Index 1999

Southport, Court House Hotel project, 6579 Suncorp Insurance, 1311 Syndicate Club, 5123 Termites, 3968, 4817 Townsville, Women's Infolink, 4281 Women— Information technology, 2030 Office of Women's Policy, 6078 Underpayment, Compensation, 2292 Women's prison, Brisbane, 2754 Speeches— Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders— Advisory Board, 1792 Employees, Underpayment, 2276 Local government elections, 5349 Stolen generation, 1949 Women's Task Force on Violence, 5798 Auctioneers and Agents Committee, 615, 832, 1030 Banks, 3459 Better Building Industry package, 218 Bills of Sale and Other Securities Amendment Bill, 274 Community Services Legislation Amendment Bill, 854, 4969 Domestic Building Contracts Bill, 4610 Equity and Fair Trading (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, 1041, 5293-5296 Estimates Committee G, Report, 4536 Internet, Pornography, 3284 Kelly, Mr D., 1030 SPENCE, Judith Caroline—continued: Speeches—continued: Land and Resources Tribunal Bill, 359 Parliament, Ministers, Performance, 1526 Post School Survival Tips booklet, 4798 Queensland Building Services Authority Amendment Bill (1998), 2375 Queensland Building Services Authority Amendment Bill (1999), 2770, 3629-3633 Queensland Building Tribunal Bill, 4610 Residential property, Consumer protection, 2879 Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill (No. 2), 274 Retirement villages, 832 Retirement Villages Bill, 2766, 5618-5644 School Uniform Bill, 2858 Termites, 5235 Toys, Annual survey, 5529 Trade Measurement Amendment Bill, 2179, 5305-5309

Sports— Achievers, 5538 Australian Sports Awards, 5687 Australian Sports Drug Agency, 3038, 3954 Events, 943 Firearm ranges, 1313 Minor Sport and Recreation Facility Program, 6441 National Standard Sports Facilities Program, 6463 North Queensland Academy of Sport, 4788 Queensland Sports Award, 5536 Stadium catering services, 4717 Women's teams, Fundraising, 3351 Spouse, Definition, 2404

SPRINGBORG, Lawrence James— Notices of motion— Children, Sex offences, 1927, 5237 Drug courts, 617 Regional forest agreement, 2657 Index 1999 187

Statutory instrument, Disallowance, 2393 Tree-clearing guidelines, 5934 Points of order, 505, 1180, 2294, 5871 Questions— Ambulance Service, Purchase of rural residences, 3765 Anti-Discrimination Act, 3003 Apprentices and trainees, 2118 Arts portfolio, Capital works, 2602 Barron Gorge, 410 Cairns Esplanade, 410 Children, Sex offences, 2616 Citizens Against Road Slaughter, 1461 Civil disobedience, 27 Community Jobs Plan, 410 Constitutional Convention, 2132 Courts— Cases, Delays, 6418 Circuits, 6407 Court of Appeal, 4203 Crime— Drug and alcohol use, 1729 Sentences, 4166 Sex offences, 2616 Syringes, Use, 2635 Victims, Support groups, 1298 Crimes (Confiscation) Act, 1741, 4672 D'Arcy, Mr W., 3293 Dinmore, Land subsidence, 4252 Director of Public Prosecutions, 6495, 6567 Dispute resolution centres, 1755 Electoral fraud, 1580 Electricity industry— CS Energy, 6492 Restructure, 2885 Families, Youth and Community Care and Disability Services portfolio, Travel expenditure, 2963 Fitzroy, Member, Actions, 27 Funerals, Indigent persons, 5870 Gocorp, 3036, 3185, 3293, 3377 Group training schemes, 3016 Hannigan, Mr G., 3470 Hospitals— Accident and emergency waiting times, 1718 Market share, 4231 Justice and Attorney-General— Department— Capital works, 1280, 2602, 3743 Consultants, 6540, 6576 Director-General, 4215, 6452 SES public servants, 2106, 4183 Staff, 1711, 4239, 6380, 6546 Year 2000 compliance, 6591 Minister, 1931 White, Ms S., 1931 Killarney sawmill, 4686, 6582 Land, Conservation agreements, 6193 Legal Aid Queensland, 6403 Legal Fidelity Guarantee Fund, 3594 Livingstone, Mr D., 3293 Local government valuations, 1340 Navari Pty Ltd, 3293 Parliament, Ministers, Legal expenses, 3377 Payne, Ms J., 2293 Pisasale, Cr P., 3293 Premier and Cabinet portfolio, Funding of drug programs, 3753 Prostitution laws, 110, 6532 Public housing, 6518 188 Index 1999

Q-Build Industry, Expenditure and revenue, 4666 Racing Development Fund, 1287 Regional forest agreement, 4378 Resolute Limited, 1780, 4165 School teachers, 4697 State election 1998, Fraud, 624 State Government taxes, 3795 Summit Resources, 1780, 4165 Syndicate Club, 5122 TAB, Privatisation, 2752 Tablelands Health District, 6468 TAFE— Council directors, 1330 Moreton, 6389 Oxford Park, 2980 Science courses, 6505 SPRINGBORG, Lawrence James—continued: Questions—continued: Tarong Energy, Executive remuneration, 4275 Townsville, Strand redevelopment, 410 Tree-clearing guidelines, 5248, 5542, 5944, 6067, 6298 Valhalla uranium project, 1780, 4165 Warwick sawmill, 4686, 6582 Youth Arts Festival Stage X, 2535 Speeches— Appropriation Bills, 3992, 4571, 4577 Attorney-General Bill, 160, 237-241 Audio Visual and Audio Links Amendment Bill, 5382, 5403 Australia Acts (Request) Bill, 2800, 2907-2909 Burnett River, Water storage, 2353 Children, Sex offences, 5309 Commissions of Inquiry (Queensland Constitutional Review Commission) Regulation, 3301 Community-Based Referendum Bill, 3564 Corrective Services and Penalties and Sentences Amendment Bill, 1105 Criminal Code (Stalking) Amendment Bill, 981 Criminal Law Amendment Bill, 6244, 6256-6259 Drug courts, 407, 685 Electoral Amendment Bill, 5760 Enterprising Queenslanders and Young Primary Producers, 5222 Estimates Committee A, Report, 4386 Estimates Committee B, Report, 4405 Federal Courts (State Jurisdiction) Bill, 2776 Fines Bill, 835, 1022 Health services, Privatisation, 3664 Industrial Relations Bill, 2514 Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Amendment Bill, 3109 Justice Legislation Bills, 978, 5405, 5420 Law reform, 621 Meat Industry Amendment Standard (No. 1) 1999, 1667 Mines and Energy Minister, Censure, 4347 Native Title (Queensland) State Provisions Amendment Bill, 2782 Police Powers and Responsibilities and Other Acts (Registers) Amendment Bill, 1489 Primary Industry Bodies Reform Bill, 5519 Property Law Amendment Bill, 6259, 6282-6286 Public Sector Ethics Amendment Bill, 4987, 5000 Queensland Law Society Amendment Bill, 6116, 6132-6137 Rainwater tank rebate, 899 Regional forest agreement, 1006, 2722 Rural areas, State Government assistance, 598 Sex offenders, Notification orders, 1989, 2279 State Development and Public Works Organisation Amendment Bill, 2257 State Development Department, Performance, 5190 State Government— Performance, 482 SES positions, 3534 State Penalties Enforcement Bill, 5451 Stipendiary Magistrates and Other Acts Amendment Bill, 5433, 5438 Index 1999 189

Stolen generation, 1956 Sugar Industry Bill, 4749-4765 Tree-clearing guidelines, 5613, 5934, 6001 Trusts (Investments) Amendment Bill, 5439 University of Queensland, Gatton campus, 2949 Vegetation Management Bill, 6310 Water infrastructure projects, 530 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1182

Springfield TAFE, 2121 Springwood electorate— Business Centre, 210 Busway, 210 Employment, 210 Law and order, 2168 Liberal Party preselection, 5354 St Bernard State School, 4695 St George— Dam, 2885, 3744 Irrigation area, 4920, 4933, 4990, 6446, 6455, 6456 St Mary's School, 2954 Stamp duty, 21, 229, 589, 1345, 1745 Stanthorpe Hospital, 6376 Stanwell Corporation, Executive remuneration, 4277 Stanwell Power Station, 3843 Starland project, 4810, 4811, 4933, 5050 State Archivist, 1305 State Counter-Disaster Organisation Amendment Bill, 3482, 6090, 6599 State Development— Centres, 1706 Department— Business advisers, 1704 Capital works, 1277, 2605, 3742 Consultants, 1731, 4243, 6529, 6539, 6577 Corporate support, 1710 Director-General, 4216 Industry, Assistance, 1709 Motor vehicles, 1710 Offices, 1702, 1705, 1709 Organisational changes, 5107 Performance, 5113, 5184 Regional development boards, 1700 Restructuring, 5124 SES public servants, 2105, 4170 Small business, Assistance, 1699, 1701, 1709 Staff, 1309, 1699, 1701, 1702, 1704, 1710, 4197, 6540, 6577 Structuring, 1704 Transition costs, 1702 Web site, 844 Year 2000 compliance, 6591 Minister, Overseas visits, 97, 2144, 3388, 4677 State Development and Public Works Organisation Amendment Bill, 1160, 2031, 2241, 2294, 2641 State elections— Fraud, 623, 624 Voting trends, 5936 State Emergency Service— Budget, 2130, 2133, 2609 Cadets, 3361, 3467 Control, 541 State Emergency Service—continued: Flood boats, 3765, 5471, 5472, 5543 Helicopters, 3010, 3763, 3765, 4174 SES Week, 4712 Staff, 2130, 5548 190 Index 1999

Sunshine Coast, 5239, 5664 Volunteers, 304, 4712, 5472, 5548 State forests— Recreational use, 2164 Revocations, 155, 2312 State Government— Accountability, 930 Achievements, 2387, 5461, 5531 Advertising, 634, 6190 Budget, 3292, 3819, 6191 Capital City Policy, 2271 Capital Works Program, 524, 940, 941, 952, 1293, 2154, 2156, 2158, 2159, 2166, 3590 Computer viruses, 2136, 6481 Correspondence, Use of plain English, 527, 580 Departments and agencies, Budgets, 3769 Election promises, 1363, 1428 Internet policy, 1371, 3969 Land, Surplus, 1348 Legislation, 6589 Performance, 214, 223, 405, 474, 2153, 2387, 2405, 3383, 5466, 5525, 5552, 5800, 5853 SES positions, 3461, 3532 Superannuation, 2876 Taxes, 3785, 3786, 3791, 3792, 3793, 3795, 3796, 3798, 3801 Transition cost, 1706 Unions, Support, 408 WorkCover proposals, Advertising, 634 State Library, 5359 State of Origin, 1921, 2008, 2285, 2399 State Penalties Enforcement Registry, 613 State Purchasing Policy, 37, 1021, 2171, 2999, 6595 Statewide Purchasing Policy, 5128, 5234, 5938 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, 421, 1405, 1783 Statutory instrument, Disallowance, 2393 Statutory Instruments and Another Act Amendment Bill, 956, 1860, 2141

STEPHAN, Leonard William— Questions— Animal Health Institute, 1334 Apprentices and trainees, 6588 Arts Queensland, Peer assessment panels, 4175 Austral, 2132 Biennial Festival, 4220 Brisbane City Council, Workplace health and safety, 3000 Caboolture Shire, Registration revenue, 6390 Construction industry— Apprentices, 1745 Queensland Building Services Authority, Home warranty insurance, 4667 Cooroy-Gympie, Bruce Highway, 4238 Dairy industry, 1307, 1735 Drought relief, 2632 Electricity supply— Amamoor, 1773 Goomboorian, 1773 Small business, 944 Tarong Power Station, 6490 Employment, Training and Industrial Relations Department, Consultants, 6575 Environment and Heritage Department, KPMG consultants, 6539 Fire and Rescue Authority— Appliances, 2132 SES public servants, 2610 Gympie— Driver training centre, 4684 Floods, 1283 Health District, 6426, 6447 Index 1999 191

Hospital, 3758 Police Station, 6528 Transport Department, 6401 Health Department, Sponsorships, 1723 Hervey Bay, Methadone clinic, 6507 HOME Scheme, 6439 Main Roads Department, Staff, 6562 Mines and Energy Department, Computer system, 4254 Natural Resources Department, KPMG consultants, 6539 Primary Industries Department, Staff, 6546 Prisons, Escapes, 2626 Public housing, 3745, 4203, 6372 Public Works Department— Project Services, 4694 Sales and Distribution Services Business Unit, 2972, 4180 Queensland Manufacturing Institute, 1704 Racing industry, TABQ payments, 1287 School teachers, 6517 Seagrass dieback, 4102 Spectacle Supply Scheme, 1316 Tablelands Health District, 6500 TAFE— Audits, 1762 Dalby, 3010 Enrolments, 6464 Moreton, 6411 Outsourcing, 4674 Southbank, 1330 Training, 1762 Tourism, Sport and Racing Department, Human resources system, 6472 Training providers, 2983 Transport Department, Staff, 6562 Vegetation management, 6596 Viviani, Prof. N., 2121 WorkCover, 3769, 4224 Speeches— Acquisition of Land Amendment Bill, 3638 Australia Acts (Request) Bill, 2903 Corrective Services and Penalties and Sentences Amendment Bill, 510, 794 Estimates Committee F, Report, 4521 Forestry Amendment Bill, 5659 Gympie, Floods, 209, 918 Industrial Relations Bill, 2517 Liquor Amendment Bill, 5322 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill, 3817 STEPHAN, Leonard William—continued: Speeches—continued: Primary Industry Bodies Reform Bill, 5509 State forest areas, Revocation, 158 Water Resources Amendment Bill, 6202 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1240

Stipendiary magistrates, 6395 Stipendiary Magistrates Act, 1922 Stipendiary Magistrates and Other Acts Amendment Bill, 2176, 5433, 5927

STRUTHERS, Karen Lee— Questions— Child care, 3190, 5365 Families, Youth and Community Care Department, Hervey Bay office, 5876 Food industry, 1935 Forde inquiry, 3595 Gaming industry, 2887, 6195 192 Index 1999

Gold Coast, Marketeers, 23 Goods and services tax, 414 Housing, Remote areas, 5808 Regional forest agreement, 4100 School students— Exchange and study tour programs, 2599 Subjects, Selection, 4383 Tourism— Disabled tourists, 1585 Events, 943 Watch-houses, Youth detention, 728 Speeches— Acacia Ridge, Employment creation, 4908, 6063 Apprentices and trainees, 1456 Appropriation Bills, 4046 Archerfield electorate, Low income earners, 225 Call centres, Staff, 4803 Caloundra, Member, Comments, 839 Child Protection Bill, 440 Children— Abuse, 2831 Sex offences, 5316 Corrective Services and Penalties and Sentences Amendment Bill, 186 Criminal Code (Stalking) Amendment Bill, 988 Domestic Violence (Family Protection) Amendment Bill, 5030 Drugs— Abuse, 408 Courts, 695 Estimates Committee F, Report, 4525 Family Services Amendment Bill, 4861 Forde inquiry, 2831 Goods and services tax, 2747 Industrial Relations Bill, 2411 Nursing home places, 5238 Pharmaceutical costs, 5114 Prostitution Bill, 5712 Queensland Fire and Rescue Authority Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1999, 1681 Retirement Villages Bill, 5617 Road Transport Reform Bill, 3513 Schools, Literacy, 3785 Sherrington, Mr D. J., Condolence motion, 925 Skills Week, 3463 State Government— Correspondence, Use of plain English, 583 SES positions, 3542 Suicide research, 1928 Weapons Amendment Bill, 1898 Women's sporting teams, Fundraising, 3351 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1060 Workplaces, Family friendly, 2281

Stuart oil shale project, 6387 Stuart Prison, 6396 SUDAW, 3843, 4680 Sugar industry— Bulk terminals, 1728 Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations, 4097 Cane grubs, 5684 Canegrowers, 4097 Commercial cane sugar levels, 332, 643 Prices, 332, 643, 1442, 2867, 2987 Single desk selling, 643 State Government assistance, 1442 Sweet Horizons Conference, 1442 Sugar Industry Bill, 2773, 3880, 4282, 4304, 4586, 4623, 4212, 4232, 4740, 4832, 5103 Index 1999 193

Suicide, 1928, 2003, 3447, 5953

SULLIVAN, Terry— Points of order, 801, 4879, 6196, 6329 Questions— Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders— Cape York communities, Conference, 4719 Employees, Underpayment, 2398 Biotechnology industries, 2155 Boeing, 1799 Boulia Desert Sands 2000 camel races, 2660 Business summit, 2020 Coal-fired power stations, 5357 Coalition, Financial management, 409 Coastal surveillance, 1368 Community Cabinet meetings, 1578, 3685, 4926, 5242 Community services, Volunteers, 4496 Court of Disputed Returns, 5942 Cypress pine industry, 719 Economy, Performance, 532, 3032 Employment creation, 934, 3793, 4374 Gambling, Social impact, 5047 Goods and services tax, 2536 Government owned corporations, Executive remuneration, 4272 Health— Funding, 841 System, 2884 Heritage Trails Network, 4602, 6297 Immigrants, Illegal, 624 Japan— Technology exports, 6191 Trade, 3372 SULLIVAN, Terry—continued: Questions—continued: Metals industry, 108 Microsoft, 1799 Mining industry, 1460 Multiculturalism, 5804 Native title, 1031, 5871 One Nation Party, 3182, 3291 Premier, Overseas visit, 108 Property investment, 2751 Public hospital system, 1150 Public sector awards, 6067 Queensland, Achievements, 4807 Regional community forums, 1578 Roma Street Parklands, 314 Sharples v. O'Shea and Pauline Hanson, 3182, 3291 South Bank Parklands, 3589 Sports, Achievers, 5538 State Emergency Service, Cadets, 3467 State Government, Performance, 5466 Student unionism, 1753 Tarong Power Station, 5118 Teksid, 108, 226 Tourism, 6297 Unemployment, 18, 2284 United States, Direct flights, 1932 Welfare services, 5680 Youth training, 3467 Speeches— Adoption of Children (Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption) Amendment Bill, 260 Australia Acts (Request) Bill, 2810 Charitable and Non-Profit Gaming Bill, 2188 Chermside— Ambulance Station, 2270 194 Index 1999

Historical precinct, 3357 State School site, 2005 Town planning, 3672 Wheller Gardens, 1928 Child Protection Bill, 544 Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Conference, 6062 Corrective Services and Penalties and Sentences Amendment Bill, 815 East Timor, 3788 Estimates Committee A, Report, 4390 Estimates Committee E, Report, 4515 Estimates Committee F, Report, 4527 Family Services Amendment Bill, 4869 Gaming Machine and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, 742 Health— Portfolio, Budget, 383 Services— Aged care, 3346 Privatisation, 3663 Surgery, Elective, 4882 Health Practitioner Registration Boards (Administration) Bill, 5095 Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Bill, 5095 Industrial Relations Bill, 2573 Jubilee 2000 campaign, 4737 Opposition Leader, Performance, 2097 Parliament, Address in Reply debate, 153 Prince Charles Hospital— Holy Spirit Northside Private Hospital, Colocation, 1133 Mental health services, 3588 Redevelopment, 3371, 3572 Private Health Facilities Bill, 5208 Queensland Rose of Tralee, 2383 Radiation Safety Bill, 1419 Republic, 2395 Road Transport Reform Bill, 3524 Rugby World Cup, 5678 School Uniform Bill, 2853 Speed limits, 606 State Government correspondence, Use of plain English, 581 Stolen generation, 1974 Transport infrastructure, 2469 United Nations Youth Association, 2882 Wallabies, 5678 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1244

Summit Resources, 1780, 1781, 4165 Sun Metals, 540, 541, 620, 622, 714, 718, 782, 826, 840, 842, 848, 2396, 6485 Sunbus, 1731 Suncorp Insurance, 1311 Suncorp-Metway— Automatic teller machines, 293 Stadium, 3590, 5527, 6402, 6441, 6527, 6579 Sunfish, 6454 Sunlander, 6482 Sunnybank— McCullough Street, 819 Padstow Road, 819 Sunnybank Family Support Inc., 1319 Sunshine Coast— Bus transport, 1010 Combined Churches Kosovo Appeal, 2283 Firefighters, 407 Golden Paradise Resort, 5948 Health District, 6421, 6449 Index 1999 195

Independent Living Service, 4911 Offenders, Detention, 3475 Police resources, 4924, 6379, 6515 Rail corridor, 523, 948, 1777, 2103, 2118, 2131 State Emergency Service, 5239, 5664 Tripcony Caravan Park site, 5936 University, 1149, 2403, 2535, 3587 Sunshine Motorway, 6585 Suntown landfill, 3008 Superannuation, 2876 Superannuation Legislation Amendment Bill, 4823, 5966, 6599 Superannuation (State Public Sector) Amendment Bill, 1839, 2191, 2641 Superannuation (State Public Sector) Amendment Bill (No. 2), 5144, 5967, 6599 Surat Basin/Dawson Valley project, 529, 6566 Surfers Paradise, Member, Overseas visit, 306 Susan River, Fish habitat, 6396 Swanbank landfill, 6071, 6181, 6569 2000 Olympics (see "Olympic Games") Syndicate Club, 5120, 5122, 5123, 5128 T TAB— Alpha, 5784, 6461 Board, 6392 Dividend, 6392 Privatisation, 1035, 1287, 1288, 1289, 1357, 1364, 2283, 2285, 2286, 2396, 2537, 2751, 2752, 2754, 3178, 3183, 3236, 4379, 4380, 5784 Publication, 1741 Sale, 5123 Shares, 4724, 5108 TAB Queensland Limited Privatisation Bill, 3193, 3676, 3696, 3777 TABCorp, 336 Tablelands— Environment and Heritage Minister, Visit, 2629 Funding, 4682 Health District, 6468, 6500 Land valuations, 2102 Member, Suspension, 2668 Wildlife rescue, 2600 TAFE— Audits, 1327, 1762 Bannikoff, Mr K., 1581, 2994 Brisbane, 6586 Budget, 6413, 6506, 6564 Capital works, 6413 Competitive purchasing program, 1282, 3003, 3771 Constitution, 4181, 4205, 4206 Cooloola-Sunshine, 6459 Coorparoo, 1281, 1329, 2121, 2122, 4700, 6511 Council directors, 1330 Dalby, 1745, 2609, 2631, 2994, 3010 Enrolments, 6401, 6464 Expenditure, 6596 Facilities, 6514 Fees, 6551 Financial status, 3007, 4205, 4238 Funding, 206, 1329, 2117, 2118, 2119, 2994, 4695 Handbook, 3594, 6460 Libraries, 2381 Loans, 2119, 2994 Long report, 3017, 4181 Mackay, 1282 Mobile computer training unit, 6507 Moreton, 6389, 6411, 6412, 6507, 6563 National Competition Policy, 6393 Outsourcing, 4674, 6400, 6565 Overseas students, 6408, 6564 Oxford Park, 2123, 2980, 4695, 6506 196 Index 1999

Ravenshoe, 1732 Richlands, 1745 Science courses, 6505 Southbank, 1329, 1330, 1745, 4675 Sporting facilities, 2381 Springfield, 2121 Staff, 1707, 1741, 2116, 2120, 6367, 6411, 6413, 6506, 6563, 6565 State Government services, 6411 Teachers, 1707, 2116, 2120, 4694, 6367, 6401, 6411, 6507 Training, 206, 1282, 1327, 1715, 1748, 1762, 2118, 2987, 2988, 2995, 3003, 3771, 4203, 5671, 6393, 6461, 6506 Tropical North Queensland, 6587 Vision statement, 2877, 4663, 6390 Wide Bay, 3003, 6586, 6597 Tallebudgera Recreation Camp, 24, 5545, 6526 Tannum Sands Police Station, 1766 Targinnie, Research and development plant, 6495 Tarong Energy, 2980, 3845, 4275, 5041 Tarong Power Station (see "Electricity industry") Tarzali sawmill, 4696 Taxation— Carbon tax, 4604 Company tax, 1583 Fringe benefits tax, 1152, 1370, 1738 Goods and services tax, 115, 320, 322, 414, 534, 724, 845, 931, 1036, 1558, 1803, 1812, 1939, 2024, 2160, 2273, 2536, 2747, 3005, 4359, 4363, 4605, 4731, 4923, 4930, 5689, 5935, 5940, 5945, 5947, 6071, 6077 Land tax, 1697, 1698 Reform, 1465 Taxi industry— Licences, 1724, 3007, 3449, 4204, 4223 New year's eve, 6401, 6583 Subsidies, 1027, 1743, 2109 Technical Aid to the Disabled Queensland Incorporated, 2597 Technomart (see "APEC Technomart") Teksid, 108, 226, 4600 Telecommunications, Licensing agreement, 2387 Temporary Coastal Dwelling Protection Bill, 4714 Tennyson— Film and television studios, 3692 Power Station site, 4671, 4698 Termites, 3968, 4816, 4817, 5235 Terrica Place Child Care Centre, 2747 Tewantin-Tin Can Bay Road, 1273 Texberg Pty Ltd, 3046 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourt Championships, 612 The Hills Players Inc., 1458 Theme parks, 4810 Theodore sawmill, 6404 Thornberry, Mr R., 2096 Three Mile Bridge, Ipswich, 4233 Tick eradication, 5240 Tilt train, 1311, 1749, 3376, 3760, 6482 Timber industry (see "Forestry industry") Timber Plantations (Harvest Guarantee) Bill, 4370 Tin Can Bay, Dolphins, 1155 Tinana Creek, Fish ladders, 6494 Tinaroo Falls Dam, 6523 Tobacco products, Sale to children, 1283 Toorbul, Boat ramp, 6454 Toowoomba— Alcohol and drug services, 1314 Ambulance Service, 6078, 6457, 6462, 6472, 6481, 6502 Bush Connection, 2099 Carnival of Flowers, 3568 Development, 1913, 2095 Health District, 6428, 6449 Index 1999 197

Hospital— Budget, 313, 2379, 3269 Intensive care beds, 2379 Palliative care, 3269 Hotel and conference centre, 2741 Toowoomba—continued: Meat industry, 3833 National Parks and Wildlife Service, 6463 Rail line, 1765 Range crossing, 6372 Sports Ground Trust, 4700 Toowoomba South Boys School, 913 Toowoomba and District Society for the Prevention of Cruelty, 5678 Toowoomba South, Member, Alleged misleading of House, 5695 Topki Holdings Pty Ltd, 3046, 3184, 3294, 4697 Torrens, Mr L., 5245 Torrens, Ms A., 1038, 1141 Torres Health District, 6469, 6484 Torres Strait islands— Autonomy, 843 Police resources, 2621 Tourism— Adventure, 3465 Advertising campaigns, 420, 2289 Australian Tourism Awards, 4804 China, 3172 Cultural, 708 Food and wine guide, 4500 Disabled tourists, 1585 Ecotourism, 5363 Events, 943 Goods and services tax, 1939, 5811 International flights, 1565, 1932, 2969 Millennium bug, 5811 National visitor survey, 1374 Open skies policy, 2969 Overseas visitors, Bonds, 324 Promotion, 3271, 3966, 4376, 6297 Rural areas, 6297 Tourist operators, 1467 Vision Airlie project, 2102 Tourism Legislation Amendment Bill, 2762, 3394, 3777 Tourism Ministers Council, 1467 Tourism Queensland, 1037, 1938, 4500 Tourism, Sport and Racing— Department— Accounting system, 6469 Capital works, 1277, 2604, 3742 Consultants, 4221, 6539, 6576 Deputy Director-General, 5364 Director-General, 4213 Drug programs, Funding, 3754 Human resources system, 6471, 6472 Organisations, Funding, 1313, 1696 SES public servants, 2105, 4170 Staff, 1729, 4204, 6546 Year 2000 compliance, 6592 Minister— Comments, 213 Expenditure, 1287, 6486 Overseas visits, 214 Performance, 104, 173 Tow trucks, 4244 Townsville— Australian/Greek Cultural Festival, 4801 Central Business District Task Force, 1820, 3842 Cleveland Bay, Prawn trawling, 1715 198 Index 1999

Cleveland Youth Detention Centre, 5686 Community Cabinet meeting, 1138, 1576 Douglas Arterial, 6446 Health District, 6484 Hospital— Computers, 6479 Funding, 1719 Intensive care beds, 2379 Redevelopment, 236 Spinal injuries unit, 917 Surgery— Cancellations, 1719 Elective, 1364 Traffic problems, 2993 Industrial Land Project, 4657, 6194, 6583 Industrial Park, 5676, 5748 Kirwan, Liquor outlet and gambling facilities, 5353 Older Women's Wellness Centre, 3945 Police— Academy, 4228 Resources, 2127, 3599 Port access, 5935 Power stations, 3052, 4604 Prison, Escapes, 2127 Rail line upgrade, 217 Railway Station, 5251 Railway workshops, 2989 State Government building, 4174 Strand redevelopment, 409, 410, 4274, 4292, 4352 Women's Infolink, 4281 Zinc refinery, 6485 Townsville/Thuringowa— Crime prevention partnership, 6502 Dental clinic, 6495 Migrant Resource Centre, 33 Youth Justice Service, 3970 Toys, Annual survey, 5529 Trade— Asia, 231 Australia TradeCoast, 2143, 4498 China, 4816 Commissioners, 2390 International, 318, 612, 2390 Japan, 3372 Middle East, 1793 South Africa, 3280 United States, 2021, 3005 Trade Measurement Amendment Bill, 2179, 5297, 5523 Trading (Allowable Hours) Amendment Bill, 5151, 6115, 6599 Traffic— Accidents, Fuel spills, 3737 Signal system, 709 Training— Challenge Employment and Training, Funding, 2987 Funding, 3444 Group training schemes, 3016 Initiatives, 3362 Providers, 2983 Public sector, 6531 User choice contracts, 6391 Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Queensland) Bill, 339, 609 Transplantation and Anatomy Amendment Bill, 1111, 1531, 3247 Transport— Department— Call centres, 4233, 4234, 5797, 6377 Capital works, 1279, 2606, 3740 Consultants, 6537, 6576 Index 1999 199

Corporate Services Division, 3017 Credit card facilities, 2973, 4668 Customer service centres, 2538, 2968, 6383, 6586 Drug programs, Funding, 3755 Hall, Mr and Mrs, 3788 Inspectors, 1034, 2998, 4676 Integrated Planning Division, 3756 Land Transport and Safety Division, 3756 Maritime Division, 2973 Organisations, Funding, 1321, 1712 Performance, 2392 Public Transport Division, 3756 Rail, Ports and Aviation Division, 3756 SES public servants, 2107 Staff, 3767, 4185, 6562 Stock purchases, 3769 Survey, 6484 TRAILS computer system, 2019 Year 2000 compliance, 6593 Infrastructure, 2393, 2461 Minister— Overseas visit, 2012 Performance, 2393 Planning, 3672 System, 6062 Transport Legislation Amendment Bill, 3483 Transport (South Bank Corporation Area Land) Bill, 735, 960, 1349 Travelsafe Committee— Reports, submissions and transcripts— Annual report, 3959 Citytrain (responses), 16 Drug-driving, 4713, 4920 Public transport, 5045 Road safety committees, 6296 Rural road safety, 933 Unlicensed driving and unregistered vehicles, 2881, 3288, 4265 Treasurer— Advance Account, 1309, 2999, 4228 Annual Statement, 4360 Overseas visit, 397 Treasury Department— Capital works, 1280, 2603, 3742 Consultants, 4208, 6539 Director-General, 4214 Midyear review, 400 SES public servants, 2105, 4173 Staff, 4183, 6541 Year 2000 compliance, 6591 Tree-clearing guidelines, 527, 589, 1152, 1156, 1756, 2619, 3474, 4503, 5116, 5248, 5531, 5542, 5548, 5604, 5680, 5934, 5935, 5944, 5947, 5950, 6001, 6055, 6067, 6068, 6292, 6297, 6298, 6300, 6303, 6304 Tree-planting partnerships, 297 Tropical North Queensland TAFE, 6587 Truck drivers, Drugs, 2994 Trusts (Investments) Amendment Bill, 2178, 5439, 5927 Tugun bypass, 847, 3689, 5951 Tully— Electricity supply, 6584 State High School, 6471 Tully Falls Road, Logging, 4221 Turkey, Earthquake, 3453

TURNER, Kenneth— Questions— 200 Index 1999

Deeragun, Police station, 4683 Disabled citizens— Disability Program, 1334 Funding, 1767, 4693 Purpose-built vessel, 1334 Services, 1767 Education conference, 6371 Elphick, Ms E., 1727 Fishing industry— Aquaculture feed, 1738 Crabs— Mud crabs, 6458 Red spot, 117 East coast trawl fishery, 6432 Gill netting, 4167 National parks, 1752 Prawns— Aquaculture farming, 1294, 1312 Trawling, 1715 Greyhound racing clubs, 6385 Justices of the peace (Magistrates Court), 2597 Kirwan State High School, 6465 Mental health services, 3765 Nursing homes, 2102 Ocean current monitoring, 1697, 2127 Organ donor system, 4655, 4669 Prisons, Security, 2111 Schizophrenia Fellowship of North Queensland, 4178 Stuart prison, 6396 Sunlander, 6482 Thuringowa— Crime prevention partnership, 6502 Dental clinic, 6495 Tilt train, 6482 Townsville— Douglas Arterial, 2993, 6445 Hospital, 2993 Yabulu refinery, 1274 Speeches— Appropriation Bills, 4070, 4546 Aquaculture, 515 Community-Based Referendum Bill, 3927 Corrective Services and Penalties and Sentences Amendment Bill, 502, 504 Disabled citizens— International Day of People with a Disability, 5536 Purpose-built vessel, 1458 Domestic Violence (Family Protection) Amendment Bill, 5077 Dugongs, 3840 Education system, 3671 Electoral boundaries, 2094 Family Services Amendment Bill, 4871 TURNER, Kenneth—continued: Speeches—continued: Kirwan, Liquor outlet and gambling facilities, 5353 Liquor Amendment Bill, 4471 Literacy, 3353 Primary industries regulations, 2957 Prostitution Bill, 5740, 5849 Ross River Dam, 5937 Townsville Hospital, 917 Transplantation and Anatomy Amendment Bill, 1538, 3262 Trawling, 4921 Twin Cities Leisure Accessible Incorporated, 1458 Weapons Amendment Bill, 2356, 3838 Index 1999 201

Tweed River sand bypass, 2597 Twin Cities Leisure Accessible Incorporated, 1458

U Ubobo, Regional forest agreement, 4689 Unemployment, 18, 415, 536, 947, 1033, 1285, 1356, 1747, 2284, 2541, 3448, 4794, 4936, 5465 Unions, 541, 6066 United Nations Youth Association, 2882 United States— Direct flights, 1932 Trade, 2021, 3005 Universities— Funding, 2012 Vice-chancellors, 6379 University of Queensland— Gatton campus, 917, 1713, 1818, 2025, 2125, 2881, 2941, 3571 Ipswich campus, 1737 Veterinary Science, 1584, 2612 University of the Sunshine Coast, 1149 Uranium mining, 1780, 1781 Urban Renewal Program, 6530

V Valhalla uranium project, 1780, 1781, 4165 Vegetation management— Advisory Committee, 712, 2971, 4676, 6297, 6298, 6300 Funding, 6532 Legislation, 6596 Vegetation Management Bill, 6081, 6286, 6304, 6599

VEIVERS, Michael Desmond— Points of order, 1157, 1677 Privilege— Courier-Mail report, 4610 Questions— Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy, Women's Policy and Fair Trading portfolio, Funding of drug programs, 3753 Ambulance Service— Appliances, 2608 Motor vehicles, 1735 Apprentices and trainees, 1331, 2122, 2986, 4180, 4674 Cement packaging costs, 4219 Construction industry, Prosecutions, 6506 Dairy industry— Deregulation, 6394 Tanker drivers, 3776 Disability services, Funding, 2975 Education Department— Budget, 2632, 4934 Staff, 4697 Electricity industry— Councils, 1772 Energex, 6489 Ergon Energy, 1772 Emergency Services Department, Purchases, 6598 Employment, Training and Industrial Relations Department, Staff, 6588 Fire and Rescue Authority, Appliances, 2608 Gold Coast— Hospital, 1157, 4206 202 Index 1999

State Government initiatives, 6554 Health system, Treatment of New South Wales patients, 1720 Labour Adjustment Fund, 1755 Mental health patients, 1317 Minor Sport and Recreation Facility Program, 6441 National Standard Sports Facilities Program, 6463 Police stations and resources, 2621, 4227 Primary Industries Department, Tax reform report, 1346 Projects, 1705 Public housing, 4658, 6424 Q-Fleet, 6374 Racing industry, Prize money, 1289 Railways, Victorian milk, 3748 Reef Helicopters Pty Ltd, 4174 Rugby League, Radio coverage, 5367 Silver Bridle Community Centre, 1297 Smith Street, Noise barriers, 2405 South Burnett Health District, 6499 Southport— Court House Hotel project, 6579 High Street, 6530 Police resources, 4227, 4235 State Emergency Service— Budget, 2130 Helicopters, 3010, 4174 Staff, 2130 TAFE— Overseas students, 6408 Staff, 6565 Training, 1748 Transport inspectors, 2998 Viviani report, 6399 Speeches— Domestic Violence (Family Protection) Amendment Bill, 5066 Estimates Committee G, Report, 4537 Gaming Machine and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, 683, 739 VEIVERS, Michael Desmond—continued: Speeches—continued: Gold Coast Hospital, 1130 Health system, 3441 Industrial Relations Bill, 2563 Liquor Amendment Bill, 4895 Parliament, Address in Reply debate, 72 Prostitution Bill, 5823 Road Transport Reform Bill, 3514 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1091, 1169

Venture capital industry, 3006 Victoria Point State High School, 3944 Viet Hoat, Prof. D., 2266 Vietnam Veterans Day, 3354 Vietnamese community, 1131, 2735 Virgin Airlines, 5525, 5537, 5541 Vision for Australia, 5343 Vision Millennium, 3597 Viviani, Prof. N., 1328, 1330, 2121, 4242 Viviani report, 1740, 3003, 4205, 4206, 4220, 4224, 6387, 6399, 6405, 6564

W Wacol, Women's prison, 2635 Walla Weir, 2130, 4683, 6486 Wallabies, 4931, 5106, 5126, 5678, 6497 Index 1999 203

Walloon State School, 4177, 4680 Walloon-Rosewood Road, 4680 Walsh River, Leases, 6513 Wamuran— Queensland Rail land, 6479 State School, 6580 Wanstall, Sir Charles, Condolence motion, 4257 Warrego Highway, 1029, 2125, 2969, 2971, 4168, 4222 Warrill Valley, Water supply, 3738 Warwick— Member, Tabling of documents, 2838 Sawmill, 4686, 6582 Waste— Environmental protection policy, 2111 Radioactive, Disposal, 1312 Rubbish dumps, 6391 Toxic waste dumps, 2995, 3007 Watch-houses, Youth detention, 728, 848, 1360, 1730 Water— Backflow, 323, 325, 1583, 1722, 2147, 2152, 2161, 2162, 2165, 2399, 2540, 2959, 2960, 2961, 5800, 6187 Compensation principles, 535 Development Incentive Scheme, 1377, 5809, 6531 Entitlements, 234, 4494 Grey, 6581 Hazards, 1583 Infrastructure projects, 530, 1299 Irrigation allocations, 26, 4920, 4933, 4990 Mobile water recycling demonstration plant, 5366 Pollution, 5339 Rainwater tank rebate, 714, 897 Rates, Discount, 3596 Recycling Strategy, 6596 Rural areas, 2277, 3959, 4024 Solar Hot Water Rebate Scheme, 720 Supply, 527, 3738, 3766, 3767 Tank filtering system display, 1025 Waste, 530 Water Allocation and Management Plan, 534, 589, 1338, 1342, 5111 Water and Alcohol Safety Project, 4501 Water Resources Amendment Bill, 2766, 6144, 6202, 6599

WATSON, David John Hopetoun— Notices of motion— State Government, Performance, 5800 TAB, Privatisation, 3178 Points of order, 182, 893, 1138, 1806, 2018, 2286, 2408, 2531, 3064, 3065, 3590, 3795, 3990, 4158, 4159, 4720, 4813, 4927, 4936, 5120, 5681, 5685, 5943, 6000, 6196 Privilege— Alleged misleading of House by Ministers, 2385 Members' Ethics and Parliamentary Privileges Committee, Referral of matter, 2739 Public Works and Housing Minister, Comments, 2385 Questions on notice, 3951 Speaker, Ruling, Motion of dissent, 2641 Questions— APEC Technomart, 4720, 5047, 5117 Apprentices and trainees, 2636 Auctioneers and Agents Committee, 624, 724, 1030, 1368 Bank of Queensland, 5540 Bird, Mr J., 4379 Business registration, 6465 Capital works, 941, 2154 Centenary Poolmart, 6376 Disability Support Workers Award, 1319 Education, Special, 6069 Electoral fraud, 1579 204 Index 1999

Electricity industry— Consumption, 4252 CSO payments, 3013, 4666 Energex, 2398, 3685, 5805 Ergon Energy, 2398, 5805 Restructure, 1149 Wivenhoe Power Station, 5244, 5358, 5681, 5877 Ell, Mr T., 3292 Employment, Training and Industrial Relations Department— Deputy Directors-General, 6391 Director-General, 4242 Staff, 1727 Training providers, Audits, 6587 Fair Trading— Minister, Corruption allegations, 227 Office, 6465 Fitzroy, Member, Actions, 18 Gocorp, 3033, 3184, 3292, 3375, 3467, 4697 Gold Coast, Marketeers, 227 Gordonstone mine, 18 WATSON, David John Hopetoun—continued: Questions—continued: Government owned corporations, Executive remuneration, 4271 Health Department— Advertising, 1721 Equity return, 3793 Travel expenditure, 1757 Hospital waiting lists, 4809 Industry task forces, 2117 Ipswich Motorway, 2971 Justice and Attorney-General— Minister, 1938 White, Ms S., 1938 Kelly, Mr D., 624, 724, 1030 Kelly, Ms R., 1368, 1743 Lake Wivenhoe, Oil spill, 6509 Local Government, Planning, Regional and Rural Communities portfolio, Funding of drug programs, 3754 Magnetic Island, Nelly Bay development, 2886 Marrakesh Apartments, 108 Mater Health District, 6448 Mining industry— Coal royalties, 2665 Exploration permits, 1780 Workforce Strategy Unit, 2986 Moreton Bay islands, 6497 Nambour Hospital, 315, 6553 Navari Pty Ltd, 3033, 3184, 3292, 3467 Parenting courses, 6478 Parliament, Ministers, Legal expenses, 3375, 3467 Payroll tax, 413 Police Citizens Youth Club, 6400 Premier— Office, Flowers, 533 Performance, 3590 Prince Charles Hospital, 6427 Public Works Department, Project Services, 6520 Raptis, Mr J., 108, 227 Rockhampton Correctional Centre, 6192 Rural Adjustment Authority, 1345 School teachers, Salaries, 4927 Small business, 1699 Special schools, 5941 Stamp duty, 1345 State Development Department— Consultants, 6529 Small business assistance,1699 Index 1999 205

Staff, 6577 State Government— Capital works, 3590 Computer viruses, 2136 Departments and agencies, Budgets, 3769 Taxes, 3793 Suncorp-Metway Stadium, 3590 Sunnybank Family Support Inc., 1319 TAB, Privatisation, 1288, 2286, 2751, 4379 TAFE— Budget, 6413 Moreton, 6563 Topki Holdings Pty Ltd, 3184, 4697 Townsville Health District, 6484 Treasurer, Advance Account, 1309, 2999, 4228 Treasury Department— Capital works, 1280, 2603, 3742 Consultants, 4208 Director-General, 4214 SES public servants, 2105, 4173 Staff, 4183, 6541 Year 2000 compliance, 6591 Tree-clearing guidelines, 6300 Unemployment, 2541, 5465 Viviani, Prof. N., 1330 Warrego Highway, 2971 Water Police, 2624 West Moreton Health District, 6437 Yellow Pages Small Business Index survey, 2023 Speeches— ABC, Radio station 4QR, 4820 APEC Technomart, 4778, 5237 Appropriation Bills, 3980, 4541 Business confidence, 5352 Carroll, Mr J., 5114 Charitable and Non-Profit Gaming Bill, 2187 Coal Mining Safety and Health Bill, 1600 Commonwealth Places (Mirror Taxes Administration) Bill, 2180 Corrective Services and Penalties and Sentences Amendment Bill, 185 Drug courts, 694 Electricity industry, Management, 1217 Estimates Committee A, Reports, 4389, 4395 Fair Trading Minister, Performance, 1454 Financial Administration Legislation Amendment Bill, 2191 Financial Sector Reform (Queensland) Bill, 2190, 2191 Fitzroy, Member, Actions, 84 Gaming Machine and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, 645, 749-757 Gaming Machine and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2), 5980, 5991 Gocorp, 3046 Gordonstone mine, 84, 784 Health services, Privatisation, 3660 Industrial Relations Bill, 2332 Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Amendment Bill, 3060, 3074, 3161 Ipswich, Member, Censure, 3099 Magnetic Island, Nelly Bay development, 2222, 2882 McLean, Mr R. T., Condolence motion, 4 Mines and Energy Minister— Censure, 4342 Performance, 1217 Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Bill, 1600 Mining exploration permits, 3959 Motor Accident Insurance Amendment Bill, 887 Motor Accident Insurance Amendment Bill (No. 2), 5972, 5976-5979 Motor Accident Insurance Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1999, 1622 New Tax System Price Exploitation Code (Queensland) Bill, 5967 Parliament— Address in Reply debate, 52 206 Index 1999

Bills, Time limit order, 6086 Speaker, Ruling, Motion of dissent, 3429 WATSON, David John Hopetoun—continued: Speeches—continued: Petrol, 5236 Pilbeam, Mr R. B. J., Condolence motion, 3026 Property Law Amendment Bill, 6265 Prostitution Bill, 5707 Prostitution laws, 4715 Rappolt, Mr C., Condolence motion, 3026 Regional forest agreement, 1883 Remembrance Day, 4923 Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, 890 Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2), 4585 Revenue Laws Amendment Bill, 5991, 6000, 6012 Roma Street redevelopment, 5237 Sherrington, Mr D. J., Condolence motion, 924 State Development and Public Works Organisation Amendment Bill, 2046 State Development Department, Performance, 5186 State Government— Capital works, 952, 2166 Election promises, 1430 Performance, 476, 5853 Taxes, 3785 Stolen generation, 1954 Sun Metals dispute, 784 Superannuation Legislation Amendment Bill, 5966 Superannuation (State Public Sector) Amendment Bill, 2191 Superannuation (State Public Sector) Amendment Bill (No. 2), 5967 TAB, Privatisation, 3236 TAB Queensland Limited Privatisation Bill, 3696, 3735 Tablelands, Member, Suspension, 2668 Vegetation Management Bill, 6352 Wanstall, Sir Charles, Condolence motion, 4260 Water backflow, 2152 Weapons Amendment Bill, 1547 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1057 Year 2000 Information Disclosure Bill, 2213, 2240 Yewdale, Mr L. J., Condolence motion, 4

Weapons Amendment Bill, 1540, 1886, 2356, 3838 Wear Wool Wednesday, 2271, 2277 Wear Wool Week, 2277 Weeds, 833, 1367, 1586, 2894, 6414 Welfare services, 5680

WELFORD, Rodney Jon— Answers to questions— Aboriginals, Hunting, 6384 Awoonga Dam, 4655 Barambah electorate, Toxic waste dumps, 2995 Barcoo Shire, Irrigation licence, 3013 Beekeeping, 532 Biboohra, Contaminated land, 4245 Black striped mussels, 1453 Boral Timbers, Cooroy, 1753 Border Rivers Commission, 1347 Brisbane River, 2990 Burleigh Heads National Park, 1466 Burnett River, Water storage, 6527 Bustard Head Lighthouse, 4207 Caboolture, Employment, 4671 Cammoo Caves, 5252 Cape Capricorn Lighthouse, 4207 Index 1999 207

Chinchilla Weir, 3749 Coastal management plan, 1347 Condamine Weir, 4692 Crown land, 1373 Currareva Partnership, Irrigation licence, 3013 Dawson River, 3380 Dingoes— Barrier fence, 6394 Bounties, 323, 1339 Bribie Island, 6456 Fraser Island, 1154, 4210, 4222, 4654 Eidsvold/Theodore sawmill, 6404 Elliott Channel, 2754 Environment and Heritage Department— Capital works, 1278, 2602, 3741 Consultants, 4207, 6539, 6577 Organisations, Funding, 1332 SES public servants, 3002, 4172 Staff, 6464, 6548 Environmental Protection Agency, 633, 1469, 2111, 2139, 3471, 6461, 6465, 6472 Farm chemicals, Disposal, 3004 Fishing industry— Aquaculture, 1347 Fish kills, 1756 Gill netting, 4167 Prawns, Aquaculture farming, 1294 Forestry industry— Builyan, 4689 Freehold land, 1747, 2619 Hardwood, 3751 Harvesting, 6586 Monto, 4689 Regional forest agreement, 112, 231, 532, 936, 1151, 1346, 2112, 2619, 2996, 3018, 4671, 4689 Ubobo, 4689 Wondai forest, 1753 Fraser Island— Bush fires, 6493 Dingoes, 1154, 4210, 4222, 4654 Logging, 6493 Freehold land, Management, 24 Gladstone electorate, Bat colony, 1334, 1720 Hell Hole National Park, 2636 Hervey Bay, Mosquito control, 6416 Imbil, Rifle range, 2991 Injune, Parthenium weed, 6445 Kingston, Toxic waste dump, 3007 Klondyke coal mine, 2124 Lake Barrine, Cassowary, 2600. Land— Conservation agreements, 6193 Freehold, 4503 Grazing leases, 6407 Logan City, Portion 238, 4506 Management, 2165, 2406, 2619 Valuations, 1340, 2021, 2103, 6395 WELFORD, Rodney Jon—continued: Answers to questions—continued: Laura, Saltwater crocodile, 1155 Lockyer Valley, Water supply, 4608 Lower Balonne Advisory Committee, 1347 Lower Fitzroy River, 3380 Magnetic Island National Park, 4179 Mareeba-Dimbulah Irrigation Area, Land Valuations, 3010 Maroochy River, Beach erosion, 6467 Mary River, Fish ladders, 6494 McGregor, Mr and Mrs I., 4655 208 Index 1999

Meat industry— Cannon Hill meatworks, 4250 Dinmore, AMH meatworks, 4250 Mining leases, 4169, 4224 Moreton Bay islands, 4222, 6383 Nangram Weir, 1743, 4692 National parks— Entry fees, 6473 Fishing, 1752 Rangers, 4672 Recreational use, 2164 National Greenhouse Response Strategy, 6487 National Parks and Wildlife Service, 6462, 6463, 6472 Native title, 2539 Natural Resources Department— Capital works, 1278, 2602, 3741 Consultants, 4207, 6539, 6577 Corporate Communications Unit, 1341 Director-General, 4216 Organisations, Funding, 1332 SES public servants, 3002, 4172 Staff, 4197, 6548 Nixon, Mrs E., 3962 Nudley State Forest, 6414 Nulinga Dam, 6523 Oil Recyclers Australia Pty Ltd, 3738 Orpheus Island, Yanks Jetty, 1711 Poultry industry, 1344 Railways, Noise limits, 1763 Regional forest agreement, 6368 Robertson, Mr L., 3963 Rocky Ponds, Beach huts, 2030, 2115, 2539, 3752 Rural areas, State Government assistance, 592 Salination research, 2962 Samford, Research station, 6552 Seagrass dieback, 4102 Shelburne pastoral lease, 6372 Snake handling courses, 536 St George— Dam, 3745 Irrigation area, 4933, 6446, 6455, 6456 State forests, Recreational use, 2164 State Government land, Surplus, 1348 Suntown landfill, 3008 Susan River, Fish habitat, 6396 Swanbank landfill, 6569 Tablelands— Visit, 2629 Wildlife rescue, 2600 Tin Can Bay, Dolphins, 1155 Tinana Creek, Fish ladders, 6494 Tinaroo Falls Dam, 6523 Toowoomba Sports Ground Trust, 4700 Tree-clearing guidelines, 1153, 1156, 1756, 2619, 3474, 4503, 5249, 5542, 5680, 6067, 6297, 6300 Tully Falls Road, Logging, 4221 Tweed River sand bypass, 2597 Vegetation Management Advisory Committee, 2971, 4676, 6297, 6300 Walla Weir, 2130, 4683, 6486 Walsh River, Leases, 6513 Warrill Valley, Water supply, 3738 Waste— Environmental protection policy, 2111 Radioactive, Disposal, 1313 Rubbish dumps, 6391 Toxic waste dumps, 2995, 3007 Water— Index 1999 209

Compensation principles, 535 Development Incentive Scheme, 1378, 6531 Entitlements, 234 Infrastructure projects, 1299 Irrigation allocations, 26, 4933 Mobile water recycling demonstration plant, 5366 Recycling Strategy, 6596 Water Allocation and Management Plan, 534, 1339, 1342 Weeds, 1586, 2894, 6414 Whitsunday electorate, Organisations, Funding, 1332 Wivenhoe Power Station, 5246 Woodford, Employment, 4671 Woongarra Marine Park, 6497 Wulkuraka Industrial Estate, 3738 Yabulu refinery, 1274 Youth Conservation Corps, 3177 Points of order, 601, 1028, 2352, 6172 Speeches— Acid sulfate soils, 525 Acquisition of Land Amendment Bill, 1843, 3641-3643 Bribie Island, Land allocation plan, 4799 Burnett River, Water storage, 2346, 2348 Cape Moreton Lighthouse Reserve, 402 Cooperative research centres, 1792 Dugongs, 2744 Environmental nuisance, 5674 Estimates Committee D, Report, 4439 Injinoo lands, 3286 Land— Protection, 2655 Trusts, 3582 Land Court Bill, 3479 Locusts, 219, 1361 Mining industry, Environmental monitoring, 1926 Murray-Darling Basin, 4364 Natural Resources and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, 5157 Parliament, Ministers, Performance, 1524 Parthenium weed, 833, 5931 Quaid, Mr G., 1572 Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, 2013 Rainforest rehabilitation, 3364 Rainwater tank rebate, 900 Regional forest agreement, 1000, 1878, 2086, 2725, 4446 WELFORD, Rodney Jon—continued: Speeches—continued: River improvement trusts, 5530 Rural areas, Water resources, 2277, 4026 South East Queensland Water Board (Reform Facilitation) Bill, 3481, 4107 St George irrigation area, 4992 State forest areas, Revocations, 155, 2312 Tree-clearing guidelines, 5607, 6005 Vegetation Management Advisory Committee, 712 Vegetation Management Bill, 6081, 6354 Water Allocation and Management Plan, 5111 Water Resources Amendment Bill, 2766, 6229-6244 Whale-watching permits, 1142

Wellington, Mr and Mrs, Casket and Lotto agency, 2963

WELLINGTON, Peter William— Notice of motion— Rainwater tank rebate, 714 State Government correspondence, Use of plain English, 527 Point of order, 4382 Privilege— 210 Index 1999

Caloundra, Member, Comments, 2531 Questions— Conondale Bridge, 3189 Food, Genetically modified, 233 Retirement villages, 1807 Speeches— ABC, Radio station 4QR, 4819 Anzac Day, Trading hours, 587 Appleby, Mr P., 3180 Appropriation Bills, 4077 Cedar Hill Orchids Pty Ltd, 3839 Coal Mining Safety and Health Bill, 1622 Community-Based Referendum Bill, 3938 Conondale Bridge, 604 Criminal Code Amendment Bill, 4366 Domestic Violence (Family Protection) Amendment Bill, 5074 Drug abuse, 3461 Estimates Committee C, Report, 4420 Forestry Amendment Bill, 6037 Gocorp, 3180 Industrial Relations Bill, 2482 Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Amendment Bill, 3146 Ipswich, Member, Censure, 3105 Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2), 5198 Mapleton State School, 2883 Maroochydore, Pedestrian crossing, 104 Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Bill, 1622 Nambour, Meals on Wheels, 3357 Nicklin, Member— Expenses, 604, 3288 Mount Isa, Mornington Island and Doomadgee, Visit, 2093 Parliament, Absence, 1927 Palmwoods bypass road, 3786 Prostitution Bill, 5820 Rainwater tank rebate, 897 Retirement Villages Bill, 5642-5644 School Uniform Bill, 3269 Seniors Card, 3959 Skateboarders, 3671 State Development and Public Works Organisation Amendment Bill, 2245 State Government correspondence, Use of plain English, 580 Sunshine Coast Independent Living Service, 4911 TAB Queensland Limited Privatisation Bill, 3730 Tree-planting partnerships, 297 Vegetation Management Bill, 6326 Water tank filtering system display, 1025 Weapons Amendment Bill, 2361

WELLS, Dean MacMillan— Answers to questions— Bannikoff, Mr K., 1582, 2622 Education— Adelaide conference, 6371 Caboolture, University campus, 2027 Department— Advertising expenditure, 3009 Budget, 4928, 4934, 6517 Caboolture electorate, Expenditure, 1319 Capital works, 938, 1279, 1293, 2605, 3741, 6470, 6472 Consultants, 4208, 6537 Contractors, 6375 Director-General, 4214, 5682, 5810 Drug programs, Funding, 3754 Entertainment expenditure, 3009 Equity return, 3796 FOI applications, 6382 Index 1999 211

Legal proceedings, 3015 Maintenance and facilities, 2617 Organisations, Funding, 1319, 1696 Publication, 3011 Purchases, 6578, 6597 Salaries, 5810 Savings, 2632 SDS-Furnco, 3767 SES public servants, 2105, 2638, 4173 Staff, 1760, 1761, 1778, 1779, 2140, 2984, 2985, 3018, 4189, 4697, 4698, 6563 Distance education, Show children, 1158 Minister, Performance, 1297 Review, 1774 Schools— Adopt-A-Cop, 6523 Arundel State School, 6474 Barambah electorate, 4179 Beaudesert, High school, 6524 Beaudesert State School, 6372 Beenleigh State School, 6598 Buranda State School, 6433 Burdekin Special School, 3776 Caboolture East State School, 6416 Caboolture State School, 2599, 6385 WELLS, Dean MacMillan—continued: Answers to questions—continued: Education—continued: Schools—continued: Chaplains, 1764 Class sizes, 4200 Cleaners, 4282 Clermont State School, 2633 Closure/relocation, 2997, 6470, 6487 Computers, 6512 Condom vending machines, 6492 Connect-Ed project, 2970 Cool Schools Program, 3746, 4684 Cooler Schools Program, 26, 3690, 3746 Corporal punishment, 2625 Dalbeg State School, 6384 Enrolment benchmark agreement, 1359 Equity return, 4690 Farnborough State School, 1726 Fibre optic cabling, 1320 Funding, 3750, 4179 Goondiwindi State School, 28 Hampden State School, 6492 Heatley State High School, 117 Hervey Bay Senior College, 2598 Hervey Bay State High School, 2598 Hervey Bay State School, 4211 Home Hill State School, 1306 Hopeland State School, 2980 Ipswich State High School, 6468 Ipswich West electorate, 1696 Jimboomba, High school, 1808, 4201 Kilcoy State School, 1333 Kirwan State High School, 6465 Logan electorate, 1293 Malanda State High School, 6405 Murrumba district, 4603 Narangba, High school, 3757 Non-State schools, 2164 "Out with Homophobia" workshop, 1714 Pialba State School, 1284, 1286, 2112 Principals, 3012, 3747 Rosella Park State School, 6561 212 Index 1999

Sex education, 726 St Bernard State School, 4696 Students— Exchange programs, 2599 Leave of absence notes, 2025 Numbers, 3004, 3747 Study tour programs, 2599 Subjects, Selection, 4383 Suspension, 3000, 4681 Tully State High School, 6471 Uniforms, 101, 2620, 2626, 2972, 3737, 3745 Teacher aides, 3001, 4680 Teachers— Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders, 4727 Locality allowance, 6511 Numbers, 3472, 4694, 4696, 4697, 6377, 6516, 6517 Rural and remote areas, 3852 Salaries, 4925, 4927, 4928, 6549, 6550, 6551 Superannuation, 3001 Tuckshops, 4177 Walloon State School, 4177 Water, 2031, 2399 Whitsunday electorate, 6416 Workplace learning coordinators, 1715 Yarrilee State School, 6466 Special, 5878, 5941, 5943, 6070, 6072, 6370 Statewide tests, 1584 Student unionism, 539,1754 System, 944, 2404, 4503 Vocational education and training, 1715 Griffith University, 6410 Haigh, Mr D., 4182 Jacobs Well, Environmental education centre, 6534 James Cook University, 4182, 6439 Parents and citizens associations, 3801 Sunshine Coast University Council, 2404 Tarong Energy, 2980 Universities, Vice-chancellors, 6379 University of Queensland— Gatton campus, 1713 Veterinary science, 2612 Vision Millennium, 3597 Points of order, 1207, 1527, 1995, 2857, 2861, 3020, 6069 Privilege— Merrimac, Member, Alleged misleading of House, 3043 Speeches— Centenary of Federation, 3581 Education— Curriculum, 4916 Education Week, 2099 Export education, 5111 Goods and services tax, 4363 Literacy and numeracy, 3285, 3835 Minister, Apology, 38 Schools— Anti-bullying Task Force, 614 Bible studies, 5043 Clontarf Beach State High School, 912 Commercial activities, 302, 6060 Cooler Schools Program, 5349 Murrumba district, 1011 Students— Overseas, 1140 Subjects, Selection, 3957 Uniforms, 3235 Water, 1925 Index 1999 213

Special, 5933 Student unionism, 1021 The Next Decade, Discussion paper, 3783 2010: Queensland State Education, 2275 University of Queensland, Gatton campus, 2944 WELLS, Dean MacMillan—continued: Speeches—continued: Education and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, 5152, 6094-6096 Estimates Committee F, Report, 4522 Parliament, Ministers, Performance, 1529 Parliamentary Amnesty Group, East Timor, 6355 School Uniform Bill, 2846 Singapore, Education mission, 1140 Stolen generation, 1960 Youth Action Program, 830

Wenitong, Ms C., 3352 West Moreton Health District, 6347 Western Downs electorate— Development, 6521 Employment creation, 4165 Westlink, 4239 Westpac, 5340 Wet Tropics Management Authority Celebrations, 2866 Wet Tropics Tree Planting Scheme, 5939 Whale-watching permits, 1142 Wheat— Breeding program, 1337 Market development, 4800 Wheller Gardens, Chermside, 1928 Whepstead Manor, 2380 White, Ms S., 1931, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939 Whitsunday electorate— Driver testing centres, 4681 Health services, 2628, 4243 Home and Community Care Program, 6569 Organisations, Funding, 1320, 1332, 1696, 1712, 1737 Public housing, 6394 School sites, 6416 Wide Bay— Linen Service, 1316, 1318 TAFE, 3003, 6586, 6597 Widows allowance, 5663

WILSON, Geoffrey James— Questions— Allgas discounts, 3970 Chevron gas pipeline, 1153, 2403 Construction industry, 6303 Defence contracts, 2760 Disney Corporation, 4933 Electricity supply, 5690 Employment creation, 1936, 6197 Exports, 1463 Firefighters, Radio communications, 3298 Manufacturing sector, 110 Mining industry, 2403 One Nation Party, Status, 317 Paragon Worldwide Lotto Fund, 5361 Police resources, 2026 Schools— Cleaners, 4282 Nurses, 725 214 Index 1999

System, 4503 Starland project, 4933 Vision Millennium, 3597 Speeches— Adoption of Children (Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption) Amendment Bill, 262 Appropriation Bills, 4068 CFMEU, Charity ball, 2952 Child Protection Bill, 470 Criminal Code (Stalking) Amendment Bill, 1400 Estimates Committee F, Report, 4523 Fitzroy, Member, Actions, 87 Gaming Machine and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, 676 Gordonstone mine, 87 Industrial Relations Bill, 2330 QMBA, Charity ball, 2952 Queensland Fire and Rescue Authority Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1999, 1688 Republic, 4492 Samford, Charity night, 2265 State schools, Leadership camp, 1010 The Hills Players Inc., 1458 Transplantation and Anatomy Amendment Bill, 3259 Tree-clearing guidelines, 5614 Weapons Amendment Bill, 2364 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 1086

Wilson, Mr J., 3046 Wilson, Ms V., 2956 Wine industry, 4500 Winton, Opal mining leases, 3297 Wishart State School, 2098 Wivenhoe Dam— Pipeline, 1753 Pollution, 5543 Wivenhoe Power Station (see "Electricity industry") Wollemi pine, 304, 5244, 6061 Wolston Park Hospital— Engineering and maintenance workers, 1754, 2108 Incident, 843 Redundancies, 1041, 1803 Staff, 2108 Surplus land, 2107 VERs, 2110 Youth detention centre, 4728 Women— Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander task force on violence, 726, 5798 Abuse, 4287 Advancement, 6069 Challenges to Women in the New Millennium conference, 4716 Criminal Code Task Force, 216 Employment, 1768 Information technology, 2030 International Women's Day, 300, 311 Office of Women's Policy, 6078 Sporting teams, Fundraising, 3351 Underpayment, Compensation, 2292 Wondai— Forest, 1752 Student travel concession, 1312 Weinholt Nursing Home, 2974 Woodford— Correctional Centre, 1008, 3175 Employment, 4671 Woongarra Marine Park, 6497 Woorabinda, Petrol sniffing, 5472 WorkCover, 104, 110, 634, 820, 1358, 1728, 1740, 2120, 2618, 2890, 2977, 2982, 2986, 2997, 3015, 3016, 3768, 3769, 4219, 4224, 4664, 4696, 5132, 5548, 6202, 6295, 6386, 6387, Index 1999 215

6389, 6400, 6440, 6442, 6454, 6460, 6464, 6506, 6531, 6543, 6563 WorkCover Queensland Amendment Bill, 851, 1043, 1169, 1226, 1349 Workers compensation (see "WorkCover") Workers Compensation Fund, 104, 236 Workplace agreements, 2982, 4805 Workplace Consulting Queensland, 1328, 1757 Workplace health and safety, 3281, 4486 Workplace relations legislation, 5794 Workplaces, Family friendly, 2281 World Trade Organisation, 6065 World War II veterans, 3166 Worongary/Mudgeeraba, Ambulance Service, 6400 Worrall, Mr J., 1727 Wright, Mr K. W., 1294 Wright Bros, 5948 Wulkuraka Industrial Estate, 3738, 4670 Wynnum— Graffiti Task Force, 297 Hospital, 4668 X Xavier Special School, 2002 Y Yabulu refinery, 1274 Yarrilee State School, 6466 Yarwun Targinnie Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association, 2140, 4695 Year of the Outback, 2272 Year 2000 compliance, 621, 930, 931, 1373, 2145, 3953, 4600, 4726, 5463, 6591, 6592, 6593 Year 2000 Contingency Planning Workbook, 5230 Year 2000 Information Disclosure Bill, 957, 2213, 2231, 2641 Yellow Pages Small Business Index survey, 2023 Yellow Ribbon Program, 3447 Yewdale, Mr L. J., Condolence motion, 2 Young, Sgt D., 2628 Young Australian of the Year, 5867 Young Queenslander of the Year, 2291 Youngman, Dr J., 1315 Youth— Action Program, 830 Arts Festival Stage X, 2535 Arts Policy, 6594 Conservation Corps, 3177 Council, 6584 Crime, 3970, 4673, 5136 Deaths in custody, 6380, 6514 Detention, 728, 848, 1360, 1730, 2137, 2535, 2631, 2965, 6379, 6514, 6515 Generate, Youth participation strategy, 6201 Housing initiative, 1587 Jobs Day '98, 1329 Justice Service, 3970 Noxious substances, Sniffing, 5469 Participation Strategy, 6584 Peacebuilders pilot youth program, 2894 Recreational facilities, 2098 Securing the Care seminar, 5043 Suicide, 2003, 3447 Training, 3467 Under-age drinking, 1698 United Nations Youth Association, 2882 Z Zilgara Pty Ltd, 1290, 2622 Zillmere— Community Sport and Recreation Centre, 295, 392, 1796 Public housing, 1376 216 Index 1999

Services, 1796 Zussino, Mr L., 3183, 3391