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2017-18 Budget Estimates Volume of Additional Information 2017-18 Budget Estimates Volume of Additional Information Public Works and Utilities Committee August 2017 Table of Contents Minutes of meetings Questions on notice and responses – Minister for Main Roads, Road Safety and Ports and Minister for Energy, Biofuels and Water Supply Questions on notice and responses – Minister for Minister for Housing and Public Works and Minister for Sport Answers to questions taken on notice during the hearing on 27 July 2017 Documents tabled during the hearing on 27 July 2017 Correspondence Minutes of Estimates Meetings Minutes of Estimates Meetings • Wednesday 14 June 2017 • Thursday 27 July 2017 • Thursday 3 August 2017 MINUTES Objective ID: A 168416 Public Works and Utilities Committee Estimates Meeting No. 64 Wednesday, 14 June 2017 following private committee meeting Meeting Room 5.04a, 5th Floor Parliamentary Annexe Present Mr Shane King MP (Chair) Member for Kallangur Mr Rob Molhoek MP (Deputy Chair) Member for Southport Mr Matt McEachan MP Member for Redlands Ms Joan Pease MP Member for Lytton Mr Chris Whiting MP Member for Murrumba Apologies Mr Jason Costigan MP Member for Whitsunday In attendance Ms Kate McGuckin, Committee Secretary Ms Rachelle Stacey, Assistant Committee Secretary 1 Welcome and apologies The meeting commenced at 9.36am. Mr Costigan MP was an apology. 2 Correspondence The committee noted that correspondence will be discussed under relevant agenda items. 3 Estimates hearing procedure The committee noted the following items relevant to the estimates procedure: a) the public hearing will be held in the Legislative Council Chamber (Red Chamber) and the committee will meet in a private room A.35, Parliament House b) if a member is unable to attend a meeting, the Leader of the House (for government members) or the Leader of the Opposition (for non-government members) can nominate a replacement member via a letter to the committee and the replacement member has the same rights as the member replaced (SO 202) c) a quorum (four members) must be maintained throughout the hearing [SO 201] [note non­ members granted leave of the committee to attend and ask questions do not count towards the quorum. Replacement members do count towards a quorum] d) the contents of the circulated Members' Estimates Information Manual, particularly public hearing procedures for Estimates (pp 8-11). e) committee members must direct questions to the Minister, Director-General (D-G) or a CEO (SO 181(d)). Questions to D-Gs and CEOs should focus on facts - questions should not seek comment on government policy. Advisers may answer questions referred to them by the Minister, the D-G or CEO [SO 18l{f)]. If a question (other than one which seeks comment on policy) is directed to a D-G or CEO, it should be answered by them or an adviser to whom they refer it, rather than by the Minister f) committee members (or other members with the leave of the committee (SO 181(e)) may ask any question which is relevant to the examination of the appropriation being considered (SO 181{g)) Page 1of4 g) a Minister may inform the committee that a question (or part of a question) asked at the hearing will be taken on notice and a wr.itten answer provided (SO 183 (1)). If a question is addressed to a D-G or CEO, the discretion to take the question on notice rests with the Minister. (An example form to be filled out by members if their question is taken on notice at the hearing was circulated with the meeting papers) h) a Minister, D-G or a CEO may decline to answer a question and a committee may report that fact in its report [SO 183(4)] i) ministers, witnesses (and other members attending with leave of the committee) may table documents during an estimates hearing only by leave of the committee (SO 184(2)) j) members of the committee may table documents in the committee hearing or meetings, without leave, provided the tabling does not offend any other Standing Orders (e .g. naming of children, commercial-in-confidence), and k) there is no time limit on questions or answers, nor is there a requirement for the estimates hearing time to be allocated evenly between government and non-government members. 4 Ministerial opening statement Resolved That each Minister may make a brief opening statement of up to 5 minutes at the beginning of each session. Moved: Mr Whiting MP Seconded: Mr McEachan MP 5 Questions on Notice prior to the hearing The committee noted the procedures for Questions on Notice prior to the hearing (SO 182), including: a) members of a portfolio committee may, at a reasonable time prior to public hearings regarding estimates, put a combined total of twenty questions on notice to each Minister (SO 182(1)) b) of those twenty questions- at least ten questions are to be allocated to non-government members (SO 182(2)), and c) answers to questions on notice provided prior to the hearings are deemed to be authorised for release by the committee and published upon the commencement of the committee's hearing, unless the committee expressly orders otherwise (SO 182(8)). 6 Publication of documents tabled at the hearing The committee noted that any document tabled at a committee's estimates hearing is deemed to be authorised for release by the committee unless the committee expressly orders otherwise (SO 184(3)). 7 Estimates inquiry timetable and hearing program Estimates inquiry timeline Date 2017 Time Process Wed 14 June Following PWUC Initial Estimates committee meeting to consider process and resolutions meeting Letter to Ministers advising them of the agreed process Fri 30 June 9.00am Committee questions on notice (QoN) to be provided [SO 182(1) & 182(2)] Wed 26 July 10.00am Answers to QoN (pre-hearing) from Ministers due [SO 182(3)] Thurs 27 July 8.15am Pre-hearing meeting Thurs 27 July 9.00am - 6.00pm Public hearing Fri 28 July 5.00pm Answers to QoN (hearing) from Ministers due [SO 183(3)(b)] Thurs 3 Aug 10.00am Teieconference meeting to consider Chair's draft report Fri 4 Aug 9.30am Statements of reservation/dissenting reports to be provided to the Committee Secretary [SO 187(3)] Fri 4 Aug 5.00pm Tabling of report and volume of additional information [SO 189] Page 2 of 4 Resolved That the committee approve the draft inquiry timeline. Moved: Mr Molhoek MP Seconded: Ms Pease MP Estimates hearing program Area of Responsibility Minister Time Energy, Biofuels and Water I Minister for Main Roads, Road Safety and Ports and 9.00am -11.00am Supply I Minister for Energy, Biofuels and Water Supply Break I 11.00am - ll.30am Main Roads, Road Safety and Minister for Main Roads, Road Safety and Ports and ll.30am - l.30pm Ports Minister for Energy, Biofuels and Water Supply Break l.30pm-2.15pm Housing and Public Works [ Minister for Housing and Public Works and 2.15pm - 4.30pm I Minister for Sport Break I 4.30pm - 5.00pm Sport Minister for Housing and Public Works and 5.00pm - 6.00pm Minister for Sport Resolved That the committee approve the draft hearing program and publish it on the committee website. Moved: Mr Molhoek MP Seconded: Ms Pease MP PWUC portfolio responsibilities The committee noted the table detailing the committee's portfolio and legislation responsibilities compiled from the Governmentgazette. 8 Non-committee members attendance and participation (SO 181) The committee note.Q the letter from Mr Steve Dixon MP, Member for Buderim, seeking leave to attend and ask questions during the committee's estimates hearing. Resolved That the committee grant leave to those non-committee members who make a written request to attend and ask questions during the committee's estimates hearing, be given leave to do so. Moved: Mr Whiting MP Seconded: Ms Pease MP The committee noted that leave is therefore granted to Mr Dixon MP. 9 Use of ancillary materials at the estimates hearing Resolved That Ministers at the estimates hearing on 27 July 2017 are not permitted to use ancillary material or props during the hearing, and that Ministers provide the committee with any supplementary material in written form. Moved: Mr Whiting MP Seconded: Mr McEachan MP 10 Camera operator rules Resolved That the guidelines for camera operators, as adopted by the committee of the Legislative Assembly on 17 June 2011, will apply to this estimates hearing. Moved: Mr Molhoek MP Seconded: Mr Whiting MP Page 3 of 4 11 Other business The committee noted that morning tea and afternoon tea will be provided at the hearing and that Members would organise their own lunch. 12 Next meeting The next estimates meeting will be held on the morning of the estimates hearing, 27 July 2017. Close The meeting closed at 9.49am. Confirmed on 3 August 2017. Shane King MP Chair Page 4 of 4 MINUTES Objective ID: A 168416 Public Works and Utilities Committee Estimates Meeting No. 68 Thursday 27 July 2017 Meeting Room A.35, Ground Floor Parliament House Present Mr Shane King MP (Chair) Member for Kallangur Mr Rob Molhoek MP (Deputy Chair) Member for Southport Mr Jason Costigan MP Member for Whitsunday Mr Matt McEachan MP Member for Redlands Ms Joan Pease MP Member for Lytton Mr Chris Whiting MP Member for Murrumba Apologies Nil In attendance Ms Kate McGuckin, Committee Secretary Ms Rachelle Stacey, Assistant Committee Secretary 1 Welcome and apologies The meeting commenced at 8:17am. 2 Matters arising The committee noted the result of vote outside of meeting on 21 July 2017 seeking approval for a revised program for the committee's Estimates hearing on 27 July 2017.
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