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Record of Proceedings PROOF ISSN 1322-0330 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Hansard Home Page: http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/work-of-assembly/hansard E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (07) 3406 7314 Fax: (07) 3210 0182 Subject FIRST SESSION OF THE FIFTY-FOURTH PARLIAMENT Page Thursday, 31 May 2012 PETITION .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 345 MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS .......................................................................................................................................................... 345 Urban Land Development Authority ..................................................................................................................................... 345 Abbot Point, Infrastructure .................................................................................................................................................... 346 Carbon Tax ........................................................................................................................................................................... 346 Queensland Health, Payroll System ..................................................................................................................................... 347 Leeding, Mr D ....................................................................................................................................................................... 348 Public Transport ................................................................................................................................................................... 348 Queensland Government Estate .......................................................................................................................................... 349 STATE DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE ............................................................................ 350 Report ................................................................................................................................................................................... 350 Tabled paper: State Development, Infrastructure and Industry Committee: Report No. 1—Subordinate legislation tabled on 15 November 2011. ................................................................................................................. 350 SPEAKER’S STATEMENT .............................................................................................................................................................. 350 School Group Tours ............................................................................................................................................................. 350 QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE ..................................................................................................................................................... 350 National Disability Insurance Scheme .................................................................................................................................. 350 National Disability Insurance Scheme .................................................................................................................................. 350 Electricity Prices ................................................................................................................................................................... 351 Autism .................................................................................................................................................................................. 351 Urban Land Development Authority ..................................................................................................................................... 352 National Disability Insurance Scheme .................................................................................................................................. 353 Speaker’s Ruling, Question Out of Order ............................................................................................................................. 353 Election, Costings ................................................................................................................................................................. 353 Sisters Inside, Funding ......................................................................................................................................................... 354 Public Transport, Passenger Safety ..................................................................................................................................... 354 National Disability Insurance Scheme .................................................................................................................................. 355 Information and Communication Technology, Management ................................................................................................ 355 Grantham, Community Recovery Referral and Information Centre ..................................................................................... 356 Community Legal Centres .................................................................................................................................................... 356 Schools, Year 7 .................................................................................................................................................................... 357 FS SIMPSON N J LAURIE L J OSMOND SPEAKER CLERK OF THE PARLIAMENT CHIEF HANSARD REPORTER Table of Contents — Thursday, 31 May 2012 Racing Industry .....................................................................................................................................................................357 Seniors, Concessions ...........................................................................................................................................................358 Social Housing ......................................................................................................................................................................358 Nambour, Rail Transport .......................................................................................................................................................359 Cairns, Community Safety ....................................................................................................................................................359 Charters Towers, Neighbourhood Centre .............................................................................................................................360 PARLIAMENTARY CRIME AND MISCONDUCT COMMITTEE ......................................................................................................360 Report, Motion to Take Note .................................................................................................................................................360 ADDRESS-IN-REPLY .......................................................................................................................................................................365 PRIVATE MEMBERS’ STATEMENTS .............................................................................................................................................379 Australian Defence Force, Prime Minister’s Visit ..................................................................................................................379 Willows Primary School; Thuringowa State High School ......................................................................................................379 Member for Bundamba .........................................................................................................................................................380 Health Quality and Complaints Commission .........................................................................................................................380 Pine Rivers Festival; Dayboro Day Festival ..........................................................................................................................381 Home Hill, Centenary Celebrations .......................................................................................................................................382 Cleveland Electorate, Education ...........................................................................................................................................382 Queensland Health, Payroll System .....................................................................................................................................383 Tabled paper: Governing Queensland: The Queensland Cabinet Handbook...........................................................383 Hendra Virus .........................................................................................................................................................................384 Emerald, Roads ....................................................................................................................................................................384 Social Housing, Tenants .......................................................................................................................................................385 Rockhampton Base
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