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Finally, I Note That the Auditor-General Made Some Comments About Agencies Not Having Appropriate Asset Impairment Frameworks PROOF ISSN 1322-0330 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Hansard Home Page: http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/hansard/ E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (07) 3406 7314 Fax: (07) 3210 0182 Subject FIRST SESSION OF THE FIFTY-SECOND PARLIAMENT Page Thursday, 9 August 2007 SPEAKER’S STATEMENT ............................................................................................................................................................ 2453 Local Government Reform Implementation Bill .................................................................................................................. 2453 AUDITOR-GENERAL’S REPORT .................................................................................................................................................. 2453 Tabled paper: Auditor-General of Queensland Report to Parliament No. 5 for 2007 titled ‘Results of Audits as at 31 May 2007’. ..................................................................................................................................... 2453 REGISTER OF MEMBERS’ INTERESTS ...................................................................................................................................... 2453 Tabled paper: Report titled ‘Twentieth Report on the Register of Members’ Interests’ dated 3 August 2007........ 2453 PETITIONS ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 2453 TABLED PAPER ............................................................................................................................................................................ 2454 MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS ........................................................................................................................................................ 2454 Service Delivery and Performance Commission Report, Department of Communities ..................................................... 2454 Tabled paper: Report by the Service Delivery and Performance Commission titled ‘Report on the Review of the Department of Communities, Disability Services Queensland and the former Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy’ dated April 2007. .......................................................................... 2454 Service Delivery and Performance Commission Report, Purchasing and Logistics .......................................................... 2454 Tabled paper: Report by the Service Delivery and Performance Commission titled ‘Report on Review of Purchasing and Logistics in the Queensland Government’ dated April 2007..................................................... 2454 Aviation High ...................................................................................................................................................................... 2455 Northern Economic Triangle ............................................................................................................................................... 2455 Tabled paper: Report by the Department of Infrastructure titled ‘Northern Economic Triangle Infrastructure Plan 2007-2012’. .............................................................................................................................. 2455 Tabled paper: Report by the Department of Infrastructure titled ‘Northern Economic Triangle Progress Report’ dated August 2007..................................................................................................................................... 2455 Southport Spit ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2456 Tabled paper: Aerial photo titled ‘Plan of the Gold Coast Marine Development Project’. ...................................... 2456 Indigenous Economic Development and Employment ....................................................................................................... 2456 Tabled paper: Queensland Government publication titled ‘Queensland Indigenous economic development and employment—making it real’...................................................................................................... 2457 Tabled paper: Department of Tourism, Fair Trading and Wine Industry Development document titled ‘Cape York Peninsula & Torres Strait Tourism Development Action Plan’ dated July 2007.......................... 2457 Export Week ....................................................................................................................................................................... 2457 L J OSMOND N J LAURIE CHIEF HANSARD REPORTER CLERK OF THE PARLIAMENT Table of Contents — Thursday, 9 August 2007 Educational and Training Exports .......................................................................................................................................2457 Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security ....................................................................................................................2458 Royal Queensland Show ....................................................................................................................................................2458 Queensland Roars Against Racism ....................................................................................................................................2459 Local Government Reform ..................................................................................................................................................2459 Tabled paper: Copy of a letter, dated 7 August 2007, from Tom Gilmore to the Editor, Atherton Tablelander titled ‘Seize the initiative’. ...................................................................................................................2459 Gold Coast Desalination Project .........................................................................................................................................2459 Queensland Police Service, Internet Fraud ........................................................................................................................2460 Education ............................................................................................................................................................................2461 Building Industry .................................................................................................................................................................2462 Federal Government Road Funding ...................................................................................................................................2462 Biosecurity ..........................................................................................................................................................................2463 Local Government Funding ................................................................................................................................................2463 ORDER OF BUSINESS ..................................................................................................................................................................2464 PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE ...............................................................................................................................................2464 Report .................................................................................................................................................................................2464 Tabled paper: Public Accounts Committee Report No. 75 titled ‘Annual Report 2006-07’. ...................................2464 OVERSEAS VISIT ...........................................................................................................................................................................2464 Report .................................................................................................................................................................................2464 Tabled paper: Report on overseas visit to Singapore’s Newater Facilities, Pub Waterhub, Singspring Desalination Plant from 30 April to 7 May 2007. ...................................................................................2464 ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF QUEENSLAND ..........................................................................................................................2464 Report .................................................................................................................................................................................2464 Tabled paper: Report by the Electoral Commission Queensland titled ‘Research Report 1/2007, Queensland Election 2006 Ballot Paper Survey’. ..................................................................................................2464 NOTICE OF MOTION ......................................................................................................................................................................2465 Natural Resources and Water Legislation Amendment Regulation No. 1 of 2007 No. 98 ..................................................2465 CRIMINAL CODE (ASSAULT CAUSING DEATH) AMENDMENT BILL .......................................................................................2465 First Reading ......................................................................................................................................................................2465
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