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Legislative Assembly Hansard 1989 Queensland Parliamentary Debates [Hansard] Legislative Assembly THURSDAY, 5 OCTOBER 1989 Electronic reproduction of original hardcopy 1266 5 October 1989 Ministerial Statement THURSDAY, 5 OCTOBER 1989 Mr SPEAKER (Hon. K. R. Lingard, Fassifem) read prayers and took the chair at 10 a.m. PAPERS The foUowing papers were laid on the table, and ordered to be printed— Reports— Queensland Police Department for the year ended 30 June 1989 Police Complaints Tribunal for the year ended 30 June 1989 Queensland PoUce Superannuation Board for the year ended 30 June 1989 Interim Report of the PoUce Complaints Tribunal for the period 22 April 1989 to 30 June 1989 State Fire Services for the year ended 30 June 1989 Department of Emergency Services and Administration Services for the year ended 30 June 1989 Commissioner for Railways for the year ended 30 June 1989. The foUowing papers were laid on the table— Reports— Financial Report of World Expo 88 for the period ended 31 December 1988 Financial Report of World Expo 88 for the period ended 7 May 1989 Statement of the Expenses of Ministers of the Crown for the period 1 January 1989 to 30 June 1989. MINISTERIAL STATEMENT World Expo Fun Park, Comments by Member for Cairns Hon. T. R. COOPER (Roma—Premier and Treasurer and Minister for State Development) (10.03 a.m.), by leave: I refer to the speech made on Tuesday, 3 October, in the Matters of Public Interest debate by the member for Caims, Mr De Lacy, and I wish to inform the House that this matter has been dealt wdth on a number of occasions. At the outset, therefore, I seek leave to table a copy of the press release made by my predecessor, the Honourable M. J. Ahem, on 30 May 1989. Leave granted. Whereupon the honourable member laid the document on the table. Mr COOPER: The Govemment firmly and resolutely believes that this investment recommended by the Expo Authority and approved by the Govemor in Council on 4 May 1989 was and wdll be of enormous strategic and financial benefit to Queenslanders. The facts have been made quite clear on a number of occasions, and I wdll outline them. $15.9 milUon was paid to World Expo Fun Park on 5 May 1989, made up of $25m purchase price less $9.1m owing by World Expo Fun Park and a further $8m to be paid in May 1993—equivalent to approximately $4.3m in 1989 terms—making a total payment in 1989 terms of $29.3m, not $34.4m as stated by the honourable member. This purchase price included freehold land of approximately 5 hectares and a completed Ministerial Statement 5 October 1989 1267 1 200-space car park, which cost $ 12m to constmct in 1986-87. In May 1989, with some administrative offices, it would have cost $17m to constmct. The Expo Authority had been owed approximately $9.1m in land payments and unpaid royalities in October 1988. The only responsibUity the authority had was to have the land rezoned as Commercial B, which the contract stated to have a 1.5 plot ratio wdth 3 storeys as of right wdth negotiability to 4 storeys, with a total gross floor area up to about 70 000 square metres. On no occasion was the authority approached or indeed did the authority consider any change to this contracted position. The reference to two 40-storey buildings has no basis in fact; nor has it been referred to in any contract made by World Expo Fun Park wdth the authority. Although World Expo Fun Park did not conform to its contractual requirement to pay royalities owing and land payments due on 30 October 1988, the company had by this date given notice of intention to take legal action against the authority for alleged failure by the authority to facilitate the successful operation of the amusement park—a claim strenuously denied by the Expo Authority. Other legal issues had also been raised. The Expo Authority in tum then made a counter-claim for $14.5m for aUeged failure by the amusement park to perform as successfully as Expo and therefore to maximise the authority's royalties. The legal advice received by the Expo Authority was that any attempt to execute these provisions of the contracted rights would immediately lead to the formal legal claim already referred to being commenced, which would have led to lengthy and costly court actions extending over some years. Although the authority's legal advisers were confident of success, the process would be difficult and would be determined by legal argument Avith no absolute assurance of a successful outcome. The Expo Authority therefore wrote to World Expo Fun Park as part of the necessary steps to set in train preservation of the authority's legal contractual rights. It was the opinion of the Expo Authority that the land and car park in question would become an important strategic asset for the future redevelopment of the south bank. In the light of the certainty of difficult and lengthy legal battles, negotiations therefore to purchase these valuable assets began in parallel wdth legal procedures to protect the authority's position. The honourable member referred to the authority having power to receive financial statements of World Expo Fun Park. It needs to be stated categorically that the revenue situation and financial statements of World Expo Fun Park were under constant scmtiny by the revenue-collection division of the authority from the beginning of Expo. The honourable member's statement therefore is totally inaccurate and irresponsible. The negotiations with World Expo Fun Park were extremely complex and protracted. World Expo Fun Park significantly reduced its initial claims as a result of a firm and resolute determination by the Expo Authority to achieve this extremely satisfactory result. Any reasonable person could therefore deduce that, in the light of all these matters and the complexity of the situation, these arrangements have resulted in acquisition of an extremely valuable asset which is now the property of the Govemment. For the information of honourable members, I point out that the new South Bank Corporation has for some months been working on plans to be released soon which wdll no doubt include concepts for the future use of this valuable acquisition. It is tragic that the Opposition has been prepared to misrepresent this situation so weU handled by the Expo Authority and endorsed by the Govemment. These arrange­ ments wdll ultimately be of enormous benefit to the people of Queensland. MINISTERIAL STATEMENT Opportunity for Members to Meet Interim Police Commissioner Hon. V. P. LESTER (Peak Downs—Minister for Police and Minister for Employ­ ment, Training and Industrial Affairs) (10.08 a.m.), by leave: I outline to the House very briefly that the interim Queensland Police Commissioner, Mr Newnham, wdU arrive at about midday today. 1268 5 October 1989 Ministerial Statement Opposition members interjected. Mr LESTER: The way that the ALP members are acting shows their absolute contempt for the interim PoUce Commissioner. At 5 p.m., he wiU be available on the fourth floor of the ParUamentary Annexe for those members of the House who would like to meet him. This is purely a non-political message to the members of the Pariiament. Every member has the opportunity to meet our interim commissioner, who wdll take up duty on 1 November. MINISTERIAL STATEMENT Annual Report, Queensland PoUce Department Hon. V. P. LESTER (Peak Downs—Minister for PoUce and Minister for Employ­ ment, Training and Industrial Affairs) (10.09 a.m.), by leave: I have leiigthy comments to make on the past, present and future activities of the Queensland Police Department. I seek leave to table those comments and to have them incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. Whereupon the honourable member laid on the table the following document— Today I have tabled the annual report of the Queensland Police Department. The report prepared by Acting Commissioner Redmond provides a review of the admin­ istrative and operational activities of the Police Department for the year ended 30 June 1989. The report details not only the achievements for the year under review, but also those areas where objectives have not been achieved. The maintenance of law and order and the preservation of peace in the community are not easy tasks in this day and age and the members of the Queensland police service are to be commended for a job well done. As required by law, the annual reports of the Police Complaints Tribunal are included with the PoUce Department annual report. The general management of the PoUce Department has been subject to the Police Act and Rules with an overview by the Police Complaints Tribunal. During the past financial year, senior staff were provided by the Police Department to attend to the numerous investigations and other matters referred to the Police Complaints Tribunal. During the past financial year senior staff were provided by the Police Department to attend to the numerous investigations and other matters referred to the Police Complaints Tribunal for investigation. The contents of the eighth report fiimished by the Police Complaints Tribunal indicate a very unsatisfactory situation in so far as the PoUce Department's role in investigating complaints against members of the police force. As honourable members are aware, the commission of inquiry report recommends the abolition of the Police Complaints Tribunal for reasons shown in that report. All investigations mentioned in the eighth report have been scrutinised by the PoUce Department and legal advice obtained or is being obtained from the Crown's legal advisers where necessary. The official misconduct division of the Criminal Justice Commission will subsequently absorb investigations into iUegal activities and misconduct by police.
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