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Record of Proceedings 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-THIRD PARLIAMENT Page Tuesday, 14 February 2012 ASSENT TO BILLS .............................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Tabled paper: Letter, dated 6 December 2011, from Her Excellency the Governor to Mr Speaker advising of assent to bills on 6 December 2011. ............................................................................................................................ 1 REPORT ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Expenditure of the Office of the Speaker ................................................................................................................................. 1 Tabled paper: Statement for Public Disclosure: Expenditure of the Office of the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly for the period 1 July 2011 to 31 December 2011......................................................................................... 1 PRIVILEGE ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Speaker’s Ruling, Alleged Deliberate Misleading of the House by a Minister .......................................................................... 2 Tabled paper: Letter, dated 1 December 2011, from Ms Ros Bates MP to the Speaker requesting referral of a matter to the Ethics Committee. ............................................................................................................................ 2 SPEAKER’S STATEMENT .................................................................................................................................................................. 2 Retirement of Parliamentary Librarian ...................................................................................................................................... 2 MOTION OF CONDOLENCE ............................................................................................................................................................... 2 Hynd, Mr TS ............................................................................................................................................................................. 2 SPEAKER’S STATEMENT .................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Visitors to Public Gallery .......................................................................................................................................................... 4 PETITIONS ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 TABLED PAPERS ................................................................................................................................................................................ 5 MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS ............................................................................................................................................................ 15 Western Queensland, Floods ................................................................................................................................................. 15 Cyclone Shelters .................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Mid Year Economic and Fiscal Review .................................................................................................................................. 16 Tabled paper: Queensland Government, State Budget 2011-12, Mid Year Fiscal and Economic Review................ 16 Child Sex Offences, Sentences; Community Management Schemes ................................................................................... 17 Tabled paper: Sentencing Advisory Council, Sentencing of Child Sexual Offences in Queensland, final report, January 2012. ................................................................................................................................................. 17 Tabled paper: Department of Justice and Attorney-General, Discussion paper for consultation titled ‘Management Rights in Community Titles Schemes’. ................................................................................................ 17 Gladstone, Environment ......................................................................................................................................................... 17 Education ............................................................................................................................................................................... 18 J MICKEL N J LAURIE L J OSMOND SPEAKER CLERK OF THE PARLIAMENT CHIEF HANSARD REPORTER Table of Contents — Tuesday, 14 February 2012 Aviation Industry .....................................................................................................................................................................18 Western Queensland, Floods .................................................................................................................................................19 Medical Research ...................................................................................................................................................................19 Roads, Infrastructure ..............................................................................................................................................................20 MOTION ..............................................................................................................................................................................................20 Suspension of Standing Orders ..............................................................................................................................................20 NOTICE OF MOTION ..........................................................................................................................................................................20 Private Health Insurance Rebate ............................................................................................................................................20 SPEAKER’S STATEMENT .................................................................................................................................................................20 School Group Tours ................................................................................................................................................................20 QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE ......................................................................................................................................................21 Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry ............................................................................................................................21 Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry ............................................................................................................................22 Bligh Labor Government .........................................................................................................................................................22 Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry ............................................................................................................................23 Education Reform ...................................................................................................................................................................24 Queensland Health, Financial Accountability ..........................................................................................................................24 Tabled paper: Extracts from Queensland Health Annual Reports. .............................................................................24 Speaker’s Ruling, Question Out of Order ...............................................................................................................................25 Budget, Projected Surplus ......................................................................................................................................................25 Public Service, Financial Accountability ..................................................................................................................................26 ‘Do Not Knock’ Register ..........................................................................................................................................................27 Corrective Services; Middle Park State School ......................................................................................................................27 Tabled paper: Letter, dated 19 May 2011, from J Lynas and R McSwain, Queensland Corrective
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