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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 FIRST SESSION OF THE FIFTY-FOURTH PARLIAMENT Thursday, 6 June 2013 Subject Page SPEAKER’S STATEMENT ..................................................................................................................................................2049 Queensland Day ...............................................................................................................................................2049 APPOINTMENT ....................................................................................................................................................................2049 United Australia Party ......................................................................................................................................2049 MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS ..............................................................................................................................................2049 Wesley Hospital, Legionnaire’s Disease .........................................................................................................2049 Wesley Hospital, Legionnaire’s Disease; Queensland Day ...........................................................................2050 Queensland Olympic Council, Presentation...................................................................................................2051 Queen Elizabeth II ............................................................................................................................................2051 Great Barrier Reef ............................................................................................................................................2051 Tabled paper: Letter, dated 31 May 2013, from Peter Milton, Chairman, North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation, to the Deputy Premier, the Hon. Jeff Seeney, regarding the UNESCO World Heritage Committee’s consideration of Great Barrier Reef World Heritage status. .................2052 Trade and Investment Queensland, Review ...................................................................................................2052 Local Government, Constitutional Recognition .............................................................................................2053 Education Reform ............................................................................................................................................2054 DisabilityCare Australia ...................................................................................................................................2054 MOTION ...............................................................................................................................................................................2055 Suspension of Sessional Orders ....................................................................................................................2055 AGRICULTURE, RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE ..................................................................................2055 Report ...............................................................................................................................................................2055 Tabled paper: Agriculture, Resources and Environment Committee: Report No. 23— Subordinate legislation tabled between 20 March 2013 and 30 April 2013. ......................................2055 FS SIMPSON NJ LAURIE LJ OSMOND SPEAKER CLERK OF THE PARLIAMENT CHIEF HANSARD REPORTER Table of Contents – Thursday, 6 June 2013 TRANSPORT, HOUSING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE .............................................................................. 2055 Report .............................................................................................................................................................. 2055 Tabled paper: Transport, Housing and Local Government Committee: Report No. 25— Subordinate legislation tabled on 19 March 2013 and forms. .......................................................... 2055 QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE ........................................................................................................................................ 2056 Electricity Prices ............................................................................................................................................. 2056 Cost of Living .................................................................................................................................................. 2056 Tabled paper: Newsletter of the member for Ashgrove titled ‘Community News—Autumn Edition 2013’. .................................................................................................................................. 2057 Natural Disaster Events of 2013, Reconstruction .......................................................................................... 2058 Cost of Living .................................................................................................................................................. 2058 Great Barrier Reef............................................................................................................................................ 2059 Tabled paper: Letter from the Deputy Premier, Hon. Jeff Seeney, to Mr Kishore Rao, Director, World Heritage Centre UNESCO, regarding the draft decision for the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. .............................................................................................................. 2059 Tabled paper: Letter from the Deputy Premier, Hon. Jeff Seeney, to Mr Kishore Rao, Director, World Heritage Centre UNESCO, regarding the report written by the World Heritage Committee on the state of conservation of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. ................. 2059 Nambour Railway Station ............................................................................................................................... 2060 Debt Reduction ................................................................................................................................................ 2060 Payroll Tax ....................................................................................................................................................... 2061 Budget, Police Service .................................................................................................................................... 2062 State Schools, Sale of Assets ......................................................................................................................... 2063 Agriculture Industry, Assistance .................................................................................................................... 2063 Tabled paper: Joint statement, dated 31 May 2013, by NSW, NT, Vic, WA and Qld agriculture ministers, titled ‘Commonwealth should not profit from farm loans’.................................................. 2064 Police Resources ............................................................................................................................................ 2064 Budget, Natural Resources ............................................................................................................................. 2065 Rail Services .................................................................................................................................................... 2065 Budget, Tourism .............................................................................................................................................. 2067 Infrastructure Projects .................................................................................................................................... 2067 SPEAKER’S STATEMENT .................................................................................................................................................. 2068 School Group Tours ........................................................................................................................................ 2068 APPROPRIATION (PARLIAMENT) BILL; APPROPRIATION BILL; REVENUE AMENDMENT AND TRADE AND INVESTMENT QUEENSLAND BILL.................................................................................................................................... 2068 Second Reading (Cognate Debate) ................................................................................................................ 2068 Tabled paper: Statement from website www.alex4gaven.com.au titled ‘Alex Douglas MP will protect state assets’. ................................................................................................................. 2109 Tabled paper: Gold Coast Bulletin online article, dated 5 June 2013, titled ‘Budget not pretty but necessary’. ...................................................................................................................... 2110 SPECIAL ADJOURNMENT ................................................................................................................................................. 2176 ADJOURNMENT ................................................................................................................................................................. 2176 Morayfield