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Record of Proceedings ISSN 1322-0330 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Hansard Home Page: http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/work-of-assembly/hansard Email: [email protected] Phone (07) 3553 6344 FIRST SESSION OF THE FIFTY-SIXTH PARLIAMENT Tuesday, 6 March 2018 Subject Page PRIVILEGE ........................................................................................................................................................................... 157 Correction to Record of Proceedings, Apology .............................................................................................. 157 Speaker’s Ruling, Alleged Deliberate Misleading of the House by a Minister ............................................... 157 Tabled paper: Correspondence regarding the allegation that the Minister for Health and Minister for Ambulance Services, Hon. Dr Steven Miles, deliberately mislead the House on 15 February 2018. ....................................................................................................................... 158 SPEAKER’S STATEMENTS ................................................................................................................................................. 158 Matters of Privilege ........................................................................................................................................... 158 Vacancy in Senate of Commonwealth of Australia ......................................................................................... 158 Tabled paper: Letter, dated 26 February 2018, from the Leader of the Opposition, Mrs Deb Frecklington, to the Speaker, Hon. Curtis Pitt, regarding a casual vacancy in the Senate. .. 159 Questions on Notice ......................................................................................................................................... 159 Office of the Former Speaker of the Legislative Assembly ............................................................................ 159 Tabled paper: Statement for Public Disclosure: Expenditure of the Office of the former Speaker of the Legislative Assembly for the period 1 July 2017 to 31 December 2017. .................................. 159 MOTION OF CONDOLENCE ................................................................................................................................................ 159 Laming, Mr BE ................................................................................................................................................... 159 PETITIONS ............................................................................................................................................................................ 165 MOTION ................................................................................................................................................................................ 165 Citizen’s Right of Reply .................................................................................................................................... 165 TABLED PAPERS................................................................................................................................................................. 166 MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS ............................................................................................................................................... 168 Trade Mission; Jobs.......................................................................................................................................... 168 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games ................................................................................................................. 169 Rural and Regional Queensland, Rainfall ........................................................................................................ 169 Cross River Rail ................................................................................................................................................ 169 CW PITT NJ LAURIE JM MATHERS SPEAKER CLERK OF THE PARLIAMENT CHIEF HANSARD REPORTER Table of Contents – Tuesday, 6 March 2018 Boeing, Autonomous Systems ......................................................................................................................... 170 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games ................................................................................................................. 171 New Generation Rollingstock ........................................................................................................................... 171 Hospitals, Federal Funding ............................................................................................................................... 172 Tabled paper: Document, undated, titled ‘KPMG Factual Findings’ comparing NHR entitlements prepared by Queensland Health with the funding estimated to be paid by the Commonwealth government. ...................................................................................................................................... 172 Toowoomba Second Range Crossing.............................................................................................................. 173 Building and Construction Industry ................................................................................................................. 173 MOTION ................................................................................................................................................................................ 174 Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders............................................................................................... 174 ABSENCE OF MINISTER ...................................................................................................................................................... 177 SPEAKER’S STATEMENT .................................................................................................................................................... 177 School Group Tours .......................................................................................................................................... 177 LEGAL AFFAIRS AND COMMUNITY SAFETY COMMITTEE .............................................................................................. 177 Office of the Information Commissioner, Report ............................................................................................ 177 Tabled paper: Office of the Information Commissioner: Report No. 2 of 2017-18—Compliance audit—Townsville City Council: Townsville City Council’s compliance with the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld) and the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld). ............................................ 177 SPEAKER’S STATEMENT .................................................................................................................................................... 177 Standing Orders, Warnings .............................................................................................................................. 177 QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE .......................................................................................................................................... 178 ICT Dashboard ................................................................................................................................................... 178 ICT Projects ....................................................................................................................................................... 178 Palaszczuk Labor Government, Transparency and Accountability ............................................................... 179 ICT Projects ....................................................................................................................................................... 179 Screen Industry ................................................................................................................................................. 180 Mining Industry, Jobs ....................................................................................................................................... 181 Tabled paper: Photograph of the Premier and Minister for Trade, Hon. Annastacia Palaszczuk, with the CEO of Adani. ...................................................................................................................... 181 Distribution of GST ............................................................................................................................................ 181 Adani, Royalties ................................................................................................................................................ 182 Political Donations ............................................................................................................................................ 183 Minister for Health, Letter ................................................................................................................................. 183 Tabled paper: Letter, dated 13 February 2018, from the Minister for Health and Minister for Ambulance Services, Hon. Dr Steven Miles, to the Leader of the Opposition, Mrs Deb Frecklington MP, regarding national health reform payments. ........................................................... 183 Tabled paper: Document, dated 13 February 2018, showing metadata relating to the letter, dated 23 February
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