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Finalisation of His Private Interests 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 Subject FIRST SESSION OF THE FIFTY-FOURTH PARLIAMENT Page Thursday, 2 August 2012 PRIVILEGE ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 1417 Alleged Contempt of Parliament by a Minister ................................................................................................................... 1417 PETITIONS ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 1417 MINISTERIAL PAPER .................................................................................................................................................................... 1417 Townsville Community Crime Forum, Petition ................................................................................................................... 1417 Tabled paper: Non-conforming petition supporting boot camps. ........................................................................... 1417 MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS ........................................................................................................................................................ 1417 Queen Elizabeth II Courts of Law ....................................................................................................................................... 1417 Tabled paper: Letter, dated 31 July 2012, from Mr Mark Fraser, Acting Official Secretary to the Governor-General, to Air Commodore Mark Gower, Official Secretary, Office of the Governor of Queensland, regarding the approval of the Queen of the name of the new law courts building in Brisbane. ........ 1418 Abbot Point Coal Terminal ................................................................................................................................................. 1418 Commission of Audit .......................................................................................................................................................... 1419 Instrumental Music Programs, Private Funding ................................................................................................................. 1420 Olympic Games, Queensland Athletes .............................................................................................................................. 1420 Queensland Health, Ambulance Ramping ......................................................................................................................... 1421 Tabled paper: Report titled ‘Metropolitan Emergency Department Access Initiative—a report on Ambulance Ramping in Metropolitan Hospitals’, July 2012.................................................................................... 1421 Public Housing ................................................................................................................................................................... 1422 MOTION .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 1422 Referral to the Transport, Housing and Local Government Committee ............................................................................. 1422 MOTION .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 1423 Referral to the Transport, Housing and Local Government Committee ............................................................................. 1423 LEGAL AFFAIRS AND COMMUNITY SAFETY COMMITTEE ...................................................................................................... 1423 Reports ............................................................................................................................................................................... 1423 Tabled paper: Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee: Report No. 6—Oversight of the Office of the Queensland Ombudsman............................................................................................................................. 1423 Tabled paper: Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee: Report No. 7—Oversight of the Office of the Information Commissioner............................................................................................................................ 1423 Tabled paper: Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee: Report No. 8—Subordinate Legislation tabled between 17 May 2012 and 19 June 2012.................................................................................................... 1423 FS SIMPSON N J LAURIE L J OSMOND SPEAKER CLERK OF THE PARLIAMENT CHIEF HANSARD REPORTER Table of Contents — Thursday, 2 August 2012 QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE ...................................................................................................................................................1423 Caltabiano, Mr M ................................................................................................................................................................1423 Tabled paper: Letter, dated 22 May 2012, from Mr Michael Caltabiano, Director General, Department of Transport and Main Roads, to Mr Jon Grayson, Director General, Department of the Premier and Cabinet, regarding the finalisation of his private interests.....................................................................................................1424 Caltabiano, Mr M ................................................................................................................................................................1424 Construction Industry ..........................................................................................................................................................1425 Queensland Rail .................................................................................................................................................................1425 Queensland Economy ........................................................................................................................................................1426 RoadTek, Jobs ....................................................................................................................................................................1426 State Finances ....................................................................................................................................................................1427 TransLink ............................................................................................................................................................................1428 Queensland Health, Payroll System ...................................................................................................................................1428 Townsville Ring-Road .........................................................................................................................................................1429 Credit Rating .......................................................................................................................................................................1430 Gladstone Hospital .............................................................................................................................................................1430 Legal Aid .............................................................................................................................................................................1431 Hann Highway, Upgrade .....................................................................................................................................................1431 Department of Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts .........................................................................1432 Blackall-Jericho Road, Upgrade .........................................................................................................................................1433 Energy Plan ........................................................................................................................................................................1433 Weapons Licensing ............................................................................................................................................................1434 SPEAKER’S STATEMENT .............................................................................................................................................................1434 School Group Tours ............................................................................................................................................................1434 EDUCATION AND INNOVATION COMMITTEE ............................................................................................................................1434 Report, Motion to Take Note ...............................................................................................................................................1434
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