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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, 3 August 2010 ASSENT TO BILLS ........................................................................................................................................................................ 2261 Tabled paper: Letter, dated 18 June 2010, from Her Excellency the Governor to the Speaker advising of assent to bills. .................................................................................................................................................... 2261 PRIVILEGE ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 2261 Alleged Attempted Deliberate Misleading of the House by a Minister ................................................................................ 2261 PRIVILEGE ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 2262 Speaker’s Ruling, Public Expenditure, Advertising ............................................................................................................ 2262 Tabled paper: Letter, dated 10 June 2010, from the Speaker to the Premier regarding the matter of privilege raised by the Leader of the Opposition in the parliament on Wednesday, 9 June 2010.......................... 2262 Tabled paper: Letter, dated 27 July 2010, from the Premier to the Speaker regarding the matter of privilege raised by the Leader of the Opposition in the parliament on Wednesday, 9 June 2010.......................... 2262 Tabled paper: Letter, dated 9 June 2010, from the Leader of the Opposition to the Speaker regarding the matter of privilege raised by the Leader of the Opposition in the parliament on Wednesday, 9 June 2010....................................................................................................................................... 2262 Tabled paper: Letter, dated 9 June 2010, from the Leader of the Opposition to the Speaker regarding the matter of privilege raised by the Leader of the Opposition in the parliament on Wednesday, 9 June 2010 noting a comment by Commissioner Fitzgerald............................................................ 2262 SPEAKER’S STATEMENT ............................................................................................................................................................ 2262 Estimates Committee Reports ............................................................................................................................................ 2262 PETITIONS ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 2262 TABLED PAPERS .......................................................................................................................................................................... 2263 MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS ........................................................................................................................................................ 2272 Gold Coast Rapid Transit ................................................................................................................................................... 2272 Integrity and Accountability Reforms .................................................................................................................................. 2272 Regional Sitting of Parliament, Mackay .............................................................................................................................. 2273 Federal Election, Use of Queensland Government Facilities ............................................................................................. 2273 Tabled paper: Use of Queensland government facilities in the lead-up to federal government election................ 2273 Queensland Health ............................................................................................................................................................. 2273 Mount Isa, Lead Levels ...................................................................................................................................................... 2274 Economy ............................................................................................................................................................................ 2275 Tabled paper: Queensland State Accounts—March Quarter 2010, Office of Economic and Statistical Research................................................................................................................................................ 2275 J MICKEL N J LAURIE L J OSMOND SPEAKER CLERK OF THE PARLIAMENT CHIEF HANSARD REPORTER Table of Contents — Tuesday, 3 August 2010 Sentencing Reforms ...........................................................................................................................................................2275 North Stradbroke Island ......................................................................................................................................................2276 Building Services Authority, Review ...................................................................................................................................2277 Tabled paper: Terms of Reference—Organisational Review of the Building Services Authority............................2277 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission Report ...................................................................................................................2277 Vocational Education and Training .....................................................................................................................................2278 Road Infrastructure .............................................................................................................................................................2278 Biosecurity Bill 2010, Exposure Draft ..................................................................................................................................2279 Remote Indigenous Land and Infrastructure Program Office .............................................................................................2279 Queensland Growth Management Summit .........................................................................................................................2280 Redcliffe Rail Line ...............................................................................................................................................................2280 Gold Coast Tourism Campaign ...........................................................................................................................................2281 Positive Parenting Program ................................................................................................................................................2281 SCRUTINY OF LEGISLATION COMMITTEE ................................................................................................................................2282 Report .................................................................................................................................................................................2282 Tabled paper: Scrutiny of Legislation Committee, Legislation Alert No. 8 of 2010. ................................................2282 Tabled paper: Submission from HopgoodGanim Lawyers for the Caravan Parks Association of Queensland Inc. in relation to the Manufactured Homes (Residential Parks) Amendment Bill 2010. ....................2282 NOTICES OF MOTION ...................................................................................................................................................................2282 Parliamentary Process ........................................................................................................................................................2282 Dr J Patel, Compensation Process .....................................................................................................................................2282 SPEAKER’S STATEMENT .............................................................................................................................................................2282 Visitors to Public Gallery .....................................................................................................................................................2282 QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE ...................................................................................................................................................2282 Labor Party .........................................................................................................................................................................2282 Credit Rating .......................................................................................................................................................................2283 Economy .............................................................................................................................................................................2284
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