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ISSN 1322-0330 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Hansard Home Page: http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/work-of-assembly/hansard Email: [email protected] Phone (07) 3406 7314 Fax (07) 3210 0182 FIRST SESSION OF THE FIFTY-FIFTH PARLIAMENT Thursday, 26 March 2015 Subject Page MOTION .................................................................................................................................................................................. 19 Sessional Orders ................................................................................................................................................. 19 ASSENT TO BILLS ................................................................................................................................................................. 22 Tabled paper: Letter, dated 5 December 2014, from His Excellency the Governor to the Speaker advising of assent to bills on 5 December 2014 [26]. .......................................................................... 22 COMMISSION TO ADMINISTER OATH OR AFFIRMATION .................................................................................................. 22 Tabled paper: Commission, dated 24 March 2015, authorising the Hon. Peter William Wellington, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, to administer the oath or affirmation of allegiance and of office. .............................................................................................................................................. 23 GOVERNOR’S OPENING SPEECH ........................................................................................................................................ 23 Tabled paper: Opening speech—Governor’s speech to the opening of the first session of the Fifty-Fifth Parliament, dated 25 March 2015. ...................................................................................... 23 APPOINTMENT ....................................................................................................................................................................... 23 Deputy Speaker ................................................................................................................................................... 23 REPORTS ............................................................................................................................................................................... 23 Auditor-General ................................................................................................................................................... 23 Tabled paper: Auditor-General of Queensland: Report to Parliament No. 11: 2014-15— Results of audit: Maintenance of public schools. ................................................................................. 23 Tabled paper: Auditor-General of Queensland: Report to Parliament No. 12: 2014-15— Results of audit: Oversight of recurrent grants to non-state schools. ................................................... 23 SPEAKER’S RULING ............................................................................................................................................................. 23 First Speeches..................................................................................................................................................... 23 PW WELLINGTON NJ LAURIE LJ OSMOND SPEAKER CLERK OF THE PARLIAMENT CHIEF HANSARD REPORTER Table of Contents – Thursday, 26 March 2015 APPOINTMENTS..................................................................................................................................................................... 24 Panel of Temporary Speakers ............................................................................................................................ 24 Ministry ................................................................................................................................................................ 24 Tabled paper: Copies of the relevant government gazettes appointing the current ministry. ................ 24 Leader of the House ............................................................................................................................................ 26 Government Whips .............................................................................................................................................. 26 Opposition ........................................................................................................................................................... 26 Tabled paper: List of opposition appointments as at 26 March 2015. .................................................. 27 MOTION OF CONDOLENCE ................................................................................................................................................... 27 Cunningham, Hon. JI ........................................................................................................................................... 27 PETITIONS .............................................................................................................................................................................. 33 TABLED PAPERS ................................................................................................................................................................... 35 MOTION .................................................................................................................................................................................. 46 Confidence in Palaszczuk Labor Government .................................................................................................. 46 Tabled paper: Department of Natural Resources and Mines: ResourcesQ Cooper Basin Industry Development Strategy. ..................................................................................................................... 123 Division: Question put—That the motion be agreed to. ..................................................................... 196 Resolved in the affirmative. ............................................................................................................... 196 SPECIAL ADJOURNMENT ................................................................................................................................................... 196 ADJOURNMENT ................................................................................................................................................................... 196 ATTENDANCE ...................................................................................................................................................................... 196 26 Mar 2015 Legislative Assembly 19 THURSDAY, 26 MARCH 2015 ____________ The Legislative Assembly met at 9.30 am. Mr Speaker (Hon. Peter Wellington, Nicklin) read prayers and took the chair. MOTION Sessional Orders Hon. A PALASZCZUK (Inala—ALP) (Premier and Minister for the Arts) (9.31 am), by leave, without notice: I move— That, notwithstanding anything contained in standing orders, the order of business and times set out in the schedule circulated in my name be adopted for the remainder of this week’s sittings, unless otherwise ordered. ____________ ORDER OF BUSINESS AND TIMES FOR THURSDAY 26 March 2015 (1) Order of business Messages from the Governor Matters concerning privilege Appointment of Deputy Speaker Speaker’s Statements Appointments Motions of Condolence Petitions Notification and tabling of papers by the Clerk To be immediately followed by debate of a Motion to be moved by the Premier. 1.00pm—2.30pm— Lunch break 2.30pm— Continuation of debate of the Motion moved by the Premier If the debate of the Motion moved by the Premier is completed by 4.00pm— Preliminary business, comprising: Ministerial Papers Ministerial Notices of Motion Ministerial Statements Any other Government Business Tabling of Reports Personal Explanations Notice of motion for disallowance of statutory instrument (If Preliminary Business completed before 4.30pm, Question Time will commence earlier and continue for 1 hour with starting times for all other items, except the dinner break, in the Order of Business adjusting accordingly.) 4.30pm—5.30pm— Question Time 5.30pm—6.30pm— Government Business 6.30pm—7.30pm— Dinner break 7.30pm until special adjournment and adjournment moved— Government Business (No adjournment debate, question for adjournment to be put without amendment or debate) 20 Motion 26 Mar 2015 If debate of the Motion moved by the Premier is not completed by 4.00pm, at the conclusion of the debate the following shall occur: (a) A special adjournment shall be moved, adjourning the House until 9.30am on Friday, 27 March 2015 (b) The adjournment of the House shall then be moved Notwithstanding Standing Orders, there shall be no adjournment debate. (2) Time limits The maximum time limits that apply to debates, speeches and statements are contained in the Schedule below. ORDER OF BUSINESS AND TIMES FOR FRIDAY 27 March 2015 (Should the special adjournment on 26 March 2015 adjourn to this day) (1) Order of business From 9.30am— Prayers Messages from the Governor Matters concerning privilege Speaker’s Statements Motions of Condolence Appointments Petitions Notification and tabling of papers by the Clerk Ministerial Papers Ministerial Notices of Motion Ministerial Statements Any other Government Business Tabling of Reports Personal Explanations