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Second Reading Speech Would Provide Us with a Clear Set of Proposed Standards 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 Fax (07) 3553 6369 FIRST SESSION OF THE FIFTY-FIFTH PARLIAMENT Wednesday, 25 October 2017 Subject Page PRESENTATION OF APPROPRIATION BILLS ..................................................................................................................3253 ASSENT TO BILLS ..............................................................................................................................................................3253 Tabled paper: Letter, dated 13 October 2017, from His Excellency the Governor to the Speaker, the Hon. Peter Wellington, advising of assent to a certain Bill on 13 October 2017. .........................3253 Tabled paper: Letter, dated 23 October 2017, from His Excellency the Governor to the Speaker, the Hon. Peter Wellington, advising of assent to certain Bills on 23 October 2017. ..........................3254 SPEAKER’S STATEMENT ..................................................................................................................................................3254 Visitor to Public Gallery ...................................................................................................................................3254 PETITION .............................................................................................................................................................................3254 MINISTERIAL PAPER ..........................................................................................................................................................3254 Queensland Law Reform Commission ...........................................................................................................3254 Tabled paper: Queensland Law Reform Commission Report No. 75: Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme, June 2017. ......................................................................................................3254 MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS ..............................................................................................................................................3254 Dreamworld, Fatalities .....................................................................................................................................3254 Brisbane Cruise Ship Terminal .......................................................................................................................3255 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, Baton Bearers ......................................................................................3255 Advancing Our Cities and Regions Strategy ..................................................................................................3256 Brisbane Cruise Ship Terminal; Innovation....................................................................................................3256 Biofabrication ...................................................................................................................................................3257 State Schools ...................................................................................................................................................3258 Advance Queensland .......................................................................................................................................3258 TAFE Queensland, Aviation Australia ............................................................................................................3259 Renewable Energy ...........................................................................................................................................3260 Advance Queensland Innovation Partnerships ..............................................................................................3260 PW WELLINGTON NJ LAURIE LJ OSMOND SPEAKER CLERK OF THE PARLIAMENT CHIEF HANSARD REPORTER Table of Contents – Wednesday, 25 October 2017 Carbon Farming ............................................................................................................................................... 3261 Corrective Services ......................................................................................................................................... 3261 ABSENCE OF MINISTER .................................................................................................................................................... 3262 HEALTH, COMMUNITIES, DISABILITY SERVICES AND DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION COMMITTEE ....................................................................................................................................................................... 3262 Reports ............................................................................................................................................................ 3262 Tabled paper: Health, Communities, Disability Services and Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Committee: Report No. 48—Subordinate legislation tabled between 14 June 2017 and 8 August 2017. ......................................................................................................................... 3262 Tabled paper: Health, Communities, Disability Services and Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Committee: Report No. 49—Annual Report 2016-17. .................................................... 3262 NOTICE OF MOTION .......................................................................................................................................................... 3262 Energy Supply ................................................................................................................................................. 3262 PRIVATE MEMBERS’ STATEMENTS ................................................................................................................................. 3263 Palaszczuk Labor Government, Unions ......................................................................................................... 3263 Tabled paper: Article from the Courier-Mail, dated 25 October 2017, titled ‘D’Ath Raider’. .............. 3263 Political Donations .......................................................................................................................................... 3263 Palaszczuk Labor Government, Performance ............................................................................................... 3264 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games; Crisafulli, Mr D .................................................................................... 3265 Palaszczuk Labor Government, Performance ............................................................................................... 3265 QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE ........................................................................................................................................ 3266 Political Donations .......................................................................................................................................... 3266 Tabled paper: Article from the Courier-Mail, dated 25 October 2017, titled ‘D’Ath Raider’. .............. 3266 Political Donations .......................................................................................................................................... 3267 Speaker’s Ruling, Question Out of Order ...................................................................................................... 3267 Queensland Economy ..................................................................................................................................... 3267 Political Donations .......................................................................................................................................... 3268 Business Confidence ...................................................................................................................................... 3269 Political Donations .......................................................................................................................................... 3270 Cross River Rail ............................................................................................................................................... 3270 Attorney-General ............................................................................................................................................. 3271 Jobs.................................................................................................................................................................. 3271 Political Donations .......................................................................................................................................... 3272 Health, Research ............................................................................................................................................. 3272 Political Donations .......................................................................................................................................... 3273 Tourism Industry ............................................................................................................................................. 3273 Tabled paper: SAI GLOBAL Property - ASIC Personal Current & Historical Extract, dated 7 August 2017, regarding David Frank Crisafulli. ...........................................................................
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