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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) 3406 7314 Fax (07) 3210 0182 FIRST SESSION OF THE FIFTY-FOURTH PARLIAMENT Tuesday, 25 November 2014 Subject Page ASSENT TO BILLS ..............................................................................................................................................................3841 Tabled paper: Letter, dated 7 November 2014, from His Excellency the Governor to the Speaker advising of assent to certain bills on 7 November 2014. .....................................................3841 REPORTS ............................................................................................................................................................................3841 Auditor-General ................................................................................................................................................3841 Tabled paper: Auditor-General of Queensland: Report to Parliament No. 4: 2014-15— Results of audit: state public sector entities for 2013-14. .................................................................3842 Tabled paper: Auditor-General of Queensland: Report to Parliament No. 5: 2014-15— Results of audit: hospital and health service entities 2013-14. .........................................................3842 Tabled paper: Auditor-General of Queensland: Report to Parliament No. 6: 2014-15— Results of audit: public non-financial corporations. ..........................................................................3842 SPEAKER’S STATEMENTS ................................................................................................................................................3842 Answers to Questions on Notice; Ministerial Responses to Petitions .........................................................3842 G20 Leaders Retreat ........................................................................................................................................3842 MOTION ...............................................................................................................................................................................3842 Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders .............................................................................................3842 MOTION OF CONDOLENCE ...............................................................................................................................................3843 Goss, Mr WK .....................................................................................................................................................3843 PETITIONS ...........................................................................................................................................................................3855 TABLED PAPERS................................................................................................................................................................3856 MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS ..............................................................................................................................................3861 G20 Leaders Summit ........................................................................................................................................3861 Galilee Basin ....................................................................................................................................................3862 Overseas Trade Mission ..................................................................................................................................3863 White Ribbon Day ............................................................................................................................................3863 Elective Surgery, Waiting Times .....................................................................................................................3864 FS SIMPSON NJ LAURIE LJ OSMOND SPEAKER CLERK OF THE PARLIAMENT CHIEF HANSARD REPORTER Table of Contents – Tuesday, 25 November 2014 G20 Leaders Summit ....................................................................................................................................... 3865 G20 Leaders Summit ....................................................................................................................................... 3865 ABSENCE OF MINISTER .................................................................................................................................................... 3866 NOTICE OF MOTION .......................................................................................................................................................... 3866 Newman Government, Performance .............................................................................................................. 3866 SPEAKER’S STATEMENT .................................................................................................................................................. 3866 School Group Tours ........................................................................................................................................ 3866 QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE ........................................................................................................................................ 3866 Government Advertising ................................................................................................................................. 3866 Member for Mermaid Beach ............................................................................................................................ 3867 G20 Leaders Summit, Small Business ........................................................................................................... 3868 Overseas Trade Mission ................................................................................................................................. 3868 Galilee Basin .................................................................................................................................................... 3869 Register of Lobbyists ...................................................................................................................................... 3869 Tabled paper: Treasurer’s ministerial diary of 1 August 2013-30 August 2013, extract of Treasurer’s diary of 19 August 2013 and Lobbyist Register entry for Singapore Power. .................. 3869 Employment ..................................................................................................................................................... 3870 Galilee Basin .................................................................................................................................................... 3871 Tabled paper: Executive Council minute of 16 May 2002 regarding Treasury department investment to assist Australian Premium Coals Pty Ltd. .................................................................. 3871 Tabled paper: Executive Council minute of 5 September 2002 regarding Department of State Development expenditure for infrastructure south of the Coppabella coal mine. .............................. 3871 Health Services ................................................................................................................................................ 3871 Tabled paper: Briefing paper from the Director-General, Queensland Health of 26 February 2007 regarding strategic risks and opportunities—specialist outpatient services. ..................................... 3872 Gladstone Hospital .......................................................................................................................................... 3872 G20 Leaders Summit, Education .................................................................................................................... 3873 Strong Choices ................................................................................................................................................ 3874 G20 Leaders Summit, Tourism Industry ........................................................................................................ 3874 Coal Prices ....................................................................................................................................................... 3875 G20 Leaders Summit, Agriculture .................................................................................................................. 3875 Metro North Hospital and Health Service ....................................................................................................... 3876 PRIVILEGE .......................................................................................................................................................................... 3877 Alleged Deliberate Misleading of the House by a Member ........................................................................... 3877 QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE ........................................................................................................................................ 3877 G20 Leaders Summit, Cultural Precinct ......................................................................................................... 3877 MATTERS OF PUBLIC INTEREST ....................................................................................................................................
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