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Legislative Assembly Hansard 1983 Queensland Parliamentary Debates [Hansard] Legislative Assembly TUESDAY, 29 NOVEMBER 1983 Electronic reproduction of original hardcopy Papers 29 November 1983 189 TUESDAY, 29 NOVEMBER 1983 Mr SPEAKER (Hon. J. H, Warner, Toowoomba South) read prayers and took the chair at 11 a,m. ASSENT TO BILL Assent to the Appropriation Bill (No. 2) reported by Mr Speaker. PAPERS The following papers were laid on the table, and ordered to be printed— Reports— State Govemment Insurance Office (Queensland) for the year ended 30 June 1983 Brisbane and Area Water Board for the year ended 30 June 1983 Water Quality Council of Queensland for the year ended 30 June 1983 Bowen Harbour Board for the year ended 30 June 1981 Bowen Harbour Board for the year ended 30 June 1982 Rockhampton Harbour Board for the year ended 30 June 1982 President of the Industrial Court of Queensland for the year ended 30 June 1983 Noise Abatement Authority of Queensland for the year ended 30 June 1983 Department of the Valuer-General for the year ended 30 June 1983 Department of Mapping and Surveying for the year ended 30 June 1983 Department of Welfare Services for the year ended 30 June 1983 Department of Children's Services for the year ended 30 June 1983 Comptroller-General of Prisons for the year ended 30 June 1983 Queensland Probation and Parole Service for the year ended 30 June 1983 Parole Board for the year ended 30 June 1983 Board of Trustees of the Queensland Museum for the year ended 31 December 1982 Board of Tmstees of the Twelfth Night Theatre Building Tmst for the year ended 30 June 1983 Department of Sport for the year ended 30 June 1983 Films Board of Review for the year ended 30 June 1983 Literature Board of Review for the year ended 30 June 1983 Queensland Art Gallery for the year ended 30 June 1983 Queensland National Parks and WildUfe Service for the year ended 30 June 1983 Queensland Performing Arts Tmst for the year ended 30 June 1983 Queensland FUm Corporation for the year ended 30 June 1983. 190 29 November 1983 Papers The following papers were laid on the table— Proclamations under— Surveyors Act Amendment Act 1983 District Courts Act 1967-1982 National Parks and WildUfe Act 1975-1982 Prisons Act 1958-1969 Orders in Council under— Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1979 Hide, Skin, and Wool Dealers Act of 1958 Explosives Act 1952-1981 Electricity Act 1976-1982 and the Statutory Bodies Financial Arrangements Act 1982 Harbours Act 1955-1980 Harbours Act 1955-1980 and the Statutory Bodies Financial Arrangements Act 1982 Harbours Act 1955-1982, the Cairns Airport Act 1981 and the Statutory Bodies Financial Arrangements Act 1982 ' Industry and Commerce Training Act 1979-1983 Elections Act 1983 Supreme Court Act 1921-1979 District Courts Act 1967-1982 Friendly Societies Act 1913-1978 Liquor Act 1912-1982 Real Property Act 1861-1981 Collections Act 1966-1981 Justices Act 1886-1982 Magistrates Courts Act 1921-1982 Real Property Act 1861-1981 Judges' Salaries and Pensions Act 1967-1980 Fauna Conservation Act 1974-1979 Land Act 1962-1983 National Parks and Wildlife Act 1975-1982 Regulations under— Harbours Act 1955:1982 Queensland Marine Act 1958-1979 Canals Act 1958-1979 Pollution of Waters by Oil Act 1973 Constmction Safety Act 1971-1982 Factories and Shops Act 1960-1983 Industry and Commerce Training Act 1979-1983 Industrial ConciUation and Arbitration Act 1961-1983 Inspection of Machinery Act 1951-1982 Motor Vehicles Safety Act 1980 Weights and Measures Act 1951-1983 Surveyors Act 1977-1983 Fire Brigades Act 1964-1983 Fire Safety Act 1974-1982 Elections Act 1983 Companies (Application of Laws) Act 1981 Money Lenders Act 1916-1979 Public Trustee Act 1978-1981 Bills of Sale and Other Instruments Act 1955-1981 Auctioneers and Agents Act 1971-1981 Business Names Act 1962-1979 C^sh Orders Regulation Acts, 1946 to 1959 Railway Proposal 29 November 1983 191 Invasion of Privacy Act 1971-1981 Co-operative and Other Societies Act 1967-1978 Building Societies Act 1886-1976 Co-operative Housing Societies Act 1958-1974 Friendly Societies Act 1913-1978 Liquor Act 1912-1982 Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Act 1962-1982 Recording of Evidence Acts, 1962 to 1968 Building Units and Group Titles Act 1980 Property Law Act 1974-1982 Art Unions and Amusements Act 1976-1981 CoUections Act 1966-1981 Associations Incorporation Act 1981 By-laws under— Harbours Act 1955-1982 Queensland Museum Act 1970-1979 Rule under the Coroners Act 1958-1982 Third Programme^Qiieensland Law Reform Commission Reports— National Trust of Queensland for the year ended 30 June 1983 TotaUsator Administration Board of Queensland for the year ended 30 June 1983 Queensland Trotting Board for the year ended 30 June 1983 Greyhound Racing Control Board of Queensland for the year ended 30 June 1983 North Queensland Racing Association for the year ended 30 June 1983 Queensland Turf Club for the year ended 30 June 1983 Downs and South-Western Queensland Racing Association for the year ended 30 June 1983 Central Queensland Racing Association for the year ended 30 June 1983 Rockhampton Jockey Club for the year ended 30 June 1983 Brisbane Market Tmst for the year ended 30 June 1983 Public Defender for the year ended 30 June 1983 Law Reform Commission in Relation to an Examination of the Imperial Statutes in Force in Queensland The Union-Fidelity Tmstee Company of Australia Limited incorporating the Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account as at 28 Febmary 1983 Queensland Law Reform Commission for the year ended 30 June 1983 Perpetual Tmstees AustraUa Limited for the year ended 30 June 1983 Queensland Trustees Limited for the year ended 30 June 1983 Housing and Building Societies Advisory Committee for the year ended 30 June 1983. Mr SPEAKER: Order! While Ministers are on their feet, I require sUence in the Chamber. RAILWAY PROPOSAL North Cbast Line Hon, D, F. LANE (Merthyr—-Minister for Transport) laid on the table the working plan, section and book of reference for constmction of a railway deviation between 29,6 and 31.7 km, North Coast Line, together with the report of the Commissioner for RaUways thereon. The commissioner's report was ordered to be printed. 192 29 November 1983 Ministerial Statements MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS New PoUcies and Functions of Ministry of Industry, Small Business and Technology Hon, M. J. AHERN (Landsborough—^Minister for Industry, Small Business and Tech­ nology) (11.15 a.m,), by leave: Mr Speaker, I intend to take only a few minutes of the time of the House to detaU a major reorganisation of my department which I am sure will be of interest to all honourable members and to the industrial, small business and technological sectors of the Queensland economy. I have arranged for the statement to be distributed to honourable members. Attached to my statement is a position paper that details the reorganisation of the department and the ramifications and benefits to those individuals, organisations and business houses involved. Central to the reorganisation are new initiatives—^financial and otherwise—^which are intended to further assist the manufacturing, smaU business and technology sectors. It must be apparent to all honourable members that the manufacturing industry in Queensland is experiencing severe competition from interstate and overseas firms. Since taking over the portfolio of Minister for Industry, Small Business and Technology, I have been concerned at the problems of the manufacturing industry. New measures of Government support are necessary. I am confident our new assistance programs will go a long way towards helping the manufacturing industry in Queensland meet its outside competition. There is an acknowledged need for certain industries to modemise equipment and processes, to improve quaUty control and to update financial, management and marketing skills. The reorganisation of my department wUl provide a new range of advisory services to industry as weU as direct financial assistance in certain cases. The new advisory services to be provided include— Provision of general advice and Uaison services to manufacturing industry in regional areas of Queensland; Provision of speciaUst advice and information on financial, management and marketing operations, production processes and new technology, and domestic and export market potential; and Provision of advice on individual industry trends and general economic conditions. My department's revised financial assistance programs wiU include— Provision of land on Crown industrial estates; Provision of factory buildings for pioneer industries and for high technology, high value added industries, for example, computer software development; and Provision of guarantees to private lenders so as to ensure funds are available to a particular firm for— Capital programs for new industry estabUshing in Queensland or for established industry wishing to expand; Extra working capital needs required on expansion or setting up in Queensland; Capital needs of firms purchasing new technology and new plant and equipment to become more competitive; and Working capital needs of exporters. In addition, increased financial assistance wiU be available in approved cases for— Subsidy towards the cost of locating from outside of Queensland to Queensland; A subsidy towards freight costs on products to be exported; and Help with the cost of developing export markets. Further, the Government wiU provide up to $10,000 towards the cost of consultants' investigations into the feasibility of a firm establishing or expanding in Queensland, developing new products, purchasing new technology and modern equipment and developing an export market. In Une with the Government's pre-election poUcy guide-Une, special emphasis wiU be afforded to smaU business and technology over the next three years. The Govemment has honoured its pre-election commitment of estabUshing a Ministry of SmaU Business, and I expect to be in a position within the next few months to announce additional initiatives for this particular sector of the economy.
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