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Hansard 20 June 2002 20 Jun 2002 Legislative Assembly 2025 THURSDAY, 20 JUNE 2002 Mr SPEAKER (Hon. R. K. Hollis, Redcliffe) read prayers and took the chair at 9.30 a.m. PRIVILEGE Ministers, Allegations of Bullying Mr JOHNSON (Gregory—NPA) (Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (9.31 a.m.): I rise on a matter of privilege. On Tuesday, the Premier came into this House and vilified everyone known to man in a futile attempt to draw attention away from the fact that according to the Queensland Public Sector Union his front bench is staffed with bullies. The Premier said that he did not believe in rumours, but he then proceeded to deliberately publish invented slurs in this place. I will not shrink from the Premier's false rumours. I will not sink to the Premier's level and follow his three- card trick, where he hides behind his dog and, on this occasion, his wife and formerly his brother. In parliament this week— Mr SPEAKER: Order! This does not sound like a point of privilege to me. Mr BEATTIE: I rise on a matter of privilege. I find those comments offensive. I am happy to defend my wife anywhere, and I ask for them to be withdrawn. Mr JOHNSON: I withdraw. In parliament this week we have seen a Premier that we have not been accustomed to over the last few years. Mr SPEAKER: Order! What is the member's point of privilege? This is more like a debate. Mr JOHNSON: My point of privilege is this: that my name was denigrated in this parliament this week by false accusations and a fabrication of the facts about when I was Minister for Transport. I have full respect for the Premier. I have great respect and admiration for his wife and family. At no time did I mention the Honourable Premier's wife. During the course of the week's events it was the Courier-Mail that printed the Premier's wife's name. I never made mention of the Premier's wife's name. Mr SPEAKER: Order! What is the member's point of privilege? Mr JOHNSON: My point of privilege is that I find the Premier's remarks—from a person of his standing—offensive towards me and offensive towards the staff of my former ministerial office, and I ask for an apology from the Premier on this occasion. Mr SPEAKER: Order! That is not a point of privilege. Mr JOHNSON: It is a matter of privilege. Mr SPEAKER: It is not a point of privilege. Mr JOHNSON: I find it absolutely offensive. Mr SPEAKER: Order! The member will resume his seat. This is not a point of privilege. Mr JOHNSON: I have rung the Premier's office this week— Mr SPEAKER: Order! The member is able to make such a statement during two-minute speeches or by way of a personal explanation, but this is not a point of privilege. Mr JOHNSON: It is a point of privilege. Mr SPEAKER: It is not a point of privilege. I am ruling that it is not. Mr JOHNSON: It is a point of privilege. Mr SPEAKER: I have just ruled that it is not a point of privilege. The member will resume his seat. Mr JOHNSON: I wanted to put it on the record anyway, and I have put it on the record. Mr Fouras interjected. Mr Johnson interjected. Mr SPEAKER: Order! Members will stop interjecting across the chamber. 2026 Petition 20 Jun 2002 MINISTERS, ALLEGATIONS OF BULLYING Mr SPEAKER: Honourable members, I have to report to the House that the member for Warrego wrote to me on 15 May 2002 about a matter claimed to be a matter of privilege. Following my consideration, I wish to further report to the House that there is no matter of privilege. Mr HOBBS (Warrego—NPA) (9.34 a.m.): Mr Speaker, in view of your ruling I believe this is a very serious matter. The minister has clearly misled the House. I believe that this matter should be referred to the Members' Ethics and Parliamentary Privileges Committee, and I am prepared to so move. Mr SPEAKER: Is the member moving that motion? Mr HOBBS: I want the opportunity to speak to this. Mr SPEAKER: The question is that the motion be agreed to. Mr HOBBS: No, Mr Speaker, I would like the opportunity to speak. Mr SPEAKER: Is the member moving the motion? Mr HOBBS: Yes, I am moving it. Mr SPEAKER: We have to put the motion first before the member can speak. Mr HOBBS: I want to advise the parliament about what is happening. Under standing orders I can speak to this. Mr SPEAKER: But I have to put the motion. Mr Lingard: You can't have a vote before he speaks. Mr HOBBS: We cannot have a vote before I speak because it will be lost on party lines. Mr SPEAKER: The member can move the motion. Does the member want to move this motion? Mr HOBBS: I want to move it and I want to speak to it. The point that I want to raise with members is that the minister has clearly misled the House. Mr SPEAKER: Order! The member has to move the motion. Is he moving the motion or not? Is he going to seek leave to move a motion? Mr Lingard: He has not. Mr HOBBS: I do not have to seek leave, Mr Speaker. Ms BLIGH: I rise to a point of order. The member is moving a procedural motion. It does not allow him to debate it. The motion should be put. Mr SPEAKER: Order! That is exactly what I said. The member has moved that this matter be referred to the Members' Ethics and Parliamentary Privileges Committee. I am going to put that motion. The question is that— Mr HOBBS: I still believe, Mr Speaker, that I can speak to this. Question—That Mr Hobbs' motion be agreed to—put; and the House divided— AYES, 18—Copeland, E. Cunningham, Flynn, Hobbs, Horan, Johnson, Lee Long, Lingard, Pratt, Quinn, Rowell, Seeney, Sheldon, Simpson, Watson, Wellington. Tellers: Lester, Springborg NOES, 58—Attwood, Barry, Barton, Beattie, Bligh, Boyle, Bredhauer, Briskey, Choi, E. Clark, L. Clark, Croft, Cummins, J. Cunningham, English, Fenlon, Foley, Fouras, Hayward, Jarratt, Keech, Lavarch, Lawlor, Livingstone, Lucas, Male, McGrady, McNamara, Mickel, Miller, Molloy, Mulherin, Nolan, Nuttall, Palaszczuk, Pearce, Phillips, Pitt, Purcell, Reynolds, N. Roberts, Robertson, Rodgers, Rose, Schwarten, C. Scott, D. Scott, Shine, Smith, Spence, Strong, Struthers, C. Sullivan, Welford, Wells, Wilson. Tellers: T. Sullivan, Reeves Resolved in the negative. PETITION Speed Sign, The Leap Ms Jarratt from 45 petitioners requesting the House to consider the relocation of the 80 kilometres per hour sign to the other side of the mountain ridge near Leap Station South in the township of The Leap or to just before the proposed new railway overpass bridge. 20 Jun 2002 Ministerial Statement 2027 MINISTERIAL STATEMENT Bio2002 Hon. P. D. BEATTIE (Brisbane Central—ALP) (Premier and Minister for Trade) (9.44 a.m.), by leave: Earlier this month I led a 90-strong Smart State delegation of Queenslanders doing biobusiness at the world's biggest and most important biotechnology conference and exhibition in Toronto. I was accompanied by the Minister for Innovation and three other members of this House. I also led a trade mission of 10 to Hong Kong on the way to Canada and eight to Japan on the way back. I believe that the trade mission from 6 to 15 June has produced a range of good outcomes for Queensland. I table my report on this mission, along with a comprehensive range of documents, for the benefit of members of this House. I also table the reports. As part of my accountability there are a number of ministerial statements I want to include. One relates to thanking the National Party, the Liberal Party and One Nation for sending representatives to Bio2002. I invited them to come because I thought it was very important for the information of all members, so that there was bipartisan commitment to biotechnology. I want to add to the biotechnology push by highlighting to members that there will be a Science in Parliament activity on Tuesday, 20 August which you have been very supportive of, Mr Speaker. This is to take this concept of science and understanding of biotechnology a stage further. Some of Queensland's top scientists will exchange ideas with parliamentarians during Queensland's first Science in Parliament. This will encourage mutual understanding between scientists and members of parliament. A group of Queensland scientists will spend the day in parliament observing proceedings such as question time and meeting members of parliament. The event should generate further interest in MPs about science and its unlimited potential to create new jobs and improve Queensland's lifestyle and economy. The chief scientist of the Department of Primary Industries, Joe Baker, a Queensland great, deserves credit for the concept of Science in Parliament to be held during National Science Week. I am delighted that Dr Baker will chair the event and that my department is supporting it. I also have statements here in relation to the University of Southern Queensland taking a significant initiative in Hong Kong. It has opened a joint information centre to operate with locally based Times College. In fact, I was in Hong Kong for the signing of this major export initiative in education and for its formal announcement. I have a statement here in relation to a biobus which is going to tour Queensland. It should be ready to tour the Smart State in late 2003.
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