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 FIRST SESSION OF THE FIFTY-SIXTH PARLIAMENT Thursday, 8 March 2018 Subject Page SPEAKER’S RULINGS ......................................................................................................................................................... 359 Alleged Deliberate Misleading of the House by a Minister ............................................................................. 359 Tabled paper: Letter, dated 6 March 2018, from the member for Mudgeeraba, Ms Ros Bates MP, to the Speaker, Hon. Curtis Pitt, regarding a matter of privilege. ....................................................... 359 Question on Notice, Out of Order .................................................................................................................... 359 Tabled paper: Letter, dated 7 March 2018, from the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Leader of the House, Hon. Yvette D’Ath, to the Speaker, Hon. Curtis Pitt, regarding a question on notice. ........................................................................................................................... 359 SPEAKER’S STATEMENT ................................................................................................................................................... 360 International Women’s Day .............................................................................................................................. 360 PETITION .............................................................................................................................................................................. 360 TABLED PAPER ................................................................................................................................................................... 360 MINISTERIAL PAPER ........................................................................................................................................................... 360 Ministerial Expenses ......................................................................................................................................... 360 Tabled paper: Public report of ministerial expenses for the period 1 July 2017 to 31 December 2017. .......................................................................................................................... 360 MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS ............................................................................................................................................... 361 International Women’s Day .............................................................................................................................. 361 Tourism Industry ............................................................................................................................................... 361 International Women’s Day; Queensland Economy ....................................................................................... 362 Queen’s Wharf ................................................................................................................................................... 363 Port of Cairns .................................................................................................................................................... 363 Women’s Week .................................................................................................................................................. 364 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Programs ............................................................................................. 364 Mining Industry ................................................................................................................................................. 365 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, Queensland Fire and Emergency Services ......................................... 365 CW PITT NJ LAURIE JM MATHERS SPEAKER CLERK OF THE PARLIAMENT CHIEF HANSARD REPORTER Table of Contents – Thursday, 8 March 2018 Palaszczuk Labor Government, Jobs .............................................................................................................. 366 Health System, Nurse Navigators..................................................................................................................... 367 International Women’s Day; Ipswich, Housing ................................................................................................ 367 Toowoomba, National Disability Insurance Scheme ....................................................................................... 368 SPECIAL ADJOURNMENT ................................................................................................................................................... 368 REPORT ................................................................................................................................................................................ 368 Office of the Leader of the Opposition ............................................................................................................. 368 Tabled paper: Public report of office expenses, Office of the Leader of the Opposition for the period 1 July 2017 to 12 December 2017. ......................................................................................... 368 Tabled paper: Public report of office expenses, Office of the Leader of the Opposition for the period 12 December 2017 to 31 December 2017. ............................................................................. 368 Tabled paper: Letter, dated 24 January 2018, from the Director of Ministerial Services, Mr Ian Street, to the Leader of the Opposition, Mrs Deb Frecklington MP, regarding the public report of expenses. ........................................................................................................................... 368 QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE .......................................................................................................................................... 368 Minister for Transport and Main Roads, Email ................................................................................................ 368 Minister for Transport and Main Roads, Email ................................................................................................ 369 Tabled paper: Email, dated 24 September 2016, from Mr Mark Bailey to Mr Peter Simpson. ............ 369 Back to Work Program ...................................................................................................................................... 370 Tabled paper: Bundle of emails regarding the former member for Noosa, Mr Glen Elmes. ................ 370 Palaszczuk Labor Government, Standards...................................................................................................... 370 National Firearms Agreement ........................................................................................................................... 371 Tabled paper: Document titled ‘Donor to political party disclosure return—Organisations: Financial year 2015-16’. .................................................................................................................... 371 Tabled paper: Document titled ‘ECQ: Disclosed gifts’. ...................................................................... 371 Vegetation Management Framework, Cattle Feed ........................................................................................... 372 Health System, Federal Funding ...................................................................................................................... 372 Tabled paper: Document titled ‘Ros Bates (Hansard, 7 March 2018)’. .............................................. 373 Tabled paper: Document titled ‘Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt. .................................................. 373 Vegetation Management Framework, Housing Affordability .......................................................................... 373 Queensland Economy ....................................................................................................................................... 373 Tabled paper: Document titled ‘Manager—Stakeholder Policy Engagement and Fundraising’. ......... 374 Vegetation Management Framework, Food Security ...................................................................................... 374 Women ............................................................................................................................................................... 375 Tabled paper: Tweet, dated 8 March 2018, regarding International Women’s Day. ........................... 375 Waste Levy ........................................................................................................................................................ 376 Tabled paper: Article from the Queensland Times, dated 10 January 2018, titled ‘Reintroduction of waste levy may be the answer to dumping: MP’. ........................................................................... 376 Queensland Fire and Emergency Services ...................................................................................................... 376 Palmerston Highway ........................................................................................................................................