PROOF ISSN 1322-0330 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Hansard Home Page: http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/hansard/ E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (07) 3406 7314 Fax: (07) 3210 0182 Subject FIRST SESSION OF THE FIFTY-SECOND PARLIAMENT Page Tuesday, 6 March 2007 ABSENCE OF MR SPEAKER .......................................................................................................................................................... 573 ASSENT TO BILLS .......................................................................................................................................................................... 573 Tabled paper: Letter, dated 1 March 2007, from Her Excellency the Governor to Mr Speaker advising of assent to Bills. ...................................................................................................................................................... 573 OMBUDSMAN .................................................................................................................................................................................. 573 Report ................................................................................................................................................................................... 573 Tabled paper: Report of the Queensland Ombudsman, dated March 2007, titled ‘The Pacific Motorway Report—an investigation into the actions of the Department of Main Roads relating to noise and safety issues concerning the Pacific Motorway’. ...................................................................................................... 573 OFFICE OF MR SPEAKER .............................................................................................................................................................. 573 Statement of Recurrent Expenditure .................................................................................................................................... 573 Tabled paper: Statement of Public Disclosure titled ‘Expenditure of the Office of the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly for the period 1 July 2006 to 9 October 2006’........................................................................ 573 Tabled paper: Statement of Public Disclosure titled ‘Expenditure of the Office of the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly for the period 10 October 2006 to 31 December 2006’.......................................................... 574 SPEAKER’S STATEMENT .............................................................................................................................................................. 574 Clerk Assistant and Sergeant-at-Arms ................................................................................................................................. 574 PETITIONS ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 574 TABLED PAPERS ............................................................................................................................................................................ 574 NOTICE OF MOTION ....................................................................................................................................................................... 576 South East Queensland Regional Plan ................................................................................................................................ 576 MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS .......................................................................................................................................................... 576 Green Thumbs Competition ................................................................................................................................................. 576 Project Vista ......................................................................................................................................................................... 577 Wesley Research Institute, Tissue Bank and Clinical Trials Centre ..................................................................................... 577 Tank Street Bridge ............................................................................................................................................................... 577 Tabled paper: Folder by the Department of Public Works, Queensland Government containing DVDs and leaflets relating to the Tank Street Bridge Project. ............................................................................................ 578 Rugby League World Cup .................................................................................................................................................... 578 Queensland’s Future ............................................................................................................................................................ 578 L J OSMOND N J LAURIE CHIEF HANSARD REPORTER CLERK OF THE PARLIAMENT Table of Contents — Tuesday, 6 March 2007 Future Directions Division .....................................................................................................................................................579 Death of Mr B Thorpe ...........................................................................................................................................................579 Year of the Surf-Lifesaver .....................................................................................................................................................580 Ideas Festival ........................................................................................................................................................................580 Launch of mX Newspaper ....................................................................................................................................................580 Queensland Liberal Party, Electoral Allowances ..................................................................................................................581 Tabled paper: Copies of brochures issued by Federal Members of Parliament representing Queensland electorates.................................................................................................................................................................581 Water Supply ........................................................................................................................................................................582 Public Hospitals Performance Report 2005-06 .....................................................................................................................582 Tabled paper: Report by Queensland Health titled ‘An Investment in Health—Queensland Public Hospitals Performance Report 2005-06’...................................................................................................................................582 Ipswich Motorway .................................................................................................................................................................583 Mine Inspections ...................................................................................................................................................................584 Queensland Police Service, Midyear Crime Statistics ..........................................................................................................584 Tabled paper: Report, dated 16 February 2007, by the Queensland Police Service titled ‘Crime Statistics Report—July 2006 to December 2006’. ....................................................................................................................584 Comcare ...............................................................................................................................................................................585 Local Councils, Funding .......................................................................................................................................................585 Smart State Academies ........................................................................................................................................................585 Brisbane Housing Company .................................................................................................................................................586 Scams ...................................................................................................................................................................................586 Rural and Remote Paramedics Program ..............................................................................................................................587 Rainman ...............................................................................................................................................................................587 Binary Industries, Narangba .................................................................................................................................................588 CHILDREN’S COURT OF QUEENSLAND .......................................................................................................................................588 Annual Report 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