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, 20 May 2014 Subject Page ASSENT TO BILL ................................................................................................................................................................1517 Tabled paper: Letter, dated 13 May 2014, from Her Excellency the Governor to the Speaker advising of assent to a bill on 13 May 2014. ......................................................................1517 SPEAKER’S STATEMENTS ................................................................................................................................................1517 Absence of Member .........................................................................................................................................1517 Absence of Member .........................................................................................................................................1517 PRIVILEGE ..........................................................................................................................................................................1517 Speaker’s Ruling, Referral to Ethics Committee ............................................................................................1517 PETITIONS ...........................................................................................................................................................................1518 ETHICS COMMITTEE ..........................................................................................................................................................1518 Report No. 142 ..................................................................................................................................................1518 Tabled paper: Proctor May 2014—Vol. 34 No. 4. .............................................................................1518 TABLED PAPERS................................................................................................................................................................1518 MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS ..............................................................................................................................................1520 Acton, Mr G .......................................................................................................................................................1520 Brabham, Sir Jack, AO, OBE ...........................................................................................................................1521 Queensland Ministry, Changes .......................................................................................................................1521 Education Accord ............................................................................................................................................1521 Cape York Regional Plan .................................................................................................................................1522 Strong Choices Campaign ...............................................................................................................................1523 Queensland Health ...........................................................................................................................................1523 Queensland Police Service ..............................................................................................................................1524 PUBLIC GUARDIAN BILL; FAMILY AND CHILD COMMISSION BILL; CHILD PROTECTION REFORM AMENDMENT BILL ..............................................................................................................................................................1525 Cognate Debate ................................................................................................................................................1525 FS SIMPSON NJ LAURIE LJ OSMOND SPEAKER CLERK OF THE PARLIAMENT CHIEF HANSARD REPORTER Table of Contents – Tuesday, 20 May 2014 NOTICE OF MOTION .......................................................................................................................................................... 1525 Unemployment ................................................................................................................................................ 1525 SPEAKER’S STATEMENT .................................................................................................................................................. 1525 Visitors to Public Gallery ................................................................................................................................ 1525 QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE ........................................................................................................................................ 1526 Former Assistant Health Minister ................................................................................................................... 1526 Tabled paper: Letter of appointment, dated 16 April 2012, of Dr Chris Davis MP as Assistant Minister for Health. .......................................................................................................... 1526 Tabled paper: The Queensland Cabinet Handbook. ....................................................................... 1526 Tabled paper: Webpage titled ‘Westminster system’ from Wikipedia, 19 May 2014. ........................ 1526 Abbott Government, Federal Budget ............................................................................................................. 1526 Health Services ................................................................................................................................................ 1527 Abbott Government, Federal Budget ............................................................................................................. 1528 Resources Sector ............................................................................................................................................ 1529 Goods and Services Tax ................................................................................................................................. 1529 Queensland Economy ..................................................................................................................................... 1530 North Queensland, Boot Camp ....................................................................................................................... 1531 Education ......................................................................................................................................................... 1532 Biosecurity, Bovine Johne’s Disease............................................................................................................. 1533 Ipswich Hospital .............................................................................................................................................. 1534 Inland Highway ................................................................................................................................................ 1534 Tabled paper: Article from ABC Rural online, posted 29 April 2014, titled ‘New Push for Inland Highway’. ............................................................................................................................. 1534 Tabled paper: Media release, dated 7 May 2014, by the member for Cook, Mr David Kempton MP, titled ‘Cook MP joins call for inland Highway upgrade’. ............................................. 1534 North Queensland, Public Safety ................................................................................................................... 1535 Resource Industry ........................................................................................................................................... 1536 Scientific Research ......................................................................................................................................... 1536 Health Funding ................................................................................................................................................ 1537 Tabled paper: Extract of Budget Measures 2012-13 regarding the Queensland Health grants program. .............................................................................................................................. 1537 MATTERS OF PUBLIC INTEREST ..................................................................................................................................... 1538 Newman Government, Performance; Federal Budget ................................................................................... 1538 Lockyer Electorate, Achievements ................................................................................................................. 1540 Newman Government, Achievements; Front-line Services .......................................................................... 1541 Boot Camps, Beyond Billabong ..................................................................................................................... 1542 Tabled paper: Extract of an Electoral Commission of Queensland