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 Tuesday, 8 September 2020 Subject Page ASSENT TO BILLS ..............................................................................................................................................................2137 Tabled paper: Letter, dated 20 August 2020, from His Excellency the Governor, to the Speaker advising of assent to certain bills on 20 August 2020. ......................................................................2137 SPEAKER’S STATEMENT ..................................................................................................................................................2137 Mulherin, Hon. TS .............................................................................................................................................2137 REPORT...............................................................................................................................................................................2138 Auditor-General ................................................................................................................................................2138 Tabled paper: Auditor-General Report 2: 2020-21—Effectiveness of audit committees in state government entities. ........................................................................................................................2138 PRIVILEGE ..........................................................................................................................................................................2138 Speaker’s Ruling, Referral to Ethics Committee ............................................................................................2138 Speaker’s Ruling, Alleged Deliberate Misleading of the House ....................................................................2139 Tabled paper: Bundle of correspondence in relation to the alleged deliberate misleading of the House by the Leader of the Opposition, Mrs Deb Frecklington MP, the member for Everton, Mr Tim Mander MP, the member for Chatsworth, Mr Steve Minnikin MP, the member for Glass House, Mr Andrew Powell MP, and the member for Moggill, Dr Christian Rowan MP. .....................2139 SPEAKER’S STATEMENT ..................................................................................................................................................2139 School Group Tour...........................................................................................................................................2139 PETITIONS ...........................................................................................................................................................................2139 TABLED PAPERS................................................................................................................................................................2141 SPEAKER’S STATEMENT ..................................................................................................................................................2146 Parliamentary Service, Reconciliation Action Plan ........................................................................................2146 MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS ..............................................................................................................................................2146 Coronavirus, Health Update ............................................................................................................................2146 Coronavirus, Economic Update ......................................................................................................................2147 Binna Burra Lodge ...........................................................................................................................................2147 CW PITT NJ LAURIE JM MATHERS SPEAKER CLERK OF THE PARLIAMENT CHIEF HANSARD REPORTER Table of Contents – Tuesday, 8 September 2020 Mulherin, Hon. TS ............................................................................................................................................ 2147 Mulherin, Hon. TS; Coronavirus, Health Services ......................................................................................... 2148 COVID-19 Fiscal and Economic Review ......................................................................................................... 2149 Queen’s Wharf ................................................................................................................................................. 2151 Renewable Energy........................................................................................................................................... 2151 Road and Transport Infrastructure ................................................................................................................. 2152 PARLIAMENTARY CRIME AND CORRUPTION COMMITTEE........................................................................................... 2153 Report .............................................................................................................................................................. 2153 Tabled paper: Parliamentary Crime and Corruption Committee, Report No. 105, 56th Parliament—Annual Report 2019-20. ...................................................................................... 2153 QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE ........................................................................................................................................ 2154 Unemployment ................................................................................................................................................ 2154 Taxation ........................................................................................................................................................... 2154 Tabled paper: Queensland government, Unite & Recover report titled ‘Queensland’s Economic Recovery Plan’................................................................................................................................ 2154 Coronavirus, Health Response ....................................................................................................................... 2155 COVID-19 Fiscal and Economic Review, Debt ............................................................................................... 2156 Coronavirus, Economy; Queensland Border Closure ................................................................................... 2157 Unemployment ................................................................................................................................................ 2157 Cairns, Health Services ................................................................................................................................... 2158 Productivity Commission ............................................................................................................................... 2159 Coronavirus, Economy ................................................................................................................................... 2159 Treasurer, Minister for Infrastructure and Planning, Taxation ..................................................................... 2160 Job Creation .................................................................................................................................................... 2161 Infrastructure, Funding ................................................................................................................................... 2162 Queensland Border, Security ......................................................................................................................... 2163 Water Prices .................................................................................................................................................... 2163 Small Business, Grants................................................................................................................................... 2164 Treasurer, Minister for Infrastructure and Planning ...................................................................................... 2164 Gold Coast, Public Transport ......................................................................................................................... 2165 Credit Rating .................................................................................................................................................... 2166 MOTION .............................................................................................................................................................................. 2166 Business Program ........................................................................................................................................... 2166 Division: Question put—That the motion be agreed to. ................................................................... 2171 Resolved in the affirmative. ............................................................................................................. 2171 APPROPRIATION (PARLIAMENT) BILL ...........................................................................................................................