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-THIRD PARLIAMENT Page Tuesday, 6 October 2009 ASSENT TO BILLS ........................................................................................................................................................................ 2473 Tabled paper: Letter, dated 17 September 2009, from Her Excellency the Governor to Mr Speaker advising of assent to bills on 17 September 2009. ................................................................................................. 2473 Tabled paper: Letter, dated 22 September 2009, from Her Excellency the Governor to Mr Speaker advising of assent to bills on 22 September 2009. ................................................................................................. 2473 SPEAKER’S STATEMENT ............................................................................................................................................................ 2474 Catholic Mission Display .................................................................................................................................................... 2474 REPORT ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 2474 Office of the Information Commissioner ............................................................................................................................. 2474 Tabled paper: Office of the Information Commissioner—Annual Report 2008-09. ............................................... 2474 ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF CHATSWORTH ................................................................................................................................ 2474 Court of Disputed Returns Order ........................................................................................................................................ 2474 Tabled paper: Electorate of Chatsworth, Report of the Court of Disputed Returns, Final Order made 17 September 2009. .............................................................................................................................................. 2474 ADDRESS-IN-REPLY ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2474 Presentation to Governor ................................................................................................................................................... 2474 PETITIONS ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 2474 TABLED PAPERS .......................................................................................................................................................................... 2475 MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS ........................................................................................................................................................ 2477 Pacific Islands Tsunami and Indonesian Earthquake, Motion to Take Note ...................................................................... 2477 Kurilpa Bridge; Brisbane Festival ....................................................................................................................................... 2479 Parliamentary Secretary for Healthy Living ........................................................................................................................ 2480 Drought, Declared Areas .................................................................................................................................................... 2480 Vegetation Management .................................................................................................................................................... 2481 Health Infrastructure ........................................................................................................................................................... 2482 GST Funding ...................................................................................................................................................................... 2483 Tabled paper: Queensland Treasury Corporation graph titled ‘Share of national output by state’......................... 2483 QBuild, Asbestos in Schools .............................................................................................................................................. 2484 Vegetation Management .................................................................................................................................................... 2484 Pacific Islands Tsunami and Indonesian Earthquake ......................................................................................................... 2485 Roads Implementation Program ......................................................................................................................................... 2486 J MICKEL N J LAURIE L J OSMOND SPEAKER CLERK OF THE PARLIAMENT CHIEF HANSARD REPORTER Table of Contents — Tuesday, 6 October 2009 ABSENCE OF MINISTER ...............................................................................................................................................................2486 EDUCATION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL; EDUCATION AND TRAINING LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL ..........2486 Cognate Debate ..................................................................................................................................................................2486 PERSONAL EXPLANATION ..........................................................................................................................................................2487 Judicial Appointments by Former Attorney-General ...........................................................................................................2487 SCRUTINY OF LEGISLATION COMMITTEE ................................................................................................................................2488 Report .................................................................................................................................................................................2488 Tabled paper: Scrutiny of Legislation Committee, Legislation Alert No. 9 for 2009. ..............................................2488 SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ........................................................................................................................................2488 Annual Report .....................................................................................................................................................................2488 Tabled paper: Social Development Committee, Annual Report 2008-09. .............................................................2488 QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE ...................................................................................................................................................2488 Queensland Rail .................................................................................................................................................................2488 Queensland Rail .................................................................................................................................................................2488 Vegetation Management .....................................................................................................................................................2489 Queensland Rail .................................................................................................................................................................2489 Summer Schools ................................................................................................................................................................2490 Bligh Labor Government .....................................................................................................................................................2491 Tabled paper: Copy of article from The Daily Telegraph, dated 30 April 2008, titled ‘Iemma told unions he would not privatise power sector........................................................................................................................2491 Health System ....................................................................................................................................................................2491 Jobs Squad .........................................................................................................................................................................2492 Population Growth ..............................................................................................................................................................2492 Primary Industries and Fisheries Facilities .........................................................................................................................2493 Kurilpa Bridge .....................................................................................................................................................................2494