31 May 1994 113 1992–94 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF QUEENSLAND VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS No. 84 FIRST SESSION OF THE FORTY–SEVENTH PARLIAMENT TUESDAY, 31 MAY 1994 C ONTENTS Adjournment . 122 Appropriation Bill . 122 Appropriation (Parliament) Bill . 121 Assent to Bills . 114 Attendance . 123 Budget Papers 1994–95 . 121 Estimates of the Legislative Assembly – Erratum . 121 Estimates of the Legislative Assembly – Parliamentary Service Commission . 118 General Business – Matters of Public Interest . 120 Government Papers . 118 Juvenile Justice (Temporary Detention Centres) Regulation 1994— Motion for Disallowance . 121 Meeting of Assembly . 114 Mirani by–election – Return of Writ – Member takes seat . 114 Papers tabled during the recess . 114 Parliamentary Committee for Electoral and Administrative Review— Report on review of Government Media and Information Services . 120 Petitions . 115 Procedures for witnesses appearing before Parliamentary Committees . 118 Questions . 120 Report on overseas visit to Vietnam – Mr Beattie . 120 Ruling by Mr Speaker— Statements made by the Premier and Minister for Environment and Heritage . 115 Special Adjournment . 122 Statements by Mr Speaker— Notices of Motion . 114 Raising matters of privilege . 115 Statutory Instruments . 116 Suspension of standing order 34 – Adjournment debate . 120 114 No. 84 – 31 May 1994 1 M EETING OF ASSEMBLY The Assembly met at 10am pursuant to adjournment. The Speaker (The Honourable J Fouras) read prayers. 2 A SSENT TO BILLS Message (No. 7) from the Governor was reported, informing the Assembly that Her Excellency the Governor had, in the name of Her Majesty, assented to the following Bills on the dates indicated— 27 April 1994— A Bill for an Act to amend the Weapons Act 1990 (Weapons Amendment Act – No. 13 of 1994) A Bill for an Act about marine safety and other matters (Marine Safety Act – No. 14 of 1994) 10 May 1994— A Bill for an Act to make various amendments of Queensland statute law and to repeal certain Acts (Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act – No. 15 of 1994) A Bill for an Act to establish the Sunshine Coast University College, and for related purposes (Sunshine Coast University College Act – No. 16 of 1994) A Bill for an Act to amend the Racing and Betting Act 1980 (Racing and Betting Amendment Act – No. 17 of 1994) A Bill for an Act to amend the Mineral Resources Act 1989 (Mineral Resources Amendment Act – No. 18 of 1994) A Bill for an Act to adopt the Medicare Principles and Commitments specified in section 26(2) of the Health Insurance Act 1973 (Cwlth) and for another purpose (Medicare Principles and Commitments Adoption Act – No. 19 of 1994) A Bill for an Act to amend the Queensland Building Services Authority Act 1991 (Queensland Building Services Authority Amendment Act – No. 20 of 1994) A Bill for an Act about superannuation for members of statutory authorities (Statutory Authorities (Superannuation Arrangements) Act – No. 21 of 1994) A Bill for an Act to amend the Corrective Services (Administration) Act 1988 (Corrective Services (Administration) Amendment Act – No. 22 of 1994) A Bill for an Act to amend the Trading Hours Act 1990 and the Retail Shop Leases Act 1984 (Trading (Allowable Hours) Amendment Act – No. 23 of 1994) A Bill for an Act to make amendments of various Acts, and to repeal certain Acts, administered in the Department of Justice and Attorney–General (Justice and Attorney–General (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act – No. 24 of 1994) 3 M IRANI BY–ELECTION – RETURN OF WRIT – MEMBER TAKES SEAT Mr Speaker informed the House that the Writ issued by Her Excellency the Governor on 5 April 1994 for the election of a Member to serve in the Legislative Assembly for the Electoral District of Mirani has been returned to Her Excellency with a certificate endorsed thereon by the Returning Officer of the election on 30 April 1994 of Mr George Edward Malone to serve as such Member. Mr Malone, having been introduced to the House by the Leader of the Opposition (Mr Borbidge) and the Deputy Leader of the Coalition (Mrs Sheldon), took the Oath of Allegiance, signed the Roll of Members and took his seat as the Member for Mirani. 4 S TATEMENT BY MR SPEAKER – NOTICES OF MOTION Mr Speaker made a statement concerning the rules which govern the form and content of notices of motion. 5 P APERS TABLED DURING THE RECESS Mr Speaker informed the House that the following papers, received during the recess, had been tabled by the Clerk on the dates indicated— No. 84 – 31 May 1994 115 5 May 1994— Criminal Justice Commission – Report by the Honourable R H Matthews QC on his investigation into the allegations of Lorrelle Anne Saunders concerning the circumstances surrounding her being charged with criminal offences in 1982, and related matters (Volumes I and II) 6 May 1994— Board of Teacher Registration – Annual Report for 1993 Board of Trustees of the Toowoomba Grammar School – Annual Report for 1993 11 May 1994— Board of Trustees of the Brisbane Grammar School – Annual Report for 1993 Explanation for the granting of an extension of time for the tabling of the Golden Casket Art Union Office Annual Report for 1992–93 Golden Casket Art Union Office – Annual Report for 1992–93 University of Southern Queensland – Annual Report for 1993 17 May 1994— Queensland University of Technology – Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 1993 (Volumes One and Two) Rockhampton Grammar School – Annual Report of the Board of Trustees for the year ended 31 December 1993 20 May 1994— Mount Gravatt Showgrounds Trust – Annual Report for the year ended 30 April 1993 27 May 1994— The Council of Griffith University and Appendix – Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 1993 6 R ULING BY MR SPEAKER – STATEMENTS MADE BY THE PREMIER AND MINISTER FOR E NVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE Mr Speaker ruled that there was no proof in the documents tabled by Mr Slack on 28 April 1994 that the Premier and Minister for Economic and Trade Development (Mr W Goss) and the Minister for Environment and Heritage (Ms Robson) had misled the House in statements they had made relating to events following the seizure of a vehicle in Cape Melville National Park. 7 S TATEMENT BY MR SPEAKER – RAISING MATTERS OF PRIVILEGE Mr Speaker advised the House of his intention to move for the adoption of new procedures for raising matters of privilege. 8 P ETITIONS The following petitions, lodged with the Clerk by the Members indicated, were received— Mr Hamill, from 332 petitioners, praying that approval be given for immediate funding and construction of the Camira bypass and railway line. Mr Hamill, from 306 petitioners, praying that a new high level bridge be constructed at Gargett or that a new road be built to connect to the existing Frank Neilsen high level bridge. Mr Lingard, from 710 petitioners, praying that proposed legislation allowing for gay couples, as in a family unit, to adopt children and the lowering of the age of adult consent for homosexual partners, be not passed. Mr Nuttall, from 111 petitioners, praying that construction of public housing in the Sandgate/Shorncliffe area be stopped, that the area be heritage protected, and that certain clauses be removed from the Brisbane Town Planning Act 1964. Mr Purcell, from 704 petitioners, praying that the bends in the railway line on the approach to the Agnew Street Bridge at Norman Park be straightened to a standard required for excessively long freight trains. 116 No. 84 – 31 May 1994 Ms Robson, from 451 petitioners, praying for a review of the procedure under which the Sky–Rail proposal between Cairns and Kuranda has been approved or rejection of the development outright. Mr Santoro, from 67 petitioners, praying that no other private hospitals be considered that could threaten the continued operation of the Greenslopes Repatriation General Hospital as a high quality medical facility. Mr Stoneman, from 17 petitioners, praying that the Parliament of Queensland will ensure that services and facilities are established in North Queensland for the rehabilitation of persons who suffer brain damage. 9 STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS The following statutory instruments were tabled by the Clerk— Building Act–– Building Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1994, No. 157 Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Act— Department of Transport (Variation of Fees) Regulation 1994, No. 166 Casino Control Act— Casino Control Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1994, No. 162 Co–operative and Other Societies Act–– Co–operative and Other Societies Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1994, No. 153 Credit Act–– Credit (Naomi Cotton Co–operative Ltd Exemption) Order 1994, No. 146 Dairy Industry Act–– Dairy Industry Amendment Standard (No. 1) 1994, No. 161 Electricity Act— Electricity (Energy Efficiency Labelling) Regulation 1994, No. 142 Electricity Amendment Act— Proclamation – provisions of the Act not in force commence 1 July 1994, No. 159 Fauna Conservation Act— Fauna Conservation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1994, No. 143 Fauna Conservation Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1994, No. 170 Fauna (Notification of Districts) Notice 1994 Fire Service Act— Fire Service Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1994, No. 138 Fire Service Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1994, No. 171 Fishing Industry Organisation and Marketing Act— Fishing Industry (Closed Waters – Fish or Marine Products) Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1994, No. 140 Harbours Act— Department of Transport (Variation of Fees) Regulation 1994, No. 166 Health Act— Hazardous Substances (Chlorofluorocarbons and other Ozone Layer Depleting Substances) Repeal Regulation 1994, No. 169 Industrial Relations Act— Industrial Court Amendment Rule (No. 1) 1994,No. 152 Justice and Attorney–General (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act— Proclamation – provisions of the Act (other than section 4) commence 30 May 1994, No. 168 Land Act— Land Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1994, No. 141 Land Title Act— Land Title Transitional Regulation 1994, No. 145 Local Government Act— Local Government (Allora, Glengallan, Rosenthal and Warwick) Regulation 1994 No.