5 Nov 1992 21 1992 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF QUEENSLAND VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS No. 3 FIRST SESSION OF THE FORTY–SEVENTH PARLIAMENT THURSDAY, 5 NOVEMBER 1992 C ONTENTS Adjournment . 38 Annual Reports— Auditor–General . 26 Parliamentary Comisssioner For Administrative Investigations Queensland . 26 Appointment of Chairman of Committees . 24 Appropriation Bill (No. 2 1992) . 35, 37 Attendance . 38 Authority to Administer Oath or Affirmation of Allegiance to Members . 23 Bread Industry Authority Repeal Bill . 36 Budget Estimates for 1992-93 . 32 Budget Papers . 34 Debate On Address–in–Reply— Suspension of standing order 17 . 33 Distinguished Visitors . 35 Estimates . 35 Estimates of Receipts and Expenditure 1992-1993 . 34 Government Whip and Deputy Whip . 26 Leader of the House . 26 Ministerial Statements— Casino licence for Brisbane . 33 Visit to UK, France, Sweden and Hong Kong . 33 Ministry and Ministerial Arrangements . 24 Notices of Motion . 34 Notices of Motion – Disallowance of Regulations— Withdrawal of Notices . 34 Nursing Bill . 37 Opposition Appointments . 26 Panel of Temporary Chairmen . 24 Papers . 26 Parliamentary Service Commission – Membership . 32 Pay–roll Tax Amendment Bill . 35 Penalties And Sentences Bill . 37 Petitions . 23 Pollution of Waters by Oil Amendment Bill . 36 Queensland Building Authority Regulation 1992— Motion for Disallowance . 37 Questions . 34 .../over 22 Report on Parliamentary Study Visit . 34 Sessional Orders— Adjournment Debate . 31 Matters of Public Interest . 31 Sitting Days and Hours . 31 Special Public Importance Debate . 31 Statement of Recurrent Expenditure for the Office of the Speaker . 26 Statutory Instruments . 27 Suncorp Insurance and finance Amendment Bill . 36 Tobacco Products (Licensing) Amendment Bill . 35 Transport Legislation Amendment Bill . 36 Water Resources Amendment Bill . 36 No. 3 – 5 November 1992 23 1 A UTHORITY TO ADMINISTER OATH OR AFFIRMATION OF ALLEGIANCE TO MEMBERS Mr Speaker informed the House that Her Excellency the Governor had been pleased to issue a Commission under the Public Seal of the State empowering him to administer the oath or affirmation of allegiance to such Members as might hereafter present themselves to be sworn, which was read to the House, by the Clerk, as follows— To the Honourable Jim Fouras, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. I, Leneen Forde, Governor, authorise you to administer to any member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland the oath or affirmation of allegiance to Her Majesty that is required by law to be taken or made and subscribed by every member before the member is permitted to sit or vote in the Legislative Assembly. L M FORDE GOVERNOR Signed and sealed with the Public Seal of the State on 3 November 1992. By Command W.K. Goss God Save the Queen RECORDED in the Register of Patents, No. 42, page 40, on 3 November 1992. (signed) E.J. Bigby Clerk of the Executive Council 2 P ETITIONS The following petitions, lodged with the Clerk by the Members indicated, were received— Mr Veivers from 158 petitioners praying for an increase in the number of police on the Gold Coast. Mrs Sheldon from 3094 petitioners praying that the Parliament of Queensland will call for an independent inquiry into occupational health and safety, security requirements and manning levels at the Townsville Correctional Centre. Mr J Goss from 333 petitioners praying for the construction of sound barriers along the Bruce Highway to protect the residential environment from the ever–increasing traffic noise. Mrs Sheldon from 2003 petitioners praying that more resources be allocated to Sunshine Coast Police Stations and that construction of the Kawana Police Station be expedited. Mr Fenlon from 22 petitioners praying that consideration be given to an increase in driving hours to 14 hours per 24–hour period for heavy vehicles. Mr J Sullivan from 20 petitioners praying that the Parliament of Queensland will continue to fund Community Legal Centres. 24 No. 3 – 5 November 1992 Mrs Sheldon from 214 petitioners praying that there be no restriction on facilities offered by the QEII Hospital and that no services or units be relocated to other hospitals. Mr W Goss, Dr Watson, Mr Slack, Mr T Sullivan, Mr McGrady, Mrs Woodgate, Mr Veivers, Mr Comben, Mrs McCauley, Mr Bredhauer and Mr Santoro from 10, 65, 9, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10 and 20 petitioners respectively, praying that sufficient funds be provided in the 1992–93 Budget to enable the State Education Department Subsidies (SEDS) Scheme to provide various levels of subsidies for creches and kindergartens and to provide for a further increase in salaries and wages for staff arising from award restructuring. 3 A PPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES The Premier (Mr W Goss), by leave, moved — That Mr Palaszczuk be appointed Chairman of Committees, which motion was seconded by the Deputy Premier (Mr Burns). Question put and passed. 4 P ANEL OF TEMPORARY CHAIRMEN Mr Speaker informed the House that notwithstanding the requirements of Standing Order No. 13, the following members had been nominated to form the panel of Temporary Chairmen for the present Parliament. Stephen Dominic Bredhauer Darryl James Briskey Bruce William Davidson Laurel Jean Power Fiona Stuart Simpson Leonard William Stephan 5 M INISTRY AND MINISTERIAL ARRANGEMENTS The Premier (Mr W Goss) informed the House that on 24 September 1992 Her Excellency the Governor— (a) Accepted the resignations of— The Honourable Neville George Warburton; The Honourable Kenneth Hamilton Vaughan; The Honourable Ronald Thomas McLean; and The Honourable Andrew George Eaton: as members of the Executive Council of Queensland and Ministers of the Crown. (b) Appointed— The Honourable Wayne Keith Goss, LLB; The Honourable Thomas James Burns; The Honourable Keith Ernest De Lacy, BA QDA; The Honourable Robert James Gibbs; The Honourable David John Hamill, MA(Oxon), BA(Hons); The Honourable Edmund Denis Casey; The Honourable Paul Joseph Braddy, LLB; No. 3 – 5 November 1992 25 The Honourable Patrick Comben, BA: Terence Michael Mackenroth; The Honourable Dean MacMillan Wells, MA LLB; The Honourable Anne Marie Warner; The Honourable Glen Richard Milliner; The Honourable Geoffrey Norman Smith; The Honourable Kenneth William Hayward BComm, DIP AA; The Honourable Anthony McGrady; Matthew Joseph Foley, BA, BSW, LLB (Hons); James Peter Elder; and Molly Jess Robson, BAdmin: to be Members of the Executive Council of Queensland. (c) Appointed— The Honourable Wayne Keith Goss, LLB, to be Premier and Minister for Economic and Trade Development of Queensland; The Honourable Thomas James Burns, to be Deputy Premier, Minister tor Administrative Services and Minister for Rural Communities of Queensland; The Honourable Keith Ernest De Lacy, BA, QDA to be Treasurer of Queensland; The Honourable Robert James Gibbs, to be Minister for Tourism, Sport and Racing of Queensland: The Honourable David John Hamill, MA(Oxon), BA(Hons), to he Minister for Transport and Minister Assisting the Premier on Economic and Trade Development of Queensland; The Honourable Edmund Denis Casey, to be Minister for Primary Industries of Queensland; The Honourable Paul Joseph Braddy, LLB, to be Minister for Police and Emergency Services of Queensland; The Honourable Patrick Comben, BA, to be Minister for Education of Queensland; The Honourable Terence Michael Mackenroth, to be Minister for Housing, Local Government and Planning of Queensland; The Honourable Dean McMillan Wells, MA, LLB, to be Minister for Justice and Attorney–General and Minister for the Arts of Queensland; The Honourable Anne Marie Warner, to be Minister for Family Services and Aboriginal and Islander Affairs of Queensland; The Honourable Glen Richard Milliner, to be Minister for Consumer Affairs and Minister for Corrective Services of Queensland; The Honourable Geoffrey Norman Smith, to be Minister for Lands of Queensland; The Honourable Kenneth William Hayward Bcomm, DipAA, to be Minister for Health of Queensland; The Honourable Anthony McGrady to be Minister for Minerals and Energy of Queensland; The Honourable Matthew Joseph Foley, BA, BSW, LLB(Hons), to be Minister for Employment, Training and Industrial Relations of Queensland; The Honourable James Peter Elder, to be Minister for Business, Industry and Regional Development of Queensland; and The Honourable Molly Jess Robson, Badmin, to be Minister for Environment and Heritage of Queensland. 26 No. 3 – 5 November 1992 Paper: The Premier (Mr W. Goss) tabled the Queensland Government Gazette Extraordinary, dated 24 September 1992, containing the relevant notifications. 6 L EADER OF THE HOUSE The Premier (Mr W. Goss) informed the House that the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Planning (Honourable Terence Mackenroth) had been appointed Leader of the House. 7 GOVERNMENT WHIP AND DEPUTY WHIP The Premier (Mr W. Goss) informed the House that Mr Pitt had been elected Government Whip and Mr Livingstone had been elected Deputy Government Whip. 8 OPPOSITION APPOINTMENTS The Leader of the Opposition (Mr Borbidge) informed the House that he had been elected as Leader of the Opposition and Mrs Sheldon had been elected Deputy Leader of the Coalition and Leader of the Liberal Party. The following Opposition appointments were also announced— Mr Lingard, Deputy Leader of the Opposition Mr Santoro, Deputy Leader ot the Liberal Party Mr Springborg, Opposition Whip Mr Laming, Deputy Opposition Whip Mrs McCauley, National Party Secretary Mr Laming, Liberal Party Secretary Mr FitzGerald, Manager of Opposition