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 Fax (07) 3553 6369 FIRST SESSION OF THE FIFTY-FIFTH PARLIAMENT Wednesday, 9 November 2016 Subject Page REPORTS ............................................................................................................................................................................4327 Auditor-General ................................................................................................................................................4327 Tabled paper: Auditor-General’s Report to Parliament 3: 2016-17—Follow up Report 18: 2013-14—Monitoring and reporting performance. ............................................................................4327 Committee of the Legislative Assembly .........................................................................................................4327 Tabled paper: Committee of the Legislative Assembly: Report No. 20—Annual Report, Former Communities, Disability Services and Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Committee 2015-2016. ....................................................................................................................4327 SPEAKER’S STATEMENT ..................................................................................................................................................4327 Visitors to Public Gallery .................................................................................................................................4327 MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS ..............................................................................................................................................4327 ASEAN-Australia Leaders’ Summit .................................................................................................................4327 Mer Island, Health Services .............................................................................................................................4328 Science and Innovation ...................................................................................................................................4328 International Education and Training .............................................................................................................4329 Tabled paper: Trade & Investment Queensland: International Education and Training Strategy to Advance Queensland 2016-2026. ................................................................................................4329 Business Development Fund ..........................................................................................................................4329 Biotechnology, Admedus ................................................................................................................................4330 PW WELLINGTON NJ LAURIE LJ OSMOND SPEAKER CLERK OF THE PARLIAMENT CHIEF HANSARD REPORTER Table of Contents – Wednesday, 9 November 2016 iPledgeQld ....................................................................................................................................................... 4331 Water Resources ............................................................................................................................................. 4331 Theme Parks, Safety Audit ............................................................................................................................. 4332 Queensland Rail .............................................................................................................................................. 4332 Emergency Vehicle Priority Program ............................................................................................................. 4333 Community Sustainability Action Grants ...................................................................................................... 4333 Science in Parliament ..................................................................................................................................... 4334 Advancing Tourism in North Queensland ..................................................................................................... 4334 Social Housing ................................................................................................................................................ 4335 Skilling Queenslanders for Work.................................................................................................................... 4335 WATER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (UNDERGROUND WATER MANAGEMENT) AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL ................................................................................... 4336 Cognate Debate ............................................................................................................................................... 4336 NOTICE OF MOTION .......................................................................................................................................................... 4336 Lockout Laws .................................................................................................................................................. 4336 PRIVATE MEMBERS’ STATEMENTS ................................................................................................................................. 4337 Lee, Master M................................................................................................................................................... 4337 Tabled paper: Letter, dated 9 November 2016, from the Brisbane Co-Coordinator of CT for Mason, Ms Katherine Christensen, to the Premier and Minister for the Arts, Hon. Annastacia Palaszczuk, regarding Mason Jet Lee and the child protection system. .......................................... 4337 Small Business ................................................................................................................................................ 4337 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, Venues ................................................................................................. 4338 Tabled paper: Article from afl.com.au, dated 8 November 2016, titled ‘Union blamed for delay to Suns’ new training facility’. .......................................................................................................... 4338 Queensland Economy ..................................................................................................................................... 4339 Small Business ................................................................................................................................................ 4339 QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE ........................................................................................................................................ 4340 Palaszczuk Labor Government, Small Business ........................................................................................... 4340 Palaszczuk Labor Government, Small Business ........................................................................................... 4341 Aurukun, Education ........................................................................................................................................ 4341 Palaszczuk Labor Government, Small Business ........................................................................................... 4342 Queensland Economy ..................................................................................................................................... 4342 Queensland Rail, Train Crew .......................................................................................................................... 4343 Tabled paper: Article from the Courier-Mail, dated 9 November 2016, titled ‘Union’s Train Driver Cartel’. .................................................................................................................................. 4343 Health Infrastructure ....................................................................................................................................... 4344 Queensland Rail, Train Crew .......................................................................................................................... 4344 Tourism Industry ............................................................................................................................................. 4345 Minister for Transport and the Commonwealth Games ................................................................................ 4346 Speaker’s Ruling, Question Out of Order ...................................................................................................... 4346 Mining Industry, Exploration .......................................................................................................................... 4346 Stock Squad .................................................................................................................................................... 4346 Jobs.................................................................................................................................................................. 4347 Cairns Hospital, Maternity Services ............................................................................................................... 4347 North Queensland,