Legislative Assembly 10425 17 November 1994 THURSDAY, 17 NOVEMBER 1994 The following papers were laid on the table— Minister for Health (Mr Hayward)— Mr SPEAKER (Hon. J. Fouras, Ashgrove) Psychologists Board of Queensland— read prayers and took the chair at 10 a.m. Annual Report for 1993-94 Review of Health Practitioner Registration Acts—Discussion Paper, Executive NOTICE OF QUESTION Summary and attachments (Chiropractors and Osteopaths Act, Optometrists Act, Mr SPEAKER: Order! Honourable Occupational Therapists Act, Pharmacy members, yesterday, at the conclusion of Act, Physiotherapists Act, Podiatrists Act, question time, Mr Cooper put a question on Psychologists Act, Speech Pathologists notice to the Minister for Justice and Act). Attorney-General and Minister for the Arts. The question was based on a hypothetical proposition—"If the Senate decided to initiate an MINISTERIAL STATEMENT inquiry . ." In seeking answers to questions, Parliamentary Trade Delegation to members are seeking information which should Japan, China, Korea and Hong Kong be based on existing factual situations. Hon. J. P. ELDER (Capalaba— Minister In accordance with established for Business, Industry and Regional parliamentary precedent, I have ruled Mr Development) (10.04 a.m.), by leave: I wish to Cooper's question out of order. I ask the Clerk to report to the Parliament on a recent visit by an all- read the list of petitions lodged. party parliamentary trade delegation to Japan, Opposition members interjected. China, Korea and Hong Kong. The visit was undertaken over the period 2 October to 16 Mr SPEAKER: Order! I want to be able to October 1994. Other members of the delegation hear the Clerk read the petitions. were the honourable members for Brisbane Central, Barron River, Cook, Indooroopilly, PETITIONS Lockyer and Charters Towers. I seek leave to table that report. The Clerk announced the receipt of the Leave granted. following petitions— Mr ELDER: I also wish to report to the House on a mission to Japan immediately Amalgamation of Moreton Shire and following the previously mentioned trip to attend Ipswich City the Asia Kyushu Regional Exchange held in the Oita Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan From Mr Borbidge (4 749 signatories) from Thursday, 20 October to Sunday, 23 praying that the Parliament of Queensland will (a) October. I seek leave to table that report as well. reject the Local Government Commissioner's recommendation to merge Moreton Shire and Leave granted. Ipswich City; and (b) amend the Local Government Act 1993 to allow affected LEAVE TO MOVE MOTION WITHOUT residents' views to be considered on any NOTICE proposed amalgamation, merger or external boundary changes by way of a referendum. Mr HORAN (Toowoomba South) (10.05 a.m.): I seek leave to move a motion without notice. Fisherman Islands Port Question—That leave be granted—put; From Mr Purcell (36 signatories) praying and the House divided— that the Ministers responsible for the planning AYES, 33—Beanland, Borbidge, Connor, Cooper, and development of the proposed port road Davidson, Elliott, FitzGerald, Gamin, Goss J. N., corridor to Fisherman Islands Port will attend a Grice, Healy, Hobbs, Horan, Johnson, Lester, public meeting to openly discuss this matter and Lingard, Littleproud, Malone, Mitchell, Perrett, Quinn, that all interested parties be informed of the Rowell, Santoro, Sheldon, Simpson, Slack, Stephan, proposed meeting. Stoneman, Turner, Veivers, Watson Tellers: Laming, Petitions received. Springborg PAPERS NOES, 51—Ardill, Barton, Beattie, Bennett, Bird, Braddy, Bredhauer, Briskey, Budd, Campbell, Casey, 17 November 1994 10426 Legislative Assembly Clark, Comben, D’Arcy, Davies, De Lacy, Dollin, expenditure of $106,148 to 31 December, 1994 Edmond, Elder, Fenlon, Foley, Gibbs, Goss W. K., and that the QTTC has spent approximately Hamill, Hayward, Hollis, Mackenroth, McElligott, $460,000 up to 31 October, 1994. McGrady, Milliner, Nunn, Nuttall, Palaszczuk, Pearce, (2) Television advertising campaigns are the Purcell, Pyke, Robertson, Robson, Rose, Smith, responsibility of individual portfolio areas. Spence, Sullivan J. H., Sullivan T. B., Szczerbanik, Information on planned television advertising Vaughan, Warner, Welford, Wells, Woodgate Tellers: campaigns and associated expenditure should Pitt, Livingstone be sought from individual Ministers. Resolved in the negative. Obviously there will be advertising in support of continuing community education and information QUESTION UPON NOTICE efforts in various areas as required. Government Advertising (3) Information on placement expenditure on television advertising by departments for the Mrs SHELDON asked the Premier and period 1 July 1994 to 31 October 1994 is Minister for Economic and Trade Development— attached. "In light of the recent prime time (4) Information on placement expenditure on television advertising by his government on television advertising by departments for the the SEQ 2001 report, Queensland Rail, 1992-1993 and 1993-1994 financial years is tourism and, incredible as it may seem, the attached. so–called achievements of Queensland Health— TELEVISION ADVERTISING EXPENDITURE (1) How much will these advertising GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS campaigns each cost? 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 * (2) What other television advertising Admin Services campaigns is his government planning Auditor General in the next 8 to 12 months? DBird (3) How much will the government, DEVETIR (inc TAFE) 46,304 281,519 55,850 department by department, spend on Education 303,444 253,334 television advertising in the 1994–95 Environment 86 financial year? Family Services Health (inc Reg Health) 591,630 816,320 155,630 (4) How much did his government, Housing 67,530 department by department, spend on Justice & Att/Gen 154,155 23,954 2,533 television advertising in the 1992–93 Lands and 1993–94 financial years?" Minerals and Energy Mr W. K. GOSS: I seek leave to table the Police & Corr Svs 293,100 149,791 answer and have it incorporated in Hansard. Premier 119,595 10,000 68,852 Leave granted. Primary Ind 110,684 1,019 Qld Emergency Serv 323,475 125,754 (1) SEQ 2001 Tourism 2,790 1,467 $64,048—actual expenditure as at 31 Transport (inc Qld Rail) 965,712 446,924 227,004 October 1994. Treasury $234,400—total television advertising Total 2,655,030 2,307,803 635,623 expenditure proposed to 31 December * 1994/1995 = 1 July to 31 October 1994 1994. QUEENSLAND HEALTH QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE In regard to Queensland Health actual expenditure as at 31 October 1994, was Corrective Services Commission $136,892. However, final expenditure on public Mr BORBIDGE: In directing a question to information is not yet available. the Premier, I refer to a prosecutor's comments critical of the Corrective Services Commission In relation to advertising campaigns conducted by Queensland Rail and the Queensland Tourist over the fact that a prisoner committed three and Travel Corporation, these are a commercial counts of rape while on release, highlighting a consideration for the independent boards of chronic failing of the Corrective Services system, those organisations and final details of their on- and I ask: will the Premier order the commission going expenditure will not be available until the to undertake an immediate review of these end of the financial year. However, I am advised programs to protect Queenslanders from such that Queensland Rail has proposed an avoidable attacks? Legislative Assembly 10427 17 November 1994 Mr W. K. GOSS: I have not seen the and South East Asia. We have the best prosecutor's statement, but I will get a copy of it communications network with Asia, particularly as soon as possible and respond when I know our international airports. In a whole range of what the member is talking about. ways, I believe that we are well placed. I do not believe that we in Queensland ought to be overwhelmed by what is going on in Asia and by Security at Juvenile Institutions our capacity to respond to the challenge. Mr BORBIDGE: I direct a further question In that context, last week, the Minister for to the Premier. I refer to the recent call by the Business, Industry and Regional Development, President of the Children's Court, His Honour the Premier and I were in Sydney and Melbourne Judge Maguire, for tightened security in juvenile promoting Queensland as an investment institutions—widely reported in the media, in destination. case the Premier is not aware of it—which was made more piquant by the escape by taxi this Mr Milliner: You did a tremendous job, week of four inmates from the Sir Leslie Wilson too. Centre, and I ask: will the Premier now order Mr De LACY: I thank the Minister for improved security in line with the judge's call? Administrative Services for his acknowledgment Mr W. K. GOSS: As I understand the of the success of our visit. I did have prepared at situation, a number of measures have been that time a slide set, of which I will table a hard taken to improve security. Obviously, in the light copy version. of any such comment by Judge Maguire, further To put into context the size of the consideration should and will be given to any challenge—one of these bar charts talks about changes or improvements in arrangements in the size of the Queensland economy—$67 respect of security. The other thing I would point billion, which is just a fraction smaller than South out is that the judge also made a point of saying Australia and Western Australia put together, in his speech that he agreed with recent larger than the economy of New Zealand, just a comments that I had made in relation to the fraction smaller than the Singapore economy of problems of juvenile crime and the need for a $75 billion and not that much smaller than the more community-based and positive approach to whole economy of Malaysia, which represents dealing with the problem.