PROOF ISSN 1322-0330 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Hansard Home Page: http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/work-of-assembly/hansard E-mail: [email protected] Phone (07) 3406 7314 Fax (07) 3210 0182 FIRST SESSION OF THE FIFTY-FOURTH PARLIAMENT Tuesday, 5 March 2013 Subject Page ASSENT TO BILLS ............................................................................................................................................................... 273 Tabled paper: Letters, dated 19 February and 26 February 2013, from Her Excellency the Governor to the Speaker advising of assent to bills. ......................................................................... 273 REPORT................................................................................................................................................................................ 274 Auditor-General ................................................................................................................................................. 274 Tabled paper: Auditor-General of Queensland: Report to Parliament No. 7 for 2012-13— Results of audits: Queensland state government financial statements 2011-12. ............................... 274 SPEAKER’S STATEMENT ................................................................................................................................................... 274 Parliamentary Reporting Service, Production System ................................................................................... 274 PETITIONS ............................................................................................................................................................................ 274 TABLED PAPERS................................................................................................................................................................. 275 MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS ............................................................................................................................................... 278 Changes in Ministry .......................................................................................................................................... 278 Tabled paper: Extraordinary Government Gazettes, dated 15 and 20 February 2013, advising of changes to the ministry. ................................................................................................................ 278 Seeley, Mr B ....................................................................................................................................................... 278 Natural Disaster Events of 2013, Recovery Assistance .................................................................................. 279 Queensland Plan ............................................................................................................................................... 279 Gold Coast Cruise Ship Terminal ..................................................................................................................... 279 Commission of Audit ........................................................................................................................................ 280 Blueprint for Better Healthcare in Queensland ............................................................................................... 281 Department of Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts .................................................. 282 ABSENCE OF MINISTER ..................................................................................................................................................... 283 FS SIMPSON NJ LAURIE LJ OSMOND SPEAKER CLERK OF THE PARLIAMENT CHIEF HANSARD REPORTER Table of Contents – Tuesday, 5 March 2013 REPORT ................................................................................................................................................................................ 283 Office of the Leader of the Opposition ............................................................................................................. 283 Tabled paper: Report titled ‘Public Report of Office Expenses, Office of the Leader of the Opposition for the period 01/07/2012—31/12/2012’. ......................................................................... 283 NOTICE OF MOTION ............................................................................................................................................................ 283 Newman Government ........................................................................................................................................ 283 QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE .......................................................................................................................................... 283 Commission of Audit ........................................................................................................................................ 283 Commission of Audit ........................................................................................................................................ 284 Queensland Plan ............................................................................................................................................... 285 Commission of Audit ........................................................................................................................................ 286 Brisbane Airport, Delays ................................................................................................................................... 286 Electricity Industry ............................................................................................................................................ 287 Construction Industry ....................................................................................................................................... 288 Tabled paper: Graph charting the overall performance of each state government, prepared by Auspoll. ........................................................................................................................................ 288 Electricity Prices ............................................................................................................................................... 289 Queensland Plan ............................................................................................................................................... 289 Electricity Industry ............................................................................................................................................ 290 Speaker’s Ruling, Question Out of Order ........................................................................................................ 290 Health, Federal Funding .................................................................................................................................... 290 Gladstone Ports Corporation ............................................................................................................................ 291 Education Reform.............................................................................................................................................. 292 Electricity Industry ............................................................................................................................................ 292 Small Business .................................................................................................................................................. 293 Commission of Audit ........................................................................................................................................ 294 Electricity Prices ............................................................................................................................................... 294 Australian National Child Offender Register ................................................................................................... 295 SPEAKER’S STATEMENT .................................................................................................................................................... 295 School Group Tours .......................................................................................................................................... 295 MATTERS OF PUBLIC INTEREST ....................................................................................................................................... 295 Commission of Audit ........................................................................................................................................ 295 Commonwealth-State Relations ....................................................................................................................... 297 Rural and Regional Queensland, Online Retailing .......................................................................................... 298 Commission of Audit ........................................................................................................................................ 299 Open Data Revolution ....................................................................................................................................... 300 Commission of Audit; Mackay Summit ...........................................................................................................