PROOF ISSN 1322-0330 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Hansard Home Page: http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/hansard/ E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (07) 3406 7314 Fax: (07) 3210 0182 Subject FIRST SESSION OF THE FIFTY-SECOND PARLIAMENT Page Thursday, 6 September 2007 ABSENCE OF SPEAKER .............................................................................................................................................................. 3113 PETITIONS ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 3113 MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS ........................................................................................................................................................ 3113 Peacekeepers .................................................................................................................................................................... 3113 Council for the Australian Federation, Appointment of Director ......................................................................................... 3113 Clean Coal .......................................................................................................................................................................... 3114 Queensland Economy ........................................................................................................................................................ 3114 Rugby League World Cup .................................................................................................................................................. 3115 Electricity Industry .............................................................................................................................................................. 3115 Great Artesian Basin, Water Allocation .............................................................................................................................. 3116 Tabled paper: Map, undated, by Queensland Natural Resources and Water titled ‘Surat Basin management Areas of the Great Artesian Basin Water Resource Plan’. ............................................................... 3116 Air Pollution Conference ..................................................................................................................................................... 3116 Tabled paper: Media release, dated 6 September 2007, from the Premier and Minister for Trade titled ‘World focus on Brisbane for air pollution conference’. ......................................................................................... 3116 Premier’s Art Prize ............................................................................................................................................................. 3116 Queensland Events Regional Development Program ........................................................................................................ 3117 Smart Women-Smart State Awards ................................................................................................................................... 3117 Tabled paper: Two copies of the Smart Women-Smart State Awards 2007 Program for 29 August 2007 by the Office of Women. ........................................................................................................................................ 3118 International Education and Training Industry .................................................................................................................... 3119 Tabled paper: Media release, undated, from the Premier and Minister for Trade titled ‘Queensland celebrates education leaders: Premier’. ................................................................................................................ 3119 Youth Peace Parliament ..................................................................................................................................................... 3119 Queensland History ............................................................................................................................................................ 3119 Traveston Dam ................................................................................................................................................................... 3120 Tabled paper: Report, dated July 1977, by Project Planning Branch, Irrigation and Water Supply Commission, Queensland, titled ‘Mary River Gympie Flood Mitigation—Appraisal Study’. ....................... 3121 Tabled paper: Report, dated January 1980, by Project Planning Branch, Queensland Water Resources Commission, titled ‘Mary River Gympie Flood Mitigation—Summary report.’ ........................................................ 3121 L J OSMOND N J LAURIE CHIEF HANSARD REPORTER CLERK OF THE PARLIAMENT Table of Contents — Thursday, 6 September 2007 Water Infrastructure ............................................................................................................................................................3122 Fuel Subsidy .......................................................................................................................................................................3122 Equine Influenza .................................................................................................................................................................3123 Queensland Ambulance Service ........................................................................................................................................3123 Boat Licensing; Kessels and Mains Roads Intersection .....................................................................................................3124 Tabled paper: Discussion paper, dated September 2007, by Maritime Safety Queensland titled ‘Improving recreational boating safety’....................................................................................................................3125 Tabled paper: Article from the Southern Star, dated 5 September 2007, by Stewart Mulligan titled ‘Labor to ‘fix traffic woes’.........................................................................................................................................3126 Tabled paper: Letter, dated July 2004, from the Hon Gary Hardgrave MP addressed to Residents relating to the use of the Brisbane Urban Corridor for national freight.................................................................................3126 Tabled paper: Article, undated, from an unknown source relating to Auslink. ........................................................3126 Tabled paper: Article from The Courier Mail, dated 4 September 2007, by Sam Strutt titled ‘Underpass vow hits where it will hurt’. ......................................................................................................................................3126 Surgical Deaths in Public Hospitals ....................................................................................................................................3126 Electoral Enrolment ............................................................................................................................................................3126 Assistance Dogs .................................................................................................................................................................3126 Indigenous Communities, Domestic Violence .....................................................................................................................3127 Vigilante Attacks .................................................................................................................................................................3127 Tabled paper: Article, undated, from unknown source titled ‘Brutal assault—detectives slam cowards who took ‘justice’ into own hands’...........................................................................................................................3127 Land Registry ......................................................................................................................................................................3128 TRAVELSAFE COMMITTEE ..........................................................................................................................................................3128 Report .................................................................................................................................................................................3128 Tabled paper: Travelsafe Committee Report No. 50 titled, ‘Investigation into child deaths and Injuries from low speed vehicle run-overs’, September 2007. ............................................................................................3128 MEMBERS’ ETHICS AND PARLIAMENTARY PRIVILEGES COMMITTEE .................................................................................3129 Report .................................................................................................................................................................................3129 QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE ...................................................................................................................................................3130 Superior Industries ..............................................................................................................................................................3130