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 FIRST SESSION OF THE FIFTY-SEVENTH PARLIAMENT Friday, 4 December 2020 Subject Page SPEAKER’S STATEMENTS ................................................................................................................................................. 455 Temporary Speakers, Conduct of Members .................................................................................................... 455 Bott, Ms E .......................................................................................................................................................... 455 TABLED PAPERS................................................................................................................................................................. 455 MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS ............................................................................................................................................... 455 Coronavirus, Update ......................................................................................................................................... 455 Screen Industry ................................................................................................................................................. 456 Weather, High Temperatures ............................................................................................................................ 456 Building our Regions ........................................................................................................................................ 456 Queensland Economy ....................................................................................................................................... 457 Fraser Island, Bushfire ..................................................................................................................................... 458 Racing Industry ................................................................................................................................................. 458 Coronavirus, Update; Queensland Ambulance Service ................................................................................. 459 Coronavirus, Women and Girls ........................................................................................................................ 459 Tabled paper: Queensland Government: Queensland Budget 2020-21—Women’s Economic Statement . ....................................................................................................................................... 460 Arts Sector ......................................................................................................................................................... 460 PARLIAMENTARY CRIME AND CORRUPTION COMMITTEE ............................................................................................ 461 Parliamentary Crime and Corruption Commissioner, Report ........................................................................ 461 Tabled paper: Parliamentary Crime and Corruption Commissioner: Report of the work and activities of the Crime and Corruption Commission under chapter 11 of the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, dated September 2020. ........................................................................... 461 QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE .......................................................................................................................................... 461 Infrastructure Projects ...................................................................................................................................... 461 Drought .............................................................................................................................................................. 462 Townsville, Economy ........................................................................................................................................ 463 CW PITT NJ LAURIE JM MATHERS SPEAKER CLERK OF THE PARLIAMENT CHIEF HANSARD REPORTER Table of Contents – Friday, 4 December 2020 Coronavirus, Vaccine ........................................................................................................................................ 464 The Spit .............................................................................................................................................................. 465 Great Barrier Reef, Initiatives ........................................................................................................................... 465 Budget, Job Creation ........................................................................................................................................ 466 Bushfires, Aerial Resources ............................................................................................................................. 466 Children’s Health Queensland, Funding .......................................................................................................... 467 APPROPRIATION (PARLIAMENT) (2020-2021) BILL; APPROPRIATION (2020-2021) BILL .............................................. 468 Second Reading (Cognate Debate) .................................................................................................................. 468 Tabled paper: Article from the Gold Coast Bulletin online, dated 20 November 2020, titled ‘Exit 57 Oxenford crash: Five escape serious injury at controversial M1 exit’ . ............................................... 490 MOTION ................................................................................................................................................................................ 499 Order of Business ............................................................................................................................................. 499 DISABILITY SERVICES AND OTHER LEGISLATION (WORKER SCREENING) AMENDMENT BILL ................................ 500 Second Reading ................................................................................................................................................ 500 Consideration in Detail...................................................................................................................................... 508 Clauses 1 to 70, as read, agreed to. ................................................................................................. 508 Schedule 1, as read, agreed to. ........................................................................................................ 508 Third Reading .................................................................................................................................................... 509 Long Title ........................................................................................................................................................... 509 APPROPRIATION (PARLIAMENT) (2020-2021) BILL; APPROPRIATION (2020-2021) BILL .............................................. 509 Second Reading (Cognate Debate) .................................................................................................................. 509 Tabled paper: Document, undated, titled ‘Creating jobs on the Gold Coast’ . .................................... 514 Tabled paper: Article from the Australian, dated 4 December 2020, titled ‘State debt to pay for daily “expenses” not investment’. ...................................................................................................... 521 Tabled paper: Article from the Courier-Mail, dated 4 December 2020, titled ‘Govt paying through the nose for mistakes’ . ..................................................................................................................... 522 Tabled paper: Extract, dated 6 August, from the Facebook page of the member for Scenic Rim, Mr Jon Krause MP, titled ‘$40 million extra and a fast-track to improve the Mount Lindesay Highway!’ . ........................................................................................................................................ 524 Tabled paper: Bundle of documents regarding Works for Queensland project funding allocation, Redland City Council . ...................................................................................................................... 540 Tabled paper: Queensland Transport, School Transport Infrastructure Program (STIP) Ideas Application form made by the member for Buderim, Mr Brent Mickelberg MP .................................. 557 Referral to Portfolio Committees ...................................................................................................................... 566 SPECIAL ADJOURNMENT ................................................................................................................................................... 566 VALEDICTORY ..................................................................................................................................................................... 566 Tabled paper: Memo, dated 4 December 2020, from the Minister for Health and Ambulance Services and Leader of the House, Hon. Yvette D’Ath, to members of the Parliament, advising of the 2021 parliamentary sitting calendar .................................................................................................