20 Oct 1998 Legislative Assembly 2495 TUESDAY, 20 OCTOBER 1998 "IN THE MATTER of The Electoral Act, 1992 IN THE MATTER of the election of One member of the Legislative Assembly for Mr SPEAKER (Hon. R. K. Hollis, Redcliffe) the electoral district of Mansfield in the read prayers and took the chair at 9.30 a.m. State of Queensland BETWEEN: FRANCIS EDWARD ASSENT TO BILL CARROLL Assent to the following Bill reported by Mr Petitioner Speaker— AND: ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF QUEENSLAND Transport Legislation Amendment Bill. First Respondent AND: PHILIP GERARD REEVES TSUNAMI DISASTER, PAPUA NEW GUINEA Second Respondent Mr SPEAKER: Order! I have received a ORDER correspondence from the Speaker of the Papua New Guinea National Parliament. I will JUDGE: Mackenzie J. read that correspondence— Date of Order: 21 September 1998 "Dear Speaker Hollis Document initiating this hearing: Hearing ... IT IS ORDERED that: It is with much pleasure that I wish to 1 . The petition be dismissed. inform you that I have received the 2. The question of costs be reserved. Motion of Condolence on the Tsunami 3. Submissions with respect to costs to Disaster which was passed by your be in writing and served on the other Parliament. parties and delivered the Associate It is heartening to know that there are to Mackenzie J no later than 4.00 pm friends who share with us our sorrow as on 25 September 1998. well as our happiness. 4. Any reply to be in writing and served As has been the case over many years, on the other parties and delivered to the people of Queensland and indeed the the Associate to Mackenzie J no later people of Australia have stood by us in than 4.00 pm on 29 September both good and bad times. 1998. Please accept our appreciation and Prepared in the Office of the Registrar." convey same to the mover of the motion, Mr SPEAKER: I lay upon the table of the Honourable P. D. Beattie, Members of House a copy of that order. your Parliament and the people of Queensland for the money and other humanitarian assistance which they sent OMBUDSMAN for the Tsunami Disaster victims. Annual Report I will be tabling the Motion of Condolence Mr SPEAKER: Order! Honourable when our Parliament meets on, Tuesday, members, I have to report that today I have 29th September 1998. received the annual report of the Queensland Ombudsman for 1997-98. I table the said Yours sincerely report. (Sgd) JOHN T. PUNDARI, MP PETITIONS Speaker of the National Parliament" The Clerk announced the receipt of the following petitions— ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF MANSFIELD Maryborough Hospital Mr SPEAKER: Order! I have to report that I have received from His Honour the Judge of From Dr Kingston (35 petitioners) the Court of Disputed Returns the following requesting the House to take the appropriate order— action to ensure that full and adequate 2496 Papers 20 Oct 1998 hospital services and facilities are retained in 15 October 1998— Maryborough and that the plans for the Board of Architects of Queensland— hospital redevelopment be restored to those Annual Report 1997-98 promised before the election. Board of Professional Engineers of Queensland—Annual Report 1997-98 Legal Ombudsman—Annual Report Persecution of Egyptian Christians 1997–98 From Mr Fenlon (59 petitioners) 19 October 1998— requesting the House to voice to the Egyptian Estimates Committee A—Report No. 1 Government the House's concern about the October 1998 mistreatment and persecution of the Christians Estimates Committee A—Report No. 2 of Egypt and the Egyptian Government's lack October 1998 of action in regard to the correction of these Estimates Committee A—Additional injustices. Information volume Estimates Committee B—Report October Far North Queensland Electricity Board 1998 From Mr McGrady (144 petitioners) Estimates Committee B—Additional Information volume requesting the House to instruct the Far North Queensland Electricity Board to return to their Estimates Committee C—Report October previous practice of annually pruning the trees 1998 beneath the powerlines or to put their Estimates Committee C—Additional powerlines underground. Information volume Estimates Committee D—Report October Petitions received. 1998 Estimates Committee D—Additional PAPERS Information volume Grain Research Foundation—Annual PAPERS TABLED DURING THE RECESS Report 1997-98 The Clerk informed the House that the Surveyors Board of Queensland—Annual following papers, received during the recess, Report 1997-98 were tabled on the dates indicated— STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 24 September 1998— The following statutory instruments were tabled Public Works Committee—Annual Report by The Clerk— 1997-98 Animals Protection Act 1925— Tertiary Entrance Procedures Authority— Animals Protection Amendment Regulation Annual Report 1997-98 (No. 1) 1998, No. 275 1 October 1998— Building and Integrated Planning Amendment Electoral Commission of Queensland— Act 1998— details of polling at the State General Proclamation—repeal part 4 of the Election held on 13 June 1998 schedule to the proclamation made under 5 October 1998— the Act on 26 March 1998, No. 269 Trustees of the Eagle Farm Racecourse— Commissions of Inquiry Act 1950— Annual Report 1 July 1997 to 31 March Commissions of Inquiry (Forde Inquiry— 1998 Evidence) Regulation 1998, No. 278 6 October 1998— Commissions of Inquiry (Forde Inquiry— Quorum) Regulation 1998, No. 277 Parliamentary Criminal Justice Committee—Annual Report 1997-98 Community Services (Aborigines) Act 1984, Community Services (Torres Strait) Act 1984— 8 October 1998— Community Services Legislation Queensland Investment Corporation— Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1998, Annual Report 1997-98 No. 274 Queensland Investment Corporation Crimes (Confiscation) Act 1989— Investment Trusts—Financial Statements Crimes (Confiscation) Amendment 1997-98 Regulation (No. 1) 1998, No. 267 Queensland Investment Corporation— Education (General Provisions) Act 1989— Statement of Corporate Intent 1997-98 Education (General Provisions) Queensland Rural Adjustment Authority— Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1998, Annual Report 1997-98 No. 273 20 Oct 1998 Ministerial Statement 2497 Education (School Curriculum P-10) Act 1996— Public Service Act 1996— Education (School Curriculum P-10) Public Service Amendment Regulation Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1998, (No. 2) 1998, No. 256 No. 280 Tow Truck Act 1973, Traffic Act 1949, Electricity Act 1994— Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994, Electricity Amendment Regulation (No. 3) Transport Operations (Road Use Management) 1998, No. 260 Act 1995— Forestry Act 1959— Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1998, No. 254 Forestry Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 1998, No. 263 Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Act 1995— Forestry Regulation 1998, No. 264 Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Forestry (State Forests) Amendment Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1998, Regulation (No. 1) 1998, No. 281 No. 261 Gaming Machine Act 1991— State Counter-Disaster Organisation Act Gaming Machine Amendment Regulation 1975— (No. 3) 1998, No. 279 State Counter-Disaster Organisation Health Act 1937— Regulation 1998, No. 255 Health (Drugs and Poisons) Amendment MINISTERIAL RESPONSE TO A Regulation (No. 3) 1998, No. 259 PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE REPORT Indy Car Grand Prix Act 1990— The following response to a parliamentary Indy Car Grand Prix Amendment committee report, received during the recess, Regulation (No. 2) 1998, No. 265 and was tabled by The Clerk— Explanatory Notes and Regulatory Impact response from the Minister for Transport Statement for No. 265 and Minister for Main Roads (Mr Integrated Planning Act 1997— Bredhauer) to a report of the Travelsafe Committee entitled Brisbane's Citytrain Integrated Planning Amendment Network—Part One—Safety of the Rail Regulation (No. 2) 1998, No. 272 System and Infrastructure Proclamation—repeal part 4 of the MINISTERIAL PAPERS schedule to the proclamation made under the Act on 26 March 1998, No. 271 The following papers were tabled— Integrated Planning and Other Legislation (a) Minister for Communication and Amendment Act 1998— Information and Minister for Local Government, Planning, Regional and Rural Proclamation—the provisions of the Act Communities (Mr Mackenroth)— stated in the schedule commence 12 October 1998, No. 270 Report of the Local Government Electoral Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Act and Boundaries Review Commission on 1998— possible changes to the external boundaries of the Cities of Ipswich and Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Brisbane and the Shires of Boonah, Regulation 1998, No. 258 Laidley and Esk Proclamation—the provisions of the Act (b) Minister for Employment, Training and that are not in force commence 1 October Industrial Relations (Mr Braddy)— 1998, No. 257 Local Government Act 1993— WorkCover Queensland— Local Government Finance Amendment Annual Report for 1997-98 Standard (No. 2) 1998, No. 276 Statement of Corporate Intent for Mineral Resources Act 1989— 1997-98. Mineral Resources Amendment Regulation (No. 4) 1998, No. 268 MINISTERIAL STATEMENT Native Title (Queensland) State Provisions Act 1998— Queensland Audit Office Proclamation—the provisions of the Act Hon. P. D. BEATTIE (Brisbane Central— that are not in force commence 30 ALP) (Premier) (9.37 a.m.), by leave: The September 1998, No. 266 Public Accounts Committee of the 48th Nature Conservation Act 1992— Parliament tabled the report of its Review of Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) the Report of the Strategic Review of the Amendment Regulation (No. 8) 1998, Queensland Audit Office on 23 April 1998. No. 262 That review was a statutory requirement of the 2498 Ministerial Statement 20 Oct 1998 Financial Administration and Audit Act. The the first being next Monday. During this overall findings of the strategic review were process, we will be in there fighting hard for favourable and indicated that the Queensland. management and operational changes Let me now detail how Queenslanders will implemented over the past five years had led suffer if the GST is imposed on them. The real to significant improvements at the Audit Office. question is: what will Mr Howard's and Mr The strategic review was undertaken under the Costello's 10% goods and services tax do to new legislation introduced in 1993.