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Legislative Assembly5 November 1992 35Poisons (Adoption of Standard) Notice (No. 4) 1992, No. 286Industrial Development Act—Order in Council in relation to the issue of a Deed in Grant in respect of Lot 5on Plan NR7868, parish of Cairns in the FAR NORTH Region, Cairns LandOffice DistrictJustices Act—Justices (Offence Notices) Regulation 1992, No. 273Land Act—Environmental Park 520 County of Yarrol (Declaration) Order 1992Liquor Act—Liquor Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1992, No. 299Local Government Act—Local Government (Swimming Pool Fencing) Order (No. 1) 1992, No. 331Lotto Act—Lotto (On-line) Amendment Rule (No. 1) 1992, No. 326Mineral Resources Act—Mineral Resources (Restricted Area 270) Order (No. 2) 1992, No. 278Mineral Resources (Winton Mining District) Amendment Order (No. 1) 1992,No. 310Restricted Area 183 (Amendment) Order 1992Restricted Area 274 (Restriction of Grants) Order 1992Motor Vehicles Control Act—Motor Vehicles Control (Cooranga North) Order 1992, No. 274National Parks and Wildlife Act—National Park 7 Counties of Gregory, Morstone and Mueller (FurtherExtension) Order 1992National Park 8 County of Coorajah (Declaration) Order 1992National Park 435 County of Clinton (Extension) Order 1992National Park 477 Counties of Cardwell and Wilkie Gray (Extension) Order1992National Park 531 County of Cardwell (Extension) Order 1992National Park 1201 Counties of Cardwell and Wairuna (Extension) Order 1992Petroleum Act—Petroleum (Pipeline Charges) Order 1992, No. 311Santos Ltd. (Permission to Enter Upon Lands) Order 1992Primary Industries Corporation Act—Proclamation—Commencement of provisions not in force—30 September1992, No. 271Primary Producers’ Organisation and Marketing Act—Primary Producers’ Organisation and Marketing (Rice Marketing Board) Order1992, No. 302Public Service Management and Employment Act—Public Service Management and Employment Amendment Regulation (No .4)1992, No. 318

36 5 November 1992Legislative AssemblyQueensland Marine Act—Queensland Marine (Conservancy Dues Exemption) Order 1992, No. 319Queensland Marine (Motor Boat and Motor Vessel) Amendment Regulation(No. 4) 1992, No. 329Queensland Marine (Pleasure Yacht Equipment) Amendment Regulation (No.2) 1992, No. 330Queensland Nickel Agreement Act—Queensland Nickel Agreement Order (No. 2) 1992, No. 280Retirement Villages Act—Assemblies of God Toowoomba Property Limited (Exemption) Order 1992Castra Retirement Home Limited (Exemption) Order 1992Dalrymple Villa Incorporated (Exemption) Order 1992Rosewood Aged People’s Home Committee Incorporated (Exemption) Order1992Sarina Aged Residential Home Incorporated (Exemption) Order 1992The Corporation of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba (Exemption)Order 1992The Corporation of the Sisters of Mercy of the Diocese of Rockhampton(Exemption) Order 1992The Council of the Shire of Johnstone (Exemption) Order 1992Rural Lands Protection Act Amendment Act—Proclamation—Commencement of provisions not in force—22 June 1992, No.121Soccer Football Pools Act—Pools (On-line) Amendment Rule (No. 1) 1992, No. 327Stamp Act—Stamp Duties Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1992, No. 298State Housing Act—State Housing Interest Rate Order (No. 3) 1992, No. 270State Housing (Freeholding of Land) Act—State Housing (Freeholding of Land) Interest Rate Order (No. 3) 1992, No.259State Transport Act—State Transport Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 1992, No. 290Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act—Proclamation—Commencement of section 4 (so far as it repeals the StateSecurities Registration Act 1925)—1 September 1992, No. 272Statutory Bodies Financial Arrangements Act—Statutory Bodies Financial Arrangements (South East Queensland WaterBoard) Order 1992, No. 288Statutory Instruments Act—Statutory Instruments Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1992, No. 328Supreme Court Act—Barristers’ Admission Rules Amendment Order (No. 1) 1992, No. 282

Legislative Assembly5 November 1992 37Criminal Practice Rules Amendment Order (No. 1) 1992, No. 276Solicitors’ Admission Rules Amendment Order (No. 1) 1992, No. 283Surveyors Act—Surveyors Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1992, No. 293Timber Utilization and Marketing Act—Timber Utilisation and Marketing Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1992, No.303Tow-truck Act—Tow Truck Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1992, No. 291Tow-truck Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 1992, No. 321Traffic Act—Traffic Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 1992, No. 275Traffic Amendment Regulation (No. 4) 1992, No. 281Transport Infrastructure (Roads) Act—Notification—Access to land be limited, Pacific Highway (HelensvaleCoolangatta, Albert Shire)Notification—Access to(Maroochy/Noosa on—Access to the proposed widening of the declared road belimited, Cunningham Arterial Road (Brisbane City)Notification—Access to the proposed widening of the declared road belimited, Maroochydore Road (Maroochy Shire)Notification—Access to the declared roads be limited, Beaudesert-BeenleighRoad (Beaudesert Shire) and Mundoolun Connection Road (BeaudesertShire)Transport Infrastructure (Roads) Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 1992, No.289University of Queensland Act—A Statute of the University of Queensland which rescinds Statute 6—TheStanding Committee of Convocation and makes the following Statute:Statute 6—ConvocationWorkers’ Compensation Act—Cardiac Assessment Tribunal (Appointment of Alternate Member) Order 1992General Medical Assessment Tribunal (Appointment of Alternate Members)Order 1992Workplace Health and Safety Act—Workplace Health and Safety Amendment Regulation (No. 4) 1992, No. 332Workplace Health and Safety (A-C Sheeting) Exemption Notice (No. 2) 1992,No. 285Workplace Health and Safety (Officers) Notice 1992, No. 279.STATEMENT OF RECURRENT EXPENDITURE FOR OFFICE OF SPEAKERHon. T. M. MACKENROTH (Chatsworth—Leader of the House) (10.12 a.m.): Ilay upon the table of the House the statement of recurrent expenditure in summaryformat for the Honourable D. Fouras, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, for the

38 5 November 1992Legislative Assemblyperiod 1 July 1991 to 30 June 1992, in accordance with section 6.3 of the Guidelines forthe Financial Management of the Office of the Speaker.PAPERSThe following papers were laid upon the table of the House—(a)Treasurer (Mr De Lacy)—Reports for the year ended 30 June 1992—Suncorp Insurance and Finance.Queensland Industry Development Corporation.Queensland Industry Development Corporation Government Schemes.Queensland Industry DevelopmentDivision—Venture Capital Fund.Queensland Investment Corporation.CorporationGovernmentSchemesQueensland Machine Gaming Commission.Mortgate Secondary Market Board.The Nominal Defendant (Queensland).(b)Treasury Department.Minister for Primary Industries (Mr Casey)—Annual Reports of—The Barley Marketing Board.State Wheat Board.Central Queensland Grain Sorghum Marketing Board for the year ended 31December 1991.The Navy Bean Marketing Board and the Bean Growers’ Co-operativeAssociation Limited.The Peanut Marketing Board and the Queensland Peanut Growers’ Cooperative Association Limited.The Rice Marketing Board for the year ended 31 March 1992.The Egg marketing Board for year ended 26 June 1992.The Central Queensland Egg Marketing Board for the year ended 26 June1992.Queensland Hen Quota Committee for the year ended 26 June 1992.Brisbane Market Trust for the year ended 30 June 1992.Chicken Meat Industry Committee for the year ended 30 June 1992.Mackay Sugar Co-operative Association Limited for the year ended 30 June1992.Queensland Dairy Industry Authority.Queensland Fish Board for the year ended 30 June 1992.Timber Research and Development Advisory Council of Queensland for theyear ended 30 June 1992.(c)Minister for Consumer Affairs and Corrective Services (Mr Milliner)—(1) Reports for the year ended 30 June 1992—Department of Justice.The Queensland Corrective Services Commission.

Legislative Assembly(2)(d)(e)5 November 1992 39Ordered to be printed.Report of the Trustees of the Funeral Benefit Trust Fund for the periodended 30 June 1992.Minister for Lands (Mr Smith)—Report of the Torres Strait Islander Land Tribunal for the year ended 30 June1992.Ordered to be printed.Minister for Minerals and Energy (Mr McGrady)—Reports for the year ended 30 June 1992—Department of Minerals and Energy.Queensland Electricity Commission.Queensland Coal Board.SITTING DAYS AND HOURS; MATTERS OF PUBLIC INTEREST; SPECIALPUBLIC IMPORTANCE DEBATE AND ADJOURNMENT DEBATESessional OrderHon. T. M. MACKENROTH (Chatsworth—Leader of the House) (10.15 a.m.), byleave, without notice: I move—“That for this session, unless otherwise ordered, and notwithstandinganything contained in the Standing Orders—(i)Sitting days and hours; Matters of Public Interest; Special PublicImportance debate:The House shall sit on Tuesday at 10 o’clock a.m., Wednesday, 2.30o’clock p.m. and Thursday at 10 o’clock a.m. and Government businessshall take precedence of all other business except for—(a) that period set aside for discussion of Matters of Public Interest onTuesday which shall take place between 11 o’clock a.m. and 12noon; and(b) that period set aside for a Special Public Importance debate tofollow question time on each Wednesday which is not allotted fordebate on the Appropriation Bill (No. 2), such debate on a subjectwhich is not formulated as a motion in express terms; the debatemay commence at the conclusion of question time and sixmembers may speak for a period not exceeding 10 minutes eachon the matter which has been proposed to the Speaker by 6o’clock p.m. on the Tuesday immediately preceding the debate; ifmore than one matter is proposed to Mr Speaker he shall select thematter for debate and inform members concerned by 10 o’clocka.m. on the day of debate.(ii) Adjournment to Close the Sitting: Standing Order 34 be amended—(a) in line one, paragraph one, after the word ‘Tuesday’ by inserting thewords, ‘and Wednesday’; and(b) by omitting all words in lines one and two, paragraph two and inline three omitting the words, ‘Minister to close the business of theday and no’ and inserting the word ‘No’.(iii) All other provisions of Standing Orders shall mutatis mutandis continueto apply.”Motion agreed to.

40 5 November 1992Legislative AssemblyPARLIAMENTARY SERVICE COMMISSIONAppointment of MembersHon. T. M. MACKENROTH (Chatsworth—Leader of the House) (10.17 a.m.), byleave, without notice: I move—“That Mr Ken McElligott, Mrs Diane McCauley and Mrs Joan Sheldon beappointed as members of the Parliamentary Service Commission.”Motion agreed to.ADDRESS IN REPLY DEBATESuspension of Standing Order 17Hon. T. M. MACKENROTH (Chatsworth—Leader of the House) (10.17 a.m.), byleave, without notice: I move—“That the provisions of Standing Order 17 be suspended to a future date toenable the Legislative Assembly to consider other business prior to the debate onthe Address in Reply to the Governor’s Opening Speech.”Motion agreed to.BUDGET ESTIMATES 1992-93Procedure and Time LimitsHon. T. M. MACKENROTH (Chatsworth—Leader of the House) (10.18 a.m.), byleave, without notice: I move—“(1) That notwithstanding anything contained in Standing Orders the BudgetEstimates for the 1992-93 financial year for the purpose of debate in theLegislative Assembly shall be in the form of an Appropriation Bill (No. 2) only.Such Bill shall contain all departmental Estimates in a Schedule to the Bill.(2)(3)The Appropriation Bill (No. 2) shall be introduced by the Honourable theTreasurer later today and debate on the second reading be adjourned until alater hour of the sitting.Debate on the Appropriation Bill (No. 2) shall continue at the following timeson the following sitting days—Tuesday, 10 November at 12 noonWednesday, 11 November at 3.30 p.m.Thursday, 12 November at 11.00 a.m.Tuesday, 24 November at 12 noonand shall take precedence over all other business.(4)That the following procedure and time limits apply with respect to debate inCommittee of the Whole on the Bill—(a)(b)(5)that all clauses be postponed until debate on the Schedule hasconcluded;that each Minister’s Estimates be given one hour 20 minutes for debate,10 minutes for the Minister to introduce the Estimates, six members, 10minutes each and Minister in reply 10 minutes.If the Bill has not passed all stages by 2.50 p.m. on Tuesday, 24 November,then all remaining questions necessary to pass the Bill shall be put by Mr

Legislative Assembly5 November 1992 41Speaker or the Chairman of Committees, as the case may be, withoutamendment or debate.”Mr BORBIDGE: Mr Speaker——Mr SPEAKER: Order! Does the Leader of the Opposition wish to debate themotion?Mr BORBIDGE: Yes.Mr SPEAKER: I require a seconder.Hon. T. J. BURNS (Lytton—Deputy Premier, Minister for Administrative Servicesand Minister for Rural Communities)(10.19 a.m.): I second the motion.Mr BORBIDGE (Surfers Paradise—Leader of the Opposition) (10.20 a.m.): TheOpposition opposes the motion moved by the Leader of the House. I believe it issignificant that one of the first actions taken by the re-elected Labor Government is toapply the guillotine to the Budget, to gag the Budget. Prior to the election, we had theunprecedented example of the Treasurer handing down a Budget and the Governmentrefusing to debate that Budget. An election has now been held. A new Parliament hasbeen assembled. Once again, debate on the Budget is to be substantially stifled.Let us examine the ramifications of the motion moved by the Leader of the House.Effectively, it means that this afternoon and this evening the Budget debate will takeplace. Because the Government has decided to defer the Address in Reply debate, theonly real chance for new members of this Parliament to make their maiden speechesbefore Christmas is this afternoon and this evening during the Budget debate. We havea double whammy. The Government is restricting debate on the Budget and, by theadjournment of the Address in Reply debate, forcing a situation whereby Oppositionfrontbench members will have to stand aside so that new members can make theirmaiden speeches. One by one, shadow Ministers will be effectively prevented fromparticipating in the Budget debate.It gets worse. Next week, when this Parliament sits, we will have the absolute andtotal farce of the Estimates being squeezed through as they have never been squeezedthrough before. Ten minutes are allocated for me to debate the Estimates of the Premierand the Premier’s Department. Ten minutes! Ten minutes are allocated for the shadowTreasurer to debate the Estimates of the Treasury. If that is the way in which theGovernment intends to run this Parliament, it does not say much for the Government.Time and time again right around Australia—the latest example being in WesternAustralia—when Governments have tried to shut down the parliamentary process, majorproblems have arisen.Mr Burns: Remember old Joh.Mr BORBIDGE: I cannot recall the Deputy Premier, when he was in Opposition,ever being restricted to 10 minutes during the Estimates debate. I cannot recall him everbeing restricted during the Budget debate in the manner in which this Opposition isbeing restricted today.Once again, this Government has dingoed out. Prior to the election, thisGovernment was not prepared to debate its Budget. It ran for cover. After the election,this Government is still not prepared to properly debate its Budget. The gag is beingapplied in this place as it has never been applied before. We have an arrogant Premierand an arrogant Government that are now saying, “We have been re-elected. They canreally cop it this time.”The proposal by the Leader of the House is an insult to this Parliament. It wouldnot be tolerated in any other Parliament around Australia. It comes from the sameGovernment that refused to debate the Budget prior to the election. It comes at a timewhen the Address in Reply debate—the traditional opportunity for the making of maidenspeeches—is to be denied to new members of this place. By adopting that course,shadow Ministers will be prevented from participating in the Budget debate proper.

42 5 November 1992Legislative AssemblyMrs SHELDON (Caloundra—Leader of the Liberal Party) (10.23 a.m.): The onlything that is more anti-democratic than this Government’s attempt to gag the Budgetdebate since this spurious document was introduced to this House on 25 August isLabor’s record of daylight robbery.Mr Gibbs: This is heavy stuff!Mrs SHELDON: It is a heavier speech than the honourable member usuallymakes. On 25 August, the Treasurer made a number of commitments to the voters andtaxpayers of Queensland. Firstly, he indicated that the Budget would be debated on 27August. Secondly, when he finished reading the Budget at 3.17 p.m. that Tuesdayafternoon, he indicated that the House would resume as normal at 7.30 p.m. thatevening.A Government member interjected.Mrs SHELDON: I am talking about the Treasurer. He has misled the Parliament onboth counts. It is a matter of record that even as the Treasurer was speaking, this LaborGovernment was drawing up a proclamation to dissolve the Parliament in preparation foran early election. The House never reassembled. Up until now, the Opposition has nothad an opportunity to debate the Budget. Obviously, that situation will continue. Acompelling reason for this Budget to be debated in full is to have it shown up as thespurious document that it is. What the original Budget statement omitted to mention ismore important than its content. It was not until the day after the Budget was deliveredthat people heard about the Government’s plans to increase the tobacco tax by 150 percent. It was not until even more recently that people heard about Labor’s plans to robthe Metway bank of 20m. The Treasurer is robbing the bank. He is a robber. Is it anywonder that the Government wants to gag the Budget debate?Government members interjected.Mr SPEAKER: Order! I am on my feet. I ask the Deputy Leader of the Coalition towithdraw that unparliamentary word.Mrs SHELDON: I withdraw it. Possibly, a better word would have been “thief”. Isit any wonder that the Government wants to gag the Budget debate? I believ

Hon. W. K. GOSS (Logan—Premier and Minister for Economic and Trade Development) (10.03 a.m.), by leave, without notice: I move— "That Heinrich Palaszczuk be appointed Chairman of Committees of the Whole House." Motion agreed to. PANEL OF TEMPORARY CHAIRMEN Mr SPEAKER: Notwithstanding the requirements of Standing Order 13, I