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22 Apr 2009 Tabled Papers 33 Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003— 43 Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009, No. 14 Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003— 44 Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009, No. 14-Explanatory Notes Nature Conservation Act 1992— 45 Nature Conservation (Protected Areas Management) Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009, No. 15 Forestry Act 1959, Nature Conservation Act 1992— 46 Forestry and Nature Conservation Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009, No. 16 Building Act 1975, Integrated Planning Act 1997, Plumbing and Drainage Act 2002— 47 Building and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009, No. 17 Mental Health Act 2000— 48 Mental Health Review Tribunal Rule 2009, No. 18 Fisheries Act 1994— 49 Fisheries Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009, No. 19 Public Trustee Act 1978— 50 Public Trustee Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2009, No. 20 Lotteries Act 1997— 51 Lotteries Amendment Rule (No. 1) 2009, No. 21 Urban Land Development Authority Act 2007— 52 Urban Land Development Authority Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009, No. 22 Liquor Act 1992— 53 Liquor Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009, No. 23 Public Trustee Act 1978— 54 Public Trustee Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2009, No. 24 Disaster Management Act 2003— 55 Disaster Management (Extension of Disaster Situation-Brisbane) Regulation 2009, No. 25 Disaster Management Act 2003— 56 Disaster Management (Further Extension of Disaster Situation-Brisbane) Regulation 2009, No. 26 Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994— 57 Motor Accident Insurance Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009, No. 27 Nature Conservation Act 1992— 58 Nature Conservation (Protected Plants Harvest Period) Notice 2009, No. 28 Disaster Management Act 2003— 59 Disaster Management (Further Extension of Disaster Situation-Brisbane) Regulation (No. 2) 2009, No. 29 Disaster Management Act 2003— 60 Disaster Management (Further Extension of Disaster Situation-Brisbane) Regulation (No. 3) 2009, No. 30 Pest Management Act 2001— 61 Pest Management Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009, No. 31 Rural and Regional Adjustment Act 1994— 62 Rural and Regional Adjustment Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009, No. 32 Fisheries Act 1994, Food Production (Safety) Act 2000— 63 Primary Industries and Fisheries Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009, No. 33 Fisheries Act 1994, Food Production (Safety) Act 2000— 64 Primary Industries and Fisheries Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009, No. 33-Regulatory Impact Statement Fisheries Act 1994, Food Production (Safety) Act 2000— 65 Primary Industries and Fisheries Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009, No. 33-Explanatory Notes Planning (Urban Encroachment-Milton Brewery) Act 2009— 66 Proclamation commencing remaining provisions, No. 34 Local Government Act 1993— 67 Local Government Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009, No. 35 Disaster Management Act 2003— 68 Disaster Management (Further Extension of Disaster Situation-Brisbane) Regulation (No.4) 2009, No. 36
34 Ministerial Statements 22 Apr 2009 MINISTERIAL PAPER Ministerial Expenses Hon. AM BLIGH (South Brisbane—ALP) (Premier and Minister for the Arts) (9.39 am): I lay upon the table of the House the public report of ministerial expenses for the period 1 July 2008 to 31 December 2008. This report shows that ministerial expenditure has been reasonable during the period and that fiscal responsibility remains a cornerstone of my government’s approach. When compared to the same period in 2007, overall expenditure has increased by 5.3 per cent. However, more than twothirds of this increase relates to unavoidable expenses such as enterprise bargaining pay increases for staff and office rental increases. There has also been an increase in domestic travel. That is because my ministers and I make it a priority to get around the state as much as possible, honouring my commitment to be a government for all of Queensland. I commend the report to the House. Tabled paper: Public report of ministerial expenses for the period 1 July 2008 to 31 December 2008 [71]. MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS Bligh Labor Government Hon. AM BLIGH (South Brisbane—ALP) (Premier and Minister for the Arts) (9.40 am): It is four weeks tomorrow since my new cabinet was sworn in. This followed the 21 March state election. In that time this government has hit the ground running. The core of our election promises was jobs—job protection and job creation. Jobs generation and protecting Queenslanders’ jobs will drive our efforts as we steer Queensland through the effects of the worst global financial crisis. We also recognise that inherent in our election victory was a very clear message from the people of Queensland. Queenslanders want my government to work harder, and that is what we will do. We are in very tough times. Government has to show a lead during these times. More than ever, Queenslanders expect us to show a lead in the area of jobs. In the first fortnight after the election I convened a third meeting of my Jobs Squad. This is a group of industrial leaders who have given government a number of areas for consideration that we are currently developing proposals on. We already have the nation’s leading capital works program underway, and we are determined to keep that infrastructure rolling. Since the election I have visited Queensland Rail’s largest infrastructure project currently under construction—the $500 million Jilalan Rail Yard upgrade, where I witnessed the first trains on the duplication of the line. This project will deliver a huge 38 million tonne boost to Central Queensland’s coal haulage capacity, getting us ready for when we return to world demand. The upgrade project has created nearly 1,600 jobs. I was also on hand earlier this month when track laying began on the new 4.1 kilometre rail extension south of Robina to Varsity Lakes on the Gold Coast—a project creating more than 2,000 jobs as well as supporting local industries and injecting money into the local Gold Coast economy. Despite conjecture about the future of BrisConnections and numerous corporate manoeuvres, the Airport Link project is alive and well and is progressing with the tunnel headers already at work. It is not just these job-generating examples; we are looking to new and exciting industries and major events opportunities in our jobs focus. The state’s Coordinator-General this month declared the $35 billion Australia-Pacific LNG project a project of state significance. Up to 5,000 construction jobs could be created in the largest coal seam gas to liquefied natural gas project yet proposed for Australia. My government will do everything in its power to encourage an LNG industry and create jobs across Queensland. That is why we have cleared the way for a gas superhighway and committed up to $30 million to buy the corridor for an underground gas pipeline from Callide to Curtis Island, where the LNG plants are being proposed. I have convened in the first month of our government a meeting of all LNG proponents and have explored with the industry ways to fast-track the industry’s development. Again, we are working on their proposals. In our job-creating efforts, we are driving to make Queensland the nation’s solar leader. Expressions of interest are now being sought from industry to supply, deliver and install my government’s Solar Hot Water Program. Over the next three years we aim to deliver 200,000 solar hotwater units to Queenslanders at a fixed reduced price of $500 for eligible households and $100 for pensioners. I am pleased to advise the House that, since expressions of interest opened in late March, 20,060 Queenslanders have already registered an interest in this program. During the recent election I also promised to mobilise a Green Army across Queensland to shore up our future on two fronts—protecting jobs and protecting the environment. Later today I will announce the first step in the plan to bring this to fruition.
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