| Penalties and Sentences and Other Acts Amendment Bill 2008 |
Nov 28 2008 |
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I support the Penalties and Sentences and Other Acts Amendment Bill 2008.
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| Parkwood Sharks Junior Rugby League Club |
Nov 14 2008 |
A couple of weeks ago I had the great pleasure of officially launching the upgrade of the Parkwood Sharks Junior Rugby League Club.
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| Water (Commonwealth Powers) Bill |
Nov 14 2008 |
In supporting the Water (Commonwealth Powers) Bill 2008, I would like to address the amendments to a number of acts included in this referral bill.
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| Criminal Code and Other Acts Amendment Bill |
Oct 10 2008 |
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The Department of Justice and Attorney-General has completed a review of the offences contained in the Criminal Code with a view to streamlining the code and modernising the law relating to criminal offences.
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| Guardianship and Administration and Other Acts Amendment Bill |
Oct 10 2008 |
This bill implements the recommendations of them Queensland Law Reform Commission report entitled Public justice, private lives, a new approach to confidentiality in the guardianship system.
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| Reserve Bank, Interest Rates - Motion |
Oct 10 2008 |
The motion by the member for Gladstone is moved in a climate of what could be the most difficult set of financial circumstances, certainly internationally, since
the Great Depression.
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| Electoral Amendment Bill 2533 |
Sep 10 2008 |
The Electoral Amendment Bill 2008, introduced into this parliament by the Premier, shows the commitment of the Bligh government to openness and transparency and the democratic process.
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| Tech Packs Launch |
Sep 02 2008 |
On the sixth of this month at Southport State High School it was my pleasure to represent the minister for public works and housing, the Hon. Robert Schwarten, at the launch of the Tech Packs project.
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| Appropriation Bill: Estimates Committee |
Jan 23 2009 |
I support the report of Estimates Committee F which examined the proposed expenditure set out in the Appropriation Bill 2008 for units within the portfolios of the Minister for Transport, Trade, Employment and Industrial Relations and the Minister for Sustainability, Climate Change and Innovation.
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| Fisheries Amendment Bill |
Aug 27 2008 |
I also support the bill. The amendments proposed in the bill are consistent with the overarching objective of the Fisheries Act 1994, which is to protect the long-term sustainability of Queensland�s fisheries.
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| Southport Budget |
Jun 10 2008 |
Firstly, I would like to commence by making a few general comments about the budget, and particularly the contributions of some of the opposition members.
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| Justice and Other Information Disclosure Bill |
Jun 10 2008 |
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The Justice and Other Information Disclosure Bill seeks to provide a statutory basis for the sharing of criminal justice information between criminal justice agencies—that is, Queensland Corrective Services, the Department of Justice and Attorney-General, the Queensland Police Service and the Department of Communities—and, to a limited extent, information sharing between the Department of Justice and Attorney-General, the Queensland Police Service and the Department of Child Safety.
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| National-Liberal Parties, Merger |
May 15 2008 |
One of the key requirements of corporate takeovers is due diligence.
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| ATSI Land ... Bill; ATSI Communities (Justice, Land & Other Matters) |
May 15 2008 |
In this cognate debate I would like to address the simplification of corporate ownership of transferred lands as provided for in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Amendment Bill 2008.
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| Housing Options Project |
May 06 2008 |
Several weeks ago I was delighted to be able to represent the Minister for Public Works and Housing the Hon. Robert Schwarten at the official launch of the Housing Options Project often referred to as HOPS.
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| Coroners (Reporting Arrangements) Amendment Bill |
May 01 2008 |
Section 46 of the Coroners Act 2003 provides that the coroner may, whenever appropriate, comment on anything connected with a death investigated at an inquest that relates to public health or safety, the administration of justice or ways to prevent deaths from happening in similar circumstances.
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| Primary Industries and Other Acts Amendment Bill |
May 01 2008 |
This proposal follows amendments made in 2007 to the Sugar Industry Act 1999 to remove the legislative obligation on Queensland Sugar Ltd to fund the office.
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| Barry Galton |
Mar 12 2008 |
The recent death of Barry Galton, one of the mostwidely respected journalists ever to work on the Gold Coast, was met with genuine sadness not only in the Gold Coast community but also across the political divide.
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| Criminal Code (Assaults Against Police and Others) Amendment Bill |
Feb 28 2008 |
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I oppose this ill-considered bill introduced by the opposition member for Burnett
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| The Liberal Party |
Feb 27 2008 |
We have all heard about the great train robbery. Now we have a great campaign robbery - executed in a way that even Ronnie Biggs would have been proud of.
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