| Ministerial Statement: Ecotourism |
Dec 10 2009 |
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The Bligh government has made its commitment to the environment and Queensland's tourism industry very clear.
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| Ministerial Statement: Schoolies Week |
Nov 19 2009 |
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Year 12 students all over Queensland will be finishing high school next week, and I congratulate them on this amazing milestone.
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| Trade Measurement Legislation Repeal Bill |
Nov 19 2009 |
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In reply: I thank all members for their contributions and support for the amendments contained in this bill. However, I have to say that if Queensland had a boring team the shadow minister would be captain, coach and goal kicker.
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| Credit (Commonwealth Powers) Bill |
Nov 19 2009 |
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I present a bill for an act to refer certain matters relating to the provision of credit and certain other financial transactions to the Parliament of the Commonwealth for the purposes of section 51(xxxvii) of the Commonwealth Constitution, to repeal the Consumer Credit (Queensland) Act 1994 and the regulations under that act, to repeal the Credit Act 1987 and the regulations under that act, to provide for transitional and other matters relating to the referral of those matters and the repeal of those acts and regulations, to continue to provide for a maximum annual percentage rate for credit contracts and to make consequential amendments to the acts mentioned in the schedule.
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| Ministerial Statement: Glassing |
Nov 19 2009 |
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As part of the Bligh government’s commitment to stop glassings and alcohol fuelled violence, a new antiglassing campaign is being launched today targeting Gold Coast patrons.
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| Ministerial Statement: Mr Leo Williams |
Nov 03 2009 |
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I know I speak on behalf of everyone in Queensland’s legal, business, sporting and racing communities when I say that the recent passing of Leo Williams is a major loss to our state.
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| A1GP |
Nov 03 2009 |
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I second the amendment moved by the sports minister. This year’s Nikon SuperGP was a fantastic event for motor sports fans, the Gold Coast economy, local jobs and for Queensland tourism generally.
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| Ministerial Statement: Tourism Industry Marketing Campaigns |
Nov 03 2009 |
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Three recent Tourism Queensland marketing campaigns reported strong results.
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| Ministerial Statement: Tourism Industry |
Nov 03 2009 |
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The Bligh government went to the last election with a promise to build Queensland out of these tough times.
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| Gambling and Other Legislation Amendment Bill |
Oct 20 2009 |
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This goes to a process where they have community meetings and he consults with the community to find out exactly what the community feelings are.
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| Personal Property Securities (Commonwealth Powers) Bill |
Sep 22 2009 |
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I thank all members for their contributions and support for the bill. The Personal Property Securities (Commonwealth Powers) Bill, which I will shorten to the PPS referral bill, provides for the referral of powers to the Commonwealth parliament to make laws for the regulation of personal property securities.
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| Ministerial Statement: Tourism Industry |
Sep 22 2009 |
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Queensland’s tourism industry is feeling the impact of the current economic climate, and the latest domestic tourism visitation numbers to our state reflect this.
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| Trade Measurement Legislation Repeal Bill |
Sep 16 2009 |
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The bill repeals two acts administered by my department, the Trade Measurement Act 1990 and the Trade Measurement Administration Act 1990, to facilitate a national system of trade measurement as agreed by the Council of Australian Governments—COAG.
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| Baby Change Table Recall |
Sep 16 2009 |
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I bring to the attention of the parliament today a very important product recall.
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| Gambling and Other Legislation Amendment Bill |
Sep 04 2009 |
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The introduction of the Gambling and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2009 enables a number of important reforms to the regulation of gambling in Queensland.
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| Ministerial Statement: Gold Coast Tourism |
Sep 04 2009 |
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It is no secret the Bligh government is dedicated to protecting Queensland tourism jobs.
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| Ministerial Statement: Security Providers |
Sep 04 2009 |
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Office of Fair Trading inspectors checked more than 730 businesses and 3,500 people for appropriate security provider licences in the last financial year.
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| Personal Property Securities (Commonwealth Powers) Bill |
Sep 04 2009 |
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The Personal Property Securities (Commonwealth Powers) Bill 2009, which I shall refer to as thereferral bill, provides for the referral of power to the Commonwealth parliament to make laws for the regulation of personal property securities.
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| Ministerial Statement: Tropical North Queensland, Japanese Charter Flights |
Sep 04 2009 |
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It gives me great pleasure to announce that the Bligh government has helped secure four extra Japanese charter flights to tropical North Queensland.
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| Ministerial Statement: Tourism Futures National Conference |
Sep 04 2009 |
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This week the Tourism Futures National Conference is being held on the Gold Coast.
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| Esitmates Committee F |
Aug 07 2009 |
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I welcome the opportunity to participate in today’s debate on outcomes of Estimates Committee F.
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| Ministerial Statement: Ekka Show Bags |
Aug 07 2009 |
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With this year’s Ekka kicking off tomorrow, a team of officers from the Office of Fair Trading has been busy sifting through and checking more than 300 different show bags before the gates open.
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| Ministerial Statement: Alcohol Related Violence |
Aug 07 2009 |
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The prevalence of glassing incidents in our society is of great concern to the Bligh government.
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| Body Corporate and Community Management Amendment Bill |
Jun 30 2009 |
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Firstly, I thank the opposition for its cooperation in this matter. As has been set out by the member for Mermaid Beach, this is a difficult question but the opposition has cooperated.
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| Body Corporate and Community Management Amendment Bill |
Jun 30 2009 |
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This bill makes an amendment to the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 as a result of recent decisions of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal.
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| Gordon, Mr R; Gold Coast Tourism |
Jun 30 2009 |
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I, too, would like to associate myself with the remarks of the Premier in relation to the Editor-in-Chief of the Gold Coast Bulletin, Bob Gordon.
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| Ministerial Statement: Tourism Industry |
Jun 30 2009 |
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Queensland’s tourism industry is doing it tough.
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| Ministerial Statement: Payday Lending |
Jun 17 2009 |
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In these tough economic times, people sometimes are forced into taking out loans to make ends meet.
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| McLachlan, Mr B |
Jun 05 2009 |
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Today I would like to recognise the late Bruce McLachlan, a true Queensland and Australian horseracing legend. Bruce sadly passed away on Tuesday aged 67.
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| Ministerial Statement - Responsible Gambling |
Jun 05 2009 |
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Last year the Premier announced a range of responsible gambling initiatives, one of which was an investigation into precommitment card based machine gaming.
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| Ministerial Statement: Door-to-Door Trading |
May 22 2009 |
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Unfortunately, after significant bad weather the Office of Fair Trading receives increased reports of dodgy door-to-door traders.
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| Address in Reply |
May 21 2009 |
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Firstly I congratulate the member for Logan on his election as Speaker of the the parliament. As other memebrs have mentioned, he has brought new standards to the chamber.
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| Ministerial Statement: New Zealand, Tourism Campaign |
May 21 2009 |
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A new $600,000 international tourism marketing campaign is underway to encourage Kiwis to discover the diverse range of experiences available on the Gold Coast and beyond.
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| Ministerial Statement: Responsible Consumption of Alcohol |
May 20 2009 |
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Recent Queensland government advertising research has revealed that two out of three young Queensland men aged 18 to 21 understood the message to drink responsibly.
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| Ministerial Statement - Tourism Industry |
Apr 23 2009 |
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The Bligh government is dedicated to the Queensland tourism industry during these tough economic times.
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| Gold Coast Health Service District |
Feb 17 2009 |
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On 16 January this year, I joined with the healthminister, Stephen Robertson, at the opening of the Gold Coast Hospital’s new $14.5 million day surgerycentre.
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| Criminal Proceeds Confiscation and other Acts Amendment Bill |
Feb 11 2009 |
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I support the Criminal Proceeds Confiscation and Other Acts Amendment Bill, which amends the following acts: the Trusts Act 1973, the Security Providers Act 1993, the Fair Trading Act 1989 and the Criminal Proceeds Confiscation Act 2002.
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