No. 23 TUESDAY, 19 AUGUST 2008
(At 10.00 o’clock a.m., Albert Hall, Launceston)
Notices of Motion
134 Mr Hodgman (Franklin) to move—That the House notes the considerable contribution of Liberal Senator for Tasmania John Watson over a thirty year period, and extends its best wishes to Senator Watson, and his wife Jocelyn, following his recent retirement from the Parliament of Australia. (1 July 2008)
135 Mr Rockliff to move—That the House:—
(1) Notes:—
(a) the report by the Cooperative Research Centre for Forestry, "Forestry, jobs and spending: forest industry employment and expenditure in Tasmania";
(b) that the report confirms the immense value of the forestry industry to the Tasmanian economy;
(c) that one of the key findings from the report is that direct employment is estimated at 6300, or 5870 FTEs; and direct and indirect employment associated with the industry is more than 10,000 jobs; and
(d) that total expenditure by the forestry industry in one financial year, 2005-06 was up to $1.6 billion, and that the industry involved more than 500 businesses and was particularly important as an employer in regional areas such as the Derwent Valley, Dorset, Kentish, Central Highlands, Huon Valley, Glamorgan-Spring Bay and Circular Head.
(2) Calls on the Premier, Hon David Bartlett to be more committed, consistent and connected in his support for the forest industry in Tasmania. (1 July 2008)
136 Mr Rockliff to move—That the House:—
(1) Notes:—
(a) the number of Australians with eating disorders has doubled in the past decade, with one in twenty people now showing signs of illness; and
(b) eating disorders create enormous physical and mental strain on individuals, families and ultimately the broader community which tragically can result in death.
(2) Congratulates Alice Hansen on the successful launch of her book, Food for Fuel not Feelings, a 64-page recovery guide for binge eating disorder and bulimia recovery, which provides a positive new resource for Tasmanians suffering an eating disorder.
(3) Further notes the State Opposition's Policy Discussion Brief aimed at stimulating informed debate and community feedback to assist in the development of a coordinated strategic policy direction to combat eating disorders in Tasmania.
(4) Calls on the State Government to urgently recognise the high level of unmet demand for services in the State by acting on the following State Opposition recommendations:—
(a) undertake a scoping study to map and evaluate those services currently available, together with a gap analysis to identify unmet demand for services including identification, early intervention and acute programs;
(b) develop and trial a comprehensive education and awareness program for families wishing to access information and resources on eating disorders;
(c) ensure greater continuity of care in Tasmania for those sufferers seeking help from interstate institutions, for example, the Bronte Foundation, through increasing the level of patient assistance available under the Patient Transport Assistance Scheme;
(d) employ specialist staff in Tasmania to assist local staff and services in regional areas to better identify and detect/treat eating disorders;
(e) ensure that responses to eating disorders are developed and delivered within a holistic and comprehensive policy framework on mental health; and
(f) develop an awareness campaign for teachers and parents relating to the dangers of websites that encourage young people to adopt eating disorder behaviours and have access to these websites blocked. (1 July 2008)
137 Ms Putt to move—That the House:—
(1) Celebrates the High Court Decision of 25 years ago to prevent the Gordon below Franklin dam which saved the magnificent Franklin River.
(2) Acknowledges that deep divisions were caused within Tasmanian society, but recognises that the outcome played a crucial role in underpinning Tasmania's clean, green reputation and the wilderness imagery cemented the basis of our tourism expansion.
(3) Sincerely thanks the many people who gave so much to achieve this positive result for Tasmania and the generations who have followed them, and greatly appreciates the role of Norm Sanders and Senator Bob Brown as advocates of the Franklin River in this Parliament during those times. (1 July 2008)
138 Mr Hodgman (Denison) to move—That the House:—
(1) Notes with profound sadness the tragic passing of the distinguished academic and priest Associate Professor the Reverend Dr Christopher Newell AM on 21 June 2008.
(2) Places on record its:—
(a) admiration and gratitude for his outstanding contribution to this State and to humanity as a great bio-ethicist whose superb academic work earned him recognition around the world;
(b) gratitude for his untiring work for social justice and as a great champion for life and for the disabled; and
(c) admiration for his inspiring vocation as a priest in the Anglican Church and his dedication to helping those who were disabled, disadvantaged and under-privileged.
(3) Extends its deepest sympathies to his father, Bishop Philip Newell, his mother Merle, his wife Jill and his three daughters Hannah, Hayley and Christine, and to all members of the Newell family. (1 July 2008)
139 Mr McKim to move—That the House:—
(1) Notes that:—
(a) the Australian Labor Party, subject to item W of the Labor-Green accord of 1989, granted its Parliamentary members a conscience vote on the issue of homosexual law reform; and
(b) in August 2003 the Parliamentary Liberal Party granted its Parliamentary members a conscience vote on the Relationships Bill 2003.
(2) Agrees that a precedent has been created, and that all members should be granted a conscience vote on the issue of same-sex marriage. (1 July 2008)
140 Mr Hidding to move—That the House:—
(1) Notes that the following two motions were moved and carried unanimously at the 15 May 2008 meeting of the Brighton School Association.
"(1) That the Minister for Education direct the Department of Education to conduct further and more thorough investigation and intensive consultation into what the Brighton Primary School community and surrounding areas, present and future, want and need for our children, our community.
(2) That the Brighton Primary School community is fully represented on any taskforce that is appointed to further investigate the model."
(2) Further notes that the Brighton and
Southern Midlands community were not properly represented on the Taskforce to
look at options, following the Bridgewater
School fire, and now many express a lack of support for the Middle School
option, a view that could see the Federation proposal fail to meet its
objectives. (1 July 2008)
141 Mr Booth to move—That the House:—
(1) Notes the recent EMRS poll taken in Tasmania of 1000 voters which found 75 per cent of Tasmanians do not want any more taxpayer money spent on the proposed Gunns Long Reach pulp mill.
(2) Condemns the Bartlett Labor Government for putting Gunns' interests before the wishes of the Tasmanian people by blatantly granting Gunns access to a further fifteen million dollars of public money when an enlightened future government makes a more rational decision to value and use our native forests for other purposes such as carbon sequestration tourism environmental services or any of a myriad of higher and better uses.
(3) Further condemns Bartlett Labor for misleading the Tasmanian community by previously ruling out any more assistance to Gunns.
(4) Reminds Bartlett Labor that dishonesty is neither clever nor kind and urges the Premier to get connect. (1 July 2008)
142 The Minister for Primary Industries and Water to move—That the House of Assembly approves a draft proclamation under section 21(1) of the Nature Conservation Act 2002, which declares that an area of Crown Land at Palmers Lookout that is reserved in the class of State Reserve, ceases to be reserved land. (2 July 2008)
143 Mr McKim to move—That the House agrees that the values which underpinned the campaign to save the Franklin River are the same values which underpin the campaigns to save Tasmania's high conservation value forests, to create more Marine Protected Areas, and to stop the proposed Tamar Valley pulp mill. (2 July 2008)
144 Mr Booth to move—That the House:—
(1) Notes with grave concern the closure of one former Auspine sawmill at Scottsdale and the economic and social disruption caused to the families and communities in the region.
(2) Condemns:—
(a) Gunns for failing to notify the workers instead allowing them to find out through media reports;
(b) successive Labor Governments for failing to ensure adequate softwood logs were retained for processing within Tasmania rather than allowing the export of massive volumes of round logs; and
(c) the former Lennon Labor Government for allowing its share of the joint venture log supply to be diverted to Bell Bay rather than remaining with the Scottsdale sawmilling community; and
(d) previous forest Minister, Hon Bryan Green for failing to stand up for Scottsdale workers.
(3) Expresses deep sympathy to those workers and their families who now find themselves unemployed through no fault of their own.
(4) Calls on the Government to assist the community in whatever way possible to ameliorate the damage caused by the loss of such a significant operation. (3 July 2008)
145 Ms Putt to move—That the House:—
(1) Welcomes the release in Columbia of hostage Ingrid Betancourt, former Greens Party candidate for the Presidency, who has been held by the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia since 2002.
(2) Affirms our duty to uphold democracy, freedom of political thought, speech and action, and to courageously combat corruption as Ingrid Betancourt has done.
(3) Respectfully requests that the Speaker communicate the content and sentiments of this motion to Ms Betancourt. (3 July 2008).
1 Acts Enumeration Amendment Bill (No. 1): Second reading. (The Premier)
2 Forensic Procedures Amendment Bill 2006 (No. 23): Second reading. (The Attorney-General)
3 Constitution (Fixed Term Parliament) Amendment Bill (No. 10): Second reading. (Mr Hodgman (Franklin))
4 Post Ministerial Probity Bill (No. 12): Second reading. (Ms Putt)
5 Fixed Term Parliament Bill (No. 11): Second reading. (Ms Putt)
6 Animal Welfare (Ban Battery Hens) Amendment Bill (No. 13): Second reading. (Mr McKim)
7 Housing Affordability: Adjourned Debate on the Question proposed on Tuesday, 4 March 2008 by Mr Rockliff—That the House:—
(1) Notes:—
(a) the continuing crisis in housing affordability in Tasmania;
(b) the recently released Housing Institute of Tasmania affordability report which highlighted that housing affordability hit a new low in the December 2007 quarter, with mortgage payments now accounting for 32.3 per cent of total first-home buyer income, the highest proportion on record;
(c) that for the average family to buy a house in Tasmania have to go into “housing stress”, which is defined by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare as a level of housing costs that is not affordably sustainable;
(d) that a raft of State Labor induced fees, charges and levies including the State’s regressive taxation system have also added greatly to Tasmanian’s woes in considering buying their own home; and
(e) the increases in interest rates in the first 100 days of the Rudd Labor Government that will put further pressure on Tasmanian families.
(2) Calls on the State Labor Government to recognise that housing affordability in Tasmania is a serious impediment to our social and economic growth and to immediately develop and implement a comprehensive plan to ensure that Tasmanians have a greater opportunity of attaining their slice of the Great Australian Dream—owning their own home. (Next Speaker: Mr Morris)
8 Water Development: Adjourned Debate on the Question proposed on Tuesday, 4 March 2008 by the Minister for Primary Industries and Water—That the House:—
(1) Acknowledges the sustainable competitive advantage afforded to Tasmania by our access to around 12% of the nation’s average annual water run-off.
(2) Notes that the potential value of Tasmania’s abundant water resources has soared in the context of climate change and drought.
(3) Acknowledges that the Government has established a powerful combination of political will, appropriate governance, significant funding and regulatory settings that will enable Tasmania’s regional communities to fulfil their potential as the food bowl of our nation.
(4) Endorses the establishment of the highly skilled Tasmanian Irrigation Development Board to facilitate urgent water developments that will harness this advantage and help drought-proof Tasmania.
(5) Commits to put tawdry party politics aside to work shoulder to shoulder with the Government to bring Tasmania’s water development agenda to reality. (Next Speaker: Mrs Napier)
9 Building Practitioners Accreditation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill (No. 21): Second reading.
10 Water Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 28): Second reading. (The Minister for Primary Industries and Water)
11 Chemical Trespass Bill (No.30): Second reading. (Mr Morris)
12 Dangerous Goods and Substances Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill (No. 31): Second reading. (The Minister for Planning and Workplace Relations)
13 Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Enforcement Amendment Bill (No. 35): Second reading. (The Attorney-General)
14 Pulp Mill Assessment Repeal Bill (No. 36): Second reading. (Mr Booth)
15 Same-Sex Marriage Bill (No. 43): Second reading. (Mr McKim)
16 Same-Sex Marriage (Celebrant and Registration) Bill (No. 42): Second reading. (Mr McKim)
17 Same-Sex Marriage (Dissolution and Annulment) Bill (No.41): Second reading. (Mr McKim)
18 Repeal of Fair Trading (Code of Practice for Retail Tenancies) Regulations Postponement Bill (No. 37): Second reading. (The Minister for Justice)
19 Poisons Amendment (Poppy Advisory and Control Board) Bill (No 39): Second reading. (The Minister for Justice)
20 Climate Change (State Action) Bill (No. 40): Second reading. (The Premier)
P. R. ALCOCK, Clerk of the House
HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
Notices of Motion and Orders of the Day No. 1–23.
Notices of Motion No. 1-2.
Notices of Question No. 1–8.
Votes and Proceedings No.
Bill No. 1. Acts Enumeration Amendment (pro forma).
Bill No. 30. Chemical Trespass.
Bill No. 36. Pulp Mill Assessment Repeal.
Bill No. 41. Same-Sex Marriage (Dissolution and Annulment).
Bill No. 42. Same-Sex Marriage (Celebrant and Registration).
Bill No. 43. Same-Sex Marriage.
Bill No. 23 of 2006. Forensic Procedures Amendment.
Bill No. 10. Constitution (Fixed Term Parliament) Amendment.
Bill No. 11. Fixed Term Parliament.
Bill No. 12. Post-Ministerial Probity.
Bill No. 13. Animal Welfare (Ban Battery Hens) Amendment.
Bill No. 21. Building Practitioners Accreditation (Miscellaneous Provisions).
Bill No. 28. Water Legislation Amendment.
Bill No. 31. Dangerous Goods and Substances Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments).
Bill No. 34. Civil Liability Amendment.
Bill No. 35. Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Enforcement Amendment.
Bill No. 37. Repeal of Fair Trading (Code of Practice for Retail Tenancies) Regulations Postponement.
Bill No. 39. Poisons Amendment (Poppy Advisory and Control Board).
Bill No. 40. Climate Change (State Action).
Read Third Time and transmitted to L.C.
Bill No. 32. Consolidated Fund Appropriation (No. 1).
Bill No. 33. Consolidated Fund Appropriation (No. 2).
Bill No. 38. Monetary Penalties Enforcement (Consequential Amendments) (No.2).
Returned to L.C. with further Amendment
Bill No. 7. Animal Welfare Amendment.
Agreed to by Both Houses
Bill No. 69 of 2007. Legislation Repeal. (Act No. 5 of 2008)
Bill No. 72 of 2007. Gas Amendment. (Act No. 1 of 2008)
Bill No. 81 of 2007. Tsuneichi Fujii Fellowship Trust (Winding-Up). (Act No. 4 of 2008)
Bill No. 3. Health Professionals Registration (Miscellaneous Amendments). (Act No. 2 of 2008)
Bill No. 4. Powers of Attorney Amendment. (Act No. 14 of 2008)
Bill No. 5. Liquor Licensing Amendment. (Act No. 7 of 2008)
Bill No. 6. Security-Sensitive Dangerous Substances Amendment. (Act No. 20)
Bill No. 8. Human Tissue Amendment. (Act No. 3 of 2008)
Bill No. 9. Taxation and Related Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments). (Act No 8 of 2008)
Bill No. 14. Tasmanian Development Amendment. (Act No. 22)
Bill No. 15. Tourism Tasmania Amendment. (Act No. 23)
Bill No. 16. Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Heavy Vehicle Charges).
Bill No. 17. Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Novice Driver Licensing)
Bill No. 18. Road Safety (Alcohol and Drugs) Amendment. (Act No 9 of 2008)
Bill No. 19. Monetary Penalties Enforcement (Consequential Amendments) (Act No. 6 of 2008)
Bill No. 20. Housing Indemnity Amendment. (Act No. 17)
Bill No. 22. Payroll Tax. (Act No. 16)
Bill No. 23. Water and Sewerage Corporations. (Act No. 12 of 2008)
Bill No. 24. Water and Sewerage Industry. (Act No. 13 of 2008)
Bill No. 25. National Gas (Tasmania). (Act No. 19)
Bill No. 26. Consolidated Fund Appropriation (Supplementary Appropriation for 2007-2008). (Act No.
Bill No. 27. Justice and Related Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments). (Act No. 18)
Bill No. 29. Vehicle and Traffic Amendment. (Act No. 21)
11. Auditor-General: Report No. 1: Local Government Authorities, Superannuation Funds and other Public Bodies 2006-2007.
2. Auditor-General: Special Report No. 72: Public Sector Performance Information
9. Auditor-General: Special Report No. 73: Timeliness in the Magistrates Court.
10. Auditor-General: Special Report No. 74: Follow up of performance audits: April-October 2005
5. Legislative Council Government Businesses Scrutiny Committee ‘B’ 2007: Report with Minutes of Proceedings
6. Legislative Council Government Businesses Scrutiny Committee ‘B’ December 2007: Report with Minutes of Proceedings.
4. (L.C.) Legislative Council Select Committee: Housing Affordability in Tasmania.
15. (L.C.) Legislative Council Select Committee: Organ Donation.
7. Public Works: Parliamentary Standing Committee on: Hazelwood School Relocation.
12. Public Works: Parliamentary Standing Committee on: New Kingston High School.
3. Public Works: Parliamentary Standing Committee on: New Norfolk Primary School Redevelopment.
1. Public Works: Parliamentary Standing Committee on: Parliament House Works.
14. Public Works: Parliamentary Standing Committee on: Redevelopment of Huonville High School.
8. Public Works: Parliamentary Standing Committee on: Rocherlea Primary School Relocation.
13. Public Works: Parliamentary Standing Committee on: Tea Tree Secondary Road – Pavement Widening and Alignment Improvements.
Community Development: The Chair of Committees, Mrs Butler, Mr McKim and Mr Whiteley.
Environment, Resources and Development: Mr Best, Mr Booth, Mr Green, Mr Gutwein.
Public Accounts: Mrs Butler, Mr Kons and Mr Rockliff.
Public Works: The Chair of Committees, Mr Green and Mrs Napier.
Privileges: The Speaker, the Premier, the Minister for Primary Industries and Water, Mr Hodgman (Denison) and Mrs Napier.
Standing Orders: The Speaker, the Chair of Committees, the Minister for Primary Industries and Water, Mr Hidding and Mr Whiteley.
Subordinate Legislation: Mr Green, Mr Hidding and Ms Singh.
House: The Speaker, the Chair of Committees and the Leader of the Opposition.
Library: The Speaker, the Chair of Committees, the Minister for Environment, Parks, Heritage and the Arts, Mr Gutwein, Mr Rockliff and Ms Singh.
Working Arrangements of Parliament: The Minister for Primary Industries and Water, the Minister for Economic Development and Tourism, Mrs Napier and Ms Putt.
Ethical Conduct: The Attorney-General, Mr Best, Mr McKim and Mr Rockliff.
Printing: The Speaker, the Chair of Committees, Mr Hodgman (Denison), Mr Kons and Mr Whiteley.