Video Links

Parliamentary Speeches

Below is a list, with links to speeches that I have made in the Queensland Parliament.

Wednesday 22 May 2013

• Liquor and Gaming (Red Tape Reduction) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill - Second Reading
• Liquor and Gaming (Red Tape Reduction) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill - in reply

Tuesday 21 May 2013

• Cairns, Boot Camp

Thursday 2 May 2013

• Succession to the Crown Bill (Second Reading) 
• Succession to the Crown Bill (in reply) 

Wednesday 1 May 2013

• Commission of Audit 
• Criminal Proceeds Confiscation (Unexplained Wealth and Serious Drug Offender Confiscation Order) Amendment Bill (Second Reading)
• Criminal Proceeds Confiscation (Unexplained Wealth and Serious Drug Offender Confiscation Order) Amendment Bill (in reply)

Tuesday 30 April 2013

• Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Justices of the Peace) Amendment Bill (Second Reading) 
• Industrial Relations (Transparency and Accountability of Industrial Organisations) and Other Acts Amendment Bill (Introduction)
• Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Justices of the Peace) Amendment Bill (in reply)

Thursday 18 April 2013

• Independent Advisory Panel, Report (motion) 
• Youth Boot Camp Trial (Questions Without Notice)
• Finance and Administration Committee
• Parliamentary Crime and Misconduct Committee (motion)
• Sunshine Coast University Hospital; Queensland Health

Tuesday 16 April 2013

• Criminal Law (Child Exploitation and Dangerous Drugs) Amendment Bill 2012 (in reply) 

Thursday 21 March 2013

• Criminal Law (Child Exploitation and Dangerous Drugs) Amendment Bill - Second Reading 

Wednesday 20 March 2013

• Industrial Relations (Mandatory Code of Practice for Outworkers) Repeal Notice 

Tuesday 19 March 2013 

• Bligh Labor Government, Lobbyists Registers (Motion) 
• Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Justices Of The Peace) Amendment Bill - Introduction 
• Liquor and Gaming (Red Tape Reduction) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2013 - Introduction 
• Body Corporate and Community Management and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012 - in reply 
• Body Corporate and Community Management and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012 - Consideration in Detail 
• Body Corporate and Community Management and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012 - seek leave to move amendments en bloc

Thursday 7 March 2013

• No. 89 of the Parliamentary Crime and Misconduct Committee 
• No. 89 of the Parliamentary Crime and Misconduct Committee (extension of time)
• Crime and Misconduct Commission - MINISTERIAL STATEMENT
• Commercial Arbitration Bill (second reading)
• Body Corporate and Community Management and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (second reading)
• Crime and Misconduct Commission (Administrative Negligence Rectification) Amendment Bill (Introduction)
• Crime and Misconduct Commission (Administrative Negligence Rectification) Amendment Bill (in reply)
• Referral to the Parliamentary Crime and Misconduct Committee (motion)

The House adjourned at 3.31 am (Friday)

Thursday 14 February 2013 

• Classification Of Computer Games And Images And Other Legislation Amendment Bill (Second Reading)
• Classification Of Computer Games And Images And Other Legislation Amendment Bill (in reply)
•   Members Statement (Kawana Electorate)
• Classification Of Computer Games And Images And Other Legislation Amendment Bill (Second Reading - continued)

Wednesday 13 February 2013

• SUCCESSION TO THE CROWN BILL (Introduction)(i

Thursday 29 November 2012

• CRIMINAL LAW AMENDMENT BILL (NO. 2) (Introduction) 
• CRIMINAL LAW (CHILD EXPLOITATION AND DANGEROUS DRUGS) AMENDMENT BILL (Introduction) 
• Right to Information & Integrity (Openness & Transparency) Amendment Bill (In Reply) 

Wednesday 28 November

• CRIMINAL PROCEEDS CONFISCATION (UNEXPLAINED WEALTH AND SERIOUS DRUG OFFENDER CONFISCATION ORDER) AMENDMENT BILL (Introduction)  (Introduction) (Introduction)  2
• DIRECTORS’ LIABILITY REFORM AMENDMENT BILL (Introduction) 

DIRECTORS’ LIABILITY REFORM AMENDMENT BILL (Introduction) IRECTORS’ LIABILITY REFORM AMENDMENT BILL (Introduction)  Tuesday 27 November

• RIGHT TO INFORMATION AND INTEGRITY (OPENNESS AND TRANSPARENCY) AMENDMENT BILL 
• YOUTH JUSTICE (BOOT CAMP ORDERS) AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL (Second Reading) 
• YOUTH JUSTICE (BOOT CAMP ORDERS) AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL (in reply) 

Thursday 15 November

• Juvenile Justice, Boot Camps 
• GUARDIANSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL (Second Reading) 
• Guardianship and Administration and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (in reply) 

Tuesday 13 November

• Sustainable Planning and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012 

Thursday 1 November

• YOUTH JUSTICE (BOOT CAMP ORDERS) AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL (Introduction) 

Wednesday 31 October 2012:

• CLASSIFICATION OF COMPUTER GAMES AND IMAGES AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL
• Responding to the estimates committee inquiries 

 Tuesday 30 October 2012:

• Commercial Arbitration Bill (Introduction) 
• HOLIDAYS AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL (Second Reading)
• Holidays and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012 (In Reply)
• Holidays and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012 (Consideration in Detail)
• Interjection by the Member for Bundamba     

Friday 14 September 2012:

• BODY CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL

Thursday 13 September 2012:

• Budget, Department of Justice and Attorney-General
• Appropriation Bills; Fiscal Repair Amendment Bill (Cognate Debate)

Tuesday 11 September 2012:

• GUARDIANSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 

Thursday 23 August 2012:

• Public Service and Other Legislation Amendment Bill           (2nd Reading)
• Public Service and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (reply)
• Public Service and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (after dinner reply)

Wednesday 22 August 2012:

• Correction and Apology (Courthouse Closures)

Tuesday 21 August 2012:

• Juvenile Justice, Boot Camps 
• Holidays and Other Legislation Amendment Bill
• Criminal Law Amendment Bill (reply to clause)

Thursday 2 August 2012:

• Consideration in Detail 
• Criminal Law (False Evidence Before Parliament) Amendment Bill (3rd reading)
•  Second Reading 

Wednesday 1 August 2012:

• Penalties and Sentences and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (reply) 

Tuesday 31 July 2012:

• PENALTIES AND SENTENCES AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL  (2nd Reading)

Thursday 12 July 2012:

• Newman Government, Achievements

 Wednesday 11 July 2012:

• PENALTIES AND SENTENCES AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 

Tuesday 10 July 2012:

• CRIMINAL LAW (TWO STRIKE CHILD SEX OFFENDERS) AMENDMENT BILL 22 

Thursday 21 June 2012:

• Civil Partnerships and Other Legislation Amendment Bill

Wednesday 20 June 2012:

• CRIMINAL LAW (TWO STRIKE CHILD SEX OFFENDERS) AMENDMENT BILL
• CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 
• CRIMINAL LAW AMENDMENT BILL 

Tuesday 19 June 2012:

• Treasury (Cost of Living) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012 
• CRIMINAL LAW (FALSE EVIDENCE BEFORE PARLIAMENT) AMENDMENT BILL 

Wednesday 6 June 2012:

• INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (FAIR WORK ACT HARMONISATION) AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL i 
• IN REPLY

Tuesday 5 June 2012:

• Criminal Organisation Act 2009 (amendment) 

Thursday 31 May 2012:

• Parliamentary Crime and Misconduct Committee 
• Address-in-Reply

Thursday 17 May, 2012:

• Industrial Relations (Fair Work Act Harmonisation) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012) Explanatory Speech

Thursday 16 February, 2012:

• Domestic and Family Violence Protection Bill
• Private Members Statement - State Election 2012

Tuesday 14 February, 2012:

• South-East Queensland Water (Distribution and Retail Restructuring) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 

PLEASE NOTE: Video links prior to 2012 have been archived and may not work

Thursday 1 December 2011:

• Private Members Statement

Wednesday 30 November 2011:

• Civil Partnerships Bill

Tuesday 29 November 2011:

• Civil Proceedings Bill
• Private Members Motion - 20 years of Labor Government and no plans for our future 

Thursday 17 November 2011:

• Private Members Statement - Real Estate Industry
• Adjournment Speech - Kawana electorate, sport and recreation funding

Wednesday 16 November 2011:

• Education and Training Legislation Amendment Bill

Thursday 27 October, 2011:

• Private Members Statement - Labor's revolving door juvenile justice system

Wednesday 26 October, 2011:

• Private Member's Bill of member for Beaudesert
• Business Names (Commonwealth Powers) Bill

Thursday 13 October, 2011:

• Private Members Statement - Justices of the Peace in Queensland

Wednesday 12 October, 2011:

• Criminal Proceeds Confiscation (Serious and Organised Crime Unexplained Wealth) Amendment Bill

Tuesday 11 October, 2011:

• Waste Reduction and Recycling Bill

Thursday 8 September, 2011:

• Introducing the RIGHT TO INFORMATION (GOVERNMENT-RELATED ENTITIES) AMENDMENT BILL

Wednesday 7 September, 2011:

Moving a Disallowance Motion to overturn the Government's regulation on increasing particular court fees -

•  UNIFORM CIVIL PROCEDURE (FEES) AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT REGULATION (NO. 1) Disallowance of Statutory Instrument 

Thursday 25 August, 2011:

• Private Members Statement - Queensland Justices Association

Wednesday 24 August, 2011:

• LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTORAL BILL

Tuesday 23 August, 2011:

Supporting the motion to address the increasing issues of major crime on the Gold Coast -

• MOTION Gold Coast, Crime

Thursday 4 August, 2011:

• Private Members Statement - correcting the record on Campbell Newman's campaigning in Ashgrove
• State Budget Estimates Report

Wednesday 3 August, 2011:

supporting the motion to decrease car registration fees

• TRANSPORT LEGISLATION (FEES) AMENDMENT REGULATION (NO. 1) 2011 Disallowance of Statutory Instrument

Friday 17 June, 2011:

• Budget Reply speech

Thursday 16 June, 2011:

• Adjournment Speech - Queensland Day Community Awards, Flying High on Currimundi Lake and Kawana Relay for Life

Wednesday 15 June, 2011:

• Private Members Statement: Law and Order

Wednesday 25 May, 2011:

• Private Members Statement: Queensland economy, Central Queensland, Coroner's Office

Tuesday 24 May, 2011:

• WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY BILL & SAFETY IN RECREATIONAL WATER ACTIVITIES BILL

Wednesday 11 May, 2011:

• Private Members Statement: CRIMINAL CODE (ANZAC DAY BETTING) AMENDMENT BILL
• ELECTORAL REFORM AND ACCOUNTABILITY AMENDMENT BILL; ELECTORAL (TRUTH IN ADVERTISING) AMENDMENT BILL & ELECTORAL REFORM BILL Second Reading (Cognate Debate)

Tuesday 10 May, 2011:

• FORENSIC DISABILITY BILL 2011

Thursday 7 April, 2011:

• TRANSPORT AND OTHER LEGISLATION BILL 2010
• Adjournment Speech: Unitywater

Tuesday 5 April, 2011:

• BODY CORPORATE & COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT & OTHER LEGISLATION BILL 2010

22nd April 2009:

MAIDEN SPEECH PART 1

MAIDEN SPEECH PART 2