Mr WETTENHALL (Wednesday 10 March 2010) (5.27 pm): In the short time available to me, I will make a brief contribution in support of the Civil Liability and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2009. All members would be aware of one of the most tragic chapters in Australia's history, which is the terrible affliction of
dust related diseases. Anything that any parliament can do to facilitate access to justice for people who have been diagnosed with any of those dust related diseases is an excellent thing to do.

Mr WETTENHALL (Wednesday 10 March 2010) (7.59 pm): I rise to speak against the disallowance motion relating to the Water Resource (Barron) Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2009. In debates of this kind that have attracted litigation it is always tempting to selectively quote from judgements of courts. I would suggest that that is exactly what has happened tonight in the speeches made by the members for Callide and Dalrymple. Unless I am mistaken, what we have heard-without the specific court cases being identified and the parties being identified and without the result of that litigation being included in the debate-is some very selective quoting.

Mr WETTENHALL (Tuesday 9 March 2010) (12.54 pm): The Bligh government is fully committed to supporting growth in the drive tourism market. That is why we committed $37.8 million last March to support tourism in the state through our three-year Tourism Action Plan to 2012, which included $1.8 million for the development of minor infrastructure on Queensland's strategic drive tourism routes. An important part of this plan is building the lucrative drive tourism market throughout regional Queensland.

Mr WETTENHALL (Tuesday 9 March 2010) (8.37 pm): In rising to participate in the debate on the Valuation of Land and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2010. I would like to address the need to validate valuations issued prior to the commencement of the new legislation. There has been considerable public discussion about the impact of the Court of Appeal decision on past valuations if not addressed.

Mr WETTENHALL (Barron River-ALP) (23 February 2010, 3.48 pm): I rise to support the Constitution (Preamble) Amendment Bill 2009. In so doing, I acknowledge the traditional owners and elders of all of the lands throughout Queensland. There could be no more appropriate time to be considering the insertion of a preamble into our Constitution than as we celebrate and reflect on the 150 years since Queensland separated from the colony of New South Wales.