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In October (Dec 51840) Brian Austin brought a submission regarding the establishment of an ‘Artist Day’ to be held annually. Bumper stickers with the Government crest would be distributed through newspapers and schools.

It was thought that Churches would dedicate a special service to artists and the Minister would send out letters to community and professional organisations asking them to celebrate the day.

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At the 25 May Cabinet meeting, the Police Minister and Deputy Premier Bill Gunn, who was Acting Premier at the time, took a secret submission to Cabinet (Dec 51516) to appoint Gerald Edward “Tony” Fitzgerald QC as a ‘Commissioner to Inquire into Allegations Relating to the Queensland Police Force’. Responding to the Four Corners Episode The Moonlight State, which aired on 11 May, Fitzgerald’s appointment would have far-reaching implications for the state of Queensland.

By 21 December, the writing was on the wall for a number of serving police officers, and Cabinet considered whether superannuation could be withheld from officers who are found to be corrupt (Dec 53235), but did not reach a decision.

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On 23 March Cabinet noted the Strategic Plan for the State Library of Queensland. This had been led by Consultancy Services at the Public Service Board (Dec 51000). Cabinet subsequently approved an authority to prepare a new Libraries and Archives Act.

The new legislation would detail the functions of the State Library Board bringing it into line with other ‘user bodies’ of the Queensland Cultural Centre. Importantly the new legislation would include greater detail on functions of the State Archivist and include Archives in the title (Dec 51330).

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The information considered by Cabinet regarding the road toll in 1986 provides striking evidence of the value of regulation and prohibition on our roads.

The efficacy of wearing of seat belts was evaluated; 14 children under 10 were killed in car crashes in 1986. Only one of these children was definitely wearing a restraint at the time (5 cases could not be determined) (Dec 50591).

Cabinet considered an evaluation of the Reduced Impaired Driving (RID) Campaign, Queensland’s first attempt at random alcohol breath testing. The trial was for six months and ended on 21 February. The evaluation dramatically demonstrated its effectiveness as a road safety measure. Compared with the same period in the previous three years, road fatalities decreased by 19.8% and in the Brisbane Statistical Division by 24.6%. Cabinet agreed to RID continuing indefinitely (Dec 50925).

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