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PROOF
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
NOTICE PAPER
No. 83
TUESDAY 22 MAY 2012
The House meets this day at 2.30 pm
Contents
Government Business—Orders of the Day ....................................................................................................... 4612
Committee Reports—Orders of the Day ........................................................................................................... 4612
Private Members’ Business ............................................................................................................................... 4613
Items in the Order of Precedence ........................................................................................................... 4613
Items outside the Order of Precedence ................................................................................................... 4616
Business for Future Consideration .................................................................................................................... 4662
Bills referred to Select or Standing Committees ............................................................................................... 4662
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GOVERNMENT BUSINESS—ORDERS OF THE DAY
1.
Primary Industries Legislation Amendment (Biosecurity) Bill 2012: second reading—Mr Gay.
(Standing Orders suspended for remaining stages, Wednesday 9 May 2012)
2.
Biofuels Amendment Bill 2012: second reading—Mr Gay.
(Standing Orders suspended for remaining stages, Tuesday 6 March 2012)
3.
Electricity Generator Assets (Authorised Transactions) Bill 2012: second reading—Mr Pearce.
(Standing Orders suspended for remaining stages, Wednesday 14 March 2012)
*4.
5.
Industrial Relations Amendment (Dispute Orders) Bill 2012: resumption of the adjourned debate (6
March 2012) on the question on the motion of Mr Pearce: That this bill be now read a second time—(5
calendar days from 6 March 2012)—Ms Cotsis.
Retail Trading Amendment Bill 2012: second reading—Mr Gallacher.
(Standing Orders suspended for remaining stages, Tuesday 3 April 2012)
*6.
Industrial Relations Amendment (Industrial Representation) Bill 2012: resumption of the
adjourned debate (2 April 2012) on the question on the motion of Mr Pearce: That this bill be now read
a second time—Mr Pearce speaking in reply (13 minutes remaining)
7.
Budget Estimates 2011-2012: resumption of the adjourned debate (10 November 2011) of the
question on the motion of Mr Pearce: That the House take note of the Budget Estimates and related
papers for the financial year 2011-2012—Mr Whan.
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COMMITTEE REPORTS—ORDERS OF THE DAY
(Debate on committee reports takes precedence after Questions on Tuesdays until 6.30 pm according to
sessional order)
1.
General Purpose Standing Committee No. 1: Report No. 37 entitled “Budget Estimates 2011-2012”,
dated February 2012: resumption of the adjourned debate (16 February 2012) of the question on the
motion of Revd Mr Nile: That the House take note of the report—Revd Mr Nile speaking (15 minutes)
2.
General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5: Report No. 34 entitled “Budget Estimates 2011-2012”,
dated February 2012: resumption of the adjourned debate (1 May 2012) of the question on the motion
of Mr Brown: That the House take note of the report—Mr Colless (10 minutes)
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3.
Select Committee on the Kooragang Island Orica Chemical Leak: Report No. 1 entitled
“Kooragang Island Orica chemical leak”, dated February 2012: resumption of the interrupted debate (1
May 2012) of the question on the motion of Mr Brown: That the House take note of the report—Mr
Mason-Cox speaking (3 minutes remaining)
4.
Standing Committee on Social Issues: Report No. 45 entitled "Transition support for students with
additional or complex needs and their families", dated March 2012: resumption of the adjourned debate
(6 March 2012) of the question on the motion of Mr Blair: That the House take note of the report—Mr
Blair speaking. (15 minutes)
5.
General Purpose Standing Committee No. 3: Report No. 26 entitled "Rail infrastructure project
costing in New South Wales", dated March 2012: resumption of the adjourned debate (8 March 2012)
of the question on the motion of Mrs Maclaren-Jones: That the House take note of the report—Mrs
Maclaren-Jones speaking. (15 minutes)
6.
Joint Standing Committee on Road Safety (Staysafe): Report No. 1/55 entitled “Inquiry into School
Zone Safety”, dated March 2012: resumption of the adjourned debate (27 March 2012) of the question
on the motion of Mr Colless: That the House take note of the report—Mr Colless speaking. (15
minutes)
7.
Standing Committee on Law and Justice: Report No. 49 entitled “Opportunities to consolidate
tribunals in NSW”, dated March 2012: resumption of the adjourned debate (27 March 2012) of the
question on the motion of Mr Clarke: That the House take note of the report—Mr Clarke speaking. (15
minutes)
8.
General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5: Report No. 35 entitled “Coal seam gas”, dated May
2012: resumption of the adjourned debate (1 May 2012) of the question on the motion of Mr Brown:
That the House take note of the report—Mr Brown speaking. (15 minutes)
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PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS
ITEMS IN THE ORDER OF PRECEDENCE
* 2.
National Park Estate (South-Western Cypress Reservations) Amendment Bill 2012: resumption of
the adjourned debate (29 March 2012) on the question on the motion of Mr Brown: That this bill be
now read a second time (5 calendar days from 29 March 2012)—Dr Phelps. (20 minutes)
(Item no. 53)
(First postponement 3 May 2012)
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3.
Regional Development and Small Business: resumption of the interrupted debate (10 May 2012) of
the question on the motion of Mr Veitch:
That this House:
(a)
condemns the O'Farrell Government for closing offices and cutting 47 Regional Development
and Small Business jobs in Tweed, Broken Hill, Goulburn, and Coffs Harbour, and
(b)
notes this announcement breaches the O'Farrell/Stoner Governments election commitments for a
"decade of decentralisation" and 40,000 jobs in regional New South Wales—Mr Blair speaking.
(Time concluded)
Debate: 38 minutes remaining
(Item no. 572—substituted 29 March 2012)
4.
Mrs Maclaren-Jones to move—
1.
2.
That this House notes:
(a)
the one hundredth and tenth anniversary of the right of women to vote and to stand as
candidates in elections for the Australian Federal Parliament, and
(b)
the electoral milestones for women in Australia have happened under Coalition
Governments and further notes the achievements of these Coalition women:
(i)
Dame Enid Lyon as the first woman elected to the House of Representatives and
to hold a Federal Cabinet position,
(ii)
Dame Annabelle Rankin as the first woman to hold the position as the Federal
Whip and first woman as Minister to administer her own Department,
(iii) Dame Ivy Wedgewood as the first woman to Chair a Senate Committee,
(iv) Dame Margaret Guilfoyle as the first female Senator to be a member of Cabinet,
(v)
Margaret Reid as the first female President of the Senate.
That this House calls on the Australian Labor Party to introduce preselection equality to ensure
women are selected on merit and not a quota system or policies of affirmative action.
(Notice given 27 March 2012—item no. 601)
5.
Mr Foley to move—
That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to amend the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 to
increase the monetary penalties for offences against that Act in connection with illegal forestry
operations; and for other purposes.
(National Parks and Wildlife Amendment (Illegal Forestry Operations) Bill)
(Notice given 29 March 2012—item no. 622)
6.
Ms Faehrmann to move—
That this House:
(a)
supports marriage equality, and
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(b)
calls on the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia to amend the Commonwealth
Marriage Act 1961 to provide for marriage equality.
(Notice given 14 February 2012—item no. 429—substituted 3 April 2012)
7.
Mr Mason-Cox to move—
1.
That this House notes the first year anniversary of the historic election of the O'Farrell/Stoner
Coalition Government, which was celebrated across the State on 26 March 2012.
2.
That this House congratulates the O'Farrell/Stoner Coalition Government on its first year in
office and notes the many achievements during this time, including:
3.
(a)
this Government's commitment to fiscal discipline, particularly in bringing recurrent
expenditure further under control through measures such as:
(i)
legislation to implement wages policy, limiting public sector wage increases to
2.5 per cent,
(ii)
ending Labor’s ‘no forced redundancy’ policy and introducing legislation to
prevent it being challenged in the NSW Industrial Relations Commission,
(iii) introducing laws giving employees choice over the union they join,
(iv) property tax cuts of $429 million, and payroll tax rebates for new jobs,
(v)
making government services contestable,
(vi) reforming the police death and disability scheme to make it sustainable,
(vii) introducing legislation to sell generators,
(viii) commencing structural and efficiency reforms to the State’s electricity
distribution networks and putting downward pressure on electricity bills for
eligible customers, and
(b)
the allocation of $62.6 billion over four years to infrastructure investment in this State,
including:
(i)
starting work to deliver the North West rail link, with the release of the reference
case and industry consultation in progress,
(ii)
continued construction on the South West rail link,
(iii) commencing the $1.1 billion Northern Sydney Freight line, to be completed in
2016, and increasing the corridor’s carrying capacity by 50 per cent from 29 to 44
freight trains a day,
(iv) reaching in-principle agreement to widen the M5 West motorway so that
construction can start mid 2012,
(v)
shortlisting tenderers for the new Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre,
(vi) preparing to receive bids for the long term lease of the desalination plant,
(vii) commencing work to lease Port Botany,
(viii) boosting funding for the Pacific Highway by $468 million.
That this House notes the Government's continuing commitment to growing the State's economy,
renovating the State's infrastructure and improving New South Wales' productivity over the
remaining 156 weeks of this term so as to put New South Wales back on track to make the most
of the State's vast creativity and opportunities, and to do justice to New South Wales as the real
engine room of Australia's national economy.
(Notice given 27 March 2012—item no. 580)
8.
Mr Searle to move—
That, under standing order 52, there be laid upon the table of the House within 14 days of the date of
passing of this resolution the following documents created since 7 June 2011 in the possession, custody
or control of the Premier, the Department of Premier and Cabinet, the Minister for Finance and
Services, the Department of Finance and Services, the WorkCover Authority, the Attorney-General, the
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Department of Attorney General and Justice, the Minister for Energy and Resources, or the Department
of Trade and Investment:
(a)
all documents relating or referring to any review of prosecutions under the Occupational Health
and Safety Act 2000,
(b)
all documents relating or referring to the adjournment of prosecutions under the Occupational
Health and Safety Act 2000 which are currently underway, and
(c)
any document which records or refers to the production of documents as a result of this order of
the House.
(Notice given 6 March 2012—item no. 519)
9.
Revd Mr Nile to move—
That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to prohibit the advertising of alcoholic beverages and
related trade marks, brand names and logos; and for other purposes.
(Alcoholic Beverages Advertising Prohibition Bill)
(Notice given 4 May 2011—item no. 9)
10.
Mrs Pavey to move—
That this House notes that:
(a)
DonateLife Week will take place between 19 to 26 February 2012,
(b)
Australia has one of the highest transplant success rates in the world, however New South Wales
has one of the lowest organ donation rates in Australia,
(c)
as a result of the low rate of organ donation in New South Wales, the Honourable Jillian Skinner
MP, Minister for Health, released a discussion paper in December 2011 seeking public comment
on a range of proposals to boost donation rates in New South Wales, and
(d)
the NSW Police Force and NSW Health have initiated a time saving system for police and
medical practitioners to coordinate urgent organ transportation to ultimately save time and lives.
(Notice given 14 February 2012—item no. 525)
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ITEMS OUTSIDE THE ORDER OF PRECEDENCE
* 8.
Evidence Amendment (Protection of Journalists’ Sources) Bill 2011: resumption of the adjourned
debate (6 May 2011) of the question on the motion of Mr Shoebridge: That this bill be now read a
second time (5 calendar days from 6 May 2011)—Ms Fazio. (20 minutes)
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11.
Revd Mr Nile to move—
That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to amend the Liquor Act 2007 to raise the minimum
drinking age from 18 years to 21 years.
(Liquor Amendment (Drinking Age) Bill)
(Notice given 4 May 2011)
12.
Revd Mr Nile to move—
That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to amend the Liquor Act 2007 to require packaged
liquor to contain a health warning about the danger of drinking when pregnant.
(Liquor Amendment (Health Warning for Pregnant Women) Bill)
(Notice given 4 May 2011)
16.
Revd Mr Nile to move—
That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to prohibit the advertising of gambling and related trade
marks, brand names and logos; and for other purposes.
(Gambling Advertising Prohibition Bill)
(Notice given 4 May 2011)
18.
Revd Mr Nile to move—
That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to amend the Drug and Alcohol Treatment Act 2007 to
further provide for the involuntary rehabilitative care of persons with severe substance dependence; and
for other purposes.
(Drug and Alcohol Treatment Amendment (Rehabilitation of Persons with Severe Substance
Dependence) Bill)
(Notice given 4 May 2011)
20.
Revd Mr Nile to move—
That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to authorise the use of the term State Senate as a
reference to the Legislative Council and to authorise the use of the term State Senator as a reference to
a member of the Legislative Council.
(State Senate Bill)
(Notice given 4 May 2011)
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22.
Revd Mr Nile to move—
That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to prohibit the advertising of sex services; and for other
purposes.
(Sex Services Advertising Prohibition Bill)
(Notice given 4 May 2011)
25.
Revd Mr Nile to move—
That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to provide for the establishment of the Family Impact
Commission to study the moral, social and economic effects on the family unit of certain laws and
proposed laws and Government expenditure; and for related purposes.
(Family Impact Commission Bill)
(Notice given 4 May 2011)
28.
Revd Mr Nile to move—
That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to amend the Summary Offences Act 1988 to prohibit
people wearing full-face coverings in public places.
(Summary Offences Amendment (Full-face Coverings Prohibition) Bill)
(Notice given 4 May 2011)
30.
Revd Mr Nile to move—
That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to amend the Adoption Act 2000 to repeal the
amendments made by the Adoption Amendment (Same Sex Couples) Act 2010 that enable couples of
the same sex to adopt children; and for other purposes.
(Adoption Amendment (Same Sex Couples Repeal) Bill)
(Notice given 4 May 2011)
31.
Revd Mr Nile to move—
That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to amend the Crimes Act 1900 to prohibit a person
soliciting another for sexual gratification for payment.
(Crimes Amendment (Soliciting Sex for Payment) Bill)
(Notice given 4 May 2011)
32.
Revd Mr Nile to move—
That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to amend the Crimes Act 1900 to make it an offence to
publish material that incites or promotes terrorism or other violence.
(Crimes Amendment (Incitement or Promotion of Terrorism and Violence) Bill)
(Notice given 4 May 2011)
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44.
Dr Kaye to move—
That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to prohibit the impoundment of water for irrigation or
reticulation, or for commercial, industrial or residential uses, upstream from Seaham Weir on the
Williams River without the approval of both Houses of Parliament.
(Tillegra Dam Prohibition Bill)
(Notice given 5 May 2011)
63.
Mr Brown to move—
That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to amend the Game and Feral Animal Control Act 2002
to make further provision with respect to the management and regulation of the hunting of game; and
for other purposes.
(Game and Feral Animal Control Amendment Bill)
(Notice given 12 May 2011)
85.
Dr Kaye to move—
That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to extend the terms of reference of the Special
Commission of Inquiry into Electricity Transactions to include inquiring into and reporting on the
cancellation of the relevant transactions and the restoration of public ownership of NSW electricity
retailers.
(Power Industry (Restoration of Public Ownership) Bill)
(Notice given 26 May 2011)
87.
Revd Mr Nile to move—
That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to require the public to be notified of the identity and
residential address of convicted child sex offenders; and for other purposes.
(Child Protection (Nicole’s Law) Bill)
(Notice given 26 May 2011)
91.
Revd Mr Nile to move—
That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to amend the Classification (Publications, Films and
Computer Games) Enforcement Act 1995 to prohibit the possession of restricted X rated films.
(Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Enforcement Amendment (Banning
Restricted X Rated Films) Bill)
(Notice given 26 May 2011)
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94.
Revd Mr Nile to move—
That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to require women who are considering terminating a
viable pregnancy to undergo counselling and to view an ultrasound of their unborn child.
(Pregnancy Termination (Mandatory Counselling) Bill)
(Notice given 26 May 2011)
95.
Revd Mr Nile to move—
That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to amend the Crimes Act 1900 to prohibit the
destruction of any child in utero with a detectable heartbeat.
(Crimes Amendment (Pre-natal Termination) Bill)
(Notice given 27 May 2011)
98.
Revd Mr Nile to move—
That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to amend the Crimes Act 1900 to create a new offence
relating to the destruction (other than in the course of a medical procedure) of a child in utero.
(Crimes Amendment (Destruction of Child in Utero – Zoe’s Law) Bill)
(Notice given 27 May 2011)
152.
Ms Faehrmann to move—
That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to establish the right of persons who are terminally ill to
request assistance from medically qualified persons to voluntarily end their own lives; and for related
purposes.
(Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill)
(Notice given 2 August 2011)
177.
Revd Mr Nile to move—
That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to amend the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 to
repeal provisions relating to the licensing and operation of the medically supervised injecting centre at
Kings Cross.
(Drug Misuse and Trafficking Amendment (Injecting Centre Repeal) Bill)
(Notice given 5 August 2011)
188.
Marrickville Council: resumption of the interrupted debate (12 August 2011) of the question on the
motion of Ms Sharpe:
1.
That this House notes that:
(a)
Marrickville Council has a proud tradition of supporting day labour for its garbage,
recycling and green waste services,
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(b)
Marrickville Council is currently proposing to tender out its green waste services,
(c)
Marrickville Council staff affected by this decision recently held a stop work meeting to
protest against proposed tendering out of green waste services and related loss of workers
entitlements and job losses,
(d)
Marrickville Council staff elected to take industrial action and withdraw their labour for
a 24 hour period and, in response to this action, Marrickville Council immediately
brought in prearranged contract labour to carry out Council’s resource and waste
recovery services, and
this action to use contracted labour was sanctioned by the Greens Mayor of Marrickville
Council.
(e)
2.
That this House condemns the use of contract labour to undermine the rights of workers.
Upon which Mr Borsak has moved: That the question be amended by omitting paragraph 2 and
inserting instead:
“2.
That this House condemns Marrickville Council Greens Mayor Fiona Byrne for undermining
the rights of workers.
3.
That this House calls on the New South Wales Greens to support the rights of workers in all
industries throughout the State.”
Upon which Dr Kaye has moved: That the question be amended as follows:
No. 1 Omit paragraph 1 (a) and insert instead:
“(a)
Marrickville Council has a proud tradition of supporting day labour for its garbage and
recycling services,”.
No. 2. In paragraph 1 (b), insert “the General Manager of” before “Marrickville Council”.
No. 3 In paragraph 1 (b), omit “is currently proposing” and insert instead “proposed”.
No. 4 In paragraph 1 (d), omit all words after “in response to this action,” and insert instead “the
General Manager of Marrickville Council immediately brought in long term casual labour”.
No. 5 In paragraph 1 (e), insert “not” before “sanctioned”.
No. 6 Insert at the end:
“3.
That this House calls on all parties to condemn the continued existence of the Australian
Building and Construction Commission.”—Ms Sharpe speaking in reply.
Debate: Mover in reply—5 minutes
204.
Mr Brown to move—
That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to amend the Fisheries Management Act 1994 to make
further provision with respect to the management and regulation of recreational fishing; to establish a
Recreational Fishing Council; and for other purposes.
(Fisheries Management Amendment (Recreational Fishing) Bill)
(Notice given 12 August 2011)
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205.
Mr Shoebridge to move—
That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to amend the Firearms Act 1996 to delete section 6B
from the Act so as to prevent persons without a licence or permit to possess or use a firearm from
having access to and the ability to discharge firearms, and for other purposes.
(Firearms Amendment (Gun Safety) Bill)
(Notice given 12 August 2011)
283.
Mr Shoebridge to move—
That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to amend the Roman Catholic Church Trust Property
Act 1936 to provide for the ability of victims of sexual abuse where the abuser is found to be a member
of the Catholic clergy and or another official and or officer in the Church to satisfy judgments awarded
against such abusers as a judgment debt payable from the assets of the Trust and for other related
purposes.
(Roman Catholic Church Trust Property Amendment (Justice for Victims) Bill)
(Notice given 15 September 2011)
333.
Mr Foley to move—
That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to prevent the sale, lease or disposal of the assets of an
energy utility, or of its subsidiaries, without the approval of both Houses of Parliament.
(Energy Utilities Protection Bill)
(Notice given 19 October 2011)
*346. Save Gosford Public School Bill 2012: resumption of the adjourned debate (23 February 2012) of the
question on the motion of Dr Kaye: That this bill be now read a second time (5 calendar days from 23
February 2012)—Ms Voltz. (20 minutes)
414.
Mr Veitch to move—
That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to amend the Transport Administration Act 1988 to
make provision with respect to the transfer of rail corridors to community organisations for use as
recreational rail trails.
(Transport Administration Amendment (Rail Trails Community Management) Bill)
(Notice given 24 November 2011)
415.
Mr Shoebridge to move—
That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to amend certain legislation to make further provision
with respect to damages recoverable by the relatives or estate of deceased persons.
(Compensation to Relatives Legislation Amendment Bill)
(Notice given 24 November 2011)
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416.
Mr Buckingham to move—
That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to amend the Gene Technology (GM Crop Moratorium)
Act 2003 to establish a scheme to compensate farmers for losses associated with contamination from
genetically modified crops; and for other purposes.
(Gene Technology (GM Crop Moratorium) Amendment (Farmer Protection) Bill)
(Notice given 24 November 2011)
426.
Mr Brown to move—
That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to amend the Forestry Act 1916 to prohibit the
disruption of lawful forestry operations and related activities.
(Forestry Amendment (Unlawful Disruption of Forestry Operations) Bill)
(Notice given 14 February 2012)
* 432.
468.
Crimes Amendment (Possession or Discharge of Firearms in Commission of Offences) Bill 2012:
resumption of the adjourned debate (15 March 2012) of the question on the motion of Mr Borsak: That
this bill be now read a second time (5 calendar days from 15 March 2012)—Dr Phelps. (20 minutes)
Dr Kaye to move—
That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to amend the Education Act 1990 to restore equity and
fairness in relation to school funding by restricting the provision of financial assistance to nongovernment schools.
(Education Amendment (Equity and Fairness in School Funding) Bill)
(Notice given 14 February 2012)
502.
Ms Voltz to move—
1.
That this House notes that:
(a)
Hunter New England Health has closed Bulahdelah Hospital from 10pm to 7am every
night as of 10 October 2011,
(b)
the town has a population of more than 1,500 people, and that the catchment area for
Bulahdelah Hospital is around 20,000,
(c)
the area is also home to an aged care facility whose residents require the services of a
readily available doctor,
(d)
the town's only permanent doctor, Dr Adel Habashy, has been on sick leave since
September 2011 and as yet there has been no replacement found,
(e)
inpatients are being transferred to Manning Hospital and nurses who would regularly
work at Bulahdelah Hospital were transported to Taree to work their nightshifts, and
(f)
the general practitioner surgery building which is owned by Great Lakes Council and
was used by Dr Habashy already has existing provision for two surgery rooms but only
one room is used.
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2.
That this House commends Dr Habashy on an excellent job in providing health care to the
residents of Bulahdelah as the town's sole resident general practitioner over the past 10 years.
3.
That this House notes with concern that:
4.
(a)
there are no contingency plans for ensuring a doctor is available in circumstances such as
these when the current town doctor is on leave,
(b)
Dr Habashy is nearing the retirement age, being in his sixties, and as such the need for a
replacement doctor was foreseeable,
(c)
residents in the Bulahdelah catchment area must now travel around an hour for health
care, as the closest hospitals are located in Taree, Gloucester or John Hunter Hospital
which is 185 kilometres away,
(d)
as of 25 January 2012, it was confirmed that Dr Habashy would not return to work for at
least another three months, and it is now approaching six months that Bulahdelah has
been without a resident general practitioner,
(e)
Bulahdelah had no doctor or overnight hospital facilities at its busiest time of year, over
the holiday and Christmas period, which is not only traditionally busy for hospitals
across New South Wales, but Bulahdelah Hospital in particular due to its proximity to
the highway, as a result of which it sees an increased patronage from motorists and
holidaymakers visiting the beautiful Mid North Coast region, and
(f)
local residents sent a petition of around 1100 signatures to the Minister for Health, the
Honourable Jillian Skinner MP in October 2011, calling for an action plan to ensure there
would always be a doctor available in the town to serve the hospital and the aged care
facility.
That this House:
(a)
urges the Minister for Health, the Honourable Jillian Skinner MP, to take an active
interest in ensuring that hospitals around the State remain open to provide much needed
health care to regional communities,
(b)
condemns the inactivity and silence of the local member, Stephen Bromhead MP, on this
matter,
(c)
notes that over 1000 local residents in Bulahdelah have signed petitions to call for a
doctor to be permanently available in the town, and
(d)
urges Stephen Bromhead MP to represent the wishes of his constituents on this matter by
demanding appropriate funding for a second general practitioner for Bulahdelah, and a
full-time locum until a second permanent general practitioner is found.
(Notice given 22 February 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 83)
503.
Revd Mr Nile to move—
That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to constitute the St. Shenouda Coptic Orthodox
Monastery (NSW) Property Trust and to specify its functions, and to provide for the vesting of certain
property in the Trust and for other purposes.
(St. Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Monastery (NSW) Property Trust Bill)
(Notice given 22 February 2012)
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505.
Mr Primrose to move—
1.
That this House recognises the invaluable work of Foodbank NSW, a not for profit organisation
that acts as the pantry of the welfare sector.
2.
That this House notes that:
3.
(a)
as the largest hunger relief organisation in Australia, 3,500 Foodbank volunteers help to
feed over 70,000 people every day,
(b)
in 2011, Foodbanks across Australia distributed twenty one million kilograms of donated
food and groceries, the equivalent of over twenty eight million meals, through a network
of 2,500 welfare agencies,
(c)
Foodbank NSW distributes 53,000 meals per week in New South Wales, three million
kilos of food each year, and also assists other states to distribute an additional one and a
half million kilograms of food donated from New South Wales for a total of 4.5 million
kilograms per year, and
(d)
Foodbank NSW anticipates that food distributed will grow to seventeen million
kilograms by 2015/2016.
That this House:
(a)
congratulates Foodbank NSW for its ongoing work, noting that it has increased the
volume of food distribution by forty percent over the past year, and between May 2011
and February 2012 it has collected four hundred tonnes of fresh fruit and vegetables in
Leeton, Griffith and Carrathool Shires, which has been distributed across New South
Wales, and
(b)
calls on the Government to work with Foodbank NSW to ensure this good work
continues and is adequately funded.
(Notice given 22 February 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 83)
506.
Mr Shoebridge to move—
That the Standing Committee on Law and Justice inquire into and report on police car pursuits,
including the costs, benefits and rationale of police pursuits and in particular:
(a)
the associated fatalities and injuries to police, drivers, passengers and bystanders,
(b)
the actions taken to limit or restrict police car pursuits in other jurisdictions,
(c)
the potential alternatives to police car pursuits for classes of lesser offences,
(d)
a review of offenders, including the severity of offence, detained as a result of police car
pursuits,
(e)
the current training of police in relation to police car pursuits, and
(f)
any options for reform that may be considered appropriate to this matter.
(Notice given 22 February 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 83)
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509.
Ms Faehrmann to move—
1.
That this House notes that the report of the Independent Scientific Audit of Marine Parks in
New South Wales to the Minister for Primary Industries and the Minister for the Environment
states in its recommendations that the Audit Panel is of the opinion that the current system of
marine parks as established in New South Wales be maintained and mechanisms be found for
enhancing the protection of biodiversity in the identified gaps, namely within the Hawkesbury
and Twofold Shelf marine bioregions.
2.
That this House calls on the Government to lift the moratorium on the declaration of new marine
parks, alteration of sanctuary zones and review of zoning plans within existing marine parks.
(Notice given 22 February 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 83
510.
Ms Voltz to move—
1.
2.
That this House notes that:
(a)
over the last three financial years the Women in Prison Advocacy Network (WIPAN) has
received grants from the Office of Women,
(b)
WIPAN's application for a further grant to allow it to continue its services over the
coming financial year has been refused despite a recidivism rate of 50 per cent, and
(c)
the WIPAN program has had significant social results and economic benefits and of the
86 women who have undertaken the program, 82 per cent have not re-offended.
That this House calls on the Office for Women to re-instate funding for the WIPAN program.
(Notice given 22 February 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 83)
516.
Mrs Mitchell to move—
1.
That this House notes that:
(a)
on 11 February 2012, the New South Wales Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals (RSPCA) held a board meeting in Gunnedah which was attended by local
RSPCA and community members,
(b)
the board also conducted a site visit to Glendon, the largest egg production facility in the
North West, owned by Bede and Narelle Burke, and
(c)
both the meeting and site visit were deemed a success by those in attendance.
2.
That this House notes the important role the RSPCA plays in preventing cruelty to animals and
in actively promoting their care and protection.
3.
That this House congratulates the President of the New South Wales RSPCA, Dr Peter Wright,
and the members of the board for electing to hold a meeting in a regional area in New South
Wales for the first time in two years.
(Notice given 23 February 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 84)
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518.
Ms Faehrmann to move—
1.
2.
That this House notes that:
(a)
the grey nurse shark is listed as critically endangered under the Fisheries Management
Act 1994,
(b)
"Hook and line fishing in areas important for the survival of threatened fish species" was
listed as a Key Threatening Process affecting grey nurse sharks in 2002 under the Act,
(c)
the grey nurse shark aggregates at 10 small critical habitat sites which it relies on for its
survival, and these are also listed under the Act,
(d)
these listings place obligations on the Government to recover the species, mitigate its key
threats and protect its critical habitat sites,
(e)
the O'Farrell Government removed prohibitions on line fishing for the grey nurse shark at
Fish Rock and Green Island critical habitat sites at South West Rocks and at the
aggregation sites at the Solitary Islands,
(f)
following the revocation of those protective measures, the Honourable Katrina
Hodgkinson MP, Minister for Primary Industries, called for submissions on a discussion
paper for grey nurse shark protection,
(g)
in the Minister's media release dated 31 May 2011 announcing the discussion paper, the
Minister stated that:
(i)
"The New South Wales Government is committed to delivering a solution that
ensures the best outcome is achieved for both the grey nurse shark population in
New South Wales and local communities",
(ii)
"As promised prior to the election, we want to ensure the public as well as the
scientific community have a proper chance to be consulted before any final
decision is made",
(iii) "The New South Wales Government has also committed to a scientific audit of
the effectiveness of marine park zoning and the existing grey nurse shark
management arrangements. The outcomes from community consultation and the
scientific audit will be used to guide the development of new management
arrangements for Fish Rock and Green Island",
(h)
a summary of the submissions to the discussion paper for grey nurse shark protection has
now been published and it states that the majority of submissions, being 82 per cent,
support protection for the grey nurse shark, and
(i)
the Independent Scientific Audit of Marine Parks has also now reported and recommends
that "the current system of marine parks as established in New South Wales be
maintained and mechanisms be found for enhancing protection of biodiversity in the
identified gaps, namely within the Hawkesbury and Twofold Shelf marine bioregions".
That this House support:
(a)
the reinstatement of protection for the grey nurse shark at Fish Rock and Green Island at
South West Rocks, and at the Solitary Islands, and
(b)
a consistent approach to grey nurse shark protection with a 1500 metre sanctuary zone
around all of its critical habitat and aggregation sites.
(Notice given 23 February 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 84)
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521.
Ms Faehrmann to move—
1.
That this House congratulates Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras for 'Sydney Mardi Gras
2012', one of the most successful festivals in a proud 34 year history.
2.
That this House notes the significant contribution of Sydney Mardi Gras to the community,
including:
3.
(a)
a boon of more than $30 million dollars to the New South Wales economy each year,
with approximately 20,000 interstate and overseas visitors coming to Sydney specifically
for the festival,
(b)
as a global beacon of diversity, acceptance and of equal rights for all,
(c)
providing resources and opportunities for creative and political expression, and
(d)
bringing the world's best artists, thinkers and entertainers to Sydney.
That this House thanks the Sydney Mardi Gras Chair Peter Urmson, Chief Executive Officer
Michael Rolik, all the Board, staff and thousands of volunteers who made the Sydney Mardi
Gras 2012 possible.
(Notice given 6 March 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 85)
524.
Mr Donnelly to move—
That this House:
(a)
notes the decision to relocate Gosford Public School to the Henry Kendall High School site due
to the small size of the school's current site and proposed loss of Council playing fields,
(b)
notes the concerns of parents and the community about the relocation, and
(c)
calls on the Minister for Education to meet with concerned parents and community members
and work with them to address their concerns about the relocation of Gosford Public School.
(Notice given 6 March 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 85)
526.
Ms Faehrmann to move—
1.
That this House notes that, as is stated on the website for the Great Eastern Ranges Initiative, the
Great Eastern Ranges:
(a)
are the mountainous ranges and escarpments of eastern Australia, including the Great
Dividing Range and the Great Escarpment,
(b)
separate Australia's eastern coastal fringe from the plains and the interior,
(c)
are the backyard to our cities; places we visit for recreation and to restore our spirits,
(d)
are home to many of Australia’s treasured areas of World Heritage, national parks, alpine
areas, forests, woodlands and rainforests,
(e)
store carbon in their vast forests, breathing out oxygen we breathe in,
(f)
contribute to our prosperity by sustaining agriculture, tourism and industry,
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2.
3.
(g)
are a refuge for our richest biodiversity, containing 66 per cent of the threatened species
in New South Wales, and
(h)
are the source of our clean water providing water supplies for over 93 per cent of eastern
Australia's population.
That this House notes that:
(a)
in 2006, the Environment Heritage and Protection Council (EPHC) first considered the
idea of a continental scale conservation corridor extending along Australia's great eastern
ranges from Victoria through New South Wales to Atheron in Queensland,
(b)
in New South Wales, this became the Great Eastern Ranges Initiative which is a
collaboration with Bush Heritage Australia, Greening Australia, the National Parks
Association of NSW, Nature Conservation Trust of NSW and the Government,
(c)
the initiative aims to maintain and improve long-term connectivity conservation of
mountain ecosystems running the length of eastern Australia, with the 1,200 kilometre
New South Wales section of the Great Eastern Ranges the initial area of focus,
(d)
the NSW Environmental Trust allocated $4.4 million to continue the Great Eastern
Ranges Initiative, which was announced by the Honourable Robyn Parker MP, Minister
for Environment on 16 December 2011, and
(e)
the integrity of the ecosystems that comprise the Great Eastern Ranges corridor is still
being threatened by a lack of coordination to manage threats such as mining, logging and
housing developments.
That this House calls on the Government to ensure its commitment to the Great Eastern Ranges
Initiative includes protecting the integrity of the Great Eastern Ranges corridor when
considering applications for mining, logging and housing developments.
(Notice given 6 March 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 85)
527.
Ms Cotsis to move—
1.
2.
That this House notes:
(a)
importance of families spending time together,
(b)
the importance of agricultural shows, sporting competitions and other cultural events to
local communities, and
(c)
the importance of local events to the social and cultural life of New South Wales.
That this House notes that:
(a)
the first Newcastle Regional Show was held in 1902,
(b)
in previous years, public holidays have been declared to allow local residents to attend
the Newcastle Regional Show,
(c)
in 2011, the Government declared Friday 18 March 2011 to be a local public holiday for
the Newcastle Show,
(d)
on 6 March 2011, the then Leader of the New South Wales Opposition was reported as
stating that "We will not cut the number of public holidays in New South Wales" in the
Sunday Telegraph,
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3.
(e)
in February 2012, the Minister for Finance and Services declined a request by Lake
Macquarie Council to declare 16 March 2012 a local public holiday, and has instead
declared a 'local event day' for the area,
(f)
a local public holiday would have entitled all workers to have the day off work or be paid
penalty rates under the under the National Employment Standards of the Fair Work Act
2009,
(g)
a local event day will require employers and employees to refer to their workplace
agreements and contracts to determine if they have any entitlements,
(h)
the decision by the Minister for Finance and Services to declare a local event day was
made despite Lake Macquarie Council's public consultation on this issue finding 75
percent support for the declaration of a local public holiday, and
(i)
the decision by the Minister for Finance and Services has caused significant disruption to
workplaces, schools and families in the lower Hunter.
That this House calls upon the Minister for Finance and Services to restore the local public
holiday for the Newcastle Regional Show in 2013 and future years.
(Notice given 6 March 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 85)
540.
Ms Fazio to move—
1.
That this House notes that in 2012, Playgroup NSW celebrates 40 years of operations.
2.
That this House notes that:
(a)
in that 40 year period, Playgroup NSW has been integral in the lives of hundreds of
thousands of families and has been part of family life for three generations, giving
children, parents and carers a place to come together and learn through play,
(b)
to mark this milestone, Playgroup NSW will be celebrating by supporting 40 localised
birthday parties across the state,
(c)
playgroup is an informal session where mums, dads, grandparents, caregivers, children
and babies meet up in a relaxed and friendly environment, and the adults stay to interact
with other adults and to play with their children,
(d)
playgroup gives children an opportunity to have fun, make new friends and develop new
skills through informal play,
(e)
playgroup provides parents and carers with an opportunity to meet other parents and
carers, make friends and share ideas and experiences,
(f)
playgroup also allows parents and carers to spend quality time with their children,
encouraging, helping or simply playing with their children,
(g)
playgroup is not-for-profit,
(h)
currently around Australia there are 103,000 families regularly participating in
playgroups, meeting in halls, neighbourhood centres, churches, private homes and parks,
and
(i)
playgroups reflect the diversity within the community, as families from all walks of life
participate at Playgroup and, in New South Wales, there are over 1,700 Playgroup
sessions with over 50,000 parents and children meeting each week.
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3.
That this House notes the following organisational values of Playgroup NSW:
(a)
Vision: our community has access to the highest quality support for early years
parenting, play and development,
(b)
Purpose: Playgroup NSW provides the support for all families with babies and children
under 6 to:
(i)
participate in relevant playgroups,
(ii)
develop social and community connections, and
(iii) access related learning resources, and
(c)
Values: Strong and sustainable communities that nurture:
(i)
confident and positive parenting,
(ii)
acceptance of difference and the encouragement of diversity,
(iii) positive interactions between children and adults,
(iv) volunteering and mutual support,
(v)
welcoming learning and play environments for all.
4.
That this House commends Playgroup NSW for 40 years of enriching the early childhood
experience of children and for providing support and assistance to parents.
5.
That this resolution be conveyed in writing to Playgroups NSW.
(Notice given 7 March 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 86)
541.
Ms Fazio to move—
1.
2.
That this House notes that:
(a)
the 2012 Country Labor Conference was held from 24 to 26 February 2012 at the
Cessnock Performing Arts Centre,
(b)
the conference was addressed by the Honourable Julia Gillard MP, Prime Minister of
Australia, Mr John Robertson MP, the Leader of the NSW Opposition, and Climate
Change Commissioner Professor Tim Flannery, and
(c)
the conference was a resounding success.
That this House notes that the NSW Country Labor Conference is the largest regional political
conference held in Australia and that all sessions are open to the media, unlike the conferences
of the Liberal, National and Green parties.
(Notice given 7 March 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 86)
542.
Mr Lynn to move—
That this House condemns the desecration of Australian and allied war graves at Benghazi by Islamist
extremists.
(Notice given 8 March 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 87)
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547.
Mr Shoebridge to move—
1.
2.
That this House notes that:
(a)
on 15 March 2012 the Northern Region Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) will
consider an application to build a substantial retirement home on contaminated land
adjacent to an aerodrome at Evans Head,
(b)
Richmond Valley Council sold 10ha of contaminated land to RSL Life Care Retirement
Village who are proposing a $78 million development,
(c)
the land in question is situated 130m from the Evans Head Aerodrome main runway and
experiences noise levels above that typically allowed for residential zoning,
(d)
to allow for the inappropriate sitting of the development next to the aerodrome,
Richmond Valley Council increased the maximum allowable noise levels for residential
development in the area,
(e)
if approved, future elderly residents will daily be subjected to noise levels beyond
acceptable limits,
(f)
the land in question is contaminated by tar compounds, asbestos, herbicides and
pesticides,
(g)
an environment report commissioned by the Council in 2005 concluded that the area
poses significant health risk. This information was not provided to the local community
when the land was proposed for rezoning in 2006, and
(h)
the cost to local ratepayers of cleaning up this contamination is estimated to be over $4
million, amounting to a discount to the developer.
That this House calls on the JRPP to reject the application and recommend the developer find a
more suitable location for this style of development.
(Notice given 13 March 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 88)
551.
Ms Westwood to move—
That this House notes that:
(a)
Parents of Deaf Children is celebrating 50 years as the peak body for parents of deaf children in
New South Wales,
(b)
Parents of Deaf Children was founded in 1961 by a dedicated group of parents, and the
organisation was previously known as the Parent Council for Deaf Education,
(c)
Parents of Deaf Children celebrated its proud history and unveiled its new name and logo on
Sunday 11 March 2012 at a gala event for families,
(d)
Parents of Deaf Children aims to:
(i)
empower parents in New South Wales to support their deaf or hearing-impaired children
in reaching their full potential through information, support networks and representation,
(ii)
strengthen parent support networks,
(iii) contribute to a national voice for parents of New South Wales,
(iv) enhance the identity of the Parent Council for Deaf Education and its operational
structures,
(v)
provide strong representation on behalf of its parents in New South Wales,
(vi) influence government policy in the areas of health, education and disability,
(vii) support parents through a range of information provision,
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(viii)
(ix)
(x)
(xi)
raise community awareness of deafness,
bring together families,
increase the parent support networks across New South Wales,
empower parents to become self advocates.
(Notice given 13 March 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 88)
553.
Mr Whan to move—
That this House notes:
(a)
the successful decentralization of more than 1,500 state Government positions to regional New
South Wales since 2000,
(b)
that agencies relocated to regional NSW by the previous Labor Government included:
(i)
Registry of Cooperatives to Bathurst
(ii)
Firearms Licensing Branch to Murwillumbah
(iii) Pillar Administration to Wollongong
(iv) WorkCover Authority to Gosford
(v)
Long Service Payments Corp to Gosford
(vi) Department of Local Government to Nowra
(vii) Infringement Processing Bureau to Maitland
(viii) State Debt Recovery Office to Lithgow
(ix) Native Vegetation Unit to Wellington
(c)
that the former Labor Government also built major new gaols in regional centres including
Wellington, Kempsey and Nowra,
(d)
that in contrast to the former Labor Government's successful record of decentralization the
O'Farrell Government has comprehensively mucked up the poorly considered decision to
'decentralise' the Cronulla Fisheries Research Centre of Excellence,
(c)
that decentralization to regional NSW should not include moving staff from Cronulla to
Mosman,
(d)
that the Cronulla Fisheries debacle is a very poor start to the so called decade of decentralization
and highlights the incompetence of the Minister for Primary Industries and the Deputy Premier
who failed to undertake appropriate planning and consultation, and
(e)
that the people of regional NSW can have little confidence in a Government that seems more
interested in spin than substance.
(Notice given 13 March 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 88)
557.
Ms Westwood to move—
1.
That this House notes that:
(a)
on 25 March 2012, the Melanoma March will be held at Manly Beach,
(b)
the Melanoma March is an opportunity for the community to unite and show their
support for their fight against melanoma, Australia's national cancer,
(c)
the important message of the Melanoma March is early detection and protecting yourself
from the sun in five ways: seek, slip, slop, slap, slide,
(d)
funds raised for the event will be used to support vital research at the Melanoma Institute
Australia,
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2.
(e)
melanoma is the most common cancer in people aged 15 to 44 years,
(f)
Australia has by far the highest incidence rate for melanoma in the world and melanoma
is often referred to as ‘Australia’s national cancer’,
(g)
over 11,000 new cases of melanoma are diagnosed each year and the numbers are
increasing, and
(h)
over 1,200 Australians die of melanoma every year.
That this House commends the individuals and organisations who participate by showing their
support for this campaign and assisting in raising much needed funds for research into
melanoma.
(Notice given 13 March 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 88)
562.
Mr Donnelly to move—
1.
2.
3.
That this House notes that:
(a)
Fair Work Australia is responsible for setting national minimum wages for Australian
workers,
(b)
each financial year Fair Work Australia's Minimum Wage Panel conducts an Annual
Wage Review and issues a decision and national minimum wage order, and
(c)
many thousands of low paid workers in New South Wales and their families rely on the
Annual Wage Reviews to secure an upward adjustment in wages and allowances.
That this House notes that:
(a)
an examination of the list of submissions to the 2010/2011 Annual Wage Review reveals
that the Government did not make a submission to that review,
(b)
the closing date for lodging submissions to the 2011/2012 Annual Wage Review is 16
March 2012, and
(c)
that an examination of the 2011/2012 Annual Wage Review section of Fair Work
Australia's website reveals that the Government to date has not made a submission to the
current review.
That this House calls on the Honourable Greg Pearce MLC, Minister for Finance and Services
and Minister for the Illawarra, to take immediate steps to organise and make a submission to the
2011/2012 National Wage Review by the due date, 16 March 2012, and that such submission of
the Government contain a recommendation for an upward wage adjustment that improves the
real wages of the states lowest paid.
(Notice given 14 March 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 89)
564.
Mr Moselmane to move—
1.
That this House notes that:
(a)
His Holiness Pope Shenouda III, now 89, was born on 3 August 1923 in the city of Asuit
in Upper Egypt and was given the name of Nazir Gayed,
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2.
(b)
His Holiness received his education from the University of Cairo and was very active in
his church, for which he received significant recognition for his service to the Coptic
people of Egypt and in the Diaspora,
(c)
His Holiness enjoyed writing and was a remarkably literate man as evidenced by the
many books he has written,
(d)
on 18 July 1954, His Holiness was given the name of Father Antonyos El-Suryaani and
for six years, from 1956 to 1962, he lived a life of solitude in a cave away from the
monastery, dedicating all his time to meditation, prayer, and asceticism,
(e)
in 1962, he was ordained by the late Pope Cyril VI as Bishop of Ecclesiastical Education
and was named President of the Coptic Theological Seminary, where he was given the
name of Bishop Shenouda on 30 September 1962,
(f)
on 14 November 1971, His Holiness was enthroned as Pope Shenouda III, the 117th
Pope of Alexandria, and successor of the See of Saint Mark, and
(g)
His Holiness has been suffering from ill health and appears frail.
That this House notes His Holiness Pope Shenouda's ill health and joins with the Australian
Coptic community to wish his Holiness a speedy recovery.
(Notice given 14 March 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 89)
565.
Mr Shoebridge to move—
That, under Standing Order 52, there be laid upon the table of the House within seven days of the date
of passing of this resolution the following documents created since 28 November 2011 in the
possession, custody or control of the Premier, the Department of Premier and Cabinet, the Minister for
Local Government or the Department of Local Government:
(a)
any submissions to the Dual Roles – Councillors as Members of Parliament in NSW –
Discussion Paper,
(b)
any draft reports regarding responses to the Dual Roles – Councillors as Members of Parliament
in NSW – Discussion Paper,
(c)
any final report into the Dual Roles – Councillors as Members of Parliament in NSW –
Discussion Paper, and
(d)
any document which records or refers to the production of documents as a result of this order of
the House.
(Notice given 14 March 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 89)
573.
Mr Foley to move—
1.
That this House acknowledges the Irish community's extraordinary impact on the society and
character of New South Wales since 1788.
2.
That this House notes that:
(a)
St Patrick's Day falls on 17 March 2012,
(b)
the following international landmarks will be lit green on St Patrick's Day this year:
(i)
the leaning Tower of Pisa,
(ii)
Niagara Falls,
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(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
(vii)
(viii)
(ix)
(x)
(xi)
(xii)
(xiii)
(xiv)
(xv)
(c)
3.
the London Eye,
Burj al Arab in Dubai,
Table Mountain in South Africa,
San Francisco’s Coit Tower and City Hall,
Selfridges department store in London,
the Cibeles fountain in Madrid,
Vienna’s Burgtheater,
the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw,
the entire town of Moraira on the Costa Blanca in Spain,
Brussels Town Hall,
the Glasgow Eye,
the Clyde Auditorium,
the Municipal Stadium in Poznan, Poland, and
the Sydney Opera House Trust has rejected an approach from Tourism Ireland to light
the Opera House sails in green on St Patrick's Day this year.
That this House calls on the Government to ensure that the Sydney Opera House lights up in
green on St Patrick's Day 2013.
(Notice given 15 March 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 90)
582.
Ms Cotsis to move—
1.
2.
That this House notes:
(a)
that the Australian Local Government Women's Association (NSW) held their 59th
annual conference in Dubbo between Thursday 22 March 2012 and Saturday 24 March
2012,
(b)
that the theme for the 2012 Conference was "Creators of Change",
(c)
that women make up only one quarter of elected representatives on NSW councils, and
(d)
that nationally:
(i)
only 5% of local government chief executives are women,
(ii)
women make up approximately 40% of local government employees,
(ii)
the local government sector remains divided on gender lines with 80% of
operational works employees are men, while 70% of administrative employees are
women.
That this House encourages women to become involved in local government by running for
office at the 2012 local government elections.
(Notice given 27 March 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 91)
583.
Mr Borsak to move—
That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to amend the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act
1979 to repeal prohibitions on the use and operation of game parks.
(Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment (Repeal of Game Park Prohibitions) Bill)
(Notice given 27 March 2012)
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586.
Ms Fazio to move—
1.
That this House notes that:
(a)
there was extensive debate in 2004 when the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Amendment (Tail Docking) Bill was introduced,
(b)
this bill came about following representations from animal welfare groups, veterinary
bodies and other concerned individuals,
(c)
additionally, the Primary Industries Ministerial Council agreed in October 2003 to
introduce a nationally co-ordinated ban on cosmetic tail docking by April of 2004, and
(d)
the banning of the routine or cosmetic tail docking of dogs was supported by many
stakeholders including the New South Wales Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals (RSPCA), the New South Wales Division of the Australian Veterinary
Association, the New South Wales Animal Welfare League, the Animal Societies
Federation, the Animal Welfare Advisory Council, the Pet Industry Joint Advisory
Council of Australia, the Royal New South Wales Canine Council, the Council of
Docked Breeds, the Dog Body and a range of dog breed societies as well as dog owners.
2.
That this House notes the campaign that is being conducted to have this ban overturned and
replaced by legislation similar to that applicable in New Zealand which allows for veterinarians
to legally perform the procedure of banding tails on neonatal pups by ligature, a proposal which
does not have the support of any animal welfare organisations in Australia.
3.
That this House calls on the Government to reject any attempts to repeal the 2004 amendments
to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979.
(Notice given 27 March 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 91)
590.
Ms Cotsis to move—
1.
2.
That his House notes:
(a)
that on Friday 16 March 2012, the Chapter Ippokratis of the Australian Hellenic
Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) held their 2012 Medical Awards Dinner.
(b)
that Dr Nicholas Cordato received the 2012 Ippokratis Award for his work researching
and treating Parkinson's disease, dementia, movement disorders and other
neurodegenerative diseases; as well as his work looking at innovative medical care for
Nursing Home Residents.
(c)
that Costa Boyages received the 2012 George Thomas Award in recognition of his
current studies in medicine at the University, his recent receipt of the Hoc Main
Scholarship to Vietnam and his service in Cambodia under the University of Sydney
Office of Global Health.
That this House congratulates Dr Nicholas Cordato and Costa Voyages on their receipt of
awards from AHEPA Chapter Ippokratis.
(Notice given 27 March 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 91)
595
Ms Fazio to move—
1.
That this House welcomes the announcement by the Pet Industry Association of Australia
(PIAA) in early March of its Dogs Lifetime Guarantee Policy on Traceability and Re-homing.
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2.
3.
That this House notes that:
(a)
the PIAA policy, effective in New South Wales from 1 October 2012, guarantees that:
(i)
dogs purchased from PIAA member retail stores are sourced from PIAA approved
breeders who meet animal welfare standards and whose operations are subject to
independent audit by a veterinarian each year,
(ii)
any dog purchased from a PIAA member that is subsequently abandoned by its
owner will be re-homed and saved from euthanasia, and the first state to
implement PIAA re-homing is New South WAles, where PIAA has partnered
with the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA NSW),
(b)
this policy will reduce the opportunities for "puppy farmers" to profit from irresponsible
breeding of dogs for sale as well as reducing the unnecessary euthanasia of unwanted
dogs, and
(c)
the RSPCA has welcomed this major step toward saving many dogs from being put down
and believes that PIAA’s initiative in seeking to better control the breeding and sale of
puppies is a significant advancement in improving animal welfare.
That this House commends PIAA for this initiative and calls on the public to ensure that pet
shops they visit are members of and abide by the policies of the PIAA.
(Notice given 27 March 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 91)
596.
Mr Lynn to move—
That this House acknowledges:
(a)
the unprecedented, outstanding, and inspiring result obtained by the Liberal National Party in
the 2012 Queensland Election last Saturday,
(b)
that Queensland Greens suffered a 1.2% swing against them and failed to win a single, solitary
seat,
(c)
congratulates the people of Queensland for rejecting the failed policies of the ruling LaborGreen alliance in Canberra,
(d)
congratulates traditional Labor voters for rejecting the failed policies of the ruling Labor-Green
alliance and voting Liberal for the first time, and
(e)
congratulates Premier Newman and his LNP colleagues on their magnificent win.
(Notice given 27 March 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 91)
599.
Dr Phelps to move—
That this House:
(a)
believes that a free democracy is based on a marketplace of ideas,
(b)
believes that limitations on citizens' freedom of speech should only be enacted in the most
pressing of circumstances,
(c)
rejects any attempt to censor free speech simply because some individuals may find such speech
offensive or hurtful, and
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(d)
congratulates the Institute of Public Affairs for its vigorous defence of free speech.
(Notice given 27 March 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 91)
606.
Dr Phelps to move—
That this House:
(a)
notes that 2011 was the 50th anniversary of the last attempt by a Labor Government to abolish
the Legislative Council,
(b)
notes that this attempt followed on from earlier attempts by the Labor Party, in 1930 and 1946,
to abolish the Legislative Council,
(c)
notes that the people of New South Wales overwhelmingly rejected the Labor Party's attempts to
abolish the Legislative Council, with a whopping 57.6% 'No' vote,
(d)
notes that the Liberal and National Parties, and their predecessors, have consistently supported a
bicameral parliament in New South Wales, and
(e)
considers that the role of the Legislative Council remains as vital today as it has ever been to the
peace, order and good government of the state of New South Wales.
(Notice given 27 March 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 91)
611.
Ms Ficarra to move—
1.
2.
That this House notes that:
(a)
a commitment of $40 million has been made to the Public School Upgrade Program that
schools may now begin applying to use toward building and maintenance improvements,
(b)
schools may apply for project funding up to a maximum of $200,000 that can be made as
part of a full or partial funding of a larger project or several smaller projects,
(c)
some projects currently being funded include upgrades to kitchen and food preparation
facilities, science laboratories, toilet renovations, athletic courts, pavement resurfacing,
roof, gutter, storm water and drainage systems, recarpeting, painting, and improvements
to facility access through ramps, railings and stairs,
(d)
this $40 million investment will be provided over the next four years at $10 million per
year, with each year's funds being allocated across 10 regions using a standard formula,
(e)
applications are assessed by a Regional Reference Group that includes a Regional
Director, Principal, Regional Asset Planner and Asset Manager Unit representatives, and
(f)
application criteria is determined by relevance to facility maintenance issues, compliance
with school facility standards, consideration of safety issues, community involvement,
viable cost estimates and adequate project description.
That this House acknowledges:
(a)
the Honourable Adrian Piccoli MP for his leadership as Minister for Education in
working to provide the best facilities and resources for students across New South Wales,
and
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(b)
the work of the Regional Reference Groups to ensure these funds are being allocated
with prudence and discretion that will best serve the teachers, students, and communities
of New South Wales.
(Notice given 27 March 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 91)
612.
Ms Ficarra to move—
1.
That this House notes that:
(a)
the Government has reinforced its commitment to rebuilding the hospitals of New South
Wales with a record health capital works program budget of $4.7 billion over the next
four years,
(b)
this budget represents not only a 50 per cent increase from the previous four years, but
also this Government's unwavering commitment to providing the very best health
services for the citizens of New South Wales,
(c)
the 2011-2012 health capital works program includes a $67 million increase from the
previous year, and includes a record investment of $343 million on new facilities and
programs,
(d)
over the next four years citizens will see upgrades to hospitals in Campbelltown of $139
million, Dubbo Base of $79.8 million, Port Macquarie of $110 million, Wagga Wagga
Base of $270 million, Prince of Wales Hospital Comprehensive Cancer and Blood
Disorders Centre of $47.2 million and a $35 million investment in a new St George
Hospital emergency department,
(e)
this investment also includes a $147 million expansion of services at Royal North Shore
hospital, and the start of a $170 million e-health venture in an effort to improve the safety
of medication,
(f)
improvements to the safety of medications in Australia could cut medication related
hospital admissions by 140,000, and reduce 3,000 deaths annually according to
researchers at the University of Adelaide,
(g)
this program will also see invest in planning for the State and Commonwealth Health and
Hospital Funded projects such as the South East Regional Hospital at Bega to which
$170 million has been allocated, and the Tamworth Regional Referral Hospital to which
$220 million has been allocated,
(h)
the Royal North Shore Hospital will also see an additional $55 million to expand their
services to include 60 extra beds and relocate maternity, mental health and other services
that were previously omitted,
(i)
investments also provide for planning and design at the Lachlan Health Service, being
Parkes and Forbes Hospitals, Illawarra-Shoalhaven hospitals, Blacktown and Mt Druitt,
and Hornsby Ku-ring-gai hospitals, and the new Northern Beaches Hospital,
(j)
planning for land acquisition for the Hunter Valley hospital will also be conducted, as
well as future New South Wales hospital services in Lismore, Waratah, and Byron Bay,
in addition to renovations at Ryde, Gulong, Mona Vale, Woy Woy and Wyong hospitals,
and
(k)
hospitals in Cessnock, Maitland, Kurri Kurri and Wansey will also see much needed
upgrades in equipment, while the Nepean, Sutherland and Shoalhaven hospitals will
benefit from upgrades to car parking in order to relieve traffic congestion.
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2.
That this House acknowledges the Honourable Jillian Skinner MP, Minister for Health and
Minister for Medical Research, for her leadership and commitment to the citizens of New South
Wales by working tirelessly to deliver the best health services in Australia.
(Notice given 27 March 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 91)
613.
Ms Ficarra to move—
1.
2.
That this House notes that:
(a)
nearly 1,000 new teachers have begun teaching in New South Wales classrooms this
year, an increase of 99 from the previous year,
(b)
these new teachers represent a commitment by the Government to make public education
the first choice for parents,
(c)
the Government has also expanded the Smarter School program with additional support
offered to existing schools, and
(d)
these reforms will enable the wealth of experience and teaching expertise in New South
Wales to be shared with other schools on the most effective teaching methods.
That this House acknowledges:
(a)
the Honourable Adrian Piccoli MP for his leadership as Minister for Education in
working to provide the best education system for students across New South Wales, and
(b)
the Honourable Barry O'Farrell, Premier of New South Wales, for his commitment to
improving frontline services in education.
(Notice given 27 March 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 91)
614.
Ms Ficarra to move—
1.
That this House notes that:
(a)
an investment of $24 million in education has been made by the Government in order to
hire 200 full time teachers to assist underperforming schools in the areas of literacy and
numeracy across government and non-government schools,
(b)
these teachers will play a vital role in targeting early school age students who are in the
most serious need of assistance,
(c)
these investments come after recommendations made by the Ministerial Advisory Group
on Literacy and Numeracy under the leadership of Dr Ken Boston AO to the Honourable
Adrian Piccoli MP, Minster of Education,
(d)
the most significant recommendations of the advisory group include identifying the
levels of literacy and numeracy of each child at an early age, creating a specific learning
program to meet each child's needs, reforming teaching practices that focus on the entire
class to a strategy that focuses on the needs of each individual student and using tiered
interventions according to student needs where remediation in numeracy and literacy is
required,
(e)
these reforms will also provide funding for 50 instructional leaders in public schools that
demonstrate the greatest need, and will focus on providing classroom-based professional
development to teachers in personalised learning and diagnostic assessment,
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2.
(f)
resources for schools to meet these goals will be tracked by these instructional leaders
and developed into a single strategy used to improve literacy and numeracy performance,
(g)
nominated schools will be held accountable for the performance of their students and be
required to report on their achievements, and
(h)
this investment is merely the start of this government's long term goal of providing 900
extra school teachers across New South Wales.
That this House acknowledges:
(a)
the Honourable Adrian Piccoli MP for his leadership as Minister for Education in
working to provide the best education and resources for students across New South
Wales, and
(b)
the work of the Ministerial Advisory Group on Literacy and Numeracy, particularly the
leadership and guidance of Dr Ken Boston AO, for providing their insights for the
reforms needed by our schools to achieve improvements in literacy and numeracy.
(Notice given 27 March 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 91)
615.
Ms Ficarra to move—
1.
2.
That this House notes that:
(a)
the Government and the Minister for Education, the Honourable Adrian Piccoli MP, have
announced new reforms that will return the autonomy of schools back to local
administrators through the Local Schools, Local Decisions policy, and
(b)
under this policy:
(i)
decision making responsibility will shift from state agencies back to the school
level,
(ii)
school principals will once again manage their own budgets to include staffing
and non-staffing resources,
(iii) 70 per cent of the entire New South Wales education budget will be managed by
local school administrators,
(iv) a new system of resource allocation will fund schools directly based on their
individual needs as well as student population,
(v)
schools will be allowed to determine their own needs for temporary and
permanent staff with respect to their budgets, and have greater authority when
determining the best way to fill vacancies in their schools,
(vi) the progression of teacher salaries will be based on the attainment of professional
standards rather than longevity,
(vii) improved processes and strategies will be implemented to address
underperformance issues,
(viii) the classification and salary of school principals will be determined by each
school's complexity,
(ix) principals will now have the autonomy and discretion to make purchases for their
schools of up to $5,000,
(x)
each school plan, annual report and budget will be formed in collaboration with a
school's student learning outcomes.
That this House acknowledges the Honourable Adrian Piccoli MP for his leadership as Minister
for Education in working to provide the best education system for students across New South
Wales.
(Notice given 27 March 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 91)
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616.
Dr Kaye to move—
That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to require the NSW government to reduce the level of
carbon emissions from electricity generation.
(Towards Zero Carbon Energy Bill)
(Notice given 28 March 2012)
618.
Mr Shoebridge to move—
1.
2.
That this House notes that:
(a)
the Crown Employees (Public Service Conditions of Employment) Award 2009 has
provisions for maternal and adoption leave only and the current edition of the Premier's
personnel handbook stipulates these do not apply to ''foster or surrogacy situations'',
(b)
this means that some public sector workers who have had children through a surrogacy
arrangement have been refused paid parental leave,
(c)
this may also have an adverse impact on Aboriginal communities where kinship foster
care arrangements are entered into, and
(d)
the community in New South Wales reasonably expects that paid parental leave is
provided to the primary carer of a baby regardless of the circumstances surrounding the
birth of that baby.
That this House calls on the Government to ensure that paid parental leave is provided to all
primary carers of babies including those born through foster and surrogacy arrangements.
(Notice given 28 March 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 92)
621.
Ms Faehrmann to move—
1.
That this House notes that:
(a)
the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) has launched a
campaign to end whips in horse racing,
(b)
Professor Paul McGreevy, a veterinary scientist, and his colleagues from Sydney
University Veterinary Science and Law faculties have undertaken a study into the use of
whips in thoroughbred racing,
(c)
the study viewed opportunistic high-speed footage of 15 race finishes frame by frame
over two days at the Gosford Racing Track north of Sydney,
(d)
the study observed at least 28 examples in nine horses of breaches of the Australian
Rules of Racing whip rules, including 13 contacts with the head, one seam of the flap
contact with the horse and 14 arm actions that rose above the height of the shoulder,
(e)
the breaches detected were not reported by the Racing NSW Stewards,
(f)
the study observed that the whip caused visible indents on 83 per cent of impacts
recorded,
(g)
the study observed that 75 per cent of whip strikes are on the abdomen,
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2.
(h)
the study observed that the unpadded section of the whip made contact on 64 per cent of
impacts recorded which calls into question the adequacy of whip padding to prevent
possible pain,
(i)
the RSPCA says the study shows evidence that the International Agreement on Breeding,
Racing and Wagering, to which Australia is a signatory, has clearly been contravened,
(j)
Professor McGreevy commented to the ABC Lateline program in a story that aired on 20
March 2012 that if the whipping was ocurring to animals off the race track it would be
considered a prosecutable offence and an act of animal cruelty,
(k)
horses and punters would still win races and bets if the horses were not subject to
whipping, and
(l)
Norway prohibited whips in horse racing in 1982.
That this House calls on the Australian Racing Board and Racing NSW to prohibit whips in
horse racing.
(Notice given 28 March 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 92)
624.
Mrs Maclaren-Jones to move—
1.
2.
3.
That this House notes:
(a)
an estimates 291,000 Australians have been exposed to the hepatitis C virus and an
estimated 224,000 Australians are living with chronic hepatitis C, costing over $9 billion
to our health care system,
(b)
an estimated 9,700 new hepatitis C cases occur annually, adding an additional $452
million in lifetime costs to our health budget,
(c)
65 percent of people with hepatitis C are aged between 20 and 29 years,
(d)
around 89 percent of new infections are a result of sharing equipment used for injecting
illicit drugs,
(e)
around 7 percent people with hepatitis C are immigrants to Australian who contracted the
virus through medical procedures and other transmission routes in their countries of
origin, and
(f)
around 4 percent cases involve other blood-to blood contact such as unsterile tattooing
and accidental needle stick injuries.
That this House notes:
(a)
that health statistics show that 35 percent of prisoners across Australia are Hepatitis C
positive and 37 percent of the total prison population is located in New south Wales, and
(b)
the high prevalence of Hepatitis C within prisons provides a challenge to controlling
hepatitis C in the community.
That this House acknowledges:
(a)
around one in four with chronic Hepatitis C will eventually develop cirrhosis, liver
failure or cancer,
(b)
there is no vaccination for Hepatitis C and the best course of treatment involves
combination therapy of two drugs that reduce inflammation of the liver,
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4.
(c)
combination therapy can have serious side effects and takes six to 12 months to
complete, and
(d)
treatment is successful in 50 to 80 percent of cases depending on the virus strain.
That this House congratulates Hepatitis NSW on celebrating 20 years of providing information,
support, advice and advocacy for people affected by Hepatitis C.
(Notice given 29 March 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 93)
626.
Ms Faehrmann to move—
That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to amend the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic
Management) Act 1999 to make provision with respect to the safety of children travelling on school
buses and to require certain buses to be fitted with seatbelts; and for other purposes.
(Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Amendment (Child Safety on School Buses) Bill
(Notice given 2 April 2012)
628.
Ms Westwood to move—
That this House:
(a)
notes the historical passing of the Gillard Government's Minerals Resource Rent Tax (MRRT),
(b)
congratulates the Gillard Government on this true Labor reform that will benefit all Australians,
not just the rich, for generations to come,
(c)
acknowledges that 8.4 million Australian workers will retire with more Superannuation as a
direct result of the MRRT,
(d)
acknowledges that the MRRT will boost superannuation contributions for an extra 3.6 million
low income workers,
(e)
applauds the proposed cuts to business tax across the nation to aid those businesses who have
not had a direct benefit from the mining boom,
(f)
welcomes the huge investments in public infrastructure that will flow from the MRRT, and
(g)
notes that Australia is ranked number one in Behre Dolbear's '2012 Ranking of Countries for
Mining Investment'.
(Notice given 2 April 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 94)
629.
Ms Faehrmann to move—
That, under standing order 52, there be laid upon the table of the House within 7 days of the date of
passing of this resolution the following documents in the possession, custody or control of the Office of
Environment and Heritage:
(a)
the annual review of the effectiveness of management arrangements for shark fishing in the
Ocean Trap and Line Fishery, including stock status and total catch level, that was required to
be completed by 31 December 2011 and submitted to the Commonwealth Department of
Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities as per Condition 7 of the
Wildlife Trade Operation approved by the federal Environment Minister under the
Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, 1999, and
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(b)
any document which records or refers to the production of documents as a result of this order of
the House.
(Notice given 2 April 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 94)
631.
Ms Faehrmann to move—
1.
2.
That this House notes that:
(a)
the community transport sector provides much needed services for passengers and
includes people with disabilities and older people in the community,
(b)
in 2011, over 70,000 passenger trips were made in the Penrith and Blue Mountains Local
Government Areas, of which over half were for medical appointments,
(c)
there are many people who are unable to drive or catch regular public transport and are
not eligible for the current community transport system,
(d)
there is a need to find a more flexible and holistic approach to transport provision
through a mobility management model approach to provide better service from any
funding received, and
(e)
the Smartlink Transport Register is a transport brokerage scheme that has been
successfully operating for the past four years and is currently unfunded.
That this House calls on the Government to provide core funding for the Smartlink Transport
Register to improve community transport provision which will enhance the lives of the
transport-disadvantaged.
(Notice given 2 April 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 94)
634.
Ms Fazio to move—
1.
That this House notes the editorial "Rare Sightings" which appeared in the India Link
newspaper National Edition March 2012 and stated:
"Premier Barry O'Farrell seemed to be on the right track when he electioneered with his strategy
to increase New South Wales' engagement with India through the power of the local Indians
living here. Sadly, one year after assuming power, he has done little to harness this energy and
seems to have lost interest in the local Indian community".
2.
That this House notes that:
(a)
the editorial further noted that two months prior to the election in March 2011, there was
a buzz at the Republic Day flag hoisting ceremony on 26 January 2011 at Consul General
Amit Dasgupta's residence when Mr O'Farrell popped in unexpectedly and, while there
was muted debate about 'gate crashing' on India's national day, to the hundreds who had
gathered there it was a great opportunity to shake hands with New South Wales' Premierin-waiting,
(b)
the then Opposition Leader gave the appearance of being a man on a mission, seen at all
Indian get-togethers as he set about winning the hearts and minds of New South Wales
Indian Australians, and a number of low key functions were thrust into the spotlight as
Mr O'Farrell confirmed his attendance with a selected entourage,
(c)
with his speeches relating to the growing importance of India and his desire to connect
with Indians here, Mr O'Farrell won the approval of the community who were looking
for a change and there was an expectation that, when Mr O'Farrell came to power, he
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would work with the community towards helping them achieve some of their cherished
goals, like assistance in procuring a venue to establish an Indian centre, and
(d)
3.
4.
the editorial in the India Link newspaper also noted that:
"Twelve months on, the new premier is nowhere to be seen. While earlier his presence
took him to various places in outer western Sydney to meet and greet local Indians, his
Indian links now seem to be restricted to the more salubrious gatherings at five star
events and the Sydney Cricket Ground."
That this House:
(a)
acknowledges the disillusionment of the Indian community in the performance of the
Premier as expressed in the editorial, and
(b)
notes that on the eve of the Honourable Barry O'Farrell MP's one year anniversary of
becoming Premier of New South Wales, ReachTEL conducted a survey commissioned
by Network Ten and broadcast exclusively on Ten News Sydney which found that 43 per
cent of those surveyed were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with his performance.
That this House notes that one year on from his election as Premier, the Honourable Barry
O'Farrell MP has been found to be a disappointment to the people of New South Wales.
(Notice given 2 April 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 94)
636.
Ms Barham to move—
1.
That this House notes the tragic death of Mr Vince Lovegrove on 24 March 2012 at the age of
65.
2.
That this House notes Vince Lovegrove's:
(a)
significant contribution to the Australian music industry, as a performer, journalist,
broadcaster and manager,
(b)
his dedication to supporting and promoting Australian music, and
(c)
his achievements in raising awareness about HIV/AIDS by sharing his own personal
experience about the disease following the tragic deaths of his wife Suzi and his son
Troy, and seeking to eradicate fear and ignorance about the issue.
(Notice given 3 April 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 95)
638.
Mr Whan to move—
That, under standing order 52, there be laid upon the table of the House within 14 days of the date of
passing of this resolution the following documents created since 26 March 2011, in the possession,
custody or control of the Premier, the Department of Premier and Cabinet, the Minister for Gaming,
Racing, Hospitality and the Arts, the NSW Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing or the Independent
Liquor and Gaming Authority:
(a)
all documents, emails or records of phone conversations, including text messages relating to the
Star casino,
(b)
all briefing notes regarding the Furness Inquiry into the Star Casino including any briefing notes
prepared for the office of the Premier,
(c)
any instructions, notes, correspondence, phone call records or emails relating to preparation of
any briefing notes regarding the Furness Inquiry into the Star Casino, and
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(d)
any document which records or refers to the production of documents as a result of this order of
the House.
(Notice given 3 April 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 95)
640.
Mr Whan to move—
1.
2.
That this House notes:
(a)
the hardship suffered by a small number of individuals due to an anomaly in the
application of the Gaming Machines Act 2001 which allowed licensees to sell or transfer
gaming machine entitlements to another hotel without the consent of the hotel owner,
(b)
the 2007 five year statutory review of the Gaming Machine Act 2001 recommended that
the legislation be amended to ensure that the hotel owner was able to object to the
transfer of entitlements from a leased hotel, thus restoring the original intent of the
legislation,
(c)
that there remain a small number of families who have exhausted all legal options
available, who have no further recourse for financial settlement of this injustice, and who
would have to prove their own personal losses as they vary from family to family.
That this House calls on the Government to provide ex-gratia payments to these families to
compensate the financial hardship inflicted on them.
(Notice given 3 April 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 95)
641.
Mr Whan to move—
That, under standing order 52, there be laid upon the table of the House within 14 days of the date of
passing of this resolution the following documents created since 1 June 2011 in the possession, custody
or control of the Minister for Resources and Energy, the Department of Trade and Investment,
Resources and Energy, the Premier, the Department of Premier and Cabinet, the Minister for Primary
Industries, NSW Office of Water, the Minister for Planning, the Department of Planning and
Infrastructure, the Treasurer or NSW Treasury:
(a)
any document that refers to the modelling of the economic impacts of the proposed minimal
harm criteria for the draft NSW Aquifer Interference Policy – Stage 1, including consideration
of impacts on state revenue if these criteria apply to mining and coal seam gas exploration
activities,
(b)
any document that refers to the exemptions from the need to hold an aquifer interference
approval under the draft NSW Aquifer Interference Policy – Stage 1,
(c)
any document that refers to the preparation of well integrity standards for the petroleum/coal
seam gas industry, and whether these proposed standards apply to exploration as well as
production,
(d)
any document that refers to the preparation of cost benefit analysis and public benefit test
associated with the Strategic Regional Land Use Policy, and
(e)
any document which records or refers to the production of documents as a result of this order of
the House.
(Notice given 3 April 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 95)
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642.
Mr Searle to move—
That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to amend certain legislation to give effect to the
recommendations of the NSW Law Reform Commission in its Report 131 Compensation to Relatives.
(Compensation to Relatives Legislation (Dust Diseases) Amendment Bill)
(Notice given 4 April 2012)
644.
Ms Faehrmann to move—
1.
2.
That this House notes that:
(a)
on March 21, 2011, prior to the State election, the then Shadow Minister for the
Environment, the Honourable Catherine Cusack MLC, issued a media release entitled
'Coalition to Secure "Bambara" Future' which announced that a New South Wales
Liberals and Nationals Government would appoint an independent mediator to negotiate
the voluntary acquisition of privately owned environmentally and culturally sensitive
land along Bambara Road at Kariong and that any of the lots purchased by the
Government would be incorporated into Brisbane Water National Park,
(b)
the land in question along Bambara Road is high in biodiversity and culturally important
and warrants protection in the adjacent national park,
(c)
the commitment was supported by the Save the Sacred Land at Kariong campaign and
the Darkinjung Aboriginal Land Council,
(d)
the Government appointed an independent mediator in July 2011 to negotiate the
voluntary acquisition of the land, as stated in a media release from the Honouarable Chris
Holstein MP,
(e)
thus far voluntary acquisition of the land along Bambara Road in Kariong has not taken
place,
(f)
the owners are reported to be willing to sell but the sums offered by the Government,
following independent valuation, do not match the expectations of the owners, and
(g)
there is considerable anxiety amongst the local community and conservationists that the
land will not be incorporated into the national park as they had been led to expect.
That this House calls on the Government to ensure a fair market price is being offered for the
voluntary acquisition of the environmentally valuable land along Bambara Road, Kariong for its
inclusion in Brisbane Waters National Park.
(Notice given 4 April 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 96)
649.
Ms Ficarra to move—
1.
That this House notes that:
(a)
during the previous 12 months NSW Fair Trading, under the leadership of the
Honourable Anthony Roberts MP, has achieved major reforms and accomplishments to
strengthen the economy of New South Wales,
(b)
NSW Fair Trading has reduced cumbersome and unnecessary government regulations
and bureaucratic red tape through amendments to the Home Building Act 1989 which
served to stimulate economic investment without sacrificing consumer protections,
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2.
(c)
consumer protections were enhanced by heightened awareness of consumer issues and
fair trading laws, as well as through the development of standard terms for retirement
villages to make comparisons,
(d)
NSW Fair Trading also reformed its organisation by consolidating fair trading functions
into one organisation, rather than across three separate bureaucracies,
(e)
compliance enforcement was focused to ensure petrol prices are properly advertised by
service stations,
(f)
NSW Fair Trading has led the country in seeking to end the illegal activities of travelling
con-men targeting vulnerable consumers,
(g)
NSW Fair Trading also introduced education campaigns focusing on swimming pool and
window safety for families and consumers,
(h)
an expansion of services has been made available to the public through the OneGov
platform, in addition to easier access to license renewal and public registers being made
available online, and
(i)
NSW Fair Trading also improved consumer engagement through smart phone
applications, social media, and an enhanced website for ease of use.
That this House acknowledges the Honourable Anthony Roberts MP for his leadership as
Minister for Fair Trading in working to ensure consumer protection and proper regulation in
New South Wales.
(Notice given 4 April 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 96)
654.
Mrs Maclaren-Jones to move—
That this House notes that:
(a)
Friday 18 May 2012 is Walk Safely to School Day, an initiative of the Pedestrian Council of
Australia,
(b)
Walk Safely to School Day is an annual national event when all primary school children are
encouraged to walk and commute safely to school, and
(c)
this important community event promotes road safety, healthy physical activity, public transport
and the environment.
(Notice given 1 May 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 97)
659.
Ms Voltz to move—
1.
That this House notes that:
(a)
Iain Murray Rose AM, a six-time Olympic medalist considered one of the best swimmers
of his generation, passed away on 15 April 2012,
(b)
Mr Murray made his Olympic debut at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne as a 17
year old and won three gold Olympic medals, followed by gold, silver and bronze
Olympic medals in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome,
(c)
Mr Murray’s swimming accolades include 15 world records, and
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(d)
2.
as patron and tireless worker of the Rainbow Club, which provides swimming lessons for
mentally and physically disabled children, Murray Rose raised the profile of, and funds
for, the club with the Malabar Magic Ocean Swim annual fundraiser.
That this House expresses its sympathy to all of Murray Rose's family and friends and to the
swimming community.
(Notice given 1 May 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 97)
661.
Mr Moselmane to move—
1.
That this House notes that lack of availability of burial space has become a most pressing issue,
to the extent that it has become the talking point of concern within many minority communities
in New South Wales.
2.
That this House notes that:
2.
(a)
the affected communities include, but are not limited to, the Chinese, Vietnamese,
Subcontinent and other minority Muslim and Christian communities, such as people of
the Coptic Orthodox faith,
(b)
the Keneally Labor Government had laid the groundwork for a proposal to release over
90 hectares of cultural burial grounds in Western Sydney and South Sydney to meet the
needs of these communities in 2011,
(c)
the O'Farrell Liberal Government announced 6000 new plots, 3000 to the Jewish
community and 3000 double-plots to the Muslim community, at Rookwood Necropolis
in April 2012, but has failed to follow-through on the Keneally Government's proposal,
(d)
while this announcement is welcome relief for some communities, it falls short of
meeting their long term needs and fails to address the needs of the many other
communities, such as the Chinese, Vietnamese, Subcontinent and other minority Muslim
and Christian communities, such as people of the Coptic Orthodox faith, and
(e)
as a result of the O'Farrell Government’s April announcement, families of the Islamic
faith must now bury two bodies in one grave because of the shortage.
That this House acknowledges this shortage of burial space and notes the need for future
planning and allocation of cemetery space.
(Notice given 1 May 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 97)
669.
Ms Faehrmann to move—
That, under standing order 52, there be laid upon the table of the House within 7 days of the date of
passing of this resolution any review of the Animal Welfare Branch of the Department of Primary
Industries undertaken since 2010, in the possession, custody or control of the Department of Primary
Industries, and any document which records or refers to the production of documents as a result of this
order of the House.
(Notice given 2 May 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 98)
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670.
Ms Ficarra to move—
1.
2.
That this House notes that:
(a)
over 100,000 NSW school students with disabilities will now have greater access to
classroom support and equipment due to a $63 million investment from the
Commonwealth Government,
(b)
this funding, secured by the Honourable Adrian Piccoli MP in his capacity as Minister
for Education, will assist students in public, Catholic, and independent schools finish
their education and secure employment over the next two years,
(c)
without this additional support, students with disabilities are less likely to finish their
12th year, increasing the likelihood of unemployment and social exclusion,
(d)
$47.9 million will be invested in New South Wales government schools to assist over
90,000 students with disabilities, learning difficulties, or additional behaviour needs from
over 2,200 schools,
(e)
$11.3 million will be set aside for Catholic schools and $3.8 million towards mainstream
and special independent schools,
(f)
this investment has the support of both the Association of Independent Schools of NSW
and the Catholic Education Commission of NSW, and
(g)
this investment will also:
(i)
provide the appropriate technologies to support students needs to work more
independently so we build capacity in our education systems to support children
with disabilities or special needs,
(ii)
support the establishment of specialist teacher support in every NSW government
school,
(iii) provide professional development and other support materials to assist teachers in
developing a curriculum that will help to meet students individual learning and
support needs of students with disabilities,
(iv) expand specialist support services and resource options for students with complex
disabilities and high support needs, and
(v)
provide health, allied health or other professionals to strengthen schools support
for students with a disability.
That this House acknowledges the Honourable Adrian Piccoli MP, for his leadership as Minister
for Education in working to provide the best education system for students across New South
Wales, particularly those with intellectual or physical disabilities.
(Notice given 2 May 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 98)
672.
Ms Faehrmann to move—
1.
That this House notes that:
(a)
the Minister for Primary Industries enacted a six month moratorium on commercial pipi
harvesting in December 2011 out of concern for the decline in pipi populations,
(b)
the moratorium on commercial pipi harvesting is due to end on 1 July 2012,
(c)
anecdotal evidence suggests pipi populations have not demonstrated a recovery,
(d)
quantifiable evidence is unavailable to suggest otherwise,
(e)
Victoria and Queensland prohibit pipi harvesting,
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2.
(f)
pipi provide a food source for whiting and other fish species and for the Pied Oyster
Catcher which is a threatened species, and
(g)
the fishing industry depends on a sustainably managed fish stocks.
That this House calls on the Government to maintain the moratorium on commercial pipi
harvesting until there is quantitative evidence that pipi populations have achieved a sustained
recovery to former levels and long term enforceable management arrangements are in place that
will ensure harvesting is conducted at sustainable levels.
(Notice given 2 May 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 98)
674.
Ms Fazio to move—
That this House:
(a)
recognises the valuable role that music plays in people’s wellbeing and that music therapy is
practised in many different settings such as hospitals, nursing homes, special education and
early intervention programs for children at risk,
(b)
congratulates the Music Council of Australia’s national music advocacy campaign, “Music: Play
for Life”, and the Australian Music Therapy Association, and
(c)
calls on the Government to consider expanding the availability of music therapy to adults with a
disability, aged care services, community support services, hospitals, mental health facilities,
palliative care and special education.
(Notice given 3 May 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 99)
677.
Ms Fazio to move—
1.
2.
This House notes that:
(a)
the Canberra National Memorials Committee has approved the recommended design for
the National Boer War Memorial to be constructed on Anzac Parade leading up to the
Australian War Memorial,
(b)
the 110th Anniversary of the Boer War will be commemorated by the holding of Boer
War remembrance ceremonies throughout Australia,
(c)
over 23,000 Australian men and women served in the Boer War and 1,000 did not return,
(d)
the NSW Committee of the National Boer War Memorial Association will hold a Boer
War Day Commemoration at Hyde Park South on Sunday 27 May 2012 at 11 am.
That this House:
(a)
notes that the National Boer War Memorial will cost an estimated $4,000,000 to
construct, and
(b)
calls on the Government to make a financial contribution to the erection of the memorial
in recognition of the service personnel from New South Wales who fought and died in
the Boer War.
(Notice given 3 May 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 99)
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679.
Ms Fazio to move—
1.
That this House notes landmark research which demonstrates that Independent Planning Panels
introduced by the former Labor Government are overwhelmingly supported by the public for
decision making on significant development proposals.
2.
That this House notes that in research undertaken by Auspoll involving 1,000 homeowners
across New South Wales:
3.
(a)
78 per cent of respondents favoured independent planning panels and just 22 per cent
supported councillors making decisions,
(b)
20 per cent believed that councillors made decisions independently and free of vested
interests with only 20 per cent thinking that councillors are experts in the planning needs
of local communities,
(c)
83 per cent thought that independent panels keep politics and self-interest out of
planning, and
(d)
88 per cent thought that they keep decisions consistent, transparent and honest.
That this House calls on the Government to retain depoliticised development assessment in the
planning system for New South Wales by continuing the use of Independent Planning panels.
(Notice given 3 May 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 99)
680.
Ms Ficarra to move—
1.
2.
That this House notes that:
(a)
on 13 April 2012, members of the Australian Monarchist League celebrated the 86th
Birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at a lunch held at the Union, University and
Schools Club, Sydney,
(b)
the Australian Monarchist League was formed in 1993 with the mission of educating and
informing the public on Australian history, particularly the Australian Constitution, and
to disseminate literature and to maintain a library on Australian colonial history,
federation history and the Constitution, and
(c)
since 1993, the Australian Monarchist League has established itself as a leading
organisation in upholding the educational and cultural aspects of Australia’s
Constitutional Monarchy.
That this House acknowledges:
(a)
the following who participated on the day:
(i)
Mr Philip Benwell MBE, Australian Monarchist League, National Chair,
(ii)
Mrs Amy Taylor AM, Patron and State President of the Australian Women's
Army Service Association,
(iii) Sir Trevor Garland KBE AM, Honorary Consul for the Solomon Islands,
(iv) Senator Arthur Sinodinos AO, guest speaker,
(v)
Mr B. Raveen Mendis, Australian Monarchist League Member,
(vi) Councillor Kellie Marsh, Mayor of Shellharbour City Council, and
(b)
the work of the Australian Monarchist League and Australians for Constitutional
Monarchy, recognising their efforts in promoting the Australian Constitution and history,
including their joint efforts in celebrating the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen
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on 15 July 2012 in the presence of the Governor, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir
AC CVO at Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney.
(Notice given 3 May 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 99)
681.
Ms Fazio to move—
1.
2.
That this House notes the call by the New South Wales Bar Association for urgent reform of the
bail system in New South Wales, which is based on the following:
(a)
there are more than 2,500 people in New South Wales goals at present who have not
been convicted of any offence and have been denied bail pending trial,
(b)
these people represent about a quarter of the prison population, which is an increase of 11
per cent from 1994 figures,
(c)
over that 17 year period, the bail laws have been made harsher and in many
circumstances the presumption of bail has been removed, and
(d)
up to 30 per cent of the people in goal denied bail, as many as 750 individuals, will be
acquitted after being locked up, perhaps for many months.
That this House:
(a)
notes that the NSW Law Reform Commission has undertaken a review of bail laws
following a referral by the Government of New South Wales, and
(b)
calls on the Government to consider the recommendations of the NSW Law Reform
Commission with a view to reducing the number of people held on bail who are unlikely
to receive a custodial sentence.
(Notice given 3 May 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 99)
683.
Ms Fazio to move—
That this House:
(a)
notes with concern the growing prevalence of the use of nano-silver in household antibacterial
products to kill bacteria that cause odour,
(b)
notes that, as resistance to antibiotics and antimicrobials used in hospitals has grown, nanosilver has become increasingly important as a medical germ killer of last resort, and
(c)
calls on the Minister for Health to consider placing the use of nano-silver on the agenda for
future meetings of health ministers to determine if its use should be restricted.
(Notice given 3 May 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 99)
684.
Ms Ficarra to move—
1.
That this House notes that:
(a)
National Volunteer Week will be celebrated from 14 to 20 May 2012, providing an
opportunity to highlight the role of volunteers in our communities and show appreciation
to over 6.1 million Australians who volunteer their time and talents each year,
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(b)
(c)
2.
National Volunteer Week is sponsored by Volunteering Australia, the peak body for
advancing volunteering in Australia,
New South Wales has one of the most established peek bodies in Australia, The Centre
for Volunteering, which has been working for over 30 years to connect people and
organisations in order to enrich our community,
(d)
over 30 volunteer referral services in New South Wales support not-for-profit
organisations by linking the right volunteer to the right volunteer job,
(e)
volunteering provides many vital services to Australian communities each year in health
care, heritage and arts, environmental conservation, emergency services, education,
social welfare and sport,
(f)
it is estimated that in 2011 Australian volunteers contributed 700 million hours of service
to their communities, and
(g)
this year's National Volunteer Week theme is ‘Volunteers—Every One Counts’,
reinforcing the message that all forms of volunteer service are valued and make
important contributions to the broader community.
That this House acknowledges and commends the extraordinary contributions the NSW
Volunteer Referral Services, The Centre for Volunteering and Volunteering Australia has made
in strengthening our communities through volunteer work and public service.
(Notice given 3 May 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 99)
686.
Mr Foley to move—
1.
2.
That this House notes that:
(a)
the development application lodged by Hammersmith Management Pty Ltd seeks
development consent for a proposed four into 375 lot subdivision in the suburbs of West
Wallsend and Holmesville,
(b)
a total of 127 submissions were received within the public exhibition period and each
submission objected to the proposal,
(c)
the Councillors of Lake Macquarie City Council have formally objected to the
development application,
(d)
the main grounds for objection include:
(i)
the failure of the proposal to address the physical and cultural constraints of the
site and locality,
(ii)
the significant impact of the proposal on the site’s flora and fauna and inadequate
mitigative measures to address or offset the impacts,
(iii) the significant impact of the 375 lot subdivision on the cultural significance of
West Wallsend and Holmesville,
(iv) the development's impact on an Aboriginal place known as the ‘Butterfly Caves’,
and
(e)
a previous application for a four into 465 lot residential subdivision was refused by the
Joint Regional Planning Panel on 26 August 2010.
That this House calls on:
(a)
the Hunter and Central Coast Joint Regional Planning Panel to reject the application, and
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(b)
the New South Wales Government to reserve the site as a nature reserve.
(Notice given 8 May 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 100)
687.
Revd Mr Nile to move—
1.
2.
That this House notes that:
(a)
7 May 1945 commemorates Victory in Europe Day or "VE Day", the day on which the
World War II Allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of the armed forces of
Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler's Third Reich ended, and, after six years and millions of
lives lost, the Nazi scourge was crushed and the war in Europe was finally over, and
(b)
upon the defeat of Nazi Germany, celebrations erupted throughout the western world,
Churches held thanksgiving services and, on 9 May 1945, 100,000 people attended the
service at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne.
That this House acknowledges:
(a)
the tremendous contribution of World War II veterans, and
(b)
the end of the atrocities perpetuated by Nazi Germany during the Holocaust.
(Notice given 8 May 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 100)
689.
Ms Fazio to move—
1.
2.
That this House notes the release of the Independent Review of the Potential for Enhanced
Cruise Ship Access to Garden Island Sydney which found that:
(a)
current and future Navy capability requirements of Garden Island are essentially
incompatible with cruise ship access over the long-term, except on the existing basis,
where a limited number of requests for berth bookings is considered by the Navy based
on extended notice and limited visits per year,
(b)
provision of guaranteed shared access to existing berths at Garden Island cannot be
achieved without adversely impacting on naval operations, and
(c)
the enduring requirement to maintain a credible and effective national defence capability,
including through a highly professional, versatile and well trained, maintained and
equipped Navy, and a highly visible presence in the nation’s largest recruiting pool, is of
paramount importance.
That this House supports the finding of the review that Defence’s long-term national security
task should not be surrendered to the seasonal commercial requirements of the cruise ship
industry.
(Notice given 8 May 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 100)
690.
Ms Faehrmann to move—
1.
That this House notes that:
(a)
Infrastructure Australia has recently rejected the New South Wales’ Government's
submission requesting a contribution towards the cost of building the North West Rail
Link,
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2.
(b)
the Independent Public Inquiry into a Long Term Public Transport Plan for Sydney, the
Christie Report, published in May 2010, made an urgent recommendation, for an
additional cross CBD/Harbour rail link and found that additional capacity on the North
Shore line during the peak is very limited with only two more slots per hour available
from a total of 20 train services per hour, and
(c)
the Christie Report found that this rail link is an essential pre-requisite for increasing
train frequencies and patronage capacity throughout Sydney's heavy rail network and:
(i)
it would produce a step-change increase, in the order of 30 per cent, in the total
capacity of all the railways running into and through the central business district,
(ii)
it would provide decades-long benefits, equivalent to those provided by the last
significant step change in central business district rail capacity, the opening of the
Eastern Suburbs Railway in the 1970s,
(iii) it would provide the additional capacity for increased frequency of service from
the North West, the Central Coast, North Shore and Parramatta via Epping,
preventing trains having to terminate at Chatswood or St Leonards due to
insufficient capacity on the North Shore line which is already operating close to
capacity,
(iv) by far the largest numbers of beneficiaries of this rail link would be people living
in outer and middle distance suburbs.
That this House calls on the New South Wales Government to immediately begin discussions
with Infrastructure Australia and ensure there is a commitment to fund the first stage of a second
harbour crossing by the 2013 budget.
(Notice given 8 May 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 100)
694.
Dr Kaye to move—
That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to stop the expansion of the coalfired electricity
industry in NSW.
(No New Coal Power Bill)
(Notice given 8 May 2012)
695.
Mr Searle to move—
That, under standing order 52, there be laid upon the table of the House within 14 days of the date of
passing of this resolution the following documents in the possession, custody or control of the Attorney
General, the Department of Attorney General and Justice, the Office of the Director of Public
Prosecutions, the Minister for Police or the NSW Police Force:
(a)
all formal and informal briefing notes concerning possible criminal proceedings against Father
Finian Egan,
(b)
all correspondence relating to Father Finian Egan,
(c)
all correspondence, including emails, with persons acting or purporting to act on behalf of
Father Finian Egan,
(d)
all records of meetings, including diary entries involving the Attorney General or members of
staff concerning the possible prosecution of Father Finian Egan, and
(e)
any document which records or refers to the production of documents as a result of this order of
the House.
(Notice given 9 May 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 101)
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696.
Mrs Maclaren-Jones to move—
That this House notes that:
(a)
this year the Australian Ballet will celebrate its 50th Anniversary,
(b)
the Australian Ballet is the nation's leading ballet company and has performed over 7000 shows
before 12 million people, and
(c)
since the Australian Ballet began in 1962, it has commissioned over 140 new works and given
over 200 performances across Australia each year.
(Notice given 9 May 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 101)
697.
Mr Searle to move—
That, under standing order 53, an Address be presented to the Governor requesting that her Excellency
may be pleased to cause to be laid upon the table of the House within 14 days of the date of passing of
this resolution the following documents in relation to the administration of justice:
(a)
all formal and informal briefing notes concerning possible criminal proceedings against Father
Finian Egan,
(b)
all correspondence relating to Father Finian Egan,
(c)
all correspondence, including emails, with persons acting or purporting to act on behalf of
Father Finian Egan.
(d)
all records of meetings, including diary entries involving the Attorney General or members of
staff concerning the possible prosecution of Father Finian Egan, and
(e)
any document which records or refers to the production of documents as a result of this order of
the House
(Notice given 9 May 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 101)
698.
Ms Barham to move—
1.
That, while taking into account the inherent difficulties in accurately measuring the rates of
homelessness, this House notes that:
(a)
according to the 2006 National Census, at least 27,374 people were considered homeless
in New South Wales,
(b)
according to a 2009 report from the Australian Institute of Health and Wellbeing
(AIHW) entitled “Counting the Homeless”, this figure can be broken down into the
following categories:
(i)
primary homelessness: at least 3,715 people, or 13 per cent of respondents, were
sleeping rough in improvised dwellings,
(ii)
secondary homelessness: at least 16,033 people, or 59% of respondents, were
staying with friends or relatives, or in short term accommodation provided
through formal assistance,
(iii) tertiary homelessness: at least 7,626 people, or 28 per cent of respondents, were
sleeping in facilities providing longer term accommodation such as boarding
houses,
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2.
3.
4.
(c)
according to the same AIHW report, there is a significant incidence of homelessness
among children and young people in New South Wales, with 10,587 of those counted
aged under 24 (39 per cent),
(d)
according to the same AIHW report, the number of older homeless people is growing,
with 30 per cent of the homeless in New South Wales aged 45 or older, up from 25 per
cent in 2001,
(e)
it is widely estimated that over 7 per cent of the entire homeless population of New South
Wales are Aboriginal, which is well above the 2.2 per cent of the total New South Wales
Aboriginal population, and
(f)
documented rates of the prevalence of mental health issues in homeless people vary
markedly but an extensive research paper published in 1998 by Hodder, Teeson and
Burich entitled “Down and Out in Sydney” found that 75 per cent of participants in the
study had at least one mental illness, compared to 20 per cent in the general population.
That this House further notes:
(a)
the report of the NSW Auditor General entitled “Responding to Homelessness”, dated
May 2007,
(b)
the report of New South Wales Legislative Council Standing Committee on Social Issues
entitled “Homelessness and low-cost rental accommodation”, dated September 2009,
(c)
the Government’s subsequent response to the report of the Social Issues Committee's
inquiry, dated 2010, and
(d)
the revised National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness signed on 13 April 2012.
That this House strongly supports:
(a)
the continuation of the Premier's Advisory Council on Homelessness, and
(b)
the implementation of the revised Homeless Persons Protocol as soon as possible.
That this House calls for:
(a)
the Premier's Advisory Council on Homelessness to be retained and to meet on a regular
basis,
(b)
all local councils to have a nominated staff member tasked with the responsibility of
ensuring their council adheres to the Homeless Persons Protocol,
(c)
all local councils to be required to report on local initiatives for addressing homelessness
in their local government area in their annual report,
(d)
a review of the ten Regional Homeless Action Plans that were developed in July 2010,
together with a progress report, and
(e)
the balance of funds allocated to New South Wales under the 2009-10 National
Partnership Agreement on Homelessness to be identified for a funding program to
support local government to meet the needs of homeless people.
(Notice given 10 May 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 102)
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699.
Dr Kaye to move—
1.
2.
That this House notes the substantial community opposition to Transgrid's proposed $126
million, 330 kilovolt transmission line from Stroud to Lansdowne in the Manning Valley, based
on:
(a)
impacts on the tourism industry and potential employment impacts,
(b)
impacts on the amenity of residents in the vicinity of the proposed line and consequent
loss of land values,
(c)
the absence of a justification for the new line,
(d)
unrealistic population growth projections,
(e)
peak demand projections that are neither consistent with Transgrid's population growth
forecast nor realistic given current rates of change in the population and energy use,
(f)
a failure to account for the potential for local generation and demand management to
provide cost-effective and lower environmental impact alternatives,
(g)
flaws in Transgrid's community consultation, including failure to appropriately notify
residents who are potentially affected by the line, inadequate time allocated to respond to
the Option Selection Report and the failure to hold public meetings,
(h)
unnecessary impacts on household power bills across the state, and
(i)
lost opportunities for new employment in demand management and local generation.
That this House calls on Transgrid to:
(a)
reconsider the need for the Stroud to Lansdowne project,
(b)
engage in genuine community consultation on any proposed route with adequate time for
community response, public meetings and appropriate notifications, and
(c)
thoroughly investigate the demand management and local generation alternatives.
(Notice given 10 May 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 102)
700.
Dr Kaye to move—
That, under standing order 52, there be laid upon the table of the House within 7 days of the date of
passing of this resolution the following documents in the possession, custody or control of the Bureau
of Health Information, the Minister for Health, the Ministry of Health or the Northern Sydney Local
Health District:
(a)
any document that records a measure of total activity level at Royal North Shore Hospital in any
of the quarters from the beginning of 2008 until but not including April 2010, and
(b)
any document which records or refers to the production of documents as a result of this order of
the House.
(Notice given 10 May 2012—expires Notice Paper No. 102)
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Firearms Legislation Amendment Bill 2011: resumption of the adjourned debate (11 November
2011) of the question on the motion of Mr Borsak: That this bill be now read a second time—Revd Mr
Nile speaking. (16 minutes remaining)
(Item no. 34)
(Second postponement 3 May 2012)
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BILLS REFERRED TO SELECT OR STANDING COMMITTEES
* 1.
Education Amendment (Ethics Classes Repeal) Bill 2011
Referred to General Purpose Standing Committee No. 2 on 11 November 2011 for inquiry and report
*
Council bill
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CONTINGENT NOTICES OF MOTIONS
Note: Contingent notices of motion are listed in full on the Notice Paper for the first sitting day of each
week. On other days only new contingent notices will be published in the Notice Paper.
1.
TAKE NOTE OF PAPER
Contingent on the President, a Minister, any member or the Clerk tabling any report or document,
member to move after notices of motions: That standing and sessional orders be suspended to allow the
moving of a motion forthwith “That the House take note of the paper (to be stated).”
Given by:
Ms Fazio
Mr Foley
Mr Gallacher
Mr Gay
Dr Kaye
Mr Pearce
Ms Faehrmann
Ms Ficarra
Mr Lynn
Dr Phelps
Mr Primrose
Ms Sharpe
(Notice given 4 May 2011)
Mr Ajaka
Mr Borsak
Mr Brown
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Mr Buckingham
Mr Colless
Ms Cotsis
Mr Donnelly
Mr Mason-Cox
Mr Moselmane
Revd Mr Nile
Mrs Pavey
Mr Shoebridge
Mr Veitch
Ms Voltz
Ms Westwood
(Notice given 5 May 2011)
Ms Barham
(Notice given 24 May 2011)
Mr Searle
Mr Secord
(Notice given 14 June 2011)
Mr Whan
(Notice given 2 August 2011)
Mr Green
(Notice given 5 August 2011)
Mr Clarke
(Notice given 9 September 2011)
2.
INSTRUCTION TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
Contingent on a motion being agreed to for the second reading of any bill: That standing orders be
suspended to allow the moving of a motion forthwith for an instruction to the committee of the whole
in relation to the bill.
Given by:
Ms Fazio
Mr Foley
Mr Gallacher
Mr Gay
Dr Kaye
Mr Pearce
Ms Faehrmann
Ms Ficarra
Mr Lynn
Mr Mason-Cox
Mr Moselmane
Revd Mr Nile
Mrs Pavey
Dr Phelps
Mr Primrose
Ms Sharpe
Mr Shoebridge
Mr Veitch
Ms Voltz
Ms Westwood
(Notice given 4 May 2011)
Mr Ajaka
Mr Borsak
Mr Brown
Mr Buckingham
Mr Colless
Ms Cotsis
Mr Donnelly
(Notice given 5 May 2011)
Ms Barham
(Notice given 24 May 2011)
Mr Searle
(Notice given 14 June 2011)
Mr Secord
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Mr Whan
(Notice given 2 August 2011)
Mr Green
(Notice given 5 August 2011)
Mr Clarke
(Notice given 9 September 2011)
3.
PRECEDENCE OF ITEM OF BUSINESS
Contingent on the President calling on any notice of motion or the Clerk being called upon to read any
order of the day: That standing and sessional orders be suspended to allow the moving of a motion
forthwith that a particular order of the day or motion on the Notice Paper be called on forthwith.
Given by:
Ms Fazio
Mr Foley
Mr Gallacher
Mr Gay
Dr Kaye
Mr Pearce
Ms Faehrmann
Ms Ficarra
Mr Lynn
Mr Mason-Cox
Mr Moselmane
Revd Mr Nile
Mrs Pavey
Dr Phelps
Mr Primrose
Ms Sharpe
Mr Shoebridge
Mr Veitch
Ms Voltz
Ms Westwood
(Notice given 4 May 2011)
Mr Ajaka
Mr Borsak
Mr Brown
Mr Buckingham
Mr Colless
Ms Cotsis
Mr Donnelly
(Notice given 5 May 2011)
Ms Barham
(Notice given 24 May 2011)
Mr Searle
(Notice given 14 June 2011)
Mr Whan
(Notice given 2 August 2011)
Mr Green
(Notice given 5 August 2011)
Mr Clarke
(Notice given 9 September 2011)
Mr Secord
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4.
PASSING OF BILL THROUGH ALL STAGES
Contingent on any bill being presented by the Legislative Assembly to the Legislative Council for its
concurrence and having been read by the Council for the first time: That standing orders be suspended
to allow the passing of the bill through all its remaining stages during the present or any one sitting of
the House.
Given by:
Ms Fazio
Mr Foley
Mr Gallacher
Mr Gay
Dr Kaye
Mr Pearce
Ms Faehrmann
Ms Ficarra
Mr Lynn
Mr Mason-Cox
Mr Moselmane
Revd Mr Nile
Mrs Pavey
Dr Phelps
Mr Primrose
Ms Sharpe
Mr Shoebridge
Mr Veitch
Ms Voltz
Ms Westwood
(Notice given 4 May 2011)
Mr Ajaka
Mr Borsak
Mr Brown
Mr Buckingham
Mr Colless
Ms Cotsis
Mr Donnelly
(Notice given 5 May 2011)
Ms Barham
(Notice given 24 May 2011)
Mr Searle
Mr Secord
(Notice given 14 June 2011)
Mr Whan
(Notice given 2 August 2011)
Mr Green
(Notice given 5 August 2011)
Mr Clarke
(Notice given 9 September 2011)
5.
CONDUCT OF BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE
Contingent on the House on any day concluding its consideration of any item of business and prior to
the House proceeding to the consideration of another item of business: That standing and sessional
orders be suspended to allow the moving of a motion forthwith relating to the conduct of the business
of the House.
Given by:
Ms Fazio
Mr Foley
(Notice given 4 May 2011)
Mr Gallacher
Mr Gay
Dr Kaye
Mr Pearce
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Mr Ajaka
Mr Borsak
Mr Brown
Mr Buckingham
Mr Colless
Ms Cotsis
Mr Donnelly
Ms Faehrmann
Ms Ficarra
Mr Lynn
Mr Mason-Cox
Mr Moselmane
Revd Mr Nile
Mrs Pavey
Dr Phelps
Mr Primrose
Ms Sharpe
Mr Shoebridge
Mr Veitch
Ms Voltz
Ms Westwood
(Notice given 5 May 2011)
Ms Barham
(Notice given 24 May 2011)
Mr Searle
Mr Secord
(Notice given 14 June 2011)
Mr Whan
(Notice given 2 August 2011)
Mr Green
(Notice given 5 August 2011)
Mr Clarke
(Notice given 9 September 2011)
6.
PRECEDENCE OF BUSINESS AFTER PRAYERS
Contingent on the President having read the prayers: That standing and sessional orders be suspended
to allow the moving of a motion forthwith that a particular order of the day or motion on the Notice
Paper be called on forthwith.
Given by:
Ms Fazio
Mr Foley
Mr Gallacher
Mr Gay
Dr Kaye
Mr Pearce
Ms Faehrmann
Ms Ficarra
Mr Lynn
Mr Mason-Cox
Mr Moselmane
Revd Mr Nile
Mrs Pavey
Dr Phelps
Mr Primrose
Ms Sharpe
Mr Shoebridge
Mr Veitch
Ms Voltz
Ms Westwood
(Notice given 4 May 2011)
Mr Ajaka
Mr Borsak
Mr Brown
Mr Buckingham
Mr Colless
Ms Cotsis
Mr Donnelly
(Notice given 5 May 2011)
Ms Barham
(Notice given 24 May 2011)
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Mr Searle
Mr Secord
(Notice given 14 June 2011)
Mr Whan
(Notice given 2 August 2011)
Mr Green
(Notice given 5 August 2011)
Mr Clarke
(Notice given 9 September 2011)
7.
PRECEDENCE OF GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Contingent on the President calling on any notice of motion or the Clerk being called upon to read any
order of the day: That standing and sessional orders be suspended to allow the moving of a motion
forthwith that a particular order of the day on the Notice Paper of government business be called on
forthwith.
Given by:
Ms Fazio
Mr Foley
Dr Kaye
Ms Faehrmann
Mr Moselmane
Revd Mr Nile
Mr Primrose
Ms Sharpe
Mr Shoebridge
Mr Veitch
Ms Voltz
Ms Westwood
(Notice given 4 May 2011)
Mr Borsak
Mr Brown
Mr Buckingham
Ms Cotsis
Mr Donnelly
(Notice given 5 May 2011)
Ms Barham
(Notice given 24 May 2011)
Mr Searle
Mr Secord
(Notice given 14 June 2011)
Mr Whan
(Notice given 2 August 2011)
Mr Green
(Notice given 5 August 2011)
8.
CENSURE OF MINISTER
Contingent on any Minister failing to table documents in accordance with an order of the House: That
standing and sessional orders be suspended to allow a motion to be moved forthwith for censure of the
Minister.
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Given by:
Ms Fazio
Mr Foley
Dr Kaye
Ms Faehrmann
Mr Moselmane
Revd Mr Nile
Mr Primrose
Ms Sharpe
Mr Shoebridge
Mr Veitch
Ms Voltz
Ms Westwood
(Notice given 4 May 2011)
Mr Borsak
Mr Brown
Mr Buckingham
Ms Cotsis
Mr Donnelly
(Notice given 5 May 2011)
Ms Barham
(Notice given 24 May 2011)
Mr Searle
Mr Secord
(Notice given 14 June 2011)
Mr Whan
(Notice given 2 August 2011)
Mr Green
(Notice given 5 August 2011)
9.
CONTEMPT OF HOUSE
Contingent on any Minister failing to table documents in accordance with an order of the House: That
standing and sessional orders be suspended to allow a motion to be moved forthwith adjudging the
Minister guilty of a contempt of the House for failure to comply with that order.
Given by:
Ms Fazio
Mr Foley
Dr Kaye
Ms Faehrmann
Mr Moselmane
Revd Mr Nile
Mr Primrose
Ms Sharpe
Mr Shoebridge
Mr Veitch
Ms Voltz
Ms Westwood
(Notice given 4 May 2011)
Mr Borsak
Mr Brown
Mr Buckingham
Ms Cotsis
Mr Donnelly
(Notice given 5 May 2011)
Ms Barham
(Notice given 24 May 2011)
Mr Searle
(Notice given 14 June 2011)
Mr Secord
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Mr Whan
(Notice given 2 August 2011)
Mr Green
(Notice given 5 August 2011)
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BILLS DISCHARGED, LAID ASIDE, NEGATIVED OR WITHDRAWN
§ Protection of the Environment Operations Amendment (Notification of Pollution Incidents) Bill 2011
Order discharged and bill withdrawn, 18 October 2011
§ Local Government Amendment (Local Democracy – Ward Representation Reform) Bill 2011
Second reading negatived, 21 October 2011
§Threatened Species Conservation Amendment (Ecological Consultants Accreditation Scheme) Bill
2011
Second reading negatived, 16 February 2012
§Coal Seam Gas Moratorium Bill 2011
Second reading negative, 15 March 2012
§ Private Members’ Public Bill
David Blunt
Clerk of the Parliaments
Authorised by the Parliament of New South Wales