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2583 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS No. 205 WEDNESDAY 18 JUNE 2014 Contents 1 Meeting of the House ............................................................................................................................. 2585 2 Remember ANZAC Commemoration Service (Formal Business) ........................................................ 2585 3 Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Australia (Formal Business) ............................................................ 2585 4 98th Annual RSL NSW State Congress (Formal Business) ................................................................... 2586 5 Centenary of the entry of HMAS AE1 and AE2 into Sydney Harbour (Formal Business) ................... 2587 6 General Sir John Monash Commemoration Service (Formal Business) ................................................ 2587 7 Order for Papers—2014-2015 Budget finances (Formal Business) ....................................................... 2588 8 Order for Papers—2014-2015 Budget (Formal Business) ..................................................................... 2589 9 Select Committee on greyhound racing in New South Wales—Extension of reporting date (Formal Business) ................................................................................................................................................ 2589 10 Mrs Audrey Davis OAM (Formal Business).......................................................................................... 2589 11 Elder abuse (Formal Business) ............................................................................................................... 2590 12 Proposed 24 hour hotel at Casula (Formal Business) ............................................................................. 2591 13 Local Government Arts and Culture Awards (Formal Business) ........................................................... 2592 14 Australian Womens’ Water Polo Team bronze medal (Formal Business) ............................................. 2594 15 Australian Girls’ Water Polo Team FINA World Youth Championship (Formal Business) ................. 2594 16 Little Wings charity (Formal Business) ................................................................................................. 2595 17 Paper—Tabled by Minister .................................................................................................................... 2596 18 Petition ................................................................................................................................................... 2596 19 Notices of Motions ................................................................................................................................. 2596 20 Business Postponed ................................................................................................................................ 2596 21 Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders—Rescission of Order .................................................... 2596 22 Rescission of Order—Second reading of Rural Fires Amendment (Vegetation Clearing) Bill 2014 .... 2597 23 Rural Fires Amendment (Vegetation Clearing) Bill 2014 ...................................................................... 2597 24 Committee on the Ombudsman, the Police Integrity Commission and the Crime Commission— Membership ........................................................................................................................................... 2597 25 Parliamentary Ethics Adviser ................................................................................................................. 2597 26 Unproclaimed Legislation ...................................................................................................................... 2600 27 Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Amendment Bill 2014 .............................................. 2600 28 Business Postponed ................................................................................................................................ 2600 29 Education Amendment (Government Schools) Bill 2014 ...................................................................... 2600 30 Information Commissioner—Report ...................................................................................................... 2601 31 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014 ................................................................................ 2601 2584 Legislative Council Minutes No. 205—Wednesday 18 June 2014 32 Questions ................................................................................................................................................ 2601 33 Messages from the Legislative Assembly .............................................................................................. 2601 (1) Electoral and Lobbying Legislation Amendment (Electoral Commission) Bill 2014 ................ 2601 (2) Drug Court Legislation Amendment Bill 2014 ........................................................................... 2602 34 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014 ................................................................................ 2602 35 Electoral and Lobbying Legislation Amendment (Electoral Commission) Bill 2014 ............................ 2603 36 Papers—Tabled by Minister ................................................................................................................... 2603 37 Committee on the Health Care Complaints Commission—Report ........................................................ 2603 38 Rural Fires Amendment (Vegetation Clearing) Bill 2014 ...................................................................... 2604 39 Message from the Legislative Assembly—Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014 ............ 2604 40 Advocate for Children and Young People Bill 2014 .............................................................................. 2604 41 Business Postponed ................................................................................................................................ 2605 42 Trade and Investment Cluster Governance (Amendment and Repeal) Bill 2014 .................................. 2605 43 Adjournment .......................................................................................................................................... 2606 44 Attendance ............................................................................................................................................. 2606 2585 Legislative Council Minutes No. 205—Wednesday 18 June 2014 1 MEETING OF THE HOUSE The House met at 11.00 am according to adjournment. The President took the Chair and read the prayers. 2 REMEMBER ANZAC COMMEMORATION SERVICE (Formal Business) Mr Lynn moved, according to notice: 1. That this House notes: (a) on Wednesday 9 April 2014, the New South Wales RSL and Schools hosted the annual Remember ANZAC Commemoration Service at the ANZAC Memorial Hyde Park, (b) the service is traditionally conducted by schools students from all sectors of education, (c) this year, the Master of Ceremonies was Ms Kate Jackson from Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly, and (d) official guests included Mr Don Rowe OAM New South Wales State President, Mr John Robertson MP Leader of the Opposition; Mr Greg Prior Deputy Secretary of Department of Education and Communities; Dr Geoff Newcombe Executive Director Association of Independent Schools of NSW; Mr Ian Baker Director Education Policy and Programs Catholic Education Commission NSW. 2. That this House acknowledges and commends: (a) student representatives: (i) Kate Jackson of Northern Beaches Secondary School, (ii) Louisa Fitzgerald of Loreto Kirribilli, (iii) Matthew Theophile of Cranbrook School, (iv) Salina Alvaro of St Patrick’s College Sutherland, (b) representatives of schools who attended and participated in the service, and (c) the Organising Committee for hosting an excellent commemorative service. Question put and passed. 3 PAKISTAN’S HIGH COMMISSIONER TO AUSTRALIA (Formal Business) Mr Moselmane moved, according to notice: 1. That this House notes that: (a) Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Australia, His Excellency Abdul Malik Abdullah recently departed following his completion of a three year tenure thus paving the way for his replacement by the incoming High Commissioner, Her Excellency Mrs Naela Chohan, (b) Mr Abdullah returns to Pakistan after completing a remarkable set of achievements in Australia, including boosting bilateral trade between Pakistan and Australia, overseeing an improvement to the consular and mission services afforded to Australians of Pakistani heritage, (c) on the trade front, His Excellency Abdul Malik Abdullah with the support of former Consul General Azam Mohamed and the current Consul General Mr Uqaili, was able to secure the importation of Pakistani mangoes to Australia, 2586 Legislative Council Minutes No. 205—Wednesday 18 June 2014 (d) Mr Abdullah was able to unite every community organisation of Pakistani-Australians from all states and territories into one umbrella organisation, the Pakistan-Australia Council and His Excellency’s greatest achievement, perhaps, was the construction of a new Pakistani High Commission building and construction is expected to be completed by September, 2014, 55 years after the Australian Government leased the land to the Pakistani High Commission, and (e) His Excellency successfully conducted the participation of the Pakistani delegation