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3387 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL NOTICE PAPER No. 54 WEDNESDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 The House meets this day at 10.00 am Contents Business of the House ....................................................................................................................................... 3388 Private Members' Business ............................................................................................................................... 3389 Matter of Public Importance ............................................................................................................................. 3503 Government Business—Orders of the Day....................................................................................................... 3503 Committee Reports and Government responses—Orders of the Day .............................................................. 3504 Business for future consideration ..................................................................................................................... 3507 Bills referred to Select or Standing Committees ............................................................................................... 3509 Provisions of Bills referred to Select or Standing Committees......................................................................... 3510 Contingent Notices of Motions ......................................................................................................................... 3510 Bills discharged, laid aside, negatived or withdrawn........................................................................................ 3513 3388 Legislative Council Notice Paper No. 54—Wednesday 16 September 2020 BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE 1. Ms Boyd to move— That, during the current session, standing order 28 be varied as follows: 28. Opening statement (1) The President, on taking the Chair each day, will read the following statement: I ask all members to stand in silence and pray or reflect on your responsibilities to the people of New South Wales. (2) The President may nominate another member, or request the Clerk, to read the statement. (Notice given 22 October 2019) 2. Mr Searle to move— That the sessional order varying standing order 65 (5) for answers to questions to be directly relevant, be amended by omitting "directly relevant to a question" and inserting instead "directly and substantively responsive to the question asked, and failure to provide factual information requested in a question is a contempt of the House. (Notice given 15 September 2020) 3. Mr Searle to move— (1) That this House notes: (a) the concerns and frustration expressed by the Hon Keith Mason AC QC in successive reports to the House on the validity of claims of privilege over documents returned to orders of the House, (b) that despite his recommendations and findings that such claims are invalid, the following types of claims of privilege are repeatedly made: (i) blanket claims of privilege over volumes of document, (ii) formulaic claims of legal professional privilege without specific or contextual, information to support such claims, (iii) claims for confidentiality of personal information when no legitimate grounds of privilege exist or are contended (iv) claims of "commercial-in-confidence" privilege without supporting detail, (v) claims of parliamentary privilege over ministerial notes and briefing papers, (c) the time and cost spent on unnecessary evaluation of disputed claims of privilege due to poorly supported and formulaic claims of privilege, and (d) the report of the independent legal arbiter, Hon Keith Mason AC QC, dated 1 September 2020, on a disputed claim of privilege on papers relating to “Rules Based Environmental Water” which raises the idea of a round-table meeting, focussed on the substance of privilege claims. (2) (a) That the President convene a roundtable meeting, before the end of the parliamentary sitting calendar, focussed on the substance of privilege claims, (b) that the attendees at the roundtable are to be: 3389 Legislative Council Notice Paper No. 54—Wednesday 16 September 2020 (i) the President, the Deputy President and the Assistant President, (ii) the Leader of the Government, Deputy Leader of the Government and the Leader of the House, (iii) the Leader of the Opposition and Deputy Leader of the Opposition, (iv) one member from each crossbench party, and any independent member, (v) the independent legal Arbiter the Hon. Keith Mason AC QC, (vi) representatives from the Department of Premier and Cabinet, (vii) the Clerk of the Parliaments and officers of the Legislative Council, and (c) that the President Chair the roundtable. (Notice given 15 September 2020—expires Notice Paper No. 73) ___________________ PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS * 1. Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2019: resumption of the interrupted (26 August 2020) debate of the question on the motion of Mr Latham: That this bill be now read a second time—Ms Jackson speaking. (13 minutes remaining) * 19. Public Finance and Audit Amendment (Northern Beaches Hospital) Bill 2019: resumption of the adjourned debate of the question on the motion of Mr Secord: That this bill be now read a second time (5 calendar days from 30 May 2019)—Mrs Maclaren-Jones. (20 minutes) 25. Ms Faehrmann to move— That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to provide a framework for emergency action on climate change mitigation and adaptation in the State; to set targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions; and to provide for monitoring and reporting of the impacts of climate change on people, communities and ecosystems in the State. (Climate Change Emergency Bill) (Notice given 8 May 2019) * 28. Liquor Legislation Amendment (Repeal of Lock-out Laws) Bill 2019: resumption of the adjourned debate of the question on the motion of Mr Borsak: That this bill be now read a second time (5 calendar days from 30 May 2019)—Mrs Maclaren-Jones. (20 minutes) 33. Mr Shoebridge to move— That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to amend the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 and the Adoption Act 2000 to reverse certain amendments made the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Amendment Act 2018. (Children and Adoption Legislation Amendment (Reversal) Bill) (Notice given 8 May 2019) 3390 Legislative Council Notice Paper No. 54—Wednesday 16 September 2020 35. Mr Borsak to move— That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to amend the Crimes Act 1900 in relation to the possession or discharge of firearms when committing or attempting to commit certain offences. (Crimes Amendment (Possession or Discharge of Fireams in Commission of Offences) Bill) (Notice given 8 May 2019) *48. Crown Land Management Amendment (Reservation and Vesting of Crown Land) Bill 2019: resumption of the adjourned debate of the question on the motion of Mr Veitch: That this bill be now read a second time (5 calendar days from 6 June 2019)—Mrs Maclaren-Jones. (20 minutes) *55. Fishing Legislation Amendment (Right to Fish) Bill 2019: resumption of the adjourned debate of the question on the motion of Mr Banasiak: That this bill be now read a second time (5 calendar days from 14 November 2019)—Mr Farraway. (20 minutes) (Order of the day previously inside the order of precedence) 59. Mr Borsak to move— That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to establish an inquiry into the management of the Murray- Darling Basin; and for related purposes. (Murray-Darling Basin Commission of Inquiry Bill) (Notice given 28 May 2019) 60. Ms Faehrmann to move— That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to amend the Liquor Act 2007 and the Liquor Relation 2018 to repeal provisions that prevent patrons from entering licensed premises in the Sydney CBD and Kings Cross precincts after 1.30 am. (Liquor Legislation Amendment (Repeal of Inner-City Sydney Lock-out Laws) Bill) (Notice given 28 May 2019) *61. Real Estate Services Council Bill 2019: resumption of the adjourned debate of the question on the motion of Mr Banasiak: That this bill be now read a second time (5 calendar days from 24 October 2019)—Mr Farraway. (20 minutes) 72. Mr Field to move— That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to develop and provide for the publication of measures that indicate the wellbeing of people, communities and ecosystems in the State. (Wellbeing Indicators Bill) (Notice given 30 May 2019) 3391 Legislative Council Notice Paper No. 54—Wednesday 16 September 2020 86. Ms Faehrmann to move— That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to amend the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 to provide for the standards of concentration for emissions of certain air impurities that are not to be exceeded in respect of coal-fired power stations. (Protection of the Environment Operations Amendment (Clean Air) Bill) (Notice given 5 June 2019) *91. Repeal of Kosciuszko Wild Horse Heritage Legislation Bill 2019: resumption of the adjourned debate of the question on the motion of Ms Sharpe: That this bill be now read a second time (5 calendar days from 8 August 2019)—Mrs Maclaren Jones. (20 minutes) 100. Ms Faehrmann to move— That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to repeal the Kosciuszko Wild Horse Heritage Act 2018. (Kosciuszko Wild Horse Heritage Repeal Bill) (Notice given 18 June 2019) 121. 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 conduct that causes serious harm to or the destruction of a foetus; and for other