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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL NOTICE PAPER No. 62 Tuesday, 16 June 2020 The President takes the Chair at 12.00 noon GOVERNMENT BUSINESS NOTICES OF MOTION 268 MR ERDOGAN — To move — That this House notes that — (1) the Andrews Labor Government’s commitment to improving the oral health of Victorian children; (2) dental decay is the most common chronic disease in children and five times more common than asthma; (3) dental conditions are the highest single cause of preventable hospitalisations in children under ten years of age; (4) the Andrews Labor Government has invested $321.9 million to roll out free dental vans to every public school across Victoria by 2022; (5) the dental vans will provide free check-ups and treatment including teeth cleaning, fluoride applications, fillings, root canals and any other non-cosmetic treatments to all public- school children; (6) free dental vans have been rolled out six months early and have visited schools in the suburbs of Box Hill, Cranbourne, Wodonga and South Barwon; (7) schools in Brimbank, Buloke, Campaspe, East Gippsland, Greater Bendigo, Macedon Ranges, Mansfield, Maribyrnong, Melton, Latrobe, Towong, Wangaratta and parts of Casey and Hume are next on the list to receive free dental care; (8) in 2020, the program will have invited more than 300 schools to participate and will offer free dental treatment to more than 100,000 Victorian students; (9) by 2022, the program will provide check-ups and dental treatment to more than 650,000 public school children every year; and (10) the program will save parents around $400 a year, per child, in dental costs as well as the inconvenience of taking time off work for appointments. [Notice given on 4 March 2020 — Listed for 9 days]. 270 MR MELHEM — To move — That this House — (1) recognises the firm commitment of the Victorian Government to the state’s cultural and religious diversity; (2) notes that collectively, Victorians follow 130 faiths, come from over 200 countries and speak over 260 languages and dialects; (3) congratulates the more than 3000 multicultural organisations for their work in promoting multiculturalism and utilising the support of various Multicultural Affairs programs available in 2019; and 2 Legislative Council Notice Paper No. 62 (4) confirms the Government’s commitment to ensure all Victorians can successfully participate in and contribute to the state and promote that Victoria’s diversity is one of its greatest strengths. [Notice given on 4 March 2020 — Listed for 9 days]. 271 MS TAYLOR — To move — That this House recognises the Andrews Labor Government’s unprecedented investment in Victoria’s public health system, including, but not limited to — (1) a $200 million flu package so that our hospitals and hardworking doctors and nurses can continue to treat a record number of patients; (2) delivering record $12.2 billion of funding to our public hospitals in the 2019-20 Budget; (3) providing a $7 billion pipeline of Victorian hospital infrastructure as part of the largest ever health infrastructure building program; (4) opening and upgrading 11 new ambulance stations since 2018, including stations at Bacchus Marsh, Broadford, Diamond Creek, Mernda, Port Fairy, Preston, Rochester, Tatura, Swan Bay, Terang and Winchelsea; (5) providing $10 million in research grants to support researchers in discovering new breakthroughs in cancer prevention, treatment and care; (6) bringing cutting-edge CAR-T cell therapy for fighting blood cancers to Victoria, making a difference for some of our sickest children and young people; (7) commencing the roll out of free dental vans to Victorian public schools; (8) delivering over 20,000 baby bundles to first time Victorian parents; (9) rolling out free car seat fittings and safety checks to ensure we keep Victorian children safe; (10) giving Victorians suffering with a terminal illness at the end of their lives an additional, compassionate choice through Victoria’s voluntary assisted dying scheme; and (11) providing an additional $72 million to hospital and community-based palliative care in the 2019-20 Budget. [Notice given on 4 March 2020 — Listed for 9 days]. 272 MS STITT — To move — That this House recognises the Andrews Labor Government’s investment in Victoria’s mental health system, including, but not limited to — (1) the establishment of a Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System, the first of its kind in Australia, and the commitment to implement every recommendation; (2) the allocation of $173 million in the 2019-20 Budget towards critical mental health services, following on from the previous year’s record investment of $705 million; (3) $9 million to support our mental health workforce to ensure they can play a central role in building the mental health system Victorians deserve; (4) $23.3 million for additional inpatient beds; (5) $6.6 million to increase clinical support at three Prevention and Recovery Care services; (6) $8.5 million to continue support for Aboriginal Victorians with severe mental illness; (7) $19 million to support mental health clinicians at the Victorian Fixated Threat Centre and the delivery of extra specialised mental health supports to meet the needs of people referred by the centre, including $3 million for asylum seekers; (8) crucial mental health funding for schools and kindergartens in the wake of the Victorian bushfires, including $4 million to boost mental health services in government and non-government schools and $3.8 million to provide trauma response support to affected schools and kindergarten services; (9) $14.4 million towards the Bushfires Case Support Program, linking bushfire affected Victorians with vital support; and (10) $51.2 million to put mental health professionals in all state secondary schools by 2022. [Notice given on 4 March 2020 — Listed for 9 days]. 16 June 2020 3 273 MS GARRETT — To move — That this House — (1) notes that the Andrews Labor Government has made a significant investment in recreational fishing across Victoria; (2) recognises the importance of the Andrews Labor Government’s Target One Million plan that aims to get more people fishing, more often; and (3) further notes the positive impact of the Golden Tag competition in supporting bushfire- affected areas of Victoria. [Notice given on 4 March 2020 — Listed for 9 days]. 274 MS SHING — To move — That this House notes that — (1) the Andrews Labor Government has invested more than $1.3 billion to rebuild the state’s TAFE system after the previous state Liberal-National Government tried to destroy TAFE; (2) TAFE Gippsland has had life injected back into it under the Andrews Labor Government, with the $35.5 million Morwell Campus redevelopment underway to deliver state-of-the- art teaching facilities for the Gippsland community; (3) almost 1,700 students have enrolled in free TAFE at TAFE Gippsland, building a pool of skilled workers to fill jobs in the Gippsland region; and (4) only the Andrews Labor Government delivers for Gippsland. [Notice given on 4 March 2020 — Listed for 9 days]. 275 MS TERPSTRA — To move — That this House — (1) acknowledges the significant investment in road safety made under the Andrews Labor Government; (2) notes the progress of Victoria’s Road Safety Strategy and Action Plan, Towards Zero 2016-2020, including the $226 million of upgrades for 2020; and (3) commends the Andrews Labor Government for investing $33.4 million in the L2P Learner Driver Mentor Program from 2019 to 2023. [Notice given on 4 March 2020 — Listed for 9 days]. 276 MR ELASMAR — To move — That this House notes that — (1) the Andrews Labor Government is investing record funding in the Adult Community Education sector and since coming to office has twice raised the subsidy rate for pre- accredited training; (2) the previous Liberal-Nationals Government ignored the Adult Education sector and did not provide adequate funding; (3) in 2019, Learn Locals in the Northern Metropolitan Region shared over $580,000 as part of the Capacity and Innovation Fund; and (4) the release of the Andrews Labor Government’s Ministerial Statement on the Future of Adult Community Education has been celebrated across the sector for its vision and support of Learn Locals. [Notice given on 4 March 2020 — Listed for 9 days]. ORDERS OF THE DAY 1* PETROLEUM LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2020 — (from Assembly — Ms Symes) — Second reading — Resumption of debate (Mr Rich-Phillips). 2* WAGE THEFT BILL 2020 — (from Assembly — Ms Tierney) — Second reading — Resumption of debate (Mr O’Donohue). * Indicates new entry 4 Legislative Council Notice Paper No. 62 3 SENTENCING AMENDMENT (EMERGENCY WORKER HARM) BILL 2020 — (from Assembly — Ms Tierney) — Second reading — Resumption of debate (Mr O’Donohue). 4 JUSTICE LEGISLATION MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS BILL 2019 — (from Assembly — Ms Tierney) — Second reading — and on the reasoned amendment moved by Mr O’Donohue — Resumption of debate (Ms Stitt). 5 PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AMENDMENT BILL 2020 — (from Assembly — Ms Symes) — Second reading — Resumption of debate (Mr Davis). 6* RETAIL LEASES AMENDMENT BILL 2019 — (from Assembly — Mr Somyurek) — Second reading — Resumption of debate (Mr Rich-Phillips). 7 OWNERS CORPORATIONS AND OTHER ACTS AMENDMENT BILL 2019 — (from Assembly — Mr Somyurek) — Second reading — Resumption of debate (Mr Rich-Phillips). 8 FORESTS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT) BILL 2019 — (from Assembly — Ms Pulford) — Second reading — Resumption of debate (Mr Rich-Phillips). 9 PARKS AND CROWN LAND LEGISLATION AMENDMENT