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Wednesday, 23 September 2020 Legislative Council- PROOF Page 1 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Wednesday, 23 September 2020 The PRESIDENT (The Hon. John George Ajaka) took the chair at 10:00. The PRESIDENT read the prayers. Motions MANUFACTURING PROJECTS UPDATE The Hon. PETER PRIMROSE (10:01:47): I move: (1) That this House notes the resolution of the House of Wednesday 16 September 2020 in which this House recognised the critical importance of manufacturing jobs in Western Sydney and called on the Government to stop sending manufacturing jobs overseas. (2) That this House calls on the Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council to report to the House on the following matters: (a) the specific major manufacturing projects since 2011 for both Western Sydney and New South Wales, that the Government or any of its agencies procured from overseas; (b) the estimated total number of jobs for each major manufacturing project since 2011 that have been exported from New South Wales as a consequence of the decision to undertake procurement from overseas; (c) the specific manufacturing projects over the period of the forward estimates that the Government or any of its agencies propose to procure from overseas; (d) any additional legislative and regulatory frameworks proposed to be introduced by the Government in order to implement the resolution of the House that it stop sending manufacturing jobs overseas; and (e) any immediate and long term additional investments proposed by the Government in TAFE; including how it will expand training, education and employment pathways especially for young people. Motion agreed to. Committees LEGISLATION REVIEW COMMITTEE Membership Ms ABIGAIL BOYD: I move: That under section 5 of the Legislation Review Act 1987, Mr David Shoebridge be discharged from the Legislation Review Committee and Ms Abigail Boyd be appointed as a member of the committee. Motion agreed to. Ms ABIGAIL BOYD: I move: That a message be forwarded to the Legislative Assembly conveying the terms of the resolution agreed to by the House. Motion agreed to. COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE Membership Ms ABIGAIL BOYD: I move: That under section 38 of the Advocate for Children and Young People Act 2014, Ms Abigail Boyd be discharged from the Committee on Children and Young People and Mr David Shoebridge be appointed as a member of the committee. Motion agreed to. Ms ABIGAIL BOYD: I move: That a message be forwarded to the Legislative Assembly conveying the terms of the resolution agreed to by the House. Motion agreed to. Wednesday, 23 September 2020 Legislative Council- PROOF Page 2 Documents CONTAMINATION AT POWER STATION ASSOCIATED SITES Tabling of Report of Independent Legal Arbiter Ms ABIGAIL BOYD: I move: (1) That the report of the Independent Legal Arbiter, the Hon. Joseph Campbell, QC, dated 18 September 2020, on the disputed claim of privilege on papers relating to the contamination at power station associated sites be laid on the table by the Clerk. (2) That, on tabling, the report is authorised to be published. Motion agreed to. CONTAMINATION AT POWER STATION ASSOCIATED SITES Report of Independent Legal Arbiter The CLERK: According to the resolution of the House this day, I table the report of the Independent Legal Arbiter, the Hon. Joseph Campbell, QC, dated 18 September 2020, on the disputed claim of privilege on documents relating to the auditor papers regarding contamination at power station associated sites. Business of the House POSTPONEMENT OF BUSINESS The Hon. NATASHA MACLAREN-JONES: I move: That business of the House notice of motion No. 1 be postponed to a later hour of the sitting. Motion agreed to. SUSPENSION OF STANDING AND SESSIONAL ORDERS: ORDER OF BUSINESS The Hon. NATASHA MACLAREN-JONES: I move: 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 this day. Motion agreed to. ORDER OF BUSINESS The Hon. NATASHA MACLAREN-JONES (10:11:14): I move: That the order of private members' business be as follows: (1) Private members' business item No. 785 standing in the name of the Hon. Daniel Mookhey relating to the State Insurance and Care Governance Amendment (Employees) Bill. (2) Private members' business item No. 736 standing in the name of the Hon. Walt Secord relating to the Restart NSW Fund Amendment (Rural and Regional Infrastructure Funding) Bill. (3) Private members' business item No. 725 standing in the name of the Hon. Mark Banasiak relating to the Local Land Services Amendment (Land Management and Forestry) Bill. (4) Private members' business item No. 793 standing in the name of the Hon. John Graham relating to the Liquor Amendment (Right to Play Music) Bill. (5) Private members' business item No. 708 standing in the name of the Hon. Rod Roberts relating to Police Remembrance Day 2020. (6) Private members' business item No. 789 standing in the name of the Hon. Taylor Martin relating to coalmining for export. (7) Private members' business item No. 477 standing in the name of Mr Justin Field relating to an order for papers regarding the Liddell Taskforce. (8) Private members' business item No. 786 standing in the name of the Hon. Daniel Mookhey relating to an order for papers regarding Insurance and Care NSW, the Treasury and the New South Wales workers compensation scheme. (9) Private members' business item No. 687 standing in the name of the Hon. Ben Franklin relating to Meals on Wheels Day 2020. (10) Private members' business item No. 740 standing in the name of the Hon. Emma Hurst relating to immunocontraceptives and wild horses. (11) Private members' business item No. 794 standing in the name of Ms Cate Faehrmann relating to protecting biodiversity. (12) Private members' business item No. 775 standing in the name of the Hon. Robert Borsak relating to a select committee on the Greyhound Welfare and Integrity Commission. Wednesday, 23 September 2020 Legislative Council- PROOF Page 3 (13) Private members' business item No. 780 standing in the name of the Hon. Adam Searle relating to an order for papers regarding government asset plans and registers. (14) Private members' business item No. 795 standing in the name of the Hon. Natasha Maclaren-Jones relating to Australian National Flag Day 2020. (15) Private members' business item No. 781 standing in the name of the Hon. Mark Buttigieg relating to an order for papers regarding electricity leases and energy operations. (16) Private members' business item No. 792 standing in the name of the Hon. Sam Farraway relating to World Squash Day 2020. (17) Private members' business item No. 139 standing in the name of Reverend the Hon. Fred Nile relating to the Crimes Amendment (Zoe's Law) Bill 2019. (18) Private members' business item No. 701 standing in the name of Mr David Shoebridge relating to the Public Works and Procurement Amendment (Workers Compensation Nominal Insurer) Bill 2020. (19) Private members' business item No. 796 standing in the name of the Hon. Courtney Houssos relating to an order for papers regarding School Infrastructure NSW projects. (20) Private members' business item No. 678 standing in the name of the Hon. Taylor Martin relating to Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. (21) Private members' business item No. 569 standing in the name of the Hon. Mark Latham relating to police and prison officers. (22) Private members' business item No. 659 standing in the name of the Hon. Adam Searle relating to an order for papers regarding advice on hotel quarantine and face masks. (23) Private members' business item No. 762 standing in the name of the Hon. Taylor Martin relating to the Surf Life Saving New South Wales 2020 Awards of Excellence (24) Private members' business item No. 791 standing in the name of the Hon. Mark Banasiak relating to a select committee on the provisions of the Public Health Amendment (Registered Nurses in Nursing Homes) Bill 2020. (25) Private members' business item No. 782 standing in the name of the Hon. Mark Buttigieg relating to the Qantas decision to outsource labour. (26) Private members' business item No. 1 standing in the name of the Hon. Mark Latham relating to the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2019. (27) Private members' business item No. 582 standing in the name of the Hon. Shayne Mallard relating to Fighting For Our Lives by Nick Cook. (28) Private members' business item No. 764 standing in the name of Ms Abigail Boyd relating to an order for papers regarding the sale of the Macquarie Generation assets. (29) Private members' business item No. 702 standing in the name of Mr David Shoebridge relating to an order for papers regarding Operation Tepito Interim Report documents. I indicate that it has been agreed that the private member's business items at paragraph Nos 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28 and 29 will be considered in the new short form format. The PRESIDENT: The question is that the motion be agreed to. Motion agreed to. Bills STATE INSURANCE AND CARE GOVERNANCE AMENDMENT (EMPLOYEES) BILL 2020 First Reading Bill introduced, and read a first time and ordered to be printed on motion by the Hon. Daniel Mookhey. Second Reading Speech The Hon. DANIEL MOOKHEY (10:17:31): I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The State Insurance and Care Governance Amendment (Employees) Bill introduced by Labor will abolish the outrageous practice of paying Insurance and Care NSW [icare] executives bonuses. The bill is necessary because in the past two years eight executives at icare were paid $8 million in salaries and bonuses. Two hundred of the 1,200 staff members at icare were also paid bonuses.