Legislative Assembly Committee on Environment and Planning

AUDITOR-GENERAL'S REPORT ....................................................................................................... 1765 BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE .................................................................................. 1765, 1813, 1817, 1820 CENTENARY OF ANZAC ................................................................................................................... 1829 CHILD PROTECTION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2015 .................................................. 1765 COMMUNITY RECOGNITION STATEMENTS ................................................................................ 1794 CRONULLA SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB AWARDS ........................................................................ 1795 DISTINGUISHED VISITORS ............................................................................................................... 1799 DURAL BAPTIST CHURCH ................................................................................................................ 1835 EVA DUNSTAN 100TH BIRTHDAY .................................................................................................. 1795 FAIRFIELD RELAY FOR LIFE ........................................................................................................... 1797 FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD .................................................................................................................... 1794 GOVERNOR'S SPEECH: ADDRESS-IN-REPLY ................................................................................ 1787 HILLS SHIRE NEW ARRIVALS MADDISON AND ALEXIS BYRNE-FUENTES ......................... 1796 HOLROYD ROTARY CLUB ................................................................................................................ 1795 HORNSBY ELECTORATE ATHLETES JOSHUA FENELEY AND EDWARD PARKER .............. 1799 HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION REPORT ....................................................................................... 1811 INFRASTRUCTURE NSW ................................................................................................................... 1802 INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD PARTICIPANT ZOE THOMPSON .............................. 1798 IRFAN ISLAMIC COLLEGE ................................................................................................................ 1797 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING .................... 1817 MARRICKVILLE WELCOME DINNER ............................................................................................. 1796 MATILDAS PLAYER EMILY VAN EGMOND ................................................................................. 1795 MOUNT DRUITT PALLIATIVE CARE UNIT .................................................................................... 1797 NEPEAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ......................................................................................................... 1838 NEPEAN FOOD SERVICES ................................................................................................................. 1833 PETITIONS ............................................................................................................................................ 1817 PRIVATE MEMBERS' STATEMENTS ............................................................................................... 1832 QUESTION TIME ................................................................................................................................. 1799 RAMADAN ........................................................................................................................................... 1832 REPRESENTATION OF MINISTERS ABSENT DURING QUESTIONS ......................................... 1799 RHIANNA JAMIESON, JUNIOR SHEEP JUDGE .............................................................................. 1795 SAME-SEX MARRIAGE ...................................................................................................................... 1826 SIXTIETH NEW ENGLAND REGION NSW TRAINING AWARDS ................................................ 1837 SMALL BUSINESS GRANTS (EMPLOYMENT INCENTIVE) BILL 2015 ...................................... 1829 STATE BUDGET AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ........................................................................... 1809 STATE BUDGET AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION .......................................................... 1804 STATE BUDGET AND EDUCATION ................................................................................................. 1812 STATE BUDGET AND HEALTH ........................................................................................................ 1803 STATE BUDGET AND REGIONAL ECONOMIES............................................................................ 1805 STATE BUDGET AND SWANSEA ELECTORATE PROJECTS ...................................................... 1807 STATE BUDGET............................................................................................................... 1799, 1801, 1818 SURF LIFE SAVING CENTRAL COAST AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE ......................................... 1798 SUTHERLAND SHIRE EARLY YEARS SUPPORT SERVICE ......................................................... 1798 SYDNEY ELECTORATE CONSTITUENTS ....................................................................................... 1798 TOMAREE STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE .................................................................................... 1796 TRIBUTE TO DENNIS DONOVAN .................................................................................................... 1797 TRIBUTE TO IAN HUNT ..................................................................................................................... 1836 TRIBUTE TO SHAEN FRASER AND KATH SEVIL ......................................................................... 1797 TRIBUTE TO WENDY AND GLENN PENNELL............................................................................... 1834 VILLAWOOD EAST PUBLIC SCHOOL SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY............................................. 1839 VISITORS .............................................................................................................................................. 1799 WARRAGAMBA SKATE PARK ......................................................................................................... 1796 WINGHAM BRUSH PUBLIC SCHOOL .............................................................................................. 1794 WOMEN IN POLICING ........................................................................................................................ 1840 1765 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Wednesday 24 June 2015 __________ The Deputy-Speaker (Mr Thomas George) took the chair at 10.00 a.m. The Deputy-Speaker read the Prayer and acknowledgement of country. AUDITOR-GENERAL'S REPORT The Clerk announced the receipt, pursuant to section 63C of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983, of the Performance Audit Report of the Auditor-General entitled "Implementing performance audit recommendations: Department of Premier and Cabinet, The Treasury, NSW Ministry of Health, Department of Education and Communities, Transport for NSW, NSW Police Force", dated June 2015, received on 24 June 2015 and authorised to be printed. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE Notices of Motions General Business Notices of Motions (General Notices) given. [During the giving of notices of motions.] The DEPUTY-SPEAKER (Mr Thomas George): Order! I add my congratulations to Mr Brian Darby, an old colleague of mine, who has done a lot of work with young people to try to keep them off the streets. CHILD PROTECTION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2015 Second Reading Debate resumed from 3 June 2015. Ms TANIA MIHAILUK (Bankstown) [10.13 a.m.]: I lead on behalf of the Opposition in the debate on the Child Protection Legislation Amendment Bill 2015. This bill will amend the Adoption Act 2000, the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012, the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998, the Community Services (Complaints, Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993 and the Ombudsman Act 1974 to implement various reforms relating to the protection of children and young people, including with respect to the suitability of persons to be carers, adoptive parents and guardians of children and young people. I note from the outset that the Opposition will not oppose this bill but, in fact, is very supportive of toughening legislation with respect to child protection in this State. It is my understanding that this bill has been introduced following concerns raised in the first hearing of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse with respect to out-of-home care. I thank the Minister and his office for briefing me and my staff in relation to this bill. The Opposition firmly believes that there is no higher duty for the State than to protect and support our vulnerable children and young people, and to ensure that at all times they are kept safe from the risk of harm. Labor has a distinguished record when it comes to strengthening child protection legislation in our State. For instance, the Working With Children Check was established by the Carr Labor Government in 1998—the first such scheme introduced in Australia. Since then, most Australian jurisdictions have introduced similar working with children checks. In 2009 the Rees Labor Government introduced the Keep them Safe reforms in response to the recommendations made by the

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