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Legislative Council 307 No. 44 MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TIDRD SESSION OF THE FORTY-FOURTH PARLIAMENT THURSDAY, 18 MARCH, 1976 1. The House met pursuant to adjournment. The President took the Chair. M em!Jers present- The Honourable Sir ~arry Vincent Bu~d, _P~esident. The Honourable Kathleen Harris Anderson, The Honourable William Geoffrey Keighley, The. Honourable ,Evelyn Barron, M.A. (Oxon), . 'The: Honourable Fred· - William Bowen, The Honourable James William Kennedy, O.B.E., . The Honourable David Paul Landa, ll.B., The Honourable Roger August Alfred Faes The Honourable William Lloyd Lange, de Bryon-Faes, G.O.H.s., M.A., M.Sc., The Honourable Florence Violet Lloyd, Ph.D. (Temple, Pa), . The· Honourable Thomas Sidney McKay, The Honourable James Edward Cahill, B.A., LL.B., The Honourable Francesco Calabro, The Honourable Peter McMahon, The Honourable William Robert Coulter, The Honourable Herbert John McPherson, The Honourable Margaret Alayne Elizabeth The Honourable Richmond William Many- '- Davis, weathers, The Hoiiounlble John Patrick Ducker, The Honourable Ralph Benson Marsh, The' Honourable Thomas Reginald Erskine, O.B.E., M.C., The Honourable Robert Gavin Melville, The Honourable Stanley Louis Mowbray The Honourable Douglas Frederick Moppet!, Eskell, E.D., B.Sc.Agr., The. Honourable Richard Kelynack Evans, The Honourable William Charles Peters, D.F.C., The Honourable Anne Elizabeth Press, The Honourable Otway McLaurin Falkiner, The Honourable Edna Sirius Roper, The Honourable Derek David Freeman, The Honourable Amelia Elizabeth· Mary B.D.S., D.D.S. (Toronto), L.D.S. Rygate, . (Ontario), F.I.C.D., F.R.A.C.D.8., The Honourable Waiter Robert Scott~ F.A.C.D., The Honourable Leroy Dudley Serisier, The Honourable Henry Bernard French, LL.B., The Honourable Sir John Bryan Munro The Honourable Robert Baron. Rowland Fuller, Smith, The Honourable Mabel Eileen Furley, The Honourable Louis Adrian So~omons, O.B.E., B.A., LL.B., The Honourable Walter James Geraghty, The Honourable Henry Joseph Aloysius The Honourable Clive Healey, Sullivan, The Honourable James Norman Thom, The' Honourable Frederick Maclean Hewitt, The Honourable Sir Edward Emerton Warren, Major . the Honourable Edward Harris K.C.M.G., K.B.E., M.S.M., O.M.8.T., Humphries, R.S.G.C., The Honourable Sir Asher Alexander Joel, Lieutenant-Colonel the Honourable Max K.B.E., Frederick Willis, B.D., LL.B. 2. PRAYER. 7463 308 MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATNE COUNCIL (18 March, 1976) 3. MESSAGES FROM THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.-The President reported and read the following Messages from the Legislative Assembly: (1) Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Convention- Mr PRESIDENT- The Legislative Assembly desires to acquaint the Legislative Councll that it agreed, on 17 March, 1976, to the following Resolutions- "(1) That Mr lohn Clarkson Maddison shall be and is hereby appointed in the place of Sir Eric Willis, for the purposes of paragraph (8) of the resolution of the Legislative Assembly of 23 March, 1972, as one of the two Joint Managers of the members of the Legislative Assembly appointed as delegates to the ·Convention to review the Commonwealth Constitution. (2) That Mr William Peter Coleman be appointed in the place of Mr Thomas Lancelot Lewis as a member of the Legislative Assembly to serve as an appointed member of the Delegation from the Parliament of New South Wales to the Convention abovementioned." Legislative Assembly Chamber, JIM CAMERON, Sydney, 18 March, 1976. Speaker. (2) Church of England Constitutions (Amendment) Bill- Mr PRESIDENT- The Legislative Assembly having this day passed a Bill, intituled "An Act to amend the Church of England Constitutions Act Amendment Act of 1902"­ . : .. presents the. saine to the Legislative Council for its concurrence. Le.gislative Assembly Chamber, JIM CAMERON, Sydney, 18 March, 1976. Speaker. Bill, on motion of Sir John Fuller, read a first time. Ordered, That the second reading stand an Order of the Day for next Sitting Day, and that the Bill, in the meantime, be printed. (3) Anglican Church of Australia Bill- Mr PRESIDENT- The Legislative Assembly having this day passed a Bill, intitaled "An Act to change to 'Anglican Church of Australia' the name of the Church of England in AustralidJ-presents the same to the Legislative Council for its concurrence. Legislative Assembly Chamber, JIM CAMERON, Sydney, 18 March, 1976. Speaker. Bill, on motion of Sir John Fuller, read a first time. Ord~red, That the second reading stand an Order of the Day for next Sitting Day, and that the Bill, in the meantime, be printed. (4) Statute Law Revision Bill­ Mr PRESIDENT- The Legislative Assembly having this day passed a Bill, intituled "An Act to promote the revision of the statute law by repealing enactments which· have ceased to be in force or have become unnecessary"-presents the same to the Legislative Council for its concurrence. Legislative Assembly Chamber, JIM CAMERON, SydneY, 18 March, 1976. Speaker. Bill, on motion of Sir John Fuller, read a first time. Ordered, That the second reading stand an Order of the Day for next Sitting Day, and that the Bill, in the meantime, be printed. ,':,:,' 309 M1NUfES OF TIlE PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (18 March, 1976) 4. EVIDENCE (AMENDMENT) BILL (Formal Business).--On motion of Mr Hewitt, read a third tme. Whereupon Mr Hewitt moved, That this Bill be returned to the Legislative Assembly with the following Message: Mr SPEAKER- The Legislative Council haviog this day agreed to the Bill, iotituled "An Act to amend the Evidence Act, 1898, to make business records admissible as evidence in all proceedings"-returns the same to the Legislative Assembly without amendment. Legislative Council Chamber, Sydney, 18 March, 1976. Question put and passed. 5. STRATA TITLES (AMENDMENT) BILL (Formal Business).-On motion of Mr Hewitt, read a third time. whereupon Mr Hewitt moved, That this Bill be returned to the Legislative Assembly with the following Message: Mr SPEAKER- The Legislative Council haviog this day agreed to the Bill; iotituled "An Act to amend the Strata Titles Act, 1973"-returns the same to the Legislative Assembly without amendment. Legislative Council Chamber, Sydney, 18 March, 1976. Question put and passed. 6. MrNES INSPECTION (AMENDMENT) BILL (Formal Busines>s).-On motion of Mr Hewitt, read a third time. Whereupon Mr Hewitt moved, That this Bill be returned to the Legislative Assembly with the following Message: Mr SPEAKER- The Legislative Council having this day agreed to the Bill, intituled "An Act to amend the Mines Inspection Act, 1901, in connection with the employ~ men! of women in or about mines, to enable persons to be trained in -'the U~e 0/ explosives and to amend that Act in certain other respecfsU-returns the same to the Legislative Assembly without amendment. Legislative Council Chamber, Sydney, 18 March, 1976. Question put and passed. 7. PASTURBSPROTECTION (AMENDMENT) BILL (Formal Business).-Onmotion of Sir John Fuller, read a third time. Whereupon Sir John Fuller moved, That this Bill be returned to the Legislative Assembly with the followiog Message: Mr SPEAKER- The Legislative Council having this day agreed to the Bill, intituled "An Act to amend the Pastures Protection Act, 1934, in relation to noxious animals, travelling stock, pastures protection boards, penalties for- offences and other matters dealt with in that Act; and to validate certain matters"-returns the same to the Legislative Assembly without amendment. Legislative Council Chamber, Sydney, 18 March, 1976. Question put and passed. 310 MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (18 March, 1976) Ii. PORT MACQUARIE ENTRANCE IMPROVEMENT WORKS BILL (Formal Rusiness).­ On motion of Sir John Fuller, read a third time. Whereupon Sir John Fuller moved, That this Bill be returned to the Legislative Assembly with the following Message: Mr· SPEAKBR~ The Legislative Council having this day agreed to the Bill, intituled "An Act to sanction and provide for the carrying out of certain works jor the con­ ~truction of a breakwater at the Port Macquarie Entrance; to empower the Minister to carry out the works; and to apply the Public Works Act, 1912, with certain modifications, to the works"-returns the same to the Legislative Assembly without amendment. Legislative Council Chamber, Sydney, 18 March, 1976. Question put and passed. 9. SYDNEY SPORTS GROUND AND SYDNEY CRICKET GROUND AMALGAMATION- (AMEND­ MENT) BILL (Formal Rusiness).-On motion of Mr Hewitt, read a third time. Whereupon Mr Hewitt moved, That this Bill be returned to the Legislative Assembly with the following Message: Mr SPEAKBR- The Legislative Council having this day agreed to the Bill, intituled "An Act to amend the Sydney Sports Ground and Sydney Cricket Ground Amalga­ mation Act, 1951, so as to empower the trustees of the amalgamated areas to make rules and regulations regulating or. prohibiting the' entry of persons on lands under the control of the trustees without the authority of the trustees and impooing a penalty on a person who contravenes any 'such rules and regulations" -returns the same to the Legislative Assembly without amendment. Legislative Council Chamber, Sydney, 18 March, 1976. Question put and passed. 10. CATTLE COMPENSATION (AMENDMENT) BILL (Formal Rusiness).-On motion of Sir John Fuller, read a third time. Whereupon Sir John Fuller moved, That this Bill be returned to the Legislative Assembly with the following Message: Mr SPEAKBR- The Legislative Council having this day agreed to the Bill, intituled "An Act to amend the Cattle Compensation Act, 1951, for the purpose of limiting the compensation payable to ownerJl of cattle destroyed as suffering from bovine brucellosis"-returns the same to the Legislative Assembly without amendment. Legislative Council Chamber, Sydney, 18 March, 1976. Question put and passed. 'c 11: IruuGATION (AMENDMENT) BILL (Formal Rusiness).-On motion of ·Sif"·John Fuller, read a third time.
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