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1347 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 2011 FIRST SESSION OF THE FIFTY-FIFTH PARLIAMENT ___________________ BUSINESS PAPER No. 38 THURSDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2011 ___________________ GOVERNMENT BUSINESS NOTICES OF MOTIONS— 1 MR BARRY O'FARRELL to move— That a bill be introduced for an Act to amend the Election Funding, Expenditure and Disclosures Act 1981 in relation to caps on electoral communication expenditure and prohibitions on political donations. (Election Funding, Expenditure and Disclosures Amendment Bill). (Notice given 23 June 2011) ORDERS OF THE DAY— . 1 (i) Appropriation Bill. Cognate bills; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Mike Baird, (ii) Duties Amendment (First Home-New “That these bills be now agreed to in Home) Bill. principle time”. (Introduced 6 September 2011—Mr John Robertson). 2 Residential Parks Amendment (Register) Bill; consideration of Legislative Council amendments (Mr Anthony Roberts). 1348 BUSINESS PAPER Thursday 8 September 2011 †3 Transport Legislation Amendment Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Ms Gladys Berejiklian, “That this bill be now agreed to in principle”. (Introduced 6 September 2011—Dr Geoff Lee). 4 Veterinary Practice Amendment (Interstate Veterinary Practitioners) Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Ms Katrina Hodgkinson, “That this bill be now agreed to in principle”. (Introduced 24 August 2011—Mr Paul Lynch). 5 Liquor Amendment (3 Strikes) Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr George Souris, “That this bill be now agreed to in principle”. (Introduced 22 June 2011—Ms Carmel Tebbutt). 6 Identification Legislation Amendment Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Greg Smith, “That this bill be now agreed to in principle”. (Introduced 25 August 2011—Mr Paul Lynch). † Bill forwarded from the Legislative Council ADDRESS-IN-REPLY ORDER OF THE DAY— 1 The Governor’s Opening Speech: resumption of the interrupted debate on the motion of Ms Robyn Parker, that the following Address in Reply to the Governor’s Opening Speech be now adopted by this House— “To Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir, Companion of the Order of Australia, Commander of the Royal Victorian Order and Governor of the State of New South Wales in the Commonwealth of Australia. MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EXCELLENCY – We, the Members of the Legislative Assembly of the State of New South Wales, in Parliament assembled, desire to express our thanks for Your Excellency’s speech, and to express our loyalty to Australia and the people of New South Wales. We assure Your Excellency that our earnest consideration will be given to the measures to be submitted to us, and that we will faithfully carry out the important duties entrusted to us by the people of New South Wales. We join Your Excellency in the hope that our labours may be so directed as to advance the best interests of all sections of the community.” (Mr Dominic Perrottet speaking, 5minutes remaining) BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE – PETITIONS ORDERS OF THE DAY— 1 Petition—from certain citizens requesting 24-hour road and helicopter medical retrieval services for the Central West region (Mr Andrew Gee). (Discussion set down for 8 September 2011). 2 Petition—from certain citizens requesting a ban on exotic animals performing in circuses (Ms Clover Moore). (Discussion set down for 14 September 2011). 1349 BUSINESS PAPER Thursday 8 September 2011 GENERAL BUSINESS NOTICES OF MOTIONS (for Bills)— 1 MR GREG PIPER to move— That a bill be introduced for an Act to amend the Local Government Act 1993 to increase, from 21 to 30 years, the maximum period for which a lease or licence in respect of community land may be granted. (Local Government Amendment (Community Land) Bill). (Notice given 9 May 2011) ORDERS OF THE DAY (for Bills)— P1 Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Maintenance of Local Government Development Consent Powers) Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Greg Piper, “That this bill be now agreed to in principle”. (Notice given 4 May 2011, introduced 6 May 2011—Mr Ray Williams). P2 Cross-Border Commission Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Richard Torbay “That this bill be now agreed to in principle”. (Notice given 10 May 2011, introduced 12 May 2011—Mr Daryl Maguire). †3 Marine Parks Amendment (Moratorium) Bill; resumption of the interrupted debate, on the motion of Mr Richard Torbay, “That this bill be now agreed to in principle”. (Introduced 23 June 2011—Mr Andrew Constance speaking, 10 minutes remaining). P4 Local Government Amendment (Roadside Vehicle Sales) Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Ms Clover Moore, “That this bill be now agreed to in principle”. (Notice given 4 August 2011, introduced 5 August 2011—Mr Daryl Maguire). † Bill forwarded from the Legislative Council P postponed ORDERS OF THE DAY (General Orders)— 1 Public Water Supplies Act 1957; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr John Williams— That this House requests that the Public Water Supplies Act 1957 be amended to give local water authorities the ultimate power to make decisions concerning the addition of fluoride to public water within their locality. (Notice given 4 May 2011, moved 2 June 2011—Mrs Roza Sage). 1350 BUSINESS PAPER Thursday 8 September 2011 2 Compensation to farmers for environmental land; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Richard Torbay— That this House: (1) Notes that the Native Vegetation Act needs to be amended to provide just compensation to farmers for any land sequestered for environmental purposes. (2) Calls on the Government to pay farmers for their stewardship of that land to keep it free of weeds, pests and feral animals. (Notice given 4 May 2011, moved 11 August 2011—Mr Daryl Maguire). 3 Balmain Hospital Casualty Service; resumption of the interrupted debate, on the motion of Mr Jamie Parker— That this House: (1) Notes that the former Government closed down the 24 hour casualty service at Balmain Hospital. (2) Notes that this decision has denied the people of Balmain an important community service and has placed significant additional pressure on the casualty service at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. (3) Calls on the Government to restore the 24 hour casualty service at Balmain Hospital. (Notice given 5 May 2011, moved 26 August 2011—Dr Andrew McDonald speaking, 3 minutes remaining). 1351 BUSINESS PAPER Thursday 8 September 2011 NOTICES OF MOTIONS (General Notices) 28 TAFE FUNDING MR RICHARD TORBAY to move— That this House requests increased funding to TAFE to address the under-investment, to help meet training needs and address the critical skills shortage in New South Wales. (Notice given 5 May 2011) 29 GLENDALE TO SPEERS POINT CYCLEWAY EXTENSION MS SONIA HORNERY to move— That this House: (1) Acknowledges that the Lake Macquarie Councillors have agreed to network with Newcastle City Council. (2) Supports planning to create a regional cycleway between the Newcastle City Council and Lake Macquarie City Council region, with its first priority to build a cycleway extension from Glendale to Speers Point. (Notice given 5 May 2011) 30 DARLING STREET WHARF MR JAMIE PARKER to move— That this House: (1) Notes that the Balmain community remains concerned about recent changes to ferry timetables. (2) Calls on the Government to correct the loss of integration of ferry to bus and ferry to ferry services at Darling Street Wharf. (3) Calls for a timetabling review to avoid simultaneous ferry arrivals and improve morning and evening peak services to Darling Street Wharf. (4) Calls on the Government to reinstate the 11.30 pm services to Darling Street wharf. (Notice given 5 May 2011) 31 ELERMORE VALE MEN'S SHED MS SONIA HORNERY to move— That this House: (1) Notes the launching of a Men's Shed at Elermore Vale. (2) Congratulates all the men involved with the launch and congratulates Elermore Vale Neighbourhood Centre for this initiative. (Notice given 5 May 2011) 32 KU-RING-GAI PLANNING ISSUES MR JONATHAN O'DEA to move— That this House notes the prompt action of the new Government to improve local democracy on planning issues for residents of the Ku-ring-gai Council area. (Notice given 9 May 2011) 33 EARLY-INTERVENTION PRESCHOOLS 1352 BUSINESS PAPER Thursday 8 September 2011 MS SONIA HORNERY to move— That this House calls on the Government to adopt recommendations by the nation's leading education authority, Mr Tony Vinson and establish early intervention preschools to save children from a lifetime of disadvantage. (Notice given 9 May 2011) 34 HOSPITALS UPGRADES MR RICHARD TORBAY to move— That this House calls on the Government to support major capital upgrades to Armidale, Inverell, Glenn Innes and Tenterfield Hospitals. (Notice given 9 May 2011) 35 PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT MR JONATHAN O'DEA to move— That this House notes the substantial need for public infrastructure investment in Sydney's north after 16 years of neglect under NSW Labor. (Notice given 9 May 2011) 36 DEMENTIA AND ALZHEIMER'S MS SONIA HORNERY to move— That this House: (1) Notes that dementia and Alzheimer's are claiming more than twice as many Australian lives as they did a decade ago. (2) Notes that the Hunter Medical Research Institute, the John Hunter Hospital, and the Calvary Mater Hospital would appreciate more funding for research and development to combat this insidious disease. (Notice given 9 May 2011) 37 PUBLIC UTILTIES PRIVATISATION MR RICHARD TORBAY to move— That this House calls on the Government to not allow any further privatisation of public utilities without a referendum being conducted. (Notice given 9 May 2011) 38 W LEAGUE - JETS MS SONIA HORNERY to move— That this House: (1) Notes that Matilda's contender, Hayley Crawford was nominated W League Jets player of the year.