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ADJOURNMENT .......................................................................................................................... 24100 ANTI-POVERTY WEEK .................................................................................................... 24014, 24103 ASSISTED BOARDING HOUSE REGULATION ......................................................................... 24044 AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK .............................................................................................. 24038 BEACH ACCESS FOR DISABLED .............................................................................................. 24046 BIRTH OF SWAMI VIVEKANADA ANNIVERSARY ................................................................. 24018 BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE ....................................................................... 24014, 24016, 24020, 24020 CASUAL TEACHER STAFFING SYSTEM .................................................................................. 24049 CENTRAL COAST WATER SUPPLY .......................................................................................... 24046 CHILD PROTECTION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (OFFENDERS REGISTRATION AND PROHIBITION ORDERS) BILL 2013 ........................................................................................... 24051 CRIMES (SENTENCING PROCEDURE) AMENDMENT (STANDARD NON-PAROLE PERIODS) BILL 2013 ............................................................................................................................................... 24099 CROWN LANDS AMENDMENT (MULTIPLE LAND USE) BILL 2013 ..................................... 24051 CROWN ROADS ACCESS AND RECREATIONAL FISHING TRUST FUNDS .......................... 24050 DEVELOPMENT CONSTRUCTION GUIDELINES ..................................................................... 24050 DISTINGUISHED VISITORS ....................................................................................................... 24025 F3 TO M2 ORBITAL LINK ........................................................................................................... 24040 FIREARMS AND CRIMINAL GROUPS LEGISLATION ............................................................. 24102 FOURTH AUSTRALIAN CONFERENCE ON CHILDREN AND THE MEDIA ........................... 24017 GAME AND FERAL ANIMAL CONTROL AMENDMENT BILL 2013 ................. 24020, 24025, 24051 GRAINCORP TAKEOVER PROPOSAL ....................................................................................... 24100 INDIAN AUSTRALIAN CULTURAL FAIR ................................................................................. 24015 IRREGULAR PETITION ............................................................................................................... 24020 KOGARAH STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE ............................................................................. 24039 LIQUOR AMENDMENT (KINGS CROSS PLAN OF MANAGEMENT) BILL 2013 .................... 24082 MIRANDA MUSICAL SOCIETY ................................................................................................. 24018 MOBILE SPEED CAMERAS ........................................................................................................ 24040 MOTORCYCLE AWARENESS WEEK ........................................................................................ 24045 MOTORISED BICYCLES ............................................................................................................. 24041 MR PAUL FEATHERSTONE RETIREMENT .............................................................................. 24014 NATIVE FORESTS MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................... 24051 NATIVE VEGETATION LEGISLATION ..................................................................................... 24050 NORTH WEST RAIL LINK .......................................................................................................... 24040 NSW GAY AND LESBIAN RIGHTS LOBBY TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY ..................... 24101 NSW POLICE FORCE CHILD ABUSE SQUAD ........................................................................... 24050 PERU AMAZONICO EXHIBITION .............................................................................................. 24016 PETITIONS ................................................................................................................................... 24019 PLAGUE LOCUST OUTBREAKS ................................................................................................ 24045 PUBLIC HOUSING BED TAX........................................................................................... 24049, 24049 QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE ................................................................................................ 24038 SANDAKAN MEMORIAL ........................................................................................................... 24103 SKILLS BOARD BILL 2013 ......................................................................................................... 24081 SOLAR ENERGY EXCHANGE INITIATIVE ............................................................................... 24019 ST GEORGE HOSPITAL PERITONECTOMY SURGERY ........................................................... 24046 STRIKE FORCE EVESSON .......................................................................................................... 24043 SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVALS POLICING ................................................................................. 24048 SYDNEY CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT FIRE....................................................................... 24038 SYDNEY WATER CATCHMENT COAL AND GAS MINING .................................................... 24042 TOLL ROAD TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT .................................................................................... 24047 UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES SUNSWIFT SOLAR RACING TEAM ........................ 24019 UNPROCLAIMED LEGISLATION .............................................................................................. 24019 VISION-IMPAIRED PEDESTRIAN SAFETY............................................................................... 24041 VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING CONTRACTS................................................... 24047 WARRANE COLLEGE ANNUAL LECTURE .............................................................................. 24017 WESTCONNEX MOTORWAY..................................................................................................... 24043 WHIAN WHIAN LOGGING SITE ................................................................................................ 24041 24014 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Wednesday 16 October 2013 __________ The President (The Hon. Donald Thomas Harwin) took the chair at 11.00 a.m. The President read the Prayers. Pursuant to sessional orders Formal Business Notices of Motions proceeded with. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE Formal Business Notices of Motions Private Members' Business item No. 1506 outside the Order of Precedence objected to as being taken as formal business. ANTI-POVERTY WEEK Motion by Dr JOHN KAYE, on behalf of the Hon. Jan Barham, agreed to: (1) That this House notes that: (a) Anti-Poverty Week 2013 runs from 13 to 19 October; and (b) the main aims of Anti-Poverty Week are to: (i) strengthen public understanding of the causes and consequences of poverty and hardship; and (ii) encourage research, discussion and action by individuals, communities, organisations and governments to address poverty. (2) That this House notes that: (a) 2.6 million Australians live below the poverty line; (b) one quarter of the Australians living in poverty are children and young people under the age of 25; and (c) Australia's poverty rate is higher than most other developed nations, ranking twenty-sixth out of the 34 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development [OECD] countries. (3) That this House notes the many recent reports documenting the causes and impacts of poverty, including: (a) the Australian Council of Social Services and National Rural Health Alliance report released on 14 October 2013 entitled, "A snapshot of poverty in rural and regional Australia"; (b) the UnitingCare report, prepared by the University of Canberra's National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling and released on 12 October 2013, entitled, "Poverty, Social Exclusion and Disadvantage in Australia"; and (c) the Productivity Commission's July 2013 working paper entitled, "Deep and Persistent Disadvantage in Australia". (4) That this House: (a) acknowledges the importance of government and Parliament working to reduce poverty; and (b) commits to addressing the causes and impacts of social and economic disadvantage. MR PAUL FEATHERSTONE RETIREMENT Motion by the Hon. MARIE FICARRA agreed to: (1) That this House notes that: (a) Mr Paul Featherstone joined the NSW Ambulance Service as a paramedic in 1972; and (b) Mr Featherstone is retiring after 41 years of service to the people of New South Wales. 16 October 2013 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 24015 (2) That this House acknowledges that: (a) Mr Featherstone pioneered and developed the Special Casualty Access Team [SCAT] in 1986; (b) Mr Featherstone played an integral role in developing new patient access methods and improving the treatment methods of patients in hostile rescue situations; (c) Mr Featherstone was present at the following major emergency events: (i) Granville rail crash in 1977; (ii) Thredbo landslide in 1997; (iii) Bali bombings