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Legislative Assembly of Victoria PROOF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF VICTORIA VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS No 76 — Thursday 15 October 2020 1 The House met in accordance with the terms of the resolution of 13 October 2020 — The Speaker took the Chair, read the Prayer and made an Acknowledgement of Country. 2 WEST GATE BRIDGE DISASTER 50 YEARS ANNIVERSARY — The Speaker reminded the House that today marks the 50th anniversary of the 1970 West Gate Bridge collapse, which led to the deaths of 35 workers. He asked the House to take a moment to pause and think of those who lost their lives following the collapse. Members stood in their places for a minute’s silence. 3 PETITIONS — The Clerk announced that the following petitions had been lodged for presentation: Waste to Energy Facility at Craigieburn and Moratorium — Requesting that the Legislative Assembly rejects the application for a waste to energy facility at Craigieburn due to health, amenity, traffic and environmental concerns, and issue a moratorium on new incinerator plants, bearing 510 signatures (Dr Read). Waste to Energy Facility at Craigieburn and Gasification — Requesting that the Legislative Assembly rejects the application for a waste to energy facility at Craigieburn due to health, amenity, traffic and environmental concerns, or instructs the waste to energy facility at Craigieburn to utilise gasification technology as opposed to incineration technology if it proceeds, bearing 883 signatures (Dr Read). Petitions ordered to be tabled. 4 PETITION — WASTE TO ENERGY FACILITY AT CRAIGIEBURN AND MORATORIUM — Motion made and question — That the petition presented by the Member for Brunswick be taken into consideration tomorrow (Dr Read) — put and agreed to. 5 PETITION — WASTE TO ENERGY FACILITY AT CRAIGIEBURN AND GASIFICATION — Motion made and question — That the petition presented by the Member for Brunswick be taken into consideration tomorrow (Dr Read) — put and agreed to. 6 DOCUMENTS TABLED UNDER ACTS OF PARLIAMENT — The Clerk tabled the following documents under Acts of Parliament: Auditor-General: Accessibility of Tram Services — Ordered to be published Early Years Management in Victorian Sessional Kindergartens — Ordered to be published 2 Legislative Assembly of Victoria Emergency Management Act 1986 — Report to Parliament on the declaration of the State of Disaster – Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic – Report 3 Financial Management Act 1994 — Financial Report for the State of Victoria 2019–20, incorporating Quarterly Financial Report No 4 — Ordered to be published Fire Rescue Victoria Act 1958 — Year One Fire Services Reform Implementation Plan National Parks Act 1975 — Report 2019–20 on the working of the Act National Parks Advisory Council — Report 2019–20 Public Record Office Victoria — Report 2019–20 Subordinate Legislation Act 1994 — Documents under s 15 in relation to Statutory Rule 95. 7 COVID-19 OMNIBUS (EMERGENCY MEASURES) AND OTHER ACTS AMENDMENT BILL 2020 — The Speaker announced that he had received a report from the Clerk of the Parliaments that, under Joint Standing Order 6(1), he has made the following corrections in the Bill: Clause 16, page 12, line 31, as inserted by the Council’s amendment agreed to by the Assembly, inserts new subsection (1A)(f) into the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008. He has inserted a double quotation mark and a third full stop at the end of the new subsection. The grammatical marks inserted are required as the new subsection is to be inserted into the Principal Act. 8 SITTING OF THE HOUSE — Motion made and question — That: (1) The House, at its rising, adjourns until Tuesday 27 October 2020, or an earlier day and hour to be fixed by the Speaker. (2) If, in the opinion of the Speaker, the next scheduled sitting or a rescheduled sitting should not proceed on the basis of health advice, the Speaker will consult with the Leader of the House and the Manager of Opposition Business to delay the next meeting and set a future day and hour to meet. (3) The Speaker will notify members of any changes to the next sitting date (Ms Allan) — put and agreed to. 9 STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS — Members made statements. 10 CLADDING SAFETY VICTORIA BILL 2020 — Order read for resuming debate on question — That this Bill be now read a second time; debate resumed. Motion made and question — That the debate be now adjourned (Mr Donnellan) — put and agreed to. Votes and Proceedings Thursday 15 October 2020 3 Ordered — That the debate be adjourned until later this day. 11 CONSUMER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2020 — Order read for resuming debate on question — That this Bill be now read a second time; debate resumed. Business was interrupted at 2.00 pm under the resolution of the House on Tuesday 13 October 2020. 12 QUESTION TIME — (Under Sessional Order 9). 13 CONSUMER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2020 — Debate resumed on question — That this Bill be now read a second time. Allocation of time — The Speaker advised that the time allocated for consideration of bills under the resolution of the House on Tuesday 13 October 2020 had expired. Question — That this Bill be now read a second time — put and agreed to. Question — That this Bill be now read a third time — put and agreed to. Bill sent to the Legislative Council and their agreement requested. 14 WORKER SCREENING BILL 2020 — Order read for resuming debate on question — That this Bill be now read a second time. Question — That this Bill be now read a second time and a third time — put and agreed to. Bill sent to the Legislative Council and their agreement requested. 15 CLADDING SAFETY VICTORIA BILL 2020 — Order read for resuming debate on question — That this Bill be now read a second time. Question — That this Bill be now read a second time, Government amendment Nos 1 to 3 inclusive be agreed to and the Bill be now read a third time — put. The House divided (the Speaker, Mr Brooks, in the Chair) — AYES 43 Jacinta Allan; Lizzie Blandthorn; Chris Brayne; Josh Bull; Anthony Carbines; Ben Carroll; Sarah Connolly; Lily D’Ambrosio; Steve Dimopoulos; Luke Donnellan; Paul Edbrooke; Martin Foley; Will Fowles; Matt Fregon; Danielle Green; Bronwyn Halfpenny; Katie Hall; Dustin Halse; Paul Hamer; Jill Hennessy; Sam Hibbins; Melissa Horne; Marlene Kairouz; John Kennedy; Sonya Kilkenny; Gary Maas; Frank McGuire; James Merlino; Martin Pakula; Tim Pallas; Danny Pearson; Tim Read; Pauline Richards; Tim Richardson; Ellen Sandell; Robin Scott; Ros Spence; Natalie Suleyman; Meng Heang Tak; Jackson Taylor; Kat Theophanous; Vicki Ward; Gabrielle Williams. 4 Legislative Assembly of Victoria NOES 23 Neil Angus; Brad Battin; Gary Blackwood; Roma Britnell; Tim Bull; Matthew Guy; David Hodgett; Tim McCurdy; Cindy McLeish; David Morris; James Newbury; Danny O’Brien; Michael O’Brien; Richard Riordan; Brad Rowswell; Ryan Smith; Tim Smith; David Southwick; Louise Staley; Bridget Vallence; Nick Wakeling; Peter Walsh; Kim Wells. Question agreed to. Bill sent to the Legislative Council and their agreement requested. The following members, who were not in attendance for the division, registered their opinion on the question: AYES Juliana Addison; Daniel Andrews; Darren Cheeseman; Christine Couzens; Jordan Crugnale; Ali Cupper; Maree Edwards; John Eren; Natalie Hutchins; Stephen McGhie; Lisa Neville; Michaela Settle; Nick Staikos; Mary-Anne Thomas; Richard Wynne. NOES Steph Ryan. Business was interrupted at 5.13 pm under the resolution of the House on Tuesday 13 October 2020. 16 ADJOURNMENT — The Speaker announced that the time for the adjournment of the House had arrived and, after debate, left the Chair at 5.41 pm. BRIDGET NOONAN COLIN BROOKS MP Clerk of the Legislative Assembly Speaker .
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