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Legislative Council New South Wales Legislative Council PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (HANSARD) Fifty-Sixth Parliament First Session Thursday, 21 June 2018 Authorised by the Parliament of New South Wales TABLE OF CONTENTS Bills ............................................................................................................................................................ 1 Water Management Amendment Bill 2018 ........................................................................................... 1 Returned ............................................................................................................................................. 1 Documents ................................................................................................................................................. 1 Ombudsman ........................................................................................................................................... 1 Reports ............................................................................................................................................... 1 Independent Commission Against Corruption ....................................................................................... 1 Reports ............................................................................................................................................... 1 Motions ...................................................................................................................................................... 1 Autism Spectrum Australia Annual Awards Night ............................................................................... 1 Justices of the Peace............................................................................................................................... 2 Korean War Memorial Peace Concert ................................................................................................... 2 Western Sydney Nursing and Midwifery Awards ................................................................................. 3 Sydney Korean Festival ......................................................................................................................... 3 Tamil Senior Citizens Association......................................................................................................... 4 Boer War Remembrance and Wreath-Laying Ceremony ...................................................................... 4 Sydney Classical Indian Dance Festival ................................................................................................ 5 Battle of Crete Seventy-Seventh Anniversary Ball ............................................................................... 5 Queens Birthday Honours List............................................................................................................... 5 Committees ................................................................................................................................................ 6 Portfolio Committee No. 6 - Planning and Environment ...................................................................... 6 Authority to Make Visits of Inspections ............................................................................................ 6 Motions ...................................................................................................................................................... 6 Wollongbar TAFE Awards of Excellence ............................................................................................. 6 Ballina Art Society Forty-Sixth Annual Exhibition............................................................................... 7 Riverina Murray Training Awards......................................................................................................... 7 Social Future's Reconciliation Action Plan ........................................................................................... 7 Great Western Rail to Mount Victoria 150th Anniversary .................................................................... 8 Byron Bay Boardriders Competition ..................................................................................................... 9 Documents ................................................................................................................................................. 9 Tabling of Papers ................................................................................................................................... 9 Auditor-General ................................................................................................................................... 10 Reports ............................................................................................................................................. 10 Petitions.................................................................................................................................................... 10 Petitions Received ................................................................................................................................ 10 Business of the House .............................................................................................................................. 10 Postponement of Business ................................................................................................................... 10 Special Adjournment ............................................................................................................................... 10 Special Adjournment ........................................................................................................................... 10 Business of the House .............................................................................................................................. 10 TABLE OF CONTENTS—continuing Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders: Order of Business ...................................................... 10 Order of Business ................................................................................................................................. 10 Bills .......................................................................................................................................................... 11 Animal Research Amendment (Reduction in Deaths of Dogs and Cats Used for Research) Bill 2018 ............................................................................................................................................................................ 11 First Reading .................................................................................................................................... 11 Second Reading Speech ................................................................................................................... 11 Motions .................................................................................................................................................... 14 Compliance with Orders for Papers ..................................................................................................... 14 Bills .......................................................................................................................................................... 23 Forestry Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 ........................................................................................ 23 Messages .......................................................................................................................................... 23 Motions .................................................................................................................................................... 23 Central Coast Food Innovation Initiative ............................................................................................. 23 World Refugee Day ............................................................................................................................. 26 Visitors ..................................................................................................................................................... 29 Visitors ................................................................................................................................................. 29 Bills .......................................................................................................................................................... 29 Modern Slavery Bill 2018 .................................................................................................................... 29 In Committee ................................................................................................................................... 29 Adoption of Report .......................................................................................................................... 37 Messages .......................................................................................................................................... 37 Questions Without Notice ........................................................................................................................ 37 Energy Assistance Program ................................................................................................................. 37 State Budget ........................................................................................................................................
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