503 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 2015 FIRST SESSION OF THE FIFTY-SIXTH PARLIAMENT ___________________ VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS No. 45 THURSDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2015 ___________________ 1 MEETING OF THE HOUSE The House met at 10.00 am pursuant to adjournment. The Speaker took the Chair, read the prayer and acknowledged the traditional owners, thanking them for their custodianship of country. 2 AUDITOR-GENERAL The Clerk, in accordance with section 63C of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983, announced receipt of Auditor-General’s Financial Audit Report, Volume Six 2015 (received 19 November 2015). 3 NOTICES OF MOTIONS (GENERAL NOTICES) 4 GAMING MACHINES AMENDMENT (CENTRALISED MONITORING SYSTEM) BILL The order of the day was read. Mr Troy Grant moved, That the Legislative Council amendment be agreed to. Debate ensued. Question put and passed. 5 CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS (CARE AND PROTECTION) AMENDMENT (PROTECTION FROM SERIOUS OFFENDERS) BILL—POSTPONEMENT General business interrupted second reading speech (Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) 504 VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE NEW SOUTH WALES LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Thursday 19 November 2015 Amendment (Protection from Serious Offenders) Bill), called on and postponed by Mr Nick Lalich, on behalf of Ms Tania Mihailuk. 6 WYONG SPECIAL AREA (PROTECTION) BILL Mr David Harris moved, pursuant to notice, That a bill be now introduced for an Act to prohibit the granting, renewal or modification of exploration, prospecting and mining authorities and titles for minerals and petroleum, and certain planning approvals, that relate to land at Wyong that is the site of the Wallarah 2 coal mine project; and for other purposes. Question put and passed. Bill introduced and read a first time. Mr David Harris moved, That this bill be now read a second time. Mr David Harris speaking— _____________ It being 10.30 am, debate interrupted for general business orders of the day (general orders) and general business notices of motions (general notices). _____________ Ordered, That the resumption of the second reading speech stand an order of the day for tomorrow. 7 SKILLS DEVELOPMENT Mr Christopher Gulaptis moved, pursuant to notice, That this House: (1) Acknowledges the efforts of the Government to create more opportunities for the people of New South Wales to develop new skills that will help them get jobs, and secure their livelihoods. (2) Congratulates the Government for its record $60 billion infrastructure investment program, and $190 million Jobs for NSW program, which will see at least 150,000 new jobs created by 2019. (3) Condemns the Opposition and the Greens for their campaign of scaremongering and misinformation against TAFE NSW, which is discouraging prospective students from enrolling in TAFE, and threatens its ongoing viability as the public provider. Debate ensued. Mr Clayton Barr, Mr Ray Williams, Ms Yasmin Catley, Mr Geoff Provest and Mr Jihad Dib, by leave, also spoke to the motion. Question put. The House divided. AYES 46 Mr Anderson, Mr Aplin, Mr Ayres, Mr Baird, Mr Barilaro, Ms Berejiklian, Mr Brookes, Mr Conolly, Mr Constance, Mr Coure, Mr Crouch, Mrs Davies, Mr Elliott, Mr Evans, Mr Gee, Mr George, Ms Gibbons, Ms Goward, Mr Gulaptis, Mr Hazzard, Mr Henskens, Ms Hodgkinson, Mr Johnsen, Mr Kean, Dr Lee, Mr Marshall, Mr Notley-Smith, Mr O’Dea, Mr Perrottet, Ms Petinos, Mr Piccoli, Mr Provest, Mr Roberts, Mr Rowell, Mr Sidoti, Mrs Skinner, Mr Speakman, Mr Stokes, Mr Taylor, Mr Toole, Ms Upton, Mr Ward, Mr Williams and Mrs Williams. 505 VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE NEW SOUTH WALES LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Thursday 19 November 2015 Tellers: Mr Bromhead and Mr Patterson. NOES 36 Ms Aitchison, Mr Atalla, Mr Barr, Ms Burney, Ms Car, Ms Catley, Mr Chanthivong, Mr Crakanthorp, Mr Dib, Ms Doyle, Ms Finn, Mr Foley, Mr Harris, Ms Harrison, Ms Hay, Ms Haylen, Mr Hoenig, Ms Hornery, Mr Kamper, Ms Leong, Mr Lynch, Dr McDermott, Ms McKay, Mr Mehan, Ms Mihailuk, Mr Minns, Mr Park, Mr Parker, Mr Piper, Mr Robertson, Ms K. Smith, Ms T.F. Smith, Ms Washington and Ms Watson. Tellers: Mr Lalich and Mr Warren. In the Chair: Mr Fraser. Pairs: Mr Dominello—Mr Daley and Mr Tudehope—Mr Zangari. Question passed. 8 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE – SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS The order of the day was read for the resumption of the interrupted debate, on the motion of Mr Ray Williams, That this House commends the Government for investing $60 million in funding to support victims of domestic violence. Question again proposed and debate resumed. Question put and passed. 9 FAIRFAX JOB CUTS Mr Gareth Ward moved, pursuant to notice, That this House: (1) Opposes proposed cuts to Fairfax publications in the Illawarra and South Coast. (2) Notes that the Illawarra Mercury, The Lake Times, South Coast Register, Kiama Independent, The Shoalhaven and Nowra News, Bay Post, Moruya Examiner, Narooma News, Bega District News, Merimbula News, Eden Magnet and Bombala Times are also affected. (3) Calls on the Fairfax management to reconsider its proposed restructure and online engagement strategy. Debate ensued. Question put and passed. 10 ALBION PARK RAIL BYPASS TIMETABLE Ms Anna Watson moved, pursuant to notice, That this House: (1) Calls on the Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight to outline in the 2015-16 Budget a precise timetable for the construction of the Albion Park Rail Bypass, including the start and completion date for the project. (2) Notes that the Government’s commitment is contingent on the sale of the electricity network. (3) Calls on the Minister to explain how the project will be funded if the Government cannot achieve the sale of the electricity network. Debate ensued. 506 VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE NEW SOUTH WALES LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Thursday 19 November 2015 Question put. The House divided. AYES 37 Ms Aitchison, Mr Atalla, Mr Barr, Ms Burney, Ms Car, Ms Catley, Mr Chanthivong, Mr Crakanthorp, Mr Dib, Ms Doyle, Ms Finn, Mr Foley, Mr Harris, Ms Harrison, Ms Hay, Ms Haylen, Mr Hoenig, Ms Hornery, Mr Kamper, Ms Leong, Mr Lynch, Dr McDermott, Ms McKay, Mr Mehan, Ms Mihailuk, Mr Minns, Mr Park, Mr Parker, Mr Piper, Mr Robertson, Ms K. Smith, Ms T.F. Smith, Ms Washington, Ms Watson and Mr Zangari. Tellers: Mr Lalich and Mr Warren. NOES 45 Mr Anderson, Mr Aplin, Mr Ayres, Mr Barilaro, Ms Berejiklian, Mr Brookes, Mr Conolly, Mr Constance, Mr Coure, Mr Crouch, Mrs Davies, Mr Elliott, Mr Fraser, Mr Gee, Mr George, Ms Gibbons, Ms Goward, Mr Gulaptis, Mr Henskens, Ms Hodgkinson, Mr Humphries, Mr Johnsen, Mr Kean, Dr Lee, Mr Marshall, Mr Notley-Smith, Mr O'Dea, Mr Perrottet, Ms Petinos, Mr Piccoli, Mr Provest, Mr Roberts, Mr Rowell, Mr Sidoti, Mrs Skinner, Mr Speakman, Mr Stokes, Mr Taylor, Mr Toole, Ms Upton, Mr Ward, Mr Williams and Mrs Williams. Tellers: Mr Bromhead and Mr Patterson. In the Chair: Mr Evans. Pair: Mr Daley—Mr Baird. Question negatived. 11 SHANNON ROSEWOOD POSITIVE TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD Mr Adam Marshall moved, pursuant to notice, That this House: (1) Congratulates Shannon Rosewood, a teacher at Armidale New England Girls School, on being recently named NSW Positive Teacher of the Year. (2) Notes that Shannon was appointed head teacher of St John’s Junior School last year and also teaches library and one-on-one special needs lessons. (3) Commends Shannon on the excellent programs she has introduced to the school, such as the senior school well-being initiative “MindMatters”, the new playground bike path and chess set for lunchtime entertainment. Debate ensued. Question put and passed. _____________ It being after 1.00 pm, orders of the day (committee reports) proceeded with. _____________ 12 REPORTS OF THE LEGISLATION REVIEW COMMITTEE ENTITLED: “LEGISLATION REVIEW DIGEST NO. 10/56”, DATED 10 NOVEMBER 2015; AND “LEGISLATION REVIEW DIGEST NO. 11/56”, DATED 17 NOVEMBER 2015 The order of the day was read. 507 VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE NEW SOUTH WALES LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Thursday 19 November 2015 Mr Michael Johnsen moved, That, in accordance with standing order 306 (7), the reports of the Legislation Review Committee, being orders of the day (committee reports) nos 1 and 2 , be considered together. Question put and passed. Question proposed—That the House take note of the reports. Debate ensued. Question put and passed. _____________ The Temporary Speaker (Mr Lee Evans) left the Chair at 1.11 pm. The Speaker resumed the Chair at 2.15 pm. _____________ 13 MINISTERIAL ARRANGEMENT Mr Mike Baird informed the House that the Minister for Industry, Resources and Energy would answer questions today in the absence of the Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Skills, and Minister for Small Business. 14 NOTICES OF MOTIONS 15 QUESTION TIME _____________ (1) Following a request from Mr Jai Rowell pursuant to standing order 131 (3), the Premier, and Minister for Western Sydney provided additional information. (2) Following a request from Ms Katrina Hodgkinson pursuant to standing order 131 (3), the Deputy Premier, Minister for Justice and Police, Minister for the Arts, and Minister for Racing provided additional information. (3) Following a request from Mr Andrew Fraser pursuant to standing order 131 (3), the Treasurer, and Minister for Industrial Relations provided additional information. (4) Following a request from Mr Ray Williams pursuant to standing order 131 (3), the Minister for Industry, Resources and Energy provided additional information. (5) Following a request from Mr Chris Patterson pursuant to standing order 131 (3), the Premier, and Minister for Western Sydney provided additional information. _____________ Disorder: At 2.58 pm, the Speaker directed Mr Stephen Kamper to leave the Chamber for 10 minutes. Disorder: At 3.21 pm, the Speaker directed Mr Stephen Kamper to leave the Chamber for one hour. Disorder: At 3.21 pm, the Speaker directed Ms Kate Washington to leave the Chamber for 30 minutes.