DOCSLIB.ORG

Questions and Answers

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Questions and Answers 943 PARLIAMENT OF NEW SOUTH WALES LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 2006 SECOND SESSION OF THE FIFTY-THIRD PARLIAMENT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS No. 31 FRIDAY 17 NOVEMBER 2006 The Questions and Answers Paper is published for each sitting day and will contain, by number and title, all unanswered questions, together with questions to which answers have been received on the previous sitting day and any new questions. Consequently the full text of any question will be printed only twice: when notice is given; and, when answered. 944 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FRIDAY 17 NOVEMBER 2006 Publication of Questions Answer to be lodged by Q & A No. 21 (Including Question Nos 0894 to 0916) 21 November 2006 Q & A No. 22 (Including Question Nos 0917 to 0954) 22 November 2006 Q & A No. 23 (Including Question Nos 0955 to 0990) 23 November 2006 Q & A No. 24 (Including Question Nos 0991 to 1003) 24 November 2006 Q & A No. 25 (Including Question Nos 1004 to 1022) 28 November 2006 Q & A No. 26 (Including Question Nos 1023 to 1043) 29 November 2006 Q & A No. 27 (Including Question Nos 1044 to 1064) 30 November 2006 Q & A No. 28 (Including Question Nos 1065 to 1071) 01 December 2006 Q & A No. 29 (Including Question Nos 1072 to 1092) 19 December 2006 Q & A No. 30 (Including Question Nos 1093 to 1123) 20 December 2006 Q & A No. 31 (Including Question Nos 1124 to 1139) 21 December 2006 945 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FRIDAY 17 NOVEMBER 2006 17 OCTOBER 2006 (Paper No. 21) 0894 INTERNET CAFE—Mr Richard Amery to ask the Minister for Housing, and Minister Assisting the Minister for Health (Mental Health)— 0895 18-YEAR-OLDS LEAVING CARE—Ms Gladys Berejiklian to ask the Minister for Community Services, and Minister for Youth— 0896 NOTIFICATION FOLLOW UP ACTION—Ms Gladys Berejiklian to ask the Minister for Community Services, and Minister for Youth— 0897 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES CASELOADS—Ms Gladys Berejiklian to ask the Minister for Community Services, and Minister for Youth— 0898 POLICE STAFFING AT BOOROWA—Ms Katrina Hodgkinson to ask the Minister for Police— 0899 HUME HIGHWAY OVERPASSES—Ms Katrina Hodgkinson to ask the Minister for Water Utilities, Minister for Small Business, Minister for Regional Development, and Minister for the Illawarra representing the Minister for Roads— 0900 UNETHICAL PRACTICES BY INBOUND TOUR OPERATORS—Ms Katrina Hodgkinson to ask the Minister for Tourism and Sport and Recreation, Minister for Women, and Minister Assisting the Minister for State Development— 0901 BIKE POLICE—KURING-GAI LOCAL AREA COMMAND—Mrs Judy Hopwood to ask the Minister for Police— *0902 POWER BLACKOUTS—Mrs Judy Hopwood asked the Minister for Energy, Minister for Ports and Waterways, and Minister Assisting the Treasurer on Business and Economic Regulatory Reform— Regarding power blackouts in the Galston⁄Dural area over the weekend 23-24 September 2006: (1) Where did the blackouts occur? (2) How long did they last? (3) What was done to fix the blackouts? (4) What caused them? Answer— I am advised: (1) to (4) There were no recorded power interruptions in the Galston⁄Dural area on 23 September 2006. Severe weather conditions, including strong winds, were experienced in the greater Sydney region on 24 September 2006 causing damage to the electricity network. In the Galston⁄Dural area, outages of various durations occurred as a result of damage to the network from fallen trees and windborne debris in a number of locations, including: • The Old Northern Road, Dural; • Annangrove Road, Kenthurst; • The Old Northern Road, Glenorie; • Wyoming Road, Dural. Network repair crews undertook the necessary works to fix the damage, having regard at all times to the safety of the workers during the storms. 0903 ROAD DAMAGED BY WATER—Mrs Judy Hopwood to ask the Minister for Water Utilities, Minister for Small Business, Minister for Regional Development, and Minister for the Illawarra representing the Minister for Roads— 0904 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES—MIRANDA LOCAL AREA COMMAND—Mr Malcolm Kerr to ask the Minister for Police— 0905 AMBULANCE DELAYS—SUTHERLAND HOSPITAL—Mr Malcolm Kerr to ask the Minister for Planning, Minister for Redfern Waterloo, Minister for Science and Medical Research, and Minister Assisting the Minister for Health (Cancer) representing the Minister for Health— 946 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FRIDAY 17 NOVEMBER 2006 0906 KINGSWAY UPGRADE—Mr Malcolm Kerr to ask the Minister for Water Utilities, Minister for Small Business, Minister for Regional Development, and Minister for the Illawarra representing the Minister for Roads— 0907 PARRAMATTA LOCAL AREA COMMAND—Mr Wayne Merton to ask the Minister for Police— 0908 THE HILLS LOCAL AREA COMMAND—Mr Wayne Merton to ask the Minister for Police— 0909 AREA ASSISTANCE SCHEME FUNDING—Mr Donald Page to ask the Minister for Planning, Minister for Redfern Waterloo, Minister for Science and Medical Research, and Minister Assisting the Minister for Health (Cancer)— *0910 ROBERT WESTAWAY—Ms Peta Seaton asked the Attorney General, Minister for the Environment, and Minister for the Arts— In relation to matters raised with you by Mr Robert Westaway of Bowral, will you: (1) Meet with Mr Westaway as he requests? (2) Ensure that Mr Westaway's paternal grandmother and grandfather's death certificates are amended to include: (a) her correct birth name; (b) other discrepancies? (3) Instigate an enquiry into the identity of the person who forged Mr Westaway's mother's signature and prosecute them? (4) Ensure that any persons of any government agency who are involved in assisting or hiding this forgery are identified and prosecuted? (5) Take steps to find and produce Mr Westaway's grandmother's will? Answer— I am aware that the Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages has amended incorrect details of Mr Westaway's father. Mr Westaway has not raised any issues regarding discrepancies on the death certificates of his paternal grandmother and grandfather. The Registry has not received any evidence that supports Mr Westaway's claim that his mother's signature is forged. Mr Westaway can contact the Registrar of Births Deaths and Marriages who will arrange a meeting between specialist staff and Mr Westaway to discuss his concerns. There is no legislative requirement for wills to be held by government agencies however Mr Westaway can apply to the Supreme Court who may hold a copy of the will if probate was granted. Alternatively Mr Westaway should seek legal advice. 0911 MOBILE OPERATING THEATRES—Mrs Jillian Skinner to ask the Minister for Planning, Minister for Redfern Waterloo, Minister for Science and Medical Research, and Minister Assisting the Minister for Health (Cancer) representing the Minister for Health— 0912 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PORTFOLIO BUDGET EXPENDITURE—Mr Andrew Stoner to ask the Minister for Water Utilities, Minister for Small Business, Minister for Regional Development, and Minister for the Illawarra— 0913 FLASHING LIGHTS IN SCHOOL ZONES—Mr Andrew Stoner to ask the Minister for Water Utilities, Minister for Small Business, Minister for Regional Development, and Minister for the Illawarra representing the Minister for Roads— 0914 RANDOM ROADSIDE DRUG TESTING—Mr Andrew Stoner to ask the Minister for Police— 0915 WATER MONITORING—Mr John Turner to ask the Minister for Water Utilities, Minister for Small Business, Minister for Regional Development, and Minister for the Illawarra representing the Minister for Natural Resources, Minister for Primary Industries, and Minister for Mineral Resources— 0916 TRANSPORT ASSISTANCE FUNDS—Mr John Turner to ask the Minister for Community Services, and Minister for Youth— 18 OCTOBER 2006 (Paper No. 22) 947 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FRIDAY 17 NOVEMBER 2006 *0917 ELECTRICITY CONNECTIONS—Mr Richard Amery asked the Minister for Energy, Minister for Ports and Waterways, and Minister Assisting the Treasurer on Business and Economic Regulatory Reform— (1) Over the past three years, how many customers were connected to the electricity supply in New South Wales? (2) How many of these connections related to business customers? (3) How many of these connections related to private customers? (4) During the same periods, how many customers have been removed from the electricity supply? (5) How are the authorities meeting this demand by way of increased electricity generation? Answer— (1) to (5) The new $350 million gas-fired power station at Tallawarra will add 400 megawatts of generation capacity to NSW in 2008. There are also a range of other projects that have planning approval, including 600 megawatts from Munmorah. In addition, over 4,000 megawatts of gas proposals and around 2,000 megawatts of renewable generation proposals are at various stages of consideration. I would be happy to arrange a briefing for the honourable member on the issue of connections⁄ disconnections. 0918 OUT-OF-HOME CARE CASE WORKERS—Ms Gladys Berejiklian to ask the Minister for Community Services, and Minister for Youth— 0919 SAAP FUNDING AND APPLICATION—Ms Gladys Berejiklian to ask the Minister for Community Services, and Minister for Youth— 0920 PRESCHOOL EMERGENCY FUNDING—Ms Gladys Berejiklian to ask the Minister for Community Services, and Minister for Youth— 0921 PRINCES HIGHWAY UPGRADE—Mrs Shelley Hancock to ask the Minister for Water Utilities, Minister for Small Business, Minister for Regional Development, and Minister for the Illawarra representing the Minister for Roads— 0922 ISLAND POINT ROAD AND PRINCES HIGHWAY INTERSECTION—Mrs Shelley Hancock to ask the Minister for
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Submission to the Senate Select Committee Into the Political Influence of Donations
    Submission to the Senate Select Committee into the Political Influence of Donations Dr Charles Livingstone & Ms Maggie Johnson Gambling and Social Determinants Unit School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Monash University 9 October 2017 1 Introduction Gambling in Australia is a prime cause of avoidable harm, with the harms of gambling estimated to be of the same order of magnitude as alcohol, and far higher than that associated with illicit drug consumption. (Browne et al, 2016; 2017). The gambling industry is a major donor to Australian political parties and politicians and appears to hold considerable cachet with many political actors, at both federal and state level. In this, it appears to be similar to other industries that produce harmful products, such as alcohol and tobacco. Its purpose in donating to political parties and politicians is similar; it seeks to deny the harmful effects of its products, delay or wind back reform, avoid effective regulation, and continue to extract profits for as long as possible. a) The level of influence that political donations exert over the public policy decisions of political parties, Members of Parliament and Government administration; The Australian gambling industry has utilised political donations as a mechanism to exert considerable influence over relevant public policy. This has been facilitated by the current donations regime, which has numerous flaws from the perspective of transparency and support for policy that acts in the genuine interest of the public. The industry is both significantly resourced and politically organised, and has actively sought opportunities for political engagement via donations to politicians and political parties.
    [Show full text]
  • General Purpose Standing Committee No. 1 Trade And
    GENERAL PURPOSE STANDING COMMITTEE NO. 1 Monday 24 October 2011 Examination of proposed expenditure for the portfolio area TRADE AND INVESTMENT The Committee met at 2.00 p.m. MEMBERS The Hon. M. J. Pavey (Chair) The Hon. A. R. Fazio The Hon. J. A. Gardiner The Hon. W. Secord The Hon. C. J. S. Lynn The Hon. M. Veitch _______________ PRESENT The Hon Andrew Stoner, Minister for Trade and Investment Department of Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services Mr Richard Sheldrake, Acting Director General, State Regional Development and Tourism Mr Barry Buffier, Deputy Director General _______________ CORRECTIONS TO TRANSCRIPT OF COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS Corrections should be marked on a photocopy of the proof and forwarded to: Budget Estimates secretariat Room 812 Parliament House Macquarie Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 CHAIR: Welcome to the third public hearing of the General Purpose Standing Committee No 1 inquiry into the portfolio of trade and investment. I am Acting-Chair in the absence of Reverend the Hon. Fred Nile who is attending to his wife's funeral arrangements. The funeral will be held on Wednesday. In accordance with the Legislative Council guidelines for the broadcast of proceedings, only Committee members and witnesses may be filmed or recorded. People in the public gallery should not be the primary focus of any filming or photographs. In reporting the proceedings of this Committee, the media must take responsibility for what they publish or what interpretation is placed on anything that is said before the Committee. The guidelines for the broadcast of proceedings are available on the table by the door.
    [Show full text]
  • Questions & Answers Paper No
    9309 PARLIAMENT OF NEW SOUTH WALES LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 2007-08-09-10 FIRST SESSION OF THE FIFTY-FOURTH PARLIAMENT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS No. 200 WEDNESDAY 19 MAY 2010 The Questions and Answers Paper is published at the end of each sitting day and will contain, by number and title, all unanswered questions, together with questions to which answers have been received on that sitting day and any new questions. Consequently the full text of any question will be printed only twice: when notice is given; and, when answered. During any adjournment of two weeks or more a Questions and Answers Paper will be published from time to time containing answers received. 9310 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WEDNESDAY 19 MAY 2010 Publication of Questions Answer to be lodged by Q & A No. 191 (Including Question Nos 9803 to 9855) 25 May 2010 Q & A No. 192 (Including Question Nos 9856 to 9900) 26 May 2010 Q & A No. 193 (Including Question Nos 9901 to 9934) 27 May 2010 Q & A No. 194 (Including Question Nos 9935 to 10068) 28 May 2010 Q & A No. 195 (Including Question Nos 10069 to 10108) 15 June 2010 Q & A No. 196 (Including Question Nos 10109 to 10180) 16 June 2010 Q & A No. 197 (Including Question Nos 10181 to 10250) 17 June 2010 Q & A No. 198 (Including Question Nos 10251 to 10336) 18 June 2010 Q & A No. 199 (Including Question Nos 10337 to 10363) 22 June 2010 Q & A No. 200 (Including Question Nos 10364 to 10422) 23 June 2010 9311 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WEDNESDAY 19 MAY 2010 20 APRIL 2010 (Paper No.
    [Show full text]
  • Analysis of AEC Donation Data 1998-1999 to 2014-2015 Gambling Industry Interests
    Analysis of AEC donation data 1998-1999 to 2014-2015 Gambling industry interests Interim report 2 – Australian Hotels Association – Federal and State affiliates Dr Charles Livingstone and Ms Maggie Johnson School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Monash University Introduction and disclosure In Australia, donors to political parties or associated entities are required to disclose donations above a particular threshold. The current threshold is set at $13,000 and is the subject of annual indexation linked to CPI. There has been continuing controversy in relation to the current system of disclosing donations, including the relatively high threshold and the significant delay in publication of the data, use of associated entities to avoid clear disclosure, and inappropriate use of taxpayer funded resources to facilitate fundraising (see, for example a recent episode of Four Corners, and Fairfax media articles on the Liberal Party linked Millennium Forum and fundraising activity in the Victorian electorate of Menzies). However, some data are published on the Internet by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) on an annual basis. These data have the potential to provide information about the financial influence exerted on policy and politicians by corporate and other vested interests. All data referred to in this report are sourced from the AEC unless otherwise specified. The research reported in this interim report is intended to provide information to the Alliance for Gambling Reform (which commissioned and funded the research), and to support the preparation of research papers as a component of an Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Project (LP130100046) in which the author is a Chief Investigator.
    [Show full text]
  • Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee on The
    QUEENSLAND COUNCIL FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee on the Regulator of Medicinal Cannabis Bill 2014 The Committee Secretary Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee PO Box 6100 Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 Phone: +61 2 6277 3560 Fax: +61 2 6277 5794 [email protected] Thank you for the invitation to make a submission on the Regulator of Medicinal Cannabis Bill 2014. The Queensland Council for Civil Liberties has had a long-standing interest in cannabis issues, including in-principle support for the legalisation of medicinal cannabis. INTRODUCTION About the QCCL The QCCL is a voluntary organisation established in 1967 to promote civil liberties. QCCL and Cannabis QCCL has twice made formal submissions to the Queensland Parliament advocating cannabis legalisation, in November 1993 (written by Peter Applegarth) and April 2010 (by me). I made an additional personal submission to the 1993 inquiry. In addition, I was a co-author with Ian Dearden and Narelle Sutherland of a short article on Queensland drug law reform published in an issue of the Legal Services Bulletin in 1991. All with no result. Both 1993 submissions made passing reference to the likely benefits of medicinal cannabis, but are otherwise tangential to this submission. It is agreed that the legalisation of medicinal cannabis needs to be explicitly quarantined from considerations surrounding legalising recreational marijuana. Personal Disclosure When my partner was dying from metastatic breast cancer in 2002-2004, she discovered that smoking cannabis—via a water bong—was the only effective and immediate-acting remedy for her chemotherapy- and radiotherapy-induced nausea.
    [Show full text]
  • Macquarie St Politics: Death by Disunity
    Macquarie St politics: Death by disunity The Daily Telegraph September 28, 2016 Andrew Clennell NATIONALS IN REVOLT AS MINISTERS PRESSURE BAIRD BACK when Barry O‟Farrell was opposition leader, he took the politically opportunistic decision to block Morris Iemma‟s electricity privatisation. Apart from the chance to thoroughly stuff up a premier (successfully, as it turned out), there was another reason O‟Farrell went for the move. He did not want to split with the Nats. O‟Farrell knew the importance of not having the Nationals and Liberals divided. Ironically, once premier, O‟Farrell took a similar proposal to his party and then the Parliament. It won in the Nationals party room by one vote. Former deputy premier Andrew Stoner‟s enduring legacy is that he kept the Nationals together. Troy Grant is not having quite the same success when it comes to greyhounds. Nationals leader Troy Grant NSW Premier Mike Baird. One big problem is that, as Racing Minister, it was he who took the minute to cabinet recommending the greyhound industry be banned. As story after story appears of Grant possibly resigning if the party loses the Orange by-election; of Nationals speaking out against the greyhound racing ban, and the fact that three MPs crossed the floor and two of them were later sacked as parliamentary secretaries, the sense is created of a divided government lacking discipline. It reminds me of 2008 when Labor fell apart over electricity privatisation. In such circumstances, pressure just builds and, sooner or later, something has to give. And just as O‟Farrell was going against his business base to take advantage of the Iemma government division over electricity, Opposition Leader Luke Foley is preparing to cash in on moving against the inner-city Left to cause dramas for this premier over greyhounds.
    [Show full text]
  • Native Vegetation Clearing in NSW: a Regulatory History Briefing Paper No 05/2014 by Alec Bombell and Daniel Montoya
    Native vegetation clearing in NSW: a regulatory history Briefing Paper No 05/2014 by Alec Bombell and Daniel Montoya RELATED PUBLICATIONS Daniel Montoya, Rural Fires Amendment (Vegetation Clearing) Bill 2014, e-brief No. 09/2014, NSW Parliamentary Research Service, June 2014 Daniel Montoya, Burning native forest biomaterial for electricity generation, Issues Backgrounder No. 03/2014, NSW Parliamentary Research Service, March 2014 Holly Park, Biodiversity: Regulatory Frameworks, Briefing Paper No. 3/2010, NSW Parliamentary Research Service, May 2010 Holly Park, Biodiversity Certification, e-brief No. 09/2010, NSW Parliamentary Research Service, May 2010 Stewart Smith, Native Vegetation: An Update, Briefing Paper No. 6/06, NSW Parliamentary Research Service, May 2006 Stewart Smith, Native Vegetation: Recent Developments, Briefing Paper No. 1/03, NSW Parliamentary Research Service, January 2003 Stewart Smith, Native Vegetation in NSW: An Update, Briefing Paper No. 6/99, NSW Parliamentary Research Service, March 1999 Stewart Smith, Native Vegetation Protection in NSW, Briefing Paper No. 28/95, NSW Parliamentary Research Service, 1995 ISSN 1325-5142 ISBN 978-0-7313-1925-1 October 2014 © 2014 Except to the extent of the uses permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means including information storage and retrieval systems, without the prior consent from the Manager, NSW Parliamentary Research Service, other than by Members of the New South Wales Parliament in the course of their official duties. Native vegetation clearing in NSW: a regulatory history by Alec Bombell and Daniel Montoya NSW PARLIAMENTARY RESEARCH SERVICE Gareth Griffith (BSc (Econ) (Hons), LLB (Hons), PhD), Manager, Politics & Government/Law .........................................
    [Show full text]
  • Legislative Assembly
    1790 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Tuesday 19 September 2006 ______ Mr Speaker (The Hon. John Joseph Aquilina) took the chair at 2.15 p.m. Mr Speaker offered the Prayer. Mr SPEAKER: I acknowledge the Gadigal clan of the Eora nation and its elders, and I thank them for their custodianship of this land. ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT Mr SPEAKER: I report the receipt of the following message from His Excellency the Lieutenant- Governor: J. J. SPIGELMAN Office of the Governor LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR Sydney 2000 The Honourable James Jacob Spigelman, Chief Justice of New South Wales, Lieutenant-Governor of the State of New South Wales, has the honour to inform the Legislative Assembly that, consequent on the Governor of New South Wales, Professor Marie Bashir, having assumed the administration of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, he has this day assumed the administration of the Government of the State. 18 September 2006 ASSENT TO BILLS Assent to the following bills reported: Pharmacy Practice Bill Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Amendment Bill TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ELECTION OF THE HONOURABLE MEMBER FOR RIVERSTONE AND THE HONOURABLE MEMBER FOR LACHLAN TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Ministerial Statement Mr MORRIS IEMMA (Lakemba—Premier, Minister for State Development, and Minister for Citizenship) [2.20 p.m.]: I congratulate you, Mr Speaker, and our colleague the honourable member for Lachlan on the twenty-fifth anniversary of your election to the Parliament. Both of you have made a distinguished contribution to public life. You have brought decency, dignity and integrity to the House. Few politicians make it to 25 years of parliamentary service—I dare say that few would want to make it to 25 years—but fewer still make it with the respect and affection we feel for both of you.
    [Show full text]
  • Legislative Assembly
    15270 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Thursday 7 April 2005 ______ Mr Speaker (The Hon. John Joseph Aquilina) took the chair at 10.00 a.m. Mr Speaker offered the Prayer. CIVIL LIABILITY AMENDMENT (OFFENDER DAMAGES) BILL ROAD TRANSPORT (GENERAL) BILL Messages received from the Legislative Council returning the bills without amendment. INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION AMENDMENT BILL NOXIOUS WEEDS AMENDMENT BILL Messages received from the Legislative Council returning the bills with amendments. Consideration of amendments deferred. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE Order of Business: Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders Motion by the Hon. Carl Scully agreed to: That standing and sessional orders be suspended to allow the consideration forthwith of the Legislative Council amendment to the Independent Commission Against Corruption Amendment Bill. INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION AMENDMENT BILL In Committee Consideration of the Legislative Council's amendment. Schedule of the amendment referred to in message of 6 April Page 19, Schedule 1 [64], proposed section 116A, lines 9-17. Omit all words on those lines. Legislative Council's amendment agreed to on motion by Mr Neville Newell. Resolution reported from Committee and report adopted. Message sent to the Legislative Council advising it of the resolution. CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT (PLEDGE OF LOYALTY) BILL Second Reading Debate resumed from 12 May 2004. Mr IAN ARMSTRONG (Lachlan) [10.05 a.m.]: It is with no sense of excitement at all that I participate in this debate today, for one fundamental reason. Out in the streets, on the farms, in the playgrounds and schools, in the workplaces, the homes, the institutions of this State, people are concerned with their own wellbeing, the community wellbeing and the wellbeing of the State of New South Wales and this country.
    [Show full text]
  • A Centenary of Achievement National Party of Australia 1920-2020
    Milestone A Centenary of Achievement National Party of Australia 1920-2020 Paul Davey Milestone: A Centenary of Achievement © Paul Davey 2020 First published 2020 Published by National Party of Australia, John McEwen House, 7 National Circuit, Bar- ton, ACT 2600. Printed by Homestead Press Pty Ltd 3 Paterson Parade, Queanbeyan NSW 2620 ph 02 6299 4500 email <[email protected]> Cover design and layout by Cecile Ferguson <[email protected]> This work is copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission. Enquiries should be addressed to the author by email to <[email protected]> or to the National Party of Australia at <[email protected]> Author: Davey, Paul Title: Milestone/A Centenary of Achievement – National Party of Australia 1920-2020 Edition: 1st ed ISBN: 978-0-6486515-1-2 (pbk) Subjects: Australian Country Party 1920-1975 National Country Party of Australia 1975-1982 National Party of Australia 1982- Australia – Politics and government 20th century Australia – Politics and government – 2001- Published with the support of John McEwen House Pty Ltd, Canberra Printed on 100 per cent recycled paper ii Milestone: A Centenary of Achievement “Having put our hands to the wheel, we set the course of our voyage. … We have not entered upon this course without the most grave consideration.” (William McWilliams on the formation of the Australian Country Party, Commonwealth Parliamentary Debates, 10 March 1920, p. 250) “We conceive our role as a dual one of being at all times the specialist party with a sharp fighting edge, the specialists for rural industries and rural communities.
    [Show full text]
  • MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday 22 April2014
    Mike Baird MP Andrew Stoner MP Premier of NSW Deputy Premier of NSW MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday 22 April2014 NEW ENERGY TO TRANSFORM NSW NSW Premier Mike Baird and Deputy Premier Andrew Stoner today announced a revitalised Cabinet team with five fresh faces ready to bring new energy to the task of transforming NSW. "This team will build on the outstanding achievements of the past three years and accelerate the delivery of vital new infrastructure and improved services, which is what the community expects" Mr Baird said. "We are well on track to repair NSW Labor's $30 billion infrastructure backlog and boosted frontline services with 5,000 extra police, teachers and nurses. "But more needs to be done, and this is the team to deliver it, with the right mixture of new energy and proven experience." The new Ministers are: . Pittwater MP Rob Stokes, who becomes Minister for the Environment, Minister for Heritage and Assistant Minister for Planning; . Dubbo MP Troy Grant, who becomes Minister for Hospitality, Gaming and Racing and Mlnister for the Arts; . Castle Hill MP Dominic Perrottet, who becomes Minister for Finance and Services; o Bathurst MP Paul Toole, who becomes Minister for Local Government; . Wollondilly MP Jai Rowell, who becomes Minister for Mental Health and Assistant Minister for Health. Significant changes in the new Cabinet include the appointments of Andrew Constance as Treasurer, Pru Goward as Minister for Planning, Brad Hazzard as Attorney General and Gabrielle Upton as Minister for Family and Community Services and Kevin Humphries as Minister for Land and Water. Deputy Premier Andrew Stoner will take on additional economic responsibilities with the portfolios of tourism, major events and small business, as well as Minister for the North Coast.
    [Show full text]
  • New South Wales Government Gazette No. 32 of 10 August 2012
    3653 Government Gazette OF THE STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES Number 82 Friday, 10 August 2012 Published under authority by Department of Premier and Cabinet LEGISLATION Online notification of the making of statutory instruments Week beginning 30 July 2012 THE following instruments were officially notified on the NSW legislation website (www.legislation.nsw.gov.au) on the dates indicated: Proclamations commencing Acts Water Management Amendment Act 2008 No 73 (2012-350) — published LW 3 August 2012 Regulations and other statutory instruments Public Health Amendment (Scheduled Medical Conditions) Regulation 2012 (2012-351) — published LW 3 August 2012 Water Management (Application of Act to Gwydir Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources) Proclamation 2012 (2012-352) — published LW 3 August 2012 Water Management (General) Amendment (Miscellaneous) Regulation 2012 (2012-353) — published LW 3 August 2012 Water Sharing Plan for the Gwydir Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2012 (2012-355) — published LW 3 August 2012 Water Sharing Plan for the Rocky Creek, Cobbadah, Upper Horton and Lower Horton Water Source Amendment Order 2012 (2012-356) — published LW 3 August 2012 Workers Compensation (Bush Fire, Emergency and Rescue Services) Regulation 2012 (2012-354) — published LW 3 August 2012 Environmental Planning Instruments Auburn Local Environmental Plan 2010 (Amendment No 3) (2012-357) — published LW 3 August 2012 Cobar Local Environmental Plan 2012 (2012-358) — published LW 3 August 2012 Gosford Local Environmental Plan No 469 (2012-359) — published
    [Show full text]