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No. 1 MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FIRST SESSION OF THE FORTY-SEVENTH PARLIAMENT WEDNESDAY, 28 OCTOBER, 1981 1. OPBNINGOF PARLUMENT.-T~~Council met at Two-fifteen p.m., pursuant to Proclamation of His Excellency the Governor. The President took the Chair. 2. PROCLAMATION.-By direction of the President, the Proclamation convening Parliament was read by the Clerk, as follows: PROCLAMATION. By His Excellency Air Marsha1 Sir JAMES ANTHONY "New SOUTHWALES ROWLAND,Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, upon whom have been "TO WIT. conferred the decorations of the Distinguished Flying "J. A. ROWLAND, Cross and the Air Force Cross, Knight of Grace of the Most Venerable Order of St John of Jerusalem, Governor. Governor of the State of New South Wales in the Commonwealth of Australia. "IN pursuance of the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the "State of New South Wales by virtue of an Act passed in the second year of "the reign of His late Majesty King Edward the Seventh, being 'an Act to "consolidate the Acts relating to the Constitution,' I do hereby proclaim that "a Session of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly for the State of "New South Wales for the despatch of business shall commence and be bolden "on Wednesday, the twenty-eighth day of October, 1981, at 2.15 o'clock in "the afternoon in the buildings known as the Legislative Council Chambers, in "Macquarie Street, in the City of Sydney; and Members of the said Legislative "Council and Legislative Assembly, respectively, are hereby required to give "their attendance at the said time and place accordingly. "Given under my Hand and Seal, at Sydney, this twenty-seventh day of "(L.s.) "Octoher in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and "eighty-one and in the thirtieth year of Her Majesty's Reign. - "By His Excellency's Command, "NEVILLE WRAN. "GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!" 2 MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGlSLAllVE COUNCIL (28 October, 1981) - Menrbers preserrt.-The Honourable Franca Arcna, A.M., The Honourable Peter Jeremy Baldwin, B.E., B.A., the Honourable George Brenner, the Honourable Donald Ross Burton, the Honourable Francesco Calabro, the Honourable Virginia Anne Chadwick, B.A., Dip. Ed., the Honourable John James Doohan, O.B.E., the Honourable Frederick Norman Duncan, the Honourable Ronald David Dyer, the Honourable Marie Claire Fisher, B.A., Dip. Ed., Litt. B., fhe Honourable Henry Bernard French, the Honourable John Davis Garland, the Honourable Deirdre Mary Grusovin, the Honourable Jack Rowland Hallam, the Honourable Clive Healey, the Honourable Dorothy May Isaksen, the Honourable John Richard Johnson, the Honourable James Kaldis, the Honour- able Richard Weir Killen, the Honourable Norman Leo King, the Honourable Elisabeth Kirkby, the Honourable Delcia Ivy Kite, the Honourable David Paul Lnnda, LL.B., the Honourable William Lloyd Lange, the Honourable Finlay Melrose MacDiarmid, O.B.E., the Honourable John Cyril James Matthews, Reverend the Honourable Frederick John Nile, E.D., L.Th., the Honourable Nathanael Montgome~yOrr, the Honourable Peter Sydney Maitland Philips, LL.B., the Honourable Edward Philip Pickering, B.Sc. (Chem. Eng), M.Atns.I.M.M., F.A.I.E., the Honourable Kenneth Warren Reed, the Honourable William John Sandwith, the Honourable Robert Baron Rowland Smith, the Honourable Louis Adrian Solomons, B.A., LL.B., the Honourable Joe Slater Thompson, A.M., the Honourable Roy Frederick Turner, LL.B., the Honourable Barrie John Unsworth, the Honourable Bryan Henry Vaughan, LL.B., the Honourable Peter Francis Watkins, the Honourable Max Frederick Willis, E.D., LL.B. Members a6sefrt.-Thc Honourable Walter John Holt, LL.B., the Honourable James William Kennedy, the Honourable John Joseph Morris. 3. COMMISSIONTO OPEN PARLIAMENT.-The President acquainted the House that His Excellency the Governor had been pleased to cause a Commission to be issucd under the Public Seal of the State, appointing the Honourable John Richard Johnson, President of the Legislative Council, the Honourable David Paul Landa, LL.B., Minister for Energy, Minister for Water Resources and Vice-President of the Executive Council, and the Honourable Clive Healey, Chairman of Committces, Commissioners, in order to the opening and holding of this Parliament. The Commissioners took their places on the Dais. The President directed the Usher of the Black Rod to let the Legislative Assembly know the Commissioners request the immediate attendance of the Legislative Assembly in this House to hear the Commission for the Opening of Parliament read. And the Assembly being comc- Members of both Houses being seated at the request of the President- The President said- "HONOURABLEMEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVECOUNCII. AND MEMBERSOF THE LEGISLATIVEASSEMBLY- "His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to cause a Commission "to be issued under the Public Seal of the State constituting us Commissioners "to do on behalf of Her Majesty all things necessary to be done in the name of "Her Majesty, or in the name of His Excellency the Governor of the State, in "and about the opening and holding of this Parliament, to deliver a Message to "the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly and to do all such other "things as may be specially necessary to enable Parliament to perform acts which "admit of no delay, as will more fully appear by the Commission itself which "must now be read." Whereupon the Clerk, by direction of the President, read the said Commission, as follows: "Elizabeth the Secor~d,by the Grace of God Qlreerr of Aostrolin ond Her other "Realms and Territories, Head of the ComnronweaNh. "To all to whom these presents shall come, "Greeting: "WHEREAS by Proclamatior~madc on thc twenty-seventh day of October, 1981, "His Excellency Air Marshal Sir JAMESANTHONY ROWLAND, Knight Com- "mander of Our Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, upon whom "have been conferred the decorations of the Distinguished Flying Cross 3 MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (28 October, 1981) "and the Air Force Cross, Knight of Grace of the Most' Venerable "Order of St John of Jerusalem, Our Governor of Our State of "New South Wales, in the Commonwealth of Australia, did, in pursuance "of the power and autbgrity vested in him as Governor of Our said State by "virtue of an Act passed in the second year of the reign of His late Majesty "King Edward the Seventh being 'an Act to consolidate the Acts relating to the "Constitution,' proclaim that a Session of the Legislative Council and Legislativc "Assembly for the said State should commence and be holden on Wednesday, the "twenty-eighth day of October, 1981, at the time and place mentioned in the said "Proclamation: AND WHEREAS,for certain causes, Our said Governor cannot "conveniently be present in person at the opening of the said Session of the "Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of Our said State: Now KNOW "YE, that We, trusting in the discretion, fidelity and care of Our trusty and "well-beloved the Honourable JOHNRICHARD JOHNSON, President of the said "Legislative Council, the Honourable DAVIDPAUL LANDA, LL.B., Minister for "Energy, Minister for Water Resources and Vice-President of the Executive "Council and the Honourable CLNE HEALEY,Chairman of Committees, "Members of the Legislative Council, do with the advice of Our Executive "Council of Our said State, give and grant by the tenor of these presents unto "the said JOHN RICHARDJOHNSON, DAVID PAUL LANDA and CLNE HEALEYor "any two of them, full power in Our name to open and hold the said Session "of the said Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly on the said twenty- "eighth day of October, 1981, or subsequent day, or in the name of Our "Governor of Our said State in and about the opening and holding of the said "Parliament, to deliver messages to the Legislative Council and to the Legislative "Assembly, and to do all such things as may he specially necessary to enable "Parliament or the said Legislative Council or the said Legislative Assembly to "perform acts which admit of no delay: Commanding also by the tenor of these "presents all whom it concerns to meet in the said Parliament, that to the said "JOHN RICHARDJOHNSON, DAVID PAUL LANDA and CLIVEHEALEY, or any two "of them, they diligently attend in the premises in the form aforesaid. "IN TESTIMONYWHEREOF, We have ca~lsedthese Our Letters to he made "Patent, and the Public Seal of Our said State to he hereunto affixed. "WITNESSOLI~ Trusty and Well-beloved Air hfarshal Sir JAMESANTHONY "ROWLAND,Knight Commander of Our Most Excellent Order of the British "Empire, upon whom have been conferred the decorations of the Distinguished "Flying Cross and the Air Force Cross, Knight of Grace of fie Most Venerable "Order of St John of Jerusalem, Our Governor of Our State of New South "Wales in the Commonwealth of Australia, at Sydney, in Our said State this "twenty-seventh day of October in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine "hundred and eighty-one, and in the thirtieth year of Our Reign. "J. A. ROWLAND, "Governor. "By His Excellcncy's Command, "NEVILLE WRAN." 4. COMMISSIONER'SMESSAGE TO THE COUNCILAND ASSEMBLY.-T~~President then said- "HONOURABLEMEMBERS OF THE LEG~SLATIVECOUNCIL AND MEMBERS OF THE LEOISLATIVEASSEMBLY- "We have it in command from His Excellency the Governor to acquaint you that His Excellency desires that you take into your earnest consideration such matters as may be submitted to you. MEMBERSOF THE LEGISLATIVEASSEMBLY- It being necessary that a Speaker of the Legislative Assembly be first chosen, it is His Excellency's pleasure that you, Members of the Legislative Assembly, repair to your Chamber, and there, after Members shall have been sworn, proceed to the election of one of your number to be your Speaker.
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