Legislative Assembly of Victoria

PROOF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF VICTORIA

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

No 109 — Thursday 10 June 2021

1 The Speaker took the Chair, read the Prayer and made an Acknowledgement of Country.

2 PETITION — The Clerk announced that the following petition had been lodged for presentation:

Attacks on Israel — Requesting that the Legislative Assembly condemns Hamas, acknowledges the right of Israel to defend itself, and declares its support for Israel and peace in the region, bearing 265 signatures (Mr Southwick).

Ordered to be tabled.

3 PETITION — ATTACKS ON ISRAEL — Motion made and question — That the petition presented by the Member for Caulfield be taken into consideration tomorrow (Mr Southwick) — put and agreed to.

4 DOCUMENTS TABLED UNDER ACTS OF PARLIAMENT — The Clerk tabled the following documents under Acts of Parliament:

Auditor-General — Annual Plan 2021–22

Parliamentary Committees Act 2003 — Government response to the Integrity and Oversight Committee’s Inquiry into the Performance of Victorian Integrity Agencies 2017/18–2018/19

Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 — Report to Parliament on the Extension of the Declaration of a State of Emergency — 15th Report.

5 SITTING OF THE HOUSE — Motion made and question — That:

(1) The House, at its rising, adjourns until Tuesday 22 June 2021, 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.

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6 STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS — Members made statements.

7 POSTPONEMENT OF NOTICE OF MOTION AND ORDERS OF THE DAY — Ordered — That the consideration of Government Business, Notice of Motion No 1 and Orders of the Day, Nos 1 to 3 inclusive, be postponed until later this day.

8 ENERGY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (ENERGY FAIRNESS) BILL 2021 — Order read for resuming debate on question — That this Bill be now read a second time; debate resumed.

Amendment proposed — That all the words after ‘That’ be omitted and replaced with the words ‘this House refuses to read this Bill a second time until the Government has:

(1) reviewed the efficiency of the Energy and Water Ombudsman of Victoria (EWOV) in resolving complaints about energy contracts sold through telemarketing and door-to- door sales;

(2) thoroughly investigated the consumer protection outcomes of mandating that energy companies and agents that sell products through the solar homes initiative join an approved dispute resolution scheme such as EWOV;

(3) examined the empirical need for enhanced consumer protections in the energy market;

(4) investigated the prohibition of commission-based remuneration for direct marketing workers who operate in the energy sales sector;

(5) investigated the consumer protection outcomes of requiring all energy contracts sold through direct marketing to be pre-lodged with the Essential Services Commission;

(6) reviewed the avenues through which do not knock stickers are made available and advertised to vulnerable cohorts within the Victorian community; and

(7) reviewed the effectiveness of plain information statements as a form of consumer protection’

(Mr Rowswell) — and, after debate —

The sitting was suspended at 1.00 pm then business was interrupted at 2.00 pm under the resolution of the House on Tuesday 8 June 2021.

9 QUESTION TIME — (Under Sessional Order 9).

Member named and suspended — The Member for Warrandyte (Mr Smith) having been named by the Speaker for disregarding the authority of the Chair —

Motion made and question — That the Member for Warrandyte (Mr Smith) be suspended from the service of the House for the remainder of the next two sitting days (Ms Allan) — put.

The House divided (the Speaker, Mr Brooks, in the Chair) —

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AYES 18

Jacinta Allan; Ben Carroll; Lily D’Ambrosio; Luke Donnellan; Martin Foley; Sam Hibbins; Melissa Horne; Natalie Hutchins; Stephen McGhie; James Merlino; Martin Pakula; Tim Pallas; Danny Pearson; Suzanna Sheed; Ros Spence; Mary-Anne Thomas; Gabrielle Williams; Richard Wynne.

NOES 11

Neil Angus; Brad Battin; Gary Blackwood; Emma Kealy; Cindy McLeish; David Morris; Michael O’Brien; Brad Rowswell; Steph Ryan; Peter Walsh; Kim Wells.

Question agreed to.

The following members, who were not in attendance for the division, registered their opinion on the question: AYES

Juliana Addison; Lizzie Blandthorn; Chris Brayne; Josh Bull; Anthony Carbines; Darren Cheeseman; Sarah Connolly; Christine Couzens; Jordan Crugnale; Steve Dimopoulos; Paul Edbrooke; Maree Edwards; John Eren; Will Fowles; Matt Fregon; Danielle Green; Bronwyn Halfpenny; Katie Hall; Dustin Halse; Paul Hamer; Jill Hennessy; Marlene Kairouz; John Kennedy; Sonya Kilkenny; Gary Maas; Frank McGuire; Pauline Richards; Tim Richardson; Robin Scott; Michaela Settle; Nick Staikos; Natalie Suleyman; Meng Heang Tak; Jackson Taylor; Kat Theophanous; Vicki Ward. NOES

Roma Britnell; Tim Bull; Neale Burgess; Matthew Guy; David Hodgett; Tim McCurdy; James Newbury; Richard Riordan; Tim Smith; David Southwick; Louise Staley; Bridget Vallence.

Mr Smith (Warrandyte) accordingly withdrew from the Chamber.

Question time continued.

10 ENERGY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (ENERGY FAIRNESS) BILL 2021 — Debate continued on question — That this Bill be now read a second time — and on the amendment —

Motion made and question — That the debate be now adjourned (Ms Williams) — put and agreed to.

Ordered — That the debate be adjourned until later this day.

11 EDUCATION AND TRAINING REFORM AMENDMENT (PROTECTION OF SCHOOL COMMUNITIES) BILL 2021 — 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 Wynne) — put and agreed to.

Ordered — That the debate be adjourned until later this day.

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12 CHILD WELLBEING AND SAFETY (CHILD SAFE STANDARDS COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT) AMENDMENT BILL 2021 — 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 Wynne) — put and agreed to.

Ordered — That the debate be adjourned until later this day.

13 OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE (CROSS-BOUNDARY GREENHOUSE GAS TITLES AND OTHER MATTERS) AMENDMENT BILL 2021 — Order read for resuming debate on question — That this Bill be now read a second time; debate resumed.

Allocation of time — The Speaker advised that the time allocated for consideration of bills under the resolution of the House on Tuesday 8 June 2021 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 ENERGY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (ENERGY FAIRNESS) BILL 2021 — Order read for resuming debate on question — That this Bill be now read a second time — and on the amendment — That all the words after ‘That’ be omitted and replaced with the words ‘That all the words after ‘That’ be omitted and replaced with the words ‘this House refuses to read this Bill a second time until the Government has: (1) reviewed the efficiency of the Energy and Water Ombudsman of Victoria (EWOV) in resolving complaints about energy contracts sold through telemarketing and door-to-door sales; (2) thoroughly investigated the consumer protection outcomes of mandating that energy companies and agents that sell products through the solar homes initiative join an approved dispute resolution scheme such as EWOV; (3) examined the empirical need for enhanced consumer protections in the energy market; (4) investigated the prohibition of commission-based remuneration for direct marketing workers who operate in the energy sales sector; (5) investigated the consumer protection outcomes of requiring all energy contracts sold through direct marketing to be pre-lodged with the Essential Services Commission; (6) reviewed the avenues through which do not knock stickers are made available and advertised to vulnerable cohorts within the Victorian community; and (7) reviewed the effectiveness of plain information statements as a form of consumer protection’.

Question — That the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the question — put.

The House divided (the Speaker, Mr Brooks, in the Chair) —

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AYES 48

Juliana Addison; Jacinta Allan; Lizzie Blandthorn; Chris Brayne; Josh Bull; Anthony Carbines; Ben Carroll; Darren Cheeseman; Sarah Connolly; Jordan Crugnale; 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; Natalie Hutchins; Marlene Kairouz; John Kennedy; Sonya Kilkenny; Gary Maas; Stephen McGhie; Frank McGuire; Martin Pakula; Danny Pearson; Tim Read; Pauline Richards; Ellen Sandell; Robin Scott; Suzanna Sheed; Ros Spence; Nick Staikos; Natalie Suleyman; Meng Heang Tak; Jackson Taylor; Mary-Anne Thomas; Vicki Ward; Gabrielle Williams; Richard Wynne.

NOES 19

Neil Angus; Brad Battin; Gary Blackwood; Roma Britnell; David Hodgett; Tim McCurdy; Cindy McLeish; David Morris; Michael O’Brien; Richard Riordan; Brad Rowswell; Steph Ryan; Tim Smith; David Southwick; Louise Staley; Bridget Vallence; Nick Wakeling; Peter Walsh; Kim Wells.

Question agreed to.

The following members, who were not in attendance for the division, registered their opinion on the question:

AYES Christine Couzens; Maree Edwards; John Eren; James Merlino; Tim Pallas; Tim Richardson; Michaela Settle; Kat Theophanous.

NOES James Newbury; Russell Northe.

Question — That this Bill be now read a second time and a third time — put.

The House divided (the Speaker, Mr Brooks, in the Chair) —

AYES 48

NOES 18

Neil Angus; Brad Battin; Gary Blackwood; Roma Britnell; David Hodgett; Tim McCurdy; Cindy McLeish; David Morris; Michael O’Brien; Richard Riordan; Brad Rowswell; Steph Ryan; David Southwick; Louise Staley; Bridget Vallence; Nick Wakeling; Peter Walsh; Kim Wells.

Question agreed to.

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The following members, who were not in attendance for the division, registered their opinion on the question:

AYES Christine Couzens; Maree Edwards; John Eren; James Merlino; Tim Pallas; Tim Richardson; Michaela Settle; Kat Theophanous.

NOES Russell Northe.

Bill sent to the Legislative Council and their agreement requested.

15 EDUCATION AND TRAINING REFORM AMENDMENT (PROTECTION OF SCHOOL COMMUNITIES) BILL 2021 — 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.

16 CHILD WELLBEING AND SAFETY (CHILD SAFE STANDARDS COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT) AMENDMENT BILL 2021 — 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.

Business was interrupted at 5.23 pm under the resolution of the House on Tuesday 8 June 2021

17 ADJOURNMENT — The Speaker announced that the time for the adjournment of the House had arrived and, after debate, left the Chair at 5.40 pm.

BRIDGET NOONAN COLIN BROOKS MP Clerk of the Legislative Assembly Speaker