LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL NOTICE PAPER No. 63 Wednesday, 17 June 2020

The President takes the Chair at 9.30 a.m.

GENERAL BUSINESS TO TAKE PRECEDENCE

NOTICE OF MOTION

326* MR DAVIS — To move — That this House — (1) pursuant to section 16 of the Ombudsman Act 1973 refers the following matter to the Ombudsman for investigation and report: (a) allegations aired on 60 Minutes and in The Age that the Hon Adem Somyurek MLC, and other Ministers misused Members’ staff and other budget entitlements against the provisions of relevant statutes, guides and rules of the Parliament of Victoria for internal Australian Labor Party purposes, including ‘branch stacking’; (b) any other breach of applicable policies, laws or codes in relation to these allegations; (2) supports other relevant Victorian authorities, including the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) investigating these allegations for potential corrupt behaviour and breaches of the Crimes Act 1958 and other Victorian laws; and requires the Clerk to write to the Victorian Ombudsman and the IBAC Commissioner to convey the terms of this Resolution. [Notice given on 16 June 2020 — Listed for 1 day].

ORDER OF THE DAY

1 WILDLIFE RESCUE VICTORIA BILL 2020 — (Mr Meddick) — Second reading — Resumption of debate (Ms Stitt).

NOTICES OF MOTION

329* MR DAVIS — To move — That this House — (1) notes — (a) the difficulties in identifying a suitable and safe location for the permanent storage of the PFAS-contaminated waste spoil from the West Gate Tunnel Project; (b) the identification as part of the project’s Environmental Effects Statement process of potentially contaminated soil, including PFAS-contaminated soil;

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(2) requires, in accordance with Standing Order 11.01, there to be tabled in the Council, on or before Wednesday, 22 July 2020, any documents in the possession of the Minister for Planning or his office, the Minister for Transport Infrastructure or her office, the Department of Transport, the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning or the Environment Protection Authority (EPA), relating to — (a) policies, scientific papers and assessments on the disposal of contaminated soil, specifically soil/spoil removed from tunnelling works including PFAS-contaminated spoil from the West Gate Tunnel Project; (b) any and all assessments and examinations of contaminated soil/spoil, including those relating to the West Gate Tunnel Project and the Metro Tunnel Project; (c) correspondence, including emails, to and from government, including Ministers, to the EPA on these matters in the last 18 months, including, but not limited to — (i) soil and reuse management plans including the — (aa) West Gate Tunnel Project: West Zone PFAS Data Summary; (bb) West Gate Tunnel Project All Zone PFAS Classification Application; (cc) West Gate Tunnel Project East Zone PFAS Classification to EPA Victoria; (dd) Soil and Spoil Management Plan: West Gate Tunnel Project, dated January 2018; (ee) West Gate Tunnel Project Zone 400 East Major Project Classification Process Stockpile Management; (ff) West Gate Tunnel Project Major Project Classification Process Storage Management: Cat A; (gg) West Gate Tunnel Project Zone 302 Sampling Analysis Quality Plan Attachment 1 Tunnel Spoil Management Plan; (hh) JC201 Tech Memo 010 Tunnel Spoil Management Framework; (ii) waste soil classifications; (iii) internal assessment reports which document the justification for issuing classifications; (iv) supporting emails, drafts and reviews of each assessment report and classification prior to issuing of the classification document; and (v) the EPA, the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning and the Department of Transport planning assessments, including impacts on homes, agriculture, waterways, schools and other community facilities, of proposed locations for the permanent storage of PFAS-contaminated spoil, including at the Maddingley Brown Coal site near Bacchus Marsh, the Ravenhall site and the Bulla site. [Notice given on 16 June 2020 — Listed for 1 day].

316 MR DAVIS — To move — That — (1) a Joint Select Committee of nine Members be established to inquire into, consider and report to both Houses, no later than 30 September 2020, on the relevance, acceptability and process by which the Government has adopted international agreements, treaties, memorandums and other similar arrangements with foreign governments since 2015, and in particular — (a) whether the two agreements between the People’s Republic of China and the Victorian Government, also known as the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’, are in the interest of Victorians in all circumstances, including in the long-term financial interest of the State and with respect to its sovereignty; (b) the details and background of the proposed further agreement linked to the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ and whether these are in the public interest of all Victorians; (c) the appropriate consultation with the Commonwealth of Australia Government and its agencies on the likely impact on Australia’s foreign affairs and trade; (d) through until the end of this Parliament examine and report on any further international agreements, treaties, memorandums or other similar arrangements the Government may seek to sign and report to the Parliament in a timely way to keep the Parliament 17 June 2020 3

of Victoria informed of whether these are, on balance, in the view of the Committee, in the public interest; (2) the Committee shall consist of — (a) five Assembly Members, comprising three Members from the Government nominated by the Premier and two Members from the Opposition nominated by the Leader of the Opposition; (b) four Council Members, comprising two Members from the Government nominated by the Leader of the Government in the Council, one Member from the Opposition nominated by the Leader of the Opposition in the Council and one Member from among the remaining Members in the Council nominated jointly by minority groups and independent Members; (3) a majority of the Members appointed pursuant to paragraph (2) will constitute a quorum of the Committee; (4) the Chair of the Committee must be a non-Government Member; (5) in addition to exercising a deliberative vote, when votes on a question are equally divided, the Chair, or the Deputy Chair when acting as chair, shall have a casting vote; (6) the Committee may proceed to conduct business notwithstanding that all Members have not been appointed and notwithstanding any vacancy; (7) the Committee may conduct all or any part of a meeting or public or private hearing by audio or audio visual link; (8) the Committee shall operate under the provisions laid out under Joint Standing Order 15; (9) the foregoing provisions of this Resolution, so far as they are inconsistent with the Standing and Sessional Orders or practices of both Houses will have effect notwithstanding anything contained in the Standing and Sessional Orders or practices of both Houses; and (10) a Message be sent to the Assembly informing them of the Resolution and requesting their agreement. [Notice given on 2 June 2020 — Listed for 4 days].

335* MR DAVIS — To move — That pursuant to section 33 of the Parliamentary Committees Act 2003, this House requires the Integrity and Oversight Committee to inquire into, consider and report, by 30 June 2021, on the operation and effectiveness of the Freedom of Information Act 1982, including the timeliness of the response of government, departmental, agency and statutory authorities and the provision of freedom of information requests, examining the recent reports of the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner and ensure this examination includes — (1) the impact of the reported delay in release of information by agencies and authorities; (2) the costs to individuals of accessing information; (3) the role of ‘noting’ by secretaries and ministers and any delays or other impacts associated with ‘noting’; (4) the adequacy in the resourcing of the Information Commissioner’s Office; (5) holding hearings with the Information Commissioner, as appropriate; and (6) any other matters it considers relevant. [Notice given on 16 June 2020 — Listed for 1 day].

REMAINING GENERAL BUSINESS

NOTICES OF MOTION

219 MS MAXWELL — To move — That this House — (1) notes the systemic issues within Victorian child protection services and, more broadly, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) identified in the Commission for 4 Legislative Council Notice Paper No. 63

Children and Young People’s October 2019 Report, Lost, not forgotten: Inquiry into children who died by suicide and were known to Child Protection; (2) recognises the findings in that report that there is currently “a lack of child-focussed practice” and initiatives that allow children to be heard in circumstances surrounding violent and sexual abuse; (3) acknowledges the need for early intervention strategies involving child maternal health to be prioritised in addressing the requirements of vulnerable families; (4) calls on the Government to — (a) urgently review systemic failures within child protection, across all phases from intake to the closure of cases; (b) increase transparency in DHHS’ public reporting of child protection issues, including the outcomes of public programs and initiatives; and (c) significantly increase its investment in early intervention, particularly through improved assessments and other resourcing in child maternal health, in order to help eradicate exposure to violence and the abuse of children. [Notice given on 26 November 2019 — Listed for 20 days].

220 MR LIMBRICK — To move — That this House — (1) the current Victorian sex work laws are outdated and in urgent need of reform; (2) these outdated laws have had the unintended consequence of sex workers being fearful of reporting crimes to police; (3) the Victorian Labor Party’s 2018 Platform recommends that the Victorian Law Reform Commission consider decriminalisation of all forms of sex work in Victoria, as per other systems recognised internationally by human rights organisations; and calls on the House to support decriminalisation as per Labor’s 2018 Platform and urges the Government to proceed with reforms in this area. [Notice given on 26 November 2019 — Listed for 20 days].

222 MR O’DONOHUE — To move — That this House notes — (1) for quarter one of 2019 the Victorian Budget 2019-20 is currently in deficit; (2) the significant cost blow outs to a number of major projects; (3) that Victoria is the highest taxing state; (4) that state debt will double this term of Government; and (5) that Labor cannot manage money or manage projects. [Notice given on 26 November 2019 — Listed for 20 days].

224 DR RATNAM — To move — That this House calls on the Government to — (1) establish a Royal Commission into urban planning, rezoning and land sales to investigate the integrity of the decision-making that preceded and resulted in — (a) the rezoning of Fisherman’s Bend and all related decisions; (b) the Ventnor rezoning of land in Phillip Island; (c) the expansions of the urban growth boundary made by Planning Ministers since 2000; (d) the Docklands redevelopment; (e) the Kensington public housing redevelopment and associated subsidised land sale; (f) the development at 661 Chapel Street, South Yarra; (g) any other rezoning and subsidised land sales decisions that are referred to the Commission; (2) ensure that the Commission has powers to make findings and recommendations on — (a) whether rezoning and ancillary planning decisions were made in the public interest; (b) whether conflicts of interest were present that impacted decisions being made; 17 June 2020 5

(c) the relationship between political donations and planning decisions in each of the decisions cited in paragraph (1) of this resolution and other decisions referred to the Commission; (d) the integrity of the decisions made in relation to the Planning and Environment Act 1987 and the limitations of the Act to prevent improper actions; (e) the impact of the decisions considered by the Commission on housing affordability and property prices; (f) the weaknesses of the strategic and statutory decision-making framework that governs planning and rezoning; and (g) how the urban planning system could be strengthened to improve the integrity and robustness of decisions and ensure the public interest is served. [Notice given on 26 November 2019 — Listed for 20 days].

225 DR RATNAM — To move — That this House — (1) notes the potential for corporate donations, particularly from the property development and gambling industries, to corrupt local council decision-making; (2) calls on the Government to implement donations reform for local government to apply to the 2020 local government elections that includes — (a) banning donations from property developers and the gambling and tobacco industries; (b) providing for donations caps; and (c) ensuring expenditure caps for local council campaigns. [Notice given on 26 November 2019 — Listed for 20 days].

226 MS CROZIER — To move — That this House notes — (1) that the Minister for Health’s Minister’s Statement on Government achievements on 14 November 2019 neglects the true state of the Victorian health system; (2) the supposed boost to hospital funding is not addressing the calls from health networks to meet demand of costs that are growing at a rate faster than funding increases; (3) health services are being forced to cut patient services due to the costs associated with Enterprise Bargaining Agreements; (4) for the first time in decades doctors are threatening strike action; (5) elective surgery wait lists are blowing out with tens of thousands of patients languishing on waitlists; (6) ambulance response times have worsened in the year from quarter one of 2018-19 to quarter one of 2019-20; (7) the secrecy of the Andrews Government and its refusal to release crucial data; (8) that since the 2018 election, Victorians have also endured Labor’s — (a) funding cuts to dental and community health; (b) funding shortfalls for hospital upgrades; (c) zero infrastructure dollars for ten community hospitals; (d) cuts to admitted acute care for four major hospital networks; (9) that the Andrews Government continues to ignore that Victorian hospitals remain highly vulnerable to cyber-attacks, despite the warnings from the Victorian Auditor-General’s Office in May 2019; and further notes the failure of the Minister for Health, Hon Jenny Mikakos MLC, to properly manage the health portfolio which is putting Victorian patients at risk. [Notice given on 27 November 2019 — Listed for 19 days].

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227 MR DAVIS — To move — That until the end of the Session, unless otherwise ordered by the Council — (1) The following Sessional Orders be adopted, to come into operation with immediate effect: 1. Production of documents – short form motions After Standing Order 11.01(3) insert: (4) A member must advise of the intention for a motion under Standing Order 11.01 (other than a motion that imposes a sanction) to be considered as a short form motion at the time of giving notice under Standing Order 6.01. The following short form motion procedures will apply — (a) a maximum of one motion under this Sessional Order may be debated each day; (b) the mover of the motion may speak only once for up to five minutes; (c) any other member may speak for up to five minutes; (d) the total time for consideration of the motion will be up to 20 minutes; and (e) at the conclusion of debate or after 20 minutes of debate (whichever occurs first), the President will put all questions necessary to dispose of the motion and any amendments. 2. Formal business defined After Standing Order 5.04 insert: (1) Formal business on a Wednesday may also include the consideration of a maximum of two production of documents motions (other than a motion that proposes to impose a sanction), pursuant to Standing Order 11.01. 3. Production of documents – motions considered without debate After Standing Order 11.01(3) insert: (4) During formal business on a Wednesday, a member may move, without leave, a motion under this Standing Order. The Chair will put the question forthwith without debate. (a) A member must advise of the intention for a motion to be considered without debate at the time of giving notice under Standing Order 6.01. (2) The foregoing provisions of this resolution, so far as they are inconsistent with the Standing Orders or practices of the Council, will have effect notwithstanding anything contained in the Standing Orders or practices of the Council. (3) The Clerk is empowered to renumber the Sessional Orders and correct any internal references as a consequence of this resolution. [Notice given on 28 November 2019 — Listed for 18 days].

228 MS PATTEN — To move — That this House — (1) notes that— (a) the music festival season has commenced with hundreds of thousands expected to attend events; (b) young people, particularly when attending festivals, will use drugs and our main concern should be their wellbeing; (c) a pill testing program will contribute to the safety of young people attending these events; (d) the 2019 Victorian Labor Conference unanimously passed an Urgency Motion for a “harm reduction and community health approach for alcohol, tobacco and other drug policy” which called on the Government to examine innovative strategies, such as pill testing, that “have been trialled elsewhere in a bid to save Victorian lives”; (2) calls on the Government to adhere to their own platform and immediately commence a pill testing trial; (3) congratulates — 17 June 2020 7

(a) the Animal Justice Party, Greens, Liberal Democrats and the Independent Member for Western Metropolitan Region, Dr Catherine Cumming MLC, who also support the introduction of a pill testing pilot program; (b) Liberal Member for Northern Metropolitan Region, Mr Craig Ondarchie MLC, for his open-minded, evidence-based approach to health policy by calling on his Liberal colleagues to review their pill testing policy and in the Herald Sun on 28 November 2019 said “I want to know more…I want to be fully informed…I am not going to take a philosophical view for or against”; and calls on the Shadow Health Minister, Ms Georgie Crozier MLC, to listen to her colleagues, seek further briefings on pill testing and treat drug use as a health issue, not a criminal one. [Notice given on 28 November 2019 — Listed for 18 days].

234 MR DAVIS — To move — That this House — (1) opposes the Andrews Labor Government’s decision to reject the $4 billion offered by the Federal Government for the construction of the East West Link, despite it being clearly listed as a High Priority Project by Infrastructure Australia and is also supported by Infrastructure Victoria; (2) notes that the proposed North East Link, while an important addition to Victoria’s road network, will exacerbate existing city-bound traffic congestion on the Eastern Freeway, making construction of the East West Link even more important; and calls on the Andrews Labor Government to negotiate with the Federal Government in good faith and proceed with the East West Link without further delay. [Notice given on 5 February 2020 — Listed for 16 days].

235 MR DAVIS — To move — That this House — (1) expresses concern at the failure of the Leader of the Government to comply with the direction of the Legislative Council to table fuel load maps state-wide by 11 December 2019; (2) notes the Government’s letter provided on 11 December 2019 seeking additional time to comply with the Order, formally tabled today; (3) notes the failure of the Government, almost two months after 11 December 2019, to provide the urgently needed fuel load maps; (4) calls on the Leader of the Government to immediately comply with the Order and urgently provide the fuel load maps, noting that the long hot summer still has some time to run; and further notes communities deserve their information provided in the maps relevant to their regions to enable proper steps to be taken to protect communities. [Notice given on 5 February 2020 — Listed for 16 days].

236 MR O’DONOHUE — To move — That this House notes — (1) the Ombudsman in her report, Investigation of matters referred from the Legislative Assembly on 8 August 2018, has cleared Liberal Members of any wrongdoing, despite the grubby allegations by the Hon James Merlino MP, and others; (2) the open and honest co-operation of Liberal Members in assisting the Ombudsman; and (3) the finding in the report stands in stark contrast to the red shirts rort saga and the refusal of Labor Members to assist the Ombudsman and Victoria Police. [Notice given on 6 February 2020 — Listed for 15 days].

237 MR BOURMAN — To move — That this House notes that — (1) fuel reduction on public land is a priority; (2) fuel reduction can take on many faces; and (3) limited and controlled firewood collection should be permitted in some national parks. [Notice given on 6 February 2020 — Listed for 15 days]. 8 Legislative Council Notice Paper No. 63

238 MS PATTEN — To move — That this House — (1) notes — (a) electric vehicles are environmentally friendly, energy efficient and reduce our use of fossil fuels; (b) electric vehicles have far fewer moving parts than a conventional gasoline powered vehicle that requires liquid fuels leading to drastically reduced maintenance costs; (c) sales of electric vehicles, including hybrid plug-ins, have jumped three-fold in Australia in the past year, with 6,718 vehicles purchased in 2019 compared to 2,216 in 2018, whilst sales of combustion engine vehicle declined by 7.8 per cent in the same period; (d) Australians, and Victorians in particular, are keen early adopters of new technology and Victoria should lead the way in providing infrastructure in support of electric vehicles; (2) urges the Government to work with the electric vehicle industry to help provide levers that will fast-track the infrastructure required to support automated and zero emission vehicles; and calls on the Government to adopt a policy of converting 50 per cent of its vehicle fleet to electric vehicles within three years. [Notice given on 6 February 2020 — Listed for 15 days].

239 MR BOURMAN — To move — That this House notes that — (1) there were widespread bushfires in East Gippsland in late 2019 through early 2020; (2) a planned burn in Nowa Nowa in 2019 was severely reduced because of environmental protestors; and (3) the Nowa Nowa area suffered during the recent bushfires and all the wildlife that these protestors pretend they want to save were unnecessarily killed, plus many more. [Notice given on 6 February 2020 — Listed for 15 days].

240 MR BOURMAN — To move — That this House notes that — (1) given the recent events requiring a declaration of a state of disaster, the management of bushfires in this state is clearly not working; (2) more recommendations from the 2009 Victorian Bushfire Royal Commission Final Report need to be implemented, particularly those relating to fuel reduction; (3) towns such as Mallacoota, and any other places within a bushfire prone area, have a designated specific safe fire refuge, fit for purpose; (4) given the vast majority of fires started and grew to emergency level on public land first, that those land owners be granted permission to clear more native vegetation around their properties for fire safety; and calls on the Government to prioritise fuel reduction for fire prone areas that were not burnt by recent fires in preparation for the next fire season. [Notice given on 6 February 2020 — Listed for 15 days].

241 MR BOURMAN — To move — That this House notes that — (1) native timber workers were out fighting the recent fires in Gippsland; (2) the only obvious input from environmental groups was a social media post from Environment East Gippsland gloating over the loss of the Eden woodchip mill; (3) without native timber industry workers, the burden of fighting fires will shift to an unknown party; and (4) the native timber industry should be encouraged, rather than banned, as they provide Victoria with both ethically sourced hardwood and a firefighting service. [Notice given on 6 February 2020 — Listed for 15 days].

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242 MS PATTEN — To move — That this House — (1) acknowledges that journalist, editor, publisher and activist, Mr Julian Assange, is an Australian citizen and former long-time resident of Melbourne, who in the 1990s was a technical adviser to the Victoria Police Child Exploitation Unit, assisting in multiple prosecutions; (2) notes that Mr Assange is currently on remand at HM Prison Belmarsh in the United Kingdom, and is facing an extradition request by the United States of America relating to an indictment for alleged computer intrusion and a charge of violating the Espionage Act of 1917 (USA) and faces an effective death penalty if found guilty of the charges; (3) recognises that the possible extradition of Mr Assange sets a dangerous precedent where Australian citizens, particularly journalists, can be charged with a crime and extradited by a foreign nation having not actually been in that country; (4) acknowledges that a free, open and democratic press is a fundamental tenet of our society; (5) supports the rights of whistle-blowers to provide material to journalists in the public interest and the rights of journalists to publish that information; and (6) calls on the Premier, Hon Daniel Andrews MP, to urge his federal colleagues to take action to prevent Mr Assange’s extradition to the United States of America and to demand that the federal government treat him like all other Australians who require consular and other assistance when facing legal proceedings overseas. [Notice given on 18 February 2020 — Listed for 14 days].

244 MR FINN — To move — That this House — (1) acknowledges that Melbourne’s West should not be used as Victoria’s dumping ground; (2) notes the fury of residents of the City of Wyndham over plans to dump soil containing carcinogens and asbestos near their homes, schools and other public spaces; (3) expresses its deep concern at the detrimental health impacts on the people of Wyndham if toxic soil from the West Gate Tunnel is dumped in the municipality; and calls on the Government to stop any plans to dump toxic soil anywhere in the western suburbs of Melbourne. [Notice given on 18 February 2020 — Listed for 14 days].

245 MR MEDDICK — To move — That this House notes that — (1) every day, companion animals become strayed from their homes causing great distress to their owners; (2) under current laws veterinary practitioners cannot legally scan for a microchip and attempt to reunite the animal with their owner, but instead must send them to the council for impoundment; (3) impoundment creates significant physical and emotional stress for both animals and their owners; (4) the Government committed to changing these laws, which would allow vets to immediately reunite companion animals with their owners, however have not yet done so; (5) each day that this goes unchanged, companion animals are unnecessarily suffering and significant costs are borne by councils; and calls on the Government to prioritise their commitment to amend the Domestic Animals Act 1994 to allow vets to immediately reunite companion animals and their owners. [Notice given on 18 February 2020 — Listed for 14 days].

246 MR DAVIS — To move — That this House notes that — (1) Ambulance Victoria Code One response times are increasing throughout the State; (2) 53 out of 79 Local Government Areas increased in Ambulance Victoria Code One response times during Quarter 1 to Quarter 2 in 2019-20; (3) on average, state paramedics are taking longer to respond to Code One patients; 10 Legislative Council Notice Paper No. 63

(4) the increase in response times represent an unacceptable failure of the Andrews Government to respond to those who require immediate and urgent care; (5) patients are waiting longer for ambulance to emergency department transfer; (6) ambulance transfer times are now slower than when Labor was elected in 2014; (7) that ramping of ambulances is becoming common place, despite the promises of Mr Andrews to end ambulance ramping; (8) the billions of dollars wasted by the Andrews Government on mismanaged projects have resulted in funding cuts on key health service initiatives; and (9) comments made by the Treasurer, Hon Tim Pallas MP, on 12 February 2020 in relation to cutting $4 billion from the Victorian budget will have a significant impact on the delivery of health and ambulance services across the State. [Notice given on 18 February 2020 — Listed for 14 days].

247 MR DAVIS — To move — That this House notes that — (1) elective surgery wait lists are blowing out with tens of thousands of patients languishing on wait lists; (2) in the six months between June 2019 and December 2019 inclusive, the total number of patients on the elective surgery wait list grew by 10,854; (3) the number of elective surgery patients admitted fell by 4,035 between June 2019 and December 2019 inclusive; (4) 10 per cent of urgent patients are waiting longer than 45 days for a specialist appointment when they should be seen within 30 days; (5) the current measures of wait times fail to properly capture how some patients are waiting years for surgery and is indicative of a lack of transparency from the Government; and (6) the Minister for Health, Hon Jenny Mikakos MLC, is failing sick Victorians by improperly managing the Health portfolio. [Notice given on 18 February 2020 — Listed for 14 days].

248 MR O’DONOHUE — To move — That this House notes that — (1) the Forest Fire Management Victoria’s Fuel Management Annual Report, 2018-19 identified a 64 per cent cut in direct fuel management activities; (2) the cuts in fuel management activities are due to the failure of the Andrews Government to deliver on the 5 per cent hazard reduction burns on public land each year, as recommended by the 2009 Bushfire Royal Commission; (3) in the previous Coalition Government’s 2014-15 State Budget, $50.2 million of the $113.9 million fuel management investment budget was spent on direct hazard reduction, yet last year only $18.2 million of the $121.7 million budget was spent on direct hazard reduction; (4) actual figures from the Forest Fire Management Victoria’s Fuel Management Annual Report, 2018-19 show that under the Andrews Government there is a decline in direct hazard reduction investing, with — (a) $18.2 million spent on direct fuel management out of the $121.7 million budget in 2018-19; (b) $30.4 million on direct fuel management out of the $107.9 million budget in 2017-18; (c) $40.0 million on direct fuel management out of the $107.9 million budget in 2016-17; (d) $44.3 million on direct fuel management out of the $133.3 million budget in 2015-16; (e) $50.2 million on direct fuel management out of the $113.9 million budget in 2014-15; and condemns the Andrews Government for failing to undertake appropriate hazard reduction burns since coming to Government. [Notice given on 19 February 2020 — Listed for 13 days].

249 MR O’DONOHUE — To move — That this House notes the remarkable contribution to the Parliament of Victoria by the Hon Mary Wooldridge MLC. [Notice given on 19 February 2020 — Listed for 13 days]. 17 June 2020 11

250 MR BOURMAN — To move — That this House requires the Leader of the Government, in accordance with Standing Order 11.01, to table in the Council within two weeks of the House agreeing to the resolution, all documents relating to the deliberations for the 2020 duck hunting season, including, but not limited to, external stakeholder meetings, documents and advice provided to the Minister for Agriculture and the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change and their staff. [Notice given on 20 February 2020 — Listed for 12 days].

251 MR DAVIS — To move — That this House — (1) notes that — (a) the previous Labor Health Minister, Hon Jill Hennessy MP, made repeated claims that the former Liberal-National Government cut health funding while in office, claims refuted during the election campaign by RMIT ABC Fact Check, which stated that — (i) “Ms Hennessy is wrong”; (ii) “Under the Coalition, health spending grew from $7.4 billion in 2009-10 to $8.7 billion in 2014-15”; (iii) “The average annual increase over the five years was $264 million, while the cumulative extra spending over the period was $4.1 billion”; (b) the current Labor Health Minister, Hon Jenny Mikakos MLC, has continued to make claims during Question Time on 5 February 2019 and again on 20 March 2019 and subsequently in this House that the former Liberal–National Government cut health funding; (c) The Washington Post Fact Checker has introduced a new category, called the Bottomless Pinocchio, which is a dubious distinction to be awarded to politicians who repeat a false claim so many times that they are, in effect, engaging in campaigns of disinformation; and (2) considers, in the light of the findings of RMIT ABC Fact Check, that Minister Mikakos’ deliberate, knowing and repeated claims in the Legislative Council about the former Liberal-National Government’s health spending are in fact false. [Notice given on 20 February 2020 — Listed for 12 days].

252 MR DAVIS — To move — That this House — (1) notes that — (a) the Suburban Rail Loop is the most expensive infrastructure project in the State’s history; (b) Infrastructure Victoria has not reported on the risks and cost-benefits of the proposed Suburban Rail Loop; and (2) considers it prudent that the Andrews Labor Government completes a full, detailed business case for the proposed Suburban Rail Loop and makes this public. [Notice given on 20 February 2020 — Listed for 12 days].

253 MR DAVIS — To move — That this House notes — (1) the comments of the Treasurer, Hon Tim Pallas MP, that he will cut $4 billion from the state budget; (2) that this will directly impact on a range of critical service items funded by state government; (3) that this will compound the cuts already introduced by the Andrews Government in the 2019-20 Budget and that vulnerable community members are likely to bear the brunt of the savage new round of cuts. [Notice given on 20 February 2020 — Listed for 12 days].

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254 MR DAVIS — To move — That this House notes — (1) the inability of the Andrews Government to manage the costs and/or timelines of a series of major infrastructure projects, including the — (a) Metro Tunnel; (b) West Gate Tunnel; (c) High Capacity Metro Trains contract; (d) Level Crossing Removal Project; (2) this failure by the Labor Government to control costs on many projects is placing such stress on the State Budget that it has driven the Treasurer, Hon Tim Pallas MP, to launch a savage $4 billion round of cuts; and (3) that these broad ranging cuts will hit critical services across the government sector and cause great hardship. [Notice given on 20 February 2020 — Listed for 12 days].

255 MR MEDDICK — To move — That this House — (1) notes that the Government called a duck shooting season this year, despite overwhelming opposition due to extreme drought, bushfires and animal cruelty; (2) further notes that this decision will have an irreversible impact on diminishing waterbird populations in Victoria; and (3) condemns this shameful decision by the Andrews Labor Government. [Notice given on 3 March 2020 — Listed for 11 days].

257 DR RATNAM — To move — That this House — (1) notes that the Government called a duck shooting season this year, despite overwhelming opposition due to extreme drought, bushfires and animal cruelty; (2) further notes that this decision will have an irreversible impact on diminishing waterbird populations in Victoria; and (3) condemns this heartless decision by the Andrews Labor Government. [Notice given on 3 March 2020 — Listed for 11 days].

258 MR HAYES — To move — That this House — (1) notes that the Government called a duck shooting season this year, despite overwhelming opposition due to extreme drought, bushfires and animal cruelty; (2) further notes that this decision will have an irreversible impact on diminishing waterbird populations in Victoria; and (3) condemns this shameful decision by the Andrews Labor Government. [Notice given on 3 March 2020 — Listed for 11 days].

261 MR O’DONOHUE — To move — That this House — (1) notes that on 26 February 2020, the Member for the Western Metropolitan Region, Mr Cesar Melhem MLC, was quoted in the Herald Sun as saying “we’re not really biting the bullet and basically seeing an end of residual waste going to landfill”; and (2) congratulates Mr Melhem for his courage in speaking out against the Andrews Labor Government’s inferior, half-baked policy and for supporting a policy similar to the Coalition’s ‘Zero to Waste’ policy which will end household waste being sent to Victorian landfill by 2035. [Notice given on 3 March 2020 — Listed for 11 days].

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262 MS PATTEN — To move — That this House — (1) notes that the Government called a duck shooting season this year, despite overwhelming opposition due to extreme drought, bushfires and animal cruelty; (2) further notes that this decision will have an irreversible impact on diminishing waterbird populations in Victoria; and (3) condemns this shameful decision by the Andrews Labor Government. [Notice given on 3 March 2020 — Listed for 11 days].

263 MR HAYES — To move — That this House — (1) recognises that retirees and older people, far from being a burden on society, continue to make active contributions to — (a) their families, financially and through child care; (b) society, as volunteers, community leaders and activists; (2) further recognises that workforce ageing, far from being a social problem, has significant potential to solve unemployment, underemployment and low wage growth; and resolves to urge state and federal governments, local councils, companies and non- government organisations to promote a positive view of the ageing population and to counter negative stereotypes of retirees and older people. [Notice given on 3 March 2020 — Listed for 11 days].

264 MR O’DONOHUE — To move — That this House notes that the Andrews Labor Government’s announced plan for four bins has significant issues that have not been thought through by the Government and will have a significant impact on families’ budgets in households in the City of Casey, Cardinia Shire, Yarra Ranges Shire, Shire of Mornington Peninsula, Frankston City Council, South Gippsland Shire, Latrobe City Council, Wellington Shire, Bass Coast Shire, East Gippsland Shire and Baw Baw Shire. [Notice given on 3 March 2020 — Listed for 11 days].

265 MR O’DONOHUE — To move — That this House notes comments made by — (1) the Premier, Mr Daniel Andrews MP, on 22 May 2018, that “We will do everything we can to protect those who protect us … this sends the strongest possible message … if you attack and injure an emergency worker, you will go to jail”; (2) the previous Attorney-General, Mr Martin Pakula MP, on 20 September 2018, that “Under these new laws, courts will have to impose a custodial sentence and will not be able to sentence offenders to a community correction order”; and further notes that these two statements were wrong and misleading, with convicted criminals that have attacked emergency service workers still walking the streets instead of receiving a jail sentence. [Notice given on 3 March 2020 — Listed for 11 days].

266 DR RATNAM — To move — That this House — (1) notes the evidence from the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission’s inquiry into Casey City Council on the connection between land rezoning decisions and alleged corruption; (2) recognises that Victoria’s planning system allows for land to be rezoned by Councils and the Minister for Planning that result in an immediate increase in the value of the land, otherwise referred to as a windfall gain, to the landholder if the new land use attracts a higher market value; (3) further notes that property developers and land speculators have made hundreds of millions of dollars in windfall gains through rezoning decisions made by Councils and Planning Ministers in Victoria, with no return to the community; 14 Legislative Council Notice Paper No. 63

(4) acknowledges that increases in land value from rezoning decisions should be captured by the government for community benefit, not freely given to developers and large landowners; and calls on the Government to remove the key incentive for corruption in relation to rezoning decisions while also increasing revenue for community investment by introducing a windfall rezoning tax as soon as possible. [Notice given on 3 March 2020 — Listed for 11 days].

267 MR MEDDICK — To move — That this House notes that — (1) organ donation rates have decreased in recent years; (2) every day, people across Victoria wait anxiously for an organ donation to save their life; (3) countries across the world have introduced an ‘opt-out’ organ donation system, resulting in more lives saved, yet Victoria still has not; and calls on the Government to change the organ donation registry to make organ donation compulsory unless Victorians opt out. [Notice given on 3 March 2020 — Listed for 11 days].

269 MS PATTEN — To move — That this House — (1) notes that National news agency Australian Associated Press (AAP) has been an essential part of the media landscape in Australia for 85 years; (2) notes that owners News Corp and Nine have made the decision to shut the company resulting in the loss of 180 crucial editorial staff; and (3) urges the owners, as well as other shareholders including Australian Community Media and Seven West Media, to reassign staff from AAP to other news services throughout their respective organisations. [Notice given on 4 March 2020 — Listed for 10 days].

277 MR DAVIS — To move — That this House expresses its concern at the impact on Victorian household budgets in the cities of Boroondara, Bayside, Whitehorse and Monash of the Government’s planned significant increase in landfill levy charges. [Notice given on 4 March 2020 — Listed for 10 days].

279 MS CROZIER — To move — That this House notes — (1) the written response from the Minister for Health to Ms Patten’s question regarding iCook Foods asked on 3 March 2020; (2) the responses from the Minister for Health to Ms Crozier’s questions regarding iCook Foods asked on 4 March 2020; and further notes the inaccuracies in the Minister’s responses provided to the House. [Notice given on 5 March 2020 — Listed for 9 days].

281 MR GRIMLEY — To move — That this House — (1) notes that many Victorian towns rely on improved freight rail services in order to ensure sustainable economic growth, and the following towns need urgent funding support — (a) Horsham; (b) Nhill; (c) Ballarat; (d) Geelong; (e) Portland; (f) Warracknabeal; (g) Ararat; (h) Hamilton; 17 June 2020 15

(i) Stawell; (2) calls on the Andrews Labor Government to prioritise funding for the following passenger rail services in Western Victoria — (a) a high-speed rail to Geelong; (b) the duplication of the railway line to Waurn Ponds; (c) the ‘Overland Train Service’ which services both South Australia and Victoria; (d) rail services — (i) between Hamilton and Ballarat; (ii) to Maryborough; (iii) between Horsham and Ararat; and (iv) between Warrnambool and Geelong. [Notice given on 5 March 2020 — Listed for 9 days].

283 MS LOVELL — To move — That this House — (1) expresses its concern at the impact on Victorian household budgets of the Government’s plan to significantly increase landfill levy; (2) notes the significant impact it will have on household family budgets in — (a) the cities of Benalla, Greater Bendigo, Greater Shepparton, Mildura, Wangaratta and Wodonga; and (b) the Shires of Alpine, Buloke, Campaspe, Gannawarra, Indigo, Loddon, Macedon Ranges, Mansfield, Mitchell, Moira, Mount Alexander, Murrindindi, Nillumbik, Northern Grampians, Strathbogie, Swan Hill, Towong, Yarra Ranges and Yarriambiack. [Notice given on 17 March 2020 — Listed for 8 days].

284 MR RICH-PHILLIPS — To move — That this House notes — (1) the serious deterioration in the State’s economic performance to 31 December 2019; (2) that the deterioration occurred prior to the natural and health disasters that have impacted Victoria since the last week of December 2019; (3) that the position of the State, a ‘baseline’, at the end of 2019 had seen — (a) a decline in the State’s economy, such that economic growth was negative; (b) unemployment had risen, such that Victoria’s performance had deteriorated and was worse than New South Wales; (c) a series of major projects had reported large financial blowouts as a result of the State Government’s mismanagement; (d) the Budget position deteriorate to the point that a deficit of $1.146 billion was recorded in the Budget Update; and (4) these poor outcomes form a baseline that records the State’s position prior to encountering the recent crisis; [Notice given on 17 March 2020 — Listed for 8 days].

285 MS PATTEN — To move — That this House — (1) notes that — (a) Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert, an Australian-British Middle East expert at the University of Melbourne's Asia Institute, has been held in Iran’s Evin Prison in Tehran since October 2018 and is currently in solitary confinement; (b) Dr Moore-Gilbert was convicted of espionage, sentenced to ten years jail and had a recent appeal which failed; (c) Evin Prison has a reputation for brutal treatment of inmates, including mock executions, beatings and psychological torture; 16 Legislative Council Notice Paper No. 63

(d) Australian Foreign Minister, Senator the Hon Marise Payne has publicly rejected the false charges against Dr Moore-Gilbert and has lobbied Iranian authorities to release her without success; (e) there are reports that Dr Moore-Gilbert is suffering mentally and physically and was recently on a hunger strike; and (2) urges the Premier, Hon Daniel Andrews MP, and Special Minister of State, Hon Gavin Jennings MLC, to raise the matter of Dr Moore-Gilbert at the Council of Australian Governments in order to strengthen diplomatic efforts to secure Dr Moore-Gilberts’ release from custody. [Notice given on 17 March 2020 — Listed for 8 days].

287 MR MEDDICK — To move — That this House notes — (1) the death of Unabashed, an eight-year-old racehorse who died in the first jumps race of this season; (2) jumps racing is extraordinarily dangerous for the horses forced to compete and results in high rates of falls, death and injury; (3) jumps racing is illegal in New South Wales and has been discontinued in almost every other state of Australia; and calls on the Government to cease all jumps racing immediately and use the newly established equine welfare fund to assist participants to transition out of jumps racing. [Notice given on 17 March 2020 — Listed for 8 days].

288 MS MAXWELL — To move — That this House — (1) recognises — (a) the impact of child sexual abuse on people throughout their lives; (b) the mental health issues that victims experience during and after this abuse; (2) notes — (a) the low number of child sexual abuse cases that are ultimately brought to court; (b) the even lower number of cases that result in a conviction for child sexual abuse; (3) calls on the Government to — (a) urgently expand the range of evidence allowed to be presented to juries in child sexual abuse cases; (b) permit evidence of past offending and sexual interest in children, known as tendency evidence, to be provided to juries in these cases; and (c) allow multiple victims’ evidence to be heard in a trial of a single defendant in these cases. [Notice given on 17 March 2020 — Listed for 8 days].

289 MS CROZIER — To move — That this House — (1) recognises the serious risk to the Victorian community of the coronavirus (COVID-19); (2) notes the inaction and delay by the Andrews Labor Government in providing an appropriate public education campaign to assist the Victorian public on understanding signs and symptoms of coronavirus and actions they need to take; and (3) supports the role of Victoria’s doctors and other allied health professionals in managing the impact of this public health crisis. [Notice given on 17 March 2020 — Listed for 8 days].

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290 MR GRIMLEY — To move — That this House notes that — (1) the Legislative Council functions on behalf of all Victorians and therefore all proceedings should be subject to public scrutiny; (2) a recent Australian Election Survey conducted by the Australian National University of more than 2,100 Australians found just 25 per cent of respondents believed people in Government could be trusted; (3) fair media coverage of Parliamentary proceedings is a critical part of democracy; (4) visual and audio recording and still photography are permitted in the Legislative Council Chamber by accredited media organisations and individuals only; (5) removing certain restrictions on photography in the Australian Senate has ensured a greater sense of transparency in the Federal Parliament; (6) extending the permissions for photography in the Legislative Council Chamber is just one of many measures which may restore some faith in the political process; and requires the Procedure Committee to inquire into, consider and report, by no later than 1 February 2021, on changes to the rules and regulations relating to photography in the Legislative Council Chamber to ensure greater transparency. [Notice given on 17 March 2020 — Listed for 8 days].

291 MS BATH — To move — That this House requires the Economy and Infrastructure Committee to inquire into, consider and report, by 30 June 2021, on the Victorian Forestry Plan (the Plan), and in particular, the Committee should consider — (1) the area of hardwood plantation currently planted that will be available for sawlog harvest in 2030; (2) the volume of sawlog grade timber that will be available in 2024, 2027 and 2030 under the Plan; (3) the volume of pulp that will be available in 2024, 2027 and 2030 under the Plan; (4) the additional area of land that will be under plantation in 2024, 2027 and 2030 under the Plan; (5) the area of land that would need to be under plantation by 2030 to ensure an uninterrupted supply of timber in Victoria; (6) where Victoria’s timber will be sourced from following the implementation of the Plan; (7) how the Plan will impact the availability of machinery and infrastructure to support fire-fighting and emergency response and recovery; and (8) the impact of the Plan on forestry workers, businesses and regional economies. [Notice given on 17 March 2020 — Listed for 8 days].

293 DR CUMMING — To move — That this House — (1) recognises natural health therapies as a complementary and alternative source of maintaining health and wellbeing and that they provide multiple benefits for the overburdened public health system as well as individual users by offering choice and alternatives which decrease the number of client visits and wait times for general practitioners services and medical and allied health professionals; (2) further recognises that integrating alternative natural therapies into treatment and recovery gives individuals the opportunity to — (a) increase mental and social wellbeing; (b) develop higher levels of self-responsibility for the maintenance of overall health and wellbeing; (c) reduce the risk of developing ill health to begin with and maintain a sense of positive health and wellbeing; and

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(3) notes that these services are regulated so that consumers are able to evaluate the potential benefits and risks and receive proper protection. [Notice given on 17 March 2020 — Listed for 8 days].

295 DR RATNAM — To move — That this House — (1) notes that burning Victoria’s municipal waste — (a) risks undermining growth in the recycling and composting industries and economic and environmental opportunities in a circular economy; (b) poses unacceptable environment and health risks from the generation of large volumes of hazardous waste and climate pollution; (2) calls on the Victorian Government to — (a) immediately implement a moratorium in Victoria until 2030 on any approvals, subsidies and support for all types of incinerators built to burn waste to produce energy, including mass combustion, gasification, pyrolysis, and cogeneration projects with the coal, paper and cement industry; (b) ban the large-scale incineration of recyclable and compostable materials in waste incinerators; (c) require all waste incineration projects using more than 100,000 tonnes of waste per annum to undertake an Environment Effects Statement process; (d) ensure that waste incineration is not falsely categorised as renewable energy in government policy or accounting in relation to the Victorian Renewable Energy Targets and related schemes; and (e) pursue policies and investments that genuinely transition Victoria towards zero waste and a circular economy. [Notice given on 17 March 2020 — Listed for 8 days].

296 DR CUMMING — To move — That this House — (1) notes that in the 2018-19 financial year there were 56 drowning deaths, a 40 per cent increase on the previous year; (2) further notes this number has continued to increase despite last year’s warnings and Victoria again recorded its highest number of deaths in 20 years due to drowning; (3) recognises — (a) the work of Life Saving Victoria, most of whom are volunteers; (b) Life Saving Victoria’s increase in public education and work to increase the volunteer membership base; (c) the key fatal drowning statistics in the 2018-19 Life Saving Victoria drowning report; (d) the lack of availability of survival swimming and water safety skills; (e) that the cost for casual access to public pools and swimming lessons is a significant barrier for low income individuals and families; (4) calls on the Government to respond with a long-term plan that — (a) demonstrates commitment to water safety education for all ages, genders, cultures and economic ability; (b) is prepared in consultation with stakeholders to address key drowning statistics in readiness for the 2020-21 summer; (c) reviews current water safety education programs for accessibility in relation to age, gender, culture and economic ability and closes gaps; and (d) reviews the cost for casual access to public pools and swimming lessons and facilitates access for low income individuals and families through financial subsidy and learning opportunities. [Notice given on 18 March 2020 — Listed for 7 days].

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297 DR RATNAM — To move — That this House — (1) acknowledges that compensation for survivors of the Stolen Generation is unfinished business and that tragically members of the Stolen Generations are passing away without justice; (2) recognises that Stolen Generations suffer from alarming rates of chronic health issues, disability and economic and social disadvantage; and (3) calls on the Government to immediately establish a Stolen Generation compensation scheme in Victoria. [Notice given on 18 March 2020 — Listed for 7 days].

298 DR RATNAM — To move — That this House calls on the Government to — (1) establish a Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission to inquire into and report on the full account of the history of dispossession of Aboriginal people from the land now known as Victoria; (2) require this Commission to — (a) investigate the history of this land from the Aboriginal perspective, allowing Aboriginal people to reveal the full truth about the invasion and colonisation of this state; (b) investigate historical records on the treatment of Aboriginal people to reveal the full extent of the human rights abuses, including, but not limited to, massacres, slavery, torture, confinement and genocide; and (c) provide recommendations for pathways forward to support healing, justice and embed understanding of our full history in our education systems, our cultural and physical landscapes, and our institutions. [Notice given on 18 March 2020 — Listed for 7 days].

299 DR RATNAM — To move — That this House — (1) notes that — (a) globally, nationally and locally, human induced climate change is contributing to record breaking temperatures, extreme weather events, and more regular and intense bushfires and drought; (b) climate change will have a devastating effect across Victoria on public health, food production, water availability, loss of animal and plant species and biodiversity, and the liveability of our cities and towns; (c) the global temperature increase must be limited to 1.5 degrees to minimise the risk of the worst impacts of climate change, a task the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says requires urgent and unprecedented action; (d) mitigating the impacts of climate change requires a shift to 100 per cent renewable energy and a plan to ensure coal, gas and oil reserves stay in the ground; (2) declares that we are in a state of climate emergency and that there is a moral imperative to act swiftly to prevent the harm of a changing climate; (3) calls for all levels of government to work with communities to urgently respond to the climate emergency in a way that is fair, including — (a) ensuring justice for First Peoples; (b) capturing the economic opportunities and job creation of a low carbon economy; (c) providing investment and jobs for coal-reliant workers and communities; and (d) delivering a circular, zero waste economy, and restoring the natural environment, including ending native forest logging to preserve carbon stores and our water supply. [Notice given on 19 March 2020 — Listed for 6 days].

300 MS CROZIER — To move — That this House — (1) congratulates Victorian Primary Care Partnerships on their 20 year anniversary in 2020; 20 Legislative Council Notice Paper No. 63

(2) notes Primary Care Partnerships and their 850 partners play an important community role working with state and local governments in service areas of mental health, community health and much needed research into chronic diseases such as obesity and depression, anxiety, psychological distress and higher premature mortality rates; (3) further notes, as we need to see from the state government on the coronavirus, that health prevention and adequate advice is often the first step to tackling serious health challenges; and (4) with the $4 billion of cuts identified, calls on the Andrews Labor Government to avoid cutting Primary Care Partnerships and in fact, properly fund them to ensure their work continues post December 2020. [Notice given on 19 March 2020 — Listed for 6 days].

301 MS CROZIER — To move — That this House requires the Legal and Social Issues Committee to inquire into, consider and report, by no later than 30 June 2021, on the forced closure in February 2019 of I Cook Foods Pty Ltd, including — (1) actions undertaken by the Victorian Chief Health Officer and his Office, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and her Department, and the Chief Executive Officer of the City of Greater Dandenong and Council officers, for decisions made which led to the forced closure of I Cook Foods Pty Ltd; (2) whether any breaches of law and regulation by, or shortcomings of, government officials led to the forced closure of I Cook Foods Pty Ltd; (3) whether any conflict of interest arose during the City of Greater Dandenong’s investigation, reporting and subsequent closure of I Cook Foods Pty Ltd; (4) whether Community Chef has been provided favourable decisions by the City of Greater Dandenong, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Minister for Health, the Hon Jenny Mikakos MLC, and the Andrews Labor Government; and (5) the administration and management of Community Chef since January 2015, including the plans for the City of Greater Dandenong to sell its share of Community Chef and the plans for the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services to purchase a greater share of Community Chef. [Notice given on 23 April 2020 — Listed for 5 days].

302 MR O'DONOHUE — To move — That this House expresses its deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of the four heroic Victoria Police officers who tragically lost their lives in the line of duty last night and expresses its sympathies and support to the officers’ colleagues and the entire Victoria Police family. [Notice given on 23 April 2020 — Listed for 5 days].

303 MR O'DONOHUE — To move — That this House notes that prior to the COVID-19 emergency, the Victorian State Budget was in deficit with debt already ballooning to more than $50 billion due to the Andrews Labor Government’s incompetence and failure to properly manage Government projects. [Notice given on 23 April 2020 — Listed for 5 days].

304 MS CROZIER — To move — That this House — (1) notes the Minister for Health, the Hon Jenny Mikakos MLC’s — (a) comments on 22 April 2020 where the Minister claimed “We have secured an arrangement with the private hospitals to prioritise public patients”; (b) complete disregard and contempt for the 2.7 million Victorians who have private health hospital insurance cover and who may require elective surgery due to their clinical needs;

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(2) calls on the Minister for Health to — (a) ensure she is accountable and transparent to the Victorian community and provide full details of her arrangement with the private hospitals to prioritise public patients; and (b) cease putting her ideological views ahead of the health needs of Victorians when making decisions during this health emergency. [Notice given on 23 April 2020 — Listed for 5 days].

305 MS CROZIER — To move — That this House notes that — (1) the Minister for Health, the Hon Jenny Mikakos MLC, fails to provide the recovered numbers of COVID-19 in each Local Government Area; (2) the Minister for Health, the Hon Jenny Mikakos MLC, was able to identify on 7 March 2020 a General Practitioner testing positive in the Local Government Area of Stonnington, indicating the Government has the necessary monitoring systems in place to readily access and disseminate this data; and calls on the Andrews Labor Government to provide accurate and timely data on total, recovered and active cases by Local Government Area. [Notice given on 23 April 2020 — Listed for 5 days].

306 MS CROZIER — To move — That this House notes the — (1) Minister for Health, the Hon Jenny Mikakos MLC’s, refusal to provide the Legislative Council details of Victoria’s COVID-19 testing capacity on 17 March 2020; (2) decision by the Andrews Government to narrow testing criteria at the height of cases of COVID-19 in Victoria; (3) confusion for Victorians who displayed symptoms and were advised by the COVID-19 Hotline to be tested, only to be refused testing because they did not meet the criteria; and further notes that given the narrow testing criteria was in place for a number of months, we may never know the true extent of community transmission throughout Victoria [Notice given on 23 April 2020 — Listed for 5 days].

307 MS PATTEN — To move — That this House requires the Legal and Social Issues Committee to inquire into, consider and report, by no later than 30 June 2021, on the measures undertaken by the Victorian Government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in so far as those measures relate to the health, justice, education and community services sectors, and in particular the Committee should investigate — (1) the immediate impact on those sectors; (2) the ways in which those sectors have responded to the COVID-19 outbreak; (3) how effectively the Government has supported those sectors to adapt and respond; (4) the long term impacts; (5) policies and practices that would assist in preparing for future crises; (6) lessons from other jurisdictions; and (7) any other related matters. [Notice given on 23 April 2020 — Listed for 5 days].

308 MS CROZIER — To move — That this House expresses concern at the failure of the Premier, the Hon Daniel Andrews MP, and the Minister for Health, the Hon Jenny Mikakos MLC, to establish a proper, wide ranging independent inquiry into the mismanaged Cedar Meats COVID-19 cluster, and notes — (1) more than 100 Victorians have unnecessarily been infected due to inaccurate advice and incomplete follow up by the Government, with infections extending to an aged-care facility, a school, a healthcare facility and Myer; (2) State and Federal agencies and their employees were not notified of an infection at the business during the early days of the outbreak; 22 Legislative Council Notice Paper No. 63

(3) employees were told by the Government that it was safe to continue working; (4) testing of employees was error-riddled, causing anxiety and further localised infection spread; (5) the Chief Health Officer, Dr Brett Sutton, has now admitted that the cluster management could have been handled better, contradicting the Minister for Health, the Hon Jenny Mikakos MLC, who said it has been handled “absolutely perfectly”; and (6) the business has close personal and financial ties with Labor Ministers, Labor Members and the party membership which may have impacted upon decision making of the Government. [Notice given on 2 June 2020 — Listed for 5 days].

309 MR MEDDICK — To move — That this House notes that — (1) horses, like all animals, suffer under lethal management programs; (2) wild brumbies are in Victorian park lands through no fault of their own; (3) there are kinder ways to protect the environment without killing non-native animals; and calls on the Government to cancel their plans to cull Victoria’s brumbies and instead focus on non-lethal management, including re-homing and fertility control. [Notice given on 2 June 2020 — Listed for 4 days].

313 MS CROZIER — To move — That this House notes — (1) the refusal by the Andrews Labor Government to release the 105-page report into the future of Victoria’s 28 Primary Care Partnerships (PCPs) because “the release is contrary to public interest”; (2) the Minister for Health, the Hon Jenny Mikakos MLC, has previously refused to answer questions in Parliament on cuts to PCPs, hiding behind a review, which has now been locked away from public release; (3) PCP’s and their 850 partners play an important community role working with state and local governments in service areas of mental health and community health, and have provided much needed research into depression, anxiety, psychological distress and higher premature mortality rates; (4) comments by the former Health Minister, the Hon Daniel Andrews MP, who said PCPs do “significant work to help people with chronic illnesses” and acknowledged PCPs help Victorians avoid hospitalisation; and calls on the Andrews Labor Government to reverse cuts to this vital health service and save hundreds of Victorian health jobs. [Notice given on 2 June 2020 — Listed for 4 days].

314 MR BARTON — To move — That this House requires the Economy and Infrastructure Committee to inquire into, consider and report, by no later than November 2021, on extending school buses for use by the wider public to enhance the mobility of regional and rural Victorians, including, but not limited to — (1) an independent analysis of the transport disadvantages experienced by regional and rural Victorians, specifically youth, the elderly and low-income households; (2) investigating the potential social and community impacts of improving mobility options by widening the mainstream school bus system and an analysis of the examples and trials from other jurisdictions both locally and overseas; (3) investigating technology and systems that would be effective in ensuring child safety on mainstream school buses; (4) identifying any existing or potential barriers to allowing public access to the mainstream school bus network; (5) identifying the spare capacity of existing assets in the School Bus Program and how that might be used to enhance public transport options in regional and rural Victoria; and 17 June 2020 23

(6) investigating the costs of extending mainstream school buses to the general public and how a fare system would function. [Notice given on 2 June 2020 — Listed for 4 days].

315 MR BOURMAN — To move — That this House — (1) notes that — (a) the Government suspended the sale or transfer of firearms by law abiding recreational shooters in response to the COVID-19 pandemic based on advice by senior police that there was a ‘spike in numbers over the last week’ and ‘domestic violence pressures’; (b) an analysis of the data cited by senior police members and the Minister for Police and Emergency Services, the Hon Lisa Neville MP, does not support the claim; (c) repeated attempts to gather the data have been met with complete inaction; (d) the actions taken by senior police members and the Government cannot be explained as the reasons cited have not been substantiated; (2) requires that the Government initiate an independent public review, to be completed and the report to be made public by 2 June 2021, on the actions and behaviours leading up to, and subsequent to, the suspension of the sale or transfer of firearms, and in particular — (a) whether Victoria Police is an appropriate authority to run the firearms registry function or if it should be moved to a more unbiased authority; (b) whether senior police members breached ethical standards leading up to the announcement and during the subsequent restriction; and (c) demand that all relevant documents, electronic or otherwise, associated with the decision on the sale and transfer of firearms be provided to the review panel. [Notice given on 2 June 2020 — Listed for 4 days].

317 MS MAXWELL — To move — That this House — (1) expresses concern at the rampant spread of illicit tobacco across Victoria; (2) acknowledges the destructive impact the sale of illegal tobacco has on many other retailers; (3) expresses disappointment at the general lack of law enforcement activity in relation to illicit tobacco retailing in Victoria; (4) notes the December 2019 comments of Australian Border Force Assistant Commissioner, Sharon Huey, that “State and Territory health and policing authorities do have responsibility for enforcement and compliance action ... regarding the sale of illicit tobacco by retailers”; and (5) calls on the Government to support law-abiding tobacco retailers and urgently explain what actions it is taking in order to disrupt and halt black market tobacco sales in Victoria. [Notice given on 2 June 2020 — Listed for 4 days].

318 MR GRIMLEY — To move — That this House — (1) notes that — (a) the COVID-19 pandemic has proven that Protective Services Officers (PSOs) are under-utilised, with many PSOs now patrolling retail and business areas throughout Melbourne, Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo; (b) members of the community and many business owners have enjoyed a greater assurance of safety with the increased deployment of PSOs; (c) a visible security presence is a major deterrent of crime; (2) calls on the Government to — (a) maximise policing efficiency by allowing PSOs to monitor detained patients at hospitals in place of police, where practical; and 24 Legislative Council Notice Paper No. 63

(b) significantly expand the powers and functions of PSOs in order to enhance community safety. [Notice given on 2 June 2020 — Listed for 4 days].

319 MR MEDDICK — To move — That this House notes that — (1) the rail pedestrian crossing at Gilles Street in Warrnambool has acted as a public access to Lake Pertobe, South Warrnambool and Warrnambool City for approximately 130 years; (2) the crossing continues to be listed on all tourist maps as open and active as the start of the important rail trail tourism drawcard; (3) in the post COVID-19 era, tourism, and therefore the historic access, are vitally important to the economy of Warrnambool; (4) the historic access represents an ‘as of right usage’ in the mind of the community; (5) its closure represents a community safety issue; and calls on the Government to work with V/Line, Warrnambool City Council and the local community to complete all works as well as safety requirements and re-open the crossing immediately. [Notice given on 2 June 2020 — Listed for 4 days].

320 MR DAVIS — To move — That this House — (1) notes the Andrews Labor Government’s failure to properly plan for toxic tunnel soil from the West Gate Tunnel project; (2) calls on the Government to find a safe and secure location for this soil that meets all environmental and community safety concerns; (3) condemns — (a) the Member for Buninyong, Ms Michaela Settle MP, the Member for Melton, Mr Steve McGhie MP, the Members for the Western Victoria Region, the Hon Gayle Tierney MLC, and the Hon Jaala Pulford MLC, for abandoning their constituents by their support of the Government’s plans to dump toxic soil at the Maddingley Tip in Bacchus Marsh, which is close to local community infrastructure, schools and homes and near important and high quality agricultural land; (b) the Members for the Western Metropolitan Region, Mr Cesar Melhem MLC, Ms Ingrid Stitt MLC and Ms Kaushaliya Vaghela MLC, for their support of the Government’s agenda ahead of the best interests and demands of their own Wyndham Vale constituents by voting in the Legislative Council on 4 March 2020 to support “any decision by the Andrews Labor Government, or its agencies, to dump toxic soil from the West Gate Tunnel project into the Wyndham Vale rail stabling yard”; (c) the Member for Werribee, the Hon Tim Pallas MP, for abandoning his constituents and disregarding their health and well-being by being party to the Government’s dangerous and hazardous plan to dump toxic waste at the Wyndham Vale rail stabling yard, which is situated close to houses, local community infrastructure and the Werribee River; and further calls on the Government Members named above to reconsider their position and instead support their local communities. [Notice given on 2 June 2020 — Listed for 4 days].

321 MR BOURMAN — To move — That this House calls on the Government to initiate an independent review into the actions taken by the Government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including, but not limited to investigating — (1) whether expenditure resulting from financial decisions made in direct or indirect response to COVID-19 issues were appropriate, timely and relevant only to the pandemic; (2) if the reduction of civil liberties were appropriate and proportionate and if they were implemented and removed in a timely manner; and 17 June 2020 25

(3) lessons learnt for the purpose of ensuring that future governments do not make the same mistakes. [Notice given on 3 June 2020 — Listed for 3 days].

322 MS PATTEN — To move — That this House notes that — (1) the Parliamentary Budget Office has reported that a 12-month trial of a four-day work week at the Department of Treasury and Finance could save the Victorian Government $3.8 million; (2) trials in other jurisdictions have shown that a four-day work week can improve staff conditions, employee satisfaction and the hourly rate of pay, while decreasing staffing costs and maintaining productivity; (3) with no impact on business output, decreased business expenditure and improvements to work life balance, a four-day work week can benefit both employees and employers; (4) if adopted widely, a flexible four-day work week will reduce the traffic on our roads, the demand for public transport and reduce the requirement for transport infrastructure expansion; and calls on the Government to implement a 12-month trial of a four-day work week at the Department of Treasury and Finance, or an alternative government department, from 1 January 2021. [Notice given on 3 June 2020 — Listed for 3 days].

323 MR GRIMLEY — To move — That this House — (1) notes that — (a) a Community Correction Order (CCO) is a flexible sentencing order that an offender serves in the community; (b) CCOs replaced a number of sentencing orders, including the intensive correction order, home detention and the community-based order; (c) the Sentencing Advisory Council reports that 51 per cent of CCOs are breached; (2) calls on the Government to — (a) acknowledge that CCOs are not working effectively as a sentencing option; (b) consider alternative sentencing options which ensure that community safety is upheld while also ensuring that less CCOs are breached; and requires the Leader of the Government, in accordance with Standing Order 11.01, to table in the Council by Tuesday, 18 August 2020, the current statistics regarding the breaches of CCOs in Victoria. [Notice given on 3 June 2020 — Listed for 3 days].

324 DR RATNAM — To move — That this House — (1) expresses solidarity with the Black Lives Matter protesters in the United States and Australia; (2) acknowledges Victoria’s own history of racist oppression of First Nations people; (3) condemns the fact that — (a) Aboriginal people are the most incarcerated people on earth; (b) Aboriginal Victorians continue to be overrepresented in Victoria’s prisons, and the rate of imprisonment has doubled in the last 10 years as a direct result of the policies of Victorian governments; (c) Aboriginal people continue to be overpoliced and racially profiled; (4) notes that there have been at least 432 Aboriginal deaths in custody since 1991, with the most recent Victorian death in January this year; (5) condemns the fact that Victoria is yet to fully implement the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, almost 30 years after it reported; 26 Legislative Council Notice Paper No. 63

(6) calls on the Government to consult with First Nations people in implementing reforms they are demanding, including, but not limited to — (a) allowing Black Lives Matter protests to go ahead without fining demonstrators for safely participating; (b) preventing and eradicating racism in the justice system; (c) ensuring all investigations of police complaints are undertaken independently, not by police; (d) overhauling our justice system to prioritise crime prevention initiatives, public housing and justice reinvestment, rather than over-policing and custodial sentencing; (e) increasing the legal age of culpability to 14 years old; and (f) urgently implementing all outstanding recommendations from the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. [Notice given on 3 June 2020 — Listed for 3 days].

325* MS PATTEN — To move — That this House — (1) recognises that 14 to 20 June is Refugee Awareness Week which aims to highlight aspects of the refugee experience and help the broader community understand what it is like to be a refugee; (2) notes that — (a) since 25 July 2019, 65 male refugee and asylum seekers, transferred under the now- repealed Medevac laws, have been detained at the Mantra Hotel Preston on a secured floor, off-limits to other guests and staffed by armed guards; (b) the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment issued a memo to all member states, including Australia, urging immigration detainees to be released to help contain the threat of COVID-19; (c) none of these men have committed a crime by seeking asylum; (d) the State has crossover responsibilities in relation to this matter with the Australian Border Force, especially in the area of ongoing healthcare of those detained in Victoria; and urges the Andrews Government to work with their federal counterparts to obtain the immediate release of the men into community facilities while they await the outcome of the assessment of their status. [Notice given on 16 June 2020 — Listed for 1 day].

327* MRS MCARTHUR — To move — That this House — (1) notes that on the morning of 12 June 2020, criminal damage was caused to the bronze busts of former Prime Ministers John Howard and Tony Abbott, located on Prime Ministers Avenue in Ballarat Botanical Gardens; (2) condemns the wanton vandalism and disrespect this demonstrated to the former Prime Ministers, as individuals and as duly elected representatives of Australian democracy; (3) acknowledges that the actions of these self-appointed arbiters of public commemoration is not only criminal but fundamentally anti-democratic and offensive to the majority of law- abiding Ballarat residents of all political persuasions; (4) recognises that the law-abiding residents of Ballarat will now be forced to meet the financial cost of restoring the statues damaged by the short-sightedness and self- indulgence of these protesters; (5) condemns any vandalism to historic sites and statues across the Victoria; and (6) recognises that it is the role of the government to protect public property. [Notice given on 16 June 2020 — Listed for 1 day].

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328* MR GRIMLEY — To move — That this House notes that — (1) emergency service workers have been essential in ensuring public safety and order during the COVID-19 pandemic; (2) the strength and unity of our society is underlined by frontline emergency service workers; (3) the risks associated with being an emergency service worker are greater than the risks associated with many other jobs, which should be reflected in remuneration; (4) unlike Victorian politicians, emergency service workers have not received frequent and large-scale pay rises; and calls on the Government to indicate tangible support for emergency services by exempting paramedics, police officers and firefighters from the Government’s two per cent public sector wage cap policy. [Notice given on 16 June 2020 — Listed for 1 day].

331* MR MEDDICK — To move — That this House notes that Black Lives Matter. [Notice given on 16 June 2020 — Listed for 1 day].

332* MR O’DONOHUE — To move — That this House notes — (1) the shocking revelations of ‘branch stacking’ and political corruption engulfing the Andrews Labor Government following the recent reports of The Age and 60 Minutes; (2) that these allegations include Mr Jacob Cripps, an electorate officer of Dr Tien Kieu MLC, Member for the South Eastern Metropolitan Region, who was allegedly involved in ‘branch stacking’ activities at the direction of the Hon Adem Somyurek MLC, Member for the South Eastern Metropolitan Region; (3) that Dr Tien Kieu MLC should make a personal explanation pursuant to Standing Order 12.14 about what he knew and when regarding these alleged ‘branch stacking’ allegations, including whether he knowingly allowed his electorate officer to run alleged ‘branch stacking’ activities at taxpayers’ expense, rather than helping his constituents. [Notice given on 16 June 2020 — Listed for 1 day].

333* MR DAVIS — To move — That this House notes that Mr Lee Tarlamis MLC — (1) has returned to the Council, endorsed by the Victorian Labor Party, appointed and sworn in on 23 April 2020; (2) was implicated directly in the Ombudsman’s Report into the red shirts rort scandal, Investigation of a matter referred from the Legislative Council on 25 November 2015, specifically that Mr Tarlamis — (a) was a Member of Parliament nominating field organisers for employment as casual electorate officers in 2014; (b) authorised Mr Wallace Huang be certified as a casual electorate officer for 66 days for an estimated $19,931, and that Mr Huang was assigned to the Frankston District with Mr Paul Edbrooke MP, as the Labor Party candidate in the district; (c) was listed as one of 19 ALP members who breached the Member’s Guide and whose time sheets indicated they were performing electorate officer duties when they were in fact engaging in political or party activities; (d) was one of 21 members who signed time sheets but failed to comply with certification requirements; (e) was one of two people directing field organiser, Mr Huang, who, under oath to the Ombudsman, stated that — (i) he was directed by both his regional field director and nominating member, Mr Tarlamis; (ii) the distinctions between his field organiser and electorate officer work were blurred; 28 Legislative Council Notice Paper No. 63

(iii) the demarcation between duties of electorate officers and field organisers were “a distinction without a difference”; (f) was provided the opportunity to respond to adverse comments but appears not to have done so; and requests that, as Mr Tarlamis has not formally responded to the Ombudsman’s adverse findings, this House allocates 15 minutes of Government Business time to allow Mr Tarlamis to make a statement addressing these findings at a time of his choosing. [Notice given on 16 June 2020 — Listed for 1 day].

334* MR ATKINSON — To move — That this House — (1) notes the contracts and agreements for 50 Australian manufacturers to supply parts to American fighter jets under supply-chain arrangements; (2) further notes the return commitment from the Federal Government to purchase 72 F-35 fighter jets from the United States; (3) notes with concern the view of the President of the United States of America that the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter Jets should be solely manufactured in America; and calls on the Government to urge the Federal Government to work with the United States Government to honour the supply-chain arrangements with the Australian manufacturers. [Notice given on 16 June 2020 — Listed for 1 day].

ORDERS OF THE DAY

2 HOUSING LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (PUBLIC HOUSING CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND OMBUDSMAN) BILL 2020 — (Dr Ratnam) — Second reading.

3 WORKPLACE INJURY REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION (COVID-19 PROTECTION) AMENDMENT BILL 2020 — (Dr Ratnam) — Second reading.

4 ROAD SAFETY ROAD RULES 2017 (OVERTAKING BICYCLES) BILL 2020 — (Dr Ratnam) — Second reading.

5 FAMILY VIOLENCE REFORM IMPLEMENTATION MONITOR AMENDMENT BILL 2020 — (Mr O’Donohue) — Second reading — Resumption of debate (Ms Stitt).

6 SUMMARY OFFENCES AMENDMENT (MOVE-ON LAWS) BILL 2019 — (Mr O’Donohue) — Second reading — Resumption of debate (Ms Stitt).

7 CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES AMENDMENT (OUT OF HOME CARE AGE) BILL 2020 — (Ms Patten) — Second reading — Resumption of debate (Ms Stitt).

8 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AMENDMENT (EQUALITY IN SCHOOLS) BILL 2020 — (Dr Ratnam) — Second reading.

9 CRIMES AMENDMENT (ABOLITION OF BLASPHEMY) BILL 2019 — (Ms Patten) — Second reading — Resumption of debate (Ms Stitt).

10 DRUGS, POISONS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES AMENDMENT (PILL TESTING PILOT FOR DRUG HARM REDUCTION) BILL 2019 — (Dr Ratnam and Ms Patten) — Second reading — Resumption of debate (Ms Stitt).

11 COMMERCIAL PASSENGER VEHICLE INDUSTRY AMENDMENT BILL 2019 — (Mr Barton) — Second reading — Resumption of debate. 17 June 2020 29

12 ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AMENDMENT (REFUND ON BOTTLES AND CANS) BILL 2019 — (Dr Ratnam) — Second reading — Resumption of debate (Ms Stitt).

13 ROAD SAFETY AMENDMENT (MEDICINAL CANNABIS) BILL 2019 — (Ms Patten) — Second reading — Resumption of debate (Ms Stitt).

14 WILDLIFE AMENDMENT (PROTECTION OF BIRDS) BILL 2019 — (Mr Meddick) — Second reading — Resumption of debate (Ms Stitt).

15 RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE AMENDMENT BILL 2019 — (Ms Patten) —Second reading — Resumption of debate (Ms Pulford).

16 DRUGS, POISONS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES AMENDMENT (CANNABIS REGULATION) BILL 2019 — (Ms Patten) — Second reading.

17 SPENT CONVICTIONS BILL 2019 — (Ms Patten) — Second reading — Resumption of debate (Ms Stitt).

18 QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE — GENESISCARE, SHEPPARTON — Minister’s answers to a question without notice and a supplementary question, 26 November 2019 — To be considered (Ms Lovell). [Listed for 20 days — 90 minutes remain for debate#].

19 ECONOMY AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE REFERENCE — PUBLIC SECTOR AND INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS — Motion referring a matter relating to public sector and infrastructure works to the Economy and Infrastructure Committee (Mr Davis) — Resumption of debate (Mr Ondarchie). [Listed for 20 days — 16 minutes remain for debate#].

20 BENDIGO HOSPITAL FUNDING — PETITION — To be considered (Ms Lovell). [Listed for 19 days — 90 minutes remain for debate#].

21 QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE — HOSPITAL MAINTENANCE FUNDING — Minister’s answers to a question without notice and a supplementary question, 28 November 2019 — To be considered (Ms Crozier). [Listed for 18 days — 90 minutes remain for debate#].

22 JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE REFERENCE — INQUIRY INTO THE 2019-20 BUSHFIRES — Motion establishing a Joint Select Committee relating to the 2019-20 Bushfires in Gippsland and North East Victoria (Mr Davis) — Resumption of debate (Ms Lovell). [Listed for 17 days — 17 minutes remain for debate#].

23 PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS — BUSHFIRE FUEL LOAD MAPS — LETTER FROM THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL, 19 FEBRUARY 2020 — To be considered (Mr Davis). [Listed for 12 days — 90 minutes remain for debate#].

24 QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE — I COOK FOODS – CLOSURE REVIEW REPORT — Minister’s answers to a question without notice and a supplementary question, 3 March 2020 — To be considered (Ms Crozier). [Listed for 11 days — 90 minutes remain for debate#].

25 OMBUDSMAN REPORT ON THE INVESTIGATION INTO THREE COUNCILS’ OUTSOURCING OF PARKING FINE INTERNAL REVIEWS — To be considered (Mr Davis). [Listed for 11 days — 90 minutes remain for debate#].

# Pursuant to Sessional Order 8, a total debate time of 90 minutes applies to General Business. 30 Legislative Council Notice Paper No. 63

26 LANDFILL LEVY CHARGES — Motion relating to landfill levy charges (Mr Ondarchie) — Resumption of debate (Ms Terpstra). [Listed for 11 days — 40 minutes remain for debate#].

27 QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE — COVID-19 SMALL BUSINESS STIMULUS PACKAGE — Minister’s answers to a question without notice and a supplementary question, 17 March 2020 — To be considered (Mr Davis). [Listed for 8 days — 90 minutes remain for debate#].

28 REDUCED HEALTH IMPACTS OF VAPING — Motion relating to the reduced health impacts of vaping (Mr Quilty) — Resumption of debate (Ms Patten). [Listed for 8 days — 63 minutes remain for debate#].

29 QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE — CEDAR MEATS CORONAVIRUS RISK ASSESSMENT — Minister’s answers to a question without notice and a supplementary question, 2 June 2020 — To be considered (Ms Crozier). [Listed for 4 days — 90 minutes remain for debate#].

STATEMENTS ON REPORTS, PAPERS AND PETITIONS [Pursuant to Sessional Order 16]

1 Government Response to the Economy and Infrastructure Committee’s Inquiry into the Impact of animal rights activism on Victorian agriculture (Mr Meddick). 2 Auditor-General’s Report on Managing Support and Safety Hubs, May 2020 (Dr Bach). 3 Community Petitions to Save Channel 31 (Mr Barton). 4* Environment and Planning Committee’s Report on the Inquiry into Recycling and Waste Management (Mr Hayes). 5* Review of the Medically Supervised Injecting Room (Ms Crozier and Ms Patten). 6* Budget Papers, 2019-20 (Ms Lovell). 7* Municipal Monitor’s Report on the Governance and Operations of the Whittlesea City Council, March 2020 (Mr Quilty).

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

NOTICES OF MOTION

268 MR ERDOGAN — To move — That this House notes that — (1) the Andrews Labor Government’s commitment to improving the oral health of Victorian children; (2) dental decay is the most common chronic disease in children and five times more common than asthma; (3) dental conditions are the highest single cause of preventable hospitalisations in children under ten years of age; (4) the Andrews Labor Government has invested $321.9 million to roll out free dental vans to every public school across Victoria by 2022; (5) the dental vans will provide free check-ups and treatment including teeth cleaning, fluoride applications, fillings, root canals and any other non-cosmetic treatments to all public- school children; (6) free dental vans have been rolled out six months early and have visited schools in the suburbs of Box Hill, Cranbourne, Wodonga and South Barwon; 17 June 2020 31

(7) schools in Brimbank, Buloke, Campaspe, East Gippsland, Greater Bendigo, Macedon Ranges, Mansfield, Maribyrnong, Melton, Latrobe, Towong, Wangaratta and parts of Casey and Hume are next on the list to receive free dental care; (8) in 2020, the program will have invited more than 300 schools to participate and will offer free dental treatment to more than 100,000 Victorian students; (9) by 2022, the program will provide check-ups and dental treatment to more than 650,000 public school children every year; and (10) the program will save parents around $400 a year, per child, in dental costs as well as the inconvenience of taking time off work for appointments. [Notice given on 4 March 2020 — Listed for 10 days].

270 MR MELHEM — To move — That this House — (1) recognises the firm commitment of the Victorian Government to the state’s cultural and religious diversity; (2) notes that collectively, Victorians follow 130 faiths, come from over 200 countries and speak over 260 languages and dialects; (3) congratulates the more than 3000 multicultural organisations for their work in promoting multiculturalism and utilising the support of various Multicultural Affairs programs available in 2019; and (4) confirms the Government’s commitment to ensure all Victorians can successfully participate in and contribute to the state and promote that Victoria’s diversity is one of its greatest strengths. [Notice given on 4 March 2020 — Listed for 10 days].

271 MS TAYLOR — To move — That this House recognises the Andrews Labor Government’s unprecedented investment in Victoria’s public health system, including, but not limited to — (1) a $200 million flu package so that our hospitals and hardworking doctors and nurses can continue to treat a record number of patients; (2) delivering record $12.2 billion of funding to our public hospitals in the 2019-20 Budget; (3) providing a $7 billion pipeline of Victorian hospital infrastructure as part of the largest ever health infrastructure building program; (4) opening and upgrading 11 new ambulance stations since 2018, including stations at Bacchus Marsh, Broadford, Diamond Creek, Mernda, Port Fairy, Preston, Rochester, Tatura, Swan Bay, Terang and Winchelsea; (5) providing $10 million in research grants to support researchers in discovering new breakthroughs in cancer prevention, treatment and care; (6) bringing cutting-edge CAR-T cell therapy for fighting blood cancers to Victoria, making a difference for some of our sickest children and young people; (7) commencing the roll out of free dental vans to Victorian public schools; (8) delivering over 20,000 baby bundles to first time Victorian parents; (9) rolling out free car seat fittings and safety checks to ensure we keep Victorian children safe; (10) giving Victorians suffering with a terminal illness at the end of their lives an additional, compassionate choice through Victoria’s voluntary assisted dying scheme; and (11) providing an additional $72 million to hospital and community-based palliative care in the 2019-20 Budget. [Notice given on 4 March 2020 — Listed for 10 days].

272 MS STITT — To move — That this House recognises the Andrews Labor Government’s investment in Victoria’s mental health system, including, but not limited to — (1) the establishment of a Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System, the first of its kind in Australia, and the commitment to implement every recommendation; 32 Legislative Council Notice Paper No. 63

(2) the allocation of $173 million in the 2019-20 Budget towards critical mental health services, following on from the previous year’s record investment of $705 million; (3) $9 million to support our mental health workforce to ensure they can play a central role in building the mental health system Victorians deserve; (4) $23.3 million for additional inpatient beds; (5) $6.6 million to increase clinical support at three Prevention and Recovery Care services; (6) $8.5 million to continue support for Aboriginal Victorians with severe mental illness; (7) $19 million to support mental health clinicians at the Victorian Fixated Threat Centre and the delivery of extra specialised mental health supports to meet the needs of people referred by the centre, including $3 million for asylum seekers; (8) crucial mental health funding for schools and kindergartens in the wake of the Victorian bushfires, including $4 million to boost mental health services in government and non-government schools and $3.8 million to provide trauma response support to affected schools and kindergarten services; (9) $14.4 million towards the Bushfires Case Support Program, linking bushfire affected Victorians with vital support; and (10) $51.2 million to put mental health professionals in all state secondary schools by 2022. [Notice given on 4 March 2020 — Listed for 10 days].

273 MS GARRETT — To move — That this House — (1) notes that the Andrews Labor Government has made a significant investment in recreational fishing across Victoria; (2) recognises the importance of the Andrews Labor Government’s Target One Million plan that aims to get more people fishing, more often; and (3) further notes the positive impact of the Golden Tag competition in supporting bushfire- affected areas of Victoria. [Notice given on 4 March 2020 — Listed for 10 days].

274 MS SHING — To move — That this House notes that — (1) the Andrews Labor Government has invested more than $1.3 billion to rebuild the state’s TAFE system after the previous state Liberal-National Government tried to destroy TAFE; (2) TAFE Gippsland has had life injected back into it under the Andrews Labor Government, with the $35.5 million Morwell Campus redevelopment underway to deliver state-of-the- art teaching facilities for the Gippsland community; (3) almost 1,700 students have enrolled in free TAFE at TAFE Gippsland, building a pool of skilled workers to fill jobs in the Gippsland region; and (4) only the Andrews Labor Government delivers for Gippsland. [Notice given on 4 March 2020 — Listed for 10 days].

275 MS TERPSTRA — To move — That this House — (1) acknowledges the significant investment in road safety made under the Andrews Labor Government; (2) notes the progress of Victoria’s Road Safety Strategy and Action Plan, Towards Zero 2016-2020, including the $226 million of upgrades for 2020; and (3) commends the Andrews Labor Government for investing $33.4 million in the L2P Learner Driver Mentor Program from 2019 to 2023. [Notice given on 4 March 2020 — Listed for 10 days].

276 MR ELASMAR — To move — That this House notes that — (1) the Andrews Labor Government is investing record funding in the Adult Community Education sector and since coming to office has twice raised the subsidy rate for pre- accredited training; 17 June 2020 33

(2) the previous Liberal-Nationals Government ignored the Adult Education sector and did not provide adequate funding; (3) in 2019, Learn Locals in the Northern Metropolitan Region shared over $580,000 as part of the Capacity and Innovation Fund; and (4) the release of the Andrews Labor Government’s Ministerial Statement on the Future of Adult Community Education has been celebrated across the sector for its vision and support of Learn Locals. [Notice given on 4 March 2020 — Listed for 10 days].

330* MS SYMES — To move — That — (1) pursuant to section 46D(1)(c) of the Planning and Environment Act 1987, Amendment 123 to the Upper Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges Regional Strategy Plan be approved; and (2) pursuant to section 46AH of the Planning and Environment Act 1987, Whittlesea Planning Scheme Amendment C203 be ratified. [Notice given on 16 June 2020; 10 days will remain for resolving from the day Amendment/s are tabled].

ORDERS OF THE DAY 1 SENTENCING AMENDMENT (EMERGENCY WORKER HARM) BILL 2020 — (from Assembly — Ms Tierney) — Second reading — Resumption of debate (Mr O’Donohue).

2 JUSTICE LEGISLATION MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS BILL 2019 — (from Assembly — Ms Tierney) — Second reading — and on the reasoned amendment moved by Mr O’Donohue — Resumption of debate (Ms Stitt).

3 PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AMENDMENT BILL 2020 — (from Assembly — Ms Symes) — Second reading — Resumption of debate (Mr Davis).

4 RETAIL LEASES AMENDMENT BILL 2019 — (from Assembly — Ms Symes) — Second reading — Resumption of debate (Mr Rich-Phillips).

5 OWNERS CORPORATIONS AND OTHER ACTS AMENDMENT BILL 2019 — (from Assembly — Ms Symes) — Second reading — Resumption of debate (Mr Rich-Phillips).

6 FORESTS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT) BILL 2019 — (from Assembly — Ms Pulford) — Second reading — Resumption of debate (Mr Rich-Phillips).

7 PARKS AND CROWN LAND LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2019 — (from Assembly — Ms Pulford) — Second reading — Resumption of debate.

8 STATUTE LAW REVISION BILL 2018 — (Ms Symes) — Second reading — Resumption of debate (Mr O’Donohue).

ANDREW YOUNG SHAUN LEANE Clerk of the Legislative Council President

 Pursuant to the Planning and Environment Act 1987, resolution is required within 10 sitting days after the Amendment/s is laid before the House. 34 Legislative Council Notice Paper No. 63

DAY AND HOUR OF MEETING Tuesday — 12.00 noon Wednesday — 9.30 a.m. Thursday — 9.30 a.m. Friday — 9.30 a.m. ROUTINE OF BUSINESS‡ TUESDAY Messages Questions Answers to Questions on Notice Formal Business Members’ Statements (up to 15 Members) Government Business At 6.30 p.m. Meal break (unless otherwise ordered by the House) Government Business (continues) At 10.00 p.m. Adjournment (up to 20 Members) WEDNESDAY Messages Formal Business Members’ Statements (up to 15 Members) General Business At 12 noon Questions Answers to Questions on Notice General Business (continues) At 5.15 p.m. Statements on reports, papers and petitions (30 minutes) Government Business (maximum 60 minutes) At 6.45 p.m. Adjournment (up to 20 Members) THURSDAY Messages Formal Business Members’ Statements (up to 15 Members) Government Business At 12 noon Questions Answers to Questions on Notice Government Business (continues) At 6.30 p.m. Meal break (unless otherwise ordered by the House) Government Business (continues) At 10.00 p.m. Adjournment (up to 20 Members) FRIDAY Messages Formal Business General Business (maximum 2 hours) Government Business At 12 noon Questions Answers to Questions on Notice Government Business (continues) At 4.00 p.m. Adjournment (maximum 30 minutes) Note: Unless otherwise ordered, the Adjournment of the House will be moved automatically at 10.00 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday, at 6.45 p.m. on Wednesday and at 4.00 p.m. on Friday.

‡ Pursuant to Standing Orders and Sessional Orders adopted by the Legislative Council on 19 March 2019. 17 June 2020 35

DEPUTY AND ACTING PRESIDENTS

DEPUTY PRESIDENT — Ms Lovell. ACTING PRESIDENTS — Mr Bourman, Mr Elasmar, Mr Gepp, Mr Melhem and Ms Patten. * * * * COUNCIL COMMITTEES

ECONOMY AND INFRASTRUCTURE STANDING COMMITTEE — Dr Bach (Participating member), Mr Barton, Ms Bath (Participating member), Dr Cumming (Participating member), Mr Davis (Participating member), Mr Elasmar, Mr Erdogan, Mr Finn, Mr Gepp, Mr Limbrick (Participating member), Mrs McArthur, Mr Meddick (Participating member), Mr Ondarchie (Participating member), Mr Quilty and Mr Rich-Phillips (Participating member). ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING STANDING COMMITTEE — Dr Bach, Ms Bath, Mr Bourman, Ms Crozier (Participating member), Dr Cumming (Participating member), Mr Davis (Participating member), Mr Hayes, Mr Limbrick, Mrs McArthur (Participating member), Mr Meddick, Mr Melhem, Mr Quilty (Participating member), Dr Ratnam, Ms Taylor and Ms Terpstra. LEGAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES STANDING COMMITTEE — Dr Bach (Participating member), Mr Barton (Participating member), Ms Bath (Participating member), Ms Crozier (Participating member), Dr Cumming (Participating member), Mr Erdogan (Participating member), Ms Garrett, Mr Grimley (Participating member), Dr Kieu, Mr Limbrick (Participating member), Ms Lovell, Ms Maxwell, Mr O’Donohue (Participating member), Mr Ondarchie, Ms Patten, Mr Quilty (Participating member), Dr Ratnam (Participating member) and Ms Vaghela. PRIVILEGES COMMITTEE — Mr Atkinson, Mr Bourman, Ms Crozier, Mr Elasmar, Mr Grimley, Mr Rich-Phillips, Ms Shing, Ms Symes and Ms Tierney. PROCEDURE COMMITTEE — The President, the Deputy President, Ms Crozier, Mr Davis, Mr Grimley, Dr Kieu, Ms Patten, Ms Pulford and Ms Symes.

* * * * JOINT COMMITTEES

DISPUTE RESOLUTION COMMITTEE — Mr Bourman, Ms Crozier; Mr Davis, Ms Mikakos and Ms Symes. ELECTORAL MATTERS COMMITTEE — Mrs McArthur, Mr Meddick, Mr Melhem, Ms Lovell, Mr Quilty and Mr Tarlamis. HOUSE COMMITTEE — Mr Bourman, Mr Davis, Ms Lovell, Ms Pulford and Ms Stitt. INTEGRITY AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE — Mr Grimley and Ms Shing. PUBLIC ACCOUNTS AND ESTIMATES COMMITTEE — Mr Limbrick and Ms Stitt. SCRUTINY OF ACTS AND REGULATIONS COMMITTEE — Mr Gepp, Mrs McArthur, Ms Patten and Ms Taylor.

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QUESTIONS ON NOTICE Questions appearing for the first time and a list of all other questions remaining unanswered will appear in each edition of the Notice Paper. The full text of all unanswered questions are included in the Unanswered Questions on Notice Booklet available online. The provisions of Standing Order 8.13 [the "30 day rule"] apply in relation to answers to questions on notice. Notice Paper Date received Questions remaining unanswered

2 5 Feb 2019 8924.

10 19 Mar 2019 28525.

16 28 May 2019 40925, 47418, 47718, 48018.

26 13 Aug 2019 630, 63820, 63921, 64021, 65521, 65621, 65721, 65821, 65921, 71725.

38 29 Oct 2019 101822, 102022, 102122, 102222, 102322, 102722.

40 31 Oct 2019 1078.

41 12 Nov 2019 108122, 108222, 110322, 112122, 112222, 112323, 112423.

44 26 Nov 2019 113426, 113527, 113627, 113728, 113829, 113929, 114027, 114127, 1149.

47 4 Feb 2020 1615, 1620, 1633, 1641, 1643, 1720, 1721, 1722, 1723, 1724, 1725, 1726, 1727, 1728, 1729, 1730, 1731, 1732, 1733, 1735, 1749, 1755.

49 6 Feb 2020 1762.

50 18 Feb 2020 1771, 1780, 1781, 1790.

51 19 Feb 2020 1818, 1820, 1821, 1824.

53 3 Mar 2020 1844, 1859.

56 17 Mar 2020 1867, 1868, 1873, 1876, 1878, 1879.

57 18 Mar 2020 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1923, 1938, 1941, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1964, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978.

58 19 Mar 2020 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985.

18 Question on Notice reinstated by Order of the President on 5 February 2020. 20 Parts 1(d)(ii), 1(d)(iii) and Part 2 of Question on Notice reinstated by Order of the President on 4 March 2020. 21 Parts 1(d)(ii) and 1(d)(iii) of Question on Notice reinstated by Order of the President on 4 March 2020. 22 Question on Notice reinstated by Order of the President on 4 March 2020. 23 Part 3 of Question on Notice reinstated by Order of the President on 4 March 2020. 24 Part (1) of Question on Notice reinstated by Order of the President on 17 March 2020. 25 Question on Notice reinstated by Order of the President on 17 March 2020. 26 Parts 1 and 2 of Question on Notice reinstated by Order of the President on 3 June 2020. 27 Question on Notice reinstated by Order of the President on 3 June 2020. 28 Parts 1, 2 and 4 of Question on Notice reinstated by Order of the President on 3 June 2020. 29 Parts 2, 4 and 5 of Question on Notice reinstated by Order of the President on 3 June 2020.

38 Legislative Council Notice Paper No. 63

59 23 Apr 2020 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2030, 2031, 2038, 2039, 2044, 2056, 2076, 2077, 2078, 2080, 2081, 2084, 2085, 2086, 2087, 2088, 2089, 2090, 2091, 2092, 2094, 2095, 2096, 2097, 2098, 2099, 2100, 2101, 2105, 2106, 2107, 2109, 2110, 2111, 2112, 2113, 2115, 2116, 2121, 2122, 2123, 2124, 2125, 2127, 2128, 2130, 2131, 2133, 2137, 2139, 2140, 2141, 2142, 2143, 2144, 2146.

60 27 Apr 2020 2153, 2154, 2155, 2157, 2158, 2159, 2160, 2161, 2162, 2163, 2164, 2165, 2166.

60 28 Apr 2020 2167, 2168, 2169, 2170, 2173.

60 29 April 2020 2177, 2180, 2181, 2182, 2183, 2186, 2187, 2188.

60 4 May 2020 2189, 2193, 2194, 2196, 2197, 2198.

60 5 May 2020 2200, 2201.

60 7 May 2020 2202, 2203, 2204, 2207, 2209, 2210, 2211, 2212, 2213, 2214, 2215, 2216, 2217.

60 8 May 2020 2231, 2232, 2233.

60 11 May 2020 2235, 2236, 2237, 2238, 2239, 2240, 2241, 2242, 2243.

60 12 May 2020 2245, 2246, 2247.

60 14 May 2020 2248, 2252, 2253.

60 15 May 2020 2262, 2263, 2264.

60 22 May 2020 2265, 2266, 2267, 2268, 2269, 2270, 2271, 2272, 2273, 2274.

60 25 May 2020 2275.

60 26 May 2020 2276, 2277, 2278, 2279, 2280, 2281, 2282, 2283, 2284.

60 28 May 2020 2285.

60 28 May 2020 2286, 2287, 2288, 2289, 2290, 2291, 2292, 2293, 2294, 2295, 2296, 2297, 2298, 2299, 2300.

60 29 May 2020 2301, 2302, 2303, 2304, 2305, 2306, 2307, 2308, 2309, 2310, 2311, 2312, 2313, 2314, 2315, 2316, 2317, 2318, 2319, 2320, 2321, 2322, 2323, 2324, 2325, 2326, 2327, 2329, 2330, 2331, 2332, 2333, 2334, 2335, 2336, 2337, 2338, 2339, 2340, 2341, 2342, 2343, 2344, 2345.

60 1 June 2020 2346, 2347, 2348, 2349, 2350, 2351, 2352, 2353, 2354, 2355, 2356, 2357, 2358, 2359, 2360, 2361, 2362.

60 2 June 2020 2363, 2364, 2365, 2366, 2367, 2368, 2369, 2370, 2371, 2372.

62 4 June 2020 2373, 2374, 2375, 2376, 2377, 2378, 2379, 2380, 2381, 2382, 2383, 2384, 2385, 2386, 2387, 2388, 2389, 2390, 2391, 2392, 2393, 2394, 2395, 2396, 2397, 2398, 2399, 2400, 2401, 2402. 17 June 2020 39

63 16 June 2020 2403, 2404, 2405, 2406, 2407, 2408, 2409, 2410, 2411, 2412, 2413, 2414, 2415, 2416, 2417, 2418, 2419, 2420, 2421, 2422, 2423, 2424, 2425, 2426, 2427, 2428, 2429, 2430, 2431, 2432, 2433, 2434, 2435, 2436, 2437, 2438, 2439, 2440, 2441, 2442, 2443, 2444, 2445, 2446, 2447, 2448, 2449, 2450, 2451, 2452, 2453, 2454, 2455, 2456, 2457, 2458, 2459, 2460, 2461, 2462, 2463, 2464, 2465, 2466, 2467, 2468, 2469.

(Notice received 16 June 2020)

2403 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to all works undertaken at the Cranbourne Railway Station and station precinct, excluding track and rail infrastructure and level crossing removals, for each financial year between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2020: (1) What was the broad category of the works, i.e. scheduled maintenance, State Government funded budget initiative, State/Federal funded budget initiative, or other. (2) What is the initiative under the Victoria Budget Papers for the works funded by a State Government funded budget initiative or State/Federal funded budget initiatives. (3) What was done for all instances of railway station and precinct works. (4) What funds were allocated to each instance of station and precinct works.

2404 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Cranbourne Railway Station and commuter car park, for each financial year between 1 July 2000 and 30 June 2014: (1) What funding allocations were made for general maintenance. (2) What funding allocations were made for upgrades. (3) What works were done in instances where any upgrade was funded.

2405 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to all works undertaken at the Merinda Park Railway Station and station precinct, excluding track and rail infrastructure and level crossing removals, for each financial year between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2020: (1) What was the broad category of the works, i.e. scheduled maintenance, State Government funded budget initiative, State/Federal funded budget initiative, or other. (2) What is the initiative under the Victoria Budget Papers for the works funded by a State Government funded budget initiative or State/Federal funded budget initiatives. (3) What was done for all instances of railway station and precinct works. (4) What funds were allocated to each instance of station and precinct works.

2406 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Merinda Park Railway Station and commuter car park, for each financial year between 1 July 2000 and 30 June 2014: (1) What funding allocations were made for general maintenance. (2) What funding allocations were made for upgrades. (3) What works were done in instances where any upgrade was funded.

2407 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to all works undertaken at the Lynbrook Railway Station and station precinct, excluding track and rail infrastructure and level crossing removals, for each financial year between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2020: (1) What was the broad category of the works, i.e. scheduled maintenance, State Government funded budget initiative, State/Federal funded budget initiative, or other. 40 Legislative Council Notice Paper No. 63

(2) What is the initiative under the Victoria Budget Papers for the works funded by a State Government funded budget initiative or State/Federal funded budget initiatives. (3) What was done for all instances of railway station and precinct works. (4) What funds were allocated to each instance of station and precinct works.

2408 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Lynbrook Railway Station and commuter car park, for each financial year between 1 July 2000 and 30 June 2014: (1) What funding allocations were made for general maintenance. (2) What funding allocations were made for upgrades. (3) What works were done in instances where any upgrade was funded.

2409 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to all works undertaken at the Pakenham Railway Station and station precinct, excluding track and rail infrastructure and level crossing removals, for each financial year between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2020: (1) What was the broad category of the works, i.e. scheduled maintenance, State Government funded budget initiative, State/Federal funded budget initiative, or other. (2) What is the initiative under the Victoria Budget Papers for the works funded by a State Government funded budget initiative or State/Federal funded budget initiatives. (3) What was done for all instances of railway station and precinct works. (4) What funds were allocated to each instance of station and precinct works.

2410 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Pakenham Railway Station and commuter car park, for each financial year between 1 July 2000 and 30 June 2014: (1) What funding allocations were made for general maintenance. (2) What funding allocations were made for upgrades. (3) What works were done in instances where any upgrade was funded.

2411 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to all works undertaken at the Cardinia Road Station and station precinct, excluding track and rail infrastructure and level crossing removals, for each financial year between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2020: (1) What was the broad category of the works, i.e. scheduled maintenance, State Government funded budget initiative, State/Federal funded budget initiative, or other. (2) What is the initiative under the Victoria Budget Papers for the works funded by a State Government funded budget initiative or State/Federal funded budget initiatives. (3) What was done for all instances of railway station and precinct works. (4) What funds were allocated to each instance of station and precinct works.

2412 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Cardinia Road Railway Station and commuter car park, for each financial year between 1 July 2000 and 30 June 2014: (1) What funding allocations were made for general maintenance. (2) What funding allocations were made for upgrades. (3) What works were done in instances where any upgrade was funded.

2413 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to all works undertaken at the Officer Railway Station and station precinct, excluding track and rail infrastructure and level crossing removals, for each financial year between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2020: (1) What was the broad category of the works, i.e. scheduled maintenance, State Government funded budget initiative, State/Federal funded budget initiative, or other. 17 June 2020 41

(2) What is the initiative under the Victoria Budget Papers for the works funded by a State Government funded budget initiative or State/Federal funded budget initiatives. (3) What was done for all instances of railway station and precinct works. (4) What funds were allocated to each instance of station and precinct works.

2414 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Officer Railway Station and commuter car park, for each financial year between 1 July 2000 and 30 June 2014: (1) What funding allocations were made for general maintenance. (2) What funding allocations were made for upgrades. (3) What works were done in instances where any upgrade was funded.

2415 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to all works undertaken at the Beaconsfield Railway Station and station precinct, excluding track and rail infrastructure and level crossing removals, for each financial year between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2020: (1) What was the broad category of the works, i.e. scheduled maintenance, State Government funded budget initiative, State/Federal funded budget initiative, or other. (2) What is the initiative under the Victoria Budget Papers for the works funded by a State Government funded budget initiative or State/Federal funded budget initiatives. (3) What was done for all instances of railway station and precinct works. (4) What funds were allocated to each instance of station and precinct works.

2416 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Beaconsfield Railway Station and commuter car park, for each financial year between 1 July 2000 and 30 June 2014: (1) What funding allocations were made for general maintenance. (2) What funding allocations were made for upgrades. (3) What works were done in instances where any upgrade was funded.

2417 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to all works undertaken at the Berwick Railway Station and station precinct, excluding track and rail infrastructure and level crossing removals, for each financial year between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2020: (1) What was the broad category of the works, i.e. scheduled maintenance, State Government funded budget initiative, State/Federal funded budget initiative, or other. (2) What is the initiative under the Victoria Budget Papers for the works funded by a State Government funded budget initiative or State/Federal funded budget initiatives. (3) What was done for all instances of railway station and precinct works. (4) What funds were allocated to each instance of station and precinct works.

2418 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Berwick Railway Station and commuter car park, for each financial year between 1 July 2000 and 30 June 2014: (1) What funding allocations were made for general maintenance. (2) What funding allocations were made for upgrades. (3) What works were done in instances where any upgrade was funded.

2419 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to all works undertaken at the Narre Warren Railway Station and station precinct, excluding track and rail infrastructure and level crossing removals, for each financial year between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2020: (1) What was the broad category of the works, i.e. scheduled maintenance, State Government funded budget initiative, State/Federal funded budget initiative, or other. 42 Legislative Council Notice Paper No. 63

(2) What is the initiative under the Victoria Budget Papers for the works funded by a State Government funded budget initiative or State/Federal funded budget initiatives. (3) What was done for all instances of railway station and precinct works. (4) What funds were allocated to each instance of station and precinct works.

2420 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Narre Warren Railway Station and commuter car park, for each financial year between 1 July 2000 and 30 June 2014: (1) What funding allocations were made for general maintenance. (2) What funding allocations were made for upgrades. (3) What works were done in instances where any upgrade was funded.

2421 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to all works undertaken at the Hallam Railway Station and station precinct, excluding track and rail infrastructure and level crossing removals, for each financial year between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2020: (1) What was the broad category of the works, i.e. scheduled maintenance, State Government funded budget initiative, State/Federal funded budget initiative, or other. (2) What is the initiative under the Victoria Budget Papers for the works funded by a State Government funded budget initiative or State/Federal funded budget initiatives. (3) What was done for all instances of railway station and precinct works. (4) What funds were allocated to each instance of station and precinct works.

2422 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Hallam Railway Station and commuter car park, for each financial year between 1 July 2000 and 30 June 2014: (1) What funding allocations were made for general maintenance. (2) What funding allocations were made for upgrades. (3) What works were done in instances where any upgrade was funded.

2423 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to all works undertaken at the Dandenong Railway Station and station precinct, excluding track and rail infrastructure and level crossing removals, for each financial year between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2020: (1) What was the broad category of the works, i.e. scheduled maintenance, State Government funded budget initiative, State/Federal funded budget initiative, or other. (2) What is the initiative under the Victoria Budget Papers for the works funded by a State Government funded budget initiative or State/Federal funded budget initiatives. (3) What was done for all instances of railway station and precinct works. (4) What funds were allocated to each instance of station and precinct works.

2424 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Dandenong Railway Station and commuter car park, for each financial year between 1 July 2000 and 30 June 2014: (1) What funding allocations were made for general maintenance. (2) What funding allocations were made for upgrades. (3) What works were done in instances where any upgrade was funded.

2425 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to all works undertaken at the Yarram Railway Station and station precinct, excluding track and rail infrastructure and level crossing removals, for each financial year between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2020: (1) What was the broad category of the works, i.e. scheduled maintenance, State Government funded budget initiative, State/Federal funded budget initiative, or other. 17 June 2020 43

(2) What is the initiative under the Victoria Budget Papers for the works funded by a State Government funded budget initiative or State/Federal funded budget initiatives. (3) What was done for all instances of railway station and precinct works. (4) What funds were allocated to each instance of station and precinct works

2426 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Yarram Railway Station and commuter car park, for each financial year between 1 July 2000 and 30 June 2014: (1) What funding allocations were made for general maintenance. (2) What funding allocations were made for upgrades. (3) What works were done in instances where any upgrade was funded.

2427 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to all works undertaken at the Noble Park Railway Station and station precinct, excluding track and rail infrastructure and level crossing removals, for each financial year between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2020: (1) What was the broad category of the works, i.e. scheduled maintenance, State Government funded budget initiative, State/Federal funded budget initiative, or other. (2) What is the initiative under the Victoria Budget Papers for the works funded by a State Government funded budget initiative or State/Federal funded budget initiatives. (3) What was done for all instances of railway station and precinct works. (4) What funds were allocated to each instance of station and precinct works.

2428 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Noble Park Railway Station and commuter car park, for each financial year between 1 July 2000 and 30 June 2014: (1) What funding allocations were made for general maintenance. (2) What funding allocations were made for upgrades. (3) What works were done in instances where any upgrade was funded.

2429 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to all works undertaken at the Sandown Park Railway Station and station precinct, excluding track and rail infrastructure and level crossing removals, for each financial year between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2020: (1) What was the broad category of the works, i.e. scheduled maintenance, State Government funded budget initiative, State/Federal funded budget initiative, or other. (2) What is the initiative under the Victoria Budget Papers for the works funded by a State Government funded budget initiative or State/Federal funded budget initiatives. (3) What was done for all instances of railway station and precinct works. (4) What funds were allocated to each instance of station and precinct works.

2430 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Sandown Park Railway Station and commuter car park, for each financial year between 1 July 2000 and 30 June 2014: (1) What funding allocations were made for general maintenance. (2) What funding allocations were made for upgrades. (3) What works were done in instances where any upgrade was funded.

2431 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to all works undertaken at the Springvale Railway Station and station precinct, excluding track and rail infrastructure and level crossing removals, for each financial year between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2020: (1) What was the broad category of the works, i.e. scheduled maintenance, State Government funded budget initiative, State/Federal funded budget initiative, or other. 44 Legislative Council Notice Paper No. 63

(2) What is the initiative under the Victoria Budget Papers for the works funded by a State Government funded budget initiative or State/Federal funded budget initiatives. (3) What was done for all instances of railway station and precinct works. (4) What funds were allocated to each instance of station and precinct works.

2432 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Springvale Railway Station and commuter car park, for each financial year between 1 July 2000 and 30 June 2014: (1) What funding allocations were made for general maintenance. (2) What funding allocations were made for upgrades. (3) What works were done in instances where any upgrade was funded.

2433 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to all works undertaken at the Westall Railway Station and station precinct, excluding track and rail infrastructure and level crossing removals, for each financial year between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2020: (1) What was the broad category of the works, i.e. scheduled maintenance, State Government funded budget initiative, State/Federal funded budget initiative, or other. (2) What is the initiative under the Victoria Budget Papers for the works funded by a State Government funded budget initiative or State/Federal funded budget initiatives. (3) What was done for all instances of railway station and precinct works. (4) What funds were allocated to each instance of station and precinct works.

2434 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Westall Railway Station and commuter car park, for each financial year between 1 July 2000 and 30 June 2014: (1) What funding allocations were made for general maintenance. (2) What funding allocations were made for upgrades. (3) What works were done in instances where any upgrade was funded.

2435 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to all works undertaken at the Clayton Railway Station and station precinct, excluding track and rail infrastructure and level crossing removals, for each financial year between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2020: (1) What was the broad category of the works, i.e. scheduled maintenance, State Government funded budget initiative, State/Federal funded budget initiative, or other. (2) What is the initiative under the Victoria Budget Papers for the works funded by a State Government funded budget initiative or State/Federal funded budget initiatives. (3) What was done for all instances of railway station and precinct works. (4) What funds were allocated to each instance of station and precinct works.

2436 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Clayton Railway Station and commuter car park, for each financial year between 1 July 2000 and 30 June 2014: (1) What funding allocations were made for general maintenance. (2) What funding allocations were made for upgrades. (3) What works were done in instances where any upgrade was funded.

2437 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to all works undertaken at the Huntingdale Railway Station and station precinct, excluding track and rail infrastructure and level crossing removals, for each financial year between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2020: (1) What was the broad category of the works, i.e. scheduled maintenance, State Government funded budget initiative, State/Federal funded budget initiative, or other. 17 June 2020 45

(2) What is the initiative under the Victoria Budget Papers for the works funded by a State Government funded budget initiative or State/Federal funded budget initiatives. (3) What was done for all instances of railway station and precinct works. (4) What funds were allocated to each instance of station and precinct works.

2438 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Huntingdale Railway Station and commuter car park, for each financial year between 1 July 2000 and 30 June 2014: (1) What funding allocations were made for general maintenance. (2) What funding allocations were made for upgrades. (3) What works were done in instances where any upgrade was funded.

2439 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to all works undertaken at the Oakleigh Railway Station and station precinct, excluding track and rail infrastructure and level crossing removals, for each financial year between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2020: (1) What was the broad category of the works, i.e. scheduled maintenance, State Government funded budget initiative, State/Federal funded budget initiative, or other. (2) What is the initiative under the Victoria Budget Papers for the works funded by a State Government funded budget initiative or State/Federal funded budget initiatives. (3) What was done for all instances of railway station and precinct works. (4) What funds were allocated to each instance of station and precinct works.

2440 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Oakleigh Railway Station and commuter car park, for each financial year between 1 July 2000 and 30 June 2014: (1) What funding allocations were made for general maintenance. (2) What funding allocations were made for upgrades. (3) What works were done in instances where any upgrade was funded.

2441 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to all works undertaken at the Murrumbeena Railway Station and station precinct, excluding track and rail infrastructure and level crossing removals, for each financial year between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2020: (1) What was the broad category of the works, i.e. scheduled maintenance, State Government funded budget initiative, State/Federal funded budget initiative, or other. (2) What is the initiative under the Victoria Budget Papers for the works funded by a State Government funded budget initiative or State/Federal funded budget initiatives. (3) What was done for all instances of railway station and precinct works. (4) What funds were allocated to each instance of station and precinct works.

2442 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Murrumbeena Railway Station and commuter car park, for each financial year between 1 July 2000 and 30 June 2014: (1) What funding allocations were made for general maintenance. (2) What funding allocations were made for upgrades. (3) What works were done in instances where any upgrade was funded.

2443 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to all works undertaken at the Hughesdale Railway Station and station precinct, excluding track and rail infrastructure and level crossing removals, for each financial year between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2020: (1) What was the broad category of the works, i.e. scheduled maintenance, State Government funded budget initiative, State/Federal funded budget initiative, or other. 46 Legislative Council Notice Paper No. 63

(2) What is the initiative under the Victoria Budget Papers for the works funded by a State Government funded budget initiative or State/Federal funded budget initiatives. (3) What was done for all instances of railway station and precinct works. (4) What funds were allocated to each instance of station and precinct works.

2444 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Hughesdale Railway Station and commuter car park, for each financial year between 1 July 2000 and 30 June 2014: (1) What funding allocations were made for general maintenance. (2) What funding allocations were made for upgrades. (3) What works were done in instances where any upgrade was funded.

2445 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to all works undertaken at the Carnegie Railway Station and station precinct, excluding track and rail infrastructure and level crossing removals, for each financial year between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2020: (1) What was the broad category of the works, i.e. scheduled maintenance, State Government funded budget initiative, State/Federal funded budget initiative, or other. (2) What is the initiative under the Victoria Budget Papers for the works funded by a State Government funded budget initiative or State/Federal funded budget initiatives. (3) What was done for all instances of railway station and precinct works. (4) What funds were allocated to each instance of station and precinct works.

2446 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Carnegie Railway Station and commuter car park, for each financial year between 1 July 2000 and 30 June 2014: (1) What funding allocations were made for general maintenance. (2) What funding allocations were made for upgrades. (3) What works were done in instances where any upgrade was funded.

2447 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Regional Development (for the Premier): In relation to staff with past or present links to the United Front or United Front Work Department, organisations described by President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China as “an important magic weapon for strengthening the party’s ruling position … and an important magic weapon for realising the China Dream of the Great Rejuvenation of the Chinese Nation” at the 2015 Central United Front Work Meeting: (1) Are there any staff who have past or present links to the United Front or the United Front Work Department, and if so — (a) what are their names; (b) what is the nature of each staff member’s link to the United Front; and (c) what is the nature of each staff member’s link to the United Front Work Department. (2) Were any of your staff members with the United Front or the United Front Work Department when they joined your staff, and if so, which staff members. (3) What security checks were undertaken, if any, on each new staff member with links to the United Front or the United Front Work Department. (4) Have security checks on memberships of the United Front and United Front Work Department been introduced, and if so, when. (5) What security checks on memberships of the United Front and United Front Work Department are currently in place for new staff.

2448 MR ATKINSON — To ask the Minister for Regional Development (for the Minister for Local Government): In relation to the Government decision requiring seven municipal councils to adopt single-member ward electoral systems: (1) Will the ward boundaries, created by the Victorian Electoral Commission for the 2020 municipal elections, be subject to a review for future elections given fluctuations in the number of voters in the wards created for 2020. 17 June 2020 47

(2) Will the Minister allow for public consultation on the adopted boundaries for the municipalities required to conduct elections as single-member wards, given that the public had previously been engaged in consultation processes and supported multi-member wards.

2449 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads: In relation to the Federal Government committing $50 million to immediately address the well documented and acknowledged traffic congestion issues on the Calder Freeway and the dangerous intersection at Calder Park Drive through the construction of the Keilor Park Drive overpass and noting the State Government has committed nothing: (1) When will construction on the Keilor Park Drive overpass begin. (2) When will the Keilor Park Drive overpass be completed. (3) Why has the State Government delayed this critical project which aims to improve safety and relieve congestion on our roads.

2450 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Roads: In relation to the Federal Government’s $10 million commitment to the urgent and important Jetty Road and Mornington Peninsula Freeway Intersection Upgrade Project which will improve congestion and safety issues between Mornington Peninsula Freeway and Jetty Road and noting that the State Government has yet to act: (1) When will this Project commence. (2) When will this Project be completed. (3) Why has the State Government delayed this critical project which aims to improve safety and relieve congestion on our roads. (4) Will the upgrade include an extension of the Morning Peninsula Freeway from Boneo Road to Truemans Road.

2451 MS BATH — To ask the Minister for Resources: In relation to application number EL006804, accepted by Earth Resources on 10 August 2018: (1) Is application EL006804 included in the Earth Resources Regulation KPI Summary 2018-19 (Quarter 3) where key performance indicator 1 states ‘100% of licence applications were assessed within the statutory time’. (2) What is the statutory time for processing gold exploration licence applications noting that this application remains outstanding. (3) What is the current status of this application.

2452 MS BATH — To ask the Minister for Resources: In relation to the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) (Mineral Industries) Regulations 2019: (1) Can a notice of objection for licensing and approvals be considered after the cut-off date. (2) How much time is provided for a licencing and approval applicant to respond to an objector. (3) What process determines the fee structure for prescribed application fees. (4) What portion of an application fee is refundable to unsuccessful applications. (5) What is the scope of appeal for unsuccessful licence applicants.

2453 DR BACH — To ask the Minister for Training and Skills (for the Minister for Education): In relation to Recommendation 1 from the 2017 Review of the Victorian Institute of Teaching, for a comprehensive overhaul of Part 2.6 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006, and noting the Government’s response that “any legislative change will be effected in 2019- 20”: (1) What is the implementation status of the recommendation to create a standalone Principal Act establishing the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) and giving the VIT its disciplinary powers. (2) What is the implementation status of the recommendation to give the VIT specific legislative objects in relation to —

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(a) ensuring child safety and wellbeing; (b) taking into account community expectations; and (c) ensuring quality of teaching and teachers.

2454 DR BACH — To ask the Minister for Training and Skills (for the Minister for Education): In relation to Recommendation 2 from the 2017 Review of the Victorian Institute of Teaching, as part of the overhaul of Part 2.6 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006, and noting the Government’s response that “changes to the disciplinary system will be implemented as part of policy review and amendment of Part 2.6 in 2019-20”: (1) What is the implementation status of the recommendation that the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) hearing system be abolished. (2) What is the implementation status of the recommendation that allegations of teacher misconduct or incompetence be heard and determined by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT). (3) What is the implementation status of the recommendation that VCAT determines the composition of members who will hear matters brought by the VIT, but the relevant VCAT list should include members with contemporary teaching experience.

2455 DR BACH — To ask the Minister for Training and Skills (for the Minister for Education): In relation to Recommendation 3 from the 2017 Review of the Victorian Institute of Teaching, as part of the overhaul of Part 2.6 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006, and noting the Government’s response that “changes to the disciplinary system will be implemented as part of policy review and amendment of Part 2.6 in 2019-20”: (1) What is the implementation status of the recommendation that the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) Council or an appropriate committee of the Council determines, following a VIT investigation, whether a particular matter is referred to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) noting the VIT will retain current decision-making powers on initial and other registration issues, at a Council or committee level, with existing reviews of those decisions in VCAT to be maintained. (2) What is the implementation status of the recommendation that a simple, clear definitional threshold for teacher misconduct warranting referral to VCAT is determined so that only minor matters are reserved for disciplinary decision by the Council or relevant committee of the Council under delegation from the Council.

2456 DR BACH — To ask the Minister for Training and Skills (for the Minister for Education): In relation to the 2017 Review of the Victorian Institute of Teaching: In the Minister’s statement on the Department of Education and Training website, the Minister states “the Government will also consider the best way to reform the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) disciplinary system, which deals with allegations of teacher misconduct or incompetence”: (1) What considerations has the Minister made in relation to the best way to reform the VIT disciplinary system. (2) When will the VIT disciplinary system reforms be finalised.

2457 DR BACH — To ask the Minister for Training and Skills (for the Minister for Education): In relation to Recommendation 4 from the 2017 Review of the Victorian Institute of Teaching, to ensure that Division 8A of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 operates fairly, and noting the Government’s response that “any changes to the interim suspension power will be implemented as part of the proposed policy review and amendment of Part 2.6 in 2019-20”: (1) What is the implementation status of the recommendation that divisions under Division 8A are made subject to review by Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal as part of the Part 2.6 overhaul. (2) What is the implementation status of the recommendation that decisions under Division 8A are made by Council, a committee of Council or a new committee convened specifically for making Division 8A decisions.

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2458 DR BACH — To ask the Minister for Training and Skills (for the Minister for Education): In relation to Recommendation 5 from the 2017 Review of the Victorian Institute of Teaching, that implementation of the recommendations in the report be reviewed in 12 months’ time, and noting the Government’s response that “Government will reconsider this recommendation if the VIT fails to make significant progress towards implementation of the recommendations after three years”: (1) Was an interim report from the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) outlining progress on implementation provided to the Minister in February 2019 as stated, and if so, was the Minister satisfied with the progress of implementation of recommendations in the report. (2) Has the Minister been provided with six monthly updates from the VIT and the Department of Education and Training to track progress as stated. (3) Has the VIT made sufficient progress towards implementation that the option of abolishing the VIT and amalgamation of its functions with the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority be reconsidered, as recommended by the report, been dismissed.

2459 DR BACH — To ask the Minister for Training and Skills (for the Minister for Education): In relation to Recommendation 7 from the 2017 Review of the Victorian Institute of Teaching, that the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) and the Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS) collaborate to ensure that the best practice elements of the DJCS’s administration of the working with children scheme are adopted by the VIT through staff secondments and out posting: According to the Government response, it expected that the VIT would liaise with the DJCS in the first half of 2018 about opportunities for staff secondments and out postings: (1) How many staff secondments and out postings have occurred to date. (2) Has a service provision Memorandum of Understanding between the two regulators been put in place.

2460 DR BACH — To ask the Minister for Training and Skills (for the Minister for Education): In relation to the 2017 Review of the Victorian Institute of Teaching and the Government’s response to the Recommendation 8: (1) Has the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) entered into Memorandum’s of Understanding with the Commission for Children and Young People and Victoria Police so that respective Reportable Conduct Scheme roles and responsibilities are clarified as the Government advised it expected the VIT to do in 2018. (2) Has a formal forum of child safety and wellbeing co-regulators been established.

2461 DR BACH — To ask the Minister for Training and Skills (for the Minister for Education): In relation to the 2017 Review of the Victorian Institute of Teaching and the Government’s response to Recommendation 15: Was an internal Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) taskforce, to thoroughly refresh the VIT’s internal and external policies and procedures to ensure they align with best practice for regulators and statutory authorities, established and work completed by the end of June 2019 as the Government stated, and if so — (a) which internal policies were reviewed; and (b) which external policies were reviewed.

2462 DR BACH — To ask the Minister for Training and Skills (for the Minister for Education): In relation to the 2017 Review of the Victorian Institute of Teaching and the Government’s response to Recommendation 17 that the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) is expected to complete by the end of June 2018: (1) Has the VIT developed and published a set of regulatory principles applying to all functions and activities of the organisations. (2) Has the VIT revised the compliance and enforcement framework.

2463 DR BACH — To ask the Minister for Training and Skills (for the Minister for Education): In relation to the 2017 Review of the Victorian Institute of Teaching and the Government’s response to Recommendation 19: Which higher education institutions has the Victorian 50 Legislative Council Notice Paper No. 63

Institute of Teaching established partnerships with to leverage opportunities to improve teacher quality and manage and share research into regulatory risk, as expected by the Government’s response.

2464 DR BACH — To ask the Minister for Training and Skills (for the Minister for Education): In relation to the 2017 Review of the Victorian Institute of Teaching and the Government’s response to Recommendation 21: What is the implementation status of the Teacher Electronic Records Information (TERI) Project to migrate to online teacher registration, renewal and audit procedures.

2465 DR BACH — To ask the Minister for Training and Skills (for the Minister for Education): In relation to Recommendation 23 from the 2017 Review of the Victorian Institute of Teaching, and noting the Government’s response that “the Government expects the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) to recalibrate its regulatory monitoring and compliance activities to a more risk-based, intelligence led and outcomes focussed approach, including through educating and assisting teachers to comply with standards as a means of preventing misconduct”: What is the implementation status of the recalibration of the VIT’s regulatory monitoring and compliance activities.

2466 DR BACH — To ask the Minister for Training and Skills (for the Minister for Education): In relation to the 2017 Review of the Victorian Institute of Teaching and the Government’s response to Recommendation 24: Can the Minister confirm that the Victorian Institute of Teaching has adopted a risk-based triage system and other processes to reduce duplication, support streamlining and improve the experience of complainants and notifiers.

2467 DR BACH — To ask the Minister for Training and Skills (for the Minister for Education): In relation to the 2017 Review of the Victorian Institute of Teaching and the Government’s response to Recommendation 25: Has the Victorian Institute of Teaching reviewed its Strategic Plan to include an expansion of activities to include proactive education of teachers and the community about teacher quality, and if so, when was this completed.

2468 DR BACH — To ask the Minister for Training and Skills (for the Minister for Education): In relation to the 2017 Review of the Victorian Institute of Teaching and the Government’s response to Recommendation 26: What organisational structure reform to realign divisions and branches has been complete and what reforms are yet to be completed.

2469 DR BACH — To ask the Minister for Training and Skills (for the Minister for Education): In relation to the 2017 Review of the Victorian Institute of Teaching and the Government’s acceptance of 32 of the 34 recommendations: (1) How many of the recommendations have been implemented as at 15 June 2020. (2) How many recommendations are yet to be completed. (3) When will the recommendations that are yet to be implemented, be completed. (4) What was the date of the last six monthly update report from the Victorian Institute of Teaching received by the Minister or the Department of Education and Training.

By Authority: Government Printer for the State of Victoria