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1801 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS No. 117 TUESDAY 8 AUGUST 2017 Contents 1 Meeting of the House ............................................................................................................................. 1803 2 Assent to Bills ........................................................................................................................................ 1803 3 Assumption of the Administration of the Government by the Lieutenant-Governor ............................. 1803 4 Re-assumption of the Administration of the Government by the Governor ........................................... 1803 5 Resignation of the Honourable Duncan Gay MLC ................................................................................ 1804 6 Vacant Seat in the Legislative Council—Joint Sitting ........................................................................... 1804 7 Messages from the Legislative Assembly .............................................................................................. 1805 (1) Justice Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 .................................................................................. 1805 (2) State Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment (Budget Measures) Bill 2017 ...................... 1805 8 Statement by President—Centenary of the First World War ................................................................. 1805 9 Inspector of Custodial Services—Report ............................................................................................... 1806 10 Inspector of the Independent Commission Against Corruption—Report .............................................. 1806 11 Ombudsman—Report ............................................................................................................................ 1806 12 NSW Child Death Review Team—Report............................................................................................. 1806 13 Independent Commission Against Corruption—Reports ....................................................................... 1806 14 Mental Health Commission—Report ..................................................................................................... 1807 15 Statement by President—Presiding Officers and Clerks Conference ..................................................... 1807 16 20th anniversary of the Portuguese Ethnographic Museum of Australia (Formal Business) ................. 1807 17 Second anniversary of the Indian Support Center (Formal Business) .................................................... 1808 18 Greater Western Sydney Netball Team (Formal Business) .................................................................... 1808 19 Third anniversary of the International Day of Yoga (Formal Business) ................................................ 1809 20 Passing of Mrs Vera Wiltshire OAM (Formal Business) ....................................................................... 1810 21 Fifth Annual Serbian Festival of Sydney (Formal Business) ................................................................. 1810 22 Independence Day of Greece (Formal Business) ................................................................................... 1811 23 Future Movement Sydney Chapter Ramadan Iftar Dinner 2017 (Formal Business) .............................. 1812 24 Dr Reena Mehta (Formal Business) ....................................................................................................... 1813 25 350th Birth Anniversary Celebration of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji and Festival of Vaisakhi Celebration (Formal Business) ............................................................................................................... 1814 26 Indo-Australian Bal Bharathi Vidyalaya Hindi School Inc dinner (Formal Business)........................... 1815 27 Printing of Tabled Papers ....................................................................................................................... 1816 28 Legislation Review Committee—Report ............................................................................................... 1816 29 Papers—Presented to Parliament out of Session .................................................................................... 1816 1802 Legislative Council Minutes No. 117—Tuesday 8 August 2017 30 Statutory Rules and Instruments—Tabled by the Clerk ......................................................................... 1817 31 Auditor-General—Report....................................................................................................................... 1820 32 Legislation Review Committee—Report ............................................................................................... 1820 33 Returns to Orders ................................................................................................................................... 1820 (1) 2017-2018 Budget ....................................................................................................................... 1820 (2) 2017-2018 Budget finances ........................................................................................................ 1820 34 Petition—Minister’s Response ............................................................................................................... 1820 35 Notices of Motions ................................................................................................................................. 1820 36 Correspondence relating to Report of Expert Panel on Political Donations ........................................... 1820 37 Portfolio Committees—Membership ..................................................................................................... 1821 38 Committee on the Health Care Complaints Commission—Membership ............................................... 1821 39 Answers to Questions Without Notice ................................................................................................... 1821 40 Committee on the Ombudsman, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission and the Crime Commission—Membership ................................................................................................................... 1821 41 Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders—Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Waste Incinerator Facilities – Residential Exclusion Zones) Bill .................................... 1822 42 Justice Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 ............................................................................................. 1823 43 Questions ................................................................................................................................................ 1823 44 General Purpose Standing Committee No. 2—Take Note of Report ..................................................... 1823 45 Select Committee on Off-Protocol Prescribing of Chemotherapy in New South Wales—Take Note of Report ................................................................................................................................................ 1823 46 Justice Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 ............................................................................................. 1823 47 Messages from the Legislative Assembly .............................................................................................. 1824 (1) Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Staged Development Applications) Bill 2017 ..................................................................................................................................... 1824 (2) Coal Mine Subsidence Compensation Bill 2017 ......................................................................... 1824 48 Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Staged Development Applications) Bill 2017 ........................................................................................................................................................ 1824 49 Coal Mine Subsidence Compensation Bill 2017 .................................................................................... 1825 50 Message from the Legislative Assembly—Transport Legislation Amendment (Automated Vehicle Trials and Innovation) Bill 2017 ............................................................................................................ 1828 51 Adjournment .......................................................................................................................................... 1828 52 Attendance ............................................................................................................................................. 1828 1803 Legislative Council Minutes No. 117—Tuesday 8 August 2017 1 MEETING OF THE HOUSE The House met at 2.30 pm according to adjournment. The President took the Chair and read the prayers. The President acknowledged the Gadigal clan of the Eora nation and its elders and thanked them for their custodianship of this land. 2 ASSENT TO BILLS The President reported receipt of messages from His Excellency the Governor intimating assent to the following bills: Act No. 27 June 2017 2017 Electronic Transactions Legislation Amendment (Government Transactions) Bill 2017 .......................... 25 Firearms and Weapons Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 ........................................................................ 26 Mining and Petroleum Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 ........................................................................