Legislative Assembly

ABORIGINAL LAND RIGHTS AMENDMENT BILL 2013 ............................................................ 21663 ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE .................................................... 21686 BLUE MOUNTAINS ELECTORATE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS RECIPIENT ................ 21684 BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE .............................................................. 21656, 21688, 21699, 21701, 21734 CABRAMATTA ROTARY POLICE OFFICER OF THE YEAR AWARDS .................................... 21686 CO.AS.IT FORTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY ...................................................................................... 21685 COMMUNITY RECOGNITION STATEMENTS .............................................................................. 21682 COMPANION ANIMALS TASKFORCE REPORT .......................................................................... 21694 CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS TO BE ACCORDED PRIORITY .............................................. 21703 DISPLAY OF POSTERS IN THE CHAMBER ................................................................................... 21686 DISTINGUISHED VISITORS ............................................................................................................. 21670 DIVISION BELLS ............................................................................................................................... 21709 ELECTRICITY ASSETS SALE .......................................................................................................... 21688 GOVERNMENT SECTOR EMPLOYMENT BILL 2013 ................................................................... 21703 GRAND KNIGHT OF THE INTERNATIONAL LIFE SAVING FEDERATION INDUCTEE GREG ALLUM, OAM ..................................................................................................................................................... 21683 HEAVY VEHICLE (ADOPTION OF NATIONAL LAW) BILL 2013 .............................................. 21670 HUNTING IN NATIONAL PARKS ................................................................................................... 21691 INAUGURAL SPEECH ....................................................................................................................... 21656 ITALIAN REPUBLIC DAY ................................................................................................................ 21686 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL VACANCY ................................................................................. 21686, 21703 LOCAL GOVERNMENT AMENDMENT (CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS) BILL 2013 ................... 21724 MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT STAFF BILL 2013 .......................................................................... 21703 MINISTER FOR FINANCE AND SERVICES, AND MINISTER FOR THE ILLAWARRA .......... 21693 MOUNT DRUITT ELECTORATE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS RECIPIENT ..................... 21684 MYALL LAKES ELECTORATE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS RECIPIENT ........... 21683, 21685 NEWCASTLE RAIL LINE .................................................................................................................. 21689 NONI AND THE SDA TONGAN PROJECT ..................................................................................... 21683 ORANGE ELECTORATE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS RECIPIENT................................... 21685 ORANGE ELECTORATE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS RECIPIENTS ................................ 21682 PETITIONS .......................................................................................................................................... 21698 POLICE ATTESTATION CEREMONY ............................................................................................. 21682 POLICE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (SPECIAL CONSTABLES) BILL 2013 ......................... 21661 PORTS ASSETS (AUTHORISED TRANSACTIONS) AMENDMENT BILL 201321709, 21713, 21724, 21725 QUESTION TIME ............................................................................................................................... 21688 RABITAH MAGAZINE SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY ...................................................................... 21684 REFUGEE WEEK ................................................................................................................................ 21684 ROAD TRANSPORT AMENDMENT (LICENCE DISQUALIFICATION ON CONVICTION) BILL 2013 .............................................................................................................................................................. 21711 ROAD TRANSPORT AMENDMENT (LICENCE DISQUALIFICATION ON CONVICTION) BILL 2013 .............................................................................................................................................................. 21721 SECURITY INDUSTRY AMENDMENT (LICENCES) BILL 2013 ................................................. 21659 SERVICE NSW (ONE-STOP ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT SERVICES) BILL 2013 ................... 21656 SERVICE NSW (ONE-STOP ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT SERVICES) BILL 2013 ................... 21669 SOCCEROOS FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFICATION ............................................. 21685, 21687, 21735 ST ALBAN'S ANGLICAN CHURCH, BELMORE............................................................................ 21683 STATE BUDGET AND EDUCATION ............................................................................................... 21692 STATE BUDGET AND REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE .............................................................. 21705 STATE BUDGET AND TRANSPORT ............................................................................................... 21693 STATE BUDGET AND UNIONS NSW ............................................................................................. 21696 STATE BUDGET................................................................................................................................. 21690 TRIBUTE TO ANNE SLATTERY ...................................................................................................... 21683 URUGUAYAN CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL WELLBEING FORUM ........................................... 21682 WAGGA WAGGA ELECTORATE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS RECIPIENTS ................. 21684 WEST HEAD AWARENESS TEAM .................................................................................................. 21682 WESTERN SYDNEY INFRASTRUCTURE AND JOBS GROWTH ................................................ 21688 WORKERS EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION SYDNEY CENTENARY........................................ 21685 21656 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Wednesday 19 June 2013 __________ The Speaker (The Hon. Shelley Elizabeth Hancock) took the chair at 10.00 a.m. The Speaker read the Prayer and acknowledgement of country. SERVICE NSW (ONE-STOP ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT SERVICES) BILL 2013 Message received from the Legislative Council returning the bill with amendments. Consideration of Legislative Council's amendments set down as an order of the day for a later hour. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE Notices of Motions General Business Notices of Motions (General Notices) given. INAUGURAL SPEECH Mr ADAM MARSHALL (Northern Tablelands) [10.10 a.m.] (Inaugural Speech): I stand here this morning very humble and proud to have been elected to this place by the people of Northern Tablelands. There is no greater honour in life than to be entrusted to represent your community, no nobler pursuit than to serve the community and no greater responsibility than to advocate for the needs, desires and aspirations of the people. I am very honoured to have received a vote of confidence from the communities of the Northern Tablelands and fully understand that support comes with an expectation that I will work hard for them, be a strong advocate and represent their issues in the Parliament and in the Government. I willingly undertake that task and welcome that responsibility. Throughout the campaign for the seat of Northern Tablelands I was always described in the media as the youngest candidate. Now that I am in Parliament I am described as the youngest member of the Legislative Assembly. When I was elected to Gunnedah Shire Council at the age of 19 I was described as the youngest councillor in the State, then the youngest mayor at the age of 23 and, at 25, the youngest chairman of the New South Wales Country Mayors Association. While others have sought to make much of my age throughout my career, I have not. Gender, background and age should not be a barrier; rather one's commitment to the role, and one's willingness to listen to the people and be a strong voice for them should really be what is emphasised. I have never regarded myself as a young person, just a person taking on a very serious responsibility and doing the very best that I can. I am incredibly proud to join a resurgent Nationals party in this place. We have now a young, vibrant and diverse group of members of Parliament representing more than 92 per cent of the area of New South Wales. I believe it is a very good sign for the renewal of our party, but it is also a good sign for the people of regional New South Wales. Since my election a great deal has been made of the scale of the result, and I must say it was quite extraordinary. For those of you who know me well, you know how humbled and how uncomfortable I was with the final numbers and the tumbling of the records that ensued. It is not something that ever sits well with me. I appreciate the significance of the result, particularly for the members of our party who have toiled for 14 years in the tablelands to work hard

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