Minutes No. 157—Thursday 10 June 2010
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1915 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS No. 157 THURSDAY 10 JUNE 2010 Contents 1 Meeting of the House ............................................................................................................................. 1917 2 Vacant Seat in the Legislative Council—Joint Sitting ........................................................................... 1917 3 Ombudsman—Report ............................................................................................................................ 1917 4 Independent Commission Against Corruption—Report ........................................................................ 1917 5 Sessional Order—Budget Estimates 2010-2011—Take Note (Formal Business) ................................. 1918 6 Commercial Arbitration Bill 2010 (Formal Business) ........................................................................... 1918 7 Community Relations Commission and Principles of Multiculturalism Amendment Bill 2010 (Formal Business) .................................................................................................................................. 1918 8 Schizophrenia Awareness Week (Formal Business) .............................................................................. 1918 9 Sydney Writers’ Festival (Formal Business) .......................................................................................... 1919 10 Mother’s Day (Formal Business) ........................................................................................................... 1919 11 Biennale of Sydney (Formal Business) .................................................................................................. 1919 12 State Forests (Formal Business) ............................................................................................................. 1920 13 World No Tobacco Day (Formal Business) ........................................................................................... 1920 14 International Missing Children’s Day (Formal Business) ...................................................................... 1920 15 Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize (Formal Business) ......................................................................... 1921 16 Macular Degeneration Awareness Week (Formal Business) ................................................................. 1921 17 Youth Action & Policy Association (Formal Business) ......................................................................... 1921 18 Samoan Independence Day (Formal Business) ...................................................................................... 1922 19 Disputed Claim of Privilege—Report of Independent Legal Arbiter—Unflued gas heaters (Formal Business) ................................................................................................................................................ 1922 20 Order for Papers—2010-2011 Budget (Formal Business) ..................................................................... 1922 21 The Matildas (Formal Business) ............................................................................................................ 1923 22 Order for Papers—2010-2011 Budget Finances (Formal Business) ...................................................... 1923 23 Equal Pay Case (Formal Business) ........................................................................................................ 1924 24 Paper—Tabled by Minister .................................................................................................................... 1925 25 Petitions .................................................................................................................................................. 1925 26 Irregular Petition .................................................................................................................................... 1925 27 Notices of Motions ................................................................................................................................. 1925 28 Conduct of Business—Precedence of Government Business ................................................................ 1926 29 Courts Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 .............................................................................................. 1926 30 Business Postponed ................................................................................................................................ 1926 1916 Legislative Council Minutes No. 157—Thursday 10 June 2010 31 Residential Tenancies Bill 2010 ............................................................................................................. 1926 32 Questions ................................................................................................................................................ 1926 33 Messages from the Legislative Assembly—Cognate Bills .................................................................... 1927 (1) Appropriation Bill 2010 .............................................................................................................. 1927 (2) Appropriation (Parliament) Bill 2010 ......................................................................................... 1927 (3) Appropriation (Special Offices) Bill 2010 .................................................................................. 1927 (4) State Revenue Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 ...................................................................... 1927 34 Special Adjournment .............................................................................................................................. 1928 35 Report of Independent Legal Arbiter—Unflued gas heaters .................................................................. 1928 36 Paper—Tabled by Minister .................................................................................................................... 1928 37 Privileges Committee—Reference ......................................................................................................... 1928 38 Residential Tenancies Bill 2010 ............................................................................................................. 1928 39 Vacant Seat in the Legislative Council .................................................................................................. 1929 40 Residential Tenancies Bill 2010 ............................................................................................................. 1929 41 Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders—Macedonian Orthodox Church Property Trust Bill .... 1929 42 Macedonian Orthodox Church Property Trust Bill 2010 ....................................................................... 1930 43 Adjournment .......................................................................................................................................... 1930 44 Attendance ............................................................................................................................................. 1930 1917 Legislative Council Minutes No. 157—Thursday 10 June 2010 1 MEETING OF THE HOUSE The House met at 11.00 am according to adjournment. The President took the Chair and read the prayers. 2 VACANT SEAT IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL—JOINT SITTING The President reported receipt of the following message from His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor: J J Spigelman Lieutenant-Governor MESSAGE I, the Honourable JAMES JACOB SPIGELMAN AC, in pursuance of the power and authority vested in me as Lieutenant-Governor of the State of New South Wales, do hereby convene a joint sitting of the Members of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly for the purpose of the election of a person to fill the seat in the Legislative Council vacated by the Honourable Ian Michael Macdonald, and I do hereby announce and declare that such Members shall assemble for such purpose on Thursday the tenth day of June 2010 at 4.00 pm in the building known as the Legislative Council Chamber situated in Macquarie Street in the City of Sydney; and the Members of the Legislative Council and the Members of the Legislative Assembly are hereby required to give their attendance at the said time and place accordingly. In order that the Members of both Houses of Parliament may be duly informed of the convening of the joint sitting, I have this day addressed a like message to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. Office of the Governor Sydney, 9 June 2010. The Honourable the President of the Legislative Council 3 OMBUDSMAN—REPORT The President, according to the Ombudsman Act 1974, tabled a special report of the Ombudsman entitled “Removing nine words—Legal professional privilege and the NSW Ombudsman”, dated June 2010. The President announced that under the Act the report was authorised to be made public this day. Ordered, on motion of Mr Hatzistergos: That the report be printed. 4 INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION—REPORT The President, according to the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988, tabled a report of the Independent Commission Against Corruption entitled “Report on the use of TAFE funds to pay for work on a dog kennel complex”, dated June 2010. The President announced that under the Act the report was authorised to be made public this day. Ordered, on motion of Mr Hatzistergos: That the report be printed. 1918 Legislative Council Minutes No. 157—Thursday 10 June 2010 5 SESSIONAL ORDER—BUDGET ESTIMATES 2010-2011—TAKE