New South Wales Legislative Assembly PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (HANSARD) Fifty-Seventh Parliament First Session Wednesday, 18 September 2019 Authorised by the Parliament of New South Wales TABLE OF CONTENTS Notices ................................................................................................................................................. 1483 Presentation ...................................................................................................................................... 1483 Bills ...................................................................................................................................................... 1483 Racing Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 ...................................................................................... 1483 Second Reading Debate ............................................................................................................... 1483 Third Reading .............................................................................................................................. 1497 Children's Guardian Bill 2019 ......................................................................................................... 1497 Second Reading Debate ............................................................................................................... 1497 Committees .......................................................................................................................................... 1509 Legislation Review Committee........................................................................................................ 1509 Report: Legislation Review Digest No. 4/57 ............................................................................... 1509 Members .............................................................................................................................................. 1511 Member for Drummoyne ................................................................................................................. 1511 Reference ..................................................................................................................................... 1511 Visitors ................................................................................................................................................. 1511 Visitors ............................................................................................................................................. 1511 Members .............................................................................................................................................. 1512 Member for Holsworthy .................................................................................................................. 1512 His Excellency Dr Gondane, High Commissioner of India ............................................................. 1512 Representation of Ministers Absent During Questions ................................................................... 1512 Question Time ...................................................................................................................................... 1512 Member for Drummoyne ................................................................................................................. 1512 Illegal Donations .............................................................................................................................. 1514 Member for Drummoyne ................................................................................................................. 1518 Drought Assistance .......................................................................................................................... 1519 Member for Drummoyne ................................................................................................................. 1520 Transport and Roads Legislation ..................................................................................................... 1521 Member for Drummoyne ................................................................................................................. 1523 Plastic Bag Recycling ...................................................................................................................... 1524 Byron Bay Homelessness Services .................................................................................................. 1526 Domestic and Family Violence ........................................................................................................ 1527 Petitions................................................................................................................................................ 1528 Petitions Received ............................................................................................................................ 1528 Bills ...................................................................................................................................................... 1528 Road Transport Amendment (Miscellaneous) Bill 2019 ................................................................. 1528 First Reading ................................................................................................................................ 1528 Second Reading Speech ............................................................................................................... 1528 Children's Guardian Bill 2019 ......................................................................................................... 1531 Second Reading Debate ............................................................................................................... 1531 Third Reading .............................................................................................................................. 1540 TABLE OF CONTENTS—continuing Public Interest Debate .......................................................................................................................... 1540 Rural Health Care ............................................................................................................................ 1540 Business of the House .......................................................................................................................... 1547 Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders: Order of Business .................................................. 1547 Private Members' Statements ............................................................................................................... 1547 Community Building Partnership Program ..................................................................................... 1547 Homelessness ................................................................................................................................... 1548 Drought ............................................................................................................................................ 1548 Far South Coast Surf Life Saving .................................................................................................... 1549 Open Space and Parklands ............................................................................................................... 1550 St George District Athletics Club .................................................................................................... 1551 Brother Anthony Boyd ..................................................................................................................... 1552 Regional Health Care ....................................................................................................................... 1552 Wran Leisure and Aquatic Centre .................................................................................................... 1553 Manly Electorate My Community Project ....................................................................................... 1554 Housing Supply and Homelessness ................................................................................................. 1555 Miranda Electorate My Community Project .................................................................................... 1556 Warragamba Dam ............................................................................................................................ 1557 Oxley Electorate Sporting Clubs ..................................................................................................... 1558 North Shore Bear Pit Public Speaking Competition ........................................................................ 1559 Royal Hotel Wyong ......................................................................................................................... 1560 Major General Kenneth McKay Memorial ...................................................................................... 1561 Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta........................................................................................... 1561 Cooks River Bank Naturalisation .................................................................................................... 1562 Topgun Apprenticeship Program ..................................................................................................... 1563 Pittwater Electorate Open Spaces and Parklands............................................................................