259 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS No. 17 WEDNESDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2014 Contents 1 Meeting of the House ............................................................................................................................... 261 2 Message from the Legislative Assembly—Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill (No 2) 2014 .......................................................................................................................................................... 261 3 Disputed Claim of Privilege—VIP Gaming Management Agreement—Redacted Copy of Privileged Document (Formal Business) ................................................................................................. 261 4 16th annual Deepavali Fair (Formal Business) ........................................................................................ 262 5 Anniversary of the Feast of the Nativity of our Lady, Monti Fest (Formal Business) ............................. 263 6 Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Week (Formal Business) ......................................................................... 263 7 76th anniversary of Kristallnacht (Formal Business) ............................................................................... 264 8 Women in engineering (Formal Business) ............................................................................................... 265 9 John Maclean Foundation (Formal Business) .......................................................................................... 265 10 India Club Inc.’s Festival of Diwali celebrations (Formal Business) ....................................................... 266 11 Surf Life Saving Australia (Formal Business) ......................................................................................... 267 12 Saint Michael’s Antiochian Orthodox Church, Kirrawee (Formal Business) .......................................... 267 13 NSW Netball Awards Dinner 2014 (Formal Business) ............................................................................ 268 14 NSW Telstra Business Women’s Awards (Formal Business) .................................................................. 270 15 Papers—Tabled by Minister ..................................................................................................................... 270 16 Standing Committee on Social Issues—Report ....................................................................................... 271 17 Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters—Report ........................................................................ 271 18 Petition ..................................................................................................................................................... 272 19 Notices of Motions ................................................................................................................................... 272 20 Business Postponed .................................................................................................................................. 272 21 Revocation of Dedication of State Forest ................................................................................................. 272 22 Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders—Select Committee on the conduct and progress of the Ombudsman’s inquiry “Operation Prospect” ..................................................................................... 273 23 Select Committee on the conduct and progress of the Ombudsman’s inquiry “Operation Prospect” ...... 274 24 Questions .................................................................................................................................................. 275 25 Personal Explanation ................................................................................................................................ 275 26 Assent to Bills .......................................................................................................................................... 275 27 Message from the Legislative Assembly—Parliamentary Zone .............................................................. 276 28 Messages from the Legislative Assembly ................................................................................................ 276 (1) Crime Commission Legislation Amendment Bill 2014 ................................................................ 276 260 Legislative Council Minutes No. 17—Wednesday 12 November 2014 (2) Criminal Procedure Amendment (Domestic Violence Complainants) Bill 2014 ......................... 276 (3) Payroll Tax Rebate Scheme (Jobs Action Plan) Amendment (Fresh Start Support) Bill 2014 (No 2) ............................................................................................................................................ 277 29 Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders—Select Committee on the conduct and progress of the Ombudsman’s inquiry “Operation Prospect” ..................................................................................... 277 30 Select Committee on the conduct and progress of the Ombudsman’s inquiry “Operation Prospect” ...... 277 31 Paper—Tabled by Minister ...................................................................................................................... 280 32 Aboriginal Land Rights Amendment Bill 2014 ....................................................................................... 280 33 Surveillance Devices Amendment (Police Body-Worn Video) Bill 2014 ............................................... 280 34 Message from the Legislative Assembly—Valuation of Land Amendment Bill 2014 ............................ 281 35 Business Postponed .................................................................................................................................. 282 36 Order Discharged—Payroll Tax Rebate Scheme (Jobs Action Plan) Amendment (Fresh Start Support) Bill 2014 .................................................................................................................................... 282 37 Payroll Tax Rebate Scheme (Jobs Action Plan) Amendment (Fresh Start Support) Bill 2014 (No 2) .... 282 38 Messages from the Legislative Assembly ................................................................................................ 283 (1) Fisheries Management Amendment Bill 2014 .............................................................................. 283 (2) Pesticides Amendment Bill 2014 .................................................................................................. 283 39 Motor Accidents (Lifetime Care and Support) Amendment Bill 2014 .................................................... 283 40 Liquor Legislation Amendment (Statutory Review) Bill 2014 ................................................................ 284 41 Local Government Amendment (Elections) Bill 2014 ............................................................................. 284 42 Return to Order—Planning in Newcastle and the Hunter ........................................................................ 285 43 Adjournment ............................................................................................................................................ 285 44 Attendance ............................................................................................................................................... 285 261 Legislative Council Minutes No. 17—Wednesday 12 November 2014 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 MESSAGE FROM THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY—STATUTE LAW (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) BILL (NO 2) 2014 The President reported the following message from the Legislative Assembly: Mr PRESIDENT The Legislative Assembly having this day passed a Bill with the long title “An Act to repeal certain Acts and instruments and to amend certain other Acts and instruments in various respects and for the purpose of effecting statute law revision; and to make certain savings” presents the bill to the Legislative Council for its concurrence. Legislative Assembly SHELLEY HANCOCK 12 November 2014 Speaker Bill, on motion of Mr Gay (on behalf of Mr Ajaka), read a first time and ordered to be printed. Mr Gay moved, according to contingent notice: That standing orders be suspended to allow the passing of the bill through all its remaining stages during the present or any one sitting of the House. Question put and passed. Ordered: That the second reading of the bill stand an order of the day for a later hour of the sitting. 3 DISPUTED CLAIM OF PRIVILEGE—VIP GAMING MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT— REDACTED COPY OF PRIVILEGED DOCUMENT (Formal Business) Dr Kaye sought the leave of the House to amend private members’ business item no. 2115 outside the order of precedence as follows: 1. Insert in paragraph 1 the words “and Report No. 72 of the Privileges Committee, tabled on 11 November 2014,” after “21 October 2014”. 2. Insert in paragraph 2 the words “and the report of the Privileges Committee” after “the report of the Independent Legal Arbiter”. No objection taken. Leave granted. Dr Kaye moved, according to notice, as by leave amended: 1. That, in view of the report of the Independent Legal Arbiter, the Hon Keith Mason AC QC, dated 21 October 2014 and Report No. 72 of the Privileges Committee, tabled on 11 November 2014, on the disputed claim of privilege on the VIP Gaming Management Agreement, this House orders that a copy of the Agreement