New South Wales Legislative Council PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (HANSARD) Fifty-Sixth Parliament First Session Wednesday, 22 November 2017 Authorised by the Parliament of New South Wales TABLE OF CONTENTS Documents ............................................................................................................................................... 57 NSW Ombudsman ............................................................................................................................... 57 Reports ............................................................................................................................................. 57 Business of the House .............................................................................................................................. 57 Order of Business ................................................................................................................................. 57 Bills .......................................................................................................................................................... 57 Local Government Amendment (Regional Joint Organisations) Bill 2017 ......................................... 57 Third Reading .................................................................................................................................. 57 Natural Resources Access Regulator Bill 2017 ................................................................................... 57 Third Reading .................................................................................................................................. 57 Motions .................................................................................................................................................... 58 Disability Services Australia Employee Achievements Awards ......................................................... 58 St Vincent De Paul Society CEO Sleepouts ........................................................................................ 59 Grow Your Own Lunch Box Challenge .............................................................................................. 59 Byron Bay Film Festival ...................................................................................................................... 60 Bolshevik Revolution 100th Anniversary ............................................................................................ 60 Philippine Christmas Festival of Sydney ............................................................................................. 60 Federation of Polish Associations Annual Ball ................................................................................... 62 Knights of Rizal Theatrical Presentation ............................................................................................. 63 Polish-Australian Art Exhibition ......................................................................................................... 64 Republic of Croatia Presidential Visit ................................................................................................. 65 Transgender Remembrance Day .......................................................................................................... 66 Australian Friends of Magen David Adom .......................................................................................... 66 Engineering Excellence Awards .......................................................................................................... 67 Pool Safety ........................................................................................................................................... 67 Pope Tawadros II Australian Visit ....................................................................................................... 67 Holroyd Combined Churches Community Dinner .............................................................................. 69 Bernie Banton Foundation ................................................................................................................... 70 Treehouse Theatre Production ............................................................................................................. 70 Lismore Regional Gallery .................................................................................................................... 71 International Justice Mission ............................................................................................................... 71 Fairfield Local Area Command Awards Ceremony ............................................................................ 71 Bangalow Show ................................................................................................................................... 74 Notices ..................................................................................................................................................... 74 Presentation .......................................................................................................................................... 74 Motions .................................................................................................................................................... 74 Blacktown, Mount Druitt, Quakers Hill Local Area Command Awards Ceremony ........................... 74 National Adoption Awareness Week ................................................................................................... 76 Greek National Day Anniversary......................................................................................................... 76 Tribute to Mr Jurek Krajewski and Mrs Jadwiga Solka-Krajewski .................................................... 77 TABLE OF CONTENTS—continuing Netball NSW Annual Awards 2017 ..................................................................................................... 78 Project Futures ..................................................................................................................................... 78 South Asian Australian Association Cultural Evening ........................................................................ 79 Police Rescue and Bomb Disposal Unit Seventy-Fifth Anniversary ................................................... 79 Sayat Nova Minstrel and Folkloric Ensemble of Armenia Concert .................................................... 80 Vietnam Sydney Radio Dinner ............................................................................................................ 81 Australian Hellenic Educators Association Competition .................................................................... 81 Confluence—The Festival of India in Australia .................................................................................. 82 Documents ............................................................................................................................................... 83 Tabling of Papers ................................................................................................................................. 83 Committees .............................................................................................................................................. 84 Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters .................................................................................. 84 Report: Inquiry into Preference Counting in Local Government Elections in NSW ...................... 84 Business of the House .............................................................................................................................. 84 Postponement of Business ................................................................................................................... 84 Committees .............................................................................................................................................. 84 Procedure Committee........................................................................................................................... 84 Extension of Reporting Date ............................................................................................................ 84 Business of the House .............................................................................................................................. 85 Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders: Order of Business ...................................................... 85 Bills .......................................................................................................................................................... 87 Electoral Bill 2017 ............................................................................................................................... 87 Second Reading Speech ................................................................................................................... 87 Second Reading Debate ................................................................................................................... 88 In Committee ................................................................................................................................... 96 Adoption of Report .......................................................................................................................... 99 Third Reading .................................................................................................................................