1765 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS No. 116 THURSDAY 22 JUNE 2017 Contents 1 Meeting of the House ............................................................................................................................. 1766 2 Order for Papers—2017-2018 Budget (Formal Business) ..................................................................... 1766 3 Order for Papers—2017-2018 Budget Finances (Formal Business) ...................................................... 1766 4 Liquor licence applications and community impact statements (Formal Business) ............................... 1767 5 Australian Seabird Rescue — Ballina (Formal Business) ...................................................................... 1768 6 World FSHD Day (Formal Business) .................................................................................................... 1768 7 Mermaid Pool restoration project (Formal Business) ............................................................................. 1768 8 Bowel Cancer Awareness Month (Formal Business) ............................................................................. 1769 9 Papers—Tabled by Minister ................................................................................................................... 1769 10 Notices of Motions ................................................................................................................................. 1770 11 Portfolio Committees—Membership ..................................................................................................... 1770 12 Business Postponed ................................................................................................................................ 1770 13 Special Adjournment .............................................................................................................................. 1770 14 Conduct of Business—Order of Private Members’ Business................................................................. 1770 15 TAFE Funding ....................................................................................................................................... 1771 16 Messages from the Legislative Assembly .............................................................................................. 1771 17 Local Government Amendment (Amalgamation Referendums) Bill 2017 ............................................ 1772 18 Questions ................................................................................................................................................ 1794 19 Valedictory Speech—The Hon Duncan Gay ......................................................................................... 1795 20 Assent to Bill .......................................................................................................................................... 1795 21 Portfolio Committee No. 5—Industry and Transport—Reference ......................................................... 1795 22 Portfolio Committee No. 4—Legal Affairs—Reference ........................................................................ 1795 23 Messages from the Legislative Assembly .............................................................................................. 1796 Cognate bills— ....................................................................................................................................... 1796 (1) Appropriation Bill 2017 .................................................................................................................... 1796 (2) Appropriation (Parliament) Bill 2017 ............................................................................................... 1796 (3) State Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment (Budget Measures) Bill 2017 ............................ 1796 (4) Emergency Services Levy Bill 2017 ................................................................................................ 1796 24 Adjournment .......................................................................................................................................... 1799 25 Attendance ............................................................................................................................................. 1800 1766 Legislative Council Minutes No. 116—Thursday 22 June 2017 1 MEETING OF THE HOUSE The House met at 10.00 am according to adjournment. The President took the Chair and read the prayers. 2 ORDER FOR PAPERS—2017-2018 BUDGET (Formal Business) Mr Searle moved, according to notice: That, under standing order 52, there be laid upon the table of the House within 21 days of the date of passing of this resolution the following documents, excluding the Budget Estimates and related papers for the financial year 2017-2018, in the possession, custody or control of the Premier, the Treasurer, the Minister for Finance, Services and Property, NSW Treasury, the Department of Finance, Services and Innovation or the Department of Premier and Cabinet: (a) all advice, correspondence, briefing papers and documents provided by New South Wales government departments, agencies and public trading enterprise sectors to the Treasurer, New South Wales Treasury or the Department of Premier and Cabinet relating to the 2017-2018 budget, including but not limited to: (i) any documents that assess the impact of any of the measures outlined in the budget, (ii) any models or documents that estimate the revenues to be raised as a result of the measures outlined in the budget, (b) all advice, correspondence, briefing papers and budget kits provided to any members of Parliament relating to the 2017-2018 budget handed down on 20 June 2017, (c) any documents, excepting any budget papers tabled in Parliament, provided to individual members of Parliament outlining regional electorate capital works summaries, by electorate, including but not limited to documents described as electorate reports and regional reports in the NSW Treasury Capital On-line Entry System, (d) any documents, excepting any budget papers tabled in Parliament, which refer to capital expenses by electorate, by agency, funded by appropriations from Parliament as well as funds from asset sales and other sources, including but not limited to documents described as electorate reports and regional reports in the NSW Treasury Capital On-line Entry System, (e) any other documents, excepting any budget papers tabled in Parliament, which refer to capital and recurrent expenses by electorate, including but not limited to documents described as electorate reports and regional reports in the NSW Treasury Capital On-line Entry System, and (f) any legal or other advice regarding the scope or validity of this order of the House created as a result of this order of the House. Question put and passed. 3 ORDER FOR PAPERS—2017-2018 BUDGET FINANCES (Formal Business) Mr Searle moved, according to notice: That, under standing order 52, there be laid upon the table of the House within 21 days of the date of passing of this resolution the following documents in the possession, custody or control of the Premier, the Treasurer, the Minister for Finance, Services and Property, NSW Treasury, the Department of Finance, Services and Innovation or the Department of Premier and Cabinet relating to the Government’s 2017-2018 budget finances: (a) any document detailing recurrent and capital estimates at agency level for the financial years 2016- 2017 (revised) to 2017-2018 inclusive, noting that printouts provided from Treasury’s Financial Information System should only be the version consistent with the 2017-2018 State Budget, 1767 Legislative Council Minutes No. 116—Thursday 22 June 2017 (b) any document identifying uncommitted, unallocated funds or contingencies within those forward estimates, noting that printouts provided from Treasury’s Financial Information System should only be the version consistent with the 2017-2018 State Budget, (c) all estimates relating to projects included in the State Infrastructure Plan, Rebuilding NSW, Restart NSW, State Infrastructure Strategy, Metropolitan Strategy and the State Plan 2021, (d) any document showing economic and other assumptions underpinning the estimates for the financial years 2017-2018 to 2020-2021 inclusive, (e) any document identifying or qualifying risks and contingent liabilities that might impact the financial years 2016-2017 (revised) to 2019-2020 inclusive, (f) any document that relates to the state’s future financial position as revealed in the estimates, (g) any documents pertaining to 2016-2017 actual budget performance not requested elsewhere in this order, (h) all documents pertaining to revenue estimates 2017-2018 to 2020-2021 inclusive, and (i) any legal or other advice regarding the scope or validity of this order of the House created as a result of this order of the House. Question put and passed. 4 LIQUOR LICENCE APPLICATIONS AND COMMUNITY IMPACT STATEMENTS (Formal Business) Mr Field sought the leave of the House to amend private members’ business item no 1482 outside the order of precedence by omitting paragraph 1(c). No objection taken. Leave granted. Mr Field moved, according to notice, as by leave amended: 1. That this House notes that: (a) the Government is currently taking public submissions on the process surrounding the Community Impact Statement requirement for liquor licence applications, and (b) a Community Impact Statement is an important step in the liquor licence approval process that determines