"SCREEN IT" 2015 COMPETITION 5891 ADJOURNMENT 5945 ANIMAL WELFARE ADVISORY COUNCIL 5916 ARCHIBULL PRIZE AWARDS 5910 AUDITOR-GENERAL'S REPORT 5896 BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE 5890, 5896, 5896 CENTENARY OF FIRST WORLD WAR 5889 CONVEYANCING AMENDMENTS (SUNSET CLAUSES) BILL 2015 5935 COUNTERTERRORISM LEGISLATION 5917 DELPHI BANK GREEK FILM FESTIVAL 5891 DEMOCRACY IN BURMA 5892 DESIGN CENTRE ENMORE LAND 5919 DOUBLE JEOPARDY LAW REFORM 5914 FIREARMS AND WEAPONS PROHIBITION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2015 5919 FUNNEL WEB AND SNAKE ANTIVENOM 5918 GENERAL PURPOSE STANDING COMMITTEE NO. 1 5894 GENERAL PURPOSE STANDING COMMITTEE NO. 2 5894 GENERAL PURPOSE STANDING COMMITTEE NO. 3 5894 GENERAL PURPOSE STANDING COMMITTEE NO. 4 5895 GENERAL PURPOSE STANDING COMMITTEE NO. 5 5895 GENERAL PURPOSE STANDING COMMITTEE NO. 6 5895 HEAVY VEHICLE ROAD SAFETY 5913 HUME COAL PROJECT 5905, 5907, 5914 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS 5917 INJURED WILDLIFE ROAD SIGNS 5917 KOALA PARK SANCTUARY 5915 LAND AND PROPERTY INFORMATION OFFICE SCOPING STUDY 5908 LEGISLATION REVIEW COMMITTEE 5894 MARRIAGE EQUALITY 5945 MEMBER FOR COFFS HARBOUR 5909 MULTICULTURAL AND INDIGENOUS MEDIA AWARDS 2015 5947 MULTICULTURAL NSW RESPONSE TO TERRORISM 5907 OFFENSIVE GESTURES IN THE CHAMBER 5896 PARIS TERRORIST ATTACKS 5889 PARLIAMENTARY ETHICS ADVISER 5890 PRIVACY AND PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTION AMENDMENT (EXEMPTIONS CONSOLIDATION) BILL 2015 5924 PSYCHOACTIVE DRUG FLAKKA 5907 QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE 5905 RACIAL VILIFICATION LEGISLATION 5918 REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT 5912 REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE 5906 RETAIL TRADING LEGISLATION 5911 SECURITY INDUSTRY AMENDMENT (REGULATION OF TRAINING ORGANISATIONS) BILL 2015 5919 SNOWY MOUNTAINS TROUT FESTIVAL 5947 SOLAR PLANTS 5918 STATE REVENUE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2015 5896 TABLING OF PAPERS 5892 VETERANS' CENTRE SYDNEY NORTHERN BEACHES 5890 VISITORS 5905 VOLKSWAGEN VEHICLE EMISSIONS 5917 WILLIAMTOWN LAND CONTAMINATION AND FISHING INDUSTRY 5945 WILLIAMTOWN LAND CONTAMINATION 5916 YOUNG CHILDREN WITH DISABILITY 59 14 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Tuesday 17 November 2015 __________ The President (The Hon. Donald Thomas Harwin) took the chair at 2.30 p.m. The President read the Prayers. The PRESIDENT: I acknowledge the Gadigal clan of the Eora nation and its elders and thank them for their custodianship of this land. CENTENARY OF FIRST WORLD WAR The PRESIDENT: Ambrose Campbell Carmichael, the Labor member for Leichhardt from 1907 to 1919, one-time Minister and Acting Treasurer of New South Wales, was among those remarkable State parliamentarians who took leave from the House to render active service. However, Carmichael not only took himself off to the Western Front—where he fought with distinction, was several times wounded and won the Military Cross—but also took hundreds of others with him. As the steady tide of early volunteers began to recede, political leaders such as Prime Minister Hughes and Premier Holman encouraged a series of recruiting marches, which were held across the State and led by prominent community figures. In the first of these marches, known as the Cooee March, 26 men left Gilgandra on 10 October 1915 led by the captain of the local rifle club. They shouted "cooee" to attract recruits as they marched through each town, and by the time they had covered the 320 miles to Sydney on 12 November, their numbers had grown to 263 recruits. It was very special to see that march re-enacted a century later and concluding at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Day last week. A similar march, known as the Waratah March, left Nowra in November 1915. The 18-day march travelled along the Princes Highway, through the South Coast and Illawarra, towards Sydney. A re-enactment of this march will be taking place at the Nowra School of Arts on Sunday 29 November, at which the speeches made by the original participants 100 years ago will be used. Carmichael initiated another march, and after touring the State he had recruited the best part of 1,000 volunteers, men who were to form a large part of the 36th Battalion. He left with his recruits on the Beltana in May 1916 and they headed directly to the front at Armentieres. They served through massive losses at Passchendaele and the glorious victory at Villiers Brettoneux. In his taking leave of the House on 23 November 1915, Carmichael spoke of "doing what is possible, even in a small way, towards taking one's part in the great issue which overshadows the country". Despite his wounds, when Carmichael returned to Australia in February 1918 he immediately set about raising another contingent of volunteers, with whom he duly left these shores once again in June 1918, participating in the last days of the Great War and returning to resume his parliamentary duties in February 1919. Although he failed in his bid for re-election in 1920, Carmichael remained politically active, eventually joining the National Association of New South Wales, one of the antecedents of the Liberal Party. He died in Darlinghurst in 1953 at the age of 86. He was one of the 14 members of this Parliament to serve in the Great War—a man who went fearlessly where he encouraged others to go and led by example. Lest we forget. PARIS TERRORIST ATTACKS Ministerial Statement The Hon. DUNCAN GAY (Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight, and Vice-President of the Executive Council) [2.37 p.m.]: We have all watched with horror the events that unfolded over the weekend in Paris. Sadly and increasingly, this is not an isolated event, with other equally terrible crimes having been committed in places such as Lebanon, Iraq and Kenya. The New South Wales Government offers its deepest condolences to the victims of these reprehensible and cowardly acts of terrorism. In the words of the Premier, "Our hearts have been broken but our spirits have not." An unbreakable bond exists between the people of France and Australia, initiated in the time of the early explorers such as La Pérouse. That bond was forged on the Western Front 100 years ago and today our flags fly together on the Sydney Harbour Bridge and above this Parliament as symbols of solidarity. We here in New South Wales will stand together with Australia and the rest of the world to condemn these acts of terror. The Minister for Multiculturalism will be moving a motion today for debate on Thursday so that all members of this Chamber can make a contribution and offer their condolences. The Hon. ADAM SEARLE (Leader of the Opposition) [2.38 p.m.]: On behalf of the Labor Opposition I support the statement by the Leader of the Government and record our condolences for those affected by the tragic events in Paris. Darkness has descended on the City of Light. On Friday evening 132 lives were lost in Paris and no doubt more will be identified in the coming days. They were gunned down as they broke bread, as they watched a concert, as they walked the streets. There was no warning given, and no mercy shown. The victims were simply enjoying the bustle and beauty of life in one of the world's greatest cities and their lives were ended in a callous and calculated act of shocking brutality. Paris is not simply a city. It was home to the Enlightenment and it remains a crucible of culture, philosophy and religion. This was not simply an assault on the people of Paris or France, or the West; it was an assault against all of us who believe in the universal values of liberty, fraternity and equality. We mourn the loss of life in Paris, but if we are to remain true to these universal values we must acknowledge those lost to terror elsewhere. We should remember that a day before the tragic events in Paris 43 lives were lost in a bombing in Beirut. Two weeks earlier more than 200 lives ended when a plane was wrenched from the sky over Egypt. This year alone hundreds have been lost to terror across the world in places such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Tunisia and Kenya. Each of these lives matters and today we must acknowledge their passing as well. On social media there have been many posts about what happened in Paris, and rightly so, but many more drawing attention to the fact I have just drawn attention to. We must make sure that all lives matter. New South Wales is not insulated from this cruelty of hateful ideology. We must join together to stand against these events. PARLIAMENTARY ETHICS ADVISER Report The President tabled, pursuant to the terms of the agreement made with the Clerk of the Parliaments and the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, the annual report of the Parliamentary Ethics Adviser for year ended 30 June 2015. Pursuant to sessional orders Formal Business Notices of Motions proceeded with. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE Formal Business Notices of Motions Private Members' Business item No. 521 outside the Order of Precedence objected to as being taken as formal business. VETERANS' CENTRE SYDNEY NORTHERN BEACHES Motion by the Hon. NATASHA MACLAREN-JONES agreed to: (1) That this House acknowledges the Veterans' Centre Sydney Northern Beaches, which provides care and assistance for veterans, their spouses, family, relatives and friends, in the Sydney Northern Beaches area. (2) That this House notes that: (a) the Veterans' Centre Sydney Northern Beaches was established in 2011 as an autonomous organisation to coordinate the pension and welfare activities of the ex-service organisations on the Northern Beaches in providing support for current and ex-service personnel and their families; (b) the Veterans' Centre Sydney Northern Beaches was based at RSL Life Care Collaroy Plateau from 2011 to 2015, with an initial emphasis on qualifying pension and welfare officers and establishing administrative procedures; (c) on 16 October 2015, the Veterans' Centre Sydney Northern Beaches officially opened its doors at its new location at Dee Why RSL Club, attended by the Hon.