LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF VICTORIA VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS Nos 47, 48 and 49 No 47 — Tuesday 26 November 2019 1 The House met according to the adjournment — The Speaker took the Chair, read the Prayer and made an Acknowledgement of Country. 2 QUESTION TIME — (Under Sessional Order 9). 3 GREAT OCEAN ROAD AND ENVIRONS PROTECTION BILL 2019 — Ms D’Ambrosio obtained leave to bring in ‘A Bill for an Act to recognise the importance of the landscapes and seascapes along the Great Ocean Road to the economic prosperity and liveability of Victoria and as one living and integrated natural entity for the purposes of protecting the region, to establish a Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority to which various land management responsibilities are to be transferred and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts and for other purposes’; and, after debate, the Bill was read a first time and ordered to be read a second time tomorrow. 4 ROAD SAFETY AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2019 — Ms Neville obtained leave to bring in ‘A Bill for an Act to amend the Road Safety Act 1986 to provide for immediate licence or permit suspensions in certain cases and to make consequential and related amendments to that Act and to make minor amendments to the Sentencing Act 1991 and for other purposes’; and, after debate, the Bill was read a first time and ordered to be read a second time tomorrow. 5 GENDER EQUALITY BILL 2019 — Ms Williams obtained leave to bring in ‘A Bill for an Act to require the public sector, Councils and universities to promote gender equality, to take positive action towards achieving gender equality, to establish the Public Sector Gender Equality Commissioner and for other purposes’; and, after debate, the Bill was read a first time and ordered to be read a second time tomorrow. 6 JUSTICE LEGISLATION MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS BILL 2019 — Ms Hennessy obtained leave to bring in ‘A Bill for an Act to amend the Criminal Procedure Act 2009, the Evidence Act 2008, the Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1958, the Local Government Act 1989, the Magistrates’ Court Act 1989, the Oaths and Affirmations Act 2018, the Professional Standards Act 2003, the Sentencing Act 1991 and the Supreme Court Act 1986 and for other purposes’; and, after debate, the Bill was read a first time and ordered to be read a second time tomorrow. 258 Legislative Assembly of Victoria 7 PETITION — The Clerk announced that the following petition had been lodged for presentation: Aradale Tours — Requesting that the Legislative Assembly calls on the Government to reopen tours at Aradale in Ararat and provide free health checks for all tour guides, bearing 200 signatures (Ms Staley). Ordered to be tabled. 8 PETITION — ARADALE TOURS — Motion made and question — That the petition presented by the Member for Ripon be taken into consideration tomorrow (Mr Smith, Warrandyte) — put and agreed to. 9 DOCUMENTS VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS REPORT 2019 — Tabled by leave (Mr Wynne). SCRUTINY OF ACTS AND REGULATIONS COMMITTEE — Mr Burgess, Deputy Chair, tabled the Alert Digest No 15 of 2019 from the Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee on the: Building Amendment (Cladding Rectification) Bill 2019 Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Pill Testing Pilot for Drug Harm Reduction) Bill 2019 Forests Legislation Amendment (Compliance and Enforcement) Bill 2019 Local Government Bill 2019 Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 SR No 52 — Long Service Benefits Portability Regulations 2019 together with appendices. Ordered to be published. DOCUMENTS TABLED UNDER ACTS OF PARLIAMENT — The Clerk tabled the following documents under Acts of Parliament: Financial Management Act 1994 — 2019–20 Quarterly Financial Report No 1 Planning and Environment Act 1987 — Notices of approval of amendments to the following Planning Schemes: Boroondara — C319 Cardinia — C244, C259 Casey — GC99 French Island and Sandstone Island — C8 Glen Eira — C194 Greater Dandenong — C214 Greater Geelong — C406 Votes and Proceedings 26, 27 and 28 November 2019 259 Melbourne — C344 Melton — GC99 Monash — C125 Part 2 Moreland — C169 Stonnington — C295 Wyndham — GC99 Statutory Rules under the following Acts: Long Service Benefits Portability Act 2018 — SR 110 Second-Hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 1989 — SR 108 Wildlife Act 1975 — SR 109 Subordinate Legislation Act 1994: Documents under s 15 in relation to Statutory Rules 108, 110 Documents under s 16B in relation to the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 — Ministerial Order No 1267 — Amending Ministerial Order No 1038 — Teaching Service (Employment Conditions, Salaries, Allowances, Selection and Conduct) 2019 Victoria Police — Report 2018–19 under s 20R of the Witness Protection Act 1991 Victoria’s Mental Health Services — Report 2018–19. 10 MESSAGES FROM THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL — Agreeing to the following bills without amendment: Justice Legislation Amendment (Criminal Appeals) Bill 2019 Justice Legislation Amendment (Serious Offenders and Other Matters) Bill 2019 State Taxation Acts Further Amendment Bill 2019. 11 MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR — ASSENT TO BILLS — Informing the Legislative Assembly that she had, on 19 November 2019, given the royal assent to the following bills, presented to her by the Clerk of the Parliaments: Building Amendment (Cladding Rectification) Bill 2019 Justice Legislation Amendment (Criminal Appeals) Bill 2019 Justice Legislation Amendment (Serious Offenders and Other Matters) Bill 2019 State Taxation Acts Further Amendment Bill 2019. 12 MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR — Recommending appropriations for the purposes of the following bills: Local Government Bill 2019 Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Bill 2019. 260 Legislative Assembly of Victoria 13 SUSPENSION OF STANDING AND SESSIONAL ORDERS — Motion made, by leave, and question — That so much of standing and sessional orders be suspended tomorrow to allow: (1) Business to be interrupted at the conclusion of statements by members. (2) The Premier and the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events to make an apology to those people who suffered childhood sexual abuse in connection with the Puffing Billy railway and other railway bodies. (3) The Minister to table the apology. (4) Other members to make statements on the apology until 11.00 am. Members may speak for up to five minutes each. (5) At the conclusion of the statements, the House to return to business listed on the notice paper (Ms Allan) — put and agreed to. 14 GOVERNMENT BUSINESS PROGRAM — Motion made and question — That, under SO 94(2), the Orders of the Day, Government Business, relating to the following bills be considered and completed by 5.00 pm on Thursday 28 November 2019: Building and Environment Protection Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 Local Government Bill 2019 Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 (Ms Allan) — after debate, put. The House divided (the Speaker, Mr Brooks, in the Chair) — AYES 55 Juliana Addison; Jacinta Allan; Daniel Andrews; Lizzie Blandthorn; Chris Brayne; Josh Bull; Anthony Carbines; Ben Carroll; Darren Cheeseman; Sarah Connolly; Christine Couzens; Jordan Crugnale; Ali Cupper; Lily D’Ambrosio; Steve Dimopoulos; Luke Donnellan; Paul Edbrooke; Maree Edwards; John Eren; Martin Foley; Will Fowles; Matt Fregon; Danielle Green; Bronwyn Halfpenny; Katie Hall; Dustin Halse; Paul Hamer; Jill Hennessy; Melissa Horne; Natalie Hutchins; Marlene Kairouz; John Kennedy; Sonya Kilkenny; Gary Maas; Stephen McGhie; Frank McGuire; James Merlino; Lisa Neville; Martin Pakula; Tim Pallas; Danny Pearson; Pauline Richards; Tim Richardson; Robin Scott; Michaela Settle; Ros Spence; Nick Staikos; Natalie Suleyman; Meng Heang Tak; Jackson Taylor; Kat Theophanous; Mary-Anne Thomas; Vicki Ward; Gabrielle Williams; Richard Wynne. Votes and Proceedings 26, 27 and 28 November 2019 261 NOES 32 Neil Angus; Brad Battin; Gary Blackwood; Roma Britnell; Tim Bull; Neale Burgess; Matthew Guy; Sam Hibbins; David Hodgett; Emma Kealy; Tim McCurdy; Cindy McLeish; David Morris; James Newbury; Russell Northe; Danny O’Brien; Michael O’Brien; Tim Read; Richard Riordan; Brad Rowswell; Steph Ryan; Ellen Sandell; Suzanna Sheed; Ryan Smith; Tim Smith; David Southwick; Louise Staley; Bill Tilley; Bridget Vallence; Nick Wakeling; Peter Walsh; Kim Wells. Question agreed to. 15 STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS — Members made statements. 16 BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2019 — Order read for resuming debate on question — That this Bill be now read a second time; debate resumed. Business was interrupted at 7.00 pm under sessional orders. 17 ADJOURNMENT — The Deputy Speaker announced that the time for the adjournment of the House had arrived and, after debate, left the Chair at 7.20 pm. BRIDGET NOONAN COLIN BROOKS MP Clerk of the Legislative Assembly Speaker No 48 — Wednesday 27 November 2019 1 The Speaker took the Chair, read the Prayer and made an Acknowledgement of Country. 2 SUMMARY OFFENCES AMENDMENT (MOVE-ON LAWS) BILL 2019 — Motion made and question — That the Member for Caulfield have leave to bring in ‘A Bill for an Act to amend the Summary Offences Act 1966 to provide for certain move-on powers and related exclusion orders and for other purposes’ (Mr Southwick) — put. The House divided (the Speaker, Mr Brooks, in the Chair) — AYES 27 Neil Angus; Brad Battin; Gary Blackwood; Roma Britnell; Tim Bull; David Hodgett; Emma Kealy; Tim McCurdy; Cindy McLeish; David Morris; James Newbury; Russell Northe; Danny O’Brien; Michael O’Brien; Richard Riordan; Brad