New South Wales Legislative Council PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (HANSARD) Fifty-Seventh Parliament First Session Wednesday, 13 November 2019 Authorised by the Parliament of New South Wales TABLE OF CONTENTS Visitors ....................................................................................................................................................... 1 Visitors ................................................................................................................................................... 1 Business of the House ................................................................................................................................ 1 Order of Business ................................................................................................................................... 1 Motions ...................................................................................................................................................... 1 Committee for the Hunter ...................................................................................................................... 1 Documents ................................................................................................................................................. 1 Member for Drummoyne ....................................................................................................................... 1 Tabling of Report of Independent Legal Arbiter ............................................................................... 1 Motions ...................................................................................................................................................... 2 Guru Nanak 550th Anniversary ............................................................................................................. 2 Committees ................................................................................................................................................ 2 Standing Committee on State Development .......................................................................................... 2 Reference ........................................................................................................................................... 2 Motions ...................................................................................................................................................... 2 NSW Police RSL Sub-Branch Remembrance Day Ceremony .............................................................. 2 St Gerasimos Day .................................................................................................................................. 3 Graffiti Removal Day ............................................................................................................................ 3 Margaret Court ....................................................................................................................................... 3 Documents ................................................................................................................................................. 3 Unproclaimed Legislation ...................................................................................................................... 3 Committees ................................................................................................................................................ 4 Public Accountability Committee .......................................................................................................... 4 Report: Regulation of Building Standards, Building Quality and Building Disputes ....................... 4 Petitions...................................................................................................................................................... 5 Petitions Received .................................................................................................................................. 5 Business of the House ................................................................................................................................ 5 Postponement of Business ..................................................................................................................... 5 Committees ................................................................................................................................................ 5 Portfolio Committee No. 4 - Industry .................................................................................................... 5 Membership ....................................................................................................................................... 5 Portfolio Committee No. 6 - Transport and Customer Service ............................................................. 5 Membership ....................................................................................................................................... 5 Documents ................................................................................................................................................. 5 Member for Drummoyne ....................................................................................................................... 5 Report of Independent Legal Arbiter ................................................................................................. 5 Matter of Public Importance ...................................................................................................................... 5 Murray-Darling Basin Plan .................................................................................................................... 5 Bills ............................................................................................................................................................ 8 Music Festivals Bill 2019 ...................................................................................................................... 8 TABLE OF CONTENTS—continuing Second Reading Speech ..................................................................................................................... 8 Second Reading Debate ................................................................................................................... 10 Visitors ..................................................................................................................................................... 11 Visitors ................................................................................................................................................. 11 Questions Without Notice ........................................................................................................................ 12 Schools Drought Assistance Package .................................................................................................. 12 Bushfires .............................................................................................................................................. 13 Sydney Opera House............................................................................................................................ 13 Bushfires and Wildlife ......................................................................................................................... 13 Bushfires and School Closures ............................................................................................................ 14 School Curriculum ............................................................................................................................... 14 Schools Asbestos Management Plan ................................................................................................... 15 Bushfires and Mental Health Services ................................................................................................. 15 Fire Hazard Reduction Contractors ..................................................................................................... 16 School Air Conditioning ...................................................................................................................... 16 State Budget and Emergency Services ................................................................................................ 17 Greyhound Racing Industry ................................................................................................................. 17 Penrith Public School ........................................................................................................................... 18 Sydney Modern Project........................................................................................................................ 18 Wage Theft........................................................................................................................................... 18 Regional Early Childhood Education .................................................................................................. 20 Premier's Spelling Bee ......................................................................................................................... 20 Ashcroft High School .......................................................................................................................... 21 Sydney Opera House...........................................................................................................................