New South Wales Legislative Assembly PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (HANSARD) Fifty-Seventh Parliament First Session Thursday, 21 November 2019 Authorised by the Parliament of New South Wales TABLE OF CONTENTS Bills ...................................................................................................................................................... 1653 Children's Guardian Bill 2019 ......................................................................................................... 1653 Consideration in Detail ................................................................................................................ 1653 Digital Restart Fund Bill 2019 ......................................................................................................... 1657 Second Reading Debate ............................................................................................................... 1657 Third Reading .............................................................................................................................. 1662 Independent Commission Against Corruption Amendment (Protections for Disclosure of Information) Bill 2019 ......................................................................................................................................................... 1662 First Reading ................................................................................................................................ 1662 Second Reading Speech ............................................................................................................... 1662 Water (Commonwealth Powers) Amendment (Termination of References) Bill 2019 .................. 1664 First Reading ................................................................................................................................ 1664 Second Reading Speech ............................................................................................................... 1665 Committees .......................................................................................................................................... 1666 Joint Standing Committee on the Office of the Valuer General ...................................................... 1666 Membership ................................................................................................................................. 1666 Bills ...................................................................................................................................................... 1666 Professional Engineers Registration Bill 2019 ................................................................................ 1666 Second Reading Debate ............................................................................................................... 1666 Independent Commission Against Corruption Amendment (Ministerial Code of Conduct—Property Developers) Bill 2019 .................................................................................................................................... 1678 Second Reading Debate ............................................................................................................... 1678 Motions ................................................................................................................................................ 1679 Arakwal Native Title Claim ............................................................................................................. 1679 Balmoral Burn Fun Run ................................................................................................................... 1685 Business of the House .......................................................................................................................... 1688 Postponement of Business ............................................................................................................... 1688 Motions ................................................................................................................................................ 1688 Infrastructure Investment ................................................................................................................. 1688 Visitors ................................................................................................................................................. 1689 Visitors ............................................................................................................................................. 1689 Announcements.................................................................................................................................... 1690 Australasian Study of Parliament Group ......................................................................................... 1690 Ian Thackeray Retirement ................................................................................................................ 1690 Question Time ...................................................................................................................................... 1690 Sydney Desalination Plant ............................................................................................................... 1690 Government Performance ................................................................................................................ 1691 Essential Energy Job Cuts ................................................................................................................ 1693 Regional Transport and Roads ......................................................................................................... 1694 Upper Hunter Air Quality ................................................................................................................ 1696 Political Donations ........................................................................................................................... 1698 TABLE OF CONTENTS—continuing Parramatta Speedway ....................................................................................................................... 1701 Water Security ................................................................................................................................. 1703 Government Procurement Policy ..................................................................................................... 1704 Environment Policy ......................................................................................................................... 1705 Documents ........................................................................................................................................... 1707 Department of the Legislative Assembly ......................................................................................... 1707 Reports ......................................................................................................................................... 1707 Department of Parliamentary Services ............................................................................................ 1707 Reports ......................................................................................................................................... 1707 Auditor-General ............................................................................................................................... 1707 Reports ......................................................................................................................................... 1707 Committees .......................................................................................................................................... 1708 Public Accounts Committee ............................................................................................................ 1708 Inquiry .......................................................................................................................................... 1708 Documents ........................................................................................................................................... 1708 Printing of Papers ............................................................................................................................. 1708 Business of the House .......................................................................................................................... 1711 Special Adjournment ....................................................................................................................... 1711 Petitions................................................................................................................................................ 1712 Petitions Received ............................................................................................................................ 1712 Motions ................................................................................................................................................ 1712 Christmas Felicitations..................................................................................................................... 1712 Petitions................................................................................................................................................ 1715 Aboriginal Flag ...............................................................................................................................