SESSION 2006-10 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF VICTORIA FIRST SESSION OF THE 56TH PARLIAMENT INDEX Minutes of the Proceedings and Committee of the whole Council Supplement ABORTION – Decriminalisation of – Petitions 183,186, 199, 401, 403, 407, 420, 431-2, 432, 435, 440, 447-8, 448, 452, 458, 459, 462, 473, 473-4, 477, 480, 482-3, 507, 583 Absolute majority obtained on third reading of Bills. See “Bills – Absolute majority” Accident Compensation Conciliation Service – Reports – 2006-07 220 2007-08 513 2008-09 859 2009-10 1280 Acting Presidents – Nominated 19, 30, 588, 995-6 Acts – Operative dates. See “Proclamations” Address by Councillor Mendy Urie, Mayor, East Gippsland Shire 498 Address to the Governor in reply to Speech on Opening of Parliament – Proceedings thereon 18-19, 20, 25, 29, 31, 172 Address presented and reply thereto reported 223 And see “Governor” Adjournment of the Council – As a mark of respect to the memory of the late Hon. Lindsay Hamilton Simpson Thompson, AO, CMG 415 Motion to adjourn until Wednesday, 13 October 2010 and that precedence be given to debate on revocation of Amendment VC71 to the Victorian Planning Scheme Provisions 1366 And see “Divisions” Admitted Patient Care National Minimum Data Set. See “Production of Documents” - 17 - Page Adult, Community and Further Education Board – Reports – 2006-07 214 2007-08 513 2008-09 859 2009-10 1258 Adult Multicultural Education Services – Reports – 2006 92 2007 358 2008 644 2009 1071 Adult Parole Board of Victoria – Reports – 2006-07 220 2007-08 513 2008-09 859 2009-10 1280 Aged Pensioner Services – Motion calling on Government to ensure that key services are affordable for aged pensioners 1355 Agricultural Industry Development Act 1990 – Orders pursuant to section 8(3) – Murray Valley Citrus Industry Development Order 2008 475 Murray Valley Wine Grape Industry Development (Extra-Territorial) Order 2008 584 Northern Victorian Fresh Tomato Industry Development Order 2008 475 Victorian Strawberry Industry Development Order 2010 1253 Agriculture Victoria Services Pty Ltd – Reports – 2006-07 196 2007-08 504 2008-09 874 2009-10 1253 Albury Wodonga Health – Report, 2009-10 1310 Alcohol related research by Social Research Centre. See “Production of Documents” Aldi Supermarket Development – Motion that Minister’s answer to a question without notice be taken into consideration on the next day of meeting 1032 Alert Digests. See “Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee” Alexandra and District Ambulance Service – Minister’s reports of receipt of reports – 2005-06 23, 68 2007-08 513 Minister’s report of failure to submit 2006-07 report 258 Report, 2006-07 258 Alexandra District Hospital – Reports – 2006-07 230 2007-08 513 2008-09 859 2009-10 1280 - 18 - Page Alfred Health – Reports – 2008-09 859 2009-10 1280 Alpine Health – Reports – 2006-07 230 2007-08 513 2008-09 859 2009-10 1280 Alpine Resort Areas Documents. See “Production of Documents” Alpine Resorts Co-ordinating Council – Minister’s reports of receipt of reports – 2006-07 230 2007-08 504 2008-09 859 2009-10 1241 Reports 2008-09 996 2009-10 1360 Alpine Resorts (Management) Act 1997 – Alpine Resorts Strategic Plan 19 Alternative Dispute Resolution and Restorative Justice – Report of Law Reform Committee 638 Government response 874 Altona Memorial Park – Minister’s report of failure to submit 2005-06 report 33 Reports – 2005-06 33 2006-07 230 2007-08 513 2008-09 859 Period ended 28 February 2010 1288 Ambulance Service Victoria – Metropolitan Region – Reports – 2006-07 230 2007-08 513 Ambulance Services – Motion expressing concern at operation of Ambulance Victoria and requesting investigation by Auditor-General 1101, 1115 Ambulance Victoria – Reports – 2008-09 859 2009-10 1310 Ambulance Victoria Finances. See “Production of Documents” Anderson’s Creek Cemetery Trust – Minister’s report of failure to submit 2005-06 report 15 Minister’s reports of receipt of reports – 2005-06 15 2006-07 230 - 19 - Page 2007-08 526 2008-09 859 Period ending 28 February 2010 1280 Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria – Reports – 2005 23 2006 114 2007 377 2008 653 2009 1099 Anti-Corruption Commission – Motion calling on the Attorney General to send reference to Law Reform Commission 194-5 And see “Divisions” Motion for appointment of a Select Committee 824-5, 825-6 And see “Divisions” Motion calling on Government to introduce broad based anti-corruption commission 983-4 And see “Divisions” Architects Registration Board of Victoria – Minister’s reports of receipt of reports – 2006-07 214 2007-08 513 2008-09 859 2009-10 1303 Ashburton Police Station – Petitions 555, 637, 657, 819 Assaults in Public Places – Report of Drugs and Crime Prevention Committee 1237 Assent to Acts – Messages from the Governor, Administrator or Lieutenant- Governor informing the Council that they had given the Royal Assent to Acts presented to them by – The Clerk of the Parliaments or the Clerk of the Legislative Council, Deputy Clerk of the Legislative Council or Deputy Clerk of the Legislative Assembly 23, 49, 67, 83, for and in the absence of the Clerk of the Parliaments 107, 123, 133, 143, 153,171, 183, 195, 213, 239, 277, 281, 303, 313, 327, 341, 353, 363, 377, 391, 401, 416, 431, 447, 473, 503, 525, 543, 554, 582, 596, 605, 621, 637, 651, 685, 703, 733, 765, 777, 793, 819, 873, 903, 925, 929, 953, 969, 992, 1021, 1039, 1069, 1093, 1111, 1123, 1137, - 20 - Page 1185, 1211, 1253, 1303 The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly 133,143, 415, 733, 1137 Asset Confiscation Operations. See Confiscation Act 1997 Assistant Clerk – Committees (Dr. S. Redenbach) — Appointed 407 Assistant Clerk – House and Usher of the Black Rod (Mr. A. Young) — Appointed 407 Assisted Reproductive Treatment Bill 2008 – Petitions 543-4, 550, 554, 605 Audit Act 1994 – Review of Act by Public Accounts and Estimates Committee – Notification of Inquiry 709 Discussion Paper 962 Report 1360 Auditor-General – Minister for Finance’s response to Auditor-General’s reports tabled during – 2006-07 281 2007-08 555 2008-09 930 2009-10 1359 Public Accounts and Estimates Committee reports on review of findings and recommendations of Auditor-General’s Reports tabled during – July 2006 to February 2007 535 2007 653 2007-08 806 2008 1071 July to December 2008 1258 Reports – Access to Ambulance Services, October 2010 1310 Access to Public Hospitals: Measuring Performance, April 2009 627 Access to Social Housing, June 2010 1127 Accommodation for People with a Disability, March 2008 329 Administration of Non-judicial Functions of the Magistrates Court of Victoria, June 2007 136 Administration of the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988, April 2009 627 Administration of the Victorian Certificate of Education, June 2010 1114 Agricultural Research Investment, Monitoring and Review, February 2008 315 Annual Financial Report of the State of Victoria – 2006-07, November 2007 243 2007-08, November 2008 535 2008-09, November 2009 904 2009-10, October 2010 1360 Audits of 2 Major Partnerships Victoria Projects, November 2007 243 Biosecurity Incidents: Planning and Risk Management for Livestock Diseases, November 2008 530 Business Continuity Management in Local Government, September 2010 1215 Buy-back of the Regional Intrastate Rail Network, June 2009 709 CASES21, October 2008 507 Channel Deepening Project, May 2009 639 Claims Management by the Victorian Workcover Authority, June 2009 658 Community Building Initiative, May 2010 1099 Connecting Courts – the Integrated Courts Management System, June 2009 685 - 21 - Page Contracting and Tendering Practices in Selected Agencies, June 2007 138 Control of Invasive Plants and Animals in Victoria’s Parks, May 2010 1099 Coordinating Services and Initiatives for Aboriginal People, June 2008 403 Delivering HealthSMART – Victoria’s whole-of-health ICT strategy, April 2008 355 Delivery of Nurse-on-Call, September 2010 1258 Department of Human Services’ Role in Emergency Recovery, October 2010 1303 Discovering Bendigo Project, November 2007 243 Effectiveness of Drought Assistance Measures, June 2009 685 Effectiveness of Student Wellbeing Programs and Services, February 2010 959 Enforcement of Planning Permits, November 2008 535 Fees and Charges – Cost recovery by local government, April 2010 1043 Follow-up of Selected Performance Audits tabled in 2003 and 2004, June 2007 125 Funding and Delivery of Two Freeway Upgrade Projects, December 2007 281 Funding of the Home and Community Care Program, June 2009 709 Giving Victorian children the best start in life, May 2007 88 Governance and Fraud Control within Selected Adult Education Agencies, June 2009 658 Hazardous Waste Management, June 2010 1114 Implementation of the Criminal Justice Enhancement Program (CJEP), June 2008 394 Implementing Victoria Police’s Code of Practice for the Investigation of Family Violence, June 2009 685 Improving our Schools: Monitoring and Support, October 2007 199 International Students: Risks and Responsibilities of Universities, June 2009 709 Investing Smarter in Public Sector ICT: Turning Principles into Practice, July 2008 417 Irrigation Efficiency Programs, June 2010 1114 Irrigation Water Stores: Lake Mokoan and Tarago Reservoir, March 2010 996 Literacy and Numeracy Achievement, February 2009 588 Local Government: Results of Audits – 2006-07, February 2008 307 2007-08, November 2008 535 2008-09, November 2009 880 Interim Results of the 2009-10 Audits, August 2010 1189 Maintaining the Integrity and Confidentiality of Personal Information, November 2009 907 Maintaining the State’s Regional Arterial Road Network,