New South Wales Legislative Council PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (HANSARD) Fifty-Sixth Parliament First Session Thursday, 7 June 2018 Authorised by the Parliament of New South Wales TABLE OF CONTENTS Bills ........................................................................................................................................................ 811 Companion Animals and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 .................................................. 811 Returned ......................................................................................................................................... 811 Motions .................................................................................................................................................. 811 Port Stephens Graffiti Action Team .................................................................................................. 811 Tribute to Freda Whitlam................................................................................................................... 811 Lebanese Diaspora Energy Conference - Oceania ............................................................................. 811 National Indigenous Arts Awards Recipient Thomas Kelly .............................................................. 812 Sydney College of Divinity Graduation Ceremony ........................................................................... 812 NSW Foundation of Community Language Schools State Conference ............................................ 813 National Day of Cyprus ..................................................................................................................... 814 Racial Discrimination ........................................................................................................................ 815 Australian Middle East Media Gala Dinner ....................................................................................... 815 National Day of Poland ...................................................................................................................... 816 Byron Youth Service Thirty-Fifth Anniversary ................................................................................. 816 Bills ........................................................................................................................................................ 817 Modern Slavery Bill 2018 .................................................................................................................. 817 Returned ......................................................................................................................................... 817 Committees ............................................................................................................................................ 817 Standing Committee on State Development ...................................................................................... 817 Report: Regional development and a global Sydney ..................................................................... 817 Documents ............................................................................................................................................. 817 Tabling of Papers ............................................................................................................................... 817 Committees ............................................................................................................................................ 818 Standing Committee on State Development ...................................................................................... 818 Report: Defence industry in New South Wales ............................................................................. 818 Documents ............................................................................................................................................. 818 Auditor-General ................................................................................................................................. 818 Reports ........................................................................................................................................... 818 Business of the House ............................................................................................................................ 818 Postponement of Business ................................................................................................................. 818 Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders: Order of Business .................................................... 818 Order of Business ............................................................................................................................... 818 Motions .................................................................................................................................................. 818 Anzac Day Commemorations ............................................................................................................ 818 Live Animal Export Industry ............................................................................................................. 832 Committees ............................................................................................................................................ 835 Select Committee on Homelessness .................................................................................................. 835 Establishment and Membership ..................................................................................................... 835 Visitors ................................................................................................................................................... 839 TABLE OF CONTENTS—continuing Visitors ............................................................................................................................................... 839 Committees ............................................................................................................................................ 839 Select Committee on Homelessness .................................................................................................. 839 Establishment and Membership ..................................................................................................... 839 Questions Without Notice ...................................................................................................................... 842 Ridgelands Resources Community Fund ........................................................................................... 842 Energy Market Reform ...................................................................................................................... 842 Ridgelands Resources Community Fund ........................................................................................... 843 Above and Beyond Festival Ticket Confiscation .............................................................................. 843 Get Hooked—It's Fun to Fish Program ............................................................................................. 844 Bioenergy ........................................................................................................................................... 845 Ridgelands Resources Community Fund ........................................................................................... 846 Regional Conservatoriums Grants Program ...................................................................................... 846 Powerhouse Museum Relocation ....................................................................................................... 847 Newcastle Container Terminal .......................................................................................................... 847 Mining Industry Compliance ............................................................................................................. 847 Wild Deer Control Programs ............................................................................................................. 848 Farm Innovation Fund........................................................................................................................ 849 Western Sydney Airport .................................................................................................................... 850 National Energy Guarantee ................................................................................................................ 850 Land Contamination........................................................................................................................... 851 Deferred Answers .................................................................................................................................. 851 Homophobia ....................................................................................................................................... 851 Animal Welfare .................................................................................................................................. 852 Shoalhaven Road Infrastructure ......................................................................................................... 852 Committees 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