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Notices of Motion No. 5, Wednesday 31 May 1995

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    PARLIAMENT OF NEW SOUTH WALES
    LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

    1995

    FIRST SESSION OF THE FIFTY-FIRST PARLIAMENT

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    NOTICES OF MOTIONS
    AND
    ORDERS OF THE DAY
    No. 5

    WEDNESDAY 31 MAY 1995

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    GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

    NOTICES OF MOTIONS—

    1 Mr CARR to move —
      That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to amend the Public Sector Management Act 1988 to provide for the Council on the Cost of Government and the Public Employment Office and to make further provision with respect to executive officers, employee mobility and administrative changes; and for other purposes.
      (Public Sector Management Amendment Bill.)


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    2 Dr REFSHAUGE to move—
      That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act relating to the constitution, objects and functions of the New South Wales Cancer Council; to repeal the New South Wales State Cancer Council Act 1955; and for related purposes.
      (New South Wales Cancer Council Bill.)

    3 Mr WHELAN to move—
      That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to repeal certain Acts and Regulations and to amend certain other Acts in various respects and for the purpose of effecting statute law revision; and to make certain savings.
      (Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill.)

    4 Mr KNIGHT to move—
      That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to amend the Road Improvement (Special Funding) Act 1989 so as to extend until 31 August 1999 the period for which the special levy for road funding raised by that Act is payable, and to extend the purposes for which revenue gained from that special levy may be used; and for other purposes.
      (Road Improvement (Special Funding) Amendment Bill.)

    5 Mr AMERY to move—
      That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to amend the Plant Diseases Act 1924 with respect to penalties and administrative matters, and for other purposes; and to amend the Justices Act 1902 consequentially.
      (Plant Diseases Amendment Bill.)

    6 Mr AMERY to move—
      That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to amend the Stock Medicines Act 1989 with respect to offences involving possession, use, supply and prescription of certain stock medicines; and for other purposes.
      (Stock Medicines Amendment Bill.)


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    7 Mr SCULLY to move—
      That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to amend various Acts so as to provide for the reconstitution of the governing bodies of statutory authorities concerned with the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, to reconstitute the Electricity Commission as a new statutory authority under the name of Pacific Power, to enable the Electricity Transmission Authority to develop a wholesale market for electricity and to facilitate the amalgamation of electricity distributors; and for other purposes.
      (Electricity Legislation Amendment Bill.)

    8 Mr SCULLY to move—
      That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to establish statutory State owned corporations to operate the State's port facilities in the major ports; to transfer waterways management and other marine safety functions to the Minister; to establish the Waterways Authority to exercise those waterways management functions; to provide for port charges, pilotage and other marine matters; to dissolve the Maritime Services Board and its subsidiaries; to repeal certain existing marine legislation and to amend other legislation; and for other purposes.
      (Ports Corporatisation and Waterways Management Bill.)

    9 Mrs LO PO' to move—
      That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to amend the Co-operatives Act 1992 to make further provision with respect to the application of provisions of the Corporations Law to co-operatives, the obtaining of financial accommodation by co-operatives, the management and administration of co-operatives and the functions of the Registrar; and for other purposes.
      (Co-operatives Amendment Bill.)

    10 Mr PAGE to move—
      That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to amend the Local Government Act 1993 with respect to minimum amounts of rates, group voting, disclosure of pecuniary interests and in other miscellaneous respects and to amend the City of Sydney Act 1988 with respect to rates and elections.
      (Local Government Legislation Amendment Bill.)

    ORDERS OF THE DAY—

    †1 Disability Services Amendment (Residents' Amenities Accounts) Bill; second reading (Dr Refshauge).

    Orders marked † are bills forwarded from the Legislative Council.



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    †2 (i) Evidence Bill.
          (ii) Evidence on Commission
          Bill.
          (iii) Evidence (Consequential and Other Provisions) Bill.


    Cognate bills; second reading (Mr Whelan).
    †3 Corporations (New South Wales) Amendment Bill; second reading (Mr Whelan).

    †4 Superannuation Administration Amendment Bill; second reading (Mr Knight).

    †5 Coal Industry Amendment Bill; second reading (Mr Martin).

    6 National Environment Protection Council (New South Wales) Bill; to be further considered in committee (Ms Allan).

    7 (i)Liquor Amendment Bill.
          (ii) Registered Clubs Amendment Bill.

    Cognate bills; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Face, "That these bills be now read a second time" (from 24 May 1995—Mr Hazzard—speaking ).

    8 Health Legislation Amendment Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Dr Refshauge, "That this bill be now read a second time" (from 23 May 1995 — Mrs Skinner).

    9 Oaths and Crown References Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Carr, "That this bill be now read a second time" (from 23 May 1995 — Mr West).

    10 State Owned Corporations Amendment Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Carr, "That this bill be now read a second time" (from 23 May 1995 — Mr Jeffery).

    11 Competition Policy Reform (New South Wales) Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Carr, "That this bill be now read a second time" (from 23 May 1995 — Mr Kerr).

    12 Crimes Amendment (Child Pornography) Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Whelan, "That this bill be now read a second time" (from 23 May 1995 — Mr Debnam).

    Orders marked † are bills forwarded from the Legislative Council

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    .13 Statute Law Revision (Local Government) Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Page, "That this bill be now read a second time" (from 23 May 1995 — Mr Jeffery).

    14 Standard Time Amendment Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Whelan, "That this bill be now read a second time" (from 24 May 1995 — Mr Aquilina).
    GENERAL BUSINESS

    NOTICES OF MOTIONS (for Bills)—

    1 Mr TINK to move—
      That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to provide for the scrutiny of, and guidelines for, government publicity which has or is likely to have the capacity, in whole or in part, to influence public support for a political party or its candidates or for a member of a House of Parliament; and for other purposes.
      (Government Publicity Control Bill.)

    2 Mr WINDSOR to move—
      That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to allow the experimental cultivation, supply and possession of low-grade cannabis plants for commercial purposes; to amend the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985; and for related purposes.
      (Industrial Hemp Production (Experimental Development) Bill.)

    3 Mr FRASER to move—
      That leave be given to bring in a Bill for an Act to amend the Forestry Act 1916 with respect to controlling the use of State forests, timber reserves and flora reserves.
      (Forestry Amendment (Control Signs) Bill.)

    NOTICES OF MOTIONS (General Notices)—

    1 Mr HUNTER to move—
      That this House congratulates the Government on its decision to appoint a project manager to oversee the lead contamination clean up of North Lake Macquarie suburbs.

    C2 Mr COLLINS to move—
      (1) That, notwithstanding anything contained in the Standing and Sessional Orders of either House, a joint standing committee be appointed to inquire into and report on such matters relating to electoral laws and practices and their administration as may be referred to it by both Houses of the Parliament or a Minister.
      (2) That the committee consist of 10 Members, nominated in writing to the Speaker or President, as follows:


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          (a) 3 Members of the Legislative Assembly to be nominated by the Government Whip.
          (b) 3 Members of the Legislative Assembly to be nominated by the Opposition Whip.
          (c) 2 Members of the Legislative Council to be nominated by the Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council.
          (d) 1 Member of the Legislative Council to be nominated by the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council.
          (e) 1 Member of the Legislative Council to be nominated by the minority groups and independent Members of the Legislative Council.
      (3) That should a nomination not be made the respective House shall determine the Members to serve on the committee.
      (4) That any vacancy in membership and every nomination to fill such vacancy be forthwith notified in writing to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and the President of the Legislative Council by the office holders specified in (2) above.
      (5) That the committee elect a Government member as its chairman.
      (6) That the committee elect a deputy chairman who shall act as chairman of the committee at any time when the chairman is not present at a meeting of the committee. At any time when both the chairman and deputy chairman are not present at a meeting of the committee the members present shall elect another member to act as chairman at that meeting.
      (7) The chairman, or the deputy chairman, when acting as chairman, shall have both a deliberative and, in the event of an equality of votes, a casting vote.
      (8) That at any meeting of the committee 4 members shall constitute a quorum provided the committee meets as a joint committee at all times.
      (9) That the committee have power to appoint sub-committees consisting of 3 or more of its members and to refer to any sub-committee any matter which the committee is empowered to examine.
      (10) That the committee appoint the chairman of each sub-committee who shall have a casting vote only and at any time when the chairman of a sub-committee is not present at a meeting of the sub-committee the members of the sub-committee present shall elect another member of that sub-committee to act as chairman at that meeting.

      (11) That the quorum of a sub-committee be a majority of the members of that sub-committee.


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      (12) That members of the committee who are not members of a sub-committee may participate in the proceedings of that sub-committee but shall not vote, move any motion or be counted for the purpose of a quorum.
      (13) That the committee or any sub-committee have power to take evidence and send for persons, papers and records and to report from time to time.
      (14) That the committee or any sub-committee have leave to sit during the sittings or any adjournment of either or both Houses; to adjourn from place to place; to make visits of inspection within New South Wales, other States and Territories of Australia.
      (15) That a sub-committee have power to authorise publication of any evidence given before it and any document presented to it.
      (16) That should either or both Houses stand adjourned and the committee agree to any report before the Houses resume sitting-
          (a) the committee have leave to send any such report, minutes and evidence taken before it to the Clerk of the House;
          (b) the documents shall be printed and published and the Clerk shall forthwith take such action as is necessary to give effect to the order of the House; and
          (c) the documents shall be laid upon the Table of each House at its next sitting.
      (17) That a message be sent to the Legislative Council acquainting it of this resolution and requesting it to appoint a time and place for the first meeting of the committee.

    3 Mr TINK to move—
      That this House condemns the Government for creating a Department of Ageing and Disability Services which is a breach of an election promise to the disabled to create a stand alone Department of Disability Services and equates ageing with disability.

    4 Dr KERNOHAN to move—
      That it is a breach of the privileges of a member of this House that a member is precluded from the proper carriage of electoral duties through the breakdown of a working relationship with staff and that the threat of the Public Service Association to lodge formal complaints against the member for Camden with the Anti-Discrimination Board on behalf of electorate staff is intimidatory and an interference with the performance of the duties of a member.

    ORDERS OF THE DAY (for Bills)—

    1 Tree Plantations (Harvest Security) Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr D. L. Page, "That this bill be now read a second time" (from 25 May 1995 — Mr Martin).

    2 Banks and Bank Holidays Amendment Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the

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    motion of Mr Cochran, "That this bill be now read a second time" (from 25 May 1995 — Mr Martin).

    3 Privacy and Data Protection Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Tink, "That this bill be now read a second time" (from 25 May 1995 — Mr Martin).

    4 Queanbeyan Showground (Variation of Purposes) Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Cochran, "That this bill be now read a second time" (from 25 May 1995 — Mr Martin).

    5 Michael Black Compensation Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Sullivan, "That this bill be now read a second time" (from 25 May 1995 — Mr Kerr).




    RUSSELL D. GROVE
    Clerk of the Legislative Assembly




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