No. 138 Thursday 5 Febuary 2026 |
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MEETING OF THE HOUSE | Commenced 10.00 am |
| PRAYERS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY |
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| ITEM NO. | MEMBER | TITLE | RESULT |
| Business of the House—No. 1 | Ms Boyd | Sessional order—Repeal of sessional order – Initiation of public bills | Objected to, not considered as formal business
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| PMB No. 2826 | Mr Murphy | 80th anniversary of the International Court of Justice | Objected to, not considered as formal business
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| PMB No. 2827 | Mr Murphy | 81st anniversary of the International Court of Justice | Objected to, not considered as formal business
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| PMB No. 2867 | Mr Ruddick | Select Committee on Rural Housing and Second Dwellings Reform—Extension of Reporting Date | Agreed to
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| PMB No. 2884 | Mr Borsak | Approach to policies regarding men | Agreed to, as by leave amended
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| PMB No. 2885 | Mr Borsak | Koala survey and population data
| Objected to, not considered as formal business
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| PMB No. 2886 | Ms Munro | AIMERS Foundation | Agreed to
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| PMB No. 2887 | Mr Buttigieg | Australian Council of Trade Unions and Microsoft Australia agreement on workers' rights and artificial intelligence | Objected to, not considered as formal business
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| PMB No. 2888 | Mr Buttigieg | Maltese Community Council Celebration of Australia Day 2026 | Agreed to
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| PMB No. 2889 | Mr Buttigieg | Celebration of African Australians Annual Awards Dinner 2025 | Agreed to
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STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT - PRESIDENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL V CULLEN |
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| PUBLICATION OF WRITTEN ANSWER TO SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTION WITHOUT NOTICE | Written answers for publication in Hansard
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| BUSINESS POSTPONED |
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Business of the House notice of motion no. 2, postponed to a future sitting day
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Government business notice of motion no. 1, postponed to future sitting day
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Government business order of the day no. 3, postponed to future sitting day
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COMMITTEES - MEMBERSHIP |
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Membership of various committees was announced
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MINISTERIAL STATEMENT - PROPOSED CONSTITUTION (DISCLOSURES BY MEMBERS) REGULATION 2026 |
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| MINISTERIAL STATEMENT - DEATH OF MR JOHN LOGAN AND SERVICE OF NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE STAFF |
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| BUSINESS POSTPONED |
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Business of the House notice of motion no. 1, postponed to a future sitting day
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LIBRARY AMENDMENT BILL 2026
| Commenced 10.56 am
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Bill introduced, 1st read and published
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Statement of public interest tabled
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2nd Reading: Motion of Mr Graham
| Debate interrupted
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Proceedings interrupted for Questions |
QUESTIONS | Commenced 11.00 am |
| SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER | Commenced 12.04 pm
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TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS DEBATE
| Commenced 12.05 pm
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Lunch
| 12.40 pm until 2.00 pm |
| RETURNS TO ORDERS | Commenced 2.04 pm
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The Clerk tabled the following returns to order:
- Cybersecurity, and
Resources Regulator and minerals mining.
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LIBRARY AMENDMENT BILL 2026
| Commenced 2.05 pm
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Bill introduced, 1st read and published
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Statement of public interest tabled
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2nd Reading: Motion of Mr Graham
| Debate adjourned for 5 calendar days
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| Commenced 2.12 pm |
2nd Reading: Motion of Ms Moriarty
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3rd Reading: Motion of Ms Moriarty
| Agreed to
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FINES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2025
| Commenced 2.31 pm
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Note: any circulated amendments are published via the bill webpage
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2nd Reading: Motion of Mrs Houssos
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In committee, bill taken as a whole
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GRNS amdts 1, 2, 3 and 4, sheet GRNS c2025-297D: Motion of Ms Boyd
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Question: GRNS amdt 1, GRNS c2025-297D
| Negatived
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Question: GRNS amdts 2, 3 and 4, GRNS c2025-297D
| Agreed to
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Bill reported from committee with amendments
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3rd reading: Motion of Mrs Houssos
| Agreed to returned to Assembly with amendments
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SURVEILLANCE DEVICES AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2025
| Commenced 3.36 pm
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Note: any circulated amendments are published via the bill webpage
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2nd Reading: Motion of Mr Graham
| Agreed to, on division (Ayes: 25 / Noes: 10)
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In committee, bill taken as a whole
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OPP amdt 1, sheet OPP c2025-289: Motion of Mrs Carter
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GOV amdts 1 and 2, sheet c2025-326A: Motion of Ms Hurst
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Question: OPP amdt 1, sheet OPP c2025-289
| Negatived
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Question: GOV amdts 1 and 2, sheet c2025-326A
| Agreed to
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AJP amdt 1, sheet AJP c2025-258B: Motion of Ms Hurst
| Negatived
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OPP amdt 2, sheet OPP c2025-289: Motion of Mrs Carter
| Agreed to, on division (Ayes: 17 / Noes: 12)
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OPP amdt 4, sheet OPP c2025-289: Motion of Mr Rath
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GRNS amdts 1 and 2, sheet c2025-275B: Motion of Ms Higginson
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Question: OPP amdt 4, sheet OPP c2025-289
| Negatived, on division (Ayes: 11 / Noes: 17) |
Question: GRNS amdts 1 and 2, sheet c2025-275B
| Negatived
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Dinner | 6.32 pm until 8.00 pm |
ADJOURNMENT DEBATE
| The House adjourned at 10.31 pm until Tuesday, 10 February 2026 at 12.30 pm. |
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