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Running Record (21 March 2024)

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No. 47​

Thursday 21 March 2024

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MEETING OF THE HOUSE​​​
Commenced 10.00 am

PRAYERS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT O​F COUNTRY​
STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT - SYDNEY WATER MAJOR PROJECTS OVERVIEW

BILL FORWARDED FROM THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEM​BLY
​Commenced  10.​01 am​
​​The President reported receipt of message forwarding the Conversion Practices Ban Bill 2024 for concurrence​
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​​Bill 1st read and published
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​Statement of public interest tabled
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​2nd reading
​​To be considered later ​
FORMAL BUSINESS
ITEM NO.MEMBERTITLE 
Business of the House—Notice of motion No. 1Ms SharpeSuspension of Standing Order 34—Hard Adjournment on Thursday 21 March 2024Objected to, not considered as formal business
Government business—Notice of motion No. 4Mr MookheyService of Ms Margaret Crawford as Auditor-General of New South WalesAgreed to
PMB No. 581Mr BorsakPassing of Mr John TaylorAgreed to
PMB No. 851
Mr BorsakMr Peter MylonasAgreed to 
PMB No. 874Mr BorsakPassing of Mr Christopher PrattenAgreed to 
PMB No. 894Mrs CarterEstablishment of Eileen O'Connor SchoolAgreed to 
PMB No. 897Mrs MitchellOrder for Papers-Recruitment and terminations in the Public Affairs Branch of NSW Police ForceObjected to, not considered as formal business​
PMB No. 899Ms MunroEighth Taiwanese electionAgreed to 
PMB No. 900Mr ButtigiegSHARE's Diwali celebration 2023Agreed to
PMB No. 901Mr FarrawayBowen Community Technology CentreAgreed to​ 

PAPERS TABLED
Commenced 10.06 am
​Mrs Maclaren-Jones​ ​tabled Delegated Legislation Monitor No. 2 of 2024 of the Regulation Committee​​
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​The Clerk announced receipt of reports of the Auditor-General presented out of session​
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​Mr Mookhey ​tabled various papers and reports relating to privatisation of electricity networks, electricity generators and ports transactions
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MINISTERIAL STATEMEN​T - PRIVATISATION OF ELECTRICITY NETWORKS, ELECTRICITY GENERATORS AND PORTS TRANSACTIONS​
Commenced 10.07 am​
PUBLICATION OF WRITTEN ANSWER TO SUPPLEMENTARY 
QUESTION WITHOUT NOTICE​
Written answers for publication in Hansard

RULING BY PRESIDENT - USE OF MOBILE PHONES IN THE CHAMBER

NOTICES OF MOTIONS​​
Notices​ given this day

BUSINESS POSTPONED​
​​Government business notices of motions nos 1, 2 and 3, postponed to a later hour
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​SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDER 34—HARD ADJOURNMENT ON THURSDAY 21 MARCH 2024
​Commenced 10.41 am
​​Motion of Ms Sharpe: BOH No. 1
Agreed to​, on division (Ayes: 21  /  Noes: 20  )
Proceedings interrupted for Questions
QUESTIONS
Commenced 11.01 am​
SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

Commenced  12.01 pm

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TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS DEBATE
Commenced 12.01 pm
Lunch
until 2.00 pm

STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT - BICENTENARY EVENT PROGRAM

MATTER OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE
Commenced 2.05 pm

Question: That matter of public importance notice of motion no. 1 be discussed forthwith.

Agreed to
​Motion of Mr Latham: MPI no. 1: 
The importance of integrity and honesty in the use of public money, especially by members of Parliament.
​Debate concluded​​

RETURNS TO ORDERSCommenced 3.21 pm​
​The Clerk tabled redacted documents presented out of session relating to the following order:
Transition Office and Coordinator General, Transport for NSW
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PAPERS TABLED
Commenced 3.22 pm
​​Ms Sharpe tabled various papers
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ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (STRONGER REGULATION AND PENALTIES) BILL 2024
Commenced 3.​23 pm
Note: circulated amendments are published via the bill webpage 
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​​2nd Reading: Motion of Ms Sharpe
Agreed to
​3rd Reading: Motion of Ms Sharpe
​Agreed to, returned to Assembly without amendment​
BAIL AND CRIMES AMENDMENT BILL 2024
Commenc​ed 4.08 pm
Note: circulated amendments are published via the bill webpage 
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​​2nd Reading: Motion of Mr Mookhey
Debate interrupted​
Dinner
until 8.00 pm​
BAIL AND CRIMES AMENDMENT BILL 2024
Commenc​ed 8.00​ pm
Note: circulated amendments are published via the bill webpage 
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​​2nd Reading: Motion of Mr Mookhey
Agreed to​, on division (Ayes: 27  /  Noes: 6  )
​In committee, bill taken as a whole
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Oppn amdts​ 1 and 2, c2024-039A: Motion of Mrs Carter
Negatived, on division (Ayes: 13  /  Noes: 19  )
​GRNS amdt 1, c2024-031G: Motion of Ms Higginson
Negatived, on division (Ayes: 6  /  Noes: 24  )
​​GRNS amdts 2, 3 and 11, c2024-031G: Motion of Ms Higginson
​Negatived, on division (Ayes: 6  /  Noes: 24  )

​​​GRNS a​mdt 5, c2024-031G: Motion of Ms Higginson
​​Negatived, on division (Ayes: 6  /  Noes: 23​  )
​​​​GRNS a​mdt 6, c2024-031G: Motion of Ms Higginson
​Negatived, on division (Ayes: 6  /  Noes: 24  )​
​​​​​GRNS a​mdt 7, c2024-031G: Motion of Ms Higginson
​Negatived, on division (Ayes: 6  /  Noes: 19​  )
​GRNS a​mdt 4​, c2024-031G lapsed​
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​​GRNS a​mdt 8, c2024-031G: Motion of Ms Higginson
​​Negatived, on division (Ayes: 6  /  Noes: 20​  )
​​​GRNS a​mdt 9, c2024-031G: Motion of Ms Higginson
​Negatived, on division (Ayes: 6  /  Noes: 18​  )
​​​​GRNS a​mdt 10, c2024-031G: Motion of Ms Higginson
​Negatived, on division (Ayes: 6  /  Noes: 19​​  )
​​​​​GRNS a​mdt 12, c2024-031G: Motion of Ms Higginson
​​Negatived, on division (Ayes: 6  /  Noes: 17​​  )
​GRNS amdts 13 and 14, c2024-031G: Motion of Ms Higginson
Negatived, on division (Ayes: 5  /  Noes: 19​​  )
​Oppn amdts​ 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, c2024-039A: Motion of Mrs Carter

​​Question: Oppn amdt no​ 3, c2024-039A
Negatived, on division (Ayes: 14   /  Noes: 19  )
​​​Question: Oppn amdt no​ 4,  ​​c2024-039A
​Negatived
​Question: Oppn amdt no​ 5,  ​​c2024-039A
​Negatived
​Question: Oppn amdt no​ 6, c2024-039A
​Negatived
​Question: Oppn amdt no​ 7, ​​c2024-039A
​Negatived
​​​GRNS amdts 15, 19 and ​20, c2024-031G: Motion of Ms Higginson
​​Negatived, on division (Ayes: 6  /  Noes: 25​​  )
​GRNS amdts 16, 17 and 18, c2024-031G: Motion of Ms Higginson
Negatived, on division (Ayes: 7  /  Noes: 23​​  )
​Bill, as read, be agreed to
​Agreed to, on division (Ayes: 23  /  Noes: 6​​​  )
​Bill reported from committee ​without amendments
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​3rd Reading: Motion of Mr Mookhey
​Agreed to, and returned to Assembly without amendment ​
HEALTH LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (MISCELLANEOUS) BILL 2024
Commenced 10.51 pm
​Bill introduced, 1st read and published

​Statement of public interest tabled​
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​2nd Reading: Motion of Ms Jackson
Debate adjourned for 5 calendar days
CONVERSION PRACTICES BAN BILL 2024
 
Commenc​ed 11.04​ pm
Note: circulated amendments are pu​blished via the bill webpage 
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​​2nd Reading: Motion of Ms Sharpe
​Agreed to, on division (Ayes: 28   /  Noes: ​6 ​ )
​​In committee, bill taken as a whole
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​​LDP amdts 1 to 12, c2024-040A: Motion of Mr Ruddick
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​Mr Latham moved that the committee report progress
Negatived, on division (Ayes: 16  /  Noes: 17​​  )
​​Question: ​​LDP amdts 1 to 12,  c2024-040A
​Negatived, on division (Ayes: 15  /  Noes: 17​​  )
​PHON amdts 1 to 12, c2024-042A: lapsed
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SFF amdts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 13, 14, 19, and 21, c2024-037D: lapsed
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​​SFF amdt 8, c2024-037​D: Motion of Mr Banasiak
​Negatived
​Oppn amdt 2, c2024-029G: Motion of Mr Tudehope
​​Negatived, on division (Ayes: 16  /  Noes: 17​​  )
​Grns amdts 1 to 4, c2024-033E: Motion of Dr Cohn
​​​Negatived, on division (Ayes: 5  /  Noes: 27​​  )
​​Oppn amdt 1, c2024-029G: Motion of Mr Tudehope
Negatived, on division (Ayes: 15  /  Noes: 17​​  )
​​​Oppn amdt 3, c2024-029G: Motion of Mr Tudehope
Negatived, on division (Ayes: 14  /  Noes: 17​​  )
​Oppn amdts 4, 5, 7 and 10, c2024-029G: Motion of Mr Tudehope
​​​Negatived, on division (Ayes: 14  /  Noes: 17​​  )
​Break​
​until 5.00 am​
​SFF amdt 10, c2024-037​D: Motion of Mr Banasiak
​​​​Negatived, on division (Ayes: 14  /  Noes: 17​​  )
SFF amdt 11, c2024-037​D: withdrawn
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​​PHON amdt 1,​ c2024-043 and amdt 1, c2024-044: Motion of Ms Mihailuk

​Question: PHON amdt 1, c2024-043
​Negatived
​Question: PHON amdt 1, c2024-044
​Negatived
​​SFF amdt 16 to 18, c2024-037​D: Motion of Mr Banasiak
​​Negatived
​SFF remaining amdts withdrawn

​PHON amdt 1, c2024-045A and amdt 1, c2024-046: Motion of Ms Mihailuk​
Negatived
​​​​Oppn amdt 6, c2024-029G: Motion of Mr Rath
​​​​​Negatived, on division (Ayes: 14  /  Noes: 17​​  )
​​​​​Oppn amdt 8, c2024-029G: Motion of Mr Tudehope
​​​​​Negatived, on division (Ayes: 14  /  Noes: 17​​  )
​​​​​​Oppn amdt 9, c2024-029G: Motion of Mr Tudehope
​​​​​Negatived, on division (Ayes: 13  /  Noes: 17​​  )
​​​​​​​Oppn amdt 11, c2024-029G: Motion of Mr Tudehope
​Negatived, on division (Ayes: 15  /  Noes: 17​​  )​
​Grns amdt 1, c2024-048A: Motion of Dr Cohn
​​Negatived, on division (Ayes: 5  /  Noes: 25​​  )​
​​Bill, as read, be agreed to
​Agreed to, on division (Ayes: 22   /  Noes: 4 ​ )​
​​Bill reported from committee ​without amendments
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​​3rd Reading: Motion of Ms Sharpe
Agreed to
ADJOURNMENT DEBATE​
The House adjourned ​at 7.07 am until Tue​sday, 7 May 2024 at 12.30 pm.

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