The House in Review

The final sitting week of 2025 saw the Legislative Council pass three noteworthy bills, each significant in their own way. One addressed the age of criminal responsibility for children between 10 and 14 years old, another expanded police powers to move protestors near places of worship, and the third concerned the management of wild horses … Continue reading In the House – 25-27 November 2025

In what proved to be a lively final official sitting week of 2025, the Legislative Council was hard at work debating — and successfully passing — ten bills. These covered a range of issues, from criminal law reforms and enhanced protections against domestic violence to improved workers’ compensation for firefighters and new regulations for micromobility … Continue reading In the House – 18-20 November 2025

The penultimate Legislative Council sitting week of 2025 was dominated by debate on two major pieces of legislation, seeking to reform both the planning system and the workers compensation system. Both bills passed the Council, with debate on the workers compensation bill stretching into the early hours of Friday morning. On Thursday the Opposition successfully … Continue reading In the House – 11-13 November 2025

From debates on renewable energy and drought relief, to bills related to the control of cats and reforming the planning system - it was a full and fast-paced week in the Legislative Council. Among the various bills and motions debated this week, the House also agreed to the 2026 sitting calendar and changes to the … Continue reading In the House – 21-23 October 2025

The Legislative Council returned for the first of two October sitting weeks and went straight to work, considering 13 bills over the course of the week. High-profile legislation on childcare regulation and major planning system reforms was debated, while bills amending liquor licensing at airports and bail laws passed the House. It was also a … Continue reading In the House – 14-16 October 2025

The Legislative Council returned for the second sitting week of the September sitting period this week, passing nine bills, including one related to the domestic violence reform of residential tenancies. Unusually, two private members’ bills passed the House this week – one moved by the Hon Emma Hurst of the Animal Justice Party related to … Continue reading In the House – 16-18 September 2025

After three weeks of Budget Estimates hearings, the Legislative Council was back in session for a busy week of business. The House passed seven bills this week, including one related to regulation of the sale of illicit tobacco and another that will amend the Water Management Act 2000 increasing penalties and introducing civil enforcement tools. … Continue reading In the House – 9-11 September 2025 

Welcome to the new, weekly digest style, House in Review! The Legislative Council returned from its winter recess this week, hearing the introduction of four bills and passing four others including those related to the privacy of personal information and electricity infrastructure networks. The issue of photography in the chamber was addressed in both a … Continue reading In the House – 5-7 August 2025

On the final sitting day before the winter recess, the Council passed six bills, including the three Budget bills introduced in the Assembly on Tuesday. The Budget Estimates hearing dates for 2025/26 were agreed to, and the Minister for the Environment made a Ministerial Statement about the 2024 State of the Environment Report. Read on … Continue reading In the House – Thursday 26 June 2025

Ten orders for papers were agreed to and one new committee was established during Wednesday’s eventful sitting of the Legislative Council. The House also debated several private members’ motions, including one related to the cultural and musical contribution of Sydney band AC/DC. The President also updated the House on the non-attendance of summoned witnesses at … Continue reading In the House – Wednesday 25 June 2025