It was motions, motions, motions in the Legislative Council on Wednesday for private members’ business day! The House debated 10 general motions on topics ranging from synthetic turf on sports grounds to the legalisation of cannabis in the United States. Over the course of the day, the House also agreed to four orders for papers. Read on for more…
GENERAL MOTIONS
The following motions were debated in the House over the course of the day:
| Topic of motion | Moved by | Agreed to? |
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection (Kings Plains) Declaration 2024 | The Hon Sam Farraway (Nationals) | Negatived on division (Ayes: 16/Noes: 20) |
| Synthetic turf on sports grounds, and continued here | Dr Amanda Cohn (The Greens) | Agreed to |
| Hizb ut-Tahrir | The Hon Susan Carter (Liberal) | Agreed to, as amended |
| McPhillamys Gold Project | The Hon Tania Mihailuk (Pauline Hanson’s One Nation) | Agreed to, as amended, on division (Ayes: 32/Noes: 6) |
| Legalisation of Cannabis in the United States | The Hon Mark Latham (Independent) on behalf of the Hon Jeremy Buckingham (Legalise Cannabis Party) | Negatived on division (Ayes: 8/Noes: 31) |
| National Suicide Prevention Month 2024 | The Hon Emily Suvaal (Labor) | Agreed to, as amended |
| Offshore renewable energy developments | The Hon Mark Banasiak (Shooters, Fishers and Farmers) | Agreed to, as amended |
| Commemoration of the September 11 terrorist attacks | The Hon Jacqui Munro (Liberal) | Agreed to |
| Inflation and the cost of living | The Hon Chris Rath (Liberal) | Negatived on division (Ayes: 12/Noes: 16) |
| Bipartisan support for energy transition | The Hon Stephen Lawrence (Labor) | Agreed to on division (Ayes: 26/Noes: 4) |
In addition to the above motions debated in the chamber, the following motions were agreed to without debate, during the morning’s formal business:
- 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, moved by the Hon Cameron Murphy (Labor)
- 25th Great Irish Famine Commemoration, also moved by Mr Murphy
- NSW Council for Civil Liberties Annual Dinner and Awards 2024, also moved by Mr Murphy
- International Covenant on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, also moved by Mr Murphy
- Service of Mrs Rosana Tyler, moved by the Hon Natalie Ward (Liberal)
- Treatment of women in Afghanistan, moved by the Hon Dr Sarah Kaine (Labor)
- Extension of reporting date for Premier and Finance Committee inquiry into the impact of the regulatory framework for cannabis in NSW, moved by the Hon Jeremy Buckingham (Legalise Cannabis Party and Chair of the committee)
- 60th Anniversary of Malta Independence Day, moved by the Hon Stephen Lawrence (Labor)
- Events celebrating the Bicentenary of the Legislative Council 2024, moved by the Hon Rod Roberts (Independent)
- Extension of reporting date for the Joint Select Committee on Arts and Music Education and Training in NSW, moved by the Hon Dr Sarah Kaine on behalf of the Hon Emily Suvaal (Labor)
- Foster and Kinship Care Week 2024, moved by the Hon Natasha Maclaren-Jones (Liberal)
- Bicentenary of the Legislative Council, moved by the Hon Rachel Merton (Liberal)
- Armidale Mayoral Breakfast 2024, moved by the Hon Aileen MacDonald (Liberal)
- Celebration of Haritalika Teej 2024, moved by the Hon Jacqui Munro (Liberal)
- Committee for Sydney Awards 2024, also moved by Ms Munro
ORDERS FOR PAPERS
| Request | Moved by | Agreed to? | Due date |
| Bungendore High School project – Further order | Ms Sue Higginson (The Greens) | Agreed to | 16 October 2024 |
| Correspondence from Greyhound Racing NSW | The Hon Emma Hurst (Animal Justice Party) | Agreed to | 9 October 2024 |
| Independent Forestry Panel and Forestry Industry Action Plan | Ms Sue Higginson (The Greens) | Agreed to, as amended | 16 October 2024 |
| Police management and administration – Further order | The Hon Rod Roberts (Independent) | Agreed to | 2 October 2024 |
DOCUMENTS TABLED AND REPORTED IN THE HOUSE
Among the documents tabled and reported in the House on Wednesday were:
- Be Our Guests: Addressing urgent modern slavery risks for temporary migrant workers in rural and regional New South Wales, report of the Office of the Anti-Slavery Commissioner
- Delegated Legislation Monitor No. 9 of 2024, report of the Regulation Committee dated 18 September 2024
Find all documents tabled and reported in our Tabled Papers Database.