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Three new pieces of legislation passed the Legislative Council on Thursday, including a bill to increase penalties relating to knife crimes, a bill to create new offences for assaults on NSW retail workers, and a bill to increase ICAC officers' powers to access digital evidence. The House also heard about a new, informal protocol for … Continue reading In the House – Thursday 29 June 2023

Wednesday's private members' day brought a variety of debate to the chamber, with the introduction of a new bill to prevent the use of gassing devices in abattoirs, and a bill seeking to reform the management of property services negatived at its second reading. With a first speech delivered and new parliamentary inquiries also announced, … Continue reading In the House – Wednesday 28 June 2023

Passed in the Legislative Council on Tuesday was a bill to replace the state's special infrastructure contribution scheme with a housing and productivity contribution scheme to support regional infrastructure. Also introduced was a bill to trial a demerit point reduction program. Read on for more… INTRODUCED: ROAD TRANSPORT AMENDMENT (DEMERIT POINT REDUCTION TRIAL) BILL 2023 … Continue reading In the House – Tuesday 27 June 2023

A bill to help make renting fairer across the state completed its journey through the Legislative Council and indeed the Parliament on Thursday, while the Council also agreed to establish a brand-new standing committee for the life of the current Parliament, focused on animal welfare. With another first speech and a special acknowledgement relating to … Continue reading In the House – Thursday 22 June 2023

It was a diverse day of private members' business for the Legislative Council on Wednesday, with the introduction of a bill concerning 'wellbeing' budget indicators; the establishment of a committee to inquire into birth trauma; and several other motions debated. As has been the case over the last sitting weeks, the night brought the first … Continue reading In the House – Wednesday 21 June 2023

At the start of the latest sitting week for the Legislative Council, two bills relating to remuneration for members of Parliament and for senior public servants were passed. The chamber also heard the first official economic statement from the state's Treasurer, marked the recent Hunter Valley bus tragedy, and gathered for another first speech. Read … Continue reading In the House – Tuesday 20 June 2023

Two bills were passed in the Legislative Council on Thursday, including the First Home Buyer Legislation Amendment Bill 2023. The day also saw a further two bills introduced, and the House agree to its first order for papers for 2023. Meanwhile, the chamber was once again full for the first speech of another of the … Continue reading In the House – Thursday 1 June 2023

It was an action-packed Wednesday in the House, with a joint sitting of Parliament to fill a Senate vacancy; the delivery of not one but two first speeches by new members; and the introduction of three private members' bills covering the Property Services Council, ICAC and battery cages. Read on to learn more… JOINT SITTING … Continue reading In the House – Wednesday 31 May 2023

In a 'blink and you'll miss it' moment, the first Legislative Council inquiry for the 58th Parliament was agreed to on Tuesday! Meanwhile, two bills were debated and another of the Upper House's newest members delivered their first speech in the chamber. Read on to learn more… THE FIRST COUNCIL INQUIRY FOR 2023 (AND OTHER … Continue reading In the House – Tuesday 30 May 2023

The first bills of the new Parliament are on their way to the Governor for assent following Thursday's sitting, with the Revenue Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 agreed to in the Legislative Council following its passage through the other House, and the Government Sector Finance Amendment (Grants) Bill 2023 completing its journey in the Legislative Assembly … Continue reading In the House – Thursday 25 May 2023