A bill to establish a new animal welfare body under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979 was introduced in the Legislative Council on Wednesday. With more than 10 general motions also debated, our latest private members’ day saw a variety of business before the House. Read on for more... INTRODUCED: Prevention of Cruelty … Continue reading In the House – Wednesday October 18
In the House – Tuesday 17 October 2023
Three bills were passed in the Legislative Council on Tuesday, including the Defamation Amendment Bill 2023, which makes some significant changes to defamation legislation, including in relation to certain content published online. Other bills passed related to the powers and responsibilities of the state's Waste Asset Management Corporation, and to keeping NSW's statute book up … Continue reading In the House – Tuesday 17 October 2023
In the House – Thursday 12 October 2023
Six bills were before the Legislative Council on Thursday – three being introduced in the chamber, and another three being passed. The bills agreed to included one to support children in giving evidence before The District Court, a bill making changes to the state’s work health and safety legislation, and another to include the strategic … Continue reading In the House – Thursday 12 October 2023
In the House – Wednesday 11 October 2023
The first private members' day of the sitting fortnight saw the Legislative Council debate nearly 10 general motions and a handful of orders for papers, while a new bill to introduce a 'public interest exemption' for the possession or publication of otherwise unlawful surveillance recordings was introduced. The House also agreed to a number of … Continue reading In the House – Wednesday 11 October 2023
In the House – Tuesday 10 October 2023
Paintball markers were the focus of legislation passed by the Legislative Council on Tuesday – a day where the House also heard statements about international relations and acknowledged a new inquiry for the recently-established Animal Welfare Committee. Read on for more… STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT: COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE The sitting began with President the Hon … Continue reading In the House – Tuesday 10 October 2023
In the House – Thursday 21 September 2023
It was a legislation-packed day on Thursday, when the Legislative Council passed the three cognate budget bills and also agreed to bills relating to opal mining, radiation control, City of Sydney council elections and changes to various health Acts. Meanwhile, the Electoral Funding Amendment Bill 2023 made a return following its referral for inquiry, and … Continue reading In the House – Thursday 21 September 2023
In the House – Wednesday 20 September 2023
Debate on a bill allowing ministers to be summoned before parliamentary inquiries resulted in two new committee referrals on Wednesday, the latest private members' business day in the Council. Meanwhile, several debates on the impacts of the budget were moved, a bill to prohibit certain tests and experiments in animal research was introduced, and four … Continue reading In the House – Wednesday 20 September 2023
In the House – Tuesday 19 September 2023
It was all about the state budget on Tuesday, with the Treasurer making a special visit to the Legislative Assembly to deliver the official budget speech for 2023/24, before the Legislative Council received and engaged in a take note debate around the budget estimates and papers. Read on for more about this and the rest … Continue reading In the House – Tuesday 19 September 2023
In the House – Thursday 14 September 2023
There were three bills passed and another two introduced in the Legislative Council on Thursday. They covered everything from the management of radiation and explosives, to the validation of mineral claims, to updates to the Motor Dealers and Repairers Act 2013 and legislation concerning the state's Civil and Administrative Tribunal. Read on for more… INTRODUCED: … Continue reading In the House – Thursday 14 September 2023
In the House – Wednesday 13 September 2023
Bills relating to the summoning of ministers to give evidence, and to the prohibition of petroleum mining in the Liverpool Plains area, were both introduced on Wednesday. The House also agreed to establish a new select committee to further explore the undergrounding of the state's renewable energy infrastructure, and debated a range of other private … Continue reading In the House – Wednesday 13 September 2023