Category: Legislative Council

The Legislative Council was back in session on Tuesday, passing two bills: one related to the screen and digital games industries and one establishing a product stewardship framework. The House also heard the introduction of another bill related to post-crash drug and alcohol testing and the President made a ruling on parliamentary comity. Read on … Continue reading In the House – Tuesday 25 March 2025

The Legislative Council got right down to business on Thursday, passionately debating a ‘matter of public importance’ related to the importance of integrity and transparency in governance. The House also passed two bills, one related to the governance of SafeWork NSW and one related to the bail system, and members contributed to a government motion … Continue reading In The House – Thursday 20 March 2025

In a busy private members’ day on Wednesday, the Legislative Council debated numerous motions, including one establishing a new Select Committee into the Dural caravan incident. The House also heard the introduction of a bill seeking to repeal recent “hate crimes” bills and agreed to five orders for papers, one of which falls under the … Continue reading In the House – Wednesday 19 March 2025 

The Legislative Council was back in session on Tuesday for a busy and varied day of Government business! The day kicked off with a statement by the President announcing the next Clerk of the Legislative Council before the House agreed to censure the Leader of the Government in the Council for non-compliance with an order … Continue reading In the House – Tuesday 18 March 2025

The last sitting day in February extended to 18 hours as the House debated three contentious bills related to the criminalisation of “hate crimes”. With standing orders relating to the hard adjournment time of 10pm suspended, members remained in the chamber to debate the bills into the early hours of Friday morning.   In a … Continue reading In The House – Thursday 20 February 2025

It was a busy private members’ day in the Council on Wednesday with an inaugural speech, several motions debated and a bill related to abortion law introduced. Four orders for papers were also agreed to, including those related to the use of vehicles by Ministers and the development of Moore Park Golf Course. Read on … Continue reading In the House – Wednesday 19 February 2025

The Legislative Council was back on Tuesday for a packed day of Government Business. The House’s newest member, the Hon Nichole Overall was sworn in first thing before the House went on to debate a disallowance motion and pass four bills related to housing, mental health and custodial services. Read on for more… THE SWEARING … Continue reading In The House – Tuesday 18 February 2025

The first sitting week of 2025 finished with an eventful day that saw a new member elected to the Upper House during a joint sitting, debate on a matter of public importance, and five bills passing the Legislative Council. A bill related to energy pipelines and gas safety, as well as one about strata schemes … Continue reading In the House – Thursday 13 February 2025

It was an energetic first private members’ business day of 2025 in the Legislative Council! One private members’ bill was introduced, the House debated eight general motions and agreed to two orders for papers. Throughout the day, the rise of antisemitism in NSW was the subject of several debates. Read on for more…  PRESIDENT’S STATEMENT … Continue reading In the House – Wednesday 12 February 2025

The Legislative Council sat for the first time in 2025 on Tuesday and the House got right down to business! A Housing Amendment bill was introduced, and three bills passed, including those related to food and garden organics waste, and oversight of the state’s creative industries. The Council also received the significant news of intended retirement of the … Continue reading In the House – Tuesday 11 February 2025