Category: Legislative Council

It was a marathon final day for the Council’s last sitting of the year! With three bills introduced and a further eight passing the House, it was a legislation-packed end to 2024. The day finished with a traditional round of seasonal felicitations, which can be read in full in the Hansard record. Read on for … Continue reading In the House – Thursday 21 November 2024

The final Legislative Council private members’ business day of 2024 was as busy as ever! The House debated nine general motions and agreed to six orders for papers. They also said ‘goodbye’ to a member, with the Hon Sam Farraway of the Nationals giving his valedictory speech to a packed chamber of colleagues and friends. … Continue reading In the House – Wednesday 20 November 2024

The Legislative Council passed three bills on Tuesday related to the establishment of NSW Motorways, the Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust and the creation of a licensing scheme to regulate the sale of tobacco products. The House agreed to a variation to Standing Order 64(5) and agreed to 13 general motions during formal business. … Continue reading In the House – Tuesday 19 November 2024

It was a big day of government business on Thursday with debate on a disallowance motion and a matter of public importance taking considerable time in the House. The House went on to hear the introduction of one bill related to the establishment of the Sound NSW Advisory Board and pass two others, one related … Continue reading In the House – Thursday 14 November 2024

The Legislative Council’s second last private members’ business day of 2024 saw two bills introduced, related to the legalisation of cannabis and the accountability of Racing NSW, and one passed related to pecuniary interest declarations for local government councillors. The House also debated a number of general motions and agreed to two orders for papers. … Continue reading In the House – Wednesday 13 November 2024

The Legislative Council was back for the November sittings on Tuesday, the final two weeks of the sitting calendar for 2024. Over the course of the day the House passed four bills, of which one related to setting a long-duration storage infrastructure objective for 2034, and heard the introduction of another that will establish NSW … Continue reading In the House – Tuesday 12 November 2024

It was a legislation-packed day of government business on Thursday, with four bills introduced and four passing the Legislative Council, including one amending residential tenancies legislation and another changing how parking fines are issued. The House also debated a matter of public importance related to unsolved murders on the North Coast of NSW. Read on … Continue reading In the House – Thursday 24 October 2024

The Legislative Council debated nine general motions and agreed to four orders for papers on Wednesday. A bill that sought to remove restrictions on the consumption of alcohol in public places was also negatived, rounding out a busy private members’ business day in the House. Read on for more… NEGATIVED: ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IN PUBLIC PLACES … Continue reading In the House – Wednesday 23 October 2024

The first day of the second October sitting week began with a President’s statement about the weekend’s visit to Parliament by His Majesty King Charles III. The House then passed a bill related to ‘vibrancy’ reforms aimed at boosting the night time economy and debated another which would allow the Health Insurance Levy to be … Continue reading In the House – Tuesday 22 October 2024

In a busy day of government business on Thursday the House passed three bills, including the Equality Legislation Amendment (LGBTIQA+) Bill, which originated as a private members’ bill in the Legislative Assembly in 2023 and was referred to committee before making its way to the Council. A matter of public importance related to the policing … Continue reading In the House – Thursday 17 October 2024