The House in Review

There were three bills before the Legislative Council on Wednesday – and highlighting the truly diverse nature of private members' business day, their topics ranged from enforcing timber harvesting 'safety zones', to exempting medicinal cannabis users from certain driving offences, to redefining the principles of sound financial management in NSW. There were also more than … Continue reading In the House – Wednesday 2 August 2023

The House emerged from its winter recess on Tuesday, beginning the sitting week by passing a bill to establish a 12-month trial of a demerit point reduction scheme in NSW. Read on for more about the passage of the Road Transport Amendment (Demerit Point Reduction Trial) Bill 2023 in the Legislative Council, together with the … Continue reading In the House – Tuesday 1 August 2023 

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