The House in Review

It was private members’ day on Wednesday in the Legislative Council and the House negatived three private members’ bills: one related to a proposed Independent Office of Animal Welfare, one related to coal seam gas mining in the Liverpool Plains and one to disallowing the Transport Oriented Development program. The House also agreed to adopt … Continue reading In the House – Wednesday 14 August 2024

The House got right down to business on Tuesday passing three bills, including one amending Acts in the Better Regulation and Fair Trading portfolios, and one establishing an insurance program for organisations providing out-of-home care and youth homelessness services. The House also heard the valedictory speech of Nationals MLC the Hon Bronnie Taylor. Read on … Continue reading In the House – Tuesday 13 August 2024

It was a full day of Government Business on Thursday in the Legislative Council with two bills passing the House, one related to compensation for those impacted by coal mine subsidence and one related to water supply in the Central Coast Council area. The House also heard the introduction of two further bills related to … Continue reading In the House – Thursday 8 August 2024

In the first private members’ business day since the winter break, the Legislative Council debated nine general motions and agreed to six orders for papers. A private members’ bill related to a proposed trial of pill testing was negatived and the House agreed to establish an inquiry into the establishment of a new standing order … Continue reading In the House – Wednesday 7 August 2024

The Legislative Council was back from its winter break on Tuesday with a busy day of Government business. The House heard about the recent Regional Roadshows that took place as part of the Bicentenary of the Legislative Council in a statement by the President and was notified of the numerous committee and statutory reports that … Continue reading In the House – Tuesday 6 August 2024

At 12.01am on Friday 21 June, the House commenced a new, unscheduled sitting day in order to finish the business it began during the previous day. With a ‘special adjournment’ of the House two hours earlier agreed to, the House met again to pass two bills, one related to residential land lease communities and one … Continue reading In the House – Friday 21 June 2024

The House got right down to business on Thursday, with a hefty agenda to make its way through including three Budget bills and 8 further bills to consider. A motion establishing the 2024/25 Budget Estimates hearings and two orders for papers were agreed to, before a ‘special adjournment’ delayed the beginning of the House’s winter … Continue reading In the House – Thursday 20 June 2024

In the final private members’ day before the winter break, the House debated 10 general motions and agreed to three orders for papers. One bill was introduced, seeking to change the Road Rules for provisional licence holders and one bill was debated, related to the keeping of animals in residential premises. Read on for more… … Continue reading In the House – Wednesday 19 June 2024

It was all about the Budget on Tuesday when Treasurer, and member of the Legislative Council the Hon Daniel Mookhey gave his budget speech in ‘the other place’, the Legislative Assembly chamber. Back in the Council, the House engaged in a ‘take note’ debate on the budget papers and passed two bills, both of which … Continue reading In the House – Tuesday 18 June 2024

It was a historic day in the Legislative Council on Thursday as the Government issued a formal State apology for the criminalisation of homosexuality in NSW. As well as this, the House passed bills related to knife crime and bail laws for domestic violence offences and saw the introduction of four further Government bills. Read … Continue reading In the House – Thursday 6 June 2024