The House in Review

It was a busy and diverse day of private members’ business in the Legislative Council on Wednesday. With three bills introduced, and two debated, the House heard about a variety of topics including public alcohol consumption, a proposed exemption for Sikhs wearing helmets on motorbikes and the disallowance of a policy amendment. The House also … Continue reading In the House – Wednesday 5 June 2024

The June sitting period kicked off with a legislation packed day of Government business. A bill related to the employment of the CEO of the Museums of History and two related to reform Emergency Services Levy passed the House and a further bill, related to a trial of powers for police to use hand-held scanners … Continue reading In the House – Tuesday 4 June 2024

The Legislative Council saw three bills pass the House on Thursday related to employment of senior staff in local councils, the functions of the Ombudsman and extended trading hours for food and drink venues. As well as legislation, the House debated one disallowance motion and heard a personal explanation from a member of the Government. … Continue reading In the House – Thursday 16 May 2024

It was a busy private members’ business day on Wednesday in the Legislative Council. The House saw two bills introduced, one related to permanent stays in child sex abuse claims and one related to puppy farms. Motions on topics ranging from the harmful effects of social media to the NSW state flag were debated, and … Continue reading In the House – Wednesday 15 May 2024

Tuesday in the Legislative Council saw members from parties across the House contributing to a debate on a matter of public importance related to domestic and family violence in NSW. The House also debated a disallowance motion, saw one bill introduced and three passed. Read on for more… DISALLOWANCE MOTION RELATING TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT (GENERAL) … Continue reading In the House – Tuesday 14 May 2024

Government legislation was the focus of House business on Thursday, with three bills introduced and one, regarding local government de-amalgamation, passing the Legislative Council. The House also debated a matter of public importance about public access to Mount Warning and heard the Minister for Roads make a statement about road safety. Read on for more… … Continue reading In the House – Thursday 9 May 2024

Wednesday in the Legislative Council was packed full of Private Members’ Business, including motions regarding domestic and family violence, mental health funding and a proposal that “no body, no parole” laws‘ passed in 2022 be referred to as ‘Lyn’s Law’, in memory of Lynette Simms. Two private members’ bills were before the House and one … Continue reading In the House – Wednesday 8 May 2024 

The House got right down to business on Tuesday with three bills passed and members contributing to a condolence motion related to the recent Bondi Junction tragedy. The Council also heard personal explanations from two MLCs related to party membership and the change of political party name. Read on for more… Personal explanation from the … Continue reading In the House – Tuesday 7 May 2024

The Legislative Council’s Thursday sitting extended to 21 hours as the House debated and passed three bills and introduced one other. Bills related to the granting of bail for young people and a ban on gay conversion therapy dominated the day’s debates with the House sitting through the night to consider numerous amendments and ultimately … Continue reading In the House – Thursday 21 March 2024

It was another busy day of Private Members’ Business on Wednesday with one bill introduced, one negatived and one new inquiry established relating to the regulatory framework for cannabis in NSW. In a rare procedural occurrence for the House, two motions on the same topic were moved at the same time. The motions were related … Continue reading In the House – Wednesday 20 March 2024