Notices of Motion No. 62, Thursday 15 May 1997

BUSINESS PAPER
Thursday 15 May 1997
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PARLIAMENT OF NEW SOUTH WALES
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

1996-97

SECOND SESSION OF THE FIFTY-FIRST PARLIAMENT

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NOTICES OF MOTIONS
AND
ORDERS OF THE DAY
No. 62

THURSDAY 15 MAY 1997

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BUSINESS WITH PRECEDENCE

NOTICES OF MOTIONS--

1 Mr HARTCHER to move--

That this House dissents from the ruling of Mr Speaker given on Tuesday 6 May 1997 in which he first ruled a question without notice to the Minister for Gaming and Racing was in order and then ruled the Premier was at liberty to answer that question.

2 Mr WHELAN to move--

That Standing and Sessional Orders be suspended to allow at 2.15 p.m. on Wednesday 21 May 1997 the Premier to give an address of welcome to a delegation from the Seoul Metropolitan Council and to invite Mr Sun Jae Lee, Vice-President of the Seoul Metropolitan Council as Leader of the Delegation onto the floor of the House to address the Legislative Assembly to mark the occasion of the visit of the delegation.

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3 Mr WHELAN to move--

That the following papers be printed:

Report of the Working Party on Expedition of Criminal Charges against Police and Other Justice Personnel.
Report and Determinations of the Local Government Remuneration Tribunal under sections 239 and 241 of the Local Government Act 1993, dated 30 April 1997.

Report of the Charles Sturt University for 1996.

Report of the University of New South Wales for 1996.

Report of the Technical Education Trust Funds (Technical and Further Education Commission) for 1996.
Report of Macquarie University for 1996.

Report of the University of Newcastle for 1996.

Report of the University of Wollongong for 1996.

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

NOTICES OF MOTIONS--

1 Dr REFSHAUGE to move—

That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to regulate smoking in enclosed public places.

(Smoking Regulation Bill (No. 2).)

2 Mr WHELAN to move—

(1) That the terms of reference of the Joint Select Committee on Victims Compensation be amended by omitting paragraph (6) and inserting instead:

“(6) That the committee report by 29 May 1998 but report upon the long term financial viability of the Victims Compensation Fund reference by 24 December 1997".

(2) That a message be sent to the Legislative Council acquainting it of this resolution and requesting the Council to pass a similar resolution.

3 Mr WHELAN to move—

That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to amend the Crimes Act 1900 to make further provision with respect to the powers of police to detain a person after arrest and the rights of persons so detained; to amend the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 consequentially; and for other purposes.

(Crimes Amendment (Detention after Arrest) Bill.)

4 Mr WHELAN to move—

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(1) The Legislative Assembly is of the view that in the interests of even better Government in New South Wales it is desirable to maximise the composition of estimates committees membership;

(2) The Legislative Assembly calls on the Legislative Council to in future appoint joint estimates committees with the Legislative Assembly; and

(3) That a message be sent acquainting the Legislative Council of the resolution.

ORDERS OF THE DAY—

1 (i) Appropriation Bill.

(ii) Accommodation Levy Bill.
(iii) Appropriation (Parliament) Bill.
(iv) Appropriation (Special Offices) Bill.
(v) Appropriation (1996-97 Budget Variations) Bill.
(vi) Electricity Supply Amendment Bill.
(vii) State Revenue Legislation Amendment Bill.









Cognate bills; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Knight, "That these bills be now read a second time" (from 6 May 1997 -- Mr Rumble).





2 Joint Estimates Committees; consideration of the Legislative Council message dated 7 May 1997 (Mr Whelan).

3 Standing Orders 123, 123A, 124 and 124A; resumption of the adjourned debate on the motion of Mr Whelan—

“That, during the current session, unless otherwise ordered—

(1) Standing Order 123 No Confidence in Minister and Standing Order 123A No Confidence in Speaker be amended by leaving out from subparagraphs (7) “That the question be now put (closure)”.

(2) Standing Order 124 Censure of Member and Standing Order 124A Censure of Speaker be amended by leaving out from subparagraphs (4) “That the question be now put (closure)”.” (from 6 May 1997 — Mr Crittenden).

†4 Jury Amendment Bill; second reading (Mr Whelan).

Orders marked † are bills forwarded from the Legislative Counci

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l†5 Crimes Amendment (Apprehended Violence Orders) Bill; second reading (Mr Whelan).

†6 Trustee Companies Amendment Bill; second reading (Mr Whelan).

7 Animal Research Amendment Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Amery, "That this bill be now read a second time" (from 7 May 1997 — Mr Kerr).

8 Annual Holidays Amendment Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Yeadon, "That this bill be now read a second time" (from 7 May 1997 — Mr Kerr).

9 Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Whelan, "That this bill be now read a second time" (from 7 May 1997 — Mr Kerr).

10 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Amery, "That this bill be now read a second time" (from 16 April 1997 — Mr Kerr).

11 Fire Brigades Amendment Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Debus, "That this bill be now read a second time" (from 8 May 1997 — Mr Hartcher).

12 Unclaimed Money Amendment Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Knight, "That this bill be now read a second time" (from 14 May 1997 — Mr Phillips).

13 Crimes Legislation Amendment (Procedure) Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Whelan, "That this bill be now read a second time" (from 14 May 1997 — Mr Kerr).

14 Costs in Criminal Cases Amendment Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Whelan, "That this bill be now read a second time" (from 14 May 1997 — Mr Kerr).

†15 Smoking Regulation Bill; second reading (Dr Refshauge).

16 Historic Houses Amendment Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Carr, "That this bill be now read a second time" (from 25 September 1996 — Mr O’Farrell).

17 Noxious Weeds Amendment Bill; consideration of the Legislative Council amendments (Mr Amery).

Orders marked † are bills forwarded from the Legislative Council

GENERAL BUSINESS

NOTICES OF MOTIONS (for Bills)—

_1 Mr SOURIS to move--

That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to make better provision for securing the payment of money payable to subcontractors; and for other purposes.
(Subcontractors Protection Bill.)

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d_2 Dr MACDONALD to move--

That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to make provision with respect to the undergrounding of powerlines and cables.

(Powerlines and Cables Undergrounding Bill.)

3 Mr TINK to move—

That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to amend the Crimes Act 1900 with respect to assaults committed on peace officers and others.

(Crimes Amendment (Assaults on Officers) Bill.)

_4 Mr COLLINS to move—

That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act relating to the sentence of penal servitude imposed on Mr. Kevin Crump; and for other purposes.

(Life Sentence Confirmation Bill.)

_5 Mr SOURIS to move—

That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to amend the Transport Administration Act 1988 to establish a Board to govern the Roads and Traffic Authority, and for related purposes.

(Transport Administration Amendment (Roads and Traffic Authority Board) Bill.)

_6 Mr HARTCHER to move—

That leave be given to bring in a bill for an Act to amend the Water Supply Authorities Act 1987 to declare Parliament’s intention that a referendum be conducted before certain functions of Gosford City Council or Wyong Council relating to water and sewerage services are reduced, abolished or suspended.

(Water Supply Authorities Amendment (Central Coast Water and Sewerage) Bill.)

ORDERS OF THE DAY (for Bills)--

_1 Mental Health Amendment Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Dr Macdonald, "That this bill be now read a second time" (from 18 April 1996—Mr Amery).

_2 Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Amendment (Voter Identification) Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Fraser, "That this bill be now read a second time" (from 7 December 1995—Mr Amery).

_3 Government Publicity Control Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Tink, "That this bill be now read a second time" (from 8 June 1995—Mr Jeffery).

_4 Director of Public Prosecutions Amendment Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Tink, "That this bill be now read a second time" (from 26 October 1995 and 16 November 1995—Mr Whelan).

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d5 Crimes Amendment (Possession of Refused Classification Publications, Films and Computer Games) Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Tink, "That this bill be now read a second time" (from 16 May 1996—Mr Whelan).

_6 Jury Amendment (Majority Verdicts) Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Tink, "That this bill be now read a second time" (from 19 September 1996—Mr Richardson — speaking).

7 Firearms Amendment (Permits for Self-loading Rifles) Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Windsor, "That this bill be now read a second time" (from 19 September 1996—Mr Amery).

8 Home-owners Defence Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Hartcher, "That this bill be now read a second time" (from 26 September 1996—Mr Debnam—speaking).

_9 Crimes Amendment (Police Detention Powers after Arrest) Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Tink, "That this bill be now read a second time" (from 17 October 1996—Mr Anderson).

10 Smoke-Free Areas (Enclosed Public Places) Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Dr Macdonald, "That this bill be now read a second time" (from 24 October 1996—Mr Sullivan).

11 Community Protection (Dangerous Offenders) Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Richardson, "That this bill be now read a second time" (from 31 October 1996—Mr Page).

_12 Summary Offences Amendment (Offensive Implements) Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Tink, "That this bill be now read a second time" (from 31 October 1996—Mr Page).

13 Traffic Amendment (Street Racing) Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Debnam, "That this bill be now read a second time" (from 14 November 1996—Mr Gibson).

14 Pittwater (Winnererremy Bay) Open Space Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Brogden, "That this bill be now read a second time" (from 14 November 1996—Mr Amery).

_15 Full Cost of Olympics Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Collins "That this bill be now read a second time" (from 10 April 1997—Mr Page).

_16 Crimes and Traffic Amendment (Road-rage and Car-jacking) Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Tink, "That this bill be now read a second time" (from 10 April 1997—Mr Page).

_17 Parliamentary Precincts Bill; resumption of the adjourned debate, on the motion of Mr Price "That this bill be now read a second time" (from 17 April 1997—Mr Jeffery).

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dORDERS OF THE DAY (General Orders)--

_1 Hospital Elective Waiting Lists; resumption of the adjourned debate on the motion of Mrs Skinner, "That this 'House' requires the Minister for Health to publish monthly reports which provide details of the state of hospital elective waiting lists."

Upon which Dr Refshauge had moved, "That the motion be amended by leaving out all words after 'House' with a view to adding the following:
(1) Condemns the Opposition for its failure to publish monthly waiting list reports whilst it was in Government; and

(2) Congratulates the Carr Labor Government for publishing monthly waiting list reports." (from 16 May 1996--Mr Mills--speaking).

2 Northern Beaches Community Mental Health Services; resumption of the adjourned debate on the motion of Mr Hazzard,

“That this House condemns the New South Wales Government for its failure to--

(1) Ensure continued delivery of community mental health services at an appropriate level on the northern beaches of Sydney following the closure of the community mental health facility at Dee Why;

(2) Undertake serious commercial negotiations for the obtaining of alternative premises for mental health services in, or around, the Dee Why area; and

(3) Make any adequate alternative arrangements for the clients of the Dee Why mental health service other than to funnel them into the Queenscliff Health Centre.”
(from 10 April 1997— Mr Humpherson — speaking).

NOTICES OF MOTIONS (General Notices)—

_1 Mr COLLINS to move--

That this House acknowledges the paramount importance of a proper planning process to ensure investment and development in New South Wales and condemns political interference in the process.

_2 Mr HARTCHER to move--

That this House notes with concern proposals to raise the price of water and calls upon the Government to protect consumers consistent with its pre-election pledge of no new taxes.

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d3 Mr HAZZARD to move--

That this House:
(1) Notes with concern the Government's failure to satisfy concerns expressed by residents of the northern beaches area of Sydney regarding the downgrading of health services offered through Manly District Hospital, Mona Vale Hospital and community health centres;
(2) Condemns the Government's failure to act to establish an adequate consultation process with the communities of the northern beaches area of Sydney prior to the recent cuts in the level of health services offered in the electorates of Wakehurst, Manly and Pittwater;
(3) Condemns the Government for its failure to provide adequate funding to Manly District Hospital such that the hospital has been forced to close a 10 bed ward, South Wing 4 on weekends leaving an inadequate number of beds available for patients and forcing a 96 year old woman to remain on a hospital trolley for 24 hours in casualty an the weekend of 11 May 1996.

4 Mr HARTCHER to move--

That this House notes the peoples lack of confidence in the Government.

5 Mrs SKINNER to move--

That this House:
(1) Acknowledges the importance of immunisation to prevent the spread of infectious diseases;

(2) Supports continued public education campaigns to ensure a high level of public compliance; and


(3) Condemns as dangerous the ill-informed actions of a small minority who seek to persuade others to oppose immunisation.

6 Ms MEAGHER to move--

(1) That this House condemns the decision taken by the Federal Government to—
(a) deny migrants access to the social security safety net for a period of two years after arrival in Australia;
(b) restrict the access of migrants to emergency help through special benefits for a period of two years, which will result in many migrants being ineligible to qualify for assistance when they are in difficulty; and
(c) restricts access to job search assistance by denying new migrants access to the Commonwealth Employment Service for two years.

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(2) That this House notes with grave concern that the decision taken by the Federal Government will result in an unprecedent demand on state funded community services and housing and reduce many migrants to seeking assistance from voluntary agencies like the Smith Family and the Salvation Army.

_7 Mr O'DOHERTY to move--

(1) That this House calls on the Government to hold an independent inquiry into all matters surrounding the forced transfer of seven staff from Lurnea High School and recommends the Ombudsman be engaged to conduct the inquiry; and
(2) That the terms of reference of the inquiry include--
(a) why the Department of School Education grievance and other procedures failed to prevent the serious problems at Lurnea High School;
(b) recommendations as to whether the action taken against the transferred staff was warranted, appropriate and just;
(c) recommendations about possible changes to Departmental procedures in light of the Lurnea High School experience.

8 Mr ARMSTRONG to move--

That this House:
(1) Condemns the Government for misleading the people of New South Wales into believing that there exists a surge in development in New South Wales solely through the efforts of the Labor Government;
(2) Recognises the previous Coalition Government efforts in facilitating development and investment in this State prior to 25 March 1995;
(3) Commends the Coalition Government for its role in facilitating projects such as--
(a) Walsh Bay Development;
(b) Woolloomooloo Finger Wharf Development;
(c) Sydney Casino;
(d) AT and T;
(e) FOXTEL Pay TV Headquarters;
(f) American Express; and
(g) City West Development;
which the current Government is wrongfully claiming as its initiatives.

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d9 Mr HAZZARD to move--

That this House:
(1) Acknowledges the significant contribution World Environment Day on 5 June 1996 has had in focussing the community on the need for each and every member of the community to take steps to minimise his or her contribution to polluting our environment;
(2) Calls upon the Government to ensure there are not conflicting statements made to the community by the Government about the need to address environmental pollution such as statements made by the acting Minister for the Environment that air quality was improving over Sydney and statements made by the Minister for Health acknowledging that many hundreds of people are dying in Sydney as a result of complications caused by air pollution;
(3) Acknowledge the need to have the Government continue the initiatives commenced by the Coalition Government in 1992 to improve air quality and air quality monitoring in Sydney, the Hunter and the Illawarra; and
(4) Calls upon the Government to ensure that Stage 2 of the Environment Protection legislation be implemented as soon as possible to bring legislation effecting air and water quality and pollution generally into one effective Act of Parliament.

10 Mr DEBNAM to move--

That this House deplores the resumption of nuclear testing by China and calls upon the Chinese Government to cancel further testing and declare its willingness to immediately sign the comprehensive test ban treaty.

11 Mr DEBNAM to move--

That this House calls on the Premier to confess that his Government is already planning to sell or lease electricity generators and distributors.

12 Mr DEBNAM to move--

That this House condemns the Premier for heading New South Wales down the Joan Kirner path to financial ruin through his use of cross-border leasing to prop up the budget thereby giving the impression of a surplus and for encouraging Ministers to adopt creative accounting.

13 Mr PHILLIPS to move--

That this House condemns the Premier and the Treasurer for:
(1) Betraying the residents of this State by raising taxes to compensate for their financial incompetence;
(2) Failing, in line with good budgetary practice, to have fiscal measures in place to absorb unforeseen variations to the State budget;
(3) Deliberately breaking their repeated promises to the business community not to increase taxes;
(4) Adding further imposts on business that make them less competitive with businesses in

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other States;

(5) Increasing payroll tax at the cost of jobs; and
(6) Allowing the public sector to grow at over 6% per annum having promised to rein in the cost of government.

14 Mr DEBNAM to move--

That this House calls on the Premier to override his Ministers' procrastination or inexperience and urgently establish an Infrastructure Advisory Board, comprising Government, business and community representatives to advise the State Government on strategic planning of infrastructure in New South Wales.

15 Mr D.L. PAGE to move--

That this House:
(1) Condemns the Government for holding public meetings on conservation reserve options without providing vital socio-economic information to enable affected communities to make rational and informed submissions to the Government;
(2) Calls on the Government to make the report on socio-economic impact compiled by the Centre for Agricultural and Regional Economics available immediately to the community; and
(3) Expresses its extreme concern at the job losses involved and urges the Government to properly consider the impact of their forestry policy on the economy of regional New South Wales.

16 Mr HAZZARD to move--

That this House condemns the Government and the Minister for the Environment for:
(1) Permitting the removal of thousands of tonnes of sand from the Moore Park Golf Course without requiring environmental safeguards to be put into place;
(2) Allowing the dumping of building materials and rubbish into the hole created by the removal of the sand without requiring environmental safeguards to be put into place;
(3) Exposing the environment to degradation without requiring a development application to be lodged at South Sydney Council or an Environmental Impact Statement for the removal of the sand and the dumping of building material and rubbish;
(4) Permitting the Moore Park and Centennial Park Trust to expose the environment to degradation and potentially environmentally dangerous activities without requiring the Trust to undertake procedures for protection of the environment which would be required to be undertaken by all private companies or individuals wishing to undertake similar activities; and

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(5) Park Trust because of the thousands of dollars to be made by the Trust by selling sand to other Sydney Golf Clubs at substantially less than market rates because of the Trust not having to undertake costly environmental safeguards such as an Environmental Impact Statement and a development application.

_17 Mr HUMPHERSON to move--

That this House notes the claim by the Premier that his personally selected head of the Public Service was a liar and notes that his close friend and confidant Graham Richardson is a self confessed liar.

_18 Mr O'DOHERTY to move--

(1) That this House condemns the Government for its failure to adequately respond to the demonstrated lack of procedures for dealing with allegations of child sexual assault in schools.
(2) That this House calls on the Government to begin the widest possible community consultation on this issue.

_19 Mr SCHULTZ to move--

That this House supports the retention of "Advance Australia Fair" as Australia's national anthem.

20 Ms FICARRA to move--

That this House condemns the Premier's failure to surrender to the Auditor-General all documents relating to the Showground lease and calls upon the Premier to do so forthwith.

_21 Mr HUMPHERSON to move--

That this House:

(1) Affirms the critical role that Manly and Mona Vale Hospitals play in providing health care to the 230,000 residents of the Manly-Warringah-Pittwater Peninsula.
(2) Opposes the planned downgrading of Manly and Mona Vale Hospitals with the closure of key services.

(3) Calls on the Government to permanently reverse its plan to slash vital health services on the peninsula.

_22 Dr KERNOHAN to move--

That this House notes the Premier's acknowledgement of the Honourable C.J.S. Lynn, M.L.C., as Member for Campbelltown.

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d_23 Mr O’DOHERTY to move--

That the House:

(1) Affirms the critical role of Hornsby and Ku-ring-gai Hospital and Neringah Hospitals in providing for the health needs of 250,000 residents of northern Sydney and beyond;

(2) Opposes proposals to downgrade or close these hospitals;

(3) Calls on the Government to maintain Hornsby and Ku-ring-gai hospital as a full acute care facility and redevelop it in its current location; and

(4) Calls on the Government to maintain Neringah Hospital as a unique and separate palliative care and rehabilitation facility.

_24 Mr RICHARDSON to move--

That this House:

(1) Notes the health implications of the dissemination of dioxins in the environment, and their links with cancer, developmental defects, and changes to the immune system;

(2) Deplores the Government’s failure to test for dioxins emitted from the Waverley-Woollahra municipal incinerator during its first 18 months in office, despite the Minister for the Environment’s continuing claims about the danger the incinerator poses to public health;

(3) Condemns the Minister for the Environment for not developing an alternative strategy for disposing of the 150,000 tonnes of garbage handled each year by the Waverley-Woollahra municipal incinerator before deciding to close it; and

(4) Calls on the Government to develop a statewide plan to manage dioxins, including those contained in emissions from municipal and hospital waste incinerators.

25 Mr HAZZARD to move--

That this House condemns the Minister for the Environment for--

(a) her failure to ensure the Waste Service undertook humanitarian removal of ibis from the Belrose Waste Disposal Depot;

(b) her failure to ensure that the Waste Service employ a method of removing ibis which was unlikely to be harmful to native fauna;

(c) her failure to ensure that the program for removal of ibis would not cause other fauna to die;

(d) her failure to establish a protocol for advising the local community of the poisoning and baiting campaign sufficient to ensure local residents and local schools were able to protect children and domestic pets from poisoning and the trauma of seeing fauna suffering an agonising death; and

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d (e) her failure to require the Waste Service to undertake alternative methods of removal of ibis prior to her issuing a licence to take and kill ibis by a method which had previously only been used for eradication of seagulls.

26 Mr JEFFERY to move--

(1) That this House condemns the Carr Government for the setting aside of a further deferred from logging area of 671,000 hectares on top of the new national parks and wilderness areas.

(2) That this House note the decision by the Government will create massive job losses in country New South Wales.

_27 Mr HUMPHERSON to move--

(1) That this House calls on the Premier and the Minister for Community Services to order a full and independent inquiry into the Manly office of the Department of Community Services; and

(2) That the inquiry investigate--

(a) Excessive incidences of the removal of children from the family home;

(b) The use of leading questioning techniques by DOCS staff to obtain untrue allegations of abuse;

(c) The use of threats by DOCS staff to silence critics and to induce co-operation;

(d) The incurring of substantial legal costs to pursue unwinnable cases; and

(e) The lack of any effective review of the decisions and actions of Manly DOCS staff.

C28 Dr MACDONALD to move--

(1) That this House in recognising that the issues surrounding voluntary euthanasia are complex, controversial and of such significance that they should be voted on by all citizens at a referendum that a Joint Select Committee be appointed.
(2) That the committee inquire into and report upon the legislative and administrative issues involved in a referendum on voluntary euthanasia in New South Wales with the following terms of reference --

(a) consider legislative and administrative frameworks that have been proposed, are current or have recently been in practice;

(b) prepare the question to be put to the public for referendum in 1999;

(c) prepare the affirmative and negative cases to be circulated prior to this referendum.

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d (3) That such committee consist of eight members of the Legislative Assembly and four members of the Legislative Council and that, notwithstanding anything contained in the Standing Orders of either House, at any meeting of the Committee, any six members shall constitute a quorum provided that the committee shall meet as a joint committee at all times.

(4) That the committee have leave to sit during the sittings or any adjournment of either or both Houses; to adjourn from place to place; to make visits of inspection within the State of New South Wales, other States and Territories and overseas.

(5) That should either House stand adjourned and the committee agree to any report before the Houses resume sitting—

(a) the committee have leave to send any such report, minutes and evidence taken before it to the Clerk of the House;

(b) the documents shall be printed and published and the Clerk shall forthwith take such action necessary to give effect to the order of the House; and

(c) the documents shall be laid upon the Table of the House at the next sitting.

29 Ms HALL to move--

That this House condemns the Federal Minister for Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs for her actions in:
(a) slashing funds to Skillshare Projects; and

(b) axing LEAP, Jobskills and New Work Opportunity programs, thus jeopardising the future of unemployed and unskilled workers in New South Wales.

30 Mr STEWART to move--

That this House reaffirms its strong commitment to multiculturalism.

_31 Mr HUMPHERSON to move--

(1) That this House notes that:
(a) the member for Campbelltown has moved away from his constituents to the suburb of Roseville;
(b) the median house price in Campbelltown is $118,000;
(c) the median house price in Roseville is $467,000; and
(d) an elected representative is better able to care for their constituents if they live in or near their electorate.

(2) That this House notes the expressed view of the Minto ALP Branch President that the member for Campbelltown has betrayed the people of Campbelltown time and again.

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d32 Mr HARTCHER to move--

That this House:

(a) supports the people of the Central Coast retaining control of their own water and sewerage services; and

(b) rejects any proposal to amalgamate the Gosford/Wyong Water and Sewerage Service with Sydney or with Newcastle.

33 Mr COCHRAN to move—

That this House calls on the Government to immediately reverse its decision to close Cooma Prison.

34 Mr COCHRAN to move—

That this House condemns the Government and the Minister for Regional Development for failing to produce a ‘Green Paper’ promised in this the proclaimed Year of Regional Development.

35 Mr COCHRAN to move—

That this House condemns the Government and Minister for Land and Water Conservation for artificially elevating land prices in the Bombala and Delegate areas by using taxpayers money to buy some agricultural land for plantation purposes when alternative forest and scrub land would be available if not for SEPP 46.

_36 Mr HARTCHER to move—

(1) That this House:

(a) notes the determination of the ICAC Commissioner, the Hon. Barry O’Keefe, in relation to the Home Building Advisory Centre at Port Macquarie and the reason for it as set forth in his letter of 17 July 1996 to the Minister for Fair Trading and Minister for Women;

(b) notes that the ICAC Commissioner has found that David Landa carried out his investigation in an unsatisfactory manner and did little more than collect various rumours; and

(c) notes that the Minister for Fair Trading and Minister for Women has used a report which the ICAC Commissioner has found to lack any proper or adequate evidentiary basis.

(2) That this House accordingly:

(a) calls upon David Landa to appear before the Bar of the House to explain his unprofessional report and to rebut the adverse and serious criticisms made of him, a former Ombudsman, by the ICAC Commissioner;

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d (b) calls upon the Minister for Fair Trading and Minister for Women to justify her use of public monies for a political purpose, her choice of David Landa to conduct a political inquiry and her use of a report found by the ICAC Commissioner to be without foundation;

(c) calls upon the Minister for fair Trading and Minister for Women to re-imburse the $13,376 paid to Mr Landa for the investigation; and

(d) requests the Auditor-General to investigate and report on this misuse of public funds.

37 Mr PHILLIPS to move—

That this House--

(1) Notes the Council on the Cost of Government proposal to close the Miranda Police Patrol.

(2) Expresses concern that such a proposal will weaken community policing and the local fight against crime in the largest commercial and entertainment centre of the Sutherland Shire.

(3) Calls on the Government to reject the proposal.

38 Mr DOWNY to move—

That this House--

(1) Notes the Council on the Cost of Government proposal to close Engadine Patrol and Menai Patrol.

(2) Expresses concern that such a proposal will weaken community policing and the local fight against crime.

(3) Calls on the Government to reject the proposal.

_39 Mr D.L. PAGE to move—

That this House--

(1) Notes the Council on the Cost of Government proposal to close Ballina Patrol.

(2) Expresses concern that such a proposal will weaken community policing and the local fight against crime.

(3) Calls on the Government to reject this proposal.

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d40 Mrs CHIKAROVSKI to move—

That this House--

(1) Notes the Council on the Cost of Government proposal to close Lane Cove Patrol and Gladesville Patrol.

(2) Expresses concern that such a proposal will weaken community policing and the local fight against crime.

(3) Calls on the Government to reject the proposal.

41 Mr TURNER to move—

That this House--

(1) Notes the Council on the Cost of Government proposal to close Forster Patrol.

(2) Expresses concern that such a proposal will weaken community policing and the local fight against crime.

(3) Calls on the Government to reject this proposal.

42 Mr HAZZARD to move—

That this House--

(1) Notes the Council on the Cost of Government proposal to close Collaroy Police Station.

(2) Expresses concern that such a proposal will weaken community policing on the northern beaches and will be in defiance of expressed community concerns.

(3) Calls on the Government to reject the proposal.

43 Mr COCHRAN to move—

That this House--

(1) Notes the Council on the Cost of Government proposal to close Wilcannia Police Patrol.

(2) Expresses concern that such a proposal will weaken community policing and the local fight against crime.

(3) Calls on the Government to reject the proposal.

44 Ms FICARRA to move—

That this House--

(1) Notes the Council on the Cost of Government proposal to close Kingsgrove Patrol and Riverwood Patrol.

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(2) Expresses concern that such a proposal will weaken community policing and the local fight against crime.

(3) Calls on the Government to reject the proposal.

45 Mr KINROSS to move—

That this House--

(1) Notes the Council on the Cost of Government proposal to close Gordon Police Station.

(2) Notes there were 550 incidents in the Gordon Patrol area alone during the month of September 1996.

(3) Expresses concern that such a proposal will weaken community policing and the community’s fight against crime.

(4) Calls on the Government to reject the proposal.

_46 Mr PHOTIOS to move—

That this House—

(1) Notes a memo by the Premier’s media director Kris Neill to Government press secretaries which:

(a) Laments the Government’s inability to have enough strong stories to sustain the remainder of the session;

(b) Criticises Ministers for wasting stories; and

(c) Describes strong Government stories as the defence against Opposition attack in order to avoid negative headlines.

(2) Notes the Premier’s media director’s calls for an end to ad hoc and undisciplined leaks by Ministerial offices and that the memo was leaked to the head office of every media organisation in Sydney.

(3) Expresses its sympathy and commiserations to the Government and the memo’s plea for one last push.

_47 Mr PHOTIOS to move—

That this House—

(1) Notes the Council on the Cost of Government proposal to close Ermington Patrol.

(2) Expresses concern that such a proposal will weaken community policing and the local fight against crime.

(3) Calls on the Government to reject the proposal.

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d48 Mr THOMPSON to move—

That this House—

(1) Applauds the efforts of the UN Peace-keeping force in Cyprus, including Australian police officers who continue to make vital contributions to its operation.

(2) Calls on the Turkish Government to co-operate with the UN Committee of Missing Persons in Cyprus in the Committee’s efforts to trace the fate 1619 Greek Cypriots missing since the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus.

(3) Deplores that more than 22 years after the invasion, there is still no lasting political settlement in sight.

(4) Affirms support for relevant UN Security Council resolutions, in particular resolution 939 of 1994 which calls for a solution to be based upon a sovereign, independent and unified Cyprus comprised of a bi-communal and bi-zonal federal republic free of foreign interferences.

(5) Urges the Turkish Government to respect basic human rights and principles, including freedom of movement, which are being violated since 1974.

(6) Urges the Australian Government as well as the international community to take urgent action to overcome the deadlock in negotiations to restore justice for Cyprus and to bring about a long-term resolution to the Cyprus problem.

49 Mr ARMSTRONG to move—

That this House—

(1) Expresses its condolences to the family of the late Dame Joan Hammond who passed away on 26 November 1996 in Bowral aged 84.

(2) Pays tribute to Dame Joan Hammond who dedicated her life to the performing arts as one of Australia’s most acclaimed and internationally renowned operatic stars.

50 Mr PHILLIPS to move—

That this House—

(1) Notes that nine Western Sydney Labor MP’s, including the Members for Badgerys Creek, Penrith, Parramatta, St Marys, Blacktown, Smithfield, Granville, Riverstone and Londonderry, have formed a rebel group and are actively opposing the siting of Sydneys second airport at Badgerys Creek in favour of Holsworthy.

(2) Notes that this rebel group stands in opposition to senior Government Ministers, including the Premier, Minister for Olympics and Roads and the Minister for Planning, who want the airport sited at Badgerys Creek.

(3) Calls on the Premier to clarify exactly where the Government wants Sydney’s second airport to be sited by having a Caucus vote on the issue.

(4) Wishes the Premier well in his next Caucus revolt.

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51 Dr MACDONALD to move—

That subject to the following amendments, this House adopt the Code of Conduct presented for consideration by the Legislative Assembly Ethics Committee on 29 October 1996—

(1) In the Preamble, insert:

“• to represent constituent views and to facilitate their participation in democratic decision making;”.

(2) In clause 4, after “resolve that conflict” add “within six months”.

(3) In clause 8 replace subclause (iii) with:

“(iii) A Member must not accept gifts, benefits or favours that are connected directly or indirectly with the carrying out of the duties of a Member except when they are of token value or consist of hospitality of a conventional nature.”

(4) Insert new clause 11:

“11 A Member shall not vacate their seat in the Legislative Assembly as a consequence, in whole or in part, of the receipt or promise of money or an appointment to a position in any government department, agency or corporation.”

(5) Insert new clause 12:

“12 A Member shall not name an individual, not being a member of the House, under the protection of parliamentary privilege unless that member can demonstrate that he/she has:

(i) evidence to justify his/her claims in connection with that individual;
(ii) explored alternative avenues of raising such claims before using the privilege.”

(6) Insert new clause 13:

“13 A Member shall not knowingly mislead the House or the public and shall, upon becoming aware of any unintentional misleading conduct, immediately inform the House or take steps to inform relevant constituencies.”

(7) The Code of Conduct shall be administered by an Ethics Commissioner appointed by a 75% majority of the Legislative Assembly. The Ethics Committee shall prepare a motion setting up the framework and administration of the Code by an Ethics Commissioner and that motion shall be voted on by the House before 30 April 1997.

52 Mr PHILLIPS to move—

That this House orders, pursuant to Standing Order 310, the Premier to lay on the table by 5 pm on the next sitting day, all documents including letters, contracts, memoranda and files relating to the urgent approval by him in 1988 of the Circular Quay East development.

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53 Mr HARTCHER to move—

That this House condemns the Premier for his inaction in relation to the International Garden Festival for Gosford and the loss of 58,000 jobs and $5.1 billion in investment.

54 Mr HAZZARD to move—

That this House condemns the Minister for the Environment for:

(a) her pre-emptive and ill considered attack on Great Lakes Council on 27 February 1997 over the hepatitis A outbreak at Wallis Lake;

(b) her failure to disclose to the people of NSW that the Environment Protection Authority advised her that it was not possible to lay blame against any particular party for the hepatitis A outbreak at Wallis Lake;

(c) her failure at any time to this date to justify her attack on the Great Lakes Council;

(d) her failure to apologise for her unsubstantiated allegations and for the effect those allegations had in distracting the community from contributing endeavours to address the problem of pollution in Wallis Lake; and

(e) her complicity in the devastation to the tourist industry and seafood industry of Wallis Lake.

55 Mr ARMSTRONG to move—

The New South Wales Government continues previous assurances that convicted murderer Kevin Crump remains incarcerated in the New South Wales prison system forever.

_56 Mr SOURIS to move—

(1) This House calls on the Auditor-General to immediately and urgently review the terms and conditions of any project deeds, contracts, agreements or preliminary agreements reached, or proposed to be reached, between the Government and the Airport Motorway Consortium concerning the proposed Eastern Distributor, for report to the House by a date four weeks from this referral by the Legislative Assembly.

(2) That, in the review, this House calls on the Auditor-General to obtain independent engineering, environmental and all other necessary advice on all matters relating to the Government’s proposal, including, but not restricted to, the following matters:

(a) whether the proposed toll and the proposed concession period represents the best deal for the New South Wales taxpayer;

(b) whether a fully tunnelled option, or an option that involves substantially more tunnelling than is currently proposed, is affordable given the currently proposed toll and concession period;

(c) whether the current proposal represents the best environmental outcome; and

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d (d) the full cost of the Government to contribution to the project in terms of necessary associated roadworks and any other expenses.

(3) That this House calls upon the Government to make all documents, including Cabinet and legal documents, available to the Auditor-General to ensure a full, in-depth inquiry under the terms of this motion.

57 Mr HUNTER to move—

That this House commends the Government for its commitment to lead remediation in the north Lake Macquarie area.

58 Mr STEWART to move—

That this House congratulates the Government for the redevelopment and construction of the new Canterbury Hospital.

59 Mr HUNTER to move—

That this House congratulates the Government on the creation of the Lake Macquarie State Recreation Area.

*60 Mr MARKHAM to move—

(1) That this House acknowledges and applauds the work done by both the National Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation and the New South Wales State Reconciliation Committee.

(2) That this House:

(a) recognises the value of the regional conferences held throughout major regional centres during February and March 1997 which were well attended by non-Indigenous and Indigenous people keen to work towards reconciliation;

(b) recognises 27 May 1997 as the commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of the 1967 Referendum when 92 per cent of Australians voted to allow Indigenous people the right of citizenship in their own land; and

(c) supports the National Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation in their hosting of the National Convention in Melbourne from 26 to 28 May 1997 inclusive as an important part of the reconciliation process in Australia, as Australia heads towards the year 2001, the birth of Federation.

61 Mr GAUDRY to move—

That this House congratulates the Minister for Health and the Government for the five year funding program granted to the Neuroscience Institute for Schizophrenia and Allied Disorders for an integrated research program into the causes of schizophrenia.

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g62 Ms MEAGHER to move—

That this House supports the efforts of the Cabramatta Police Patrol Commander in developing a summit of experts to consider a range of possible solutions to the trafficking and abuse of narcotics in Cabramatta.

63 Ms SEATON to move—

(1) That this House notes the motion carried at the Ovine Johnes Disease meeting convened by the Goulburn Rotary Club, on 16 April 1997, that funds raised from producer contributions be matched dollar for dollar by the Federal Government and each State Government based on livestock numbers within their state and is used for research, education and producer assistance.

(2) That this House recognises the extreme personal and financial hardship being suffered by producers with Ovine Johnes Disease affected flocks.

64 Mr HAZZARD to move—

That this House:

(1) Condemns the Premier for his adoption of the role of part time Premier as evidenced by—

(a) his failure to participate in question time in the Legislative Assembly on three successive days being Thursday 10 April, Tuesday 15 April and Wednesday 16 April 1997;

(b) his failure to attend the Parliament on any more that 6 days in the last 140 days, a record which makes him even more part time than his factional colleague and mentor former Prime Minister Paul Keating; and

(c) his failure to answer any more than and average of 0.36 questions per day since 27 November 1996.

(2) Calls upon the Leader of the House to allocate the Premier a question during question time.

65 Mr GAUDRY to move—

That this House:

(a) notes the concern of the residents of Islington at the ongoing problems of street prostitution in the area and the impact of this on community safety and amenity;

(b) notes the work done by the Police Service, the Newcastle City Council and the community to address the problem; and,

(c) calls on the Minister for Police to continue action to remove this blight from the Islington community.

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66 Dr MACDONALD to move—

That this House calls upon the Deputy Premier and Minister for Health to:

(a) acknowledge the severe impact of passive smoking on the health of the people of NSW;

(b) make available to every member of the community a copy of the NSW Passive Smoking Taskforce Report “Passive Smoking in the Hospitality Industry” dated February 1997;

(c) support the Taskforce’s preferred policy option 3 which recommends the introduction of Public Health legislation to prohibit smoking in enclosed public places where food and beverages are consumed;

(d) recognise community support for such policy, as confirmed by the recent Heart Foundation Poll, showing 65% of people want smoking restricted in pubs, 74% in clubs and 94% in restaurants;

(e) cease aligning himself with the only recalcitrant view that of the Australian Hotels Association; and

(f) support the private members’ bills currently on the Business Papers of the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council.

67 Mr HAZZARD to move—

(1) That this House condemns the Government for its continued endorsement of vandalism of buildings in Sydney of historic and heritage value and its failure to recognise in appropriate ways events of historic and heritage value to the people of New South Wales evidenced by:

(a) its failure to acknowledge 23 April 1997, in any meaningful and appropriate way, the “Day of Mourning” organised by the National Aboriginal History and Heritage Council;

(b) its failure to give reasonable consideration and assistance to Aboriginal people to ensure adequate and proper acknowledgement of the significance of 23 April 1938 when Aboriginal people met together at the Cyprus-Hellene Club which today would be acknowledged as an extremely significant day in the history of the advancement of Aboriginal people in modern Australia;

(c) its failure to assist the Aboriginal people to ensure a lasting and adequate memorial commemorating Aboriginal spiritual and emotional links to the Australia Hall at the Cyprus-Hellene Club; and

(d) its failure to adequately and reasonably reflect Aboriginal peoples concern about the preservation of a site which is of extreme cultural significance to Aboriginal people.

(2) That this House calls on the Government to deliver on its promises to represent the Aboriginal people in NSW and to consult with Aboriginal communities, non-indigenous supporters, academics, heritage and history groups and everyday Australians to ensure that milestones in Aboriginal culture and history which are extremely significant to all Australians are properly acknowledged and protected.

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68 Mr DEBNAM to move—

That this House:

(a) notes Bondi Beach plays a leading role in Australia’s tourism marketing and is also the most popular recreational space for the local community;

(b) expresses concern with the poor condition and lack of cleanliness of the beach, park and Pavilion and apparent lack of priority attached to these aspects by the current trustee; and

(c) joins with the local community in calling on the Government to urgently examine alternative trustee arrangements for Bondi Beach, including possible transfer to the National Parks and Wildlife Service, to ensure professional management of this unique asset for the residents of New South Wales.

69 Mr O’DOHERTY to move—

(1) This House calls on the Government to immediately place a moratorium on all Crown land development in the areas impinging on Berowra Valley Regional Park or within the Berowra Creek Catchment, including development applications currently before Hornsby Council.

(2) That during the period of the moratorium the Government establish a working party in conjunction with Hornsby Council, to assess and make recommendations about the long-term ecological sustainability of land development in the areas, with particular reference to:

(a) the impact on endangered, vulnerable and protected flora and fauna in existing bushland;

(b) the impact of urban development on the fringe of protected environments such as Berowra Valley Regional Park and Muogamara Nature Reserve; and

(c) the impact further urban development would have on sensitive waterways including Berowra Creek, through both urban runoff and sewerage.

(3) That the working party also examine the impact further development would have on infrastructure, which is already at or near capacity, including local roads and sewerage services.

70 Mr HAZZARD to move—

That this House condemns the Minister for the Environment for continuing to conduct her Environment portfolio:

(a) in a non-consultative manner; and

(b) in a way which often reflects little or no apparent understanding of her community obligations and her legal limitations, as evidenced by her threat on Sydney radio to close the Year 2000 Olympic city’s airport if the Federal Airport Corporation could not find ways of dealing with quarantine waste within the time frame set by her.


71 Mr RICHARDSON to move—

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(1) That this House condemns the Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning and Minister for Housing for:

(a) forcing housing densities of up to 45 dwellings per hectare on Baulkham Hills Shire Council in the Rouse Hill Development Area 40 kilometres from the centre of the city and 8 kilometres from the nearest railway line;

(b) publicly criticising the document “2020 - A Liberal Vision for the Hills” before he had seen and read it;

(c) making it clear by his criticism that the Government has no intention of providing any dedicated public transport system for the 250,000 people expected to reside in the Rouse Hill Development Area;

(d) dismissing, as a lightweight idea, the paper, “Liverpool in the 1990s: The Challenge of Economic Growth and Decline”, written by his Federal Labor colleague Mark Latham in 1992 and cited as a reference in 2020; and

(e) supporting the contention of the Minister for Local Government, reported in the Hills News of 8 April 1997, that The Hills is the same as the Eastern Suburbs and should have to accept the same sort of housing densities.

(2) That this House requests the Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning and Minister for Housing to:

(a) investigate and determine in conjunction with the Department of Transport an appropriate corridor for a light rail link from Parramatta to Rouse Hill;

(b) reconvene the Section 22 Rouse Hill Advisory Committee disbanded in September 1995; and

(c) refrain from commenting publicly on any document in future before he has read it.

72 Mr KERR to move—

That this House—

(1) Calls on the Government to acknowledge the unique heritage and environmental significance to Australia and the world of the:

(a) last remaining Kurnell sand dune; and
(b) the internationally recognised Ramsar listed Towra Point Wetlands.

(2) Recognise their significance as breeding areas and habitats for animals and birds native to Australia as well as migratory species.

(3) Act immediately to honour its obligation pursuant to international covenants and the Ramsar Convention and accordingly to take all steps necessary to protect the bio-diversity of these unique areas.

(4) Acknowledge the integral historic and cultural association of these areas with Aboriginal people, the original settlers of Botany Bay.

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(5) Condemns the refusal of the Government to properly fund their maintenance and ensure their protection for this and future generations.

73 Mr O’FARRELL to move—

That this House notes with concern the failure of the Government to commence the redistribution process and its implications for New South Wales.

74 Mr HAZZARD to move—

(1) That this House condemns the Government for its consistent misleading of the people of New South Wales regarding its lack of action on the desperately needed clean up of New South Wales waterways as evidenced by:

(a) its failure to undertake any improvements to the waterways of New South Wales in the two years and two months since it came to office;

(b) the Premier’s repeated announcements of packages of proposals to clean up New South Wales waterways but his failure to provide any substantive detail or action in relation to those oft reannounced packages;

(c) the failure by the Government to honour its unequivocal pre-election promise to guarantee the future of the $7 billion, 20 year Clean Waterways Program for Sydney, the Illawarra and the Blue Mountains by legislating the program; and

(d) the failure by the Government to properly consider and fund the clean up of rural waterways in its latest announcement of a $3.01 billion waterways package over 20 years.

(2) That this House calls on the Government to get on with the clean up of all New South Wales waterways.

75 Mr O’FARRELL to move—

That this House:

(1) Notes the re-appointment of David Hill as chief executive of State Rail.

(2) Recalls that during his previous term at State Rail, Mr Hill presided over:

(a) alterations to the method used to compile train on time running figures;

(b) an increase in rail debt causing debt servicing costs to rise from $31 million per annum to $250 million per annum;

(c) increases in operating costs for five years;

(d) expansion in State Rail’s workforce adding 1,300 to the payroll in a single year to take total numbers to in excess of 41,000;

(e) a four year 19 million decline in CityRail passenger journeys and three year 1.8 million decline in CountryLink passenger journeys; and

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(f) lavish junkets for journalists and others, including members of the Labor caucus, using the Commissioner’s rail carriage.

(3) Recognises Mr Hill’s links to the Labor Party which have kept him in employment for the past twenty one years.

(4) Calls on the Premier to immediately set specific performance measures for Mr Hill’s latest stint at State Rail so that rail commuters and the State’s taxpayers can be assured the excesses and failures of the past will not be repeated.

76 Mr PHOTIOS to move—

That this House—

(1) Notes the member for Ermington’s courtesy visit to the Gladesville Electorate office yesterday to advise of the official visit to the electorate.

(2) Notes the outrage and anger of local clubs with the Government’s savage poker machine tax increase and the new TAB monitoring levy.

(3) Notes the eight hours of crisis meetings yesterday that the member for Ermington had with the Secretary-Managers and Boards of the North Ryde RSL Club, the Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club, the Ryde Ex-Servicemens Club, the Dundas Valley Rugby Club and the Gladesville RSL Club.

(4) Condemns the Member for Gladesville for supporting massive tax increases that will:

(a) force price rises on club food and beverages with particular impact on pensioners;

(b) trigger big job losses;

(c) force the cancellation of multi-million dollar club developments;

(d) increase club debt; and

(e) force local community organisations and charities to find an extra $1 million in grants which all clubs agreed last night to cancel or review.

(5) Notes the devastating impact of the Government’s taxes which last night forced the Board of the North Ryde RSL Club to:

(a) cancel plans for a $20 million expansion of members amenities including a new health club, sports bar, lounge and restaurant areas, child care facilities and function rooms;

(b) cancel 100 job opportunities and $3 million in wages for people in the Gladesville area that would have followed this major club expansion;

(c) freeze all new employment and training programs; and

(d) immediately suspend $450,000 in club grants to local schools, hospitals, charities, sporting organisations and youth groups.

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(6) Condemns the Government for combined tax increases on clubs in Ermington and Gladesville of more almost $2.5 million with North Ryde RSL hit for $1,160,000, Ryde Eastwood Leagues Club $700,000, Gladesville RSL $275,000, Ryde Ex-Servicemans Club $162,000 and Dundas Valley Rugby Club $155,000.

(7) Calls on the member for Gladesville to support local clubs and vote against these tax increases.

_77 Mr SOURIS to move—

That this House—

(1) Condemns the Government for its eighteen month delay in considering the proposed Eastern Distributor.

(2) Notes that the Minister for the Olympics finally activated the project while sitting in a traffic jam during the Olympic Games in Atlanta.

(3) Condemns the Government for attempting to use the delays caused by its own factional wrangling over another tollway as justification for ramming this project through normal approval processes.

(4) Calls on the Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning and Minister for Housing to fully examine the alternative scheme for the Eastern Distributor developed by Mr Chris Stapleton and Ms Zorica Vujanac, and the Solutions for Sydney Committee in the course of deliberations on the project.

(5) Calls on both the Minister for Urban Affairs and Minister for Housing and the Minister for Roads to assure themselves and this House that in whatever form the project is eventually approved, it will be complete at least three months before the Olympic Games in September 2000.

78 Ms SEATON to move—

That this House notes the substantial policy resolutions of the Country Womens Association 75th Anniversary Conference, including:

(a) the need for incentives to be provided for general practitioners and medical specialists to be attracted to practice in rural areas; and

(b) their support for legislation which would ensure, beyond any doubt, that convicted murderer Kevin Crump will die behind bars and disappointment of many CWA members that the Government refuses to guarantee that will occur.

ORDERS OF THE DAY (Committee Reports)—

1 Report of the Standing Committee on Public Works on the Wyong Station Interchange; “That the House take note of the Report”.

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2 Report of the Regulation Review Committee on Regulatory Developments; “That the House take note of the Report”.

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3 Report of the Public Accounts Committee on the Proceedings of the Biennial Conference of Australasian Public Accounts Committees; “That the House take note of the Report”.




RUSSELL D. GROVE
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