General Purpose Standing Committees

The Hon. DON HARWIN [4.13 p.m.]: I seek the leave of the House to amend Private Members' Business item No. 142 outside the Order of Precedence, standing in my name, in relation to the Budget Estimates schedule, by:

No. 1. Omitting all words after "instead" and inserting instead:

3. That the initial hearings be scheduled as follows:

Day One: Monday 13 October 2008Day One: Monday 13 October 2008
GPSCI Roads 9.15am-11.00 am
GPSC2 Health, Central Coast 9.15 am-1.00 pm
GPSCI Ports and Waterways 11.15 am-1.00 pm
GPSC I Finance, Infrastructure, Regulatory Reform 2.00 pm-4.30 pm
GPSC2 Ageing, Disability Services 2.00 pm-4.30 pm
GPSC I The Legislature 4.45 pm-6.00 pm
GPSC2 Aboriginal Affairs 4.45 pm-6.00 pm

Day Two: Tuesday 14 October 2008Day Two: Tuesday 14 October 2008
GPSC I Treasury 9.15 am-1.00 pm
GPSC3 Local Government 9.15 am-11.45 am
GPSC3 Mental Health 12.00 pm-100 pm
GPSCI Premier 2.00 pm-5.00 pm
GPSC3 Police 2.00 pm-4.00 pm
GPSC3 Lands 4.15 pm-5.00 pm
GPSC3 Emergency Services 5.15 pm-6.00 pm
GPSCI Arts 5.15 pm-6.00 pm

Day Three: Wednesday 15 October 2008
GPSC2 Education and Training 9.15 am-100 pm
GPSC4 Transport, Illawarra 9.15 am-1.00 pm
GPSC2 Women 2,00 pm-2.45 pm
GPSC2 Community Services 3.00 pm-6.00 pm
GPSC4 Planning, Redfern Waterloo 2.00 pm-6.00 pm

Day Four: Thursday 16 October 2008
GPSC5 Climate Change and the Environment 9.15 am-11.45 am
GPSC4 Fair Trading, Citizenship 9.15 am-1.00 pm
GPSC5 Commerce 12.00 pm-1.00 pm
GPSC4 Small Business, Science and Medical Research 2.00 pm-3.45 pm
GPSC5 Primary Industries, Mineral Resources 2.00 pm-6.30 pm
GPSC4 Tourism, Hunter 4.00 pm-6.00 pm

Day Five: Friday 17 October 2008
GPSC5 Energy 9.15 am-11.15 am
GPSC3 Attorney General, Justice, Industrial Relations 9.15 am-1.00 pm
GPSC5 State Development 11.30 am-100 pm
GPSC3 Gaming and Racing, Sport and Recreation 2.00 pm-4.00 pm
GPSC5 Water, Rural Affairs, Regional Development 2.00 pm-4.15 pm
GPSC5 Housing, Western Sydney 4.30 pm-600 pm
GPSC3 Juvenile Justice, Volunteering, Youth 4.15 pm-6.00 pm

No. 2. Paragraph 6: insert after "6.00 pm" the words "except on Thursday 16 October 2008 on which day hearings may conclude by 6.30 pm"

By way of background, these two amendments to my substantive motion were discussed and agreed upon by myself and members of the crossbench and the Leader of the House prior to the commencement of today's sittings. They make two changes in relation to the portfolio hearings of the Hon. Ian Macdonald and the Hon. Tony Kelly. The one consequential amendment which follows extends from 6.00 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. the hours for which a committee may sit for one day only, Thursday 16 October 2008. For the information of the House that was at the request of the Hon. Ian Macdonald for the convenience of officers from the Department of Primary Industries, who will therefore be able to return to Orange a day earlier and not incur the expenses of another overnight stay in Sydney, which is sensible. I am sure I speak on behalf of the Opposition and all members of the crossbench and say we were happy to accommodate that. Those are the amendments to my substantive motion that I propose to move by leave.

Leave granted.

Accordingly, I move:

That the resolution referring the budget Estimates and related papers to the general purpose standing committees, adopted by this House on 5 December 2007, and as amended, be further amended as follows:

1. Omit paragraph 3 and insert instead:

3. That the initial hearings be scheduled as follows:

Day One: Monday 13 October 2008Day One: Monday 13 October 2008
GPSCI Roads 9.15am-11.00 am
GPSC2 Health, Central Coast 9.15 am-1.00 pm
GPSCI Ports and Waterways 11.15 am-1.00 pm
GPSC I Finance, Infrastructure, Regulatory Reform 2.00 pm-4.30 pm
GPSC2 Ageing, Disability Services 2.00 pm-4.30 pm
GPSC I The Legislature 4.45 pm-6.00 pm
GPSC2 Aboriginal Affairs 4.45 pm-6.00 pm

Day Two: Tuesday 14 October 2008Day Two: Tuesday 14 October 2008
GPSC I Treasury 9.15 am-1.00 pm
GPSC3 Local Government 9.15 am-11.45 am
GPSC3 Mental Health 12.00 pm-100 pm
GPSCI Premier 2.00 pm-5.00 pm
GPSC3 Police 2.00 pm-4.00 pm
GPSC3 Lands 4.15 pm-5.00 pm
GPSC3 Emergency Services 5.15 pm-6.00 pm
GPSCI Arts 5.15 pm-6.00 pm

Day Three: Wednesday 15 October 2008
GPSC2 Education and Training 9.15 am-100 pm
GPSC4 Transport, Illawarra 9.15 am-1.00 pm
GPSC2 Women 2.00 pm-2.45 pm
GPSC2 Community Services 3.00 pm-6.00 pm
GPSC4 Planning, Redfern Waterloo 2.00 pm-6.00 pm

Day Four: Thursday 16 October 2008
GPSC5 Climate Change and the Environment 9.15 am-11.45 am
GPSC4 Fair Trading, Citizenship 9.15 am-1.00 pm
GPSC5 Commerce 12.00 pm-1.00 pm
GPSC4 Small Business, Science and Medical Research 2.00 pm-3.45 pm
GPSC5 Primary Industries, Mineral Resources 2.00 pm-6.30 pm
GPSC4 Tourism, Hunter 4.00 pm-6.00 pm

Day Five: Friday 17 October 2008
GPSC5 Energy 9.15 am-11.15 am
GPSC3 Attorney General, Justice, Industrial Relations 9.15 am-1.00 pm
GPSC5 State Development 11.30 am-100 pm
GPSC3 Gaming and Racing, Sport and Recreation 2.00 pm-4.00 pm
GPSC5 Water, Rural Affairs, Regional Development 2.00 pm-4.15 pm
GPSC5 Housing, Western Sydney 4.30 pm-6.00 pm
GPSC3 Juvenile Justice, Volunteering, Youth 4.15 pm-6.00 pm

2. Paragraph 6: insert after "6.00 pm" the words "except on Thursday 16 October 2008 on which day hearings may conclude by 6.30 pm".

I thank the House for its willingness to consider all these matters at great speed this morning so that we could reach consensus. It is always great when the House comes together and agrees on an important procedural matter such as this, which will enhance our status as a House of review and it is good that all honourable members are in agreement on this matter. I thank those members of the Opposition team who have supported me during several months bringing us to this day and, hopefully, towards a successful round of estimates hearings in a couple of weeks' time. I thank the House.

Question—That the motion be agreed to—put and passed in the affirmative.

Motion agreed to.