No. 153 Thursday 28 May 2026 |
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MEETING OF THE HOUSE | Commenced at 10.00 am
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| PRAYERS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY | |
ATTENDANCE OF THE DEPUTY LEADER OF THE GOVERNMENT IN THEIR PLACE
| Commenced 10.01 am
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Mr Graham addressed the House to explain his reasons for continued non-compliance with an order for papers
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CENSURE OF THE LEADER OF THE GOVERNMENT—NON-COMPLIANCE WITH AN ORDER FOR PAPERS
| Commenced 10.07 am
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Suspension of standing and sessional orders to allow a motion to be moved forthwith for censure of the Deputy Leader of the Government for failing to table documents in accordance with an order of the House
| Agreed to, on division (Ayes: 17 / Noes: 13)
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Motion of Dr Cohn
| Debate interrupted |
| Proceedings interrupted for Questions |
QUESTIONS | Commenced 11.00 am
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| SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER | Commenced 12.05 pm
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TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS DEBATE
| Commenced 12.09 pm |
Lunch
| 12.41 pm until 2.00 pm |
CENSURE OF THE LEADER OF THE GOVERNMENT—NON-COMPLIANCE WITH AN ORDER FOR PAPERS
| Commenced 2.00 pm
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Motion of Dr Cohn
| Agreed to, on division (Ayes: 20 / Noes: 14)
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MESSAGES FROM THE ASSEMBLY
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The President reported receipt of the following messages:
1. returning Road Transport Amendment (Non-registrable Motor Vehicles) Bill 2026 without amendment
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| BILL FORWARDED FROM THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY | Commenced 4.03 pm
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The President reported receipt of messages forwarding the following bills for concurrence:- Energy Legislation Amendment (Prioritising Renewable Energy) Bill 2026
- Crimes Legislation Amendment (Organised and Gang-related Crime Reforms) Bill 2026
- Building (Approvals and Practitioners) Bill 2026
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Bills 1st read and published
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Statements of public interest tabled
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2nd reading
| To be considered later
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| ITEM NO. | MEMBER | TITLE | RESULT
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| PMB No. 3055 | Mr Murphy
| 80th anniversary of the International Court of Justice | Objected to, not considered as formal business
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PMB No. 3056
| Mr Murphy | 81st anniversary of the International Court of Justice | Objected to, not considered as formal business
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| PMB No. 3226 | Mr Lawrence | Apology to witness for the unauthorised disclosure of in camera evidence | Agreed to
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| PMB No. 3250 | Mr Latham | Motion to Table Privileged Documents—Incident at NSW Parliament House – Further order (26 November 2025) | Agreed to
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| PMB No. 3251 | Mrs Overall | Passing of Emeritus Professor Alan Morton AM | Agreed to
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| PMB No. 3252 | Ms Merton | Panania Public School fete, "Panania Mania" 2026 | Agreed to
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| PMB No. 3254 | Mr Borsak | Contribution of Mr Andre Noujaim | Agreed to
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| PMB No. 3259 | Ms Hurst | Access to justice for victim-survivors of sexual assault | Objected to, not considered as formal business
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| PMB No. 3266 | Ms Boyd | National Disability Insurance Scheme funding and services
| Objected to, not considered as formal business
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| PMB No. 3267 | Ms Boyd | Greenpeace Australia Pacific "Energy Vampires: the AI data centres draining Australia" report | Objected to, not considered as formal business
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| PMB No. 3268 | Mr Primrose | International Guide Dog Day 2026 | Agreed to
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| PMB No. 3269 | Mr Buttigieg | 2026 NSW Plumbing Industry and Climate Action Centre Pipe Trades Training Centre's Apprentice Graduation Dinner | Agreed to
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| PMB No. 3270 | Mr Buttigieg | Unions NSW May Day Family Fun Day 2026 | Agreed to
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| PMB No. 3271 | Mr Buttigieg | Migrant Workers Centre opening
| Agreed to
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PAPERS TABLED
| Commenced 4.09 pm
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Mr Lawrence tabled Report of the Joint Select Committee on the NSW Reconstruction Authority entitled "Review of the operations of the NSW Reconstruction Authority regarding the NSW East Coast severe weather from May 2025", dated May 2026
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RETURNS TO ORDERS
| Commenced 4.10 pm
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The Clerk tabled documents considered not privileged by the Independent Legal Arbiter relating to the following order, incident at NSW Parliament House
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The Clerk announced receipt of the following returns to orders:
- Bays West Precinct Redevelopment,
- Delays to major transport projects,
- Football in Schools grant - further order,
- Investigation or enforcement activities for food production business or retailers,
- Investigations, arrests and prosecutions by agents of the Government
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The Clerk tabled redacted versions of documents containing personal information relating to the following order:
- Gaming and gaming reforms - further order
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| PUBLICATION OF WRITTEN ANSWERS TO SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE | Written answers for publication in Hansard
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| BUSINESS POSTPONED |
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Government Business notice of motion no. 1 to 3, postponed to a later hour
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| RULING BY PRESIDENT - SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER |
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The President gave a ruling concerning a supplementary question for written answer
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| MATTER OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE | Commenced 4.49 pm
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Question: That matter of public importance notice of motion no. 1 be discussed forthwith.
| Agreed to, on division (Ayes: 17 / Noes: 17) and casting vote
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Motion of Mr Banasiak: MPI no. 1: EnergyCo's repeated illegal
trespassing onto private land and their ongoing mistreatment of regional landholders
| Discussion concluded
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| BUSINESS POSTPONED |
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Government Business notice of motion no. 6, postponed to a later hour
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MESSAGES FROM THE ASSEMBLY
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| The President reported receipt of the following messages: |
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Dinner | 6.39 pm until 8.00 pm
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STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT - ERROR IN THE NOTICE PAPER |
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LOCAL JOBS FIRST BILL 2026
| Commenced 8.10 pm
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Bill introduced, 1st read and published
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2nd Reading: Motion of Mrs Houssous
| Debate adjourned for 5 calendar days
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ROAD TRANSPORT AMENDMENT (DEMERIT POINTS REDUCTION) BILL 2026
| Commenced 8.35 pm |
Note: any circulated amendments are published via the bill webpage
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In committee, bill taken as a whole
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| Bill reported from committee with amendments |
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3rd Reading: Motion of Ms Moriarty
| Agreed to returned to Assembly without amendment
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| Commenced 8.47 pm |
Note: any circulated amendments are published via the bill webpage
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2nd Reading: Motion of Mr Graham
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In committee, bill taken as a whole
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Govt amdts 1 to 2, c2026-159: Motion of Ms Suvaal
| Agreed to
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Bill reported from committee with amendments
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3rd Reading: Motion of Ms Suvaal
| Agreed to returned to Assembly with amendments
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ADJOURNMENT DEBATE
| The House adjourned at 10.30 pm until Tuesday, 2 June 2026 at 12.30 pm |
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