LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL NOTICE OF MOTION Dr Faruqi says- Mr PRESIDENT: I give notice that on the next sitting day I will move: 1. That this House notes that: (a) 11 October is the International Day of the Girl Child, (b) this day highlights the gender inequality faced by girls worldwide, including in education, healthcare and legal protection, and (c) empowering girls through education, health, services and equal opportunities allows girls to build better futures for themselves, their families and their community. 2. That this House calls on all governments to prioritise gender equality and girl's progress as well as implement policy that promotes intergenerational equality. Signed~~~~ Dated I L/ I b / :::u>l b r I 1:\LC\House Papers\Loqs aud Notices 2016\General Notices\Faruqi 1601012 International Day of the Girl Child.doc LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL NOTICE OF MOTION Ms Cusack says- Mr PRESIDENT: I give notice that on the next sitting day I will move: 1. That this House notes that: (a) the New South Wales Supreme Court's Annual Commercial and Corporate Law Conference will be held on 15 November 2016 and focus on increased use of Trusts in real estate and infrastructure, (b) the event is sponsored by the Supreme Court, the NSW Law Society and Sydney University, and (c) it was announced that the seven presenters and panelists scheduled to appear are all men, such that women will only participate as members of the paying audience. 2. That this House calls on the New South Wales Supreme Court, the University of Sydney and the NSW Law Society to: (a) reflect upon the inappropriateness of all male speaking programs in 2016, the negative message this conveys to women engaged in law, and the adverse effect this has upon the reputations of all three sponsors, · (b) review why this is still happening in 2016, and (c) consider 'the speaking pledge' initiative of Male Champions of Change as a model for improvement. 1:\LC\House Papers\Loqs and Notices 2016\General Notices\Cusack 161012 speaking pledge.doc LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL NOTICE OF MOTION Mr Clarke says- Mr PRESIDENT: I give notice that on the next sitting day I will move: 1. That this House notes that: (a) on Thursday 29 September 2016, at the Parliament of New South Wales, Jewish House under the auspices of its Chief Executive Officer, Rabbi Mendel Kastel and Clinical Director, Dr Kieran LePlastrier held the launch of its interventionist program to address alcohol and drug abuse, (b) those who attended as invited guests included: (i) the Honourable Pru Goward MP, Minister for Mental Health, Minister for Medical Research, Minister for Women, Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault and Assistant Minister for Health, (ii) the Honourable Gabrielle Upton MP, Attorney General, (iii) Mr Bruce Notley-Smith MP, Member for Coogee, and parliamentary host for the event, (iv) the Honourable Walt Secord MLC, Opposition Deputy Leader in the Legislative Council and Shadow Minister for Health, Shadow Minister for the Arts and Shadow Minister for the North Coast, (v) the Honourable Scott Farlow MLC, (vi) the Honourable David Clarke MLC, Parliamentary Secretary for Justice, (vii) Mr Ron Hoenig MP, Member for Heffron, (viii) Ms Elma Fourie, Managing Director of the Sydney Clinic, (ix) a representative of Ms Tracy Howe Chief Executive Officer of the New South Wales Council for Social Services; (x) representatives of various drug and alcohol rehabilitation organisations. (c) Jewish House, which was founded 33 years ago and whose Chief Executive Officer for the last nine years has been Rabbi Mendel Kastel, is a 'help in crisis' centre specialising in homelessness, drug and alcohol abuse, domestic violence and mental health matters, (d) the Interventionist Program, launched on 29 September 2016 by Jewish House is a new and innovative initiative in Australia pioneered by the United States based 1:\LC\House Papers\Loqs and Notices 2016\General Notices\Clarke 161011 Jewish House launch oflnterventionistProgram for drug and alocohol abuse.doc National Association of Drug and Alcohol Interventionists, which involves inclusion in the rehabilitation process of family or others with a personal relationship with those seeking treatment, and (e) at the launch of the Interventionist Program Rabbi Mendel Kastel and Dr Kieran LePlastrier were each awarded a Certificate of Completion of Training as an Interventionist Trainer pursuant to standards prepared by the U.S. based National Association of Drug & Alcohol Interventionists. 2. That this House congratulates Dr Rabbi Mendel Kastel and Dr Kieran LePlastrier on their Award of the Certificate of Completion of Training as an Interventionist Trainer. 3. That this House commends Jewish House and its officers and staff for their ongoing work in support of those who suffer from drug and alcohol abuse, or from issues relating to homelessness, domestic violence or mental health matters. Sign~-- Dated __/_ .2..-t)'--t_o-+fl'-'{-6=------- 1:\LC\House Papers\Loqs and Notices 20 16\General Notices\Clarke 1610 II Jewish House launch of Interventionist Program for drug and alocohol abuse. doc LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL NOTICE OF MOTION Mr Shoebridge says- Mr PRESIDENT: I give notice that on the next sitting day I will move: 1. That this House notes with concern that: a. The WestConnex Tollway M4 East was approved by the Planning Minister Rob Stokes as State Significant Development under sll5ZB of Part 5.1 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act. b. That the approval process for under Part 5.1 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act is tokenistic, denies proper community consultation, excludes merits appeals to the independent Land and Environment Court and prevents proper legal scrutiny of the environmental, heritage, economic and social impacts of the development. c. That the poor quality of the environmental assessment ofWestconnex by NSW Planning, its politicised approval process and the major defects in the statutory . assessment process for this damaging project has denied it legitimacy in the eyes of the community. 2. That this House recognises that: a. The WestConnex Tollway has been foisted on the people of Sydney with no meaningful consultation. b. The current projected cost of$17 Billion dollars for a 33km roadway represents a massive waste of taxpayer money given the dire state of public transport, hospitals and schools. c. The currently proposed $8.60 toll - including new tolls for the M4 and M5 will place a heavy burden on the people least able to afford additional transport related costs. d. The people of the inner city object to upwards of 50,000 vehicles a day being dumped on their streets from each interchange. 3. That this House acknowledges that: I:\MLC Shoebridge\Parliament\Notices ofMotion\161012 NOM Westconnex.docx ·Jeremy Buckingham MLC Notice of Motion Westconnex I give notice that on the next sitting day I will move: 1) That this House notes that for the cost of the NSW Government's unnecessary $16.8 Billion Westconnex roaq folly: a) We could build: i. 20 large scale solar farms as big as the 102 MW, $290 million Nyngan Solar plant to power, equivalent to removing over 1 million cars from the road; and ii. 20 large scale wind projects equivalent to the 175MW, $400 million White Rock Wind Farm proposed at Glenn Innes, to power 1.5 million homes; b) 1 million households could get a $1000 rebate for installing solar hot water; and c) We would still have enough money left over to buy back the Shenhua, Bylong, Berrima & Rocky Hill coal exploration licences at $220 million a pop like we did with BHP's Caroona mine and fund a $1.2 Billion transition fund for communities in the Hunter, Lithgow and lllawarra ,r regions effected by the end of coal mining in NSW rz~ [0- . LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL NOTICE OF MOTION Mr Clarke says- Mr PRESIDENT: I give notice that on the next sitting day I will move: 1. That this House notes that: (a) on Sunday 9 October 2016 the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Australia under the auspices of its National President Imam Inamul Haq Kauser held a celebratory function at the Bait-Ul Huda Mosque Centre at Marsden Park to mark the 46th Anniversary of the Independence of Fiji attended by over 700 members and friends of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community and the Fijian-Australian community, (b) those who attended as guests included: (i) His Excellency Mr Yogesh Punja, High Commissioner of the Republic of Fiji, (ii) Mr Zarak Khan, Consul-General for Fiji in Sydney, (iii) Ms Michelle Rowland MP, federal Member for Greenway and Shadow Minister for Communications, (iv) Mr Kevin Conolly MP, Member for Riverstone, (v) the Honourable David Clarke MLC, Parliamentary Secretary for Justice, (vi) Ms Prue Car MP, Member for Londonderry, Shadow Minister for Skills and Shadow Assistant Minister for Education, (vii) Dr Hugh McDermott MP, Member for Prospect, (viii) Councillor Stephen Bali, Mayor ofBlacktown City Council, (ix) Councillor Moninder Singh, Blacktown City Council, (x) Detective Senior Sergeant Vic Guillaurnier, New South Wales Police, (xi) numerous community, civic and religious representatives, and (c) the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Australia has a laudable record of involvement in numerous humanitarian, interfaith and charitable activities pursuant to its guiding principle of 'Love For All, Hatred For None'. 2. That this House: 1:\LC\House Papers\Loqs and Notices 2016\Genera1 Notices\C1arke 161011 46th Anniversary Fiji Independence. doc (a) congratulates the Fijian-Australian community on the occasion of the 46th anniversary of the independence of Fiji, and (b) commends the Ahmadiyya Muslim community for: (i) its initiative in organising the celebratory function on 9 October 2016 to mark the 46th anniversary of Fiji's independence, (ii) its ongoing contribution to interfaith harmony and dialogue, and (iii) its numerous humanitarian and charitable activities for the wider Australian community. Dated _ _:_J:Z__:o.,wjf-=6+/+/k""'_ ___ 1 I :\LC\House Papers\Loqs aod Notices 20 16\General Notices\Clarke 1610 II 46th Anniversary Fiji lndependeoce.doc LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL NOTICE .OF MOTION Ms Barham says- Mr PRESIDENT: I give notice that on the next sitting day I will move: 1. That this House notes that the United States Government's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) most recent analyses of global temperatures for June, July and August 2016 show that: (a) the globally averaged temperature across land and ocean surfaces for June 2016 was 0.92°C above the 20th century average, which is the highest June temperature since global temperature records began in 1880, (b) the globally averaged temperature across land and ocean surfaces for July 2016 was 0.87°C above the 20th century average, which is the highest July temperature since global temperature records began in 1880, (c) the globally-averaged temperature across land and ocean surfaces for August 2016 was 0.92°C above the 20th century average, which is the highest August temperature since global temperature records began in 1880, (d) as of August 2016 there have been 16 consecutive months in which a monthly global temperature record has been broken, the longest such streak in NOAA's 137 years of record keeping, and oc (e) the average temperature for the first eight months of 2016 is 1.01 above the 20th century average, surpassing by O.l6°C the previous record for the same period which was set in 2015. 2. That this House notes that an article published on 27 September 2016 by Climate Central's Senior Science Writer Brian Kahn reported that the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations recorded at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii remained above 400 parts per million, despite September typically being the month in which concentrations reach their lowest level in the annual cycle, and reported that: (a) the Scripps Institute for Oceanography's Ralph Keeling has stated that "Brief excursions toward lower values are still possible, but it already seems safe to 1:\LC\House P3.pers\Loqs and Notices 2016\General Notices\Barham 161012 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration most recent analyses of global temperatures .doc