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Work of the Legislative Councilin 2017Department of the Legislative Council

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To pursue excellence in supporting the Legislative Council.

O U R V A L U E S

Independence To provide services in an objective, diligent and impartial manner.

Integrity To be accountable and act in a professional, honest, ethical and equitable manner.

Improvement To improve the quality of services by exploring new ideas and opportunities.

Respect To promote a fair workplace that encourages contributions and values diversity.

Co-operation To co-operate with, support and assist colleagues.

ACCOUNTABLE AUTHORITY Clerk of the Legislative Council Nigel Pratt

PRESIDING OFFICER President of the Legislative Council Hon. Kate Doust MLC

LOCATION Parliament House 4 Harvest Terrace WEST PERTH WA 6005

CONTACT Telephone: (08) 9222 7222 Email: [email protected] Web: www.parliament.wa.gov.au ISBN 978-1-925578-02-7

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Legislative Council Administration Office

Legislative Assembly

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L I S T O F F I G U R E S A N D T A B L E S

Figures

Figure 1: Government time as a proportion of total time 2013-2017 ............................... 4

Figure 2: Comparison of House and Committee Hours 2013-2017 .................................. 5

Figure 3: Days and Hours of Sitting 2013-2017 ................................................................... 5

Figure 4: Total Time and Government Time 2013-2017 ..................................................... 6

Figure 5: Bills passed 2013-2017 ............................................................................................ 7

Figure 6: Pages of legislation considered in bills passed 2013-2017 ................................ 7

Figure 7: Number of bills initiated by House ........................................................................ 9

Tables

Table 1: Sitting hours under Rules of the House 2013-2017 .............................................. 4

C O N T E N T S

LIST OF DEFINED TERMS AND ACRONYMS LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES

INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 1

ABOUT THIS PUBLICATION ...................................................................................................... 1

FOCUS ON RESULTS ............................................................................................................... 1

FURTHER INFORMATION ......................................................................................................... 1

WORK OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER ................................................. 3

PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION ...................................................................................................... 7

BILLS CONSIDERED AND PASSED BY THE COUNCIL ................................................................... 8

WORK OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL COMMITTEES ......................................... 11

APPENDIX 1 CHAMBER PUBLICATIONS 2017 .............................................................................. 13

CHAMBER PUBLICATIONS 2017 ............................................................................................ 13

TABLED PAPERS 2017 .......................................................................................................... 14

TABLED PAPERS 2013-2017 ............................................................................................... 15

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE 2017 ............................................................................................. 16

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE 2013-2017 ................................................................................... 17

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE NOT ANSWERED WITHIN 9 SITTING DAYS 2017 ................................ 18

SETS OF AMENDMENTS CIRCULATED 2013-2017 ................................................................. 20

APPENDIX 2 PROCEDURES IN THE HOUSE ................................................................................... 21

STATEMENTS BY MINISTERS AND PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIES 2017 .................................. 21

STATEMENTS BY MINISTERS AND PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIES 2013-2017 ....................... 22

QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE 2017 ................................................................................... 23

QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE 2013-2017 ......................................................................... 24

MOTIONS 2017 .................................................................................................................. 25

DISALLOWANCE MOTIONS 2017 ......................................................................................... 26

NUMBER OF MEMBERS’ STATEMENTS 2017 ......................................................................... 27

APPENDIX 3 BILLS AND AMENDMENTS ....................................................................................... 29

BILLS PASSED 2017 ............................................................................................................. 29

BILLS THAT DID NOT COMPLETE PASSAGE 2017 .................................................................... 31

BILLS PASSED AND LEGISLATION VOLUME COMPARISON 2001-2017 .................................... 33

BILLS PASSED 2007-2017 ................................................................................................... 34

PAGES OF LEGISLATION CONSIDERED 2007-2017 ................................................................ 34

BILLS 2013-2017 COMPARISON ......................................................................................... 35

APPENDIX 4 SITTING SCHEDULE 2017 .......................................................................................... 37

APPENDIX 5 STANDING COMMITTEE STATISTICS 2017 AND COMPARISON: 2013 TO 2017 ......................................................................................................................................... 39

KEY ITEMS FOR 2017 ........................................................................................................... 40

GENERAL ITEMS ................................................................................................................... 41

COMPARISON BY COMMITTEE: 2013 TO 2017 ..................................................................... 42

APPENDIX 6 TRAVEL STATISTICS 2017 AND COMPARISON: 2013 TO 2017 ........................ 45

STANDING COMMITTEE TRAVEL 2017 .................................................................................. 45

TRAVEL EXPENDITURE FOR 2017 .......................................................................................... 45

COMPARISON OF TRAVEL EXPENDITURE – 2013 TO 2017 .................................................... 46

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INTRODUCTION

ABOUT THIS PUBLICATION

The Department of the Legislative Council has compiled these statistics on the operation of the Legislative Council for the information of Members and the public. This publication is for the calendar year 2017. The sitting period during 2017 was from 11 May to 7 December.

This report augments the statistics provided in the Annual Report of the Department of the Legislative Council.1 The statistical information in this report is based on the calendar year rather than the financial year information contained in the annual report.

FOCUS ON RESULTS

The Department’s mission is to pursue excellence in supporting the Legislative Council. The Department achieves this by providing professional, advisory and administrative support to the Members and officers of the Council. The Department’s purpose in gathering and publishing statistics is to assist it to provide better and more relevant services to Members and the public.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further information about the work of the Legislative Council is provided in the Department’s Annual Business Plan and its Annual Report. Details of proceedings of the House and work of the Council’s committees can be found on the Parliament House website. Inquiries regarding the data and information in this publication should be directed to the Clerk Assistant (Procedure) on (08) 9222 7255.

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Mr Nigel Pratt

Clerk of the Legislative Council

August 2018

1 Annual Reports of the Department of the Legislative Council can be viewed on the Parliament House website

at www.parliament.wa.gov.au.

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WORK OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER

This chapter provides data and analysis on the work of the Legislative Council Chamber during 2017, as well as year to year (historical) comparisons. The effect of the different procedural regimes on the work of the House is considered, focussing on the impact on Government business.

More detailed information and data on these matters and other functions of the House is provided in Appendix 1 (Chamber Publications), Appendix 2 (Procedures in the House) and Appendix 3 (Bills and Amendments).

Table 1 provides summary information on the procedural regimes applying since 2013 and the outcomes in terms of sitting times and time devoted to Government business.

CHAPTER 2: Work of the Legislative Council Chamber

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Table 1: Sitting hours under Rules of the House 2013 - 2017

PARLIAMENT/YEAR PERIOD SITTING

DAYS SITTING

HOURS GOVT. HOURS

(APPROX)

39th Parliament – Standing Orders (2013)

11/04/2013 – 12/12/2013

48 294.42 125


18/02/2014 – 03/12/2014

59 351.49 183

39th Parliament – Temporary Orders (2015)

17/02/2015 – 03/12/2015

60 356.39 167

39th Parliament – Temporary Orders (2016)

16/02/2016 – 22/11/2016

56 327.35 167


11/05/2017 – 07/12/2017

43 260.05 142

Figure 1 shows Government business time as a proportion of total time under the various procedural regimes in place from 2013-2017. Figure 3 provides details of the total sitting times (days and hours) during approximately the same period.

Figure 1: Government time as a proportion of total time 2013-2017

42

52

37

47

51

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

11/04/13 ‐12/12/13 39th

18/02/14 ‐03/12/14 39th

17/02/15 ‐03/12/15 39th

16/02/16 ‐22/11/16 39th

11/05/17 ‐7/12/17 40th

Percent

Standing Orders Temporary Orders


5

House and Committee Hours

The total annual sitting hours of the Chamber and the Council Committees are compared in Figure 2.

Figure 2: Comparison of House and Committee Hours 2013-2017

Figure 3: Days and Hours of Sitting 2013-2017

252

442410

376

206

294

351 356327

260

0

100

200

300

400

500

39th ‐ 2013 39th ‐ 2014 39th ‐ 2015 39th ‐ 2016 40th ‐ 2017

Hours

Parliament and Year

Committee Hours House Hours

4859 60 56

43

294

351 356

327

260

0

100

200

300

400

39th ‐ 2013 39th ‐ 2014 39th ‐ 2015 39th ‐ 2016 40th ‐ 2017

Hours

Parliament and Year

Days Hours


6

Figure 4 shows Government business time compared with total sitting time from 2013 to 2017.

Figure 4: Total time and government time 2013-2017

124

182167 167

142

294

351 356

327

260

0

100

200

300

400

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Hours

Parliament and Year

Government Time Total Time


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PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION

Figure 5 below shows the number of bills passed by the Council from 2013 to 2017.

Figure 5: Bills passed 2013-2017

Figure 6 below compares the number of bills passed by the Council with volume of legislation (pages) within the bills passed from 2013 to 2017.

Figure 6: Pages of legislation considered in bills passed 2013-2017

26

35

40

59

22

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Bills passed

Year

538

700

1142

2451

377

26

35

40

59

22

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

39th 2013 39th 2014 39th 2015 39th 2016 40th 2017

No. of Pages Considered No. of Bills Passed


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BILLS CONSIDERED AND PASSED BY THE COUNCIL

In 2017 the Council passed 22 bills. Of these, the Council amended 4. Figures 5 and 6 (previous page) do not take into account the different total sitting hours from year to year.

Bills Proceeding to Third Reading by leave

An indicator of the complexity and contentiousness of bills is the number that avoid scrutiny in detail of the committee stage of consideration. In 2017, leave was granted on 9 occasions to dispense with the Committee of the Whole House stage and to proceed to the Third Reading of a bill. The bills were the:

Appropriation (Capital 2017-18) Bill 2017

Appropriation (Recurrent 2017-18) Bill 2017

Child Support (Adoption of Laws) Amendment Bill 2017

Constitution Amendment (Demise of the Crown) Bill 2017

Iron Ore (Channar Joint Venture) (Hamersley Range) Agreements Amendment Bill 2017

Local Government Amendment (Auditing) Bill 2017

Mineral Sands (Cooljarloo) Mining and Processing Agreement Amendment Bill 2017

Petroleum Legislation Amendment Bill 2017.

Leave was granted on a further 10 occasions to proceed to the Third Reading of a bill on the same sitting day as the Committee of the Whole House stage was concluded. The Bills were the:

Domestic Violence Orders (National Recognition) Bill 2017

First Home Owner Grant Amendment Bill 2017

Loan Bill 2017

Misuse of Drugs Amendment (Methylamphetamine Offences) Bill 2017

Pay-roll Tax Amendment (Debt and Deficit Remediation) Bill 2017

Pay-roll Tax Assessment Amendment (Debt and Deficit Remediation) Bill 2017

Salaries and Allowances Amendment (Debt and Deficit Remediation) Bill 2017

School Curriculum and Standards Authority Amendment Bill 2017

Statutes (Minor Amendments) Bill 2017

Supply Bill 2017.

Initiation of bills

Figure 7 shows the number of bills initiated in the Council and the Assembly from 2013.


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Figure 7: Number of bills initiated by House

3028

32

35

28

16

7

1615

13

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Assembly Council

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WORK OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL COMMITTEES

The Legislative Council Committee Office

The Legislative Council Committee Office (Committee Office) provides advice and support to Legislative Council committees in order to enable them to produce high quality and informative reports that are presented to the Parliament. This is achieved by a team of professional staff who provide research, administration and executive services to committees. The statistical overview provides some insight into the range and nature of the work of this office.

Committee operations

In 2017, the Committee Office supported and administered five standing committees, two joint standing committees and one select committee. The Select Committee into Elder Abuse was established by the Legislative Council on 13 September 2017. The Procedure and Privileges Committee is a standing committee not administered by the Committee Office.

Each committee has different roles and functions. The Legislation Committee and the Uniform and Statues Review Committee routinely scrutinise bills referred to them by the Legislative Council. The Delegated Legislation Committee considers disallowable subsidiary legislation including regulations, local laws, by-laws and some orders. The Delegated Legislation Committee has the power to recommend that the Legislative Council disallow any piece of subsidiary legislation that is before it.

The remaining standing committees deal with issues relating to the administration of the State and matters of public interest. The Environment and Public Affairs Committee considers all petitions presented to the Legislative Council and has powers to initiate inquiries related to broader environmental issues. The Public Administration Committee has powers to examine most aspects of public administration, including to consult regularly with statutory office holders. The Estimates and Financial Operations Committee focuses on how public money is allocated and used. Over time this function has extended to include not only scrutiny of the Annual State Budget but also scrutiny of agencies annual reports.

The Select Committee into Elder Abuse commenced its inquiries into the causes and risk factors behind elder abuse and the way that community and government agencies can best address the damaging effects of elder abuse on older people in Western Australia.

CHAPTER 3: Work of the Legislative Council Committee Office

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Reports This year was the first year of the 40th Parliament. Despite being early in the Parliamentary cycle committees of the Legislative Council tabled 20 reports in 2017.

The Legislation Committee tabled one report that analysed the Sentence Administration Amendment Bill 2017. The Uniform and Statutes Review Committee tabled seven reports, five of which reported on uniform legislation. The other two reports announced terms of reference for inquiries into the form and content of the Statute Book and the Committee’s treaty function. The Delegated Legislation Committee tabled six reports in total. Four of their reports successfully recommended five pieces of subsidiary legislation be disallowed by the Legislative Council. The remaining two reports provided information to the Parliament on:

the procedures for dealing with consequential amendments to delegated legislation following enactment of primary legislation

the Committee’s observations arising from their review of the City of Joondalup Local Government and Public Property Amendment Local Law 2015.

The Environment and Public Affairs Committee tabled one report to announce the terms of reference for their inquiry into mechanisms for compensation for economic loss to farmers in Western Australia caused by contamination by genetically modified material. The Public Administration Committee tabled one report to announce the terms of reference for their inquiry into the functions of WorkSafe WA in relation to the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1984 and other associated matters. The Estimates and Financial Operations Committee tabled two reports announcing their Annual Budget Estimates hearings and Annual Report hearings.

The Procedure and Privileges Committee tabled two reports, one successfully recommended that an Acknowledgement of Country be adopted by the Legislative Council.

Travel/Training On occasions Committees undertake investigative travel to collect evidence during an inquiry. This may include hosting hearings in regional Western Australia, inspecting locations and sites, or where particular expertise or experience exists in other locations. Committees may also travel for the purposes of attending conference and forums to inform themselves.

The Elder Abuse Committee attended an Elder Law Forum run by the Law Society of Western Australia, aimed at addressing elder abuse in the community.

The Estimates and Financial Operations Committee engaged the Institute of Public Administration Australia to provide them with training on finance, budgeting and analysis of financial statements in the Public Sector.

The Chair and Deputy Chair of the Environment and Public Affairs Committee accepted an invitation to attend a Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Hot Topic Seminar on the role of Parliaments and Parliamentarians in deliberating climate change.

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APPENDIX 1 CHAMBER PUBLICATIONS 2017

CHAMBER PUBLICATIONS 2017

Chamber publications 2017 Number

Weekly Bulletins 14

Business Programs 43

Daily Notice Papers 43

Minutes of Proceedings 43

Tabled Papers Lists 43

Supplementary Notice Papers (Amendments) 29

Questions Book (Questions on Notice) 43

APPENDIX 1: Chamber publications 2017

14

TABLED PAPERS 2017

2017

Annual Reports 223

Subsidiary legislation* 305

Planning schemes and amendments 12

Standing / Select Committees reports ** 25

Others2 (including special reports, extensions of time) 441

TOTAL 1006

* Subsidiary Legislation includes any regulation or other instrument captured within the definition prescribed in the Interpretation Act 1984.

** Committee Reports includes committees administered by both Houses (Joint Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation; Joint Standing Committee on the Commissioner for Children and Young People and Joint Standing Committee on the Corruption and Crime Commission). ‘Special reports’ from committees seeking extensions of reporting dates and advising of ‘own motion inquiries’ (SO 325) have been excluded.

2 In addition to procedural papers tabled by the Standing Committees (special reports and extensions of time),

‘Others’ also includes tabled papers such as petitions, answers to questions without notice, agreements, CALM leases and various other papers tabled by Members during the course of debate.

223

305

1225

441

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

500

Annual Reports Subsidiarylegislation*

Planning schemesand amendments

Standing/SelectCommitteereports**

Others (includingspecial reports,

extensions of time)


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TABLED PAPERS 2013-2017

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Annual Reports 221 218 222 232 223

Subsidiary Legislation * 459 311 391 285 305

Planning schemes and amendments 2 11 15 19 12

Standing / Select Committees Reports ** 34 47 40 50 25 Others (including special reports, extensions of time)

444 649 664 628 441

TOTAL 1160 1236 1332 1214 1006

221 218 222 232 223

459311

391285 305

34

4740

50 25

444649

664

628

441

211

15

19

12

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Planning Schemes and Amendments

Others (including Special Reports and extensions of time)

Standing/Select Committee Reports

Subsidiary Legislation

Annual Reports


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QUESTIONS ON NOTICE 2017

Questions asked by 2017

Liberals 198

Nationals 34

ALP 0

Greens 269

Shooters, Fishers and Farmers (SFF) 1

Pauline Hanson's One Nation (PHON) 19

Liberal Democrats 4

TOTAL 525

Liberals38%

Nationals6%

Greens51%

PHON4%

Liberal Democrats1%

Questions on Notice


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QUESTIONS ON NOTICE 2013-2017

Questions asked by 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Liberals 6 3 11 11 198

Nationals 0 1 2 0 34

Greens 157 455 399 97 269

ALP 531 1129 1080 656 0

Shooters, Fishers and Farmers (SFF) 2 2 1 1 1

Pauline Hanson’s One Nation (PHON) N/A N/A N/A N/A 19

Liberal Democrats N/A N/A N/A N/A 4

TOTAL 696 1590 1493 765 525


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QUESTIONS ON NOTICE NOT ANSWERED WITHIN 9 SITTING DAYS 2017

See Standing Order 108(2).

May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total

Liberals 0 1 0 0 9 0 0 4 14

Nationals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Greens 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 6 13

ALP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Shooters, Fishers and Farmers (SFF)

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pauline Hanson’s One Nation (PHON)

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27

Liberals52%

Greens48%

Questions on Notice not answered within 9 sitting days


19

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE NOT ANSWERED WITHIN 9 SITTING DAYS 2013-2017


Liberals 0 0 0 0 14

Nationals 0 1 0 0 0

Greens 7 28 6 2 13

ALP 12 31 28 70 0 Shooters Fishers and Farmers (SFF)

0 0 1 0 0


N/A N/A N/A N/A 0


TOTAL 19 60 35 72 27


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SETS OF AMENDMENTS CIRCULATED 2013-2017

YEAR Sets of amendments circulated *

2013 7

2014 29

2015 20

2016 33

2017 29

* Sets of amendments circulated refers to the number of Supplementary Notice Papers issued containing proposed amendments to various bills.

7

29

20

33

29

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Amendments circulated

Year

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APPENDIX 2 PROCEDURES IN THE HOUSE

STATEMENTS BY MINISTERS AND PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIES 2017

Statements by Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries 2016

May Jun Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total

2 2 5 6 7 6 2 30

2 2

5

6

7

6

2

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

May June August September October November December

Ministerial Statements

APPENDIX 2: Procedures in the House

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STATEMENTS BY MINISTERS AND PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIES 2013-2017

Statements by Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries 2013-2017

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

29 58 60 56 30

29

5860

56

30

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Ministerial Statements

Year


23

QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE 2017

Questions asked by 2017

Liberals 483

Nationals 176

Greens 187

ALP 8

Shooters, Fishers and Farmers (SFF) 39

Pauline Hanson’s One Nation (PHON) 77

Liberal Democrats 26

TOTAL 996

SFF4%

Liberals48%

Nationals18%

Greens19%

ALP1%

PHON8%

Liberal Democrats2%

Questions Without Notice


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QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE 2013-2017


Liberals 10 11 19 10 483

Nationals 2 3 0 1 176

Greens 157 211 224 205 187

ALP 818 1196 1202 1147 8

Shooters, Fishers and Farmers (SFF)

15 24 33 37 39


N/A N/A N/A N/A 77


TOTAL 1002 1445 1478 1400 996


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MOTIONS 2017

Motions Moved

Motions moved by Government Members 34

Motions moved by Non-Government Members 33

Condolence Motions 4

TOTAL 71

NOTE: Motions includes Motions on Notice, Condolence Motions and other procedural motions such as a motion to suspend Standing Orders.

3433

4

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

Motions moved by Govt Members Motions moved by non‐GovtMembers

Condolence Motions


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DISALLOWANCE MOTIONS 2017

May Jun Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total

Disallowance Motions (Notices)

1 3 29 5 8 6 4 56

Agreed to 0 1 0 0 1 6 1 9

Negatived 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2

Withdrawn/ discharged

0 0 3 6 18 4 1 32

NOTE: The figures given do not equate over a calendar year as disallowance notices carry over from year to year. Some of the motions withdrawn or discharged were disallowance motions of which notice was given in the previous calendar year.

56

9

2

32

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Disallowance Motions(Notices)

Agreed to Negatived Withdrawn/discharged


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NUMBER OF MEMBERS’ STATEMENTS 2017

May Jun Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec TOTAL

Liberals 4 9 10 3 7 12 3 48

Nationals 2 6 3 0 2 4 2 19

Greens 1 7 4 8 3 10 3 36

ALP 1 8 15 9 6 8 5 52 Shooters, Fishers and Farmers (SFF)

1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2


0 0 4 4 0 6 4 18

Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3

TOTAL 9 30 36 25 18 43 17 178

SFF1%

Liberals27%

Nationals11%

Greens20%

ALP29%

PHON10%

Liberal Democrats2%

Members' Statements

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APPENDIX 3 BILLS AND AMENDMENTS

BILLS PASSED 2017

BILL No. BILLS PASSED 2016 ACT No.

ASSENT DATE

1 LA25-1 Appropriation (Capital 2017-18) Bill 2017 12 15/11/2017

2 LA26-1 Appropriation (Recurrent 2017-18) Bill 2017 11 15/11/2017

3 LA14-1 Child Support (Adoption of Laws) Amendment Bill 2017

4 1/09/2017

4 LC4-1 Constitution Amendment (Demise of the Crown) Bill 2017

9 25/10/2017

5 LA22-1 Dangerous Sexual Offenders Legislation Amendment Bill 2017

21 13/12/2017

6 LA19-1 Domestic Violence Orders (National Recognition) Bill 2017

10 8/11/2017

7 LA16-1B First Home Owner Grant Amendment Bill 2017 16 5/12/2017

8 LA39-1 Iron Ore (Channar Joint Venture) (Hamersley Range) Agreements Amendment Bill 2017

13 5/12/2017

9 LA1-1 Loan Bill 2017 1 3/07/2017

10 LA3-1 Local Government Amendment (Auditing) Bill 2017

5 1/09/2017

11 LA32-1 Mineral Sands (Cooljarloo) Mining and Processing Agreement Amendment Bill 2017

14 5/12/2017

12 LA6-1 Misuse of Drugs Amendment (Methylamphetamine Offences) Bill 2017

3 21/08/2017

13 LA36-1 Pay-roll Tax Amendment (Debt and Deficit Remediation) Bill 2017

19 13/12/2017

14 LA37-1 Pay-roll Tax Assessment Amendment (Debt and Deficit Remediation) Bill 2017

20 13/12/2017

15 LC10-1 Petroleum Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 7 14/09/2017

APPENDIX 3: Bills and Amendments

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BILL No. BILLS PASSED 2016 ACT No.

ASSENT DATE

16 LA17-1B Port Kennedy Development Bill 2017 8 15/09/2017

17 LA24-1 Railway (BBI Rail Aus Pty Ltd) Agreement Bill 2017

15 5/12/2017

18 LA34-1 Salaries and Allowances Amendment (Debt and Deficit Remediation) Bill 2017

1 27/02/2018

19 LA44-2 School Curriculum and Standards Authority Amendment Bill 2017

17 13/12/2017

20 LC5-2 Statutes (Minor Amendments) Bill 2017 6 12/09/2017

21 LA2-1 Supply Bill 2017 2 18/08/2017

22 LA18-1 Western Australian Jobs Bill 2017 18 13/12/2017


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BILLS THAT DID NOT COMPLETE PASSAGE 2017 BILLS ON NOTICE PAPER THAT DID NOT COMPLETE PASSAGE IN THE COUNCIL 2008

BILLS ON NOTICE PAPER THAT DID NOT COMPLETE PASSAGE IN THE COUNCIL 2017

BILL No. BILL NAME STAGE REACHED

1 LA 15–1 Coroners Amendment Bill 2017 Second reading (12/09/17)

2 LC 29–1 Building and Construction Industry Training Fund and Levy Collection Amendment Bill 2017

Second reading adjourned (6/09/17)

3 LC 23–1 Courts Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 Second reading adjourned (6/09/17)

4 LA 21–2 Corruption, Crime and Misconduct and Criminal Property Confiscation Amendment Bill 2017


5 LC 33–1 Animal Welfare Amendment Bill 2017 Second reading adjourned (11/10/17)

6 LA 28–1 Tobacco Products Control Amendment Bill 2017


7 LA 20–2 Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (WA) Amendment Bill 2017


8 LA 35–1 Occupational Safety and Health Amendment Bill 2017


9 LA 38–1 Mines Safety and Inspection Amendment Bill 2017


10 LA 8–1 Sentence Administration Amendment Bill 2017


11 LA 41–1 Corruption, Crime and Misconduct Amendment Bill 2017


12 LA 30–1 Appropriation (Recurrent 2010–11 to 2015–16) Supplementary Bill 2017


13 LA 31–1 Appropriation (Capital 2010–11 to 2015–16) Supplementary Bill 2017



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14 LC 7–1 Pilbara Port Assets (Disposal) Repeal Bill 2017

Second reading (7/09/15)

15 LC 11–1 Criminal Code Amendment (Industrial Manslaughter) Bill 2017

Second reading adjourned. (15/06/17)

16 LC 9–1 Prevention of Forced Closure of Remote Aboriginal Communities Bill 2017

Second reading adjourned. (15/06/17)

17 LC 27–1 Electoral Amendment (Access to Ministers) Bill 2017


18 LC 43–1 Criminal Procedure Amendment (Trial by Judge Alone) Bill 2017


19 LC 49–1 Environmental Protection Amendment (Clearing for Fire Risk Reduction) Bill 2017



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BILLS PASSED AND LEGISLATION VOLUME COMPARISON 2001-2017

Bills passed and pages of legislation considered 2001-2017

Year Parliament Pages of

legislation Bills passed

2001 36th 724 41

2002 36th 1690 54

2003 36th 3545 79

2004 36th 4449 84

TOTAL 36th 10408 258

2005 37th 2014 44

2006 37th 2293 78

2007 37th 1155 44

2008 37th 1520 49

TOTAL 37th 6982 215

2009 38th 1259 48

2010 38th 3292 61

2011 38th 2045 65

2012 38th 1925 59

TOTAL 38th 8521 233

2013 39th 538 26

2014 39th 1269 35

2015 39th 1142 40

2016 39th 2451 59

TOTAL 39th 5400 160

2017 40th 377 22

TOTAL 40th 377 22


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BILLS PASSED 2007-2017

PAGES OF LEGISLATION CONSIDERED 2007-2017

44

49 48

6165

59

26

35

40

59

22

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

37th 37th 38th 38th 38th 38th 39th 39th 39th 39th 40th

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Bills Passed

Parliament and Year

1155

15201259

3292

2045 1925

538

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BILLS 2013-2017 COMPARISON

Particulars 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Carried over from previous year

0 20 19 26 0

Initiated in Council 16 7 16 15 13

By Government 41 33 46 48 35

By Private Member 5 2 2 2 6

Received From Assembly 30 28 32 35 28

Amended in Council 2 4 4 15 4

Defeated in Council 0 0 0 0 0

Passed 26 35 40 59 22

Remaining on the Notice Paper at the end of the year

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BILLS WITH PROPOSED AMENDMENTS PUBLISHED IN SUPPLEMENTARY NOTICE PAPERS (2017)

BILL No. BILL SHORT TITLE

Proposed amendments in published Supplementary Notice Papers (SNPs)

ALP LIBERALS NATIONALS GREENS

SHOOTERS FISHERS and

FARMERS

PAULINE HANSON’S

ONE NATION

LIBERAL DEMOCRATS COMMITTEE

. TOTAL

1 1-1 Loan Bill 2017 1 1

2 5-1 Statutes (Minor Amendments) Bill 2017 2 2

3 6-1 Misuse of Drugs Amendment

(Methylamphetamine Offences) Bill 2017 1 1

4 15-1 Coroners Amendment Bill 2017 1 1

5 16-1B First Home Owner Grant Amendment Bill 2017 5 2 7

6 18-1 Western Australian Jobs Bill 2017 1 1

7 19-1 Domestic Violence Orders (National Recognition)

Bill 2017 1 1 2

8 21-2 Corruption, Crime and Misconduct and Criminal

Property Confiscation Amendment Bill 2017 1 1

9 22-1 Dangerous Sexual Offenders Legislation

Amendment Bill 2017 8 8

10 23-1 Courts Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 1 1

11 34-1 Salaries and Allowances Amendment (Debt and

Deficit Remediation) Bill 2017 1 16 2 19

12 36-1 Pay-roll Tax Amendment (Debt and Deficit

Remediation) Bill 2017 4 4

13 37-1 Pay-roll Tax Assessment Amendment (Debt and

Deficit Remediation) Bill 2017 1 1 2

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APPENDIX 4

SITTING SCHEDULE 2017

Legislative Council

2017 SITTING DATES

1 Thursday, 11 May

2 Tuesday, 16 May Thursday, 18 May

3 Tuesday, 23 May Thursday, 25 May

RECESS 2 WEEKS

4 Tuesday, 13 June Thursday, 15 June



RECESS 6 WEEKS

7 Tuesday, 15 August Thursday, 17 August

8 Tuesday, 22 August Thursday, 24 August

RECESS 1 WEEK

9 Tuesday, 5 September Thursday, 7 September

10 Tuesday, 12 September Thursday, 14 September

RECESS 3 WEEKS

11 Tuesday, 10 October Thursday, 12 October

12 Monday, 16 October Friday, 20 October3

RECESS 2 WEEKS

13 Tuesday, 31 October Thursday, 2 November

14 Tuesday, 7 November Thursday, 9 November

RECESS 2 WEEKS

15 Tuesday, 28 November Thursday, 30 November

16 Tuesday, 5 December Thursday, 7 December

3 Legislative Council Estimates Hearings.

APPENDIX 5: Standing Committee Statistics 2017

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APPENDIX 5 STANDING COMMITTEE STATISTICS 2017 AND

COMPARISON: 2013 TO 2017

Key to abbreviations

Code Name of Committee

AC Audit Committee

DG Delegated Legislation Committee

EF Estimates and Financial Operations Committee

EL Elder Abuse Committee

EV Environment and Public Affairs Committee

LS Legislation Committee

PC Public Administration Committee

PP Procedure and Privileges Committee

US Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review Committee


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KEY ITEMS FOR 2017

Key Items AC DG EF EL EV LS PC PP US Total No of meetings 3 11 20 4 11 7 23 3 15 97 No of hours of meetings 2 22 41.77 3.42 13.23 12.43 66.57 4.25 39.92 205.59 No of reports tabled 0 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 7 20

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GENERAL ITEMS

Meetings AC DG EF EL EV LS PC PP US Total Number of meetings 3 11 20 4 11 7 23 3 15 97 Hours of meetings 2 22 41.77 3.42 13.23 12.43 66.57 4.25 39.92 205.59 Number of Hearings 1 1 20 0 0 2 28 0 0 52 Number of witnesses appearing 2 4 144 0 0 8 47 0 0 205

Reports AC DG EF EL EV LS PC PP US Total Number of reports tabled 0 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 7 20 Number of reports tabled that include a minority report 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Number of Bills referred by the House AC DG EF EL EV LS PC PP US Total Number of Bills referred 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5

Submissions AC DG EF EL EV LS PC PP US Total No of submissions received 0 0 0 48 92 0 49 1 0 190

Summonses AC DG EF EL EV LS PC PP US Total No of Summonses issued 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Reports subject to Standing Order 191 AC DG EF EV LS PC PP RS US Total Government Responses requested 2 2 4 1 0 2 0 1 1 13 Government Responses not provided within the required period

1 2 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 10


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COMPARISON BY COMMITTEE: 2013 TO 2017 AC 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 No of meetings 4 3 8 6 3 No of hours of meetings 4.5 3.41 9.75 10.25 2 No of reports tabled 2 0 1 4 0

DG 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 No of meetings 15 20 21 18 11 No of hours of meetings 26.33 26.25 34.74 16.42 22 No of reports tabled 8 7 5 8 6

EF 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 No of meetings 26 46 35 35 20 No of hours of meetings 94.25 133.25 110.52 110.92 41.77 No of reports tabled 2 8 9 10 2

EL 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 No of meetings 4 No of hours of meetings 3.42 No of reports tabled 0

EV 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 No of meetings 18 31 29 22 11 No of hours of meetings 43.08 97.49 71.5 38.58 13.23 No of reports tabled 3 5 4 3 1

LS 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 No of meetings 5 25 18 20 7 No of hours of meetings 6.17 72.95 30.75 54.92 12.43 No of reports tabled 1 6 4 3 1

PC 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 No of meetings 17 31 25 13 23 No of hours of meetings 56.58 81.84 55.92 18.92 66.57 No of reports tabled 1 5 3 2 1

PP 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 No of meetings 3 4 6 14 3 No of hours of meetings 4.25 6.83 6.83 22.33 4.25 No of reports tabled 2 5 4 7 2

US 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 No of meetings 15 17 29 17 15 No of hours of meetings 17.25 19.95 53.41 21.08 39.92 No of reports tabled 4 4 8 9 7


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COMPARISON BY YEAR: 2013 TO 2017

Key Items AC 13 DG 13 EF 13 EV 13 LS 13 PC 13 PP 13 US 13 No of meetings 4 15 26 18 5 17 3 15No of hours of meetings 4.5 26.33 94.25 43.08 6.17 56.58 4.25 17.25No of reports tabled 2 8 2 3 1 1 2 4

Key Items AC 14 DG 14 EF 14 EV 14 LS 14 PC 14 PP 14 US 14 No of meetings 3 20 46 31 25 31 4 17No of hours of meetings 3.41 26.25 133.25 97.5 72.95 81.84 6.83 19.95No of reports tabled 0 7 8 5 6 5 5 4

Key Items AC 15 DG 15 EF 15 EV 15 LS 15 PC 15 PP 15 RS 15 US 15 No of meetings 8 21 35 29 18 25 6 13 29No of hours of meetings 9.75 34.74 110.52 71.5 30.75 55.92 6.83 36.75 53.41No of reports tabled 1 5 9 4 4 3 4 1 8

Key Items AC 16 DG 16 EF 16 EV 16 LS 16 PC 16 PP 16 RS 16 US 16 No of meetings 6 18 35 22 20 13 14 22 17No of hours of meetings 10.25 16.42 110.92 38.58 54.92 18.92 22.33 79 21.08No of reports tabled 4 8 10 3 3 2 7 2 9

Key Items AC 17 DG 17 EF 17 EL 17 EV 17 LS 17 PC 17 PP 17 US 17 No of meetings 3 11 20 4 11 7 23 3 15No of hours of meetings 2 22 41.77 3.42 13.23 12.43 66.57 4.25 39.92No of reports tabled 0 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 7


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Hours of Meetings for Standing Committees(calendar year)

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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APPENDIX 6

TRAVEL STATISTICS 2017 AND COMPARISON: 2013 TO 2017

STANDING COMMITTEE TRAVEL 2017

Committee Inquiry Location Dates Members & Staff Cost

EL Inquiry into Elder Abuse

Elder Abuse Law Forum

3 November 2017

Hon Nick Goiran MLC Hon Alison Xamon MLC Hon Tjorn Sibma MLC Hon Matthew Swinbourn MLC Advisory Officers x 1 $2,820

EV

Environment and Public Affairs Committee Sydney

25 to 27 October 2017

Hon Matthew Swinbourn MLC Hon Colin Holt MLC Advisory Officer x 1 $11,826

TRAVEL EXPENDITURE FOR 2017

Intrastate Interstate International Total AC $0 $0 $0 $0DG $0 $0 $0 $0EF $0 $0 $0 $0EL $2,820 $0 $0 $2,820EV $0 $11,826 $0 $11,826LS $0 $0 $0 $0

PC $0 $0 $0 $0

PP $0 $0 $0 $0US $0 $0 $0 $0Total $2,820 $11,826 $0 $14,646

APPENDIX 6: Travel Statistics 2017

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COMPARISON OF TRAVEL EXPENDITURE – 2013 TO 2017

By committee

Committee 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 AC $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 DG $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 EF $0 $6,766 $16,163 $2,572 $0 EL $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,820 EV $0 $188,190 $0 $0 $11,826 LS $0 $0 $0 $8,749 $0 PC $49,388 $51,263 $0 $0 $0 PP $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 US $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Total $49,388 $246,219 $16,163 $11,321 $14,646

By destination

Intrastate Interstate International Total 2013 $49,388 $0 $0 $49,3882014 $36,220 $56,067 $153,932 $246,2192015 $0 $16,163 $0 $16,1632016 $8,749 $2,572 $0 $11,3212017 $2,820 $11,826 $0 $14,646

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