This speech was delivered on 20.09.2016 in the NSW Upper House. You can read the full debate online here. The New South Wales Government has one hell of a problem and that is that the time to get a criminal trial in the District Court continues to blow out. As a result of that the […]
This speech was delivered on 08.11.2016 in the NSW Upper House. You can read the full debate online here. This is one of these moments when we are looking into the future of not just the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission but also potential changes that have been proposed to ICAC and other oversight bodies. A […]
This speech was delivered on 19.10.2016 in the NSW Upper House. You can read the full debate online here. I welcome the beautifully named Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Amendment (Container Deposit Scheme) Bill 2016. This bill does one good thing: It finally establishes a container deposit scheme for New South Wales. I commend not […]
Mr DAVID SHOEBRIDGE: On behalf of the Greens I indicate that we support the Child Protection (Working With Children) and Other Child Protection Legislation Amendment Bill 2016. This bill does a number of things. The objectives of the bill include: (a)to amend the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012 (the Working with Children Act) […]
This speech was delivered on 12.10.2016 in the NSW Upper House. You can read the full debate online here. On behalf of The Greens I will speak to the Education and Teaching Legislation Amendment Bill 2016. This bill amends three major pieces of legislation that govern schools and education in New South Wales: the Board […]
This speech was delivered on 11.10.2016 in the NSW Upper House. You can read the full debate online here. On behalf of The Greens I state at the outset that we oppose the Industrial Relations Amendment (Industrial Court) Bill 2016. The objects of the bill are to amend the Industrial Relations Act 1996 to abolish […]
This speech was delivered on 11.10.2016 in the NSW Upper House. You can read the full debate online here. On behalf of The Greens I speak to the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Amendment Bill 2016. The Greens do not oppose this bill. It makes a number of minor amendments to update terminology, to consolidate powers […]
The Greens NSW have today released a Consultation Report with proposed double jeopardy law reforms following public consultation on the proposed changes. The proposed reforms follow a Parliamentary inquiry late last year that produced a unanimous report making a series of recommendations regarding the Bowraville murders. Recommendation 8 of that report relates to extending the double jeopardy laws to […]
This debate was delivered 23/10/2014. You can read the original contribution here. Mr DAVID SHOEBRIDGE [10.50 a.m.]: It is my pleasure as a member of The Greens in this House to indicate my support for the words of my colleague Dr Mehreen Faruqi. I took great pleasure also in hearing the Hon. Trevor Khan’s presentation […]
This debate was delivered on 22/10/2014. You can see the original contribution here. Mr DAVID SHOEBRIDGE [6.30 p.m.]: On behalf of The Greens I make a contribution to debate on the Rural Fires Amendment Bill 2014 and indicate at the outset that The Greens will support the bill. In doing so, I note that The […]
