1.

Council met pursuant to adjournment.  The President (The Hon. R. K. Sneath) took the Chair.

                 The President read prayers.

Meeting of
Council.

   2.

The Minister for Police (The Hon. P. Holloway), without notice, moved - That the Standing Orders be so far suspended as to enable Petitions, the Tabling of Papers and Question Time to be taken into consideration at fifteen minutes past two o’clock.

                 Question put and passed, without a dissentient voice, there being present an absolute majority of the whole number of Members of the Council.

Suspension of
Standing  Orders.

   3.

Ordered - That Order of the Day (Government Business) No. 1 be an Order of the Day for next day of sitting.

Postponement
of Business.

   4.

Ordered - That Orders of the Day (Government Business) No. 2 to No. 7 be postponed and taken into consideration after Order of the Day (Government Business) No. 8.

Postponement
of Business.

   5.

On the Order of the Day being read for the adjourned debate on the question - That the Rail Safety Bill be now read a second time:

                 Debate resumed.

                 And the Minister for Police having obtained leave to conclude his remarks, the debate was adjourned and ordered to be resumed on motion.

Rail Safety Bill.

   6.

Ordered - That Order of the Day (Government Business) No. 2 be an Order of the Day for next day of sitting.

Postponement
of Business.

   7.

Ordered - That Orders of the Day (Government Business) No. 3 to No. 7 and No. 9 be postponed and taken into consideration after Order of the Day (Government Business) No. 10.

Postponement
of Business.

   8.

On the Order of the Day being read for the adjourned debate on the question - That the Australian Energy Market Commission Establishment (Consumer Advocacy Panel) Amendment Bill be now read a second time:

                 Debate resumed.

                 On motion of the Hon. J. M. Gazzola, the debate was adjourned until next day of sitting.

Australian Energy
Market Commission
Establishment
(Consumer
Advocacy Panel)
Amendment Bill.

   9.

Ordered - That Orders of the Day (Government Business) No. 3 to No. 5 be postponed and taken into consideration after Order of the Day (Government Business) No. 6.

Postponement
of Business.

10.

The Council, according to order, resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole for the further consideration of the Motor Vehicles (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill.

In the Committee

                          Clauses No. 1 to No. 13 agreed to.

                          Clause No. 14 amended and agreed to.

                          Clause No. 15 read.

                 The Hon. S. G. Wade moved on page 8, line 35, after “attend at a” to insert “police station, post office, or”.

                          To report progress and ask leave to sit again.

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                 The President resumed the Chair and reported progress and obtained for the Committee leave to sit again on motion.

Motor Vehicles
(Miscellaneous)
Amendment Bill.

11.

Ordered - That the adjourned debate on the question - That the Rail Safety Bill be now read a second time - be now resumed.

                 Debate resumed.

                 Question put and passed.

                 Bill read a second time.

                 The President then left the Chair, and the Council resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole for the consideration of the Bill.

In the Committee

                          Clauses No. 1 to No. 158 agreed to.

                          Schedule 1 agreed to.

                          Schedule 2 agreed to.

                          Schedule 3 agreed to.

                          Title agreed to.

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                 The President resumed the Chair, and reported that the Committee had considered the Bill and had agreed to the same without amendment; whereupon the Council adopted such report.

                 The Minister for Police, pursuant to contingent notice, moved - That the Standing Orders be so far suspended as to enable the Bill to pass through its remaining stages without delay.

                 Question put and passed.

                 Bill read a third time.

                 Resolved - That this Bill do now pass.

Rail Safety Bill.

12.

The following Message from the House of Assembly was received and read:

Message No. 49

                 MR. PRESIDENT - The House of Assembly has passed the Bill transmitted herewith, entitled an Act to provide for the administration of hospitals and other health services; to establish the Health Performance Council and Health Advisory Councils; to establish systems to support the provision of high-quality health outcomes; to provide licensing systems for ambulance services and private hospitals; to make related amendments to other Acts; to repeal the Ambulance Services Act 1992, the Hospitals Act 1934 and the South Australian Health Commission Act 1976; and for other purposes, to which it desires the concurrence of the Legislative Council.

House of Assembly, 24 October 2007.                                                         J. J. SNELLING, Speaker.

                 Bill read a first time.

                 Ordered - That the second reading be postponed and taken into consideration on motion.

.

Message from
House of Assembly:
Health Care Bill.

13.

At four minutes to one o’clock the sitting was suspended until the ringing of the bells.

                 At fifteen minutes past two o’clock the sitting was resumed.

Suspension and
Resumption of
Sitting.

14.

The Clerk announced that the following Petitions had been lodged for presentation:

                 By the Hon. S. M. Kanck from 124 residents of South Australia, concerning plans to drain Lake Bonney and build a weir at Wellington.  The Petitioners pray that this Honourable House will do all in its power to obtain water for urban and agricultural purposes that do not destruct the natural operations of the River Murray system.

Petitions:
No. 10 - Plans to
Drain Lake Bonney
and Build a Weir at
Wellington.

                 By the Hon. S. M. Kanck from 135 residents of South Australia, concerning water allocations and River Murray environmental flows.  The Petitioners pray that this Honourable House will do all in its power to promote the buy-back of water allocations by State and Federal Governments in order to improve environmental flows and support sustainable agriculture.

No. 11 - Water
Allocations and
River Murray
Environmental
Flows.

  15.

The following Papers were laid upon the Table, viz.:

        By the Minister for Police (The Hon. P. Holloway) -

                 Reports, 2006-2007 -

                          Administration of the State Records Act 1997.

                          Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure.

        By the Minister for Emergency Services (The Hon. C. Zollo) -

                 Bio Innovation SA - Charter.

                 Review of the Operations of the Road Traffic Act (Drug Driving) - Report, September 2007.

        By the Minister for Environment and Conservation (The Hon. G. E. Gago) -

                 Reports, 2006-2007 -

                          Dental Board of South Australia.

                          Dog and Cat management Board.

                          Food Act.

                          Health and Community Services Complaints Commissioner.

                          Medical Board of South Australia.

                          Nurses Board of South Australia.

                          Pharmacy Board of South Australia.

                          SA Ambulance Service.

                          Upper South East Dryland Salinity and Flood Management Act 2002.

Papers.

16.

The Minister for Police, by leave, tabled a copy of a Ministerial Statement made by the Minister for Industrial Relations (The Hon. M. J. Wright, M.P.) concerning the Report of the Industrial Relations Commission of South Australia on its Inquiry into the Impact of Work Choices and Independent Contractors Legislation on South Australian Workplaces, Employees and Employers.

Ministerial
Statement Tabled.

17.

Ordered - That the second reading of the Health Care Bill be taken into consideration forthwith.

                 The Minister for Environment and Conservation moved - That the Health Care Bill be now read a second time.

                 On motion of the Hon. J.M.A. Lensink, the debate was adjourned until next day of sitting.

Health Care Bill.

18.

Ordered - That Orders of the Day (Government Business) No. 3 to No. 5, No. 7, No. 9 and No. 11 be postponed and taken into consideration after Order of the Day (Government Business) No. 12.

Postponement
of Business.

19.

The Council, according to order, resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole for the consideration of Message No. 46 from the House of Assembly relating to the Environment Protection (Site Contamination) Amendment Bill.

In the Committee

                          Resolved - that the Amendment be agreed to.

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                 The President resumed the Chair and reported accordingly; whereupon the Council adopted such report.

Environment
Protection (Site
Contamination)
Amendment Bill.

20.

On the Order of the Day being read for the adjourned debate on the question - That the Victims of Crime (Commissioner for Victims’ Rights) Amendment Bill be now read a second time:

                 Debate resumed.

                 Question put and passed.

                 Bill read a second time.

                 The President then left the Chair, and the Council resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole for the consideration of the Bill.

In the Committee

                          Clauses No. 1 to No. 8 agreed to.

                          Schedule agreed to.

                          Title agreed to.

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                 The President resumed the Chair, and reported that the Committee had considered the Bill and had agreed to the same without amendment; whereupon the Council adopted such report.

                 The Minister for Police, pursuant to contingent notice, moved - That the Standing Orders be so far suspended as to enable the Bill to pass through its remaining stages without delay.

                 Question put and passed.

                 Bill read a third time.

                 Resolved - That this Bill do now pass.

Victims of Crime
(Commissioner for
Victims’ Rights)
Amendment Bill.

21.

Ordered - That Order of the Day (Government Business) No. 4 be an Order of the Day for next day of sitting.

Postponement
of Business.

22.

On the Order of the Day being read for the adjourned debate on the question - That the Statutes Amendment (Victims of Crime) Bill be now read a second time:

                 Debate resumed.

                 Question put and passed.

                 Bill read a second time.

                 The President then left the Chair, and the Council resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole for the consideration of the Bill.

In the Committee

                          Clauses No. 1 to No. 15 agreed to.

                          New clause No. 15A inserted.

                          Clauses No. 16 and No. 17 agreed to.

                          Title agreed to.

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                 The President resumed the Chair, and reported that the Committee had considered the Bill and had agreed to the same with an amendment; whereupon the Council adopted such report.

                 The Minister for Police, pursuant to contingent notice, moved - That the Standing Orders be so far suspended as to enable the Bill to pass through its remaining stages without delay.

                 Question put and passed.

                 Bill read a third time.

                 Resolved - That this Bill do now pass.

Statutes Amendment
(Victims of Crime)
Bill.

23.

Ordered - That Order of the Day (Government Business) No. 7 be an Order of the Day for next day of sitting.

Postponement
of Business.

24.

On the Order of the Day being read for the adjourned debate on the question - That the National Electricity (South Australia) (National Electricity Law - Miscellaneous Amendments) Amendment Bill be now read a second time:

                 Debate resumed.

                 On motion of the Hon. I. K. Hunter, the debate was adjourned until next day of sitting.

National Electricity
(South Australia)
(National Electricity
Law - Miscellaneous
Amendments)
Amendment Bill.

25.

Ordered - That Orders of the Day (Government Business) No. 11 and No. 13 be Orders of the Day for next day of sitting.

Postponement
of Business.

26.

The Council, according to order, resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole for the further consideration of the Motor Vehicles (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill.

In the Committee

                          Clause No. 15 which the Hon. S. G. Wade had moved to amend on page 8, line 35, after “attend at a” by inserting “police station, post office, or” - further considered.

                 Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

                 The Hon. S. G. Wade moved on page 9, lines 5 and 6, to leave out “a service fee of the amount prescribed by the regulations” and insert “the specified service fee (being an amount prescribed by the regulations)”.

                 Question - That the amendment be agreed to - put and negatived.

                          Clause No. 15 otherwise amended and agreed to.

                          Clauses No. 16 to No. 18 agreed to.

                          Title agreed to.

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                 The President resumed the Chair, and reported that the Committee had considered the Bill and had agreed to the same with amendments; whereupon the Council adopted such report.

                 The Minister for Emergency Services, pursuant to contingent notice, moved - That the Standing Orders be so far suspended as to enable the Bill to pass through its remaining stages without delay.

                 Question put and passed.

                 Bill read a third time.

                 Resolved - That this Bill do now pass.

Motor Vehicles
(Miscellaneous)
Amendment Bill.

27.

Ordered - That the Council, at its rising, do adjourn until Tuesday, 13 November 2007, at fifteen minutes past two o’clock.

Next Day
of Sitting.

28.

Council adjourned at twenty-five minutes past four o’clock until Tuesday, 13 November 2007, at fifteen minutes past two o’clock.

Adjournment.

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Members present during any part of the sitting:

The Hon. J.S.L. Dawkins

The Hon. A. L. Evans

The Hon. G. E. Gago

The Hon. J. M. Gazzola

The Hon. P. Holloway

The Hon. D.G.E. Hood

The Hon. I. K. Hunter

The Hon. S. M. Kanck

The Hon. R. D. Lawson

The Hon. J.M.A. Lensink

The Hon. R. I. Lucas

The Hon. M. C. Parnell

The Hon. D. W. Ridgway

The Hon. C. V. Schaefer

The Hon. T. J. Stephens

The Hon. S. G. Wade

The Hon. R. P. Wortley

The Hon. C. Zollo