Consideration in Detail
Consideration of Legislative Council amendments.
Schedule of amendments referred to in message of 18 February 2025
No. 1GRNS No. 1 [c2025-003C]
Page 3, Schedule 1[1], proposed section 2A(3)(b)(iii), line 23. Omit "people.". Insert instead—people,
(iv)women and gender diverse persons,
(v)people with physical and cognitive disabilities,
(vi)people with life threatening conditions and illnesses.
No. 2GRNS No. 4 [c2025-003C]
Page 7, Schedule 1[12], proposed section 8G(5)(b), line 26. Omit all words on the line. Insert instead—
(b)includes the power to carry out interviews in private, at the request of the potential interviewee or on the initiative of the Official Visitor, and
No. 3GRNS No. 5 [c2025-003C]
Page 7, Schedule 1[12], proposed section 8G. Insert after line 27—
(6)An Official Visitor visiting a custodial centre to which the Official Visitor is assigned must inform custodial centre staff members at the centre and the persons in custody, detained or residing at the centre, that interviews with the Official Visitor may be carried out in private.
Mr ANOULACK CHANTHIVONG (Macquarie Fields—Minister for Better Regulation and Fair Trading, Minister for Industry and Trade, Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology, Minister for Building, and Minister for Corrections) (20:37): I move:
That the Legislative Council amendments be agreed to.
I thank colleagues in the upper House and in this place for their support of this important bill, the Inspector of Custodial Services Amendment Bill 2024. It is the second bill that has been moved in the Corrections portfolio, the other being the Crime (Administration of Sentences) Amendment Bill that we passed last week. Improving accountability and transparency is important to ensure that our justice system in Corrections works, and that it works to community expectations. I take this opportunity to thank and recognise the efforts of my advisor Ms Constance Piperides. We were also ably supported by our departmental liaison officers, Ms Brenna Lorkin and Laura Dewberry. I commend the bill to the House.
Mr ADAM CROUCH (Terrigal) (20:38): On behalf of the Opposition, as the shadow Minister for Corrections, I support the Legislative Council amendments to the Inspector of Custodial Services Amendment Bill 2024. I agree that amendments Nos 1, 4 and 5 are absolutely correct in this particular instance. I also offer my thanks to the Minister's office and the staff. I believe this was Constance Piperides' first piece of legislation passing through this place. I congratulate her on that and acknowledge the great work that she and the team have done. I thank my senior electoral officer, Jack Robinson, for the work he has put into this. It is a good piece of legislation with good amendments. The Opposition supports the bill.
TEMPORARY SPEAKER (Mr Michael Kemp): The question is that the Legislative Council amendments be agreed to.
Motion agreed to.
