Legislative Council of Western Australia in Perth, Western Australia | Government organisation

Legislative Council of Western Australia

Locality: Perth, Western Australia

Phone: +61 8 9222 7222

Address: Parliament House 6005 Perth, WA, Australia

Website: http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au

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24.01.2022 Here are the stats for this sitting week.

22.01.2022 The stats for this sitting week.

21.01.2022 The Legislative Council Weekly Bulletin, which sets out the Government’s proposed agenda for the sitting week, is now available at http://bit.ly/Weekley_Bulletin_35_November_2020. Following the handing down of the State Budget on 8 October 2020, debate on the Budget Papers will take precedence in the House over all other orders of the day for the next four sitting days. The debate on the Budget Papers is wide-ranging and provides an opportunity for Members to speak generally... about the Government’s activities in their electorates. In addition to the debate on the Budget Papers the Bulletin lists six bills for Members’ consideration, they are the: Road Traffic Amendment (Immobilisation, Towing and Detention of Vehicles) Bill 2020 Environmental Protection Amendment Bill 2020 Environmental Protection Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2020 Criminal Law (Unlawful Consorting) Bill 2020 Children and Community Services Amendment Bill 2019 Dog Amendment (Stop Puppy Farming) Bill 2020 You can find out more about each of these bills at https://bit.ly/Progress_of_Bills.

19.01.2022 Today the Leader of the House will move a motion of condolence on the passing of former Member the Honourable Kevin Leahy. Mr Leahy was a Member of the Legislative Assembly in the seat of Northern Rivers until the electorate was abolished. Mr Leahy was also a Member of the Legislative Council representing the Mining and Pastoral Region in the thirty-sixth Parliament. You can find out more about the Hon Kevin Leahy on our website http://bit.ly/Hon_Kevin_Leahy. You can watch or listen to Parliament online at http://bit.ly/Watch_Parliament.

17.01.2022 Every sitting Wednesday, the first two hours of business after Formal Business has concluded is set aside to debate motions on notice. A Member, other than the President, can give notice of a motion that they wish to debate. Today’s motion, to be moved by Hon Peter Collier, calls upon the Leader of the House to produce documents concerning COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. For full details of the motion, see today’s Notice Paper (motion no 3.) at http://bit.ly/Notice_Paper_4_November_2020. To watch the debate live commencing at approximately 2:10pm go to http://bit.ly/Watch_Parliament.

15.01.2022 Today the Public Administration Committee tabled their report: ‘Consultation with Statutory Office Holders'. The report contains two findings and nine recommendations. Read the report at https://bit.ly/37iwxKz

15.01.2022 On 19 November the Joint Select Committee on Palliative Care in Western Australia tabled its final report in the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council. The report details the current progress of palliative care in WA, with particular reference to recommendations made by the Joint Select Committee on End of Life Choices in August 2018, the delivery of services arising from funding announcements in 2019 and 2020, and palliative care in regional and remote areas. The rep...ort contains 56 findings and 25 recommendations about the delivery of palliative care services in WA. Read the report at https://bit.ly/35Jq1Ni

13.01.2022 On each sitting Thursday, time is set aside for nongovernment business. Today’s non-government business, which commences at approximately 10:15am, is allocated to the Greens WA Party. They intend to continue debate on a Private Members Bill introduced by Hon Tim Clifford, the Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Bill 2020. For full details, see today’s Business Program at http://bit.ly/Legislative_Council_Chamber_Documents. You can watch or listen to the debate live at http://bit.ly/Live_broadcast and find out more about the bill at https://bit.ly/Progress_of_Bills

05.01.2022 The Legislative Council of Western Australia sits at 2.00 pm today for its last scheduled sitting week for the year. However it may not be the last sitting for ...Council members as the Legislative Council does not change its membership until 22 May following each state election. #WAParliament #MPs #WAElection See more

04.01.2022 Earlier today the Standing Committee on Legislation tabled their report: ‘Guardianship and Administration Amendment (Medical Research) Bill 2020 and amendments made by the Guardianship and Administration Amendment (Medical Research) Act 2020’. The report contains 31 findings and 7 recommendations about the involvement of incapacitated research candidates in medical research in Western Australia. Read the full report at https://bit.ly/3l7OTCx

02.01.2022 #WAParliament will pause for one minute's silence today in memory of all those who have died in wars, conflicts and peace operations around the world for freedom and for keeping communities safe. Lest We Forget #1MS #lestweforget #remembranceday20