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The object of this Bill is to create a new indictable offence of failing to stop a vehicle and driving the vehicle recklessly, or at a speed or in a manner dangerous to others, after becoming aware that police officers are in pursuit of the vehicle. The Bill before the House also makes other consequential amendments including license disqualification.

The objective of the Housing Amendment (Community Housing Providers) Bill 2010 is to amend the Housing Act 2001 to make further provision in relation to community housing providers and to provide a means to transfer government-owned special housing to community housing providers.

On behalf of Family First I comment on the Sydney Olympic Park Authority Amendment Bill 2009. The purpose of this bill is to improve the operation of certain provisions within the original bill by making provision for the management of noise emissions in respect of major events held at Sydney Olympic Park.

The purpose of this Notice of Motion is to disallow clause 5(1)(a) of the Retirement Villages Regulation 2009 which deals with the split costs for capital maintenance between residents and operators of retirement villages.

On behalf of Family First I speak in support of the motion. I thank the Hon. Kayee Griffin and the Hon. Marie Ficarra for their passion and concern with respect to ovarian cancer.

I speak as a Family First member on the Fisheries Management Amendment Bill 2009, which amends the Fisheries Management Act 1994 to make further provision for the management of fishery resources. The bill also amends other Acts, including the Criminal Procedure Act 1986, the Land and Environment Court Act 1979, the Local Court Act 2007, the Local Courts Act 1982 and the Marine Parks Act 1997.

As a Family First member of Parliament I speak to the Graffiti Control Amendment Bill 2009. The bill amends the Graffiti Control Act 2008 to create new offences relating to the supply of spray paint cans to children and the possession of spray paint cans by children; to increase the penalties for certain existing graffiti offences; and to introduce a scheme of community clean-up orders, under which an offender fined for a graffiti offence can be directed by a court to perform community clean-up work in order to satisfy the fine.

The object of the bill is to provide the legislative framework for consistent and high standard four-sided pool barrier fencing to surround all newly constructed backyard pools in New South Wales. It also aims to ensure that local councils regulate and promote awareness of the requirements, including through use of appropriate compliance mechanisms.

I wish to make a brief contribution to the disallowance of the National Parks and Wildlife Regulation 2009. The National Parks and Wildlife Service manages more than 6.5 million hectares of land on behalf of the people of New South Wales, comprising 750 protected natural areas.

I speak on behalf of Family First on the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Bill 2009. The intention of this bill is to amend the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979 in order to increase the penalties that can be imposed for offences pertaining to the animal trades and the confinement of laying hens for commercial egg production, as well as to make it an offence not to comply with a notice issued by an RSPCA inspector.