Ms PATTEN (Northern Metropolitan) (19:46): It is very sad that we are all not as perfect as the Liberal Democrats. I mean, what did we do without them before this? I do not know how we managed without Mr Quilty showing us the light. How on earth did we get on? I do not know. No, that is right, we did manage to pass legislation without them. Members interjecting. Ms PATTEN: That is right—we did manage to pass legislation. Now, I have been trying not to get angry. In fact I really did not want to speak on this, because I just...

  Ms PATTEN (Northern Metropolitan) (16:00): Pursuant to standing order 23.29 I lay on the table the second report from the Legal and Social Issues Committee on the inquiry into the closure of I Cook Foods Pty Ltd, including appendices, transcripts of evidence, extracts of proceedings and a minority report. I move: That the report be published. Motion agreed to. Ms PATTEN: I move: That the Council take note of the report. The first inquiry that we did into the closure of I Cook Foods was a self-referred inquiry. That was an investigation into the case of listeriosis that related to the death of Mrs Jean Painter...

  Ms PATTEN (Northern Metropolitan) (20:32): I am pleased to have this opportunity. I thought I had quite a few people in front of me. I am really delighted to get up and speak on this motion, and I am supportive of this motion. I am very interested to see what these documents say—as much as Mr Bourman is, and I am sure Dr Ratnam is also interested to see these documents—because I think it is important that we understand how this transition is going to happen, why we need 10 years for the transition and what we are going to...

  Ms PATTEN (Northern Metropolitan) (19:05): I am pleased to rise and support this motion. I think this motion is in many ways about recognising that we are in a climate emergency. It is recognising that we have to do things differently. I acknowledge a lot of the government’s comments about the actions that they are taking, the projects that they have underway, but it just grates when you still say ‘But drilling for gas is still okay. We are doing great things’—and I actually do not doubt that. I actually think that Victoria is ahead, and I think the Minister...

  Ms PATTEN (Northern Metropolitan) (21:53): I am pleased to rise to speak to this omnibus bill on firearms, control of weapons, sex offenders registration and Victoria Police. I support much of this legislation. I certainly support responsible gun ownership, and I think that many parts of this bill go towards that and go to rectifying issues that possibly could have been rectified some time ago. But I cannot support the further bedding down, the further trampling down, in relation to firearms prohibition orders. As we said back in 2018, these completely trample on fundamental human rights. Once a firearm prohibition...

  Ms PATTEN (Northern Metropolitan) (21:26): I also am very pleased to rise to speak to the Assisted Reproductive Treatment Amendment Bill 2021. I was pleased to speak to the Assisted Reproductive Treatment Amendment (Consent) Bill 2019 and the Assisted Reproductive Treatment Amendment Bill 2020, so this has been an ongoing process to consider in particular the Gorton review. I am particularly happy—as I was back in 2020—that, as Mr Meddick mentioned, we amended the legislation to remove police checks for people seeking assisted reproductive treatment. That was an amendment that I had put up in the 2019 bill. I think this goes...

  Ms PATTEN (Northern Metropolitan) (15:58): I rise to speak to Ms Crozier’s bill, the Mental Health Amendment (Counsellors) Bill 2021. You know, I do not think there is a single person in this chamber who does not passionately believe that a child’s mental health is crucially important and mental health support in our schools is very important. I am also clearly of the view that we should have highly qualified mental health support available to Victorian students, but I have to say I am perplexed by this bill, albeit we have only looked at it over the last few days....

  Ms PATTEN (Northern Metropolitan) (19:46): I think this is actually kind of exciting, and I am sorry that we have diminished it to conceiving children, council oversight and concrete. This is the biggest infrastructure project in the state’s history and I think Mr Davis also said possibly in Australia. That is quite extraordinary. To be here thinking about something that will be the biggest infrastructure project in my life—well, actually, not in my life. I probably will not be alive to see this, unless those stem cells that I have been taking actually work and those vitamins I have been...

  Ms PATTEN (Northern Metropolitan) (13:51): I would like to rise to speak to the substantive motion but also Dr Ratnam’s amendment, which I have to say was a bit of a team effort. I almost feel still out of breath from some of the running around that has occurred over the last 24 hours in finding a compromise position to enable in particular the crossbench to have their opinions recorded when they are not able to be in the chamber to do so, and we know that this is coming. We know that any number of us may find ourselves...

  Ms PATTEN (Northern Metropolitan) (13:15): I too am very pleased to rise to speak to this motion. I had the privilege of meeting Ron Fenton and Yogi a year or so ago. Not only did Yogi bring joy to Ron and assist Ron, he actually really could fill a room. He was a really wonderful—I do not know; yes, you can say it—charismatic dog. He really was— Mr Grimley: Beautiful eyes. Ms PATTEN: Gorgeous, gorgeous eyes. I think, listening to the story about the background of the connection between Benni and Yogi and Ron, it has got all the makings of a...