Emma Hurst MLC

AJP · New South Wales (NSW) · Member for Senator for Whole State · Upper House

Official parliament profile

Bills introduced by Emma Hurst

NSW New Priority List for Senior Next of Kin; Coroners Can Now Appoint Friends or Cultural Kin as Senior Next of Kin

Coroners Amendment (Caitlin's Law) Bill 2026

court procedures criminal justice domestic violence Indigenous affairs next of kin

Private Member's Bill

1st House

2nd House

Assent

NSW Up to 20 Years Jail for Animal Sexual Abuse and Bans on Owning Animals or Working with Children

Crimes Amendment (Animal Sexual Abuse) Bill 2025

animal abuse animal sexual abuse animal welfare child safety criminal penalties employment screening public safety

Private Member's Bill

Legislative Council

Legislative Assembly

Assent

NSW Fines or Jail for Breeding, Racing, or Selling Greyhounds, and New Administrator for Greyhound Racing NSW

Greyhound Racing Ban Bill 2025

animal breeding animal welfare betting services criminal penalties dog breeding gambling greyhound racing sports administration

Private Member's Bill

Legislative Council

Legislative Assembly

Assent

NSW Right to Keep Pets in Residential Rental Properties

Residential Tenancies Amendment (Animals in Residential Premises) Bill 2024

assistance animals disability rights housing pets in rentals rental market tenancy

Private Member's Bill

Legislative Council

Legislative Assembly

Assent

NSW New Rules for Dog Breeders

Companion Animals Amendment (Puppy Farms) Bill 2024

animal breeding animal welfare companion animals pet shops puppy farms

Private Member's Bill

Legislative Council

Legislative Assembly

Assent

NSW Forced Swim Tests Banned; Forced Smoke Tests Banned

Animal Research Amendment (Prohibition of Forced Swim Tests and Forced Smoke Inhalation Experiments) Bill 2024

animal research animal welfare scientific testing

Private Member's Bill

Legislative Council

Legislative Assembly

Assent

NSW Ban on Forced Smoke Inhalation Experiments and Forced Swim Tests in Animal Research

Animal Research Amendment (Prohibition of Forced Swim Tests and Forced Smoke Inhalation Experiments) Bill 2024

animal research animal welfare forced swim tests smoke inhalation experiments

Private Member's Bill

Legislative Council

Legislative Assembly

Assent

NSW Fines or Jail for Gambling on Live Animals and Banned Betting for Licensed Bookmakers

Unlawful Gambling Amendment (Betting on Animals) Bill 2023

animal welfare criminal penalties gambling gambling laws greyhound racing harness racing horse racing public safety

Private Member's Bill

Legislative Council

Legislative Assembly

Assent

NSW Exemptions for Publishing Private Recordings in the Public Interest

Surveillance Devices Amendment (Public Interest Exemptions) Bill 2023

privacy rights private conversations recording exemptions surveillance devices

Private Member's Bill

Legislative Council

Legislative Assembly

Assent

NSW Fines or Jail for Using Gassing Devices to Stun Pigs in Abattoirs

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment (Gassing Devices Prohibition) Bill 2023

animal welfare criminal offences criminal penalties gassing devices livestock penalty units public safety slaughterhouses

Private Member's Bill

Legislative Council

Legislative Assembly

Assent

NSW Fines or Jail for Keeping Laying Hens in Cages

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment (Battery Cage Prohibition) Bill 2023

animal cruelty animal welfare cage-free farming criminal penalties egg production farming laying hens

Private Member's Bill

Legislative Council

Legislative Assembly

Assent

[no bill text published] NSW Independent Office of Animal Welfare Bill 2026

Private Member's Bill

1st House

2nd House

Assent

[no bill text published] NSW Coroner's Amendment (Caitlin's Law) Bill 2026

Private Member's Bill

Legislative Council

Legislative Assembly

Assent

[no bill text published] NSW Thoroughbred Racing Amendment (Power to Remove Chief Executive and Appointed Members) Bill 2024

Private Member's Bill

Legislative Council

Legislative Assembly

Assent