Ms JULIA FINN ( Granville ) ( 11:42 ): My question is addressed to the Minister for Better Regulation and Fair Trading. Will the Minister update the House on how the Minns Labor Government is making renting fairer and saving renters money?

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) (11:42): I thank the member for Granville for her question and for her tireless advocacy for the thousands of renters in her local community. The Minns Labor Government was elected on a mandate to make renting fairer for the people of New South Wales.

The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Willoughby to order for the first time.

Mr ANOULACK CHANTHIVONG: We promised to give renters safety and security in their homes, put their hard-earned money back into their pockets and, above all, protect them in the tightest rental housing market we have seen in a generation. We have delivered on that. Our focus was very simple: create a fairer rental market for everyone. This Government has delivered the most significant rental reforms in a generation. We have banned no-grounds evictions, appointed the State's first Rental Commissioner, introduced laws to make it easier for renters to have pets in their homes and delivered a raft of reforms that are about saving renters more money. I will list them.

We have limited rent increases to only one per year, guaranteed renters a fee-free way to pay their rent, banned fees for renter background checks and introduced Rent Check to help renters compare rental prices wherever they are across New South Wales. More importantly, those reforms are actually working. A year on, the NSW Rental Taskforce, for example, has returned more than $180,000 to renters who have been stung by illegal fees. That is real change, alleviating significant pressure on household budgets. There is plenty more where that came from.

We announced last month that the Parramatta, Penrith and Central Coast local government areas will lead the Government's Smart Rental Bonds rollout. Using the existing online system, Smart Rental Bonds will allow a renter to digitally transfer their bond from their current property to their new property when they move house. That will eliminate the need to fork out up to $4,000 each time they move house. That is a significant cost‑of‑living pressure saving for the people of New South Wales. It will transform the way millions of people rent in New South Wales. We are really excited about the rollout. I wonder whether that type of reform has been promised before. Minister Scully, do you think it has been promised before? I wonder. Let us take a trip down memory lane. Those opposite promised a rental bond rollover scheme—

Mr Mark Coure: Point of order: It is taken under Standing Order 129, relevance. Save the history lesson, mate, and just do your job.

The SPEAKER: I call the member for Oatley to order for the second time. There is no point of order. The member's additional flourish was not helpful.

Mr Ron Hoenig: Point of order: My point of order is taken under Standing Order 131. That is the ninth vexatious point of order. They cause the House to become disorderly and must stop. Points of order must be genuine. The Leader of the Opposition may, by convention, be given greater discretion than other members. However, it is becoming ridiculous. The House needs to come to order.

The SPEAKER: Nine Opposition members are on calls to order and one has been removed from the Chamber. The member for Parramatta is on one call to order and the member for Newtown has been removed. I reckon I am doing my job pretty well. I ask members to consider how they are doing theirs.

Ms Julia Finn: I seek further information.

The SPEAKER: An additional two minutes is granted.

Mr ANOU LACK CHANTHIVONG: I concur, Mr Speaker; I think you are doing an excellent job. Members of the Opposition are taking points of order because they hate historical truth—it hurts. In 2018, they promised that their phantom scheme would "help relieve cost-of-living pressures associated with moving house". They had five years to introduce that, but they never did. True to form, the member for Willoughby doubles down when he has hardly any cards on the table. Earlier this year on 2GB, he said, "The Coalition committed to a 12‑month timeline to get this done, delivered and ready to go for the renters of New South Wales." He promised 12 months. In 60 months, they did not deliver it. Do not let the member for Willoughby do the numbers for preselection.

The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Willoughby to order for the second time.

Mr ANOULACK CHANTHIVONG: Renters know all too well that those opposite did nothing for renters for 12 years. At best, they are unreliable and uncertain; at worst—

Mr James Griffin: Point of order—

The SPEAKER: The Clerk will stop the clock.

Mr James Griffin: I believe this is a breach of Standing Order 59.

The SPEAKER: I have not heard that one in a while. I do not uphold the point of order. The Minister has the call.

Mr ANOULACK CHANTHIVONG: That is an excellent call. The Opposition's simple message to the renters of New South Wales is "We do not care about you." The Government's reforms are really significant. Let us listen to what people have said: Seventy-six per cent say the reforms provide greater security and stability for them, and four out of five say they feel safe knowing they cannot be evicted thanks to our ban on no-grounds evictions. How is that for a vote of confidence. On top of that, the investor market is still strong. Investor activity and confidence remain strong. The number of rental properties remains steady. Loan commitments are increasing. Long-term rental tenures are growing. While those opposite failed the millions of renters across New South Wales, the Minns Labor Government is delivering for renters.

The SPEAKER: I call the member for North Shore to order for the second time.