🚨 48 HOURS — WE NEED YOUR HELP THIS WEEKEND
Many ordinary community members will be criminalised by the proposed legislation. Tuesday may present an opportunity for the POCTA Bill to be referred to a parliamentary inquiry, which is why the next 48 hours are so important.
A parliamentary inquiry would allow the evidence, consultation process and concerns raised by affected stakeholders to receive proper parliamentary scrutiny before the legislation proceeds.
This is about ensuring that when legislation creates new offences affecting ordinary members of the NSW community, there has been genuine consultation, relevant evidence has been properly considered and Parliament has an opportunity to scrutinise the legislation
We know one of the biggest barriers is simply knowing who to contact and what to write.
So we have made this as easy as possible.
Everything you need is below.
Please contact the Legislative Council members listed below this weekend.
Please include your full name and NSW suburb or town (if you don't mind) at the bottom of your email.
STEP 1 — CONTACT THESE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS
We are asking supporters to contact all of the following members if you can.
Please send your message individually to each MLC, rather than putting everyone into one group email.
If you have already contacted someone on this list, there is no need to send the same email again.
CROSSBENCH
Jeremy Buckingham — Legalise Cannabis
jeremy.buckingham@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Mark Latham — Independent
mark.latham@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Tania Mihailuk — Independent
Office.Mihailuk@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Rod Roberts — Independent
rod.roberts@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Taylor Martin — Independent
taylor.martin@parliament.nsw.gov.au
LIBERAL
Natalie Ward
office.ward@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Damien Tudehope
damien.tudehope@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Scott Farlow
scott.farlow@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Susan Carter
Officeof.MLCCarter@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Aileen MacDonald
office.macdonald@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Natasha Maclaren-Jones
office.maclaren-jones@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Chris Rath
office.rath@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Jacqui Munro
Officeof.MLCMunro@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Rachel Merton
Officeof.MLCMerton@parliament.nsw.gov.au
THE NATIONALS
Sarah Mitchell
sarah.mitchell@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Wes Fang
wes.fang@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Scott Barrett
scott.barrett@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Nichole Overall
nichole.overall@parliament.nsw.gov.au
LABOR
Greg Donnelly
greg.donnelly@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Bob Nanva
officeof.mlcnanva@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Mark Buttigieg
office.buttigieg@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Cameron Murphy
cameronmurphymlc@gmail.com
Anthony D'Adam
Anthony.DAdam.MLC@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Sarah Kaine
officeof.mlckaine@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Stephen Lawrence
Officeof.MLCLawrence@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Peter Primrose
office.primrose@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Emily Suvaal
Officeof.MLCSuvaal@parliament.nsw.gov.au
STEP 2 — USE THIS SUBJECT
Please support referral of the POCTA Bill to a parliamentary inquiry
STEP 3 — COPY, PASTE AND SEND
Dear [Member],
I am writing as a NSW resident to respectfully ask you to support the referral of the POCTA Bill to a parliamentary inquiry.
Regardless of individual views about prong collars, there are legitimate concerns about whether affected stakeholders were provided a genuine opportunity to contribute to the development of the legislation and whether evidence submitted during consultation was properly considered before the Bill was introduced.
K9 Sports Illawarra raised concerns with the Premier and Minister on 22 January 2026 and sought an opportunity to meet regarding the proposed reforms.
After the initial request was declined, representatives were subsequently invited to meet with the Department. That meeting occurred on 29 April, where evidence and concerns regarding the proposed prohibition were presented.
The Bill was introduced just five business days later, on 7 May.
Evidence subsequently given at Budget Estimates has raised further questions about the timing of stakeholder consultation, including consultation with the Professional Dog Trainers of Australia.
Referral to an inquiry does not require members to support prong collars or oppose animal welfare reform.
It simply provides an opportunity for the evidence, consultation process and practical implications of the proposed legislation to receive proper parliamentary scrutiny before new offences are created.
I respectfully ask you to support the referral of the POCTA Bill to a parliamentary inquiry when the matter comes before the Legislative Council.
If an opportunity for referral arises on Tuesday, I would appreciate knowing whether you will support a parliamentary inquiry.
Kind regards,
[Your full name]
[Your NSW suburb or town - optional]
THAT'S ALL YOU NEED TO DO
Copy. Paste. Send. Repeat.
There are quite a few names on the list, so please don't be discouraged if you can't get through them all.
If you can give us 20 minutes, contact as many as you can. If you can give us an hour, please work your way through the entire list as aim to contact them all.
If you have already emailed any of the members listed above, there is no need to email them again.
NSW residents who may be impacted by this legislation deserve to have their voices heard.
These proposed reforms will apply across NSW and create new offences affecting members of our community. Before those laws are passed, NSW residents should be able to expect genuine consultation, proper consideration of the evidence and appropriate parliamentary scrutiny.
When you email, please sign off with your full name and NSW suburb or town so MLCs can see that these concerns are coming from communities across the state.
PLEASE HELP THIS WEEKEND
We need NSW residents to make their voices heard in the next 48 hours.
A parliamentary inquiry would allow the evidence, consultation process and concerns raised by affected stakeholders to receive proper parliamentary scrutiny before the legislation proceeds.
Every email matters. Every NSW voice adds weight to the call for proper scrutiny.
Copy. Paste. Send. That’s It.
If you have a little more time, personalise the first couple of sentences. A short personal message explaining why proper consultation and evidence-based legislation matter to you can make your email even more effective.
This is about ensuring that legislation creating new offences receives appropriate scrutiny and that affected members of the community have genuinely been heard.
Tuesday may provide an important opportunity to secure the parliamentary review we have been asking for.
Thank you for your continued support.