Index to Minutes of Proceedings - 2011-03-29
Index to Minutes – 29 March 2011 to 31 March 2011
ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY - FIRST SESSION
From To Pages
29 March 2011 31 March 2011 631 - 652
Bold No. 123=Passed Bill
Italic & Bold No. 123=Discharged Bill
Italic No. 123=Negatived Bill
ABSENCE
- Ms McCarthy, 31 March 2011 652
BILLS
- Alcohol Reform (Liquor Legislation Amendment) Bill 2011 (Serial 161) 634, 643
Alcohol Reform (Prevention of Alcohol-related Crime and Substance Misuse)
Bill 2011 (Serial 158) 634
Alcohol Reform (Prevention of Alcohol-Related Crime and Substance Misuse)
Bill 2011 (Serial 158) 643
Alcohol Reform (Substance Misuse Assessment and Referral for Treatment
Court) Bill 2011 (Serial 159) 634, 643
Audit Amendment Bill 2011 (Serial 157) 634, 644, 647
Bail Amendment Bill 2011 (Serial 150) 635
Care and Protection of Children (Children’s Commissioner) Amendment Bill
2011 (Serial 147) 647, 648, 649
Criminal Law Amendment (Sentencing Appeals) Bill 2011 (Serial 151) 635
Darwin Port Corporation Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 (Serial 153) 649
Education Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 (Serial 160) 640, 647
Electronic Transactions (Northern Territory) Amendment Bill 2011 (Serial 154) 635
Health and Community Services Complaints Amendment Bill 2011 (Serial 152) 649
Occupational Licensing (National Uniform Legislation) Bill 2010 (Serial 139) 650
Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Amendment Bill 2011 (Serial 155) 640, 647
CENSURE
- Chief Minister and his Government for Law and Order besetting Alice Springs (Mr Conlan) 633
Chief Minister for his failure to provide leadership and to act with integrity and honesty on
a raft of issues including the law and order problems of Alice Springs (Mr Mills) 641
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
- Breuer, Honourable Lynette, MP, Speaker, House of Assembly of South Australia
(Mrs Aagaard) 639
Geraghty, Mrs Robyn, MP, Government Whip and Member for Torrens (Mrs Aagaard) 639
MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE
- Cost of Living and Job Destruction (Mr Tollner) 651
MESSAGES FROM ADMINISTRATOR
- No. 24, Assent to proposed laws, 21 March 2011 (Paper 1214) 631
MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS
- Central Australian Development (Mr Henderson) 637
MOTIONS (Procedural)
- Extension of Time
Conlan, Mr, on motion of Mr Bohlin 644
Conlan, Mr, on motion of Mr Chandler 637
Conlan, Mr, on motion of Ms Purick 639
Lambley, Mrs, on motion of Mr Giles 650
Lawrie, Ms, on motion of Mr McCarthy 637
Tollner, Mr, on motion of Mr Styles 642
Rearrangement of Routine of Business – Take Questions at 6pm,
31 March 2011 (Dr Burns) 643
Rearrangement of Routine of Business to present Bills and then call on
General Business items afterwards for three and a half hours (Dr Burns) 643
Suspension of Standing Orders
Censure the Chief Minister and his Government for his abject failure to
protect the people of Alice Springs - Denied 632
Censure the Chief Minister and his Government for his abject failure to
protect the people of Alice Springs (Mr Conlan) – Agreed to 633
MOTIONS (Substantive)
- Angela Pamela uranium mine, Alice Springs (Mr Henderson) 634, 642
Angela Pamela uranium mine, Alice Springs (Mr Henderson) 639
Censure of Chief Minister and his Government for Law and Order
besetting Alice Springs (Mr Conlan) - negatived 633
Central Australian Development – Note 637, 650
Chief Minister for his failure to provide leadership and to act with integrity
and honesty on a raft of issues including the law and order problems
of Alice Springs – Negatived (Mr Mills) 641
Christchurch and Japan Earthquake Victims (Mr Henderson) 632
Darwin Waterfront By-Laws, Subordinate Legislation No. 15 of 2010 – Disallow (Mr Elferink) 640
Innovation, Development and Trade Committee (Mr Giles) 640
Larapinta Valley Town Camp Housing Association (Mr Giles) 645
Lawlessness and anti-social behaviour (Mr Conlan) 644
Northern Territory Capacity to Progress Environmentally Sustainable
Agricultural Production (Paper 1234) – Note 637
Northern Territory Capacity to Progress Environmentally Sustainable
Agricultural Production (Paper 1234) – Print (Ms Scrymgour) 637
Public Information Act – Review of Public Information Referred to Auditor-General
March 2011, Report to the Legislative Assembly – Note 636
Public Information Act – Review of Public Information Referred to Auditor-General
March 2011, Report to the Legislative Assembly – Print (Mr Henderson) 636
Refer matter to the Committee of Privileges, Mr Vatskalis, in relation to statements
made by him during the February sittings 2011 in which the minister asserted
during question time that the Ombudsman “supported” the Government’s
proposed changes to the Care and Protection of Children Act (Mr Elferink) 640
Routine of Business, Questions be taken at 6pm on Thursday 31 March 2011 (Dr Burns) 634
Short, Medium and Long term strategies to address violence in, Alice Springs (Mr Giles) 646
Uranium mining lease application (Mr Wood) 640
Used car allegations, Member for Katherine (Dr Burns) 650
PAIRS
- McCarthy, Ms, Member for Arnhem paired with the Member for Braitling
(Mr Giles) (Paper 1257) 647
PAPERS TABLED
- Annual Reports
AustralAsia Railway Corporation, 2009/2010 (Paper 1263) 651
Department of Justice, Report to the Minister for Racing, Gaming and Licensing, 2009/2010 (Paper 1262) 652
National Environment Protection Council, 2009/2010 (Paper 1228) 637
National Trust of Australia (Northern Territory), 2009/2010 (Paper 1264) 652
Public Information Act – Review of Public Information Referred to Auditor-General
March 2011, Report to the Legislative Assembly (Paper 1237) (Mr Henderson) 636
Public Trustee for the Northern Territory, 2009/2010 (Paper 1261) 652
Annual Schedule containing government payments for each Member of the
Legislative Assembly for satellite and mobile telephones calendar year 2010,
pursuant to paragraphs 10.8(a) 10.9(a) (Mrs Aagaard) (Paper 1249) 642
Annual Schedule of Member travel at government expense (Paper 1249) (Mrs Aagaard) 642
Australian Mining and Exploration Title Services P/L – Cameco Australia P/L Paladin
N.T. P/L dated 3\10\2008 (Paper 1268) (Ms Purick) 650
By-Laws 2010
No. 23, Litchfield Council Rural Dog Management By-laws (Paper 1229) 637
Centralian Advocate, Tuesday 5 October 2010 re Araluen Election – Where do
the Parties Stand, advertisement (Paper 1241) (Mr Henderson) 639
Commonwealth Day Message 2011 from Her Majesty the Queen,
dated 14 March 2011 (Paper 1215) (Madam Speaker) 631
Ecologically Sustainable Development in the Darwin Harbour Region –
Environment Protection Authority, November 2010 (Paper 1230) 638
Email, Conlan, Mr Member for Greatorex to Stephan Stander, 4 December 2009
re anti Angela song (Paper 1240) (Mr Henderson) 639
Email, Purick, Ms Kezia to Mr David Tollner re Party turbulence and machinations –
copied to other CLP Members (Paper 1243) (Mr Henderson) 639
Email, TV advertisements – Mrs Robyn Lambley to Action for Alice group
(Paper 1220) (Mr Henderson) 633
Estimate of Indigenous Expenditure Share, 2008-09 and Ratio of Indigenous to
non-Indigenous expenditure per head of population, 2008-09 (Paper 1255) (Dr Burns) 646
Explanatory Statements
Alcohol Reform (Liquor Legislation Amendment) Bill 2011 (Paper 1253) (Ms Lawrie) 643
Alcohol Reform (Prevention of Alcohol-Related Crime and Substance Misuse)
Bill 2011 (Paper 1252) (Ms Lawrie) 643
Alcohol Reform (Substance Misuse Assessment and Referral for Treatment Court)
Bill 2011 (Paper 1251) (Ms Lawrie) 643
Audit Amendment Bill 2011 (Paper 1259) (Mr Henderson) 647
Education Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 (Paper 1258) (Dr Burns) 647
Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Amendment Bill 2011 (Paper 1260) (Mr Vatskalis) 647
Invoice – 4WD Vehicle sold to Michael Rockman on 5 March 2003 (Paper 1248) (Dr Burns) 641
Legal Advice re Independence of Office of Children’ Commissioner by Michael Grant QC,
dated 29 March 2011 (Paper 1268) (Mr Vatskalis) 649
Legal Advice re Operation of the Care and Protection of Children (Children’s
Commissioner) Amendment Act 2011by Michael Grant QC, dated 15 March 2011
(Paper 1267) (Mr Vatskalis) 649
Letters
Aagaard, Mrs Speaker to Member for Port Darwin, Mr Elferink re denial of precedence
to referral of matter of privilege regarding Mr Vatskalis (Paper 1246) (Mr Elferink) 640
Application for Information under the Information Act, Solicitor for the Northern
Territory Mr Simon Wiese to Leader of the Opposition (Mr Mills),
dated 5 March 2011 (Paper 1269) (Ms Lawrie) 650
Curl, Dr David, to the Chief Minister (Mr Henderson) re loss of business
film/TV/media film festival (Paper 1270) (Mr Mills) 651
Henderson, Mr re Uranium Exploration Moves Ahead,
dated 20 February 2008 (Paper 1247) (Mr Mills) 640
True Trac 4WD, Mr Michael J Rowley re purchase of vehicle from
Mr Westra Van Holthe, dated 25 March 2011 (Paper 1227) (Dr Burns) 634
True Trac 4WD, Mr Michael J Rowley re purchase of vehicle from
Mr Westra Van Holthe, dated 30 March 2011 (Paper 1256) (Dr Burns) 646
Vatskalis, Mr Kon, to Ms Carolyn Richards, Ombudsman re amendments to
Care and Protection of Children Act before the Assembly,
dated 25/03/2011 (Paper 1266) (Mr Vatskalis) 648
Local Government Act
Amendment of Guidelines, Allowance for Council Members, pursuant under
section 258 (1), dated 6 January 2011 (Paper 1231) 637
Members Travel 3.15 - Interstate
Ms Scrymgour - Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph 3.15 –
Interstate Travel to Canberra, February 2011 relating to a visit with the Speaker 636
Mr Chandler - Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph 3.15 –
Interstate Travel to Canberra to speak with Federal members of parliament
and the Senate concerning issues around the Northern Territory becoming
Australia’s Seventh State, letter dated 1 March 2011 (Paper 1221) (Mrs Aagaard) 636
Mr Gunner - Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph 3.15 –
Interstate Travel to Melbourne on 13 February 2011 to speak with Housing
Choices Australia, letter dated March 2011 (Paper 1222) (Mrs Aagaard) 636
Mrs Aagaard - Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph 3.15 –
Interstate Travel to Brisbane, 29 January 2011 and February 2011 relating to
a visit to Queensland to give evidence at the Senate Select Committee on
Reform of the Australian Federation, and Canberra as part of a delegation to
push for Statehood in the Territory, respectively,
letter dated 28 March 2011 (Paper 1226) (Mrs Aagaard) 636
Ms Anderson - Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph 3.15 –
Interstate Travel to South Australia to speak to interstate educational
institutions, and other charitable community organisations for the purpose
of assisting remote students, letter dated 24 March 2011 (Paper 1223) (Mrs Aagaard) 636
Ms Purick - Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph 3.15 –
Interstate Travel to Brisbane, Canberra in the ACT 31 January 2011 to
2 February 2011 and 6 February to 9 February 2011 respectively re Reform
of Australian Federation, letter dated 21 March 2011 (Paper 1224) (Mrs Aagaard) 636
Ms Purick - Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph 3.15 –
Interstate Travel to Sydney, 4 March 2011 to 7 March 2011 relating to
stakeholders and associated parties to provide relevant information
regarding Shadow portfolios, letter dated 21 March 2011 (Paper 1225) (Mrs Aagaard) 636
My Home Sweet Home, poem by Luke S Morcom, dated 2/02/2007 (Paper 1272) (Dr Burns) 651
Northern Territory Capacity to Progress Environmentally Sustainable Agricultural
Production - Hansard Transcripts of public hearings (Paper 1236) (Ms Scrymgour) 637
Northern Territory Capacity to Progress Environmentally Sustainable Agricultural
Production - Written Submissions received (Paper 1235) (Ms Scrymgour) 637
Northern Territory Capacity to Progress Environmentally Sustainable Agricultural
Production (Paper 1234) (Ms Scrymgour) 636
Petition, Larrapinta Valley Town Camp re Land Development at the Camp,
dated 6 December 2010, to the Hon Jenny Macklin, Minister for Families,
Housing Community Services and Indigenous Affairs by Concerned Residents
of (Paper 1254) (Mr Hampton) 645
Police Administration Act
Police Arbitral Tribunal, Determination No. 1 of 2011, pursuant to section 35,
dated 15 February 2011 (Paper 1233) 637
Press Release, Lambley, Mrs Robyn dated 5 October 2010, letter to
Mr R Bell (Dick) re Action Plan for Alice and position on Angela Pamela
uranium Mine (Paper 1242) (Mr Henderson) 639
Press Release, Uranium Exploration Moves Ahead, dated 20 February 2008
by Mr Henderson Chief Minister (Paper 1245) (Mr Mills) 639
Program, St johns College Presentation Ball 2011 (Paper 1271) (Dr Burns) 651
Regulations 2011
No. 4, Care and Protection of Children (Children’s Services) Amendment (Paper 1232) 637
No. 6, Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail (National Uniform
Legislation) Regulations 2011 (Paper 1265) 652
Report to the Legislative Assembly, pursuant to paragraphs 8.3 and 10.9(b) of
Remuneration Tribunal Determination No. 1 of 2009, Tabled in the Assembly
26 November 2009 for the provision of travel and communication entitlements
for Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory for calendar
year 2010 (Mrs Aagaard) (Paper 1249) 642
Schedule re Annual Schedule of Ministerial expenses for smart phone during
calendar year 2010, dated 24 March 2011 (Paper 1250) (Mrs Aagaard) 642
PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS
- Anderson, Ms re assertions by Chief Minister that she had not reported to police
any knowledge of child prostitution in Alice Springs (Ms Anderson) 635
Westra van Holthe, Mr, Member for Katherine made a personal explanation
concerning a purchase of a vehicle and complaints by Dr Burns and Mr Mike Rowley 651
PETITIONS
- Basketball Stadium in the grounds of Centralian Middle School be removed,
Petition No. 52 (Paper 1239) (Mrs Lambley) (262 petitioners) 639
Forced amalgamation of the areas of Dundee and Marrakai into a new Shire,
by leave, Petition No. 50, not conforming with Standing Orders
(Paper 1217) (Ms Purick) (427 petitioners) 632
General Aviation Aerodrome in the Greater Darwin Area, by leave, Petition No. 49,
not conforming with Standing Orders (Paper 1216) (Ms Purick) (49 petitioners) 631
Responses
No. 43 and 44 relating to building on vacant land opposite Karama Shops,
and a community store at Nganmarriyanga/Palumpa, respectively (Paper 1219) 632
Rezoning of Sections 325, 324 and Part of Section 4558 Hundred of Strangways does
not proceed – Future Development to Rural Living and zone Conservation for
5 acre blocks, by leave, Petition No. 51, not conforming with Standing Orders
(Paper 1218) (Ms Purick) (195 petitioners) 632
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