Department of the Legislative Assembly, Northern Territory Government

Index to Minutes of Proceedings - 2011-05-03

Index to Minutes – 3 May 2011 to 5 May 2011
ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY - FIRST SESSION

From To Pages
3 May 2011 5 May 2011 653 - 684

Bold No. 123=Passed Bill
Italic & Bold No. 123=Discharged Bill
Italic No. 123=Negatived Bill


BILLS
      Alcohol Reform (Liquor Legislation Amendment) Bill 2011 (Serial 161) 680, 683
      Alcohol Reform (Prevention of Alcohol-Related Crime and Substance Misuse) Bill 2011 (Serial 158) 678, 679
      Alcohol Reform (Substance Misuse Assessment and Referral for Treatment Court) Bill 2011 (Serial 159) 680
      Appropriation (2011/2012) Bill 2010 (Serial 163) 654, 683
      Appropriation (2011/2012) Bill 2011 (Serial 163) 658, 662, 672
      Audit Amendment Bill 2011 (Serial 157) 658
      Commercial Arbitration (National Uniform Legislation) Bill 2011 (Serial 165) 662, 678
      Education Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 (Serial 160) 654, 657
      Justice (Corrections) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 (Serial 167) 662, 678
      Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Amendment Bill 2011 (Serial 155) 658
      Revenue Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 (Serial 164) 655, 661
      Traffic and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 (Serial 166) 656, 664

DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
      Hatton, Mr Steve, former Member for Nightcliff and Chief Minister (Mrs Aagaard) 662

MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE
      Child Protection (Mrs Lambley) 658

MESSAGES FROM ADMINISTRATOR
      No. 25, Assent to proposed laws, 19 April 2011 (Paper 1274) 653
      No. 26, Appropriation (2011-2012) Bill 2011 Recommending a Bill for an Act to authorise the issuing and expending of public moneys of the Territory for the year ending 30 June 2012, 28 April 2011 (Paper 1275) (Madam Speaker) 653

MOTIONS (Procedural)
      Adjournment, Automatic (9pm) rescinded for business resumption forthwith 683
      Extension of Time
      Conlan, Mr on motion of Mr Bohlin 679
      Conlan, Mr, on motion of Ms Purick 683
      Henderson, Mr on motion of Mr Gunner 672
      Lawrie, M on motion of Dr Burns 679
      Styles, Mr, on motion of Mr Elferink 678
      Styles, Mr, on motion of Ms Purick 684
      Tollner, Mr, on motion of Mr Chandler 683
      Next Meeting, 1.30 pm on Thursday 23 June 2011, or such other time as notified by the Speaker, etc 684

MOTIONS (Procedural) (cont)
      Withdrawal of Notice
      Child Protection in Central Australia (Mrs Lambley) 674
      Member for Katherine, vehicle sale (Dr Burns) 654
      Refer Member for Casuarina to Privileges Committee – re Matter of Asserting Ombudsman Supported Changes to Care and Protection of Children Act (Mr Elferink) 675
      Skilled worker accommodation in Alice Springs (Mrs Lambley) 674

MOTIONS (Substantive)
      Animal Welfare Governance in the Northern Territory – Reference to Council of Territory Cooperation (CTC) 655, 673
      Appropriation (2011-2012) Bill 2011 (Serial 163) and Budget Papers 2011/2012 be referred to the Estimates Committee for inquiry and report 677
      Budget Papers 2011/2012 together with the Appropriation (2011-2012) Bill 2011 (Serial 163) referred to the Estimates Committee for inquiry and report (Dr Burns) 663
      Carbon Emissions Taxes exemption for the Northern Territory for at least fifty years (Mr Tollner) 659, 675
      Council of Territory Cooperation Committee
      Appoint (Mr Elferink) and (Ms Purick) to the Animal Welfare Governance Sub-committee of the Council of Territory Cooperation (Mr Wood) 677
      Appoint (Mr Tollner) and (Mr Giles) to the Innovation, Development and Trade Sub-committee of the Council of Territory Cooperation (Mr Wood) 677
      Estimates Committee 2011/2012 and a Government Owned Corporations Scrutiny Committee 2011/2012 - Terms of Reference (Dr Burns) 656, 664
      Innovation, Development and Trade Committee – Negatived (Mr Giles) 674
      Member for Katherine, vehicle sale (Dr Burns) 656, 661, 662, 664
      NT Government Agencies’ Internal Controls, Public Accounts Committee – Note 658
      Power and Water Corporation Statement of Corporate Intent 2011/2012 - Referred to Government Owned Corporations Scrutiny Committee (Ms Lawrie) 683
      Routine of Business for Thursday 23 June 2011 (Dr Burns) 663, 677
      Routine of Business of the Assembly be rearranged to permit the Treasurer to deliver the Budget 2011/2012 at 11am this day, 3 May 2011 (Dr Burns) 654
      Routine of Business of the Assembly, Government Business, be rearranged to permit a response to the Budget 2011/2012 by the Leader of the Opposition at 11am on Wednesday 4 May 2011 (Dr Burns) 654
      Select Committee on Animal Welfare Governance – Terms of Reference – Referred to CTC for Report 672

PAIRS
      Gunner, Mr and the Member for Goyder (Ms Purick), 6 May 2011 from 12.30am to end of the sitting 684

PAPERS TABLED
      Annual Reports
      Australian Crime Commission 2009/2010 (Paper 1302) 675
      Budget 2011/2012
      Budget Overview 2011/2012 (Paper 1281) (Ms Lawrie) 655
      Budget Paper No. 1 – Budget Speech, 2011/2012 (Paper 1277) (Ms Lawrie) 655
      Budget Paper No. 2 – Fiscal and Economic Outlook, 2011/2012 (Paper 1278) (Ms Lawrie) 655
      Budget Paper No. 3 – The Budget, 2011/2012 (Paper 1279) (Ms Lawrie) 655
      Budget Paper No. 4 –The Infrastructure Program, 2011/2012 (Paper 1280) (Ms Lawrie) 655
      Helping Families to Get Ahead – Building on Opportunities 2011/2012 (Paper 1285) (Ms Lawrie) 655
      Northern Territory Economy Overview, Budget 2011/2012 (Paper 1283) (Ms Lawrie) 655
      Northern Territory Economy, Budget 2011/2012 (Paper 1282) (Ms Lawrie) 655
      Regional Highlights, Budget 2011/2012 (Paper 1284) (Ms Lawrie) 655

PAPERS TABLED (cont)
      Coroners Act
      In the matter of the Coroner’s Findings and Recommendations into the death of Kristelle Ruby Mulladad, pursuant to section 46B, dated 13 April 2011 (Paper 1303) 675
      Explanatory Statements
      Commercial Arbitration (National Uniform Legislation) Bill 2011 (Paper 1309) (Ms Lawrie) 678
      Housing and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, Exposure Draft (Paper 1305) 663
      Justice (Corrections) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 (Paper 1310) (Mr McCarthy) 678
      Revenue Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 (Paper 1301) 661
      Traffic and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 (Paper 1306) (Mr McCarthy) 664
      Final advice to the Minister for Natural Resources, Environment and Heritage in relation to the review and assessment of a Petrol Spill at Rio Tinto Alcan’s Gove Alumina Plant, Alister Trier, Acting Chief Executive, EPA, Northern Territory, dated 11 February 2011 (Paper 1294) 659
      Housing and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, Exposure Draft (Paper 1304) (Dr Burns) 663
      Letters
      Bligh, Honourable Anna, Premier of Queensland to Speaker re Premier of Queensland, thanking the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly for their support after natural disasters of Cyclone Yasi and Brisbane Floods, dated 18 April 2011 (Paper 1299) (Mrs Aagaard) 661
      Miller, Mrs Fay to Mr Elferink re claims by Dr Burns in Parliament 4 May 2011 re alleged visitations by Mr Rowley to Katherine Electorate Office (Paper 1307) (Mr Elferink) 675
      Speaker and Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition to His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales and Miss Catherine Middleton accompanying their wedding gift, dated 5 April 2011 (Paper 1300) (Mrs Aagaard) 661
      Members Travel 3.15 - Interstate
      Mr Westra van Holthe - Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph 3.15 – Interstate Travel to Cairns to attend and speak at a Conference entitled Developing Australia’s North on 11 and 12 April 2011, letter dated May 2011 (Paper 1297) (Mrs Aagaard) 658
      NT Government Agencies’ Internal Controls, Public Accounts Committee (Paper 1296) (Mr Gunner) 658
      Ombudsman for the Northern Territory of Australia re Complaint Against Police – Motor Vehicle and Senior Constable Westra van Holthe, dated 14 December 2004 (Paper 1286) (Dr Burns) 657
      Parliamentarians Politicians and Accountability, paper by Andrew Murray delivered to the Australasian Council of Public Accounts Committees (ACPAC) Eleventh Biennial Conference in Perth 27 to 29 April 2011 (Paper 1298) (Mr Wood) 659
      Power and Water Corporation Statement of Corporate Intent 2011/2012 (Paper 1312) (Ms Lawrie) 683
      Regulations 2011
      No. 10, Environment Protection (Beverage Containers and Plastic Bags) (Paper 1290) 659
      No. 11, Environmental Offences and Penalties (Paper 1291) 659
      No. 7, Dangerous Goods Amendment (Paper 1287) 659
      No. 8, Fines and Penalties Recovery Amendment (Environment Protection) (Paper 1288) 659
      No. 9, Superannuation Amendment (Paper 1289) 659
      Remuneration Tribunal Report on the Entitlements of Magistrates and Determination No. 1 of 2011 (Paper 1311) 684
      Rules 2011
      No. 12, Justices, dated 4 April 2011 (Paper 1292) 659
      No. 13, Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal, dated 28 February 2011 (Paper 1293) 659

PETITIONS
      Responses
      Petition No. 52 relating to a Basketball Stadium at an Alice Springs Middle School (Paper 1276) 654
      Rural Residential Zone Lots in the Litchfield Council area remain at 2.5 acres, Petition No. 53 (Paper 1308) (1953 petitioners) (Mr Wood) 677

QUORUM
      Giles, Mr, drew attention to the state of the Assembly 679, 683

STATEMENTS BY SPEAKER
      Audio technicians would be occupying the Sarjeant-at-Arms’ desk on the floor of the Chamber to manage the new sound and vision system (Mrs Aagaard) 653
      Northern Territory News to take photographs during Leader of the Opposition’s response to the Budget Speech 2011/2012 (Mrs Aagaard) 662
      Northern Territory News to take photographs during Treasurer’s Budget Speech 2011/2012 (Mrs Aagaard) 654

VISITORS
      Charles Darwin University ESL students accompanied by Ms Jill Rathbone and Ms Annie Grivell (Mrs Aagaard) 657
      Darwin High School Year 11 Legal Studies students participating in the Step up and Be Heard Program accompanied by Ms Jane Farr (Mrs Aagaard) 661
      Department of Education and Training Strategic Policy Performance Unit (Mrs Aagaard) 657
      Treasury staff (Mrs Aagaard) 654
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