Index to Minutes of Proceedings - 2008-09-09
Index to Minutes – 9 September 2008 to 18 September 2008
ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY - FIRST SESSION
From To Pages
9 September 2008 18 September 2008 1- 42
Bold No. 123=Passed Bill
Italic & Bold No. 123=Discharged Bill
Italic No. 123=Negatived Bill
ADDRESS-IN-REPLY 14, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26
- Address in Reply to His Honour the Administrator at 11am today,
Tuesday 16 September 2008 29
ADDRESS-IN-REPLY - PRESENTATION TO ADMINISTRATOR
- Presentation 16 September 2008 30
ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS
- Ministers and Administrative Arrangements, dated 18 August 2008, Gazette S 40
(Mr Henderson) (Paper 8) 4
Shadow Ministerial Portfolio Responsibilities, 20 August 2008, email (Paper 9) (Mr Mills) 6
ADMINISTRATOR
- Declaring open 11th Assembly 1
Oaths and affirmations of Members, administrator 2
ADMINISTRATOR’S OPENING ADDRESS, 11th Assembly (Paper 12) 4
APPROACH OF THE ADMINISTRATOR 4
BILLS
- Classification of Publications, Films and Computer Games Amendment Bill 2008
(Serial 1) 9, 18, 39
Criminal Code Amendment (Hit and Run and Other Endangerment Offences)
Bill 2008 (Serial 2) 9, 18, 39, 41
Gaming Machine Amendment (Anti-Proliferation) Bill 2008 (Serial 8) 30, 33
Justice Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 (Serial 3) 9, 17, 39
Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008 (Serial 5) 35, 38
Sentencing Amendment (Violent Offences) Bill 2008 (Serial 4) 8
Sentencing Amendment (Violent Offences) Bill 2008 (Serial 7) 19, 23
Serious Violent Offenders (Presumption Against Bail) Amendment Bill 2008 (Serial 6) 19, 23
Transport Legislation (Alcohol Ignition Locks) Amendment Bill 2008 (Serial 9) 35, 38
CENSURE
- Minister for Health (Dr Burns) - Motion Negatived (Mr Conlan) 20
COMMISSION TO ADMINISTER OATHS AND AFFIRMATIONS
- Speaker (Mrs Aagaard) (Paper 7) 4
DARWIN CHORALE
- National Anthem at Opening of 11TH Assembly 2
DEPUTY CHAIRS
- Deputy Chairmen of Committees, Mr Gerry McCarthy and Mr Michael Gunner (Paper 10) 8
- Mrs Walker MLA 7
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
- Alcock, Mr Peter. Clerk of the Legislative Assembly of Tasmania, Tasmania (Mrs Aagaard) 19
Secker, Mr Patrick, the Federal Member for Barker in South Australia and his wife
Sharon Secker (Mrs Aagaard) 19
ELECTION OF SPEAKER
- Mrs Aagaard, 9 September 2008 3
MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE
- CBD Master Plan for Darwin 36
Housing land shortage, housing affordability and the lack of planning for future
housing needs in the Territory. 31
Independent Environment Protection Agency capable of initiating its own investigations
and reporting to the parliament (Ms Purick) 21
Local Government Reform 41
Road safety and address rising rates of death on our roads (Mr Giles) 26
MEMBERS SUSPENDED
- Bohlin, Mr, at 3pm to withdraw from the Chamber for a period of one hour on account of
his constant unruly interjection (Mrs Aagaard) 25
Conlan, Mr, at 9.53pm to withdraw from the Chamber for a period of one hour on account
of his constant unruly interjection (Mrs Aagaard) 27
Giles, Mr, at 8.43pm to withdraw from the Chamber for a period of one hour on account of
his constant unruly interjection (Mrs Aagaard) 26
MEMBERS SWORN
- General Election, Oaths and affirmations taken by Members on first sitting day
(9 September 2008) 2
MESSAGES FROM ADMINISTRATOR
- No. 01, assent to proposed laws, June 2008 (Paper 3) (Mrs Aagaard) 7
MINISTERIAL REPORTS
- 1st Brigade (Mr Henderson) 17
Blue Mud Bay Decision (Mr Henderson) 33
Community Housing, Funding (Mr Knight) 37
Darwin Festival (Ms Scrymgour) 29
Darwin Festival 2008 (Ms Scrymgour) 17
Fisheries Resources (Mr Vatskalis) 23
Green Tourism and Carbon Offset (Mr Vatskalis) 29
Land Release Initiatives (Ms Lawrie) 29
Local Government Shire Councils (Mr Knight) 33
Masters Games 2008 (Mr Hampton) 37
National Child Protection Week (Ms McCarthy) 17
Renal Services (Dr Burns) 33
Tennant Creek, Alcohol Free Town (Dr Burns) 37
Territory Olympians and Sportspersons (Mr Hampton) 23
Water Safety Month, September 2008 (Mr Knight) 23
West MacDonnell Ranges progress to World Heritage Listing (Ms Anderson) 17
MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS
- Arafura to Alice, EcoLinks Project (Ms Anderson) 33
Economic Direction of Third Labor Government (Mr Henderson) 29, 31
Increasing police presence, making communities safer (Mr Henderson) 41
Territory Statehood, progress (Ms McCarthy) 35
MOTIONS (Procedural)
- Extension of Time
Conlan, Mr on motion of Mr Mills 25
Elferink, Mr on motion of Mr Conlan 31
Lawrie, Ms on motion of Mr Gunner 24
McCarthy, Ms on motion of Mr Elferink 25
Wood, Mr on motion of Mr Elferink 24
Wood, Mr on motion of Ms Carney 31
Leave denied
Leave denied Mr Conlan to Table a draft report of the Ombudsman 25
Suspension of Standing Orders
Introduce Bill Sentencing Amendment (Violent Offences) Bill 2008 (Serial 4) (Mr Mills) 9
Pass three Bills through all stages
- Classification of Publications, Films and Computer Games Amendment Bill 2008
(Serial 1); Justice Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 (Serial 3) 9, 38
MOTIONS (Substantive)
- Acute Care Services NT Review Committee, Select Committee (Mr Mills) 34
Arafura to Alice, EcoLinks Project - Note (Ms Anderson) 33, 35
Auditor-General's August 2008 to the Legislative Assembly (Paper 44) - Note (Mr Henderson) 31
Auditor-General's August 2008 to the Legislative Assembly (Paper 44) - Print (Mr Henderson) 31
Domestic and Family Violence Amendment Bill (Paper 55) - Note (Dr Burns) 41
House Committee, membership 9 September 2008 - Mrs Aagaard, Mr McCarthy,
Ms Walker, Mr Bohlin and Mr Westra van Holthe (Ms Lawrie) 12
Increasing police presence, making communities safer - Note (Mr Henderson) 41
Leave to introduce Bill forthwith - Sentencing Amendment (Violent Offences) Bill 2008
(Serial 4) (Mr Mills) - Leave denied 18
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, 9 September 2008 - Reference (Ms Lawrie) 12
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, membership 9 September 2008 -
Ms McCarthy, Mrs Aagaard, Mr Gunner, Ms Purick and Mr Chandler (Ms Lawrie) 11
Parliamentary Pairs be an Order of the Assembly (Ms Lawrie) 10
Privileges Committee, membership 9 September 2008 - Dr Burns, Ms Lawrie,
Mr Vatskalis, Ms Carney and Mr Elferink (Ms Lawrie) 12
Public Accounts Committee, membership 9 September 2008 - Mr McCarthy,
Ms Walker, Mr Gunner, Mr Elferink, Mr Tollner and Mr Wood (Ms Lawrie) 11
Sessional Committee on Sport and Youth, Documents to be Tabled and referred to
Ministers, September 2008 - (Ms Lawrie) 14
Sessional Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development,
membership 9 September 2008 - Ms Walker, Mr Gunner, Mr McCarthy, Mr Chandler,
Mr Styles and Mr Wood (Ms Lawrie) 13
Sessional Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development,
Reference 9 September 2008 - (Ms Lawrie) 13
Standing Orders Committee, membership 9 September 2008 - Ms Lawrie, Mrs Aagaard,
Mr Gunner, Mr Conlan and Mr Styles (Ms Lawrie) 12
Subordinate Legislation and Tabled Papers Committee, membership 9 September 2008 -
Mr Gunner, Mr McCarthy, Ms Walker, Mr Giles and Mr Bohlin (Ms Lawrie) 12
Suspension of Standing Orders
Introduce Bill forthwith
- Sentencing Amendment (Violent Offences) Bill 2008 (Serial 4) - Negatived (Mr Mills) 18
(Mr Mills) 35, 37
Times of Meeting of the Assembly – Broadcast and Rebroadcast of Assembly
Proceedings - Dinner Breaks (Ms Lawrie) 9
NEXT MEETING
- Tuesday 21 October 2008 at 10am (Ms Lawrie) 41
NOTICE APPOINTING TIME FOR HOLDING FIRST SESSION OF THE ELEVENTH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
- Dated 22 August 2008 (Paper 4) 1
OFFICE HOLDERS
- Government Whip, (Mr Gunner) 5
Leader of Government Business (Ms Lawrie) 5
PAPERS TABLED
- Administrator's speech, receipt (Paper 12) 14
Annual Reports
Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education, for year ended
31 December 2007 (Volume 1) (Paper 29) 21
Charles Darwin University, year ended 31 December 2007 (Paper 50) 42
Northern Territory Licensing Commission, 2006/2007 (Paper 52) 42
Auditor-General's August 2008 Report to the Legislative Assembly (Paper 44) (Mrs Aagaard) 31
Average FTE staff per 1000 people, public hospitals, 2005/2006 - Activity, admitted patient
care (Paper 42) (Dr Burns) 30
Biting Midge Pest Calendar for Darwin 2008 by Peter Whelan and Nina Kurucz
(Paper 46) (Mr Bohlin) 31
Coroners Act
Coroner’s Findings and Recommendation into the Death of Mr Kenny Malthouse,
pursuant to Section 46B, dated 12 May 2008 (Paper 27) 21
Domestic and Family Violence Amendment Bill (Paper 55) (Dr Burns) 41
Election Commitments by Government 2008 (Paper 14) (Mr Henderson) 19
Estimates Committee 2008, Replacement Answer and Addendum to Answer,
Question on Notice 2.14 – Minister Lawrie, Consultants and Variations to
Contract (Paper 32) 21
Estimates Committee and Government Owned Corporations Scrutiny Committee –
Questions on Notice and Answers, 2008 (Paper 31) 21
Explanatory Statements
Classification of Publications, Films and Computer Games Amendment Bill 2008
(Paper 58) 18
Criminal Code Amendment (Hit and Run and Other Endangerment Offences) Bill 2008
(Paper 59) 18
Gaming Machine Amendment (Anti-Proliferation) Bill 2008 (Paper 47) 33
Justice Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 (Paper 57) (Dr Burns) 17
Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008 (Paper 49) 38
Sentencing Amendment (Violent Offences) Bill 2008 (Paper 38) 24
Serious Violent Offenders (Presumption Against Bail) Amendment Bill 2008 (Paper 37) 23
Transport Legislation (Alcohol Ignition Locks) Amendment Bill 2008 (Paper 48) 38
Fatalities, Serious Injuries, Fatalities by road user type (1 January to September 2002
to 2008) (Paper 41) (Ms Lawrie) 26
Financial Management Act
Transfer of Excess Allocations, pursuant to section 20, dated 30 June 2008 (Paper 54) 42
Financial Statements
Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education, for year ended
31 December 2007 (Volume 2) (Paper 30) 21
Charles Darwin University, year ended 31 December 2007(Paper 51) 42
Health Expenditure, recurrent - per person by source of funds, 2004/2005
(2003/2004 dollars) and Health Workforce (Paper 43) (Dr Burns) 30
Letters
Resignation of the Member for Katherine, Mrs Fay Miller, resigning from the
Northern Territory Legislative Assembly as of 21 July 2008,
dated 21 July 2008. (Paper 1) (Mrs Aagaard) 8
Local Government Act
Local Government Act 2008 – Guidelines, effective from 1 July 2008,
dated 29 June 2008 (Paper 26) 22
Northern Territory Government Gazette No. S40, dated 18 August 2008
(Paper 8) (Mr Henderson) 4
Notice - Proroguing the 10th Legislative Assembly, signed by
His Honour the Administrator (Paper 2) 15
Oaths and affirmations of Members (Paper 6) 3
Palmerston East Biting Insect Assessment Map, Figure 1 and Figure 2 (Paper 45) (Mr Bohlin) 31
Police Administration Act
Northern Territory Police Force Consent Agreement 2008, dated 18 July 2008 (Paper 28) 21
Question to Royal Darwin Hospital Nurses - Overtime, dated 20 February 2007 asked by
Dr Lim (Paper 39) (Mr Mills) 24
Recorded Crime, December Quarter 2007 (Paper 60) (Mr Vatskalis) 20
Regulations 2007
No. 44, Darwin City Council Amendment (Animal Management) By-laws 2007 (Paper 15) 21
Regulations 2008
No. 15, Youth Justice Amendment (Family Responsibility (Paper 16) 22
No. 16, Public Transport (Passenger Safety) (Paper 17) 22
No. 17, Domestic and Family Violence (Paper 18) 22
No. 18, Local Government (Accounting) (Paper 19) 22
No. 19, Traffic Amendment (No. 2) (Paper 20) 22
No. 20, Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Amendment (Paper 21) 22
No. 21, Supreme Court Amendment Rules (Paper 22) 22
No. 23, Legal Profession Admission Amendment Rules (Paper 23) 22
No. 24, Local Government (Electoral) (Paper 24) 22
No. 25, Local Government (Administration) (Paper 25) 22
Schools Infrastructure Upgrades - 2008 to 2012 (Paper 40) (Ms Scrymgour) 25
Speed and Red Light Cameras, Performance Indicators (Paper 56) (Mr Elferink) 42
Staffing Territory Health Service Employees 1996/97 to 1998/99 (Paper 34) (Dr Burns) 20
Surveillance Devices Act
Ombudsman's Report to the Hon. Paul Henderson, Minister for Police, Fire and
Emergency Services and the Legislative Assembly for year 2007-2008,
pursuant to section 64(1), dated 18 August 2008 (Paper 53) 42
PARLIAMENTARY HEADS OF STATE VISITORS
- Honourable Dr Jose Ramos Horta, President of Timor-Leste on 30 October 2008
(Mrs Aagaard) 30
PETITIONS
- Bulk billing of medical services, after hours Petition No. 01 (Paper 13)
(Mr Mills) (597 petitioners) 17
Darwin Harbour further industrial development, Petition No. 3 (Paper 36)
(Mr Wood) (576 petitioners) 23
Darwin Harbour further industrialisation expansion by petro-chemical developments,
Petition No. 2 (Paper 35) (Mr Wood) (326 petitioners) 23
Responses
No. 74 requesting availability of the Patient Assistance Travel Scheme (PATS) to
cancer sufferers to travel interstate in spite of oncology unit in Darwin (Paper 11) 8
No. 76 opposing exploration over Angela and Pamela uranium prospects,
respectively (Paper 11) 8
PRESENTATION OF ADDRESS-IN-REPLY
- Notice by Speaker to present on Tuesday 16 September at 11am 26
PRESENTATION OF SPEAKER TO ADMINISTRATOR
- Mrs Aagaard 3
QUORUM
- Elferink, Mr, drew attention to state of the House 17 September 2008 35
RETURN TO WRIT
- General Election, 9 August 2008, dated 18 August 2008 (Paper 5) 2
STATEMENTS BY SPEAKER
- Sessional Order on Freedom of Speech, Members to adhere to conditions (Mrs Aagaard) 30
Unruly behaviour of Members and request adherence to Standing Orders 51, 62 and 63
(Mrs Aagaard) 29
VISITORS
- Crutchfield, Mr Michael, MP, Member for South Barwon, Victoria 40
Richardson, Captain Terry, RFDS pilot 39
Kalkaringi Community Education Centre, Year 5/6 students accompanied by
Mr David Young (Mrs Aagaard) 29
Katherine High School students, Years 10,11 and 12 accompanied by Mr Daniel Eakin,
Miss Lauren Phillips, Mr Justin Lee (Duke of Edinburgh’s Award) (Mrs Aagaard) 24
Kormilda College Year 7 students accompanied by Mr Ryan Wolfe and
Ms Debbie Shannon (Mrs Aagaard) 34
Kormilda College, Year 7 students accompanied by Miss Michelle Jones (Mrs Aagaard) 33
Langlands, Mr Allister, Chief Executive of the Wood Group (Mrs Aagaard) 39
Macleod, Mr Robert, Mayor of Palmerston (Mrs Aagaard) 29
O'Halloran, Mrs Vicki, CEO Sommerville Community Services (Mrs Aagaard) 19
Steele Hall, Mr Raymond, former Premier of South Australia, and wife
Mrs Joanna (Mrs Aagaard) 24
WELCOME TO COUNTRY
- Koolpinyah Richard Barnes, Mr - Senior Larrakia Elder, accompanied by the Kenbi Dancers 2
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