Index to Minutes of Proceedings - 2009-10-12
Index to Minutes – 12 October 2009 to 22 October 2009
ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY - FIRST SESSION
From To Pages
12 October 2009 22 October 2009 287 - 341
Bold No. 123=Passed Bill
Italic & Bold No. 123=Discharged Bill
Italic No. 123=Negatived Bill
BILLS
- Assembly Members and Statutory Officers (Remuneration and Other
Entitlements) Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2009 (Serial 67) 289, 303, 338
Construction Industry Long Service Leave and Benefits
Amendment Bill 2009 (Serial 58) 289, 295
Criminal Code Amendment (Bushfires) Bill 2009 (Serial 54) 289, 291
Criminal Code Amendment Bill 2009 (Serial 68) 290
Education Amendment (Non-Government Schools) Bill 2009 (Serial 61) 305, 311
Education Amendment (Youth Participation) Bill 2009 (Serial 59) 305, 311
Environment Protection Authority Amendment (Major Projects) Bill 2009 (Serial 75) 338
Explanatory Statements
Racing and Betting Amendment Bill 2009 (Serial 65) (Paper 544) (Ms Lawrie) 321
Fire and Emergency Legislation Amendment Bill 2009 (Serial 62) 313, 317
Hospital Boards Bill 2009 (Serial 57) 317, 319, 331, 335
Justice Legislation (Penalties) Amendment Bill 2009 (Serial 53) 296, 299, 300
Local Government Grants Commission Amendment Bill 2009 (Serial 73) 318, 321
Police Administration (Service Medal) Amendment Bill 2009 (Serial 74) 338
Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Amendment Bill 2009 (Serial 56) 313
Racing and Betting Amendment Bill 2009 (Serial 65) 318, 321
Revenue Units Bill 2009 (Serial 64) 289, 296
Serious Crime Control Bill 2009 (Serial 48) 327, 328, 331
Traffic Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2009 (Serial 69) 290
Traffic Amendment Bill (No. 3) 2009 (Serial 70) 290
Volatile Substance Abuse Prevention Amendment Bill 2009 (Serial 71) 318, 321
CENSURE
- Minister for Essential Services and Share Holding Minister for Powerwater (Mr Elferink) 328
CONDOLENCE
- Victims of natural disasters in Pacific-Asia Region (Mr Henderson) 295
Wamud Namok AO, deceased 16 October 2009 (Mrs Aagaard) 337
DEPUTY CHAIRS
- Deputy Chairs – Warrant, Mr Michael Gunner and Ms Marion Scrymgour (Paper 493) 288
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
- Ah Kit, Mr John, a former Labor Member and Minister of the Legislative Assembly
(Mrs Aagaard) 313
Carter, Ms Sue former Member of Port Darwin (Mrs Aagaard) 338
Khan, Mr Abdul, CEO of Central Australia Aboriginal Alcohol Programmes Unit in
Alice Springs (Mrs Aagaard) 321
Lloyd, Hon Jim former Federal Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads
(Mrs Aagaard) 318
McDonald QC, Mr Colin Chair of the Royal Darwin Hospital Management Board
(Mrs Aagaard) 317
Perkins OAM, Mr Neville former Member for Macdonnell and Deputy Leader of the
Opposition in the Legislative Assembly (Mrs Aagaard) 318, 321
Ryan, Damien Mayor of Alice Springs 301
DIVISION TIED
- Determination of tied division
The Speaker advised Members that – There being an equality of votes the result
of the division is resolved in the negative, pursuant to section 27(1) of the Northern
Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978 – re Suspend Standing Orders to move
censure of government on Indigenous Housing in the Territory 292
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
- Anderson, Ms - 20, 21 and 22 October 2009 (M Wood) 321
Lawrie, Ms, 22 October 2009 (Mr Henderson) 338
MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE
- Housing Infrastructure to meet population growth in the Territory (Ms Purick) 301
Indigenous Housing in the Northern Territory (Mr Giles) 292
Power, water and sewerage services (Mr Elferink) 324
Rising living costs (Mr Elferink) 336
Shire Reform (Mr Westra van Holthe) 309
MESSAGES FROM ADMINISTRATOR
- No. 12, Assent to proposed laws, August sittings 2009, dated 14 September 2009
(Paper 489) 287
MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS
- Growing the Territory (Mr Henderson) 291
Indigenous Economic Development Strategies (Mr Hampton) 319
Mining Industry (Mr Vatskalis) 335
Primary Industry Production (Mr Vatskalis) 324
Public Housing (Mr Knight) 313
Road Safety (Mr McCarthy) 340
MOTIONS (Procedural)
- Extension of Time
Bohlin, Mr on motion of Mr Elferink 308
Bohlin, Mr on motion of Mr Mills 315
Bohlin, Mr on motion of Mr Westra van Holthe 340
Burns, Dr on motion of Mr Elferink 314
Burns, Dr on motion of Mr Gunner 340
Chandler, Mr on motion of Mr Bohlin 314
Chandler, Mr on motion of Mr Chandler 324
Chandler, Mr on motion of Mr Styles 291
Conlan, Mr on motion of Mr Bohlin 301
Conlan, Mr on motion of Mr Giles 340
Giles, Mr on motion of Mr McCarthy 308
Giles, Mr on motion of Mr Tollner 315
Giles, Mr on motion of Mr Westra van Holthe 308
Hampton, Mr on motion of Mr Gunner 314, 323
Henderson, Mr on motion of Mr Elferink 319
Knight, Mr on motion of Dr Burns 319
McCarthy, Mr on motion of Ms Walker 308
Mills, Mr on motion of Dr Burns 315
Mills, Mr on motion of Mr Chandler 322
Purick, Ms on motion of Mr Knight 335
Scrymgour, Mr on motion of Mr Gunner 301
Scrymgour, Ms on motion of Dr Burns 322
Styles, Mr on motion of Mr Chandler 322, 340
Styles, Mr on motion of Mr Giles 301
Styles, Mr on motion of Mr Gunner 314
Tollner, Mr on motion of Mr Chandler 314
Tollner, Mr on motion of Mr Conlan 319
Tollner, Mr on motion of Mr Westra van Holthe 340
Walker, Ms on motion of Dr Burns 322
Westra van Holthe, Mr on motion of Dr Burns 319
Westra van Holthe, Mr on motion of Mr Giles 300
Wood, Mr on motion of Mr Chandler 292, 324
Wood, Mr on motion of Mr Knight 319, 340
Suspension of Standing Orders
Censure the government over handling of Indigenous Housing in the Territory
(Mr Giles) - Negatived 292
Pass Bill through all stages
- Assembly Members and Statutory Officers (Remuneration and Other Entitlements)
Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2009 (Serial 67) 289, 303
MOTIONS (Substantive)
- Adjournment of the Assembly at 10.30pm, Standing Order 41A(a) 288
Adjournment speech time limit, extended to 10 minutes, Standing Order 77 (Dr Burns) 288
Alice Springs Goal farm land for inmates (Mr Wood) 307
Growing the Territory – Note 291, 300, 308
Implementation and impact of the Federal Government Stimulus Package - Note 308
Indigenous Economic Development Strategies – Note 319, 322, 323
Mining Industry Note (Mr Vatskalis) 335, 338, 339
Ministerial Reports, rescind Standing Order 96A and 90 (3) 288
Ombudsman, 2008/2009 – Note 339
Primary Industry Production - Note 324
Public Housing – Note 313, 319
Road Safety – Note 340
Routine of Business in respect of the 2009 Alice Springs Regional Sitting of
the Assembly (Dr Burns) 305, 311
Rural residential land near the Alice Springs Airport as mentioned in the Draft
Alice Springs Master Plan 2009 (Mr Wood) 307
Sale of Land (Rights and Duties of Parties) Bill 2009, Draft Exposure Draft Bill –
Note (Paper 567) (Ms Lawrie) 323
Sessional Committee - The Council of Territory Co-Operation – Terms of Reference
(Mr Henderson) 296, 303, 308
Strategic Review of The Northern Territory Auditor-General’s Office,
dated September 2009 – Note 323
The Council of Territory Co-Operation, membership appointment, Mr Gunner,
Ms Scrymgour, Mr Westra van Holthe, Mr Elferink, Ms Anderson, Mr Wood. (Dr Burns) 311
Treasurer's Annual Financial Report, 2008/2009 - Note (Ms Lawrie) 322
PAIRS
- Lawrie, Ms and Mr Styles - Duration, all of 22 October 2009 sitting day (Paper 574) 337
Vatskalis, Mr and Ms Carney – Duration, from the end of Questions 22 October 2009
until conclusion of sitting today (Paper 577) 337
PAPERS TABLED
- 29th Small Branches Conference and 55th General Assembly of the Commonwealth
Parliamentary Association, Report by the Member for Drysdale (Mr Ross Bohlin)
(Paper 588) (Mr Bohlin) 341
Annual Reports
Batchelor Institute Indigenous Tertiary Education, 2008 (Paper 494) 293
Charles Darwin University, 31December 2009 (Paper 547) 325
Charles Darwin University, 31December 2009, Financial Statements (Paper 548) 325
Community Benefit Fund, 2008/09 (Paper 533) 320
Community Justice Centre, 2008/09 (Paper 555) 325
Department of Business and Employment, 2008/09 (Paper 580) 341
Department of Chief Minister, 2008/09 (Paper 538) 320
Department of Education and Training, 2008/2009 (Paper 518) 309
Department of Health and Families, 2008/09 (Paper 549) 325
Department of Justice, 2008/09 (Paper 559) 325
Department of Natural Resources, Environment, The Arts and Sport (Paper 586) 341
Department of Regional Development, Primary Industry, Fisheries and Resources,
2008/09 (Paper 537) 320
Director of Public Prosecutions, 2008/09 (Paper 560) 325
Electricity Safety Regulator, 2008/09, Electricity Reform Act (Paper 553) 325
Environment Protection Authority, 2008/2009 (Paper 496) 293
Health and Community Services Complaints Commission, 2008/09 (Paper 581) 341
Lands, Planning and Mining Tribunal, 2008/09 (Paper 556) 325
Legislative Assembly Members’ Superannuation Trust, 2008/09 (Paper 563) 325
Mental Health Review Tribunal, 2008/09 (Paper 552) 325
Northern Territory Anti-Discrimination Commission, 2008/09 (Paper 557) 325
Northern Territory Architects Board, 2008/09 (Paper 589) 341
Northern Territory Community Visitor Program, 2008/09 (Paper 550) 325
Northern Territory Government and Public Authorities’ Superannuation Scheme,
2008/09 (Paper 562) 325
Northern Territory Information Commissioner, 2008/09 (Paper 551) 325
Northern Territory Licensing Commission, 2008/09 (Paper 532) 320
Northern Territory Treasury Corporation, 2009 (Paper 564) 325
Northern Territory Treasury, 2008/09 (Paper 565) 325
Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment, 2008/09 (Paper 535) 320
Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment, State of the Service Report,
2008/09 (Paper 536) 320
Office of Youth Affairs, Building a better Future for Young Territorians,
Progress Report 2008/09 (Paper 587) 341
Ombudsman, 2008/2009 (Paper 578) (Dr Burns) 339
Power and Water Corporation, 2008/09 (Paper 570) 325
Professional Standards Councils, 2008/09 (Paper 558) 325
Surveillance Devices Reporting Requirement 2008/09 (Paper 572) 336
TIO, 2008/09 (Paper 534) 320
TIO, Group Report, Statement of Corporate Intent, 1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009 (Paper 540) 320
TIO, MAC Report, Statement of Corporate Intent, 1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009 (Paper 541) 320
Treasurer's Annual Financial Report, 2008/2009 (Paper 546) 322
Utilities Commission, 2008/09 (Paper 561) 325
Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Advisory Council, 2008/09 (Paper 554) 325
Workplace Health and Safety Advisory Council, 2008/2009 (Paper 497) 293
Youth Justice Advisory Committee, 2008/09 (Paper 539) 320
Bellamack Gardens Fact Sheets (Paper 583) (Dr Burns) 339
By-Laws 2009
Charles Darwin University (Election of Members of Council) (Paper 582) 341
Comparison of Jurisdictional wait times – Extract from Commonwealth State Housing
Agreement 2007-2008 (Paper 527) (Mr Knight) 314
Coroners Act
In the matter of Coroner’s Findings and Recommendations into the death of
Georgia Rae Tilmouth, pursuant to section 46B, dated 9 October 2009 (Paper 519) 309
In the matter of Coroner’s Findings and Recommendations into the death of
Peter Limbunya, pursuant to section 46B, dated 12 October 2009 (Paper 520) 309
Estimate Committee 2009
Answers to Questions on Notice – June 2009 (Paper 584) 341
Explanatory Statements
Assembly Members and Statutory Officers (Remuneration and Other Entitlements)
Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2009 (Serial 67) (Paper 517) 303
Construction Industry Long Service Leave and Benefits Amendment Bill 2009 (Paper 511) 296
Education Amendment (Non-Government Schools) Bill 2009 (Serial 61)
(Paper 522) (Mr Henderson) 311
Education Amendment (Youth Participation) Bill 2009 (Serial 59)
(Paper 523) (MrHenderson) 311
Fire and Emergency Legislation Amendment Bill 2009 (Serial 62)
(Paper 530) (Mr Henderson) 317
Local Government Grants Commission Amendment Bill 2009 (Paper 545) 321
Revenue Units Bill 2009 (Paper 512) 296
Volatile Substance Abuse Prevention Amendment Bill 2009 (Paper 543) 321
Financial Statements
Batchelor Institute Indigenous Tertiary Education Financial Statements, 2008 (Paper 495) 293
Graph, Northern Territory Public Housing Waiting List, 2004 to 2008 (Paper 515) (Ms Purick) 298
Graph, Public Houses sold in 1995-1996 to 2008-2009 (Paper 507)(Mr Knight) 291
Growing International Trade, Priority Action Plan, 2009 - 2013 (Paper 566) (Dr Burns) 323
Growing our Primary industries, partnerships for productivity (Paper 569) (Mr Vatskalis) 324
Incorporation of adjournment speech
Member for Brennan (Mr Chandler) adjournment incorporated for 15 October 2009
(Paper 529) 315
Justice Legislation (Penalties) – List of changed penalties and monetary value
(Paper 513) (Ms Lawrie) 296
Justice Legislation (Penalties) – List of penalties where imprisonment added or
changed (Paper 514) (Ms Lawrie) 296
Letters
Minister for Transport to Ms M Schoenfisch re U3A request for bus transport to
Territory Wildlife Park, replying to her letter of 1 June 2009 (Paper 509) (Mr Bohlin) 309
Minister for Transport to Ms M Schoenfisch re U3A request for bus transport to Territory
Wildlife Park, replying to her letter of 1 June 2009 (Paper 509) (Mr Chandler) 292
Ngaliwurru-Wuli Association to Mr Daniel Robert Knight – Summary Dismissal,
dated 6 March 2001 (Paper 516) (Mr Giles) 299
List of Speakers on Ministerial Statement on Federal Government Stimulus Package
(Paper 521) (Dr Burns) 308
Media Coverage of Parliamentary Proceedings – Speaker’s Determination No. 5 of 2009
(Paper 492) (Mrs Aagaard) 287
Media Release, Arafura Resources Limited – Chinese money in the bank for Arafura,
dated 12 June 2009 (Paper 542) (Mr Vatskalis) 318
Media release, NT’s economy leads the nation, dated 23 September 2009
(Paper 506) (Mr Henderson) 291
NT’s Economy Leads the Nation, Media Release, dated 23 September 2009
(Paper 506) (Mr Henderson) 291
Open Speed Limits sign off – Northern Territory News article (Paper 585) (Dr Burns) 340
Photographs of Territory Housing property, photographs of damage to properties
(Paper 508) (Mr Chandler) 291
Police Administration Act
Northern Territory Police Force Territory Duty Superintendent Consent Agreement 2009,
dated 28 May 2009 (Paper 498) 293
Portrait of a Senior Territorian, Art Award 2009 – 7 to 28 October 2009, Parliament House
(Paper 573) (Mrs Aagaard) 336
Public Housing 2006-2007 by statistical subdivision – Darwin, Palmerston, Litchfield,
Finnis, Alligator, Daly, Arnhem, Barkly, Central NT (Paper 528) (Mr Styles) 314
Public Housing Wait List, Region by dwelling size and wait times in months
(Paper 525) (Mr Knight) 313
Regulations 2009
No. 27, Supreme Court Amendment (Paper 500) 293
No. 28, Fisheries Amendment (Aquarium Fishing/Display Fishery Licence) (Paper 501) 293
No. 29, Geothermal Energy (Paper 502) 293
No. 30, Traffic Amendment (Paper 503) 293
No. 31, Legislative Assembly (Powers and Privileges) (Paper 504) 293
No. 32, Assembly Members and Statutory Officers (Remuneration and Other
Entitlements (Paper 505) 293
Rules 2009
No. 10, Supreme Court Amendment (Costs and Master’s Authority) (Paper 499) 293
Sale of Land (Rights and Duties of Parties) Bill 2009 – Draft Exposure Draft Bill
(Paper 567) (Ms Lawrie) 323
Sales of Public Housing Stock 1995 to 2008/2009 (Paper 526) (Mr Knight) 313
Strategic Review of The Northern Territory Auditor-General’s Office,
dated September 2009 (Paper 568) (Mr Henderson) 323
Table, NT fatalities by causal and compounding factor (Paper 524) (Mr McCarthy) 313
Victims, Selected offences, Northern Territory 1999 to 2008 - Table 7, Australian
Bureau of Statistics, dated 4 June 2009 (Paper 531) (Mr Mills) 318
PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS
- Giles, Mr re people smugglers, 15 October 2009 319
Mills, Mr, refuting an assertion that he was a climate change sceptic 335
Purick, Ms, pursuant to Standing Order 57, relating to her question asked this day
of the Minister for Housing (Mr Knight) re her use of Housing Waiting List statistics
for the Territory published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics 308
Styles, Mr, refuting an assertion that he was a climate change sceptic 336
Westra van Holthe, Mr, made a personal explanation refuting an assertion that he
was a climate change sceptic 335
PETITIONS
- Anzac High School campus remain open as a separate campus, Petition No. 25
(Paper 510) (665 petitioners) (Mr Giles) 295
Araluen Galleries be returned to a place with dedicated community involvement
presented, Petition No. 26 (Paper 575) (797 petitioners) (Ms Carney) 337
Environment Protection Agency of the Northern Territory be independent and report
directly to the Parliament, Petition No. 24 (Paper 490) (Mr Chandler) (306 petitioners) 287
Responses
No. 18, Power easement dissecting Marlow Lagoon, installation of new 66,000 Volt
overhead power lines along (Paper 529) 317
Nos. 15, 17, 19, 22 and 23 relating to respectively Birthing Services at Tennant Creek
Hospital, Royal Darwin Hospital Review of systems and procedures and Acute Care
Services, Traditional Owner’s Control of country without the Central Land Council,
Rural Nurse Connie Smith – reinstatement and Unincorporated areas of Marrakai,
Leaning Tree Lagoon and Mt Bundy be excluded from any form of Super-Shire or
Council (Paper 491) 288
Transitional housing be provided on the ConocoPhillips Workcamp site near Palmerston,
Petition No. 27 (Paper 576) (177 petitioners) (Mr Styles) 337
QUORUM
- Bohlin, Mr 308, 314, 315, 340
Conlan, Mr 314, 324
Giles, Mr 300, 301, 339, 340
Holthe, Mr 340
Purick, Ms 335
Tollner, Mr 324, 339
Westra van Holthe, Mr 340
STATEMENTS BY SPEAKER
- Deliberately interrupting a Member Speaking with loud interjections, SO 51, 62
and 63 (Mrs Aagaard) 318
Media coverage and broadcasting of parliamentary sittings (Mrs Aagaard) 287
Reference, by Member for Sanderson (Mr Styles) during his debate on the Primary
Industry Production Ministerial Statement 20 October 2009, to proceedings of an
Environment Committee meeting conducted on Friday 16 October 2009 (Mrs Aagaard) 325
Sittings Timetable 2010 contained in a Media Release, dated 21 October 2009
(Paper 571) (Mrs Aagaard) 327
Wamud Namok AO, condolence (Mrs Aagaard) 337
Well wishes to Clerk Assistant, Graham Gadd on attaining his 60th birthday (Mrs Aagaard) 303
VISITORS
- Borroloola School Year 6-10 students accompanied by Mrs Cheryl Caulfield,
Ms Clare Schoeller and Mr Geoff Perry (Mrs Aagaard) 337
Darwin Middle School Year 7 students (Mrs Aagaard) 327
Darwin Middle School Year 7 students accompanied by Ms Tara Kapoor and
Ms Carly Doyle (Mrs Aagaard) 288
Dripstone Middle School Year 7 students accompanied by Ms Kelly Nottel and
Ms Jan McCarthy (Mrs Aagaard) 327
Dripstone Middle School Year 7 students, accompanied by Ms Salima Spring,
Ms Sarah Belsham, and Ms Sam Bonser (Mrs Aagaard) 317
Essington School Year 7 students accompanied by Mr Daniel Hogg (Mrs Aagaard) 317
Moil Primary School Year 5/6 students accompanied by Ms Brenda Kellam and
Mrs Rhonda Jones (Mrs Aagaard) 322
Moil Primary School Year 5/6 students accompanied by Ms Peta Costello,
Mrs Shirley Russell and Ms Tamara Stenhouse (Mrs Aagaard) 322
Nightcliff Middle School Year 7 students accompanied by Mr David Poad (Mrs Aagaard) 322
Palmerston Christian School Year 8 students accompanied by Ms Abbott and
Ms Garside (Mrs Aagaard) 338
Pigeon Hole School Year 5/6 students accompanied by Ms Anne Watkins and
Mr Les Mason (Mrs Aagaard) 307
Ryan, Mr Damien, Mayor of Alice Springs and Ms Natasha Griggs, Deputy Mayor
of Palmerston (Mrs Aagaard) 313
Yarralin School Year 2/3 students accompanied by Ms Lucy Pedwell and
Ms Abby Cunningham (Mrs Aagaard) 295
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