Department of the Legislative Assembly, Northern Territory Government

Index to Minutes of Proceedings - 2007-04-17

Index to Minutes –17 April 2007 to 19 April 2007
TENTH ASSEMBLY - FIRST SESSION

From To Pages
17 April 2007 19 April 2007 359 - 384

Bold No. 123=Passed Bill
Italic & Bold No. 123=Discharged Bill
Italic No. 123=Negatived Bill
ALICE SPRINGS REGIONAL SITTINGS 2007
      Opening (Mrs Aagaard) 359

BILLS
      Aboriginal Lands Act Amendment Bill 2007 363
      Evidence of Children Amendment Bill 2007 (Serial 91) 363, 367
      Health Practitioners Amendment (Nurse Practitioners) Bill 2007 (Serial 93) 369
      Justice Legislation Amendment Bill 2007 (Serial 88) 381
      Legal Profession (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2007 (Serial 89) 381
      Mental Health and Related Services Amendment Bill 2007 (Serial 90) 368
      Motor Accidents (Compensation) Bill 2007 (Serial 87) 362

CENSURE
      Minister for Police and chief Minister for failing to make Alice Springs safe for its citizens - Negatived (Paper 843) (Ms Carney) 364
      Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services re law and order issues in Alice Springs (Ms Carney) 370

COMMONWEALTH DAY MESSAGE, MARCH 2007
      Presented by Mrs Aagaard (Speaker) 361

DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
      Ansell, Mr Frank, Native Title Holder of Alice Springs, member of Lhere Artepe, (Mrs Aagaard) 360
      Callinan, Ms Rachel, Committee Director, New South Wales Legislative Council (Mrs Aagaard) 360
      Crossin, Trish, Senator for the Northern Territory (Mrs Aagaard) 360
      Egan AO, His Honour the Administrator, Mr Ted and Ms Nerys Evans (Mrs Aagaard) 360
      Griffith MLC, Hon. Mick, President of the Legislative Council, Western Australia (Mrs Aagaard) 373
      Guise MLA, Mrs Dianne, Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia (Mrs Aagaard) 360
      Deputy Administrator of the Northern Territory, Mrs Pat Miller; Member for Lingiari, Hon Warren Snowdon MP; Honourable Nick Griffiths, MLC, President of the Western Australian Legislative Council; Honourable Bob Sneath, MLC, President of the South Australian Legislative Council; Ms Gay Thompson MP, Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly of South Australia 369
      Kilgariff AM, Mr Bern, former member and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and former Senator for the Northern Territory (Mrs Aagaard) 360
      Kilgariff, Ms Fran, Her Worship the Mayor of Alice Springs (Mrs Aagaard) 360, 382
      Lake, Mr Nigel, Clerk Assistant, Legislative Assembly of Western Australia (Mrs Aagaard) 360
      Miller, Mrs Pat, Deputy Administrator of the Northern Territory (Mrs Aagaard) 360
      Perkins, Mr Neville, former Member for Macdonnell of the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory (Mrs Aagaard) 361

DISTINGUISHED VISITORS (cont)
      Snowdon MP, Hon Warren, Member for Lingiari of the Northern Territory (Mrs Aagaard) 382
      Snowdon MP, The Honourable Warren, Member for Lingiari of the Northern Territory (Mrs Aagaard) 360
      Thompson MP, Ms Gay, Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly of South Australia (Mrs Aagaard) 360
      Toyne, Dr Peter, former Member for Stuart of the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory (Mrs Aagaard) 360, 364

GENERAL BUSINESS DAY
      Wednesday 2 May 2007 (Mr Henderson) 382

LEAVE OF ABSENCE
      Ms McCarthy for 17, 18 and 18 April 2007 (Mr Henderson) 360

MESSAGES FROM ADMINISTRATOR
      No. 16, assent to proposed laws, 8 March 2007, dated 13 April 2007 (Paper 828) (Mrs Aagaard) 360

MINISTERIAL REPORTS
      Alcohol Management Program – Alice Springs (Ms Martin) 373
      Alice Springs Sittings 2007 (Ms Martin) 361
      Drought Assistance in Central Australia (Mr Natt) 373
      Elective Surgery - Waiting Time (Dr Burns) 373
      International Desert Festival (Mr McAdam) 367
      Local Government Shire Councils Reform (Mr McAdam) 361
      National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame (Ms Scrymgour) 367
      Public Sector Activity in Alice Springs (Mr Henderson) 361
      Tourism in Central Australia (Mr Henderson) 367
      Treasurer's Conference, Canberra 2007 (Mr Stirling) 367
      Youth and Child Violence in Alice Springs (Ms Lawrie) 361

MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS
      Government Initiatives and Achievements in Central Australia (Ms Martin) 364

MOTIONS (Procedural)
      Extension of Time
      Mr Bonson on motion of Mr Henderson 369
      Mr Knight on motion of Mr Bonson 369
      Mr McAdam on motion of Mr Bonson 383
      Mr Mills on motion of Dr Lim 369
      Mr Natt on motion of Mr Henderson 383
      Mr Natt on motion of the Minister for Business and Economic Development (Mr Vatskalis) 369
      Ms Anderson on motion of Mr Bonson 383
      Leave denied Mr Mills to introduce a Bill forthwith entitled Aboriginal Lands Act Amendment Bill 2007 382
      Suspension of Standing Orders
      Allow Ms Carney to move motion censuring Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services re law and order issues in Alice Springs 370
      extension of time to enable Ms Lawrie to complete her speech 369
      Introduce Aboriginal Lands Act Amendment Bill 2007 forthwith - Negatived (Mr Mills) 383
      Pass Bill through all stages
        Aboriginal Lands Act Amendment Bill 2007 (Mr Mills) 363
        Aboriginal Lands Act Amendment Bill 2007 forthwith - Negatived (Mr Mills) 383


MOTIONS (Substantive)
      Achieving Better Educational Outcomes - Note (Mr Henderson) 369, 370
      Auditor-General's February 2007 Report to the Legislative Assembly - Note 363, 364
      Censure Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services re law and order issues in Alice Springs - Negatived (Ms Carney) 370
      Estimates Committee 2007/2008 - Terms of Reference (Paper 853) (Mr Henderson) 373
      Estimates Committee 2007/2008 and a Government Owned Corporations Scrutiny Committee 2007/2008 (Mr Henderson) 369
      Government Initiatives and Achievements in Central Australia - Note (Ms Martin) 364, 368, 383
      Government Owned Corporations Scrutiny Committee 2007/2008 - Terms of Reference (Paper 853) (Mr Henderson) 377
      Remuneration Tribunal Report on the Entitlements of Magistrates and Determination No. 2 of 2007 - Note (Ms Martin) 383
      Remuneration Tribunal Report on the Entitlements of Magistrates and Determination No. 2 of 2007 - Print (Ms Martin) 383

NEXT MEETING
      Tuesday 1 May 2007 (Mr Henderson) 383

PAPERS TABLED
      Annual Reports
      National Environment Protection Council, 2005/2006 (Paper 834) 365
      Parole Board of the Northern Territory, 2005/2006 (Paper 836) 365
      Road Safety Council of the Northern Territory, 2005/2006 (Paper 833) 365
      Berrimah Line, Ode. (Paper 850) (Ms Carney) 371
      Constitution of the Power and Water Corporation, prepared by Clayton Utz (Paper 835) 365
      Explanatory Statements
      Evidence of Children Amendment Bill 2007 (Paper 847) 368
      Memorandum of Advice - Northern Territory Legislative Power and the Aboriginal Land (Recreational Fishing) Amendment Bill 2007 - Mr Tom Pauling QC to The Attorney-General dated 18 April 2007, ref SGO2006/0821 (Paper 857) (Mr Stirling) 383
      Question, Nurses workload, dated 22 February 2007 (Paper 856) (Dr Lim) 384
      Regulations 2007
      No. 10, Fisheries Amendment (Fishing Tour Operator Licence) (No.2) (Paper 852) 384
      No. 4, Electricity Reform (Administration) Amendment (Paper 837) 365
      No. 5, Summary Offences Amendment (Paper 838) 365
      No. 6, Health and Community Services Amendment (Revenue Units) (Paper 839) 365
      No. 7, Fisheries Amendment (Fishing Tour Operator Licence) (Paper 840) 365
      No. 9, Legal Profession (Paper 851) 384
      No.8, Traffic Amendment (Paper 841) 365
      Remuneration Tribunal Report on the Entitlements of Magistrates and Determination No. 2 of 2007 (Paper 854) (Ms Martin) 383
      Report to the Legislative Assembly, pursuant to paragraphs 5.20 and 8.8(c) of the Remuneration Tribunal Report and Determination No. 1 2006, Annual Schedule containing Government payments for each Member for Satellite and Mobile Telephones and Annual schedule of Member Travel at Government expense, for year 2006 – Addendum relating to the Member for Stuart (Paper 842) 365
      Stop at Darwin in 2007 - Australian Veteran Golfers' Union National Championships, Darwin June 4th to 8th 2007 (Paper 849) (Mr Kiely) 371
      Text of CLP Press Release by Richard Lim re nurses working 21 hours in one day (Paper 855) (Dr Lim) 384

PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS
      Mr McAdam, relating to a question asked earlier this day by the Member for Greatorex (Dr Lim) regarding his reporting of an article in the Northern Territory News of 19th April 2007 alluding to funding of town camps and 99 year lease of said land 382
      Mr Stirling, pursuant to Standing Order 57, relating to comments he made in regard to the effect of the provisions of section 11 and proposed partial exclusion of benefits to be paid under the Motor Accidents (Compensation) Bill 2007 (Serial 87) 364

PETITIONS
      Amalgamation of the Litchfield Shire Council into a super council, by leave, petition No. 55, not conforming with Standing Orders (Paper 830) (Mr Wood) (234 petitioners) 361
      Closed Circuit TV in the Todd Mall and adjacent areas, petition No. 59 (Paper 846) (Dr Lim) (14 petitioners) 367
      Closure of the after hours bulk billing service at the Farrar Medical Centre, Palmerston, by leave, petition No. 56, not conforming with Standing Orders (Paper 831) (Mr Wood) (52 petitioners) 361
      Open Road Speed Limits, by leave, petition No. 54, not conforming with Standing Orders (Paper 829) (Ms Carney) (112 petitioners) 361
      Power Grid from Brewer Estate to Alice Springs be upgraded and move the Ron Goodin Power Station to the Brewer Estate, petition No. 58 (Paper 845) (Dr Lim) (105 petitioners) 367
      Repeal of the 130km/h speed limit on Territory roads, petition No. 57 (Paper 844) (Dr Lim) (3 petitioners) 367

VISITORS
      Bradshaw Primary School students, Year 5 and 6 accompanied by Rebecca Hopper (Mrs Aagaard) 360
      Centralian Senior Secondary students, Year 10, 11, and 12 accompanied by Rhonda Herrick (Mrs Aagaard) 360
      Sadadeen Primary School Year 6 students accompanied by Ms Vicki Skoss (Mrs Aagaard) 367
      Wallace Rockhole students, Year 2, 4, 5, and 6 accompanied by Kate Manley (Mrs Aagaard) 360
      Wallace Rockhole, Araluen Christian School and St Phillips Schools students (Mrs Aagaard) 361
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