Department of the Legislative Assembly, Northern Territory Government

Index to Minutes of Proceedings - 2005-11-29

Index to Minutes – 29 November 2005 to 1 December 2005
NINTH ASSEMBLY - FIRST SESSION

From To Pages
29 November 2005 1 December 2005 109 - 128

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




ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
      (Mr Stirling) re a question asked 1 December 2005 by the Leader of the Opposition (Ms Carney) relating to an additional funding of $49.9m appearing in the financial statement of the Arts, Museums and Library Services Agency 125

BILLS
      Alcohol Court Bill 2005 (Serial 33) 117, 122
      Antisocial Behaviour (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2005 (Serial 34) 117, 122
      Community Justice Centre Bill 2005 (Serial 20) 123
      Electoral Amendment Bill 2005 (Serial 16) 119
      Evidence Amendment Bill 2005 (Serial 14) 119
      Housing Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2005 (Serial 23) 110, 112
      Law of Property Amendment (Sales of Residential Property) Bill 2005 (Serial 13) 115
      Northern Territory Aboriginal Sacred Sites Amendment Bill 2005 (Serial 27) 126
      Northern Territory Tourist Commission Amendment Bill 2005 (Serial 30) 116, 122
      Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Bill 2005 (Serial 26) 126
      Residential Tenancies Amendment (Termination for Unacceptable Conduct) Bill (No. 2) 2005 (Serial 12) 119
      Sentencing Amendment (Aboriginal Customary Law) Bill 2005 (Serial 19) 115
      Statute Law Revision Bill 2005 (Serial 24) 123
      Strehlow Research Centre Bill 2005 (Serial 21) 110
      Territory Insurance Office Amendment Bill 2005 (Serial 22) 113
      Unit Titles Amendment Bill 2005 (Serial 31) 110, 116
      Veterinarians Amendment (Fees and Penalties) Bill 2005 (Serial 25) 110
      Weapons Control Amendment Bill 2005 (Serial 29) 125

CENSURE
      Territory finances and economy, parlous state of (Ms Carney) 112

CONDOLENCES
      Mr Lee 109

DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
      Lee, Mr, family members and Mr Jack Ah Kit and members of the Jawoyn nation (Madam Speaker) 109

MESSAGES FROM ADMINISTRATOR
      No. 06, Assent to proposed laws passed by the Assembly during the October 2005 sittings (Paper 325) 121

MINISTERIAL REPORTS
      Book-up Practices in the Territory, Discussion Paper (Dr Toyne) 115
      Economic Summit 2005 (Mr Henderson) 109
      Investment Opportunities visit to Singapore (Mr Stirling) 110
      Islamic Community (Mr Vatskalis) 122

MINISTERIAL REPORTS (cont)
      Jabiru Town Development Authority (Mr McAdam) 110
      Natural Resources Management Board, Establishment (Ms Scrymgour) 122
      Sports Grant Scheme, Development Grants (Ms Lawrie) 115
      White Ribbon Day (Ms Scrymgour) 115
      Workplace Relations Legislation, Submission (Dr Burns) 122

MOTIONS (Procedural)
      Extension of Time
      Dr Lim on motion of Mr Mills 118
      Mr Mills on motion of Dr Lim 116
      Suspension of Standing Orders
      Take two Bills together
        Alcohol Court Bill 2005 (Serial 33) and Antisocial Behaviour (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2005 (Serial 34) 122

MOTIONS (Substantive)
      Declining GST revenues and economic mismanagement - Negatived (Ms Carney) 118
      Declining GST revenues and economic mismanagement (Ms Carney) 111
      Education, School closures and overcrowding - Negatived (Mr Mills) 116, 117
      Education, School closures and overcrowding (Mr Mills) 110
      Irrkerlantye Learning Centre, closure (Mrs Braham) 111, 118
      Jabiru Town Development Authority - Negatived (Mr Wood) 119
      Jabiru Town Development Authority (Mr Wood) 111
      Ombudsman 2004/2005 - Note (Ms Martin) 113
      Remuneration Tribunal Determination No. 1 of 2005, Members of the Legislative Assembly, Members of the Executive Council and Ministers of the Territory - Note 113
      Standing Orders Committee, Second Report, re Routine of Business and related Orders, and Acting Speaker - Adopt Report recommendations (Mr Henderson) 113
      Treasurer's Annual Financial Report 2004/2005 - Note (Mr Stirling) 127

NEXT MEETING
      Tuesday 14 February 2005 (Mr Henderson) 128

PAPERS TABLED
      Annual Reports
      Commercial Passenger Vehicle Board, 2004/2005 (Paper 293) 114
      Darwin Port Corporation, 2004/2005 (Paper 335) 128
      Department of Community Development, Sport and Cultural Affairs, 2004/2005 (Paper 311) 120
      Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment, 2004/2005 (Paper 333) 128
      Department of the Legislative Assembly, 2004/2005 (Paper 305) 114
      Desert Knowledge Australia, 2004/2005 (Paper 313) 120
      Electrical Workers and Contractors Licensing Board, 2004/2005 (Paper 312) 120
      Northern Territory Education Advisory Council, 2004 (Paper 295) 114
      Northern Territory Fisheries Joint Authority Report, 2000/2001 (Paper 303) 114
      Northern Territory Fisheries Joint Authority Report, 2001/2002 (Paper 304) 114
      Northern Territory Fisheries Joint Authority Report, 2002/2003 (Paper 336) 128
      Northern Territory Grants Commission, 2004/2005 (Paper 292) 114
      Northern Territory Tourist Commission, 2004/2005 (Paper 310) 120
      Surveyors Board of the Northern Territory, 2004/2005 (Paper 297) 114
      Tarcoola-Darwin Rail Regulation, 2004/2005 (Paper 296) 114
      Territory Insurance Office, 2004/2005 (Paper 332) 128
      Croc Festival Program, Alice Springs 25-27 October 2005 (Paper 323) (Mrs Braham) 119

PAPERS TABLED (c0nt)
      Explanatory Statements
      Alcohol Court Bill 2005 (Serial 33) (Paper 330) and Antisocial Behaviour (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2005 (Serial 34) (Paper 331) (Dr Toyne) 123
      Law of Property Amendment (Sales of Residential Property) Bill 2005 (Serial 13) (Paper 309) 115
      Northern Territory Tourist Commission Amendment Bill 2005 (Serial 30) (Paper 329) (Ms Martin) 122
      Mental Health and Related Services Act
      Mental Health Review Tribunal 2004/2005 (Paper 337) 128
      Our Arrernte People's Place, an Evaluation of Irrkerlantye Learning Centre 2002/2003, Final Short Report by Merridy Malin and Debra Maidment, September 2005 (Paper 321) (Mr Mills) 117
      Photograph of Queensland Radioactive Waste Facility, Esk, QLD (Paper 324) (Mr Wood) 120
      Plans of Management
      Bullwaddy Conservation Reserve Plan of Management 2005 by Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory (Paper 294) 114
      Regulations 2005
      No. 35 Electricity Reform (Administration) Amendment Regulations 2005 (Paper 298) 114
      No. 36 Passenger Bus Amendment (Inspector Powers) Regulations 2005 (Paper 299) 114
      No. 37 Motor Vehicles (Fees and Charges) Amendment Regulations 2005 (Paper 300) 114
      No. 38 Building Amendment Regulations 2005 (Paper 301) 114
      No. 39 Police Administration (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2005 (Paper 314) 120
      No. 40, Legal Practitioners Admission Amendment Rules 2005 (Paper 302) 114
      No. 42 Cemeteries Amendment (Multiple Burials) Regulations 2005 (Paper 315) 120
      No. 43 Work Health (Occupational Health and Safety) Amendment (Major Hazard Facilities) Regulations 2005 (Paper 316) 120
      No. 44 Dangerous Goods Amendment Regulations 2005 (Paper 317) 120
      No. 45 Surveillance Devices Amendment (Prescribed Authority) Regulations 2005 (Paper 318) 120
      No. 46 Fines and Penalties (Recovery Amendment) Regulations (No. 2) 2005 (Paper 319) 120
      No. 47 Fire and Emergency Amendment Regulations 2005 (Paper 320) 120
      No. 48 Fisheries Amendment (Off-shore Net and Line Fishery) Regulations 2005 (Paper 337) 128
      Remuneration Tribunal Determination No. 1 of 2005, Members of the Legislative Assembly, Members of the Executive Council and Ministers of the Territory (Paper 307) (Ms Martin) 113
      Senate Inquiry into the Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Bill 2005 of the Commonwealth - Territory Submission (Paper 328) (Dr Burns) 122
      Statement of Estimated payments to the States and Territories provided to the Ministerial Council for Commonwealth-State Financial Relations, dated 23 March 2005 (Paper 322) (Mr Mills) 119
      TAFR and annual reports budget report overspend by $100m (Paper 306) (Ms Carney) 112
      Telstra Loyalty Award for Mr Ian McNeill, Clerk of the Legislative Assembly (Paper 339) (Mrs Aagaard) 128
      Treasurer’s Mid-Year Report 2005/2006 (Paper 338) (Mr Stirling) 127


PETITIONS
      Irrkerlantye Learning Centre, reinstate support and funding (Paper 308) (Mrs Braham) (937 petitioners) 115
      Palmerston primary school, build new (Paper 326) (Mr Mills) (234 petitioners) 121
      Palmerston Skate Park, provide a shade structure for (Paper 327) (Mr Mills) (166 petitioners) 121
      Responses
      No. 1 - Protection of Daly River, No. 4 - Adelaide River Museum pedestrian crossing, and No. 5 - Slip lane entrance to the Humpty Doo and Rural Golf Club (Paper 291) 109

STATEMENTS BY SPEAKER
      Reminded members of the media who were filming during Question Time that, only Members on their feet speaking are allowed to be filmed, and no panning of the Chamber was permitted during Question Time (Mrs Aagaard) 125

VISITORS
      Community Education Centre students from Maningrida (Madam Speaker) 110
      Department of Health and Community Services, Carers NT, the Disability Advisory Council, Somerville Community Services and Carpentaria Disability Services, and Business Community, electorate officers from Blain, Katherine, Greatorex, Nelson and Araluen (Madam Speaker) 125
      Karama Primary School students accompanied by Ms Victoria Browne (Mrs Aagaard) 116
      Manyallaluk School accompanied by Ms Yve Weinberg (Madam Speaker) 121
      St Joseph's Primary School, Grade 7 students from Katherine, accompanied by Ms Anne Weygood (Madam Speaker) 116
      Wagaman Primary School, Year 3 to Year 7 students Leadership Program and Year 10 Pathways Indigenous Students from Kormilda College (Madam Speaker) 109
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