Department of the Legislative Assembly, Northern Territory Government

Index to Minutes of Proceedings - 2006-08-22

Index to Minutes – 22 August 2006 to 31 August 2006
TENTH ASSEMBLY - FIRST SESSION

From To Pages
22 August 2006 31 August 2006 237 - 269

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




ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
      Casuarina Secondary College location of alternative class rooms (Mr Stirling) 267
      Seaphone services for Maritime Cyclone and Weather Warning System (Dr Burns) 267

BILLS
      Biological Resources Bill 2006 (Serial 69) 258, 261
      Carers Recognition Bill 2006 (Serial 54) 266
      Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Amendment Bill 2006 (Serial 58) 253
      Criminal Code Amendment (Assaults on Police Officers) Bill 2006 (Serial 66) 240, 249
      Criminal Reform Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2006 (Serial 71) 262, 265
      Criminal Reform Amendment Bill 2006 (Serial 61) 241
      Darwin Waterfront Corporation Bill 2006 (Serial 55) 252
      Evidence and Other Legislation (Witness Assistance) Amendment Bill 2006 (Serial 64) 247, 251
      Human Tissue Transplant Amendment Bill 2006 (Serial 57) 263
      Justice Legislation Amendment (Group Criminal Activities) Bill 2006 (Serial 65) 247, 251
      Justice Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2006 (Serial 68) 258, 261
      Legislative Assembly (Code of Conduct) Bill 2006 (Serial 67) 240, 249
      Liquor Amendment Bill 2006 (Serial 63) 240, 250, 268
      Medical Services Amendment Bill 2006 (Serial 70) 262, 265
      Sentencing Amendment (Cultural Practice and Customary Law) Bill 2006 (Serial 62) 240, 249
      Territory Insurance Office Amendment Bill 2006 (Serial 56) 241
      Vexatious Proceedings Bill 2006 (Serial 60) 263
      Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Bill 2006 (Serial 59) 268
      Whistleblowers Bill 2006 (Serial 47) 250

CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES AND DEPUTY SPEAKER
      Member for Daly Mr Rob Knight MLA, appointed 22 August 2006 238

CONDOLENCES
      Expression of Sympathy, Master Aidan Bott (Mr Stirling) 257

DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
      Gillard, Ms Julia, Member for Lawler, Shadow Minister for Health, House of Representatives (Mrs Aagaard) 266
      McCarthy, Mr Terry, former Speaker of the Legislative Assembly 258
      Rioli, Maurice, Mr, former Member for Arafura (Mrs Aagaard) 254

MEMBERS SUSPENDED
      Member for Araluen (Ms Carney) at 2.22pm, 24 August 2006, to withdraw from the Chamber for a period of one hour on account of refusal to comply with a direction to cease interruption of a member speaking 254
      Member for Greatorex (Dr Lim) at 2.50pm, 24 August 2006, to withdraw from the Chamber for a period of one hour on account of refusal to comply with a direction to cease interruption of a member speaking 254


MESSAGES FROM ADMINISTRATOR
      No. 12, Assent to proposed laws passed by the Assembly June 2006 (Paper 572) 237

MINISTERIAL REPORTS
      Arafura Games 2007 (Ms Lawrie) 265
      Building Healthier Communities, Progress Report (Dr Toyne) 261
      Darwin City Waterfront Development (Ms Martin) 245
      Darwin Cup Carnival 2006 (Mr Stirling) 241
      Darwin Port Facilities (Dr Burns) 261
      Education Week (Mr Stirling) 257
      Gurindji Heritage and Tourism Project (Ms Martin) 261
      HomeNorth Extra (Mr McAdam) 251
      McArthur River Mine, Expansion to Open Cut Operation (Ms Scrymgour) 257
      McArthur River Mining Company (Mr Vatskalis) 265
      Mining Roadshow July 2006 (Mr Vatskalis) 265
      Prisoner Integrated Management System (Dr Toyne) 251
      Radiation Oncology Services (Dr Toyne) 241
      Sabah and Brunei, Business Delegation Visit (Mr Vatskalis) 245
      Soccer Stadium, Progress Report (Ms Lawrie) 251
      Territory Housing Tenancies (Mr McAdam) 265
      Transportable Homes for Town Camps, Alice Springs (Mr McAdam) 241
      Water Safety Month 2006 (Mr McAdam) 257
      Wave Hill Walk-off, 40th Anniversary (Dr Burns) 245

MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS
      Arts Festivals into the Future, Value adding to Territory Life (Ms Scrymgour) 259
      Compulsory Uniforms Policy (Mr Stirling) 255
      Crocodile and Art Industries, Opportunities for (Ms Scrymgour) 263
      Northern Territory Pastoral Industry (Mr Vatskalis) 258
      Skilled Migration Strategy and Future Directions (Mr Henderson) 242
      Territory Communications Needs (Dr Burns) 269
      Volatile Substance Misuse Prevention and Intervention Program (Ms Lawrie) 254

MOTIONS (Procedural)
      Extension of Time
      Mr Mills on motion of Mr Wood 248
      Mr Stirling on motion of Ms Lawrie 268
      Mr Vatskalis on motion of Mr Warren 259
      Ms Carney on motion of Dr Lim - Negatived 239
      Ms McCarthy on motion of Ms Scrymgour 259
      Suspension of Standing Orders
      Conduct of Member for Sanderson, Mr Kiely, lewd remarks to woman, move motion admonishing (Ms Carney) 239
      Pass Bill through all stages
        Liquor Amendment Bill 2006 (Serial 63) 240, 267
      Take two Bills together
        Medical Services Amendment Bill 2006 (Serial 70) and Criminal Reform Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2006 (Serial 71) 262

MOTIONS (Substantive)
      Arts Festivals into the Future, Value adding to Territory Life - note (Ms Scrymgour) 259
      Auditor-General for the Northern Territory August 2006 Report to the Legislative Assembly (Paper 590) - Note (Ms Martin) 242
      Auditor-General for the Northern Territory August 2006 Report to the Legislative Assembly (Paper 590) - Print (Ms Martin) 242


MOTIONS (Substantive) (cont)
      Compulsory Uniforms Policy - note (Mr Stirling) 255
      Conduct of Estimates Committee hearings and time frames - negatived (Ms Carney) 247, 248
      Conduct of Member for Sanderson, Mr Kiely, lewd remarks to woman (Ms Carney) 239
      Environmental Protection Authority, independence - negatived (Mrs Miller) 248
      Indigenous housing in the Territory, A 20 year vision - Note statement 262, 263
      Larrakeyah sewage outfall - negatived (Dr Lim) 248
      Middle Years of Schooling - note (Mr Stirling) 253, 254
      Northern Territory Code of Conduct for Ministers and Members - negatived 240
      Northern Territory Code of Conduct for Ministers and Members - negatived (Ms Carney) 250
      Northern Territory Pastoral Industry - note (Mr Vatskalis) 258, 259
      Open Education Centre - negatived (Mr Mills) 248
      Planning applications, right of appeal by residents of Litchfield Shire - negatived (Mr Wood) 246
      Public Accounts Committee membership changes, Member for Sanderson (Mr L Kiely) discharged and the Member for Brennan (Mr J Burke) appointed in his stead (Mr Henderson) 240
      Remuneration Tribunal Report on the Salary, Allowances and Other Benefits to Magistrates and Determination No. 1 of 2006 - Note (Ms Martin) 257
      Standing Orders Committee membership changes, Member for Brennan (Mr J Burke) discharged and the Member for Daly (Mr R Knight) appointed in his stead (Mr Henderson) 240
      Territory Communications Needs - note (Dr Burns) 269
      Volatile Substance Misuse Prevention and Intervention Program - note (Ms Lawrie) 255

NEXT MEETING
      Tuesday 10 October 2006 (Mr Henderson) 269

PAPERS TABLED
      Annual Reports
      Auditor-General for the Northern Territory, August 2006 Report to the Legislative Assembly (Paper 590) (Mrs Aagaard) 242
      Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education 2005 (Paper 600) 250
      Charles Darwin University 2005 (Paper 601) 250
      Commercial Passenger Vehicle Board, 2005/2006 (Paper 610) 259
      National Trust of Australia (Northern Territory) 2004/2005 (Paper 577) 242
      Northern Territory Architects Board, 2005/2006 (Paper 611) 259
      Northern Territory Fisheries Joint Authority Report, 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004 (Paper 569) 243
      Northern Territory Fisheries Joint Authority Report, 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005 (Paper 570) 243
      Anula Park sausage sizzle, Sunday 16 July 2006, pamphlet (Paper 591) (Mr Kiely) 242
      AustralAsia Railway (Third Party Access) Act 1999
      Ministerial Review of the AustralAsia Railway (Third Party Access) Code, June 2006, pursuant to section 50(1) (Paper 616) 260
      Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings, Speaker's Determination No. 12 of 2006 (Paper 589) (Mrs Aagaard) 238
      By-laws
      Charles Darwin University Amendments (Paper 580) 243
      Construction History of Eugenio Scaturchio (Paper 609) (Mr Wood) 254

PAPERS TABLED (cont)
      Coroners Act
      Coronial Findings and Recommendations into the Death of Mr David William Mather, deceased 4-5 October 2005, pursuant to Section 46B, dated 13 July 2006 (Paper 579) 243
      Coronial Findings and Recommendations into the Death of Ms Zena Stevens, deceased 14 January 2005, pursuant to section 46B, dated 1 August 2006 (Paper 578) 243
      In the matter of Deputy Coroner’s Findings and Recommendations into the Death of Ms Dolly (Nampajimpa) Granites (the deceased), pursuant to section 48B, dated 28 August 2006 (Paper 620) 264
      CPA Australian and Pacific Regional Conference, New Zealand, 13 to 18 August 2006 - Conference Papers (Paper 593) (Dr Lim) 242
      Estimates Committee 2006 hearings, Questions Taken on Notice and Answers, consideration of the Appropriation Bill 2006/2007 (Paper 615) 260
      Explanatory Statements
      Biological Resources Bill 2006 (Serial 69) (Paper 619) 262
      Criminal Reform Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2006 (Serial 71) and Medical Services Reform Bill 2006 (Serial 70) (Paper 624) 265
      Evidence and Other Legislation (Witness Assistance) Amendment Bill 2006 (Paper 607) 251
      Justice Legislation Amendment (Group Criminal Activities) Bill 2006 (Serial 65) (Paper 606) 251
      Justice Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2006 (Serial 68) (Paper 618) (Dr Toyne) 261
      Liquor Amendment Bill 2006 (Serial 63) (Paper 605) 250
      Financial Management Act
      Transfer of Excess Allocations, pursuant to section 20, Clare Martin, Acting for the Treasurer, dated 29 June 2006 (Paper 576) 243
      Financial Statements
      Charles Darwin University 2005 (Paper 602) 250
      Legal opinion, validity of clause 2.2 of the Northern Territory Code of Conduct for Ministers and Members, dated 23 August 2006, prepared by Tom Pauling QC (Paper 604) (Mr Henderson) 250
      Letters
      Burke, Ms Annette, JP, Mayor of Palmerston to Hon Chris Burns MLA, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, dated 5 August 2005 re Tiger Brennan Extension - Palmerston Intersection (Paper 613) (Dr Burns) 258
      Burns, Dr Chris, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, to Hon Jim Lloyd, Minister for Territories and Roads, dated 30 August 2006 re Tiger Brennan Drive funding under AusLink National Projects Program (Paper 621) (Dr Burns) 262
      Hunt, Hon Greg, MP Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment and Heritage to Hon Nigel Scullion, Senator for the Northern Territory, dated 31 August 2006 re Seaphone network (Paper 625) (Mrs Miller) 267
      Truss, Hon Warren, MP, Minister for Transport and Regional Services to Hon Chris Burns MLA, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, dated 9 May 2006 (Paper 612) (Dr Burns) 258
      Truss, Hon Warren, MP, Minister for Transport and Regional Services to Hon Chris Burns, Minister for Infrastructure and Infrastructure, dated 21 December 2005 re AusLink funded projects (Paper 614) (Dr Burns) 258
      Northern Territory Code of Conduct for Ministers and Members, prepared and proposed by the Country Liberal Party (Paper 603) (Ms Carney) 250
      Northern Territory News, articles re Mr Len Kiely's conduct, dated 14th, 15th and 16th July 2006 (Paper 581) (Ms Carney) 239
      Northern Territory Threatened Species List 2006 revision (Paper 626) (Ms Scrymgour) 267
      Photograph of Correctional Services Crocodile Handling Program Course participants, prisoners undertaking training as part of a diversionary program (Paper 622) (Dr Toyne) 263

PAPERS TABLED (cont)
      Regulations 2006
      No. 22, Pearl Oyster Culture Industry Management Plan Amendment 2006 (Paper 582) 243
      No. 23, Fisheries Amendment (Pearl Oyster Fishery) Regulations 2006 (Paper 583) 243
      No. 24, Building Amendment (Transitional Matters) Regulations (No.2) 2006 (Paper 584) 243
      No. 25, Youth Justice Regulations 2006 (Paper 585) 243
      No. 26, Revenue Units Regulations 2006 (Paper 586) 243
      No. 27, Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Registration) Amendment Regulations 2006 (Paper 587) 243
      No. 28, Supreme Court Amendment (Subpoenas) Rules 2006 (Paper 588) 243
      No. 29, Motor Vehicles (Standards) Amendment (Paper 608) 255
      Sanderson Newsheet, Yanyula Park Opening (Paper 592) (Mr Kiely) 242
      sitting days for 2007, schedule (Paper 623) (Mrs Aagaard) 265
      Wave Hill Walk-off by the Gurindji, 40th Anniversary of, Guest List of attendees (Paper 599) (Dr Burns) 245
      Work Health Advisory Council, 2005/2006 (Paper 571) 243

PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS
      Member for Goyder (Mr Warren, pursuant to Standing Order 57, relating to disparaging comments concerning his hearing disability made by the Member for Araluen (Ms Carney) 241
      Member for Greatorex (Dr Lim), pursuant to Standing Order 57, relating to comments by the Member for Wanguri concerning Dr Lim's alleged support for Pauline Hanson 242
      Minister for Planning and Lands (Dr Burns) clarified an answer to a question he made last Thursday, 24 August 2006 relating to builders licensing 259

PETITIONS
      Central Australian National Parks, 11, decision to handover be rescinded, No. 34 (Paper 594) (Dr Lim) (20 petitioners) 245
      Northern Territory Place Names Committee retain the name of the Golf Course Estate for the suburb adjacent to and surrounding the Alice Springs Golf Course, petition No. 7 (Paper 597) (Dr Lim) (10 petitioners) 245
      Responses to petitions
      Numbers 23, 24, 26, 27 and 31 relating to respectively the establishment of a retirement village for self-funded retirees in Darwin, Middle Point School teacher changes, Kennel/Cattery on Lot 3296 De Caen close, Virginia, same as pervious petition for Kennel/Cattery and retention of naming of the Golf Course Estate, Alice Springs (Paper 573) 237
      Numbers 18, 28, 29 and 32 relating to 11 Central Australian national parks and 48 Territory owned parks 261
      Salaries section of DCIS in Alice Springs be retained, petition No. 36 (Paper 596) (Dr Lim) (11 petitioners) 245
      Subdivision process be modernised especially for Specific Use (SU) areas and to account for environmental sustainability, petition No. 38 (Paper 598) (Mr Wood) (569 petitioners) 245
      Territory Owned Parks, decision to handover 48, be rescinded, No. 35 (Paper 595) (Dr Lim) (353 petitioners) 245

STATEMENTS BY SPEAKER
      Members behaviour constraints required by Standing Orders 61, 62 and 63 (Mrs Aagaard) 254
      Parliamentary broadcast of Assembly proceedings on Intranet and Internet (Mrs Aagaard) 238
      Resignation of Chairman of Co,mmittees and Deputy Speaker Mr Len Kiely, effective 14 July 2006 (Mrs Aagaard) 238



VISITORS
      Amanbidji School students, accompanied by Mr Reg Robinson (Mrs Aagaard) 247
      Australasian Parliamentary Educators Conference, delegates (Mrs Aagaard) 267
      Bees Creek Primary School Year 6/7 students accompanied by Ms Gayle Purdue (Speaker Aagaard) 237
      Casuarina Senior College Year 11 and 12 students, accompanied by teachers (Mrs Aagaard) 248
      FU-JEN Catholic University, Taiwan, students (Mrs Aagaard) 265
      Japanese exchange students from Taminmin High School accompanied by Ms Liz Short (Mrs Aagaard) 239
      Marrara Christian College Year 7 students accompanied by Ms Jennifer Edwards (Mrs Aagaard) 257
      Marrara Christian College Year 7 students, accompanied by Ms Jennifer Edwards (Mrs Aagaard) 258
      Ministerial staff of the Minister for Justice and Attorney-Genera, Minister for Health and departmental staff of these ministerial portfolios (Mrs Aagaard) 269
      Sandridge Band and Tableland Drifters Band (Mrs Aagaard) 249
      Traditional Owners from Myatt, near Timber Creek and Centre Island, Borroloola (Mrs Aagaard) 262

WARRANTS
      Deputy Chairmen of Committees, Mr James Burke, Mr Chris Natt, Ms Kerry Sacilotto, Mr Ted Warren, Mr Gerry Wood and Mr Matthew Bonson (Paper 574) 238
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