Index to Minutes of Proceedings - 2003-02-18
Index to Minutes of Proceedings
From To Pages18 February 2003 27 February 2003 293 - 345
Bold No. 123=Passed Bill
Italic & Bold No. 123=Discharged Bill
Italic No. 123=Negatived Bill
BILLS
- Administrators Pensions Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 117) 298
Bail Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 135) 316, 325
Bushfires Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 129) 316, 325
Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2003 (Serial 134) 309, 314
Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 112) 317
Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 133) 309, 314
Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002 (Serial 81) 335
Container Deposit (Environmental Protection) Bill 2003 (Serial 131) 314, 323
Criminal Code Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 130) 316, 325
Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail Transport) Bill 2003 (Serial 122) 302, 307
Dangerous Goods Act 1998 Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 123) 302, 308
Kava Management Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 132) 309, 313
Legal Practitioners Amendment (Costs and Advertising) Bill 2003 (Serial 138) 320, 329
Legislative Assembly Members’ Superannuation Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 116) 298
Personal Injuries (Civil Claims) Bill 2003 (Serial 137) 320, 328
Personal Injuries (Liabilities and Damages) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2002 (Serial 109) 330, 331
Personal Injuries (Liabilities and Damages) Bill 2002 (Serial 108) 330, 331
Petroleum Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 121) 303
Places of Public Entertainment Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 125) 309, 314
Police Administration Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002 (Serial 119) 303
Private Security Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 136) 320, 328
Public Accounts and Estimates Committee Bill 2002 (Serial 45) 317
Sentencing Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 126) 302, 322
Statute Law Revision Bill (No. 3) 2002 (Serial 118) 308
Superannuation Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 113) 298
Superannuation Guarantee (Safety Net) Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 114) 298
Supreme Court (Judges Pensions) Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 115) 298
Terrorism (Emergency Powers) Bill 2003 (Serial 128) 295
Terrorism (Northern Territory) Request Bill 2003 (Serial 127) 294
Trade Measurement Administration Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 111) 308
Trade Measurement Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 110) 308
Traffic Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 124) 295, 322
CENSURE
- Minister for Health and Community Services, Mrs Aagaard (Ms Carter) 296
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
- Crossin, Ms Trish, Senator for the Northern Territory 330
Lawrie, Mrs Dawn, a former Member of the Legislative Assembly (Mr Bonson) 304
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
- Ah Kit, Mr, for Thursday 27 February 2003 (Mr Henderson) 328
Wood, Mr, Member for Nelson for 19 February 2003 and Thursday 20 February 2003
(Mr Henderson) 301
MESSAGES FROM ADMINISTRATOR
- No. 11, assent to proposed laws passed by the Assembly during December 2002 sittings (Paper 821) 327
MINISTERIAL REPORTS
- Alcohol Restrictions, Alice Springs (Dr Toyne) 307
Alice Springs Regional Crime Prevention Council (Dr Toyne) 313
Alice Springs to Darwin Railway (Ms Martin) 301
Australian Health Care Agreements (Mrs Aagaard) 307
Building Indemnity Industry Insurance (Mr Vatskalis) 301
Chief Minister’s Women’s Study Awards 2003 (Ms Martin) 328
Development Projects in Indonesia (Mr Henderson) 313
Employment and Training Board (Mr Stirling) 313
Filipiniana Senior Citizens Association (Mr Vatskalis) 307
Grapevine Leaf Rust (Dr Burns) 319
Hay Growers Group (Dr Burns) 313
Indigenous Employment Programs, Memorandum of Understanding, NLC and
Territory Construction Assoc (Mr Henderson) 319
Information Communications Technology Forum (Dr Toyne) 328
Itinerants Project - Update (Mr Ah Kit) 294
Marine harvest aquaculture project at Port Hurd (Dr Burns) 328
Mining Management Act - Update (Mr Henderson) 294
National Harmony Day (Mr Vatskalis) 328
National Transport Links (Mr Vatskalis) 319
Office of Crime Prevention (Dr Toyne) 319
Overseas Travel to meet Oil and Gas representatives (Ms Martin) 293
Public Housing Assets, Security Upgrade (Mr Ah Kit) 307
Secondary Education - Future Directions (Mr Stirling) 294
Secondary education programs in remote indigenous communities (Mr Stirling) 301
MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS
- Consumer Protection - Note (Dr Toyne) 310
Crime Prevention Initiatives (Dr Toyne) 304
Development of Opportunities for the Territory (Ms Martin) 318
Greenhouse Gas Strategy for the Territory (Dr Burns) 308
Public bus transport system (Mr Vatskalis) 305
Review of Health and Community Services (Mrs Aagaard) 298
MOTIONS (Procedural)
- Extension of time
Member for Drysdale (Mr Dunham) 299, 310
Member for Karama (Ms Lawrie) 310
Suspension of Standing Orders
Take two Bills together
- Bushfires Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 129) and Criminal Code Amendment
Bill 2003 (Serial 130) 325
Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 133) and
Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2003 (Serial 134) 314
Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail Transport) Bill 2003 (Serial 122) and Dangerous Goods
Act 1998 Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 123) 302, 307
Take two Bills together (cont)
- Terrorism (Northern Territory) Request Bill 2003 (Serial 127) and Terrorism (Emergency
Powers) Bill 2003 (Serial 128) 302
MOTIONS (Substantive)
- Alternative industrial development sites in Darwin, assessment – Negatived (Mr Wood) 320
Auditor-General to the Legislative Assembly, November 2002 Report - Note 304
Auditor-General's February 2003 Report to the Legislative Assembly (Paper 813) - Note 317
Auditor-General's February 2003 Report to the Legislative Assembly (Paper 813) - Print 317
Crime Prevention Initiatives - Note statement (Dr Toyne) 317
Department of Health and Community Services inquiry by Public Accounts Committee,
negatived (Ms Carter) 315, 324
Development of Opportunities for the Territory – Note statement (Ms Martin) 318
Estimates Committee 2003/2004, appointment and terms of operation (Mr Henderson) 339
Estimates Committee operation 2003 (Mr Henderson) 321
Financial Management Act papers 397 and 398 - Note (Mr Reed) 317
Government Owned Corporations Scrutiny Committee 2003 (Mr Henderson) 321
Government Owned Corporations Scrutiny Committee, appointment and terms of operation 336
Greenhouse Gas Strategy for the Territory – Note (Dr Burns) 308, 310
Illicit Drug Use in the Territory - Note statement (Dr Toyne) 314, 317
Ombudsman Report 2001/2002 - Note 344
Plastic bag levy (Mr Wood) 295, 322
Population Loss from Territory, negatived (Mr Burke) 314, 323
Public Accounts Committee Report on the establishment of an Estimates Committee process -
discharged (Mr Henderson) 344
Regional Sittings, Alice Springs (Mr Henderson) 321
Remuneration Tribunal Report and Determination No. 1 of 2002, Ministers and Members
of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly - Note 304
Remuneration Tribunal Report and Determination No. 2 of 2002 – Ministers and Members
of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly - Note 304
Routine of Business in respect of the regional sitting of the Assembly in Alice Springs
(Mr Henderson) 329
Select Committee on Substance Abuse in the Community, Interim Report February 2003 -
Note (Ms Scrymgour) 344
Select Committee on Substance Abuse in the Community, Interim Report February 2003 -
Print (Ms Scrymgour) 344
Standing Orders Committee
Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards reference
- extension of time to report until June 2003 (Mr Henderson) 330
Standards reference provided to the Committee on 20 June 2002 (Mr Henderson) 321
Reference, Question time operation, negatived (Mr Wood) 295, 320, 322
Report for review and identification of options for enhancement of the Estimates Committee
process, February 2003 – Adopt report (Mr Henderson) 304
Report for review and identification of options for enhancement of the Estimates Committee
process, February 2003 – Print (Mr Henderson) 304
Treasurer’s Annual Financial Report 2001/2002 - Note 344
Treasurer’s Mid-Year Report 2002/2003 - Note (Mr Stirling) 308, 344
United Nations Resolution 1441 (Ms Martin) 294, 297
NEXT MEETING
- Tuesday 29 April 2003 at 10am at the Alice Springs Convention Centre (Mr Henderson) 329
PAPERS TABLED
- Annual Reports
Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority, 2001/2002 (Paper 780) 299
Jabiru Town Development Authority, 2001/2002 (Paper 808) 318
Mental Health Review Tribunal, 2001/2002 (Paper 810) 318
National Environment Protection Council, 2001/2002 (Paper 757) 299
National Trust of Australia (Northern Territory), 2001/2002 (Paper 752) 299
Northern Territory Electrical Workers and Contractors Licensing Board, 2001/2002 (Paper 753) 299
Northern Territory Legal Aid Commission, 2001/2002 (Paper 809) 318
Northern Territory Plumbers and Drainers Licensing Board, 2001/2002 (Paper 755) 300
Public Trustee for the Northern Territory, 2001/2002 (Paper 754) 300
Territory Insurance Office, 2001/2002 (Paper 756) 300
Treasurer’s Mid-Year Report 2002/2003 (Paper 793) 305
Article, $5000 fine for running naked, Sunday Territorian, dated 2 February 2003
(Paper 805). (Mr Ah Kit) 310
Article, Adelaide River Closure, Litchfield Times, 19 February 2003 (Paper 806) (Mr Maley) 310
Article, Adviser in phone call hang-up row, Northern Territory News, page 5,
dated 31 December 2002 (Paper 819) (Mr Maley) 321
Auditor-General's February 2003 Report to the Legislative Assembly (Paper 813)(Speaker) 317
AusLink, Northern Territory Comments on Auslink Green Paper, February 2003
(Paper 818) (Mr Vatskalis) 319
By-Laws 2003
Amendments of Northern Territory University (Site and Traffic) By-Laws (Paper 822) 345
Capability Statement to Provide Training Coordination and Indigenous Employment Services
to Phillips and Bechtel for the Construction and Operation of the LNG Plant Wickham Point
Northern Territory (Paper 817) (Mr Henderson) 319
Carmichael’s Estate Valley – map showing sacred sites recorded as at 6 February 2003,
dated 18 February 2003 (Paper 782) (Mrs Braham) 299
CLP action over Forscutt Case – Chronology, 22 May 1996 to 29 January 2003
(Paper 776) (Dr Toyne) 295
Corrigendum – Page 10 Operating Expenses by Agency Northern Territory Budget Sector,
Figure 7 (Paper 799) (Mr Stirling) 308
Developing a Strategy for the Northern Territory, Greenhouse action (Paper 798) (Dr Burns) 308
Development Application Direction, pursuant to section 77 of the Planning Act not to
approve any subdivision proposal for NT Portion 3951, Alice Springs (Paper 830) (Mr Vatskalis) 344
Discussion Paper, Review of the Northern Territory Building Act 1993 Incorporating
Initiatives on Builders’ Licensing and Indemnity Insurance in the Northern Territory
Residential Building Market, February 2003 (Paper 787) (Mr Vatskalis) 301
Estimates Committee – Draft Terms of Reference – Government Owned Corporations
(Incorporating recommended options – Standing Orders Committee Report ),
February 2003 (Paper 791) (Mr Henderson) 304
Estimates Committee - Draft Terms of Reference (Incorporating recommended options –
Standing Orders Committee Report), February 2003 (Paper 790) (Mr Henderson) 304
Financial Statements
Auditor General’s Report to the Minister for Lands and Planning, Surveyors Board
of the Northern Territory, year ended 30 June 2002 (Paper 747) 300
Auditor-General’s Report to the Minister for Corporate and Information Services,
Government Printing Office, year ended 30 June 2002 (Paper 749) 300
Auditor-General’s Report to the Minister for Corporate and Information Services,
Information Technology Management Services, year ended 30 June 2002 (Paper 748) 300
Auditor-General’s Report to the Minister for Corporate and Information Services,
NT Fleet, year ended 30 June 2002 (Paper 750) 300
Graph, Construction Activity Index 1997 to 2003 (Paper 802) (Ms Martin) 309
Graph, Figure 7, Territory Construction Association, Construction Activity Index,
January 1993 to January 2003 (Paper 804) (Ms Martin) 309
Graph, Trend Unemployment Rate February 2001 to October 2002 (Paper 803) (Ms Martin) 309
Harmony Day 2003 Events Schedule by location (Paper 828) (Mr Vatskalis) 328
Letters
Burke, Mr Denis, Chief Minister to Mr George Georgiou, Northern Territory Legal Aid
commission, dated 23 April 1997 re Alan E Forscutt, release (Paper 775) (Dr Toyne) 295
Burke, Mr Denis, MLA to Hon Dr Peter Toyne MLA, dated 28 August 2002 re
Corrections Centre investigation on telephone tapping incident (Paper 823) (Mr Burke) 344
Burke, Mr Denis, MLA to Hon Dr Peter Toyne MLA, e-mail re phone tapping incident
(Paper 825) (Mr Burke) 344
Burke, Mr, Leader of the Opposition to Mr Mark Crossin, Director, Work Health,
Department of Employment, Education and Training, dated 8 November 2002 re
workers compensation claim, Mr Robert Teakle, TIO claim ref 60088071 (Paper 815) 318
Elferink, Mr John, Member for Macdonnell to Honourable Peter Toyne MLA,
Minister for Central Australia, dated 5 February 2003 re Trust Fund to build a
renal dialysis unit for Kintore (Paper 781) (Mr Elferink) 299
Porrovecchio, Ms Naomi, ministerial assistant to Mr Denis Burke MLA, re
phone tapping incident, dated 2 September 2002 (Paper 824) (Mr Burke) 344
Speaker, House of Representatives, Honourable Neil Andrew, dated
10 December 2002 and President of the Senate, the Honourable Paul Calvert,
dated 5 December 2002 in response to the resolution of the Assembly relating to
East Timorese asylum seekers (Paper 746) (Madam Speaker) 293
Toyne, Hon Peter, MLA to Mr Denis Burke MLA, dated 12 February 2002 re
Corrections Centre telephone tapping (Paper 827) (Mr Burke) 344
Toyne, Hon Peter, MLA to Mr Denis Burke, dated 7 October 2002 re phone
tapping incident (Paper 826) (Mr Burke) 344
Media release, Department of Health and Community Services, Agency Restructure
announced, dated 12 February 2003 (Paper 800) 309
Memorandum of Understanding between Northern Land Council and Territory
Construction Association Inc (Paper 816) (Mr Henderson) 319
Memorandum, Attorney-General from Secretary, Attorney-General’s Department,
re Alan Edward Forscutt 26 June 1997 (Paper 774) (Dr Toyne) 295
Northern Territory Government Media Release by John Ah Kit re cheap politics
as Elferink stirs unnecessary fears, dated 18 February 2002 (Paper 783) (Mr Ah Kit) 299
Regulations 2002
No. 49, Amendments of Small Claims Rules (Paper 760) 300
No. 50, Amendment of Local Court Rules (Paper 761) 300
No. 55, Unit Title Regulations (Paper 762) 300
No. 56, Amendment of Registration Regulations (Paper 763) 300
No. 57, Consumer Affairs (Product Safety Standards) Regulations (Paper 764) 300
No. 58, Amendment of Kava Management Regulations (Paper 765) 300
No. 59, Tobacco Control Regulations (Paper 766) 300
No. 61, Amendments of Supreme Court Rules (Paper 767) 300
No. 62, Swimming Pool Fencing Regulations (Paper 768) 300
Regulations 2003
No. 01, Amendment of Legislative Assembly (Powers and Privileges) Regulations (Paper 769) 300
No. 02, Amendment of Stock Diseases Regulations (Paper 770) 300
No. 03, Amendment of Housing Assistance Schemes Regulations (Paper 771) 300
No. 04, Amendment of Housing Assistance Schemes Regulations (Paper 772) 300
No. 05, Amendment of Education (Board of Studies) Regulations (Paper 773) 300
Remuneration Tribunal Determination No. 2 of 2002
Report submitted by the Leader of the Opposition (Mr Burke), pursuant to paragraph 9.2
of Remuneration Tribunal Determination No. 2 of 2002, re Overseas Travel to Africa
and United States (Paper 812) 317
Remuneration Tribunal Determination No. 2 of 2002 - overseas travel entitlement (Mr Burke) 305
Select Committee on Substance Abuse in the Community, Interim Report February 2003
(Paper 829) (Ms Scrymgour) 344
Standing Orders Committee
Report for review and identification of options for enhancement of the
Estimates Committee process, February 2003 (Paper 789) (Mr Henderson) 303
Report for review and identification of options for enhancement of the
Estimates Committee process, February 2003, list of submissions received
(Paper 792) (Mr Henderson) 303
Treasurer’s Mid-Year Report 2002/2003 (Paper 796) (Mr Stirling) 308
Treasurer’s Mid-Year Report 2002/2003, extract from government web site (Paper 788) (Mr Reed) 303
Treasurer’s Mid-Year Report 2002/2003, Extract, page 4, Department of Employment,
Education and Training Explanations of Variations (2002/03 Mid-Year Report Figure 7) (Paper 801) 309
Wharf Precinct – Achieving the Vision, Central Darwin Planning Concepts and
Land Use Objectives 1999 (Paper 814) (Ms Carney) 318
PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS
- Henderson, Mr re methadone program 317
Mr Maley, Member for Goyder, pursuant to Standing Order 57 attributed comments
relating to access to fishing areas by amateur and professional fisherman 310
PETITIONS
- Darwin Bus Service Route 28, petition No. 27, continued throughout the school year
(Paper 811) (Mr Dunham) (55 petitioners) 313
Genetically modified free Northern Territory, petition No.25 (Paper 785) (Mr Maley) (83 petitioners) 301
Marrakai School Bus Route, extension of, petition No.26 (Paper 784) (Mr Maley) (50 petitioners) 301
Nurse Recruitment (Mrs Aagaard) 301
Panorama Guth in Alice Springs, closure of, by leave, presented petition No. 23, not conforming
with Standing Orders (Paper 744) (Ms Martin) (300 petitioners) 293
Panorama Guth in Alice Springs, closure, by leave, petition No.24 (Paper 786)
(Mrs Braham) (2872 petitioners) 301
Responses
No. 18 received and circulated to Members (Paper 795) 307
No. 22 had been received and circulated to Members (Paper 745) 293
QUORUM
- Member for Drysdale (Mr Dunham) drew attention 305
STATEMENTS BY SPEAKER
- Media broadcast of debate on UN Resolution 1441 and yearly events for 2003 (Mrs Braham) 293
VISITORS
- Darwin High School, English as a Second Language students, accompanied
by their teacher Ms Jennifer Marshall 328
Filipiniana Senior Citizens Association, Darwin including Ms Ester Davy,
Acting President, Ms Tina Black past President and Ms Cynthia Molina (Madam Speaker) 307
Howard Springs Primary School Year 6/7 students accompanied by their teachers,
Mr Geoff Nalder, Mr Robby Dunbar, Ms Tanya Ham and Ms Alison Holmes (Speaker) 319
Katherine South Primary School Year 6/7 students accompanied by their teacher,
Mr Shane Pike and Ms Cathy Collins (Speaker) 314
Northern Territory University International Students from Japan, East Timor, Indonesia
and Thailand, English as a Second Language, accompanied by their teacher
Mr Raphael Van Wessem (Madam Speaker) 328
Northern Territory University, Indigenous Research and Education Certificate 2 General
students accompanied by their coordinator, Mr Kluken (Speaker) 313
O’Brien, Mr James, a member of the Darwin Defenders Association visiting Darwin
from Victoria for the Bombing of Darwin commemorative ceremony, accompanied
by his grandson, Michael Newhouse (Madam Speaker) 293
Solomona, Ms Pseiki, from Tuvalu on a visit under the auspices of a Commonwealth
Parliamentary Association Trust Study Grant (Madam Speaker) 293
Stanley, Professor Fiona, accompanied by Mr Len Nixon, Institute of Child
Health Research (Madam Speaker) 336
WARRANT
- Deputy Charimen of Committees, effective from 26 February 2003, adding Mr Kiely
and Ms Scrymgour (Madam Speaker) 327
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