Index to Minutes of Proceedings - 2002-05-14
Index to Minutes - 14 May 2002 to 23 May 2002
EIGHTH ASSEMBLY - FIRST SESSION
From To Pages
14 May 2002 23 May 2002 115 - 152
Bold No. 123=Passed Bill
Italic & Bold No. 123=Discharged Bill
Italic No. 123=Negatived Bill
APPRECIATION OF SERVICE
Auditor-General, Mr Iain Summers (Madam Speaker) 129
BILLS
Bail Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 57) 117, 122, 147, 149
Corporations (Financial Services Reform Amendments) Bill 2002 (Serial 46) 118
Criminal Code Amendment (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Bill 2002 (Serial 56) 117, 122, 147, 149
Criminal Code Amendment (Witness Intimidation) Bill 2002 (Serial 48) 123, 129
Criminal Property Forfeiture (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2002 (Serial 61) 123, 128
Criminal Property Forfeiture Bill 2002 (Serial 60) 123, 128
Criminal Records (Spent Convictions) Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 49) 117, 122
First Home Owner Grant Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 41) 138
Interpretation Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 43) 125
Meat Industries Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 39) 118
Mining Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 63) 136, 143
Misuse of Drugs (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2002 (Serial 54) 117, 122
Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 53) 117, 122
Oil Refinery Agreement Ratification Act Repeal Bill 2002 (Serial 62) 136, 143
Parole of Prisoners Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 58) 117, 122, 147, 149
Penalties Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 42) 125
Police Administration Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002 (Serial 59) 128, 132
Police Administration Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 38) 117
Prisons (Correctional Services) Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 51) 123, 129
Public Order and Anti-Social Conduct Act Repeal Bill 2002 (Serial 50) 117, 122
Statute Law Revision (Financial Provisions) Bill 2002 (Serial 64) 136, 142
Statute Law Revision Bill 2002 (Serial 47) 132
Supply Bill 2002/2003 (Serial 52) 121
Witness Protection (Northern Territory) Bill 2002 (Serial 37) 117
Work Health Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 55) 117, 123, 149
Workmen’s Liens Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 33) 118
CENSURE
Minister for Health and Community Services (Mrs Aagaard) for her failure to properly manage
the Health portfolio (Mr Dunham) 124
CONDOLENCES
Daisy Florence Ruddick, died on 23 April 2002 (Ms Martin) 116
Gorton, Rt Hon Sir John Grey, GCMG, AC, CH, Prime Minister of Australia from 1968 to 1971, Senator for Victoria
from 1949 to 1968 and a Member of the House of Representatives from 1968 to 1975 - deceased 19 May 2002
(Ms Martin) 131
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, died 30 March 2002 (Ms Martin) 116
Pitscheneder, Norma (Billie), BEM, deceased 19 May 2002 (Paper 375) (Ms Martin) 137
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
Lawrie, Ms Dawn, former Member for Nightcliff 115
Tollner, Mr Dave, MP, Member for Solomon (Madam Speaker) 132
MEMBERS SUSPENDED
Member for Blain (Mr Mills), pursuant to Standing Order 240A, at 2.09pm , for a period of one hour
on account of his refusal to withdraw words (Madam Speaker) 137
MESSAGES FROM ADMINISTRATOR
No. 4 advising of Administrator’s assent to proposed laws passed by the Assembly during
the February/March 2002 sittings (Madam Speaker) 115
No. 5 recommending to the Assembly a Bill for an Act to authorise the issue and expenditure of
public moneys of the Territory in respect of the year ending 30 June 2003 - Supply Bill 2002/2003
(Serial 52) (Paper 324) (Madam Speaker) 121
MINISTERIAL REPORTS
Aged care nursing homes, accommodation and associated planning objectives (Mr Vatskalis) 121
Alcohol Restrictions Trial, Alice Springs (Dr Toyne) 141
Alice in 10 Indigenous Employment Challenge (Ms Martin) 127
Alice Springs Hospital Developments Review (Mrs Aagaard) 116
Alice Springs to Darwin Railway – Track Laying (Mr Henderson) 121
Alice Springs Town Council Review (Mr Ah Kit) 127
Appointment of Deputy Commissioner of Police (Mr Stirling) 131
Desert Knowledge Research Centre funding provided by the Commonwealth and Territory governments
and supporting partners (Ms Martin) 141
Itinerants Research Projects report concerning Darwin and Palmerston districts (Mr Ah Kit) 116
Legislative Assembly Member’s Superannuation Scheme, Review (Ms Martin) 131
Marine Bio-active Prospecting Project (Ms Martin) 135
Multilevel Assessment Program (MAPs) testing benchmarks of Territory students (Mr Stirling) 116
Northern Territory Business Round Table (Mr Henderson) 141
Outback Central 2002 – Year of the Outback (Ms Martin) 135
Planning land use objectives in the Marrakai area (Mr Vatskalis) 121
Racing Ministers Conference, Adelaide 17 May 2002 (Mr Stirling) 131
Resurfacing and Turfing of Football Park (Mr Ah Kit) 135
Senior Appointments in the Public Sector (Ms Martin) 127
Supply and Service opportunities from Timor Sea gas (Mr Henderson) 127
Timor Sea gas fields (Ms Martin) 116
Tiwi Islands Local Government, Management Issues Mr Ah Kit) 131
MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS
Active Participation in Sporting Activities (Mr Ah Kit) 119
Drug crime and seizure of property, houses, vehicles and bank accounts which are the proceedsof drug offences
(Paper 347) (Dr Toyne) 130
Primary industry sector opportunities and new developments (Paper 374) (Mr Henderson) 138
Renewable Energy Sources (Paper 319) (Mr Vatskalis) 119
The New Face of Indigenous Health (Paper 350) (Mrs Aagaard) 132
Timor Sea gas being brought onshore for processing in Darwin. (Paper 330) (Ms Martin) 125
Work Health (Paper 387) (Mr Stirling) 151
MOTIONS (Procedural)
Leave denied
The Member for Drysdale (Mr Dunham) sought leave to Table a letter addressed to Dr Burns as
Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee 136
Suspension of Standing Orders
Allow Mr Dunahm to Table a letter - negatived 136
Pass Bill through all stages
Work Health Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 55) 136, 143
Pass three Bills through all stages
Criminal Code Amendment (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Bill 2002 (Serial 56);
Bail Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 57) 136
Criminal Code Amendment (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Bill 2002 (Serial 56),
Bail Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 57), and Parole of Prisoners Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 58) 142
Take three Bills together
Criminal Code Amendment (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Bill 2002 (Serial 56), Bail Amendment Bill 2002
(Serial 57), and Parole of Prisoners Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 58) 122
Public Order and Anti-Social Conduct Act Repeal Bill 2002 (Serial 50), Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 53),
and Misuse of Drugs (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2002 (Serial 54) 122
Take two Bills together
Criminal Property Forfeiture Bill 2002 (Serial 60) and the Criminal Property Forfeiture
(Consequential Amendments) Bill 2002 (Serial 61) 128
MOTIONS (Substantive)
Active Participation in Sporting Activities – Note statement (Mr Ah Kit) 119
Annual Report of the Public Accounts Committee for the year ended 30 June 2001 - Note report 123
Auditor-General’s Report to the Legislative Assembly on the Analysis of the 2000/01 Treasurer’s
Annual Financial Statement - Note report 129
Drug crime and seizure of property, houses, vehicles and bank accounts which are the proceeds of
drug offences – Note statement (Dr Toyne) 130
East Timor Independence (Ms Martin) 127
February 2002 Report of the Auditor-General to the Legislative Assembly - Note report 129
HIH collapse, workers compensation liabilities (Mr Mills) 151
November 2001 Mini-Budget - Note statement 125
Ombudsman Annual Report 2000/2001 - Note report 125
Primary industry sector opportunities and new developments (Paper 374) (Mr Henderson) 138
Public Accounts Committee - Estimates Committee Process, consideration of 2002/2003 Budget,
Reference (Mr Stirling) 147
Public Accounts Committee’s Report of the Inquiry into the Accuracy of the Budget Data published in the 2001/02
Budget Papers with respect to both the estimated outcome for 2000/01 and the Budget for 2001/02,
dated May 2002 - Note report (Dr Burns) 135, 138, 141, 142
Public Accounts Committee’s Report of the Inquiry into the Accuracy of the Budget Data published in the 2001/02
Budget Papers with respect to both the estimated outcome for 2000/01 and the Budget for 2001/02,
dated May 2002 (Paper 366) - Print (Dr Burns) 135
Renewable Energy Sources (Mr Vatskalis) 119
The New Face of Indigenous Health – Note statement (Mrs Aagaard) 132, 133
Timor Sea gas being brought onshore for processing in Darwin - Note statement 125
Work Health – Note statement (Mr Stirling) 151
NEXT MEETING
Tuesday 18 June 2002 at 10am 151
PAPERS TABLED
Access Economics Budget Monitor No 52, Chapter 12 – fiscal Transparency, the State and Territory budget in context
(Paper 338) (Ms Martin) 129
ADRail, awarded Procurement Packages, dated Tuesday 30 April 2002 (Paper 326) (Mr Henderson) 121
Advertisement, Jane Aagaard Minister for Health and Community Services, Northern Territory News,
dated 12 May 2002 (Paper 328) (Ms Carter) 124
Advertisement, Moving in the Right Direction by Alice Springs Town Council (Paper 335) (Mr Ah Kit) 127
Annual Reports
Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education Annual Report 2000 - Financial Statement
inclusive of Notes 1, 2 and 28 (Paper 380) (Mr Stirling) 151
Garig Gunak Barlu National Park, Coburg Peninsula Sanctuary and Marine Park Board, 2000/2001 (Paper 333) 130
National Crime Authority, 2000/2001 (Paper 297) 119
National Trust of Australia (Northern Territory), 2000/2001 (Paper 298) 119
Nitmiluk National Park, 2000/2001 (Paper 334) 130
Surveillance Devices Act, 2000/2001 (Paper 294) 119
Appendix – Compendium of tabled papers tabled at Committee hearings (Paper 369) (Dr Burns) 136
Article, 800 chooks killed every day, Litchfield Times, Wednesday 22 May 2002 (Paper 376) (Mr Wood) 138
Article, Drunken NT Police Minister Destroys Anti-Drug laws Parliamentary Petition by NT People’s Embassy
(Paper 315) (Mr Stirling) 117
Article, Families hit as builder crashes, extract from Northern Territory News, dated 4 April 2001 (Paper 317) (Dr Burns)118
Article, Hungry children still feed our shame in the poorest town by Paul Toohey, The Australian, 22 May 2002
(Paper 381) (Mr Elferink) 142
Article, Needle plan pricks firms, Northern Territory News, dated 4 December 2001 (Paper 343) (Mr Elferink) 130
Article, No logic in NT school decision, Centralian Advocate, Tuesday 14 May 2002, page 27 (Paper 345) (Mr Elferink) 130
Article, No prize for the winners, Alice Springs News, Vol 9, ISSUE 15, dated 15 May 2002, page 5 (Paper 344)
(Mr Elferink) 130
Article, Nod for Needle Program, Northern Territory News, dated 3 December 2001 (Paper 342) (Mr Elferink) 130
Article, Police Keeps Neighbourhood Watch in the Dark, Alice Springs News, 7 April 1999 (Paper 362) (Mrs Braham) 133
Australian Institute of Criminology, alcohol and Illicit Drugs use statistics in Australia 1998 (Paper 346). (Mr Elferink) 130
Batchelor Community College, list of graduates (Paper 331) (Ms Scrymgour) 125
Broadsheet – Next doctors visit will be Monday 27and Tuesday 28 March 2002 (Paper 382) (Mr Elferink) 142
Constitutio Da Repblica Democrtica De Timor-Leste (Paper 364) (Mr Henderson) 134
Cord Blood Banking by Dr Richard Lim MLA, dated 1 May 2002 (Paper 377) (Dr Lim) 138
Expressions of interest are sought for the refurbishment or demolition and redevelopment of Lot 1832
“Cawood Court flats” Nicker Crescent, Town of Alice Springs – Closing Wednesday 6th February 2002 at 4pm
(Paper 363) (Dr Lim) 134
Extract, Parliamentary Record No. 29, dated 26 June 2001 re Censure of Minister for Health, Family and
Community Services (Mr Dunham) (Paper 352) (Mr Dunham) 133
Ferguson River Bridge, photograph (Paper 325) 121
Financial Statements
Auditor-General’s Report to the Minister for Parks and Wildlife, Coburg Peninsula Sanctuary and
Marine Park Board, dated 15 April 2002 (Paper 295) 119
Auditor-General’s Report to the Minister for Parks and Wildlife, Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) National Park Board,
dated 15 April 2002 (Paper 296) 119
Food Act, extract of definitions (Paper 383) (Mr Reed) 142
How to vote card of the CLP for 2001 General Election (Paper 316) (Ms Martin) 118
Indigenous Medical Scholarships Project a cooperative project between rotary and the department of Human
Services South Australia (Paper 357) (Mr Wood) 133
Letters
Rhys-Jones, Glyn , Chairman Evaluation Committee from Ernst and Young, dated 6 March 2002 132
Bailey, Mr Geoff, Secretary, Rotary Club, South Australia to Mr Steve Spriggs, Rotary Club, Litchfield re
Indigenous Medical Student Project, dated 23 April 2002 (Paper 356) (Mr Wood) 133
Dunham MLA, Mr Stephen, to Dr Chris Burns, Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, dated 16 November 2001
together with appendices (Paper 373) (Mr Kiely) 138
Elferink, Mr John, MLA to the Minister for Community Development, Honourable Jack Ah Kit re Actions
of Ministerial Officers in Alice Springs, dated 22 April 2002 (Paper 378) (Mr Elferink) 139
Naumann, Mr Robert, Assistant Chief Fire Officer to Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service,
dated 14 May 2002 (Paper 372) (Mr Burke) 137
Reid, Mr Ian, Director, Kip McGrath Education Centre to Ms Carney, Member for Araluen MLA re Renal Specialist
in Alice Springs (Paper 336) (Ms Carney) 128
Wood, Mr G , MLA to Hon Jane Aagaard, Minister for Health and Community Services re Ms Aleeta Daws,
dated 7 May 2002 (Paper 355) (Mr Wood) 133
Wright, Dr Mathew, District Medical Officer, Docker River to Hon Dr Peter Toyne, dated 4 April 2002
re Docker River, malnourished children (Paper 338) (Mr Elferink) 152
Wright, Dr Mathew, District Medical Officer, Docker River to Hon John Ah Kit MLA, Minister Assisting the
Chief Minister on Indigenous Affairs, dated 4 April 2002 re Docker River Store food prices and
malnourished children (Paper 389) (Mr Elferink) 152
Wright, Dr Mathew, District Medical Officer, Docker River to Hon John Ah Kit, Minister Assisting the Chief Minister
on Indigenous Affairs, dated 2 May 2002 re Docker River Store food prices (Paper 390) (Mr Elferink) 152
N T Government Projects at a glance, March 2002 (Paper 329) (Ms Carter) 124
National Heart Foundation of Australia, Physical activity and children, A Statement of Importance and Call to Action
from the Heart Foundation, April 2001 (Paper 321) (Dr Burns) 119
National Heart Foundation of Australia, Physical Activity Policy, April 2001 (Paper 320) (Dr Burns) 119
National Heart Foundation of Australia, Promoting physical activity Ten recommendations from the Heart Foundation,
May 2001 (Paper 322) (Dr Burns) 119
Neighbourhood Watch Special Newsletter, Alice Springs, dated February 1999 (Paper 360) (Mrs Braham) 133
Neighbourhood Watch Special Newsletter, Alice Springs, dated July 2001 (Paper 359) (Mrs Braham) 133
Neighbourhood Watch Special Newsletter, Alice Springs, dated March 1999 (Paper 361) (Mrs Braham) 133
Northern Territory Economic Development Summit 2001 – Summary of Action Areas identified by the Northern
Territory Economic Development summit 4 to 6 November 2001 by Co-Chairs Neville Walker and Mr Bob Collins
(Paper 379) (Mr Henderson) 141
Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service - Director’s Operational Order No. 01/2002, dated 21 March 2002
(Paper 371) (Mr Burke) 137
Photograph, Aboriginal group Borroloola by Baldwin Spencer (Paper 358) (Ms Carter) 133
Press Release, Mr John Bailey, Member for Wanguri – Bailey supports call for Howard to reconsider cancellation of
ACT Heroin Trial, dated 18 August 1998 (Paper 340) (Mr Elferink) 130
Press Release, Mr John Bailey, Member for Wanguri – Burke view on drugs outmoded, discredited and ineffective,
dated 29 October 1997 (Paper 339) (Mr Elferink) 130
Press Release, Mr John Bailey, Member for Wanguri – Too weak, Too Muddled and Too Conservative,
dated 3 November 1997 (Paper 341) (Mr Elferink) 130
Program, Inaugural Session, National Parliament Democratic Republic of East Timor, dated 20 May 2002
(Paper 365) (Mr Henderson) 134
Public Accounts Committee’s Report of the Inquiry into the Accuracy of the Budget Data published in the
2001/02 Budget Papers with respect to both the estimated outcome for 2000/01 and the Budget for 2001/02,
dated May 2002 (Paper 366) (Dr Burns) 135
Public Accounts Committee’s Report of the Inquiry into the Accuracy of the Budget Data published in the 2001/02
Budget Papers with respect to both the estimated outcome for 2000/01 and the Budget for 2001/02,
Volume of Media Releases (Paper 368) (Dr Burns) 135
Public Accounts Committee’s Report of the Inquiry into the Accuracy of the Budget Data published in the 2001/02
Budget Papers with respect to both the estimated outcome for 2000/01 and the Budget for 2001/02,
Volume of Transcripts of Public Hearings (Paper 367) (Dr Burns) 135
Regulations 2001
No. 56, Coburg Peninsula Aboriginal Land, Sanctuary and Marine Park (Rehabilitation Areas) By-Laws (Paper 301) 119
Regulations 2002
No. 1, Amendment of Agents Licensing Regulations (Paper 302) 120
No. 4, Amendment of Legal Practitioners Regulations (Paper 303) 120
No. 5, Amendments of Local Government (Road Opening and Closing) Regulations (Paper 304) 120
No. 6, Amendment of Territory Insurance Office Regulations (Paper 305) 120
No. 7, Rules of Professional Conduct and Practice (Paper 306) 120
No. 8, Amendments of Supreme Court Rules (Paper 307) 120
No. 9, Amendments of Bail Regulations (Paper 308) 120
No.10, Amendments of Co-operatives Regulations (Paper 309) 120
No.11, Amendments of Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading (Tow Truck Operators Code of Practice)
Regulations (Paper 310) 120
No.12, Amendments of Traffic Regulations (Paper 311) 120
No.13, Amendments of Supreme Court Rules (Paper 312) 120
Remuneration Tribunal
Remuneration Tribunal, Report and Recommendation No. 1 of 2002, Magistrates of the Northern Territory (Paper 299) 120
Remuneration Tribunal, Report and Recommendation No. 2 of 2002, Members of the Legal Practitioners
Complaints Committee (Paper 300) 120
Revocation of Casuarina Coastal Reserve Number 1677 (Paper 323) (Mr Vatskalis) 119
Survey, Stop HIH Jobs Tax (Paper 386) (Mr Henderson) 150
Terms of Reference, Legislative Assembly Member’s Superannuation Scheme, Review (Paper 348) (Ms Martin) 131
Trade Waste Application Form (Paper 353) (Mr Reed) 133
Trade Waste Management Systems Industry Brief (Paper 354) (Mr Reed) 133
Transcript of interview of Marshall Perron and Ms Clare Martin on 6.30pm NTD8 TV News, Friday 9 June 1995 –
Fannie Bay By-election (Paper 337) (Mr Burke) 128
Under Treasurer’s Minute, Mr K B Clarke to Treasurer, dated 17 May 2001 re variations to the 2000/2001
estimated Actual and 2001/2002 Budget (Paper 370) (Dr Burns) 136
PETITIONS
Residential tower development proposed at the entrance to Bayview, not conforming with Standing Orders
(Paper 313) (Mr Vatskalis) (133 petitioners) 116
STRANGERS
Strangers onto the floor of the Chamber 14 May 2002 suspension of sittings (Madam Speaker) 117
VISITORS
Aboriginal Health Services, Aboriginal Medical Services Association of the Northern Territory and the
Northern Territory Aboriginal Health Forum (Madam Speaker) 132
Australian State Politics Students from the Northern Territory University accompanied by their lecturer
Dr Bill Wilson (Madam Speaker) 123
Daisy Ruddick friends – Roseanne Brennan, Josie and David Guy, Nicole and Chris Lewis, Cowan Bonson,
Esther Carolin, Hilda Muir and Isabelle Muir (Madam Speaker) 116
Defence Industry Study Course students, accompanied by Ms Shandelle Judd, Coordinator and
Mr Barry Coulter, Chairman of the Defence Industry Study Course and a former Member of the
Legislative Assembly (Madam Speaker) 137
Faculty of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies students from the NTU (Madam Speaker) 141
Holy Spirit School, Year 6 students accompanied by their teacher Ms Rachel Kerr (Madam Speaker) 141
Northern Territory Open Education Centre accompanied by their lecturers Ms Lei Fong, Ms Fran Redmond
and Mr Gerard Ross (Madam Speaker) 128
Vocational Education and Training Students from Ali Curung (Madam Speaker) 129
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