Department of the Legislative Assembly, Northern Territory Government

Index to Minutes of Proceedings - 2002-11-26

Index to Minutes - 26 November 2002 to 28 November 2002
NINTH ASSEMBLY - FIRST SESSION

From To Pages
26 November 2002 28 November 2002 259 - 291

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




ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS
      Government, Administrative Arrangements Order for government, ministry, Northern
      Territory Government Gazette No. S 18, dated 18 October 2002 (Paper 673)(Ms Martin) 259

BILLS
      Administrators Pensions Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 117) 262, 278
      Aerodromes Act Repeal Bill 2002 (Serial 98) 280
      Agents Licensing Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 99) 284
      Associations Incorporation Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 97) 280
      Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 112) 262, 279
      Crown Proceedings Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 100) 280
      Legislative Assembly Members’ Superannuation Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 116) 262, 278
      Liquor Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 105) 265
      Motor Accidents (Compensation) Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 102) 279
      Northern Territory Aboriginal Sacred sites Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 120) 262
      Northern Territory Aboriginal Sacred Sites Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 120) 279, 290
      Pay-roll Tax Amendment Bill (No. 3) 2002 (Serial 103) 284
      Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 104) 266
      Petroleum Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 121) 275, 284
      Police Administration Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002 (Serial 119) 275, 283
      Statute Law Revision Bill (No. 3) 2002 (Serial 118) 276, 284
      Superannuation Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 113) 262, 278
      Superannuation Guarantee (Safety Net) Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 114) 262, 278
      Supreme Court (Judges Pensions) Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 115) 262, 278
      Swimming Pool Fencing (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2002 (Serial 107) 285, 286
      Swimming Pool Fencing Bill 2002 (Serial 106) 285, 286
      Tobacco Control Bill 2002 (Serial 101) 266
      Trade Measurement Administration Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 111) 262, 279
      Trade Measurement Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 110) 262, 279

CENSURE
      Censure the Member for Nhulunbuy, the former Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency
      Services and the Member for Wanguri, the current Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency
      Services re police numbers and crime levels (Mr Burke) 264

DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
      New South Wales Legislative Assembly Standing Ethics Committee - Membership,
      Mr John Price MP, Chairman, Dr Liz Kernohan MP, Mr Mathew Brown MP,
      Ms Ronda Miller and Mr Ron Caldwell (public citizen representative) 263

MESSAGES FROM ADMINISTRATOR
      No. 10, Assent to proposed laws passed by the Assembly during the
      October 2002 sittings (Paper 717) 273

MINISTERIAL REPORTS
      Airline Capacity into the Northern Territory (Dr Burns) 260
      AustralAsia Railway – line connection at Dunmurra (Ms Martin) 274
      Bakewell Primary School, Overcrowding (Mr Stirling) 283
      Brolga Awards 2002 (Dr Burns) 274
      Central Australian Bushfires (Mr Vatskalis) 260
      Crime Statistics, Quarterly (Dr Toyne) 260
      Crime Victims Assistance (Dr Toyne) 283
      Darwin Port Corporation (Mr Vatskalis) 283
      Mobile Preschool Programs (Mr Stirling) 274
      Public Liabilities and Personal Injuries (Dr Toyne) 274
      Silverstone, Brigadier Mike, farwell (Ms Martin) 283
      Timor Sea Gas Project (Ms Martin) 260

MOTIONS (Procedural)
      Suspension of Standing Orders
      Pass Bill through all stages
        Northern Territory Aboriginal Sacred Sites Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 120) 262, 279
      Take five Bills together
        Superannuation Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 113), Superannuation Guarantee
        (Safety Net) Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 114), Supreme Court (Judges Pensions)
        Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 115), Legislative Assembly Members’ Superannuation
        Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 116) and Administrators Pensions Amendment
        Bill 2002 (Serial 117) 278
      Take two Bills together
        Trade Measurement Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 110) and Trade Measurement
        Administration Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 111) 279

MOTIONS (Substantive)
      Auditor-General's November 2002 Report to the Legislative Assembly - Note (Ms Martin) 269
      Auditor-General's November 2002 Report to the Legislative Assembly - Print (Ms Martin) 269
      Commercial passenger vehicle industry – Note (Mr Vatskalis) 269
      East Timorese asylum seekers living in Darwin (Ms Martin) 261
      Environment and Sustainable Development Committee, Sessional Committee – appoint
      Mr Baldwin and Mr Dunham (Mr Burke) 278
      Environment and Sustainable Development Committee, Sessional Committee - appoint
      Mr Wood (Mr Wood) 283
      Environment and Sustainable Development Committee, Sessional Committee – appoint
      Ms Lawrie, Mr McAdam and Mr Bonson (Dr Burns) 278
      Environment and Sustainable Development Committee, Sessional Committee -
      establishment 27 November 2002, terms of reference (Dr Burns) 274, 276
      Environment and Sustainable Development Committee, Sessional Committee -
      establishment of Committee and terms of reference (Dr Burns) 263
      Environment and Sustainable Development Committee, Sessional Committee –
      References, cane toads and Environmental Protection Agency (Dr Burns) 277
      Environment and Sustainable Development Committee, Sessional Committee,
      references Cane Toads and Environmental Protection Committee (Dr Burns) 262
      Extension of time
      Leader of the Opposition (Mr Burke) 264
      Treasurer (Mr Stirling) 264
      Northern Territory Parks and Reserves, initiatives – Note (Ms Martin) 280
      Ombudsman Report, 2001/2002 - Note (Ms Martin) 290
      Ombudsman Report, 2001/2002 - Print (Ms Martin) 290
      Public Accounts Committee, Annual Report 2001/2002 - Note (Dr Burns) 291
      Public Accounts Committee, Annual Report 2001/2002 - Print (Mr McAdam) 291
      Remuneration Tribunal Report and Determination No. 2 of 2002 - Ministers and Members
      of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly - Note (Ms Martin) 269
      Remuneration Tribunal Report and Determination No. 2 of 2002 - Ministers and Members
      of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly - Print (Ms Martin) 269
      Standing Committees
      House Committee
        Member for Arafura (Ms Scrymgour) discharged, Member for Casuarina
        (Mr Vatskalis) appointed 259
      Privileges Committee
        Member for Karama (Ms Lawrie) discharged, Member for Stuart (Dr Toyne) appointed 259
      Public Accounts Committee
        Member for Johnston (Dr Burns) discharged, Member for Karama (Ms Lawrie) appointed 259
      Standing Orders Committee – appoint Mr Henderson and discharge Mr Stirling (Mr Henderson) 278
      Substance Abuse in the Community Committee
        Member for Johnston (Dr Burns) discharged, Member for Sanderson
        (Mr Kiely) be appointed 259
      Treasurer’s Annual Financial Report 2001/2002 and addendum – Part 9 – Debt and
      employee liabilities, page 140 - Note (Mr Stirling) 290

NEXT MEETING
      Tuesday 18th February 2003 (Mr Henderson) 290

PAPERS TABLED
      Annual Reports
      Anti-Discrimination Commission, 2001/2002 (Paper 682) 270
      AustralAsia Railway Corporation, 2001/2002 (Paper 738) 291
      Community Visitor Program, Northern Territory, 2001/2002 (Paper 721) 281
      Darwin Port Corporation, 2001/2002 (Paper 681) 270
      Department of Community Development, Sport and Cultural Affairs, 2001/2002 (Paper 731) 291
      Department of Corporate and Information Services, 2001/2002 (Paper 740) 291
      Department of Employment, Education and Training, 2001/2002 (Paper 685) 270
      Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment, 2001/2002 (Paper 732) 291
      Health and Community Services and Complaints Commission, 2001/2002 (Paper 734) 291
      Legislative Assembly Members’ Superannuation Trust, 2001/2002 (Paper 683) 270
      National Road Transport Commission, 2001/2002 (Paper 678) 270
      Northern Territory Government and Public Authorities Superannuation Scheme,
      2001/2002 (Paper 684) 270
      Northern Territory Grants Commission, 2001/2002 (Paper 722) 281
      Northern Territory Road Safety Council, 2001/2002 (Paper 733) 291
      Northern Territory Tourist Commission, 2001/2002 (Paper 679) 270
      Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment, 2001/2002 (Paper 680) 270
      Office of the South Australian Independent Industry Regulator – Rail Regulation,
      2001/2002 (Paper 739) 291
      Ombudsman, 2001/2002 (Paper 742) (Ms Martin) 290
      Police, Fire and Emergency Services, 2001/2002 (Paper 703) 270
      Power and Water, 2001/2002 (Paper 730) 291
      Surveillance Devices Act, 2001/2002 (Paper 727) 281
      Treasurer’s Annual Financial Report 2001/2002 and addendum – Part 9 – Debt and
      employee liabilities, page 140 (Paper 741) (Mr Stirling) 290
      Article - Darwin was there for Bali survivors, Newsround, dated October 2002 by
      Department of Health and Community Services (Paper 716) (Ms Carney) 269
      Auditor-General's November 2002 Report to the Legislative Assembly
      (Paper 712) (Madam Speaker) 269
      Coroners Act
      In the matter of Coroner’s Finding and Recommendations into the death of
      Bich Thu Ngo, pursuant to section 46B, dated 24 November 2002 (Paper 724) 281
      In the matter of Coroner’s Finding and Recommendations into the death of
      Janet Anne Palmer, pursuant to section 46B, dated 26 November 2002 (Paper 723) 281
      In the matter of Coroner’s Finding and Recommendations into the death of
      Uriel Elizabeth Rosaline Johnson, pursuant to section 46B, dated 24 November 2002 (Paper 725) 281
      In the matter of Death in Custody – Prisoner David John Pendergast, Implementation
      Status of Inquest Recommendations, pursuant to section 46B,
      dated 26 November 2002 (Paper 726) 281
      Crime and Safety Reporting Figures, Estimated Under-reporting Rates (Paper 706) (Mr Stirling) 264
      Crimes Victims Assistance Scheme – What Victims Say (Paper 736) (Dr Toyne) 283
      Exploration Licences in the Northern Territory, Map, comparison of information post
      and pre dated 18 August 2001 (Paper 737) (Ms Martin) 286
      Financial Management Act
      Transfer of Excess Allocation Between Purposes of Same Agency Transfer of Excess
      Allocation Between Purposes of Same Agency, pursuant to section 20(1A),
      Signed by Treasurer, dated 5 November 2002 (Paper 686) 270
      Financial Statements
      Auditor-General’s Financial Report to the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Re
        Construction Division, year ended 30 June 2002 (Paper 700) 270
        Darwin Bus Service, year ended 30 June 2002 (Paper 701) 270
        Darwin Port Corporation, year ended 30 June 2002 (Paper 699) 270
        Territory Parks and Wildlife, year ended 30 June 2002 (Paper 702) 270
      Graph, Northern Territory House break-ins, July 1990 to September 2002 (Paper 708) (Dr Toyne) 265
      Graph, Number of Reported Unlawful Entry with Intent – Dwelling Darwin, Sept 2000
      to Sep 2002 (Paper 710) (Dr Toyne) 265
      Graph, Number of Reported Unlawful Entry with Intent – Dwelling Northern Territory,
      Sept 2000 to Sep 2002 (Paper 709) (Dr Toyne) 265
      Graph, Number of Reported Unlawful Entry with Intent – Dwelling Palmerston,
      Sept 2000 to Sep 2002 (Paper 711) (Dr Toyne) 265
      Letters
      Application for Protection Visa, Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs to
      Applicants (East Timorese) (Paper 676) (Mr Burke) 261
      Ernst and Young to Mr Stephen Jackson, Department of Justice re Review of Quarterly
      Crime and Justice Statistics, dated 25 November 2002 (Paper 707) (Dr Toyne) 265
      Martin, Honourable Clare, Chief Minister to Ms Jodeen Carney, Shadow Minister for
      Women’s Policy, 13 November 2002 (Paper 715) (Ms Carney) 269
      National numeracy and reading benchmarks for Northern Territory schools (Paper 729) (Mr Stirling) 275
      Public Accounts Committee, Annual Report 2001/2002 (Paper 743) (Mr McAdam) 291
      Regulations 2002
      No. 41, Amendments of Katherine Town Council By-Laws (Paper 687) 270
      No. 42, Amendments of Local Court Rules (Paper 688) 270
      No. 43, Crimes (Victims Assistance) Rules (Paper 689) 270
      No. 44, Crimes (Victims Assistance) (Notice of Payment) Regulations Repeal Regulations
      (Paper 690) 270
      No. 45, Amendments of Local Court Regulations (Paper 691) 270
      No. 46, Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading (Trading Stamps) Regulations (Paper 692) 270
      No. 47, Amendment of Legal Practitioners (Professional Indemnity Insurance) Regulations
      (Paper 693) 270
      No. 48, Amendment of Small Claims Regulations (Paper 694) 270
      No. 51, Amendments of Palmerston (Animal Management) By-Laws (Paper 695) 270
      No. 52, Amendment of Palmerston (Public Places) By-Laws (Paper 696) 270
      No. 53, Amendments of Palmerston (Signs, Hoardings and Advertising) By-Laws (Paper 697) 270
      No. 54, Amendments of Darwin City Council By-Laws (Paper 698) 270
      Remuneration Tribunal Report and Determination No. 2 of 2002 - Ministers and Members
      of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. (Paper 713) (Ms Martin) 269
      Treasurer’s Annual Financial Report 2001/2002 and addendum – Part 9 – Debt and
      employee liabilities, page 140 (Paper 741) (Mr Stirling) 290
      Written Question Paper, dated 26 November 2002 (Paper 728) (Mr Henderson) 275
      Zero Tolerance Policing by Shane L Stone (Paper 705) (Mr Henderson) 264
      Zero Tolerance Policing, Extract of debate (Paper 704) (Mr Henderson) 264

PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS
      Member for Goyder (Mr Maley) 27 November 2002 - questions asked reflect constituency issues 276
      Mr Wood, Member for Nelson re commentsduring debate on Swimming Pool legislation 290

PETITIONS
      Banyan tree or “The Tree of Life” on Lot 191, Adelaide River be allowed to live and grow
      unencumbered by giving alternative access to Lot 133 (Paper 735) (Mr Kiely) (339 petitioners) 283
      Responses
      Nos. 17 and 19 (Paper 718) 274
      Women’s Information Centre , by leave, not conforming with Standing Orders
      (Paper 674) (Ms Carney) (378 petitioners) 260

STATEMENTS
      Broadcast with sound and vision the Chief Minister’s motion and Members debate
      on the motion relating to East Timorese asylum seekers in Chamber (Madam Speaker) 260
      Commercial passenger vehicle industry (Mr Vatskalis) 269
      Northern Territory Parks and Reserves, initiatives (Ms Martin) 280
      Security of the Legislative Assembly for Members in Parliament House (Madam Speaker) 263

VISITORS
      Ambon school SMO Negeri S, students, accompanied by Mrs Elizabeth Pattiruhu
      (Madam Speaker) 264
      Baggley, Mr Chris, a parliamentary intern attached to Sanderson electorate office
      (Madam Speaker) 286
      East Timorese community members (Madam Speaker) 261
      Electorate Officers of Members (Madam Speaker) 285
      Essington School, Year 6 students, accompanied by their teacher Ms Johanna Riddell
      (Madam Speaker) 283
      Katherine High School, Year 8/9, students accompanied by their teacher,
      Ms Chris Shaw (Madam Speaker) 260
      Mathieson, Ms Gilly, BBC Scotland journalist visiting Darwin as part of a
      Winston Churchill fellowship 260

WARRANT
      Deputy Chairmen of Committees, Ms Lawrie, Mr McAdam, Mr Bonson, Mr Elferink,
      Mr Maley, Mr Mills and Dr Lim (Madam Speaker)(Paper 672) 260
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