Index to Minutes of Proceedings - 2002-08-13
Index to Minutes – 13 August 2002 to 22 August 2002
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NINTH ASSEMBLY - FIRST SESSION
From To Pages
13 August 2002 22 August 2002 179 - 212
Bold No. 123=Passed Bill
Italic & Bold No. 123=Discharged Bill
Italic No. 123=Negatived Bill
BILLS
- Appropriation Bill 2002/2003 (Serial 89) 196, 206, 208, 210, 211
Auctioneers Act Repeal (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2002 (Serial 66) 185
Auctioneers Act Repeal Bill 2002 (Serial 65) 185
Community Welfare Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 96) 206, 209
Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002 (Serial 81) 180, 195
Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 67) 185
Crimes (Victims Assistance) Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 95) 206, 209
Debits Tax Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 92) 197, 207
Education Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 84) 180, 183
Financial Management Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 88) 191, 197
Gaming Control Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 82) 191, 197
Gaming Machine Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 83) 191, 197
Health and Community Services Complaints Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 86) 180, 183
Hotel-keepers Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 68) 185
Information Bill 2002 (Serial 85) 180, 183
Legal Practitioners Amendment (Community Legal Centres) Bill 2002 (Serial 78) 180
Legal Practitioners Amendment (Mortgage Practices) Bill 2002 (Serial 70) 180
Mineral Royalty Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 93) 197, 207
Northern Territory Employment and Training Authority (Consequential Amendments)
Bill 2002 (Serial 72) 179
Northern Territory Employment and Training Authority Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 71) 179
Ombudsman (Northern Territory) Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 87) 180, 183
Pay-roll Tax Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002 (Serial 94) 197, 207
Pay-roll Tax Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 73) 190
Prices Regulation Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 69) 185
Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 79) 191, 195
Stamp Duty Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002 (Serial 91) 197, 207
Statute Law Revision (Financial Provisions) Bill 2002 (Serial 64) 191
Statute Law Revision Bill (No. 2) 2002 (Serial 80) 184, 190
Taxation (Administration) Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 90) 197, 207
Work Health Amendment Bill (No. 2) (Serial 77) 184
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
- Hanson, Mr James, Chairman and delegates from the United States House
of Representatives Resources Committee 181
Snapes, Mr Peter a former Member of the House of Commons representing
the constituency of West Bromwich 184
MESSAGES FROM ADMINISTRATOR
- No. 6, assent to proposed laws passed by the Assembly during the June 2002 sittings
(Paper 467) (Madam Speaker) 189
No. 7, 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 (Paper 479) (Madam Speaker) 196
- AustralAsia Railway project (Mr Henderson) 179
Casuarina Coastal Reserve (Mr Vatskalis) 190
Casuarina Coastal Reserve Management Plan response by (Mr Elferink) 209
Darwin Harbour Management Board (Mr Vatskalis) 183
E Learning (Mr Stirling) 189
Garma Festival (Mr Ah Kit) 195
Itinerancy in Darwin and outlying suburbs (Mr Ah Kit) 179
Linguistic Awards, 2002/2003, program funding (Mr Vatskalis) 206
National Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Foundation, partnership
with Territory (Mrs Aagaard) 183
Northern Territory Expo 2002 (Mr Henderson) 209
Nursing Career Structure Review (Mrs Aagaard) 195
Outback Digital Network (Dr Toyne) 190
Pastoral Industry Board and Land Care Board (Mr Vatskalis) 195
Property crime (Dr Toyne) 183
Public liability and medical insurance in the Territory (Ms Martin) 179
Recreational Fishing Facilities (Mr Henderson) 206
Senior’s Housing (Mr Ah Kit) 190
Seniors Advisory Council (Ms Martin) 209
Sport and Recreation Funding (Mr Ah Kit) 209
Sporting Facilities Upgrading (Mr Ah Kit) 206
Timor Sea Gas Update (Mr Henderson) 195
MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS
- Conservation and Natural Resources Management (Mr Vatskalis) 193
Crime Prevention Initiatives (Dr Toyne) 206
Employment and Training Strategy to 2005 (Paper 57) (Mr Stirling) 181
Population Growth Strategy Issues (Mr Martin) 186
Power and Water Authority (Ms Martin) 192
MOTIONS (Procedural)
- Extension of time given to Mr Bonson 211
Extension of time given to Mr Dunham 211
Extension of time granted to Member for Daly (Mr Baldwin) 181
Member be no longer heard
Drysdale (Mr Dunham) - moved (Mr Henderson), pursuant to Standing Order 70
[first time motion moved in Legislative Assembly] 211
Quorum, lack of (Dr Lim) 208
Suspension of Standing Orders
Take five Bills together
- Taxation (Administration) Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 90) Stamp Duty Amendment Bill
(No. 2) 2002 (Serial 91) Debits Tax Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 92) Mineral Royalty
Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 93) and Pay-roll Tax Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002 (Serial 94) 207
- Information Bill 2002 (Serial 85), Health and Community Services Complaints Amendment
Bill 2002 (Serial 86) and Ombudsman (Northern Territory) Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 87) 183
- Gaming Control Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 82) and Gaming Machine Amendment
Bill 2002 (Serial 83) 197
MOTIONS (Substantive)
- Broadcast live or rebroadcast, with sound and vision, the presentation of the Budget
2002/2003 (Madam Speaker) 195
Broadcasting of Excerpts of Parliamentary Proceedings – Recision of Assembly
Resolutions (Mr Stirling) 205
Casuarina Coastal Reserve Management Plan, tabled on 14 August 2002 -
Note paper (Mr Elferink) 206
Conservation and Natural Resources Management - Note statement (Mr Vatskalis) 193
Crime Prevention Initiatives - Note statement (Dr Toyne) 206
Discussion Paper No. 1 – Northern Territory Indigenous Affairs, An Examination of
Structural Relationships in Indigenous Affairs and Indigenous Governance Within the
Northern Territory by Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee – Note paper (Ms Scrymgour) 212
Discussion Paper No. 1 – Northern Territory Indigenous Affairs, An Examination of Structural
Relationships in Indigenous Affairs and Indigenous Governance Within the Northern Territory
by Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee – Print (Ms Scrymgour) 212
Economic Development Strategy - Note (Ms Martin) 180, 181, 186, 191, 192, 196
Employment and Training Strategy to 2005 – Note (Mr Stirling) 181
Estimates Committee
Appointment 198
Terms of Reference 198
Industrial development in the Wickham Point area (Mr Wood) 192
Industrial development sites in the Darwin region, alternatives of East Arm and Glyde Point (Mr Wood) 192
Information Paper No. 1 – Northern Territory Constitutional Development and Statehood,
A Chronology of Events by Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee –
Note paper (Ms Scrymgour) 212
Information Paper No. 1 – Northern Territory Constitutional Development and Statehood,
A Chronology of Events by Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee –
Print (Ms Scrymgour) 212
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Annual Report 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002 –
Note paper (Ms Scrymgour) 212
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Annual Report 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002 –
Print (Ms Scrymgour) 212
National Marine Conservation Park for Darwin Harbour (Mr Wood) 191
Nitmiluk National Park Plan of Management, dated August 2002 and Nitmiluk National Park
Summary of Public Representations 2002 - Note papers (Mr Vatskalis) 211
Population Growth Strategy Issues - Note(Mr Martin) 187
Power and Water Authority - Note statement (Ms Martin) 192
Recision of Assembly Resolutions on Broadcasting of Excerpts of Parliamentary
Proceedings (Mr Stirling) 205
Remuneration Tribunal Report and Determination No. 1 of 2002 – Ministers and Members
of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly – Note paper (Ms Martin) 210
Remuneration Tribunal Report and Determination No. 1 of 2002 – Ministers and Members
of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly – Print (Ms Martin) 210
NEXT MEETING
- Tuesday 17th September 2002 at 9am (Mr Stirling) 210
PAPERS TABLED
- Advertisement, Job vacancy for Senior Maintenance Officer, Power and Water Authority,
Northern Territory News (Paper 475) (Mr Wood) 193
Advertising rates, The Daily Telegraph, Display advertisement rates 2002 (Paper 509) (Mr Reed) 207
Alcohol Treatment Programs in Darwin, Report by Rhys Michie, 7 July 2002 (Paper 504) (Dr Burns) 203
Annual Reports
Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education, 2001 (Paper 451) 182
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 2001/2002 (Paper 518) (Ms Scrymgour) 212
Mental Health Review Tribunal, 2000/2001 (Paper 450) 181
Northern Territory University, 2001 (Paper 454) 182
Article, Campers threaten to spear Council Worker, Centralian Advocate,
dated 9 August 2002 (Paper 466) (Mr Elferink) 187
Article, Claire cleans up in poster contest, Northern Territory News,
dated Tuesday 13 August 2002 (Paper 458) (Ms Lawrie) 181
Budget Overview, 2002/2003 (Paper 486) (Ms Martin) 196
Budget Paper No. 1 – Budget Speech, 2002/2003 (Paper 480) (Ms Martin) 196
Budget Paper No. 2 – Fiscal and Economic Outlook, 2002/2003 (Paper 481) (Ms martin) 196
Budget Paper No. 3 – The Budget, 2002/2003 (Paper 482) (Ms Martin) 196
Budget Paper No. 4 – Capital Works Program, 2002/2003 (Paper 483) (Ms Martin) 196
Budget Paper No. 5 – Northern Territory Economy, 2002/2003 (Paper 484) (Ms Martin) 196
Budget Paper No. 6 – Issues in Public Finance, 2002/2003 (Paper 485) (Ms Martin) 196
Building Our Community 2002/2003 (Paper 487) (Ms Martin) 196
Casuarina Coastal Reserve Management Plan, August 2002 by Department of
Infrastructure, Planning and Environment (Paper 468) (Mr Vatskalis) 190
Community Government Schemes
Elliott District, 12 June 2002 (Paper 449) 182
Constitution of the Power and Water Corporation by Clayton Utz (Paper 472) (Ms Martin) 192
Deed made between the Northern Territory of Australia and Director (Paper 474) (Ms Martin) 192
Discussion Paper No. 1 – Northern Territory Indigenous Affairs, An Examination of
Structural Relationships in Indigenous Affairs and Indigenous Governance Within the
Northern Territory by Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee (Paper 520) (Ms Scrymgour) 212
Electricity, Water and Sewerage charges page 110 (2002/2003) and page 152 (1999/00),
extracts of Budget Paper No. 6, Issues in Public Finance (Paper 517) (Mr Reed) 211
Financial Management Act
Direction – Transfer of Excess Allocations between Activities, pursuant to section 20(1)(a),
signed by Administrator and Mr Stirling on behalf of Treasurer, dated 27 June 2002 (Paper 455) 182
Increase of Treasurer’s Advance, pursuant to section 19(1), signed by Administrator and
Mr Stirling on behalf of Treasurer, dated 27 June 2002 (Paper 456) 182
Variation of Allocation to Activity, pursuant to section 23(1) and 23(2),
signed by Treasurer, dated 29 June 2002 (Paper 448) 182
Financial Statements
Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education Financial Report for year
ended 31 December 2001 (Paper 460) 187
Menzies School of Health Research, for period ending 31 December 2001 (Paper 452) 182
Northern Territory University Financial Report for year ended 31 December 2001 (Paper 461) 187
Formal Instrument of Agreement – Banking Services, extract of Guarantee Provisions from
Schedule 4 – Set Off Facility (Paper 473) (Ms Martin) 192
Good Government manifesto by Territory Labor (Paper 510) (Mr Wood) 207
Graph, General Government Comparison of November 2001 and August 2002 Estimates for
years 2001/02 to 2005/06 (Paper 508) (Ms Martin) 207
Graph, Unlawful Entry With Intent 1993 – 2001 Northern Territory, ABS Recorded Crime
(Paper 459) (Dr Toyne) 183
Information Paper No. 1 – Northern Territory Constitutional Development and Statehood,
A Chronology of Events by Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
(Paper 519) (Ms Scrymgour) 212
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee Discussion Paper No. 1 – Northern Territory
Indigenous Affairs, An Examination of Structural Relationships in Indigenous Affairs and
Indigenous Governance Within the Northern Territory (Paper 520) (Ms Scrymgour) 212
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee Information Paper No. 1 – Northern Territory
Constitutional Development and Statehood, A Chronology of Events (Paper 519) (Ms Scrymgour) 212
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Annual Report 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002
(Paper 518) (Ms Scrymgour) 212
Letters
Baddock, Mrs Gerry, to the Hon Syd Stirling, dated 31st July 2002 (Paper 465) (Mr Elferink) 187
Paul, Mr Rick, NT Car Rental Council to Ms C Martin, Chief Minister, dated 17 May 2002
re Motor Vehicle Levy (Paper 469) (Ms Carney) 192
Management Plans
Casuarina Coastal Reserve, Management Plan, August 2002, Department of
Infrastructure, Planning and Environment (Paper 462) 187
Media Release – Northern Territory Fails its Government Schools, dated 22 August 2002 by
Minister for Education, Science and Training, Hon Dr Brendan Nelson MP (Paper 512) (Mr Burke) 210
Nitmiluk National Park Plan of Management, dated August 2002 (Paper 515) (Mr Vatskalis) 211
Nitmiluk National Park Summary of Public Representations 2002. (Papers 516) (Mr Vatskalis) 211
Northern Territory Economy Overview, August 2002 (Paper 489) (Ms Martin) 196
Northern Territory Population Strategy Issues Paper, dated August 2002 – Northern
Territory Government (Paper 463) (Ms Martin) 186
Ombudsman, A report to the Legislative Assembly pursuant to section 26(6) of the
Ombudsman (Northern Territory) Act, Telephone Monitoring Equipment (Paper 453) 182
OUTLAYS/Operating Expenses, 2001/2002 (Paper 512) (Mr Reed) 210
Power Water, Statement of Corporate Intent, 2002/2003 (Paper 471) Ms Martin) 192
Press release – The Office for Central Australia (Paper 478) (Ms Carney) 193
Regional Highlights, 2002/2003 (Paper 488) (Ms Martin) 196
Regulations 2002
No. 15, Amendment to Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation By-laws (Paper 435) 182
No. 16, Amendment to Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation By-laws (Paper 436) 182
No. 17, Amendment of Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation By-laws (Paper 437) 182
No. 18, Amendments of Kava Management Regulations (Paper 438) 182
No. 19, Amendments of Public Trustee Regulations (Paper 439) 182
No. 20, Amendments to Barramundi Fishery Management Plan (Paper 440) 182
No. 21, Amendments of Port By-laws (Paper 441) 182
No. 22, Harbour Craft By-laws Repeal By-laws (Paper 442) 182
No. 23, Amendments of Marine (Small Craft) Regulations (Paper 443) 182
No. 24, Amendments of Marine (Pleasure Craft) Regulations (Paper 444) 182
No. 25, Amendments of Misuse of Drugs Regulations (Paper 445) 182
No. 26, Amendments of Traffic Regulations (Paper 446) 182
No. 27, Water Supply and Sewerage Services Act (Paper 447) 182
No. 28, Amendments of Darwin City Council By-laws (Paper 500) 204
Remuneration Tribunal Report and Determination No. 1 of 2002 – Ministers and Members of
the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly (Paper 514) (Ms Martin) 210
Sitting times, list for consideration of the Appropriation Bill in Committee of the Whole,
1985 to 2001 (Paper 503) (Mr Stirling) 203
Speaker’s Determination No. 7 of 2002 relating to Broadcasting of parliamentary
proceedings at Question Time and Additional Answers given following Question Time
(Paper 505) (Mrs Braham) 205
Speaker’s Determination No. 8 of 2002 relating to Broadcasting of parliamentary
proceedings through the government Intranet and broadcast network (Paper 506) (Mrs Braham) 205
The 2001 Northern Territory Election by Gayl McKay (Paper 477) (Dr Johnston) 193
PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS
- Stirling, Mr, correcting some comments he made during his speech to the Budget 2002/2002
delivered on Wednesday 21 August 2002 211
- Responses
Nos. 6, 8 and 14 relating to respectively, taxi leases, Bodyzone Health and Fitness Centre
and HIH insurance collapse and twin eight storey towers development on Lot 6274
Bayview Haven (Paper 434) 179
VISITORS
- Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education, students (Mrs Braham) 183
Martin, Mrs Bernice and Mr Mark Martin respectively the mother and brother of the
Chief Minister (Ms Martin) 209
McEwen, Ms Anne, Branch Secretary, Australian Services Union and Mr Andrew Dennard,
Branch Assistant Secretary, Australian Services Union (Madam Speaker) 191
Northern Territory University Faculty of Science, Information Technology and Education,
students (Madam Speaker) 205
Toyne, Clair Mrs and Mrs Thea Toyne 179
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