Department of the Legislative Assembly, Northern Territory Government

Index to Minutes of Proceedings - 2003-06-17

Index to Minutes – 17 June 2003 to 27 June 2003
NINTH ASSEMBLY - FIRST SESSION

From To Pages
17 June 2003 27 June 2003 389 - 420

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

BILLS
    Appropriation Bill 2003/2004 (Serial 147) 410, 417
    Building Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 139) 411
    Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2003 (Serial 134) 392
    Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 133) 392
    Desert Knowledge Australia Bill 2003 (Serial 140) 389
    Electrical Workers and Contractors Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 162) 391, 403
    Energy Pipelines Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 143) 391
    Evidence Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 141) 411
    Financial Management Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 148) 391
    Firearms Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 158) 413
    First Home Owner Grant Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 153) 418
    Information Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 157) 403
    Land Development Corporation Bill 2003 (Serial 155) 405
    Major Cricket Events Bill 2003 (Serial 144) 402
    Mineral Royalty Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 152) 418
    Motor Vehicles Amendment Act 2001 Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 154) 418
    Pay-roll Tax Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 151) 418
    Plumbers and Drainers Licensing Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 163) 404, 410
    Public Sector Employment and Management Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 164) 391, 403
    Stamp Duty Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 150) 418
    Statute Law Revision Bill 2003 (Serial 46) 391
    Taxation (Administration) Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 149) 418
    Tobacco Control Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 161) 391, 392
    Trade Development Zone Act Repeal Bill 2003 (Serial 156) 405
    Traffic Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2003 (Serial 145) 404, 410

CENSURE
    Minister for Health and Community Services (Mrs Aagaard), 19 June 2003 (Mr Dunham) 412

DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
    Bywaters, Mr G, former Minister for Agriculture portfolio during the Dunstan government
    of South Australia (Madam Speaker) 391

GENERAL BUSINESS DAY
    13 August 2003, resolution passed 19 June 2003 (Mr Henderson) 410

GOVERNMENT WHIP
    Mrs Delia Lawrie, appointed 27 June 2003 (Mr Henderson) 419

MESSAGES FROM ADMINISTRATOR
    No. 15, assent to proposed laws passed by the Assembly during the May 2003 sittings (Paper 990) 417

MINISTERIAL REPORTS
    Alcohol Restrictions, Alice Springs (Dr Toyne) 389
    Arafura Recovery Tourism Campaign (Dr Burns) 389
    Australian Tourism Exchange (Dr Burns) 403
    Basketball Stadium, Marrara (Mr Ah Kit) 409
    Blatherskite Park (Mr Ah Kit) 403
    Brunei and Philippines Trade Delegation (Mr Henderson) 409
    Crime Prevention Councils Conference, Darwin (Dr Toyne) 403
    East Timorese Asylum Seekers (Mr Vatskalis) 409
    International Cricket, Turf Pitches at Marrara Stadium and Chief Minister’s XI (Mr Ah Kit) 389
    Natural Gas Developments, Sunrise (Ms Martin) 389
    NT WorkSafe (Mr Stirling) 403
    Site Contamination Legislation, proposed (Dr Burns) 409

MOTIONS (Procedural)
    Extension of time for Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services (Mr Henderson) on
    motion of the Minister for Justice and Attorney-General (Dr Toyne) 413
    Extension of time granted to Treasurer (Mr Stirling) (Mr Henderson) 410
    Leave denied the Leader of the Opposition (Mr Burke) to continue his remarks at a later hour 392
    Suspension of Standing Orders
    To allow Leader of the Opposition (Mr Burke) to seek leave to move a motion to continue
    my remarks at a later hour 392

MOTIONS (Substantive)
    Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Members, extension of time to report by
    Standing Orders Committee to February 2004 (Mr Henderson) 410
    Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
    Membership, Ms Scrymgour discharged and Mr McAdam appointed in her stead (Mr Henderson) 419
    Power and Water Authority Incorporation as a Government Owned Corporation - Note statement 410
    Procurement Reform – Note statement (Mr Henderson) 406
    Public Accounts Committee
    Membership, Mr McAdam discharged and Mr Bonson appointed in his stead (Mr Henderson) 419
    Public Accounts Committee Annual Report 2001/2002 - Note 415
    Standing Orders Committee, Second Report, June 2003 (Paper 944) – Print (Mr Henderson) 415
    Standing Orders Committee, Second Report, June 2003 – Adopt Report and recommendations
    (Mr Henderson) 415
    Yugul Mangi Community Government Council, report of dismissal pursuant to section 264(5) of
    the Local Government Act 405

NEXT MEETING
    12 August 2003 (Mr Henderson) 419
    27 June 2003 (Mr Henderson) 410

OPPOSITION SHADOW MINISTRY
    Dr R Lim assumes additional shadow minister responsibility for Local Government and
    Indigenous Affairs (Mr Burke) 409

ORDER OF BUSINESS
    Sittings day following Estimates Committee hearings, Routine of Business, 27 June 2003 410

PAPERS TABLED
    Across Government Review of Procurement, August 2002, Northern Territory Treasury
    (Paper 935) (Mr Henderson) 407
    Alice Springs Post Sittings Report (Paper 945) (Mrs Braham) 415
    Alice Springs Sittings – Cost Details (Paper 945) (Mr Braham) 415
    Alice Springs Sittings Statement (Paper 945) (Mrs Braham) 415
    Annual Reports
    Parole Board of the Northern Territory, year ending 31 December 2002 (Paper 938) 415
    Article, CHOICE Magazine, January/February, Freedom from Information (Paper 931) (Mr Bonson) 403
    Article, Northern Territory News, Fresh Calls for FOI, dated 1 March 2001 (Paper 933) (Mr Bonson) 404
    Article, Northern Territory News, Letters to the Editor, Time for freedom of information,
    dated 27 September 2001 (Paper 932) (Mr Bonson) 404
    Articles, Trade Development Zone newspaper clippings and press releases, Northern Territory News
    (Paper 934) (Ms Lawrie) 405
    Effects of Substance Abuse Aggression on Health Service Provision, An East Arnhem Perspective
    (Paper 940) (Mr Dunham) 412
    How Can Parliament Best Re-engage the Public, Should Mandatory Voting Be Introduced to
    Curb Public Apathy, by Hon Loraine Braham MLA, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly,
    Northern Territory, Australia – Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, 713th Wilton Park
    Conference (Paper 929) (Mrs Braham) 402
    Letters
    Carrigan, Ms Jane, organiser/industrial officer, Australian Nursing Federation, NT Branch to
    Hon Sydney Stirling, re Gove District Hospital Security by Australian Nursing Federation,
    dated 11 June 2003 (Paper 939) (Ms Carter) 412
    Minutes, Alice Springs Branch NTCLP, Wednesday 18th June 2003 (Paper 989) (Mr Kiely) 418
    New Motor Vehicles Sales by Australia (RHS) and NT (LHS), ABS (Paper 942) (Mr Stirling) 412
    New Motor Vehicles Sales, Australian Average by Australian states, ABS Cat. 9314.0
    (Paper 941) (Mr Stirling) 412
    Regulations 2003
    No. 30, Amendment of Veterinarians Regulations (Paper 927) 402
    No. 31, Amendments of Petroleum Regulations (Paper 928) 402
    No. 34, Amendments of Supreme Court Rules (Paper 937) 415
    Reports of the Estimates Committee and Government Owned Corporations Scrutiny Committee
    on its consideration of the estimates of proposed expenditure contained in the Schedule to the
    Appropriation Bill 2003-2004 together with answers to questions on notice and additional
    information provided to date the Committee. (Paper 988) (Mr McAdam) 417
    Standing Orders Committee, Second Report, June 2003 (Paper 944) (Mr Henderson) 415

PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS
    Mr Henderson, tenor of remarks contained in a question asked of him by the Member for Araluen
    during Questions on 18 June 2003 concerning investigations by police 409

PETITIONS
    Development proposal for the building of 4 storey blocks of units on Trower Road, by leave,
    (Paper 936) (Mr Vatskalis) (90 petitioners) 409

STATEMENTS
    Dress standards required of members whilst in the Chamber (Madam Speaker) 391
    Post Alice Springs sittings report (Madam Speaker) 415
    Procurement Reform (Mr Henderson) 406

VISITORS
    Mooney, Ms Jacqueline and Ms Rachael Krose who were testing the hearing induction
    loop sound reinforcement system for hearing impaired persons (Madam Speaker) 404
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