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Minutes of Proceedings - 1999-06-09

Eighth Assembly First Session 08/06/1999 Parliamentary Record No. 17
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Date : 09/06/1999

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IN CONTINUATION

The Assembly resumed at 10.00 h, pursuant to resolution suspending the sitting, dated 8 June 1999. The Speaker, the Honourable T. R. McCarthy, took the Chair.

11. APPROPRIATION BILL 1999-2000 (Serial 154):

The Order of the Day having been read for further consideration of the Bill in Committee of the Whole -

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In the Committee
(Chairman – Mr Mitchell)

Proposed allocation specified for expenditure on the Activity within the

Work Health Authority -

Debate ensued.

Visitors:

The Speaker advises Honourable Members of the presence in the public gallery of Year 9 students from Kormilda College, studying democracy, and their Teacher Ms Veronica Bagshaw.

On behalf of all Members Mr Speaker extended a warm welcome to the visitors.

Debate continued.

The Deputy Chief Minister (Mr Reed) moved – That the question be now put – put and passed.

Proposed allocation agreed to.

Proposed allocations specified for expenditure on the Activities within the

Department of Industries and Business –

Debate ensued.

Papers tabled:

The Member for Arnhem (Mr Ah Kit), by leave, laid on the Table the following Papers –

Advertisement, Notice under Lands Acquisition Act, section 33(3) – Notice of proposed acquisition of land, dated 15 March 1999 by Minister T Baldwin, Northern Territory News dated 29 March 1999
(Paper 1356);
Title search, Lot 2081 Town of Tennant Creek (Paper 1354); and
Title search, Lot 2082 Town of Tennant Creek (Paper 1355).

Debate continued.

Proposed allocations agreed to.

Proposed allocations specified for expenditure on the Activities within the

Racing and Gaming –

Debate ensued.

Proposed allocations agreed to.

Proposed allocation specified for expenditure on the Activity within the

TAB -

Debate ensued.

Proposed allocation agreed to.

Proposed allocation specified for expenditure on the Activity within the

Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority -

Debate ensued.

Proposed allocation agreed to.

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Suspension of sitting:

The sitting was suspended between 11:57h and 14:00h.

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Proposed allocations specified for expenditure on the Activities within the

Department of Lands, Planing and Environment –

Papers tabled:

The Minister for Lands, Planning and Environment (Mr Baldwin) laid on the Table the following Papers -

Variation between Budget and Actual for 1998/99, Department of Lands, Planning and Environment
(Paper 1357); and
Table, Changes to charges and fines 1999/2000, Department of Lands, Planning and Environment
(Paper 1358).

Debate ensued.

Proposed allocations agreed to.

Proposed allocations specified for expenditure on the Activities within the

Trade Development Zone Authority –

Debate ensued.

Proposed allocations agreed to.

Proposed allocation specified for expenditure on the Activity within the

Department of Asian Relations and Trade -

Debate ensued.

Proposed allocation agreed to.

The Leader of the Opposition (Ms Martin), by leave, made a statement relating to the accuracy of information set out in the schedule of Overseas Travel Expenditure (Paper 1314) laid on the Table by the Chief Minister (Mr Burke) on Tuesday 8 June 1999 during Committee deliberations proposed Activities under the Department of the Chief Minister.

Proposed allocations specified for expenditure on the Activities within the

Department of Mines and Energy –

Debate ensued.

Papers tabled:

The Minister of Minister and Energy (Mr Manzie) laid on the Table the following Papers –

Comparison of 1998/99 Budget to 1998/99 Estimated Expenditure, Department of Mines and Energy (Paper 1359); and
Comparison of 1998/99 Budget to 1999/2000 Budget, Department of Mines and Energy (Paper 1360).

Debate continued.

Proposed allocations agreed to.

Proposed allocations specified for expenditure on the Activities within the

Department of Corporate and Information Services: General Services –

Debated ensued..

Proposed allocations agreed to.

Ordered that consideration of allocations of expenditure on the Activities within the

Information Technology Management Services and Government Printing Office

be postponed until a later hour.

Proposed allocations specified for expenditure on the Activities within the

Department of Corporate and Information Services: Superannuation Office –

Proposed allocations agreed to.

Proposed allocations specified for expenditure on the Activities within the

Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment –

Debate ensued.

Papers tabled:

The Minister for Public Employment and Industrial Relations (Mr Manzie) laid on the Table the following Papers –

Redundancies July 1998 to 25 May 1999, Redundancies by Agency, Redundancies by Gender, redundancies by Stream, No involuntary redundancies (Paper 1361);
Resignations, Terminations and Redundancies of Permanent Employees from the NTPS, July 1998 to 25 May 1999 (Paper 1362);
Days lost in 1998/99 due to stress/workplace accidents (Paper 1363);
Total HRD Expenditure including direct, indirect and operational costs (Paper 1364);
HRD Expenditure including direct costs only (Paper 1365);
Number of Employees on Higher Duties Allowance by NTPS Agency, May 1999 (Paper 1366);
Number and Proportion of Total Employees on Fixed Term Contracts and Probation, NTPS by Agency - May 1999 (Paper 1367);
NTPS Leased Premises by Agency (Paper 1368); and
Labour Hire Companies and Coys Providing Independent contractors by Agency (Paper 1369).

Debate continued.

Proposed allocations agreed to.

Proposed allocation specified for expenditure on the Activity within the

Office of Communications, Science and Advanced Technology -

Debate ensued.

Proposed allocation agreed to.

Proposed allocation specified for expenditure on the Activity within the

Information Technology Management Services -

Debate ensued.

Proposed allocation agreed to.

Proposed allocation specified for expenditure on the Activity within the

Government Printing Office -

Proposed allocation agreed to.

Proposed allocations specified for expenditure on the Activities within the

Department of Education –

Debate ensued.

Papers tabled:

The Minister for School Education (Mr Adamson) laid on the Table the following Papers –

Enrolments in Transition and Year 8, Government /Non Government Schools, Urban and Non-urban schools, 1998/2004 (Paper 1370); and
Recruitment and Retention of Staff - How many teachers resigned in 1998 and 1999 to date (broken down by month and allocated to department al regions) (Paper 1371).

Debate continued.

Proposed allocations agreed to.

Proposed allocations specified for expenditure on the Activities within the

Centralian College –

Debate ensued.

Proposed allocations agreed to.

Proposed allocations specified for expenditure on the Activities within the

Northern Territory Rural College –

Debate ensued.

Proposed allocations agreed to.

Proposed allocations specified for expenditure on the Activities within the

Batchelor College –

Debate ensued.

Proposed allocations agreed to.

Proposed allocation specified for expenditure on the Activity within the

Department of Sport and Recreation -

Debate ensued.

Paper tabled:

The Minister for Sport and Recreation (Mr Adamson) laid on the Table the following Paper -

Sports Grants 1998/1999 and 1999/2000 to sporting groups, associations and individuals (Paper 1372).

Debate continued.

Proposed allocation agreed to.

Proposed allocations specified for expenditure on the Activities within the

Northern Territory University –

Debate ensued.

Papers tabled:

The Minister for Tertiary Education and Training (Mr Adamson) laid on the Table the following Papers –

Number of Full time and Part time students 1998/99 and 1999/2000 by Faculty (Paper 1373);
Enrolment, Northern Territory University, In the right place at the right time (Paper 1374); and
Advertisement, Northern Territory University, The University in the Right Place at the Right Time, Northern Territory News, Saturday 29 May 1999 (Paper 1375).

Debate continued.

Proposed allocations agreed to.

Proposed allocations specified for expenditure on the Activities within the

Northern Territory Employment and Training Authority –

Debate ensued.

Proposed allocations agreed to.

Proposed allocations specified for expenditure on the Activities within the

Department of Arts and Museums –

Debate ensued.

Proposed allocations agreed to.

Proposed allocation specified for expenditure on the Activity within the

Strehlow Research Centre -

Debate ensued.

Proposed allocation agreed to.

Proposed allocations specified for expenditure on the Activities within the

Territory Health Services –

Debate ensued.

Papers tabled:

The Minister for Health, Family and Children’s Services (Mr Dunham) laid on the Table the following Papers –

Creating a Healthier Future for all Territorians - Hospital Projects, Better facilities, more services and greater choice, Territory Health Services (Paper 1378);
Creating a Healthier Future for all Territorians - Hospital Projects Expressions of Interest, Central Region of the Northern Territory, Better facilities, more services and greater choice, Territory Health Services
(Paper 1377);
Creating a Healthier Future for all Territorians - Hospital Projects Expressions of Interest, Top End Region of the Northern Territory, Better facilities, more services and greater choice, Territory Health Services (Paper 1376); and
Territory Hospitals, staff resignations for Alice Springs, Tennant Creek, Katherine, Gove and Royal Darwin (Paper 1379).

Debate continued.

Proposed allocations agreed to.

The Deputy Chief Minister (Mr Reed) moved – That the Committee do report progress and seek leave to sit again.

Question – put and passed.

(00:41h 10 June 1999)

The Assembly resumed; the Speaker (Mr McCarthy) resumed the Chair; the Chairman (Mr Mitchell) reported accordingly; and the report was adopted.

12. SUSPENSION OF SITTING – FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF APPROPRIATION BILL 1999–2000 (Serial 154) IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE:

The Deputy Chief Minister (Mr Reed) moved – That pursuant to Standing Order 225 –

(1) That, unless otherwise ordered, at 10:00h on Thursday 10 June 1999 the Assembly resolve itself again into Committee of the Whole for further consideration of the Appropriation Bill 1999-2000 (Serial 154); and

(2) That this sitting of the Assembly be suspended until 10:00h on Thursday 10 June 1999.

Question – put and passed.

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Suspension of sitting:

The sitting was suspended at 00:41h on Thursday 10 June 1999, until 10:00h Thursday 10 June 1999.

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ATTENDANCE:

All Members attended the sitting.

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