Minutes of Proceedings - 1999-10-12
Eighth Assembly First Session 12/10/1999 Parliamentary Record No. 19
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Date : 12/10/1999__________________________________________________________________________________
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12 October 1999 21 October 1999 545 - 579
Bold No. 123=Passed Bill
Italic & Bold No. 123=Discharged Bill
Italic No. 123=Negatived Bill
BILLS
CENSURE
CONDOLENCES
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE
MEMBER SUSPENDED
MOTIONS (Procedural)
MOTIONS (Substantive)
PAPERS TABLED
PETITIONS
STATEMENTS
VISITORS
Mr Graham Parker (Mr McCarthy) 573
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Date : 12/10/1999
Index to Minutes - 12 October 1999 to 21 October 1999
EIGHTH ASSEMBLY - FIRST SESSION
From To Pages
12 October 1999 21 October 1999 545 - 579
Bold No. 123=Passed Bill
Italic & Bold No. 123=Discharged Bill
Italic No. 123=Negatived Bill
BILLS
- Animal Welfare Bill 1999 (Serial 168) 568
Cemeteries Amendment Bill 1999 (Serial 177) 546, 554
Competition Policy Reform (Northern Territory) Amendment Bill 1999 (Serial 173) 554
Director of Public Prosecutions Amendment Bill 1999 (Serial 179) 546, 551
Domestic Violence Amendment Bill 1999 (Serial 178) 546, 551
Financial Management Amendment Bill 1999 (Serial 175) 577
Gaming Control Amendment Bill 1999 (Serial 184) 549, 554
Gaming Machine Amendment Bill 1999 (Serial 185) 549, 554
Kava Management Amendment Bill 1999 (Serial 186) 549, 554
Land Title Bill 1999 (Serial 201) 565, 576
Law of Property Bill 1999 (Serial 200) 565, 576
Legal Aid Amendment Bill 1999 (Serial 176) 565, 576
Liquor Amendment Bill 1999 (Serial 187) 549, 554
Marine Pollution Bill 1999 (Serial 167) 557
Mining Amendment Bill 1999 (Serial 191) 567
New Tax System Exploitation Code (Northern Territory) Bill 1999 (Serial 172) 554
Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) National Park Amendment Bill 1999 (Serial 181) 565, 577
Northern Territory Employment and Training Authority (Consequential Amendments)
Bill 1999 (Serial 193) 559, 566
Northern Territory Employment and Training Authority Bill 1999 (Serial 192) 559, 566
Northern Territory Licensing Commission Bill 1999 (Serial 183) 549, 554
NT TAB Bill 1999 (Serial 195) 567
Parks and Wildlife Commission Amendment Bill 1999 (Serial 180) 565, 577
Planning (Consequential Amendments) Bill 1999 (Serial 199) 565, 577
Planning Bill 1999 (Serial 198) 565, 577
Private Security Amendment Bill 1999 (Serial 188) 549, 554
Racing and Betting Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1999 (Serial 197) 559, 567
Racing and Betting Amendment Bill 1999 (Serial 194) 559, 567
Racing and Gaming Authority Act Repeal Bill 1999 (Serial 190) 549, 554
Residential Tenancies (Consequential Amendments) Bill 1999 (Serial 170) 555
Residential Tenancies Bill 1999 (Serial 169) 555
Sale of Goods Amendment Bill 1999 (Serial 182) 549, 554
Sale of NT TAB Bill 1999 (Serial 195) 559
Stamp Duty Amendment Bill 1999 (Serial 166) 547
Statute Law Revision Bill (No. 2) 1999 (Serial 171) 568
Totalisator Licensing and Regulation Bill 1999 (Serial 196) 559, 567
Veterinarians Amendment Bill 1999 (Serial 174) 556
Work Health Amendment Bill 1999 (Serial 189) 549, 554
CENSURE
- Minister for Health (Mr Dunham) for the crisis at the Royal Darwin Hospital accident
and emergency unit (Mr Henderson) 560
Minister for School Education (Mr Adamson) for breaching contractual arrangements
with the Federal Government in managing funds for Aboriginal Education (Mr Toyne) 573
CONDOLENCES
- Purich, Phil, former Member of the Legislative Council, deceased 9 September 1999 (Mr Burke) 545
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
- Kilgariff, Mr Bern, AM, OAM, former Speaker and Member of the Legislative Assembly
and former Senator for the Northern Territory 545
Letts, Dr Goff, former Member for Victoria River 559
Mr Dave Pollock, former Member for Macdonnell 559
25th Anniversary of First Elected Legislative Assembly - Honourable Bern Kilgariff
AM, OAM – former Member for Alice Springs; Mr Ian Tuxworth – former Member
for Barkly; Honourable Nick Dondas AM – former Member for Casuarina;
Mr Grant Tambling – former Member for Fannie Bay; Honourable James Robertson –
former Member for Gillen; Honourable Paul Everingham AO – former Member for Jingili;
Honourable Roger Steele – former Member for Ludmilla; Mr Dave Pollock – former Member
for Macdonnell; Mr Roger Ryan – former Member for Millner; Ms Dawn Lawrie – former
Member for Nightcliff; Mr Milton Ballantyne – former Member for Nhulunbuy;
Mr Marshall Perron – former Member for Stuart Park; Mr Hyacinth Tungatalum –
former Member for Tiwi 561
Mr Milton Ballantyne, former Member for Nhulunbuy 559
Mr Roger Steele, former Member for Ludmilla and Speaker of the Assembly 559
Ryan, Mr Roger, former Member for Millner 559
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
- Mitchell, Mr, Tuesday 19 October 1999 to Thursday 21 October 1999, inclusive (Mr Palmer) 559
MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE
- Disability services in the Territory (Mr Henderson) 566
Planning process (Ms Martin) 546
MEMBER SUSPENDED
- Mr Stirling, 21 October 1999 at 1013 h, for 1 hour pursuant to Standing Order 240A 573
MOTIONS (Procedural)
- Suspension of Standing Orders
Take Bill cognately with Bills (Serials 183 to 190) Racing and Betting Amendment
Bill 1999 (Serial 194) 567
Take eight Bills together
- Northern Territory Licensing Commission Bill 1999 (Serial 183); Gaming Control
Amendment Bill 1999 (Serial 184); Gaming Machine Amendment Bill 1999 (Serial 185);
Kava Management Amendment Bill 1999 (Serial 186); Liquor Amendment Bill 1999
(Serial 187); Private Security Amendment Bill 1999 (Serial 188); Work Health
Amendment Bill 1999 (Serial 189) 554
- Sale of NT TAB Bill 1999 (Serial 195); Totalisator Licensing and Regulation
Bill 1999 (Serial 196) 567
- Northern Territory Employment and Training Authority Bill 1999 (Serial 192) 566
Planning Bill 1999 (Serial 198) 577
Domestic Violence Amendment Bill 1999 (Serial 178) and the Director of Public Prosecutions Amendment Bill 1999 (Serial 179) (Mrs hickey) 551
Land Title Bill 1999 (Serial 201) and Law of Property Bill 1999 (Serial 200) 576
MOTIONS (Substantive)
- 25th Anniversary of the election of the First Legislative Assembly (Mr Burke) 562
Aboriginal housing – Note statement (Mrs Braham) 546
Auditor-General’s Report, August 1999 (Mr Burke) 578
Australian Republic (Ms Martin) 546, 551
Censure Minister for School Education (Mr Adamson) for breaching contractual arrangements
with the Federal Government in managing funds for Aboriginal Education (Mr Toyne) 573
Censure, Minister for Health (Mr Dunham) re - crisis at the Royal Darwin Hospital accident
and emergency unit (Mr Henderson) 560
Competition in the Territory electricity market – Note statement (Mr Reed) 565
Crime Prevention Unit (Mr Stirling) 545
Crime Prevention Unit (Mr Stirling) - negatived 550
East Timor since act of popular consultation on 30 August 1999 – Note statement (Mr Burke) 546
Environmental aspects of delivering services by the Power and Water Authority –
Note statement (Mr Dunham) 566
Fostering of partnerships in Aboriginal development – Note statement (Mr Burke) 561
Housing priorities for the Territory – Note statement (Mrs Braham) 554
Native Title issues facing the Territory – Note statement (Mr Burke) 565
Public Accounts Committee
Report No. 34 of the Inquiry into the Roles of various funding bodies in the development
and maintenance of roads, airstrips and barge landings on Aboriginal communities and
outstations in the Northern Territory – Note Paper 557
Road Safety Practices and Policy Developments in the Northern Territory –
Note statement (Mr Palmer) 553
Select Committee on Territory Food Prices
Food Prices in the Northern Territory – Price, Quality and Choice - Striking a Fair Balance
Report, Volumes I, II and III – Note Report (Dr Lim) 577
Treasurer’s Annual Financial Report and Statement 1998-99 – Note paper (Mr Reed) 575
Year 2000 project – Note statement (Mr Adamson) 576
PAPERS TABLED
- A Northern Territory Government Tribute to the East Timor effort 1999 (Paper 1506) 546
Advertisement for Sorriento Restaurant, Alice Springs – Centralian Advocate, Friday,
28 October 1959 (Paper 1521) (Dr Lim) 552
Amnesty Infomercial by Peter Phelps, page 13, Review, September 1999 (Paper 1560) (Mr Stone) 571
An Outline of the proposed NT Electricity Networks Access Code (Paper 1556) (Mr Reed) 566
An Overview of proposed Market and Regulatory Arrangements (Paper 1557) (Mr Reed) 566
Annual Reports
Aboriginal Mining Enterprise Task Force, 1998 (Paper 1549) (Mr Manzie) 561
Alice Springs Hospital Management Board, 1998/99 (Paper 1587) 578
Ayers Rock Resort, 1998/99 (Paper 1541) 563
Department of Arts & Museums, 1998/99 (Paper 1584) 578
Department of Local Government, 1998/99 (Paper 1537) 563
Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries, 1998/99 (Paper 1579) 578
Department of Sport and Recreation, 1998/99 (Paper 1536) 563
Department of the Chief Minister, 1998/99 (Paper 1596) 578
Director of Public Prosecutions, 1998/99 (Paper 1590) 578
Gove District Hospital Management Board, 1998/99 (Paper 1592) 578
Health and Community Services, Complaints Commission, (First), 1998/99 (Paper 1597) 578
Heritage Advisory Council, (Eighth), 1998/99 (Paper 1542) 563
Juvenile Justice Board of Management, Northern Region, 1998/99 (Paper 1525) 557
Juvenile Justice Board of Management, Southern Region, 1998/99 (Paper 1526) 557
Katherine Hospital Management Board, 1998/99 (Paper 1586) 578
Listening Devices Act, 1998/99 (Paper 1581) 578
Mental Health Act, 1998/99 (Paper 1589) 578
National Road Transport Commission, 1998/99 (Paper 1578) 578
Northern Territory Attorney-General’s Department, 1998/99 (Paper 1582) 578
Northern Territory Correctional Services, 1998/99 (Paper 1535) 563
Northern Territory Government Conditions of Service Trust, 1998/99 (Paper 1580) 578
Northern Territory Grants Commission 1998/99 (Paper 1520) 552
Northern Territory Office of Aboriginal Development 1998/99 (Paper 1552) 571
Northern Territory Treasury Corporation, 1998/99 (Paper 1540) 563
Northern Territory Treasury, 1998/99 (Paper 1539) 563
Office of Communications, Science and Advanced Technology, 1998/99 (Paper 1598) 578
Office of Courts Administration, 1998/99 (Paper 1588) 578
Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment, 1998/99 (Paper 1538) 563
Prostitution Regulation Act, (Seventh), 1998/99 (Paper 1602) 578
Prostitution Regulation Act, (Sixth), 1997/98 (Paper 1583) 578
Royal Darwin Hospital Management Board, 1998/99 (Paper 1593) 578
Tennant Creek Hospital Management Board, 1998/99 (Paper 1591) 578
Territory Health Services, 1998/99 (Paper 1585) 578
Treasurer’s Annual Financial Report and Statement 1998-99 (Paper 1575) 575
Brochure, Y2K moving into the next millennium (Paper 1600) (Mr Adamson) 576
By-laws
Tipperary Waters By-Laws (Paper 1514) 552
Chapter 3 - The Community, Aboriginal Communities and the Land – CLP Policy Platform
(Paper 1543) (Mr Manzie) 561
Directory Governments of Australia, September 99, Extract from re description of
Mr Toyne’s educational attainment (Paper 1566) (Mr Adamson) 573
Extract of Appropriation Bill 1998/99 (Serial 68), Debates, Parliamentary Record of
18 June 1998, Mr Toyne (Paper 1511) (Mr Adamson) 549
Extract, Supporting Australians with Severe and Profound Disabilities, Table 4 – Funding
contributions made by Governments to accommodate, support, respite care and day care
services, 1989-90 to 1998-99 (Paper 1559) (Mr Henderson) 566
Financial Statements
Auditor-General's Report to the Minister for Racing, Gaming and Licensing, TAB for
year ended 30 June 1999 (Paper 1594) 579
Menzies School of Health Research, Iain Summers, Auditor General for the Northern
Territory to the Honourable Stephen Dunham, Minister for Health, Family and Children's
Services, dated 14 September 1999 (Paper 1544) 563
Northern Territory Auditor-General's Office for year ended 30 June 1999, (Paper 1595) 579
Foundations for Our Future - Encourages Strong Northern Territory Regions and
Communities (Paper 1577) (Mr Baldwin) 575
Foundations for Our Future of the Northern Territory - Foster Partnerships in Aboriginal
Development by the Northern Territory Government (Paper 1535) (Mr Burke) 561
Green, David MB BS FACEM, Report re Emergency Services Unit at Royal Darwin Hospital,
dated 28 February 1999 (Paper 1550) (Mr Dunham) 565
IESIP Review 1999 Key Findings (Paper 1565) (Mr Toyne) 573
Letters
Dewar, Ms Meredith, President, Carpentaria Disability Services Inc to the
Honourable Stephen Dunham MLA, dated 22 September 1999 (Paper 1603) (Mr Henderson) 565
Stone, Mr Shane to Ms Kate Gilmore, National Director, Amnesty International,
dated 25 November 1998 (Paper 1562) (Mr Stone) 571
Message of congratulations on 25th anniversary of First Elected Legislative Assembly
from The Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government, Senator the
Honourable Ian Macdonald (Paper 1548) 562
Message of congratulations on 25th anniversary of First Elected Legislative Assembly from
The President of the Senate, Senator the Honourable Margaret Reid (Paper 1547) 562
Message of congratulations on 25th anniversary of First Elected Legislative Assembly from
The Prime Minister, the Honourable John Howard, MP (Paper 1546) 562
Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service Staffing Review (Paper 1524) (Mr Stirling) 553
Open Letter to Former Territory Chief Minister from Derek Evans, Deputy Secretary-General,
Amnesty International Australia, dated 16 February 1999 (Paper 1561) (Mr Stone 571
Poem entitled The Bigger Backyard (Paper 1508) (Mr Mitchell) 547
Police Administration Act
Northern Territory Police Consent Agreement 1999, dated 20th September 1999 (Paper 1505) 547
Power and Water Authority Environment Report, June 1999 (Paper 1555) (Mr Dunham) 566
Press release, Leader of the Opposition, Clare Martin MLA, dated September 1999 – Food
Prices and Power Costs (Paper 1530) Dr Lim) 557
Press release, Member for Stuart (Mr Toyne), $20 million cut to Education 166 Jobs to go,
dated 1 December 1998 (Paper1572) (Mr Adamson) 574
Press release, Member for Stuart (Mr Toyne), Adamson Admits Mess in Aboriginal
Education, dated 29 January 1999 (Paper 1571) (Mr Adamson) 574
Press release, Member for Stuart (Mr Toyne), Adamson Plays Prank with Parliamentary
Petition, dated 9 March 1999 (Paper 1573) (Mr Adamson) 574
Press release, Member for Stuart (Mr Toyne), Chaos on eve of school start,
dated 29 January 1999 (Paper 1574) (Mr Adamson) 574
Press release, Member for Stuart (Mr Toyne), Teenage Taskforce Idea Needs
Government Support, dated 19 January 1999 (Paper 1570) (Mr Adamson) 574
Press release, Member for Stuart (Mr Toyne), What is Peter Adamson going to do
with Fred Finch’s Training Timebomb, dated 16 July 99 (Paper 1569) (Mr Adamson) 574
Regulations 1999
No. 29, Amendments of Port By-Laws (Paper 1515) 552
No. 30, Amendments of Domestic Violence Regulations (Paper 1516) 552
No. 31, Amendments of Taxation (Administration) Regulations (Paper 1517) 552
Report by Dr Green MB BS FACEM, dated 26 February 1999 (Paper 1532) (Mr Henderson) 559
Report on Visit to Sri Lanka in conjunction with Northern Territory Rugby Union Tour,
September 1999 by Steve Balch (Paper 1522) (Mr Balch) 552
Slanderous and Defamatory Allegations made by Mr Stirling MLA against Cleanthous
and Deo (Paper 1563) (Mr Stone) 571
Team Dripstone and Aquila World Solar Challenge, Sponsors and team memberships,
supporters (Paper 1564) (Mr Stone) 571
The Scholarships Guide, A Resource Guide for Young Territorians (Paper 1527) (Mr Burke) 553
Transcript of interview between Robbie Fletcher (coordinator of the Shack),
13 October 1999, 8.30 AM 8DDD FM Morning Program (Paper 1512) (Mr Lugg) 550
Water for Life, Centralian Advocate, Friday 15 October 1999 (Paper 1558) (Dr Lim) 566
Youth Consultation Evaluation Palmerston Friday Night Markets, 13th August 1999
(Paper 1523) (Mr Henderson) 553
PETITIONS
- No. 22, response (Paper 1502) 545
No. 31 - Bilingual programs in Northern Territory schools, maintenance of
(27 petitioners) (Paper 1503) (Mr Adamson) 545
No. 32 - Planning Act, anomalies (Paper 1510) (4076 petitioners) (Mrs Hickey) 549
No. 33 - Bilingual programs in Northern Territory schools, maintenance of
(72 petitioners) (Paper 1509) (Mr Toyne) 549
No. 34 - Planning Act, anomalies (Ms Martin) (360 petitioners) (Paper 1531) 559
STATEMENTS
- Aboriginal housing (Paper 1507) (Mrs Braham) 546
Competition in the Territory electricity market (Paper 1553) (Mr Reed) 565
East Timor since act of popular consultation on 30 August 1999 (Paper 1504) (Mr Burke) 546
Encouragement to build strong Northern Territory Regions and Communities
(Paper 1576) (Mr Baldwin) 575
Environmental aspects of delivering services by the Power and Water Authority
(Paper 1554) (Mr Dunham) 566
Fostering of partnerships in Aboriginal development (Paper 1534) (Mr Burke) 561
Housing priorities for the Territory (Paper 1529) (Mrs Braham) 553
Native Title issues facing the Territory (Paper 1551) (Mr Burke) 565
Planning Act petition presented by Mrs Hickey 13 October 1999 549
Road Safety Practices and Policy Developments in the Northern Territory (Paper 1528) (Mr Palmer) 553
The Scholarships Guide, A Resource Guide for Young Territorians (Mr Burke) 553
Year 2000 project (Paper 1599) (Mr Adamson) 576
VISITORS
- Friday Leisure Older Persons Society 553
Mr Graham Parker (Mr McCarthy) 573
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