Minutes of Proceedings - 1996-08-13
Seventh Assembly First Session 13/08/1996 Parliamentary Record No. 23
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Date : 13/08/1996__________________________________________________________________________________
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13 August 1996 22 August 1996 569 - 617
Bold No. 123=Passed Bill
Italic & Bold No. 123=Discharged Bill
Italic No. 123=Negatived Bill
ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS ORDER
BILLS
CENSURE
DISSENT FROM SPEAKER’S RULING
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
Rural Affairs, State Development and the Olympics 591
EXPLANATION OF SPEECH
GENERAL BUSINESS DAY
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
MESSAGES FROM ADMINISTRATOR
MOTIONS (Procedural)
Amendment Bill 1996 (Serial 169); Stock Routes and Travelling Stock
Amendment Bill 1996 (Serial 170); Stock (Control of Hormonal Growth
Promotants) Amendment Bill 1996 (Serial 171) 612
MOTIONS (Substantive)
PAPERS TABLED
PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS
PETITIONS
PRIVILEGE
RESIGNATION OF MEMBER
STATEMENTS
VISITORS
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Date : 13/08/1996
Index to Minutes - 13 August 1996 - 22 August 1996
SEVENTH ASSEMBLY - FIRST SESSION
From To Pages
13 August 1996 22 August 1996 569 - 617
Bold No. 123=Passed Bill
Italic & Bold No. 123=Discharged Bill
Italic No. 123=Negatived Bill
ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS ORDER
- Dated 21 June 1996 570
BILLS
- Appropriation 1996-97 (Serial 166) 573, 580, 589, 596, 612
Bail Amendment 1996 (Serial 157) 576
Brands Amendment 1996 (Serial 172) 597, 612
Care for the Dying Consultation 1996 (Serial 155) 607
Criminal Code Amendment 1996 (Serial 161) 576
Criminal Code Amendment (No. 2) (Serial 162) 594
Grain Marketing Act Repeal 1996 (Serial 152) 575
Justices Amendment 1996 (Serial 153) 576
Legislative Assembly Members' Superannuation Amendment 1996 (Serial 179) 615
Long Service Leave Amendment 1996 (Serial 178) 592, 606
Meat Industries 1996 (Serial 175) 598
Meat Industries 1996 (Serial 175) 612
Mine Management Amendment 1996 (Serial 160) 616
Mining Amendment 1996 (Serial 177) 597, 611
Northern Territory Employment and Training Authority Amendment 1996 (Serial 163) 616
Police Administration Amendment (No. 2) 1996 (Serial 164) 596, 612, 615
Prisons (Correctional Services) Amendment 1996 (Serial 165) 616
Respect for Human Life 1996 (Serial 111) 606, 607
Rights of the Terminally Ill Amendment 1996 (Serial 174) 591, 602, 603
Sentencing Amendment 1996 (Serial 176) 591, 607
Statute Law Revision 1996 (Serial 156) 595
Stock (Artificial Breeding) Amendment 1996 (Serial 169) 597, 612
- (Serial 171) 597, 612
- Stock Diseases Amendment 1996 (Serial 168) 597, 611
Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Amendment 1996 (Serial 170) 597, 612
Summary Offences Amendment (No. 2) 1996 (Serial 167) 584, 594
Supreme Court Amendment 1996 (Serial 151) 575
Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Amendment 1996 (Serial 173) 597, 611
CENSURE
- Chief Minister (Mr Stone) - accepting gift of travel to the Atlanta Olympics
DISSENT FROM SPEAKER’S RULING
- Personal Explanations by Members pursuant to Standing Order 57 (Mr Bell) 572
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
- Armstrong, Honourable Ian, OBE, MP, Leader of the National Party in the
Rural Affairs, State Development and the Olympics 591
- Dondas, Honourable Nick, AM, Member for the Northern Territory in the
House of Representatives 573
Everingham, Honourable Paul, AO, former Chief Minister in this Legislative Assembly
and former Member for the Northern Territory in the House of Representatives 573
Howson, Honourable Peter, CMG, former Member for Casey and Minister
in the Commonwealth Government 579
Perron, Mr Marshall, former Chief Minister of the Northern Territory and
former Member for Fannie Bay 570
Schipp, Honourable Joseph, Member for Wagga Wagga and former
Minister for Housing in the New South Wales Parliament, and Mrs Schipp 600
Vale, Mr Roger, former Member for Braitling and former Speaker of the Legislative Assembly 609
EXPLANATION OF SPEECH
- Mr Ah Kit 604
GENERAL BUSINESS DAY
- Wednesday 21 August 1996 (Mr Coulter) 584
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
- Member for Arafura (Mr Rioli), 14 August 1996 to 15 August 1996 580
MESSAGES FROM ADMINISTRATOR
- No. 21, Recommending to the Legislative Assembly a Bill for an Act to
authorise the issuing and expending of the public moneys of the Territory in respect
of the year ending 30 June 1997 (Mr Speaker) (Paper 2020) 569
No. 22, Assent to proposed laws (Mr Speaker) (Paper 2584) 583
MOTIONS (Procedural)
- Contingent Notices
Regulations 1996, No. 11, Amendments of work Health Regulations - Notice
of motion to disallow (Mr Setter) 611
Order of Business (Mr Coulter) 593
Suspend Standing Orders
Pass Bill through all stages
- Rights of the Terminally Ill Amendment Bill 1996
(Serial 174) (Mr Poole) 602
Amendment Bill 1996 (Serial 169); Stock Routes and Travelling Stock
Amendment Bill 1996 (Serial 170); Stock (Control of Hormonal Growth
Promotants) Amendment Bill 1996 (Serial 171) 612
MOTIONS (Substantive)
- Aboriginal Land Rights (NorthernTerritory) Act 1976, reject any proposals
to extend or remove land claim cut-off date - Note Statement (Mr Reed) 584
Alice Springs Gaol - Proposed reference to the Public Accounts Committee (Ms Martin) 604
Alice Springs Gaol construction
Reference to the Public Accounts Committee for inquiry and report (Mrs Hickey) 592
Auditor-General’s End of Financial Year Report to the Legislative Assembly
Note paper (Mr Stone) 609
Print (Mr Stone) 609
Censure of Chief Minister (Mr Stone) re accepting gift of travel to the Atlanta Olympics
from Telstra (Mrs Hickey) 574
Centenary Olympics in Atlanta, participation of Territorians, Ms Nova Peris, Mr Ian
Vander-Wal, Mr James Swan and Ms Kerry Dienelt (Mr Stone) 571
Centenary Olympics in Atlanta, participation of Territorians, Ms Nova Peris, Mr Ian
Vander-Wal, Mr James Swan and Ms Kerry Dienelt (Mr Stone) 580
Commonwealth Government’s Budget cuts (Mrs Hickey) 591
Commonwealth Government’s cuts to programmes and jobs in regional
Australia (Mrs Hickey) 603
Constitution for the Northern Territory and Addendum, Final Draft
Note paper (Mr Hatton) 610
Print (Mr Hatton) 610
Criminal justice system and victims of crime - Note Statement (Mr Burke) (Paper 2598) 593
Firearms Bill 1996, Draft - Note paper (Mr Stone) 600
Leanyer Recreation Park Management Plan - Note paper (Mr Hatton) 601
Mt Todd Project Agreement Ratification Act, Further Agreement between the Northern
Territory of Australia and Pegasus Gold Australia Pty Ltd,
dated 31 July 1996 - Note Paper (Mr Manzie) 589
Multicultural Information Directory, 1996 - Note paper (Mr Hatton) 600
N T Expo 96 - Note statement (Mr Hatton) 610
Northern Territory Parks Masterplan and Executive Summary - Note paper (Mr Hatton) 611
Northern Territory Statehood
Note statement (Mr Stone) 610
Public Accounts Committee, Report No. 27, Provision of School Education Services for
Remote Aboriginal Communities in the Northern Territory
Note paper (Mr Setter) 599
Print (Mr Setter) 599
Publications Committee, Seventh Report - Adopt report (Mr Setter) 599
- Regulations 1996, No. 11, Amendments of Work Health Regulations - Notice
- Select Committee on Violence in the Northern Territory (Mrs Hickey) 601
Sessional Committee on the Environment, Report, dated August 1996
Note paper (Dr Lim) 600
Print (Dr Lim) 600
Sessional Committee on the Use and Abuse of Alcohol by the Community
Appoint Mr Burke (Mr Coulter) 571
Discharge (Mr Finch) 571
PAPERS TABLED
- ABTA Distributions for Land Councils Administration Expenses,
subsection 64(1) and 64(7), distributions from 1987-88 to 1992-93
(Mr Reed) (Paper 2586) 588
Administrative Arrangements Order, Gazette No. S17, dated 21 June 1996 (Mr Stone) (Paper 2504) 571
Alice Springs Gaol and Labour Prison, Prisoner Management Costs/Operational Expenses -
Table - from 1990-91 to 1995-96 (Mr Hatton) (Paper 2627) 605
Annual Reports
Centralian College, 1995 (First Report) (Paper 2635) 617
National Road Trauma Advisory Council, 1994-95 (Paper 2522) 576
Northern Territory Employment and Training Authority, 1995 (Paper 2632) 617
Northern Territory Rural College, 1995 (Paper 2633) 617
Northern Territory University, 1995 (Paper 2631) 617
Auditor-General’s End of Financial Year Report to the Legislative Assembly
(Mr McCarthy) (Paper 2637) 609
Boss gets boot over assault, The W. A. Construction Worker - Winter 1996
(Mr Stone) (Paper 2605) 598
Budget and Capital Works, 1996-97-Regional Highlights - Alice Springs (Mr Reed) (Paper 2519) 573
Budget and Capital Works, 1996-97-Regional Highlights - Arnhem and Tiwi Islands
(Mr Reed) (Paper 2517) 573
Budget and Capital Works, 1996-97-Regional Highlights - Darwin (Mr Reed) (Paper 2514) 573
Budget and Capital Works, 1996-97-Regional Highlights - Katherine (Mr Reed) (Paper 2516) 573
Budget and Capital Works, 1996-97-Regional Highlights - Palmerston and Rural
(Mr Reed) (Paper 2515) 573
Budget and Capital Works, 1996-97-Regional Highlights - Tennant Creek (Mr Reed) (Paper 2518) 573
Budget Paper No. 1, 1996-97-Budget Speech and Appropriation Bill (Mr Reed) (Paper 2507) 573
Budget Paper No. 2, 1996-97-The Budget, Part I (Mr Reed) (Paper 2508) 573
Budget Paper No. 2, 1996-97-The Budget, Part II (Mr Reed) (Paper 2509) 573
Budget Paper No. 3, 1996-97-Sources of Funds (Mr Reed) (Paper 2510) 573
Budget Paper No. 4, 1996-97-Capital Works Program (Mr Reed) (Paper 2511) 573
Budget Paper No. 5, 1996-97-Issues in Public Finance (Mr Reed) (Paper 2512) 573
Budget Paper No. 6, 1996-97-Northern Territory Economy (Mr Reed) (Paper 2513) 573
Business Names Extract - Northern Territory - Territory Surgical Supplies,
Office of Business Affairs (Mr Bailey) (Paper 2595) 593
Business Names Extract, Office of Business Affairs, Territory Surgical Supplies
(Mr Poole) (Paper 2612) 598
Canada could help us beat alcohol problems, Katherine Times, dated
17 January 1996 (Mr Reed) (Paper 2578) 581
Commonwealth Financial Relations with Other Levels of Government, 1996-97,
Budget Paper No. 3 (Mr Reed) (Paper 2619) 603
Constitution for the Northern Territory and Addendum, Final Draft
(Mr Hatton) (Paper 2638) 610
Crown Lands Act
Revocation of Reserve No. 1301, pursuant to section 76(5), Adelaide River,
dated 18 July 1996 (Paper 2523) 577
Evidence Act1995, No. 2 of 1995 of the C\Wealth (Mr Bell) (Paper 2599) 593
Financial Accounts for the year ended 30th June 1995, Nalisi Pty Limited,
A.C.N. 002 173 177 (Mr Bailey) (Paper 2634) 609
Financial Management Act
Approval of Additional Allocation, pursuant to section 22(1), Department
of the Legislative Assembly, dated 26 June 1996 (Paper 2539) 577
Approval of Additional Allocations, pursuant to section 22(1), Northern Territory
Employment and Training Authority; Power and Water Authority,
- Aboriginal Essential Services; Department of Correctional Services,
dated 30 June 1996 (Paper 2541) 577
of Public Prosecutions, dated 26 June 1996 (Paper 2542) 577
Determination, pursuant to section 22(2), signed by the Chief Minister
acting for and on behalf of the Treasurer, Various Agencies, dated
30 June 1996 (Paper 2540) 577
Direction by Chief Minister acting for and on behalf of the Treasurer,
pursuant to section 20(1)(b), Transfer of Excess Allocation, Centralian College,
dated 30 June 1996 (Paper 2532) 577
Direction by Chief Minister acting for and on behalf of the Treasurer,
pursuant to section 20(1)(b), Transfer of Excess Allocation, Department
of Transport and Works (NCOM), dated 28 June 1996 (Paper 2538) 577
Direction by Chief Minister acting for and on behalf of the Treasurer,
pursuant to section 20(1)(b), Transfer of Excess Allocation, Parks and Wildlife
Commission of the Northern Territory, dated 30 June 1996 (Paper 2535) 577
Direction by Chief Minister acting for and on behalf of the Treasurer, pursuant to
section 20(1)(b), Transfer of Excess Allocations, Department of Education,
dated 30 June 1996 (Paper 2534) 577
Direction by Chief Minister acting for and on behalf of the Treasurer, pursuant to
section 20(1)(b), Transfer of Excess Allocations, Northern Territory Attorney-General’s
Department, dated 30 June 1996 (Paper 2536) 577
Direction by Chief Minister acting for and on behalf of the Treasurer,
pursuant to section 20(1)(b), Transfer of Excess Allocations, Northern Territory
Employment and Training Authority, dated 30 June 1996 (Paper 2537) 577
Direction by Chief Minister acting for and on behalf of the Treasurer,
pursuant to section 20(1)(b), Transfer of Excess Allocations, Power and Water
Authority, Aboriginal Essential Services, dated 30 June 1996 (Paper 2533) 577
Direction by the Administrator, pursuant to section 20(1)(a), Transfer of
Excess Allocations , Various Agencies, dated 31 May 1996 (Paper 2530) 577
Direction by the Administrator, pursuant to section 20(1)(a), Transfer of
Excess Allocations, Territory Health Services, dated 28 June 1996 (Paper 2528) 577
Direction by the Administrator, pursuant to section 20(1)(a), Transfer of
Excess Allocations, Various Agencies, dated 28 June 1996 (Paper 2529) 577
Direction by the Administrator, pursuant to section 20(1)(a), Transfer of
Excess Allocations, Various Agencies, dated 31 May 1996 (Paper 2531) 577
Direction by Treasurer, pursuant to section 20(1)(b), Transfer of Excess Allocation,
Department of Transport and Works, dated 20 June 1996 (Paper 2527) 577
Direction by Treasurer, pursuant to section 20(1)(b), Transfer of Excess Allocation,
Northern Territory Housing Commission (Housing), dated
4 June 1996 (Paper 2525) 577
Variation of Allocation to Activity, pursuant to section 23(1) and 23(2), Northern Territory
Police, Fire and Emergency Services, dated
30 June 1996 (Paper 2545) 578
Variation of Allocation to Activity, pursuant to section 23(1), Department
of Transport and Works, Construction Agency, dated 26 June 1996 (Paper 2547) 577
Variation of Allocation to Activity, pursuant to section 23(1), Department
of Transport and Works, N T Fleet, Department of Transport and Works, NCOM,
dated 26 June 1996 (Paper 2543) 578
Variation of Allocation to Activity, pursuant to section 23(1), Power and
Water Authority, Commercial Services and Power and Water Authority, Water
Resources, dated 26 June 1996 (Paper 2548) 578
Variation of Allocation to Activity, pursuant to section 23(1), Power
and Water Authority, Commercial Services, dated 30 June 1996
(Paper 2546) 578
Variation of Allocations to Activities, pursuant to section 23(1),
Department of Transport and Works, N T Fleet and Department
of Transport and Works, NCOM, dated 30 June 1996 (Paper 2544) 578
Variation of Allocations to Activities, pursuant to section 23(1),
Department of Transport and Works, N T Fleet, dated 5 June 1996 (Paper 2526) 577
Firearms Bill 1996, Draft (Mr Stone) (Paper 2614) 600
Firearms Price List, dated March 1996 (Mr Stone) (Paper 2615) 600
Govt sneaks in fee rises Bailey, Northern Territory News, Article, dated 8 July 1996
(Mr Stone) (Papers 2628 and 2629) 609
Graph, Capital Works, 1989-90 to 1996-97(Mr Bailey) (Paper 2575) 580
Graph, Education - Gross Outlays, 1991-92 to 1996-97, Source
N T Treasury (Mr Finch) (Paper 2582) 584
Graph, S.64(1) and 64(7) Payments to Land Councils (Mr Reed) (Paper 2588) 588
Guide through the Budget Papers (Mr Reed) (Paper 2506) 573
House prices up in Darwin, Palmerston, Northern Territory News, dated
17 August 1996 (Mr Reed) (Paper 2621) 603
Information Bulletin No. 1 - Government Extends Offer to Individual
Teachers and AEU, David Hawkes, Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment,
dated 13 August 1996 (Mr Finch) (Paper 2571) 579
Information Bulletin No. 2, David Hawkes, Office of the Commissioner
for Public Employment, dated 13 August 1996 (Mr Finch) (Paper 2572) 579
Juvenile Justice Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1996, Draft (Mr Burke) (Paper 2597) 593
Land Council Administrative Expenses, Increases, compared with CPI
and running cost budgets (Mr Reed) (Paper 2587) 588
Leanyer Recreation Park Management Plan (Mr Hatton) (Paper 2617) 601
Letter
Areyonga Community Inc re Areyonga Housing Situation, dated 19 August 1996,
note from (Mr Bell) (Paper 2602) 596
Beazley, Mr Kim C., MP, Federal Leader of the Opposition to Ms Maggie Hickey, MLA,
Leader of the Opposition, dated 22 July 1996
(Mrs Hickey) (Paper 2644) 610
Bell, Mr Neil, MLA to Hon Mike Reed, MLA, Minister for Planning,
dated 31 July 1996 (Mr Bell) (Paper 2570) 576
Brooks, Mr Norm, Manager, Industrial Relations, Northern Territory
Police to Mr Maxwell J. Hill, Executive Officer, Northern Territory Police Association Inc,
dated 20 August 1996 (Mr Stone) (Paper 2645) 612
Coutts, Mr Noel, Superintendent, Alice Springs West, Department of
Education to Zo Morgan, Head Teacher, Areyonga School, dated
17 June 1996 (Mr Bell) (Paper 2604) 596
Donald, Ngoi Ngoi, President and Zo Morgan, Head Teacher to the
Areyonga Community Council, dated 19 August 1996
(Mr Bell) (Paper 2603) 596
Hickey, Mrs Maggie, MLA, Leader of the Opposition to Hon J. Howard, MP, Prime Minister,
dated 17 May 1996 (Mrs Hickey) (Paper 2642) 610
Howard, Hon J., MP, Prime Minister to Ms Maggie Hickey, MLA,
Leader of the Opposition, dated 29 July 1996 (Mrs Hickey) (Paper 2643) 610
McNeill, Mr Ian, Clerk of the Legislative Assembly to Mr John Ah Kit, MLA, Member
for Arnhem, dated 14 August 1996 and attachment ‘Expenses incurred by Mr Ah Kit,
CPA Seminar, Hong Kong’
(Mr Ah Kit) (Paper 2574) 579
Perron, Hon Marshall, MLA, Chief Minister dated 30 May 1994 (Mr Bell) (Paper 2581) 584
Reed, Hon Mike, MLA, Minister for Lands, Planning and Environment, to Ms T. Pratt,
dated 29 July 1996 (Mr Reed) (Paper 2591) 590
Stone, Hon Shane L. MLA, Chief Minister to Mr W. Frank Blount, Chief Executive Officer,
Telstra, dated 18 July 1996 (Mr Stone) (Paper 2521) 574
Map, Community Living Areas - 27 May 1996 (Mr Reed) (Paper 2589) 588
Meals - Alice Springs Gaol (including NASCC) - Table - from 1992 to 1996 (Mr Hatton) (Paper 2626) 605
Media Release, Mike Reed, MLA, Member for Katherine, dated
16 January 1996 (Mr Reed) (Paper 2579) 581
Milikapiti Community Government Scheme Amendment (Paper 2592) 596
Ministerial Travel and Hospitality Expenditure 1994-95, Summary by
Ministerial Portfolio Responsibilities, Appendix 12 - extract from
Annual Report of the Department of the Chief Minister, 1994-95
(Mr Bailey) (Paper 2577) 580
Mt Todd Project Agreement Ratification Act
Further Agreement between the Northern Territory of Australia and Pegasus Gold Australia
Pty Ltd, dated 31 July 1996 (Mr Manzie) (Paper 2590) 589
Multicultural Information Directory 1996 (Mr Hatton) (Paper 2618) 600
Northern Territory Australia’s best kept secret, Building Owner and Manager, dated July 1996
(Mr Reed) (Paper 2624) 603
Northern Territory Government Position on Aboriginal Land Claims, 1976 - August 1996
(Mr Palmer) (Paper 2585) 587
Northern Territory Parks Masterplan and Executive Summary, Draft
(Paper 2640 and Paper 2641) 611
Northern Territory Weeds Management Strategy 1996 - 2005 (Mr Palmer) (Paper 2601) 594
Parliamentary Study tour - Peter Adamson, MLA - Itinerary, 23 June 1996 to
11 July 1996 (Mr Adamson) (Paper 2647) 617
Police Administration Act
Consent Agreement pursuant to section 51(a), dated
26 July 1996 (Paper 2524) 578
Public Accounts Committee, Report No. 27, Report of the Provision of
School Education Services for Remote Aboriginal Communities in the
Northern Territory (Mr Setter) (Paper 2611) 599
Reed defends trip - Hotel cost justified, extract from the Katherine Times,
dated 31 July 1996 (Mr Ah Kit) (Paper 2573) 579
Regulations 1996
No. 21, Palmerston (Private Swimming Pool) By-laws (Paper 2549) 578
No. 22, Amendment of Justices Regulations (Paper 2550) 578
No. 23, Amendment of Justices (Territory Infringement Notices Enforcement Scheme)
Regulations (Paper 2551) 578
No. 24, Amendment of Justices (Territory Infringement Notices Enforcement Scheme)
Regulations (Paper 2552) 578
No. 25, Amendments of Gaming Machine Regulations (Paper 2553) 578
No. 26, Amendment of Education (Board of Studies) Regulations
(Paper 2554) 578
No. 27, Amendment of Supreme Court Rules (Paper 2555) 578
No. 28, Sentencing Regulations (Paper 2556) 578
No. 29, Status of Children Regulations (Paper 2557) 578
No. 30, Amendments of Motor Vehicles (Fees and Charges) Regulations (Paper 2558) 578
No. 31, Amendment of Prisons (Correctional Services) Regulations (Paper 2559) 578
No. 32, Prisons (Correctional Services) (Home Detention Orders)
Regulations (Paper 2560) 578
No. 33, Prisons (Correctional Services) (Community Service Orders) Regulations (Paper 2561) 578
No. 34, Rights of the Terminally Ill Regulations (Paper 2562) 578
No. 35, Amendment of Legal Practitioners Regulations (Paper 2563) 578
No. 36, Amendment of Legal Practitioners Rules (Paper 2564) 578
No. 37, Northern Territory Electoral Regulations (Paper 2565) 578
No. 38, Amendment of Work Health Regulations (Paper 2566) 578
No. 39, Amendment of Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Regulations
(Paper 2567) 578
No. 40, Amendment of Fisheries Regulations (Paper 2568) 578
No. 41, Amendment of Planning Regulations (Paper 2569) 578
Remuneration Tribunal Determination
Magistrates of the Northern Territory, Report and Recommendation No. 1
of 1996 (Paper 2636) 617
Sentencing Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1996, Draft (Mr Burke) (Paper 2596) 593
Sessional Committee on the Environment, Report, dated August 1996
(Dr Lim) (Paper 2613) 600
Seventh Report of the Publications Committee (Mr Setter) (Paper 2610) 598
Statement of Expenses of Ministers of the Crown (Queensland) for the period
1 July 1994 to 30 June 1995 (Mr Bailey) (Paper 2576) 580
Territory action Budget aims to boost investment, The Australian, dated
14 August 1996 (Mr Reed) (Paper 2623) 603
Territory economy is fastest growing, Northern Territory News, dated
19 August 1996 (Mr Reed) (Paper 2620) 603
Territory leads decade of growth, The Australian Financial Review, dated
14 August 1996 (Mr Reed) (Paper 2622) 603
The Need to Know, Information Technology and the Information Needs
of the Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly by
Mark Doubleday, March 1996 (Dr Lim) (Paper 2646) 616
Transcript of conversation allegedly referring to information provided to
Mr Nick Dondas’ campaign team during the 1996 Federal Election
campaign (Mr Bailey) (Paper 2580) 584
Travelling North Weekend Australian, Property Magazine, dated
10 11 August 1996 (Mr Reed) (Paper 2625) 604
Women in the Budget, 1996-97 (Mr Reed) (Paper 2505) 573
PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS
- Mr Burke 571
PETITIONS
- Northern Territory teachers' dispute with the Government (Mr Bell) (427 petitioners) (Paper 2594) 591
Rights of the Terminally Ill Act, repeal or to suspend its operation, in light
of the strong negative reaction to its implementation within certain
Aboriginal communities (Mr Stirling) (18 petitioners) (Paper 2593) 591
- Rights of the Terminally Ill Act, repeal, request by Ramingining, Gapuwiak, Galiwinku and
Milingimbi communities (Mr Ah-Kit) (232 petitioners) (Paper 2606) 597
Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill, repeal (Mr Baldwin) (6 petitioners)
(Paper 2609) 597
Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill, repeal, Daly River community (Mr Baldwin) (Paper 2608) 597
Tanami Road upgrading to the Yuendumu, Yuelamu, Napperby and Nyirripi communities
(397 petitioners) (Paper 2607) 597
PRIVILEGE
- Alleged Speaker’s Constraint On Members’ Making Personal Explanations
Decision by Speaker not to refer the matter to Committee of Privileges 572
RESIGNATION OF MEMBER
- Member for Stuart (Mr Ede), midnight of Friday, 23 August 1996 600
STATEMENTS
- Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976, reject any
proposals to extend or remove land claim cut-off date (Mr Reed) 584
Budget Speech broadcast by NTD Channel 8 and ABC Television, and
8TOP FM Radio (Mr McCarthy) 569
Conduct of Members during Question Time (Mr McCarthy) 592
Criminal justice system and victims of crime (Mr Burke) (Paper 2598) 593
Leanyer Recreation Park Management Plan (Mr Hatton) (Paper 2616) 601
Members’ overseas travel details (Mr McCarthy) 579
Mt Todd Project Agreement Ratification Act
Further Agreement between the Northern Territory of Australia and
Pegasus Gold Australia Pty Ltd, dated 31 July 1996 (Mr Manzie) 589
N T Expo 96 (Mr Hatton) (Paper 2630) 610
Northern Territory Statehood (Mr Stone) (Paper 2639) 610
Regulations 1996, No. 34, Rights of the Terminally Ill Regulations (Mr Setter) 611
Weed management strategy (Mr Palmer) (Paper 2600) 594
VISITORS
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Faculty, Associate Diploma of Human
Services students, Northern Territory University and their lecturer
Mr Lester Thompson 579
Casuarina Secondary College, adult English as a Second Language
students and lecturer, Mrs Marian Visentin 609
Casuarina Secondary College, Year 11 Legal Studies students and
their teacher Mr Peter Tibbets 591
Casuarina Secondary College, Year 11 Politics students and their
teacher, Mr Graham Parker 597
Local Government Officers from the Philippines 597
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