“the government initiate a public assessment of alternative industrial development sites in the Darwin region, eg along the proposed corridor from East Arm to Glyde Point, and

while that assessment is occurring the government cease any further industrial development in the Wickham Point area specifically land and sea covered by sections 1812, 1813, 1814, 1819 and 1791 Hundred of Ayers excluding the Phillips LNG site.”.

“the Assembly refer the Casuarina Coastal Reserve Plan to the Minister for Infrastructure, Planning and Environment so that the safety issues raised in the Assembly today may be properly addressed and that the plan be returned to the Assembly at a later time for consideration.”.

1. apologise to Territorians for spending at least $60,000 of taxpayers’ money on brochures, advertisements etc that do not represent the true picture about how much money is being spent on such items as education and health;

2. acknowledge that the headline figures they have used are inflated by the use of book entries such as depreciation and state taxes - for example $527 million for health and $505 million for education have been inflated by more than $46 million for depreciation and more than $18 million in state taxes; and

3. commit to publishing along with future budgets a transparent set of figures and an easily understood document that explains exactly to Territorians what the government will spend and on what.

“….by successive CLP Governments which failed to promptly introduce accrual reporting and budgeting in line with national standards thereby deceiving Territorians as to the true cost of the delivery of government services, and calls on the government to:

1. continue the process of financial reform in coming years as envisaged under the “working for outcomes” plan;

2. subject to the economic and social conditions faced by Territorians, continue the deficit reduction strategy as announced by the government at the time of the Mini-Budget in November 2001;

3. continue to improve the budget documents and other reports of government and to inform Territorians appropriately of major policy initiatives decided by government on their behalf.”.

1. the government has cut the actual numbers of police rather than increasing them as promised during the election campaign and since;

2. the government is only committed to having 799 police by June next year when there were 811 in June 2001;

3. there were only 761 sworn officers on August 31 this year compared to 811 in June 2001 (according to the Police, Fire and Emergency Services Annual Report 2000-01);

4. the government does not plan to exceed the numbers that existed on June 30 2001 for another two years;

5. the target outlined by the police minister of 830 police by June 2005 is an increase of 20 on the strength of 811 in June 2001 whereas the government has promised an increase of 50;

6. the government’s figures are based on an annual attrition rate of about 8 per cent a year (about 200 police over the next three years) and its recruitment policy will add only 219;

7. 50 police of the rank of constable or above left in 2001-02 and only 27 were recruited to replace them;

8. Alice Springs is short 16 police officers which along with leave, rostered days off etc leave it down by 54 officers on any day; and,

9. at least 12 other stations are presently under strength.

10. $2.8 million of carryover funding is part of the claimed increased budget for police;

11. increased salary costs such as superannuation is part of the increased money provided to police to make the community safer;

12. the police budget has been cut by more than $2 million since the Mini-Budget; and

13. the headline figure for the amount of money to be spent on actual policing this year includes book entries of $6.8 million for depreciation and $6.1 million for state taxes; and

(a) retention of one Estimates Committee;

(b) Estimates Committee hearings be conducted outside designated parliamentary sitting days;

(c) allocation of a full sitting day for each Minister, with the provision that the next Minister be called on if the preceding Minister finishes before his/her allocated time;

(d) the Estimates Committee sits between 9 am and 11.30pm each day;

(e) questions may be put to each Minister as,

(f) all written answers be provided to members of the Legislative Assembly at least three days prior to the hearings of the Estimates Committee with the relevant Minister;

(g) all questions and answers to be read into the Hansard;

(h) generic questions across all agencies and outputs be given precedence over other questions;

(i) questions of a similar nature asked by individual members be grouped; and

(j) Standing Orders relating to relevance of answers by ministers be clearly defined specifically for the Estimates Committee.

“(a) the Estimates Committee model utilised in September 2002 be referred to the Standing Orders Committee for review and identification of options for enhancement of the Estimates Committee process;

(b) the committee in its deliberations investigate all viable processes to enhance the carriage of the deliberations of the Estimates Committee including but not restricted to those issues raised in paragraph 2 of the Leader of the Opposition’s motion of 9 October 2002; and

(c) the Standing Orders Committee report to parliament during the February 2003 sittings.”.