Department of the Legislative Assembly, Northern Territory Government

Index to Minutes of Proceedings - 2005-03-22

Index to Minutes – 22 March 2005 to 24 March 2005
NINTH ASSEMBLY - FIRST SESSION

From To Pages
22 March 2005 24 March 2005 779 - 796

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




ALICE SPRINGS REGIONAL SITTINGS 2005
    Opening (Mrs Braham) 779

BILLS
    Classification of Publications, Films and Computer Games Amendment Bill 2005 (Serial 284) 782, 788
    Housing Amendment Bill 2005 (Serial 277) 796
    Justice Portfolio (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2005 (Serial 283) 782, 788
    Legal Practitioners Amendment Bill 2005 (Serial 279) 781
    Proportionate Liability Bill 2005 (Serial 281) 788
    Standard Time Bill 2005 (Serial 282) 781
    Trans-Territory Pipeline and Blacktip Gas Projects (Special Provisions) Bill 2005 (Serial 285) 782, 787

CENSURE
    Chief Minister (Ms Martin) and her Government - GST Funding (Mr Burke ) 795
    Minister for Health (Dr Toyne) and the Martin government re Alice Springs Hospital
    (Mr Burke) - negatived 791

COMMONWEALTH DAY MESSAGE, MARCH 2005
    Presented by Mrs Braham (Speaker) 779

LEAVE OF ABSENCE
    Scrymgour, Ms, for 22 March 2005 (Mr Henderson) 782
    Scrymgour, Ms, for 23 March 2005 (Mr Henderson) 790
    Scrymgour, Ms, for 24 March 2005 day due to ill health (Mr Henderson) 794
    Stirling, Mr, Treasurer for 23 March 2005 (Mr Henderson) 789

MEMBERS SUSPENDED
    Mr Dunham at 3.40pm for one hour pursuant to Standing Order 240A 789

MINISTERIAL REPORTS
    Alice Springs Hospital, staffing (Dr Toyne) 781
    Apprenticeships and Training, Central Australia (Mr Stirling) 793
    Cavanagh Crescent land zoning, Alice Springs (Dr Burns) 793
    Crime and Justice Statistics (Dr Toyne) 787
    Larapinta Trail (Ms Martin) 787
    Mineral Exploration, Australian Road Show (Mr Vatskalis) 793
    Public housing in Alice Springs (Mr Ah Kit) 787
    Road Transport Hall of Fame (Dr Burns) 787
    Teacher Support Unit (Mr Stirling) 781
    Tourism Charter Flights to Alice Springs from Japan May 2005 (Ms Martin) 793
    Wizard Cup Challenge and Imparja Cup (Mr Ah Kit) 781
    Youth Initiatives (Ms Martin) 781
MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS
    Central Australia achievements and initiatives (Ms Martin) 781
    Northern Territory Police - Attacking Drug Related Crime - Note statement 789
    Treasurer's report on fiscal outcomes of meeting with Australian States Treasurers
    and Federal Treasurer (Mr Stirling) 793

MOTIONS (Procedural)
    Extension of time
    denied Mr Dunham, 24 March 2005 795
    Dr Burns on motion of Mr Henderson 784
    Dr Toyne on motion of Mr Elferink 783
    Mr Ah Kit on motion of Ms Carney 783
    Mr Dunham on motion of Mr Elferink 789
    Mr Elferink on motion of Mr Mills 789
    Mr Elferink on motion of Ms Carney 783
    Mr Henderson on motion of Mr Stirling 782
    Mr McAdam on motion of Mr Henderson 789
    Mr Mills on motion of Mr Elferink 789
    Mr Vatskalis on motion of Mr Henderson 789
    Ms Carney on motion of Mr Elferink 783
    Suspension of Standing Orders
    Allow Mr Burke to move a motion relating to events of Assembly occurring on 17 February
    2005 between Member for Macdonnell and Member for Johnston - negatived and gagged
    by Mr Henderson 780
    Allow Mr Burke to move motion censuring the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure
    (Dr Burns) for his comments relating to events which occurred on 17 February 2005 -
    negatived and gagged by Mr Henderson 780
    Allow Treasurer (Mr Stirling) to report on fiscal outcomes of meeting with Australian States
    Treasurers and Federal Treasurer 793
    To move a motion censuring the Member for Johnston (Dr Burns) for his comments on
    17 February 2005 and the Chief Minister for failing to sack him as Minister for Transport and
    Infrastructure - negatived and gagged by Mr Henderson 782

MOTIONS (Substantive)
    Auditor-General’s February 2005 Report to the Legislative Assembly - Note 794, 795
    Building on the Territory's diversity - Note 784
    Central Australia achievements and initiatives - Note statement (Ms Martin) 781, 789
    Northern Territory Statehood Steering Committee, terms of reference adopted on
    17 August 2004 - add new clause 5A (Mr McAdam) 790, 794
    Ombudsman for the Northern Territory, Administrative Actions of Government Authorities - Note 796
    Ombudsman for the Northern Territory, Administrative Actions of Government Authorities - Print
    (Ms Martin) 796
    Ombudsman's Report, 2003/2004 - Note 795
    Public Accounts Committee, 2003/2004 - Note 788
    Treasurer's report on fiscal outcomes of meeting with Australian States Treasurers and
    Federal Treasurer - Note statement (Mr Stirling) 794

NEXT MEETING
    Tuesday, 3 May 2005 at 10am (Mr Henderson) 796

PAPERS TABLED
    Annual Reports
    National Trust of Australia (NT) 2003/2004 (Paper 1664) 784
    Parole Board of the Northern Territory, 2004 (Paper 1660) 784
    Pastoral Land Board, 2003/2004 (Paper 1672) 792
    Coroners Act
    Section 46B Response to Deputy Coroner’s Findings - Statement in Relation to the Coronial
    Findings and Recommendation into the Death of a 15 year old girl at Batchelor on
    7 March 2004 (Paper 1661) 784
    Explanatory Statement to Justice Portfolio (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2005 (Serial 283)
    (Paper 1670) 788
    Explanatory Statement to the Classification of Publications, Films and Computer Games
    Amendment Bill 2005 (Serial 284) (Paper 1671) 788
    Explanatory Statement to Trans-Territory Pipeline and Blacktip Gas Projects (Special Provisions)
    Bill 2005 (Serial 285) (Paper 1669) 787
    Financial Management Act
    Increase of Treasurer’s Advance, pursuant to section 19(1), signed Administrator, dated
    21 February 2005 and Statement under section 19(4) (Paper 1663) 785
    Transfer of Excess Allocations between purposes of same Agency, pursuant to section
    20(1A), dated 4 February 2005 (Paper 1662) 784
    Letters
    AMSANT Chairperson Ms Stephanie Bell to Editor, Centralian Advocate, dated March 2005
    re Alice Springs Hospital staffing (Paper 1676) (Dr Toyne) 791
    Burns, Dr C, Minister for Transport and Infrastructure to Mr Stephen Dunham, Member for
    Drysdale, dated 17 March 2005 (Paper 1678) (Dr Burns) 791
    Mills, Mr (Leader of the Opposition) to the Hon Paul Henderson, dated 16 August 2004.
    (Paper 1668) 787
    Open letter to Mrs Fay Miller, 23 March 2005 re Teacher EBA negotiations (Paper 1680)
    (Mrs Miller) 793
    Police investigation and subsequent briefing of Chief Minister - Mr Terry Mills, Member for
    Blain to Hon Paul Henderson Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services dated
    16 August 2004 - Mr John Elferink, Member for Macdonnell to Mr Paul White Commissioner
    for Police, Fire and Emergency Services dated 15 February 2005 - Hon Paul Henderson to
    Mr John Elferink dated 24 February 2005 - Mr John Elferink to Mr Peter Boyce Ombudsman
    dated 15 March 2005 (Paper 1667) 784
    Sleep Deprivation Again (Paper 1666) (Ms Carney) 783
    Wait, Ms Margaret, OAM, Chairperson, Alice Springs Hospital Management Board to Hon
    Minister for Health (Dr Toyne)re Progress in Alice Springs Hospital, dated 23 March 2005
    (Paper 1677) (Dr Toyne) 791
    Map, Microholdings Pty Ltd, land stages sketch plan, Alice Springs - Development Consent
    Authority Permit DP05/0/20 dated 13 March 2005 (Paper 1673) (Dr Burns) 790
    Nightcliff High School Student Representative Council 2005 and House Captains 2005,
    schedule of names (Paper 1679) (Mrs Aagaard) 792
    Ombudsman for the Northern Territory, Administrative Actions of Government Authorities
    (Paper 1681) (Ms Martin) 796
    Pamphlet, Why Teachers Chose Industrial Action (Paper 1674) (Dr Lim) 790
    Police Administration Act
    Consent Agreement between Hon. Sys Stirling, Minister for Employment, Education and
    Training and Mr Vincent Michael Kelly, President, Northern Territory Police Association Inc.,
    Re Remote Electricity Subsidy, pursuant to section 51, dated 13 January 2005 (Paper 1665) 785
    Regulations 2005
    No. 4, Fisheries Amendment (Spanish Mackerel Fishery) Regulations (Paper 1658) 785
    No. 5, Motor Vehicles (Fees and Charges) Amendment (Heavy Vehicles) Regulations
    (Paper 1659) 785
    No. 6 Amendment of Agents Licensing Regulations (Paper 1683) 796
    SRC Student Representatives and House Captains for 2005 (Paper 1682) (Mrs Aagaard) 796

PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS
    Dr Toyne correcting his statement made 23 March 2005 during the debate on the Alice Springs
    Hospital in which he wrongly attributed the fire audit of the Alice Springs Hospital to Mr Paul
    Herrick when in fact it was Mr Bruce Mouatt 795
    Mrs Braham re composition of interview panel for position of General Manager of
    Alice Springs Hospital 794

PETITIONS
    EBA negotiations with teachers, by leave, not conforming with Standing Orders (Paper 1684)
    (36 petitioners) (Mrs Miller) 793
    Funding for recruitment and retention of Northern Territory teachers and educators (Paper 1685)
    (410 petitioners) (Dr Toyne) 793
    Public housing tenants in Alice Springs, by leave, (Ms Carney)(Paper 1656)(136 petitioners) 779
    Responses
    No. 66 re child care and home birth practice (Paper 1657) 779

STATEMENTS BY SPEAKER
    Speech time clock change to digital format, Alice Springs sittings 787
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