Department of the Legislative Assembly, Northern Territory Government

Index to Minutes of Proceedings - 2003-11-25

Index to Minutes – 25 November 2003 to 27 November 2003
NINTH ASSEMBLY - FIRST SESSION

From To Pages
25 November 2003 27 November 2003 491 - 520

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

BILLS
      Architects Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 179) 519
      AustralAsia Railway (Special Provisions) Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 184) 516
      AustralAsia Railway (Third Party Access) Bill 2003 (Serial 185) 516
      Bail Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 135) 510
      Bushfires Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2003 (Serial 187) 494
      Container Deposit Bill 2003 (Serial 131) 508, 509
      Criminal Code Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2003 (Serial 165) 511
      Criminal Code Amendment Bill (No. 3) 2003 (Serial 173) 510
      Criminal Code Amendment Bill (No. 4) 2003 (Serial 183) 519
      De Facto Relationships (Northern Territory Request) Bill 2003 (Serial 182) 504
      Electoral (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2003 (Serial 196) 494, 515
      Electoral Bill 2003 (Serial 195) 494, 515
      Firearms Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2003 (Serial 194) 494, 511
      Fisheries Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 177) 494
      Food Bill 2003 (Serial 197) 494, 516
      Health Practitioners Bill 2003 (Serial 201) 494, 516
      Interpretation Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 190) 508
      Law Reform (Gender, Sexuality and De Facto Relationships) Bill 2003 (Serial 186) 496
      Legislative Assembly Members (Random Drug Testing) Bill 2003 (Serial 199) 495, 508
      Liquor Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2003 (Serial 178) 518
      Liquor Amendment Bill (No. 3) 2003 (Serial 189) 508
      Liquor Amendment Bill (No. 4) 2003 (Serial 193) 494, 511
      Liquor Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 72) 511
      Mining Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 191) 494, 511
      Motor Vehicles Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 171) 510
      National Environment Protection Council (Northern Territory) Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 198) 495, 512
      Parks and Reserves (Framework for the Future) Bill 2003 (Serial 180) 512
      Sentencing (Crime of Murder) and Parole Reform Bill 2003 (Serial 181) 518
      Sentencing Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 126) 508
      Statute Law Revision Bill (No. 2) 2003 (Serial 192) 511
      Stock Diseases Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 188) 519
      Traffic Amendment Bill (No. 3) 2003 (Serial 200) 494, 512
      Traffic Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 124) 508

CENSURE
      Chief Minister (Ms Martin) for her government’s appalling handling of the economy (Mr Mills) 495

DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
      Fifth Pacific Parliamentary Retreat participants from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and
      the Solomon Islands (Madam Speaker) 495
      Parliamentary Retreat in Darwin, 5th (Madam Speaker) 509

MINISTERIAL REPORTS
      AustralAsia Railway update, handover (Ms Martin) 507
      Communications technology in remote communities (Dr Toyne) 494
      Darwin Harbour Regional Plan of Management (Mr Vatskalis) 507
      Federal Government Tourism White Paper (Dr Burns) 494
      Freedom of Information (Dr Toyne) 515
      GST revenue (Mr Stirling) 493
      Interactive Learning in the bush (Mrs Aagaard) 515
      Ministerial visit to Japan, 3 to 7 November 2003 (Mr Henderson) 494
      October Business Month 2003 (Mr Henderson) 515
      Offshore Fisheries, practices (Dr Burns) 515
      Quarantine and export inspection powers (Dr Burns) 508
      Racing Industry, product fees (Mr Stirling) 507

MOTIONS (Procedural)
      Law Reform (Gender, Sexuality and De Facto Relationships) Bill 2003 (Serial 186) leave
      denied to refer Bill to select Committee (Mr Elferink) 491
      Leave denied Member for Nelson (Mr Wood) have leave to complete his speech. 496
      Suspension of Standing Orders
      Law Reform (Gender, Sexuality and De facto Relationships) Bill 2003 (Serial 186) be
      referred to a select committee (Mr Wood) 496
      Law Reform (Gender, Sexuality and De Facto Relationships) Bill 2003 (Serial 186)
      refer Bill to select Committee – negatived (Mr Elferink) 491
      Take two Bills together
        Electoral Bill 2003 (Serial 195) and Electoral (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2003
        (Serial 196) 509, 515

MOTIONS (Substantive)
      House Committee
      Discharge Mr Dunham and appoint Mrs Miller 493
      Law Reform (Gender, Sexuality and De Facto Relationships) Bill 2003 (Serial 186)
      leave denied to refer Bill to select Committee (Mr Elferink) 491
      Ombudsman 2002/2003 (Paper 1157) – Print (Mr Kiely) 520
      Public Accounts Committee 2002/2003, dated October 2003 Report No. 41 (Paper 1171) –
      Note (Mr Kiely) 519
      Remuneration Tribunal Report and Determination No. 1 of 2003 – Note (Ms Martin) 512
      Standing Orders Committee
      Appoint Mr Elferink 493
      Substance Abuse Committee
      Discharge Dr Lim and appoint Mr Maley 493

OPPOSITION SHADOW MINISTERIAL PORTFOLIO RESPONSIBILITIES
      Opposition shadow ministerial responsibilities as at 19 November 2003, Mr Mills
      attaining position of Leader (Mr Mills) 492

PAPERS TABLED
      Anmatjere Regional Development Plan (Paper 1155) (Mr Ah Kit) 509
      Annual Reports
      AustralAsia Railway Corporation, 2002/2003 (Paper 1161) 520
      Community Development, Sport and Cultural Affairs, 2002/2003 (Paper 1136) 505
      Darwin Port Corporation, 2002/2003 (Paper 1159) 520
      Health and Community Services Complaints Commission, 2002/2003 (Paper 1163) 520
      Heritage Advisory Council (Twelfth Annual Report), 2002/2003 (Paper 1162) 520
      National Road Transport Commission (Final Report) 2002/2003 (Paper 1127) 505

PAPERS TABLED (cont)
      Annual Reports
      Northern Territory Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment, 2002/2003 (Paper 1149) 513
      Northern Territory Electrical Workers and Contractors Licensing Board, 2002/2003 (Paper 1126) 505
      Northern Territory Grants Commission, 2002/2003 (Paper 1137) 505
      Northern Territory Road Safety Council, 2002/2003 (Paper 1148) 513
      Northern Territory Tourist Commission, 2002/2003 (Paper 1160) 520
      Ombudsman 2002/2003 (Paper 1157) 520
      Power and Water Corporation, 2002/2003 (Paper 1135) 505
      Rail Regulation, 2002/2003 (Paper 1134) 505
      Territory Insurance Office, 2002/2003 (Paper 1168) 520
      Asia Pacific Health Business Daily News, dated 27 November 2003. (Paper 1167) (Mr Vatskalis) 518
      Brochure, $27.5 million boosts Tourism ‘s Future (Paper 1147) (Ms Carter) 496
      By-Laws 2003
      Northern Territory University (Academic Board) By-Laws (Paper 1129) 505
      Competitive Tax Regime – Territory small business pay the least in annual State
      taxes in Australia (Paper 1145) (Mr Stirling) 496
      Coroner's Act
      Report to the Legislative Assembly, Pursuant to Section 46B, in the matter of Coronial
      Findings and Recommendations into the Death of Mr Lennie Pinawrut (Paper 1169) 520
      Department of Corporate and Information Services, 2002/2003 (Paper 1158) 520
      Department of the Legislative Assembly, 2002/2003 (Paper 1170) 520
      Financial Statements
      Auditor-Generals Report to the Minister for Parks and Wildlife – Territory Wildlife Parks,
      for the year ended 30 June 2003 (Paper 1132) 505
      Auditor-Generals Report to the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure –
      Construction Division, for the year ended 30 June 2003 (Paper 1133) 505
      Auditor-Generals Report to the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure –
      Darwin Bus Service, for the year ended 30 June 2003 (Paper 1131) 505
      Auditor-Generals Report to the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure –
      Darwin Port Corporation, for the year ended 30 June 2003 (Paper 1130) 505
      Independent Review of the Northern Territory Electoral System, Final Report,
      October 2003 (Paper 1166) (Ms Martin) 516
      Letters
      Maley, Mr Peter, Member for Goyder to Darwin Community Legal Services,
      dated 29 July 2003 re law reform legislation (Paper 1143) 495
      Wood, Mr G , Member for Nelson re open letter on Law Reform legislation
      (Paper 1146) (Ms Carney) 496
      Northern Territory Licensing Commission, Statement of Reasons for Decision –
      Outback Bar and Grill (Paper 1154) (Mrs Braham) 508
      Ombudsman 2002/2003 (Paper 1157) (Mr Kiely) 520
      Plans of Management
      Darwin Harbour Regional Plan of Management, November 2003 (Paper 1150) 513
      Public Accounts Committee
      Public Accounts Committee Annual Report 2002/2003, dated October 2003
      Report No. 41 (Paper 1171) (Mr Kiely) 519
      Public Accounts Committee 2002/2003, dated October 2003 Report No. 41 (Paper 1171) (Mr Kiely) 519
      Public Hearings and Official Briefings, Volume 1 – 6 March 2003 to 29 July 2003,
      Substance Abuse Committee (Paper 1172) (Ms Scrymgour) 519
      Public Hearings and Official Briefings, Volume 2 – 7 August 2003 to 14 October 2003,
      Substance Abuse Committee (Paper 1173) (Ms Scrymgour) 519
      Regulations 2003
      No. 52, Amendments of Local Government (Accounting) Regulations (Paper 1128) 505
      No. 53, Amendment of Work Health (Occupational Health and Safety) Regulations (Paper 1164) 520
      No. 54, Amendments of Weapons Control Regulations (Paper 1165) 520
      Remuneration Tribunal Erratum to RTD No. 1 of2003 (Paper 1175) 520
      Remuneration Tribunal Report and Determination No. 1 of 2003 (Paper 1156) 512
      Substance Abuse Committee
      Public Hearings and Official Briefings, Volume 1 – 6 March 2003 to 29 July 2003,
      Substance Abuse Committee (Paper 1172) (Ms Scrymgour) 519
      Public Hearings and Official Briefings, Volume 2 – 7 August 2003 to 14 October 2003
      (Paper 1173) (Ms Scrymgour) 519
      Written Submissions Received, 6 March 2003 – 14 October 2003 (Paper 1174) 519
      Written Submissions Received, 6 March 2003 – 14 October 2003, Substance Abuse
      Committee (Paper 1174) (Ms Scrymgour) 519

PETITIONS
      “Gender Law Reform Bill” from the Assembly legislative agenda, by leave, not conforming
      with Standing Orders (Paper 1153) (Dr Toyne) (760 petitioners) 507
      Age of consent, lowering to 16 years for boys to consent to homosexual activity
      (Paper 1140) (Mr Bonson) (66 petitioners) 491
      Age of consent, lowering to 16 years for boys to consent to homosexual activity
      (Paper 1142) (Mr Wood) (135 petitioners) 491
      Daly River and Catchment, protection from large scale irrigated agriculture, land clearing
      and water extraction licences. (Paper 1141) (Mr Wood) (1284 petitioners) 491
      Great Southern Railway Company rename the Steve Irwin locomotive
      (Paper 1152) (Ms Carter) (597 petitioners) 507
      Mandatory imprisonment of life for the crime of murder, by leave, petition No. 51,
      not conforming with Standing Orders (Paper 1175) (Mr Wood) (411 petitioners) 515
      Responses
      Nos. 37 and 38 had been received and circulated to Members (Paper 1138) 491
      Nos. 39, 40 and 41 had been received and circulated to Members (Paper 1151) 507

STATEMENTS
      ABC [and Channel 9] to broadcast or re-broadcast with sound and vision the debate
      on the Law Reform (Gender, Sexuality and Defacto Relationships) Bill 2003
      (Serial 186) (Madam Speaker) 495

VISITORS
      CLP and Independent members electorate officers attending a seminar 517
      Durack Primary School Year 6/7 students accompanied by Ms Larelle Gilbert,
      Mrs Debbie Willmore and Mrs Lucy Barua (Madam Speaker) 516
      Katherine Seniors Group accompanied by Vel Dreon 517
      Nakara Primary School Year 6/7 students accompanied by their teacher
      Mr Mark Rowan (Madam Speaker) 491
      Nungalinya College students from the Certificate II in Family and Community Services
      accompanied by Ms Amanda Donohoe (Madam Speaker) 507

WARRANT
      Deputy Chairman of Committees, Mrs Fay Miller, commencing 25 November 2003 493
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