Department of the Legislative Assembly, Northern Territory Government

Index to Minutes of Proceedings - 2003-04-29

Index to Minutes - 29 April 2003 to 1 May 2003
NINTH ASSEMBLY - FIRST SESSION

From To Pages
29 April 2003 1 May 2003 347 - 372

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

BILLS
      Building Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 139) 350, 358
      Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail Transport) Bill 2003 (Serial 122) 370
      Dangerous Goods Act 1998 Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 123) 370
      Desert Knowledge Australia Bill 2003 (Serial 140) 366, 370
      Energy Pipelines Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 143) 366, 370
      Evidence Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 141) 350, 358
      Kava Management Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 132) 354
      Legal Practitioners Amendment (Costs and Advertising) Bill 2003 (Serial 138) 358
      Legal Practitioners Amendment (Incorporated Legal Practices and Multi-disciplinary Partnerships) Bill 2003
      (Serial 142) 350, 358
      Major Cricket Events Bill 2003 (Serial 144) 366, 370
      Personal Injuries (Civil Claims) Bill 2003 (Serial 137) 360
      Places of Public Entertainment Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 125) 365
      Private Security Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 136) 354
      Statute Law Revision Bill 2003 (Serial 146) 350, 358
      Terrorism (Emergency Powers) Bill 2003 (Serial 128) 350, 352
      Terrorism (Northern Territory) Request Bill 2003 (Serial 127) 350, 352

CENSURE
      Chief Minister (Ms Martin) and Minister for Central Australia (Dr Toyne) – Negatived (Mr Burke) 350
      Minister for Health and Community Services (Mrs Aagaard) – Negatived (Ms Carter) 367

COMMONWEALTH DAY MESSAGE 2003
      Commonwealth Day Message 2003, dated 10 March 2003 (Madam Speaker) 348

DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
      Albanese, Mr Anthony, federal member for Grandler and Shadow Minister for Employment
      Services and Training (Madam Speaker) 366
      Riebeling, Honourable Fred, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Western Australia 369
      Senator Trish Crossin, Senator for the Northern Territory, Mr Warren Snowdon, Member for Lingiari
      in the Northern Territory, Hon Fred Riebeling MLA, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Western Australia,
      Hon Michael Polley MHA, Speaker of the House of Assembly, Tasmania, Hon Peter Lewis MP, Speaker of the
      Legislative Assembly of South Australia, Mr Bern Kilgariff AM, former member and Speaker of the
      Northern Territory Legislative Assembly and former Senator for the Northern Territory,
      Mr Neil Bell, former Member of the Legislative Assembly, and Mr David Miller. 347

MESSAGES FROM ADMINISTRATOR
      No. 12 Assent to proposed laws passed by the Assembly during the March 2003 sitting (Paper 831) 348
MINISTERIAL REPORTS
      Australian Service Personnel in North Australia (Ms Martin) 349
      Central Australian economic growth (Mr Stirling) 369
      Centralian College and Northern Territory University (Stirling) 349
      Crime and Justice Statistics (Dr Toyne) 349
      Heritage declarations of the Catholic Church and Araluen Homestead precincts in Alice Springs (Dr Burns) 369
      Mereenie Loop Road, upgrade and tar seal over the next 10 years, $3m 349
      Native Title Land Negotiated Release, Alice Springs (Mr Vatskalis) 369
      Planning Act Reforms (Mr Vatskalis) 357
      Tanami Road Sealing (Ms Martin) 357
      Trade activity and live cattle exports from the Central Australian region (Mr Henderson) 369

MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS
      CeBIT 2003 in Hanover (Dr Toyne) 358
      Chamber visitors (1391) for 29April 2003, Alice Springs sittings (Madam Speaker) 357
      Crime Prevention Grant Scheme 2002/2003 (Dr Toyne) 357
      Development and Vision for Central Australia and its people (Ms Martin) 354

MOTIONS (Procedural)
      Leave denied Mr Reed to continue remarks on Auditor-General’s Report 2001/2002 Analysis of
      Treasurer’s Annual Financial Statement 371
      Suspension of Standing Orders
      Censure the Chief Minister (Dr Lim) 352

MOTIONS (Substantive)
      Auditor-General’s Report to the Legislative Assembly on the Analysis of the 2001/2002 Treasurer’s
      Annual Financial Statement - Note 354, 371
      Auditor-General’s Report to the Legislative Assembly on the Analysis of the 2001/2002 Treasurer’s
      Annual Financial Statement - Print 354
      Development and Vision for Central Australia and its people – Note (Ms Martin) 354, 366, 370, 371
      Direction to the Northern Territory Development Consent Authority for NT Portion 3951, Petrick Road,
      Alice Springs, dated 10 March 2003 – Note 368
      NT Electricity Network Access Code, Final Report, April 2003 - Note 372
      Suspension of sitting, sitting of the Assembly be suspended from 6pm until 7.30pm on
      Wednesday 30 April 2003 (Mr Henderson) 366

NEXT MEETING
      Tuesday 27 May 2003 at 10am, Darwin (Mr Henderson) 371

PAPERS TABLED
      Annual Reports
      Auditor-General’s Report to the Legislative Assembly on the Analysis of the 2001/2002 Treasurer’s
      Annual Financial Statement (Paper 893) (Mr Wood) 354
      Jabiru Town Council, 2001/2002 (Paper 861) 355
      Pastoral Land Board, 2001/2002 (Paper 860) 355
      Surveyors Board of the Northern Territory, 2001/2002 (Paper 859) 355
      By-laws
      Amendment of Public Sector Employment and Management By-laws 2003 (Paper 849) 355
      Community Government Schemes
      Thamarrurr Community Government Scheme (Paper 858) 355
      Coroners Act
      Coronial Findings and Recommendations into the Death of Simone Petherick (Paper 875) 372
      Criminal Court List for Law Courts Building, Alice Springs, Tuesday 22 April 2003 (Paper 844) (Ms Carney) 351
      Direction to the Northern Territory Development Consent Authority for NT Portion 3951, Petrick Road,
      Alice Springs, dated 10 March 2003 (Paper 868) (Mr Vatskalis) 368
      E-mail from Debbie Maher re Safety in and around Alice Springs Hospital and Campus,
      dated 12 December 2002 (Paper 869) (Mr Reed) 367
      Geothermal Resources map of Australia, Temperature at a depth of 5km Australia, Figure 4,
      Australian Geographic (Paper 871) (Mr Nelson) 368
      Graph, Recorded Assaults in Alice Springs, September Quarter 2002 and December Quarter 2002
      (Paper 865) (Mr Elferink) 357
      Graph, Recorded Crimes Against the Person in Alice Springs, August 2000 to July 2001, 1101 offences and
      April 2002 to March 2003, 1006 offences (Paper 841) (Mr Dunham) 349
      Graph, Recorded House Break-ins in Alice Springs, August 2000 to July 2001, 338 offences and
      April 2002 to March 2003, 235 offences (Paper 839) (Mr Dunham) 349
      Graph, Recorded Offences Against the Person in Alice Springs, September 2002 Quarter and
      December 2002 Quarter (Paper 867) (Mr Elferink) 357
      Graph, Recorded Property Crimes in Alice Springs, August 2000 to July 2001, 3845 offences and
      April 2002 to March 2003, 3460 offences (Paper 840) (Mr Dunham) 349
      Graph, Sexual Assault Alice Springs Last two recorded Quarters, September 2002 and
      December 2002 (Paper 866) (Mr Elferink) 357
      Graph, Stolen Motor Vehicles Alice Springs 19% Increase, Prior 12 Months and Last 12 Months
      (Paper 864) (Mr Elferink) 357
      Graph, Unlawful Entry With Intent Dwelling, September 2002 and December 2002 (Paper 862) (Mr Elferink) 357
      Graph, Unlawful Entry With Intent Other, September 2002 and December 2002 (Paper 863) (Mr Elferink) 357
      Guidelines for the Classification of Films and Computer Games, dated 28th March 2003 (Paper 857) 355
      Letters
      Vatskalis, Hon Kon to Mr John Pinney, Chairman, Development Consent Authority,
      dated 4 December 2002 (Paper 842) (Mr Vatskalis) 350
      NT Electricity Network Access Code, Final Report, April 2003 (Paper 892) (Mr Stirling) 372
      Regulations 2002
      No. 63, Amendments of Alice Springs (Animal Control) By-laws 355
      No. 64, Amendments of Alice Springs (Control of Public Places) By-laws (Paper 847) 355
      No. 65, Amendments of Alice Springs (Todd Mall) By-laws (Paper 848) 355
      Regulations 2003
      No. 06, Trade Measurement (Miscellaneous) Regulations (Paper 876) 372
      No. 07, Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Datum) Regulations (Paper 877) 372
      No. 08, Marine Pollution Regulations (Paper 878) 372
      No. 09, Amendments of Electricity Reform (Administration) Regulations (Paper 879) 372
      No. 10, Amendments of Taxi Regulations (Paper 880) 372
      No. 11, Amendments of Mini-bus Regulations (Paper 881) 372
      No. 12, Amendment of Swimming Pool Fencing Regulations (Paper 882) 372
      No. 13, Amendment of Supreme Court Rules (Paper 850) 355
      No. 14, Amendment of Marine Pollution Regulations (Paper 851) 355
      No. 15, Amendment of Registration Regulations (Paper 852) 355
      No. 16, Amendments of Unit Titles Regulations (Paper 853) 355
      No. 17, Motor Vehicles (Standards) Regulations (Paper 883) 372
      No. 18, Amendment of Registration of Interests in Motor Vehicles and Other Goods Regulations (Paper 854) 355
      No. 19, Amendment of Fisheries Regulations (Paper 855) 355
      No. 20, Amendment of Fisheries Regulations (Paper 856) 355
      No. 21, Amendment of Veterinarians Regulations (Paper 884) 372
      No. 22, Amendments of Trade Measurement (Weighbridges) Regulations (Paper 885) 372
      No. 23, Amendments of Trade Measurement (Pre-Packed Articles) Regulations (Paper 886) 372
      No. 24, Amendments of Trade Measurement (Measuring Instruments) Regulations (Paper 887) 372
      No. 25, Amendment of Trade Measurement (Miscellaneous) Regulations (Paper 888) 372
      No. 26, Amendment of Residential Tenancies Regulations (Paper 889) 372
      No. 27, Personal Injuries (Liabilities and Damages) Regulations (Paper 890) 372
      No. 28, Amendments of Legal Practitioners (Professional Indemnity Insurance) Regulations (Paper 891) 372
      Remuneration Tribunal Report and Recommendation No. 1 of 2003, Magistrates of the Northern Territory
      (Paper 874) 372
      Schedule, Glass Replacements for the months of January 2003 to March 2003, Alice Springs
      (Paper 845) (Ms Carney) 351

PETITIONS
      Aranda House, reopening as a refuge for indigenous youth crisis accommodation, Petition No. 34
      (Paper 873) (Mrs Braham) (34 petitioners) 369
      Borroloola, restoration of the former postal delivery schedule, by leave, presented Petition 28,
      not conforming with Standing Orders, (Paper 833) (Mr McAdam) (159 petitioners) 348
      Central Australia, second airline funding and resources to bring, Petition No. 29, (Paper 834)
      (ms Carney) (3525 petitioners) 348
      Farrar Boulevard and Temple Terrace corner block is not rezoned for the purpose of building a
      new medical centre, Petition No 33 (Paper 837) (Mr Maley) (134 petitioners) 349
      Fog Bay Road from Cox Peninsula to the beginning of the tar at Leviathan Creek be upgraded, Petition No 32
      (Paper 836) (Mr Maley) (276 petitioners) 348
      Law and order in the Alice Springs community, Petition No. 30 (Paper 872) (Dr Lim) (935 petitioners) 369
      Palmerston 24 hour medical assessment centre and 24 hour chemist facility, Petition No 31 (Paper 835)
      (Mr Maley) (210 petitioners) 349
      Responses
      Nos. 20, 21 and 27 received and circulated to Members (Paper 838) 349

VISITORS
      ANZAC Hill High School and Alice Springs High School students (Madam Speaker) 360
      ANZAC Hill High School and Sadadeen Primary School students (Madam Speaker) 369
      ANZAC Hill High School students (Madam Speaker) 351
      Araluen Christian School students 349
      Areyonga Primary School, Yuendumu Primary School and Yipirinya Primary School students (Madam Speaker) 371
      Elliott CEC school students (Madam Speaker) 359
      Executive of the Central Land Council, Director Kumanjai Ross and Chairman Kumunara Braedon
      (Madam Speaker) 350
      Larapinta Primary School students (Madam Speaker) 370
      Living Waters Lutheran School and Ross Park Primary School students (Madam Speaker) 357
      OLSH College and Yirara College students (Madam Speaker) 358
      Ross Park Primary School students (Madam Speaker) 370
      St Philip’s College, Alice Springs and Batchelor College, students 350
      St Philip’s College, Sadadeen Primary School and Irrkerlantye Learning Centre students (Madam Speaker) 371
      Tennant Creek High School and Watiyawanu Primary School students (Madam Speaker) 369
      Tennant Creek Primary School students 349
      Yirara College and Stirling School students (Madam Speaker) 357
Last updated: 04 Aug 2016