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Index to Minutes of Proceedings - 2002-06-18

Index to Minutes - 18 June 2002 to 20 June 2002
EIGHTH ASSEMBLY - FIRST SESSION

From To Pages
18 June 2002 20 June 2002 153 - 178

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




BILLS
      Auctioneers Act Repeal (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2002 (Serial 66) 156, 167
      Auctioneers Act Repeal Bill 2002 (Serial 65) 156, 167
      Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 67) 156, 167
      Criminal Code Amendment (Witness Intimidation) Bill 2002 (Serial 48) 159
      Criminal Code Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 36) 166
      Criminal Property Forfeiture (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2002 (Serial 61) 158
      Criminal Property Forfeiture Bill 2002 (Serial 60) 158
      Criminal Records (Spent Convictions) Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 49) 159
      Hotel-keepers Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 68) 156, 167
      Juries Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 74) 157, 166
      Legal Practitioners Amendment (Community Legal Centres) Bill 2002 (Serial 78) 162, 170
      Legal Practitioners Amendment (Mortgage Practices) Bill 2002 (Serial 70) 162, 170
      Local Government Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 44) 166
      Mining Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 63) 171
      Misuse of Drugs (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2002 (Serial 54) 172
      Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 53) 172
      Northern Territory Employment and Training Authority (Consequential Amendments)
      Bill 2002 (Serial 72) 162, 170
      Northern Territory Employment and Training Authority Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 71) 162, 170
      Oil Refinery Agreement Ratification Act Repeal Bill 2002 (Serial 62) 171
      Pay-roll Tax Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 73) 162, 170
      Prices Regulation Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 69) 156, 167
      Prisons (Correctional Services) Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 51) 158
      Public Order and Anti-Social Conduct Act Repeal Bill 2002 (Serial 50) 172
      Small Claims Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 40) 166
      Stamp Duty Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 75) 156, 165
      Supply Bill 2002/2003 (Serial 52) 158
      Volunteers Protection Bill 2002 (Serial 76) 156, 165
      Work Health Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002 (Serial 77) 162, 170

CENSURE
      Censure the Minister for Parks and Wildlife (Mr Vatskalis) relating to the circumstances
      of the removal of the former CEO of the Department of Parks and Wildlife (Mr Burke) 154

CONDOLENCES
      Hargrave, Mr Neil, deceased on 13 June 2002, former elected member of the
      Legislative Council from May 1954 until December 1962 161
      Neidjie, Big Bill, OAM, a leader of the Gagadju people from the Kakadu Region
      of the Territory - deceased 23 May 2002 154
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
      Hatton, Ms Diana, MLC, Member for Ballarat 173
      Stanhope, Hon Jon, MLA, Chief Minister, ACT House of Assembly; Hon Faye Lo Po MP,
      Minister for Community Services, NSW; Hon Wendy Edmond MP, Minister for Health and
      Minister Assisting the Premier on Women’s Policy, QLD; Hon Stephanie Key MLA,
      Minister for Social Justice, SA 173
      Member for Kimberly, Ms Carol Martin (Ms Lawrie) 167

MESSAGES FROM ADMINISTRATOR
      No. 05, assent to proposed laws passed by the Assembly during the May 2002 sittings
      (Madam Speaker) 153

MINISTERIAL REPORTS
      AustralAsia Trade Route (Ms Martin) 161
      Community justice strategies and processes and community health issues in
      Aboriginal communities (Mr Ah Kit) 161
      Ear Nose and Throat services in Regional Hospitals (Mrs Aagaard) 161
      Indigenous knowledge centres in Galiwinku (Mr Ah Kit) 169
      Indigenous Women Leaders (Ms Martin) 169
      N T Fishing Forum (Mr Henderson) 169
      National competition policy and associated legislative program proposed for this
      sittings (Ms Martin) 154
      Parks and Wildlife review and the departure of the departmental CEO (Mr Vatskalis) 154
      Power and Water Authority Corporatisation (Mr Vatskalis) 169
      Timor Sea gas fields (Ms Martin) 154

MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS
      Economic Development Strategy (Ms Martin) (Paper 406) 159

MOTIONS (Procedural)
      Suspension of Standing Orders
      Pass Bill through all stages
        Mining Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 63) 162, 171
        Oil Refinery Agreement Ratification Act Repeal Bill 2002 (Serial 62) 162, 171
      Take 5 Bills together
        Auctioneers Act Repeal Bill 2002 (Serial 65), Auctioneers Act Repeal (Consequential
        Amendments) Bill 2002 (Serial 66), Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Amendment
        Bill 2002 (Serial 67), Hotel-keepers Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 68) and Prices
        Regulation Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 69) 167
      Take two Bills together
        Northern Territory Employment and Training Authority Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 71),
        and Northern Territory Employment and Training Authority (Consequential
        Amendments) Bill 2002 (Serial 72) 169

MOTIONS (Substantive)
      Direction – Transfer of excess Allocations between Activities, pursuant to section 20(1)(a),
      signed Administrator, dated 5 June 2002 (Paper 398) - Note (Mr Wood) 162
      Economic Development Strategy – Note (Ms Martin) 159
      Financial Management Act, Variation of Allocation to Activity, various Agencies,
      pursuant to section 23(1), signed Treasurer, dated 16 May 2002 (Paper 397) - Note (Mr Wood) 162
      HIH insurance collapse (Mr Mills) 162, 163
      Ordinary Business, Routine of – Order of the Assembly (Mr Stirling) 155, 166
      Petition No.13, response, Tabled on 20 June 2002 relating to the Power Poles in
      Leonino Road and Reedbeds Road - Note (Mr Wood) 171
      Public Accounts Committee Report on the Establishment of an Estimates Committee
      process within the Northern Territory Parliament - Note (Dr Burns) 177
      Public Accounts Committee Report on the Establishment of an Estimates Committee process
      within the Northern Territory Parliament - Print (Dr Burns) 177
      Public liability insurance (Mr Burke) 156, 163
      Standing Orders Committee, reference for inquiry and report on Draft Legislative Assembly
      (Register of Members’ Interests) Act, amendments (Paper 432) and Draft Code of Conduct
      and Ethical Standards for Members (Paper 431) (Ms Martin) 177
      Territory wide personal injuries accident insurance scheme – Reference to Select
      Committee (Mr Burke) 156, 165

NEXT MEETING
      Tuesday 13 August 2002 171

PAPERS TABLED
      Annual Reports
      Darwin Port Corporation Annual Report 2000/2001, Financial Statement,
      pages 43 to 66, corrections (Paper 424) 172
      Heritage Advisory Council, 2000/2001 (Paper 395) 160
      Jabiru Town Council, 2000/2001 (Paper 408) 167
      Jabiru Town Development Authority, 2000/2001 (Paper 409) 167
      Parole Board of the Northern Territory, 2001 (Paper 394) 160
      Article, Beware the (bright) ideas of May, Balance Magazine, dated May 2002
      (Paper 428) (Ms Carney) 173
      Article, Drug laws are “junk”, Balance Magazine, dated May 2002 (Paper 427) (Ms Carney) 172
      Article, No Sunrise without tax cuts, says Martin, by Nigel Wilson The Australian
      (Paper 422) (Mr Burke) 172
      Building a Better Territory, The Economic Development Strategy for the Northern Territory,
      June 2002 (Paper 407) (Ms Martin) 159
      By-Laws 2002
      Bay-View Estate By-Laws (Paper 410) 167
      Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Members (Paper 431) (Ms Martin) 177
      Extract, letters to the editor – We lost the lead, Northern Territory News,
      dated 15 June 2002 (Paper 401) (Mr Vatskalis) 155
      Extracts from Northern Territory News re public service job losses during CLP’s
      terms of office (Paper 402) (Mr Vatskalis) 155
      Financial Management Act
      Direction – Transfer of Excess Allocations between Activities, pursuant to section 20(1)(a),
      signed Administrator, dated 5 June 2002 (Paper 398) 160
      Variation of Allocation to Activity, Various agencies, pursuant to section 23(1),
      signed Treasurer, dated 16 May 2002 (Paper 397) 160
      Government Gazette No. 47, dated 13 November 2001 re notification of appointment of
      Director of Parks and Wildlife (William John Freeland (Paper 400) (Mr Burke) 155
      Graph, Community Benefit Fund Small Grant Program, monthly allocations July 1998 to
      December 2001 (Paper 404) (Mr Stirling) 157
      Legislative Assembly (Register of Members’ Interests) Act, amendments to the
      (Ms Martin) (Paper 432) 177
      Letters
      Hunt, Mr David, General Manager & Licensee Nominee, Alice Springs Memorial Club
      to Ms Jodeen Carney MLA re Misuse of Drugs Legislation,
      dated 14 June 2002 (Paper 425) (Ms Carney) 172
      Managers of various licensed premises, Alice Springs to Ms Jodeen Carney MLA
      re Misuse of Drugs Legislation (Paper 426) (Ms Carney) 172
      Simondson, Mr John, Territory housing to residents of Wirrina,
      dated 18 June 2002 (Paper 420) (Dr Lim) 172
      Toyne, Honourable Dr, Minister for Justice and Attorney-General to Ms J Carney MLA,
      dated 30 May 2002 re proposal to interview jurors (Paper 417) 166
      Yeaman, Mr David, Commercial Property Manager, L J Hooker, Alice Springs to
      Ms Jodeen Carney MLA re recovery of costs in small claims actions - re
      Small Claims Amendment Bill (Paper 418) (Ms Carney) 166
      Map, East Arm Control Plan 1998, dated 17 June 1998 (Paper 421) (Mr Wood) 172
      Memorandum to Caroline Holdstock, dated 18 June 2002 re Paul Bartholomew departure
      as CEO of Health (Paper 403) (Mrs Aagaard) 157
      Northern Territory Drug Trends 2001, Findings from the Illicit Drug Reporting system,
      Report 137, National Drugs and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South,
      Sydney (Paper 429) (Mr Bonson) 173
      Photograph – bush breakdown, copy (Paper 433) (Mr Elferink) 172
      Public Accounts Committee Report on the Establishment of an Estimates Committee
      process within the Northern Territory Parliament. (Paper 433) (Dr Burns) 177
      Regulations 2002
      No. 14, Amendment of Port By-Laws (Paper 396) 160
      Stamp Duty Rates and Emergency Services Levies on Insurance Premiums,
      by NT Treasury (Paper 414) (Ms Martin) 164
      Tough on Drugs, Three Point Plan, Supreme Court cases linking illicit drug use
      to property crime (Paper 405) (Dr Toyne) 157

PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS
      Aagaard, Mrs re Minister for Central Australia's contact with a doctor from Docker River 157

PETITIONS
      Fireworks in the Territory, control, use and sale, by leave, presented a petition, not
      conforming with Standing Orders, (Paper 419) (Dr Toyne) (485 petitioners) 169
      Responses
      No. 13 relating to Leonino Road (Paper 430) 169
      Nos. 10 (Paper 392), 11 and 12 (Paper 393) 154

QUORUM
      Mr Reed drew attention of the Assembly to the lack of a quorum 159

STATEMENTS
      Information technology failure (Madam Speaker) 161
      Information technology issues (Madam Speaker) 164

VISITORS
      Family, friends and colleagues of Big Bill Neidjie OAM (Madam Speaker) 154
      Indigenous National Women’s Conference, delegates (Madam Speaker) 169
      Ionian Club, Darwin Branch (Madam Speaker) 170
      Juho Nykanaen, a Rotary exchange student from Finland (Madam Speaker) 171
      St Mary’s Primary School, Year 7 students accompanied by their teacher, Ms Lyn Taylor
      and Ms Margaret Hannan (Madam Speaker) 153
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