Index to Minutes of Proceedings - 2009-06-09
Index to Minutes – 9 June 2009 to 19 June 2009
ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY - FIRST SESSION
From To Pages
9 June 2009 19 June 2009 217 - 246
Bold No. 123=Passed Bill
Italic & Bold No. 123=Discharged Bill
Italic No. 123=Negatived Bill
BILLS
- Appropriation (2009-2010) Bill 2009 (Serial 41) 223, 232, 236, 244, 245
Appropriation (Additional for 2008-2009) Bill 2009 (Serial 40) 223, 232, 236, 244, 245
Assembly Members and Statutory Officers (Remuneration and Other
Entitlements) Amendment Bill 2009 (Serial 45) 220, 229
Cancer (Registration) Bill 2009 (Serial 46) 227, 236
Financial Management Amendment Bill 2009 (Serial 37) 223
Land Development Corporation Amendment Bill 2009 (Serial 29) 237, 238
Payroll Tax Bill 2009 (Serial 42) 230
Penalty Units Bill 2009 (Serial 44) 232
Plumbers and Drainers Licensing Amendment Bill 2009 (Serial 39) 221, 229
Radiation Protection and Radiographers Amendment Bill 2009 (Serial 36) 238
Revenue Legislation Amendment Bill 2009 (Serial 43) 232
Serious Crime Control Bill 2009 (Serial 48) 227, 236
Statute Law Revision Bill 2009 (Serial 47) 221, 229
CENSURE
- Chief Minister (Mr Henderson) for lying to Aboriginal Territorians (Mr Mills) 222
Treasurer and Minister for Business for misleading the Assembly in regard to the
Land Development Corporation Amendment Bill 2009 (Mr Tollner) - Not accepted
pursuant to Standing Order 95 243
Treasurer and Minister for Business for misleading the Assembly in regard to the
Land Development Corporation Amendment Bill 2009 (Mr Tollner) - Suspension
of Standing Orders to move, Negatived 243
CONDOLENCE
- Pye, Brother Rexford John OAM - deceased 29 May 2009 (Mr Henderson) 218
Tungutalum, Mr Hyacinth - deceased 7 April 2009 (Mr Henderson) 217
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
- Ah Kit, Mr Jack, the former Member for Arnhem (Mrs Aagaard) 238
Chairman of the Tiwi Land Council, Mr Robert Tipungwuti. and former Members of
the Legislative Assembly who served with Mr Tungutalum
the Hon Grant Tambling and also Ms Noel Padgham (Mrs Aagaard) 217
Perkins, Mr Neville, OAM, a former Member for Macdonnell and Deputy Leader of the
Opposition in the Legislative Assembly (1977 - 1981) (Mrs Aagaard) 235
Setter, Mr Rick, a former Member for Jingili (Mrs Aagaard) 217
Superior for the Northern Territory of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart and
Confrere, Father Malcolm Fyfe (Mrs Aagaard) 218
Superior of the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Sister Elizabeth Little,
and fellow sisters (Mrs Aagaard) 218
Tungutalum, H, family, his widow, Mrs Natalie Tungutalum, Richard Tungutalum,
Leslie Tungutalum, Valentina Tungutalum, Lana Tungutalum, Bede Tungutalum,
Leonard Tungutalum - condolence (Mrs Aagaard) 217
MESSAGES FROM ADMINISTRATOR
- No. 10, Assent to proposed laws, May 2009, dated 9 June 2009 (Paper 347) 235
MINISTERIAL REPORTS
- Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority, 30th Anniversary (Ms Anderson) 226
Arafura Games 2009 (Mr Hampton) 235
Barunga Festival 2009 (Mr Henderson) 235
China Minerals Delegation (Mr Vatskalis) 236
Glenti Festival, June 2009 (Mr Henderson) 225
SIHIP Program (Mr Knight) 226
Swine Flu (Mr Vatskalis) 223
Timor Leste Trade and Education Delegation (Mr Henderson) 223
Trade Delegation to Vietnam, Japan and Singapore (Dr Burns) 223
MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS
- Merchandise trade with Asian region (Dr Burns) 238
MOTIONS (Procedural)
- Chair report progress and suspend Standing Orders to censure Chief Minister and
Cabinet - misleading Assembly re Land Development Amendment Bill 2009 (Mr Tollner) 244
Extension of Time
Bohlin, Mr on motion of Mr Giles 232
Henderson, Mr on motion of Mr Elferink 239
McCarthy, Mr on motion of Ms Carney 223
Mills, Mr on motion of Mr Bohlin 239
Styles, Mr on motion of Mr Tollner 232
Westra van Holthe, Mr on motion of Mr Bohlin 223
Wood, Mr on motion of Mr Elferink 227
Leave denied
"Divide out those amendments relating to the Home Owner Grant Act" contained
in Part 2 of the Revenue Legislation Amendment Bill 2009 (Serial 43) 232
Suspension of Standing Orders
Censure Treasurer and Minister for Business for misleading the Assembly in regard
to the Land Development Corporation Amendment Bill 2009 (Mr Tollner) - Negatived 243
MOTIONS (Substantive)
- Alternate Members of the Public Accounts Committee, Appointment (Dr Burns) 219
Appropriation (2009-2010) Bill 2009 (Serial 41) and Budget Papers 2009/2010 be
referred to the Estimates Committee for inquiry and report 220, 229
Architects design competition for tropical city at Weddell (Mr Wood) 220
Auditor-General's February 2009 Report to the Legislative Assembly - Note 238
Cash for Containers Scheme - Note (Ms Anderson) 224, 233
Dividing out into a separate Bill from Revenue Legislation Amendment Bill 2009
(Serial 43) proposed amendments to First Home Owner Grant Act (Mr Elferink) 221
Housing Estate at the Berrimah Research Station (Mr Wood) 220
Howard Springs forestry land, proposed rural subdivision (Mr Wood) 221
Inpex Construction Village (Mr Wood) 220
Members' Interests Committee, Report relating to the format of Members Statement
of Registrable Interests and Procedure for Inspection of Members Register of
Interests, dated May 2009 (Dr Burns) - Note and adopt recommendations 238
New Prison at Weddell, siting (Mr Wood) 220
Public Accounts Committee
Alternate Membership appointment, Sessional Order (Dr Burns) 226
Appointment of Dr Burns (Member for Johnston), 10 June 2009 225
Resignation of Ms Scrymgour, 10 June 2009 225
Routine of Business for Friday 19 June 2009 (Dr Burns) 219, 228
Select Committee on the Regional Development Role of Small Territory communities,
Appoint Committee membership and Terms of Reference (Ms Scrymgour) 241
NEXT MEETING
- Friday 19 June 2009, at 4.30 pm or such other time as notified by the Speaker,
with one hour’s notice being given to Government and Opposition Whips and
Members by the Speaker, or such other time and/or date as may be advised
by the Speaker pursuant to Sessional Order (Dr Burns) 219, 228
PAPERS TABLED
- 2009-2010 BUDGET AMENDMENTS LANDHOLDING CORPORATIONS AND
UNIT TRUSTS, Northern Territory Treasury - Territory Revenue Office,
Circular RC-CD-003 (Paper 346) (Ms Lawrie) 232
Advice - Solicitor-General, in the matter of sections 24, 25 and 26 of the Electoral Act
and the matter of section 27 of the Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act by
Michael Grant QC (Paper 333) (Mr Henderson) 221
Annual Reports
Heritage Advisory Council (Seventeenth), 2007/2008 (Paper 352) 239
Legislative Assembly's Portfolio Budget Statement (PBS) 2009/2010 (Paper 358) 239
Northern Territory Fisheries Joint Authority, 2006/2007 (Paper 353) 239
Cruise Control the Musical , a Megan Rigoni Play by Taminmin High School
(Paper 428) (Mr Knight) 246
Email to Member for Nelson (Mr Wood), Conditions for the operation of the
Estimates and Public Accounts Committees with Alternate Members who
are ministers (Paper 341) (Mr Wood) 228
Email to Member for Nelson (Mr Wood), Conditions for the operation of the
Estimates and Public Accounts Committees with Alternate Members who
are ministers. (Paper 342) (Dr Burns) 228
Estimates Committee 2009/2010
Report of the Estimates Committee on its consideration of the estimates of
proposed expenditure contained in the Schedule to the Appropriation
(2009-2010) Bill 2009 (Serial 41) (Paper 427) 244
Explanatory Statements
Assembly Members And Statutory Officers (Remuneration and Other Entitlements)
Amendment Bill 2009 (Paper 343) (Mr Henderson) 229
Cancer (Registration) Bill 2009 (Paper 351) (Mr Vatskalis) 236
Plumbers and Drainers Licensing Bill 2009 (Paper 345) 230
Serious Crime Control Bill 2009 (Paper 350) (Ms Lawrie) 236
Statute Law Revision Bill 2009 (Paper 344) (Ms Lawrie) 229
Letters
Scrymgour, M, Member for Arafura resigning from the Australian Labor Party
with effect from and including 4 June 2009 (Paper 332) 217
Scrymgour, M, Member for Arafura to Speaker, resigning her position as a
member of the Public Account Committee (Paper 340) (Mrs Aagaard) 225
Northern Territory Government 2008 Election Commitments - Progress Report, June 2009
(Paper 334) (Mr Henderson) 222
Regulations 2009
No. 11, Supreme Court Amendment (Subpoenas) Rules (Paper 354) 239
No. 12, Care and Protection of Children (Children’s Services) (Paper 355) 239
No. 13, Corporations Law Amendment (Cross-Border Insolvency) Rules (Paper 356) 239
Travel costs for Mr Henderson, Chief Minister - 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008
(Paper 357) (Mr Elferink) 237
PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS
- Giles, Mr re comments by the Member for Macdonnell (Ms Anderson) during her
June 2009 budget debate asserting he was proposing to remove remote bush
students to boarding type schools 236
Tollner, Mr Dave, re the Member for Johnston’s assertion that he had contacted the
new Independent Member for Arafura with a view to gaining her support for him
in a leadership tilt. 222
PETITIONS
- Bilingual programs in Northern Territory schools be maintained, Petition No. 14,
including 232 petitioner signatures not attached to the petition terms of reference
(Mr Mills) (840 petitioners) (Paper 335) 222
Development at 401 and 377 Woolianna Road Daly River
(Mr Wood) (218 petitioners) (Paper 337) 222
Independent Review be commissioned to assess the adequacy of resources,
policies, procedures and systems at the Royal Darwin Hospital and Acute
Care Services (Mr Conlan) (731 petitioners) (Paper 338) 223
Obstetrician at the Tennant Creek Hospital, ongoing service of, by leave, not
conforming with Standing Orders, Petition No. 15 (Mr McCarthy)
(649 petitioners) (Paper 336) 223
Overhead power lines in Marlow Lagoon, Palmerston - proposed installation,
Petition No. 18, not conforming with Standing Orders (Paper 339)
(Mr Bohlin) (221 petitioners) 225
Power tariff increase by 25.5%, and water and sewerage tariff increase by 60%
within three years, Petition No. 20, inclusive of 1745 electronic petitions,
requesting a review of the decision to increase tariffs (Paper 424)
(Ms Purick) (2304 petitioners) 241
Prison in the Noonamah area, Petition No. 21 requesting a review of proposed
construction of (Ms Purick) (111 petitioners) (Paper 425) 241
Responses
No.8 Royal Darwin Hospital Review (Paper 349) 236
Smith, Ms Connie, Kings Creek local nurse reinstate employment, by leave,
presented Petition No. 22, not conforming with Standing Orders
(Paper 426) (Mr Mills) (117 petitioners) 241
QUORUM
- Mr Giles 239
Mr Tollner 237
Ms Carney 224
RESIGNATION OF MEMBER FROM PARTY
- Scrymgour, M - letter from the Member for Arafura (Ms Scrymgour) resigning from
the Australian Labor Party with effect from and including 4 June 2009 (Paper 332) 217
STATEMENTS BY SPEAKER
- Condolence, Mr Tungutalum and Brother Pye - Channel 9 and ABC Television to
broadcast and re-broadcast the motions on Tuesday 9 June and NT News to
take photographs (Mrs Aagaard) 217
Death of Brother Rexford John Pye OAM, on 29 May 2009 (Mrs Aagaard) 218
Death of Mr Hyacinth Tungutalum, on 7 April 2009, a former Member for Tiwi
from 1974 to 1977 and first indigenous Member for the Legislative Assembly
of the Northern Territory (Mrs Aagaard) 217
Kilgariff, Mr Bern AM OAM, ill health, a former Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
(Mrs Aagaard) 241
Relevancy of Questions and Answers given at Questions each day, together with a
warning to members about raising frivolous points of order (Mrs Aagaard) 227
VISTORS
- St John's College International English as a Second Language students
accompanied by Ms Christiane Charon (Mrs Aagaard) 221
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