Department of the Legislative Assembly, Northern Territory Government

Index to Minutes of Proceedings - 2014-03-18

Index to Minutes – 18 March 2014 to 27 March 2014


TWELFTH ASSEMBLY - FIRST SESSION

From To Minutes pages

18 March 2014 27 March 2014 329 - 363

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

    Index Reference Summary by Sitting Day and Minutes Page
Minutes Page
Day
Date
329 - 334
50
18 March 2014
335 - 341
51
19 March 2014
343 - 346
52
20 March 2014
347 - 351
53
25 March 2014
353 - 357
54
26 March 2014
359 - 363
55
27 March 2014

BILLS
    Criminal Code Amendment (Identity Crime) Bill 2014 (Serial 68) 332
    Criminal Code Amendment (Presumption of Joint Trials) Bill 2014 (Serial 75) 361
    Darwin Rates Amendment Bill 2014 (Serial 72) 355
    Environment Protection (Beverage Containers and Plastic Bags) Legislation
    Amendment Bill 2014 (Serial 76) 361
    Health Practitioner Regulation (National Uniform Legislation) Amendment Bill 2014
    (Serial 67) 345
    Health Services Bill 2014 (Serial 74) 361
    Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2014 (Serial 69) 336
    Local Government Amendment Bill 2014 (Serial 73) 355
    Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill 2014 (Serial 66) 348
    Motor Accidents (Compensation) Amendment Bill 2014 (Serial 71) 344
    Water Efficency Labelling and Standards (National Uniform Legislation) Bill 2014
    (Serial 70) 336

CENSURE
    Censure of Chief Minister for lying about the pain his dysfunctional administration
    has inflicted on Territorians in its first year (Ms Lawrie) 330, 331
    Censure of Chief Minister for lying, on failing to govern in the real interest of
    Territorians – urban, regional and remote, ignoring commitments and focussing
    instead on his own benefit (Ms Lawrie) 344
    This House censures the Chief Minister for his dismal attempt at leadership in
    the Northern Territory and his failure to stand up for Territorians (Ms Lawrie) 359, 360

DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
    Former Member for Johnston, Dr Chris Burns (Ms Purick) 343, 360

MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE
    Impact of PowerWater Corporation (Ms Lawrie) 350

MESSAGES FROM ADMINISTRATOR
    No. 14, Assent to proposed laws, March 2013 (Paper 776) (Ms Purick) 347

MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS
    Assistance for Nhulunbuy Businesses (Mr Tollner) 362
    Building the Contribution of Parks and Wildlife to the Territory (Mrs Price) 338
    Child Protection in the Northern Territory (Mr Elferink) 333
    Gas to Gove Update (Mr Giles) 333
    Indigenous Economic Development (Mr Elferink) 356
    Planning Services (Mr Chandler) 350
    Replacement of the Asset Management System (Mr Tollner) 350
    The Amadeus Gas Pipeline (Mr Tollner) 356

MOTIONS (Substantive)
    Auditor-General’s February 2014 Report to the Legislative Assembly - Note
    (Mr Elferink) 356
    Bullying in the Work Place (Mr Vowles) 339
    Challenging Convention, Shaping the Future of Education in the Northern Territory –
    Note (Mr Chandler) 345
    Chaos in the Territory Government (Ms Lawrie) 340
    Nightcliff Island (Ms Fyles) 356
    Proposed Amendments – Standing Orders21A (Mr Wood) 339, 340
    Select Committee on Action to Prevent Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
    (Mr Elferink) 354, 355
    Tiwi Islands and the Federal Government (Mr Kurrupuwu) 339

PAPERS TABLED
    Annual Reports
    Auditor-General’s February 2014 Report to the Legislative Assembly
    (Paper 731) (Ms Purick) 356
    National Environment Protection Council, 2012/2013 (Paper 762) 346
    National Trust of Australia (Northern Territory), 2012/2013 (Paper 786) 362
    Billboard copy of NT News, Tuesday 25 March 2014, Junk Scheme Scrapped $70m
    of your cash Wasted (Paper 780) (Mr Tollner) 350
    Commonwealth Day Message 2014 from Her Majesty the Queen, dated 10 March 2014
    (Paper 753) (Madam Speaker) 329
    Electricity Reform Act, Electricity Pricing Order, under section 44(1)(a), dated 17
    December 2013 and Schedule Electricity Pricing Order (Paper 782) (Mr Giles) 353
    Electricity Reform Act, Notice of Issuing of Electricity Pricing Order, under section
    44(8), dated 17 December 2013 (Paper 781) (Mr Giles) 353
    Email, from Hon. Mr Matt Conlan MLA, to all CLP Members, regarding apology to
    Ms Alison Anderson, Member for Namatjira and email to Hon. Mr Matt Conlan MLA,
    from Mr Gary Higgins, Member for Daly re FOI and use of iPhones and Apple ID with
    attached email separate from the NTG network and should be used for such emails,
    dated 19 February 2014 (Paper 777) (Mr Vowles) 347
    Explanatory Statements
    Criminal Code Amendment (Presumption of Joint Trials) Bill 2014 (Paper 792)
    (Mr Elferink) 362
    Darwin Rates Amendment Bill 2014 (Paper 784) (Mr Tollner) 355
    Environment Protection (Beverage Containers and Plastic Bags) Legislation
    Amendment Bill 2014 (Paper 791) (Mr Chandler) 361
    Health Services Bill 2014 (Paper 790) (Mrs Lambley) 361
    Local Government Amendment Bill 2014 (Paper 783) (Mr Tollner) 355
    Motor Accidents (Compensation) Amendment Bill 2014 (Paper 768) (Mr Tollner) 345
    Water Efficency Labelling and Standards (National Uniform Legislation) Bill 2014
    (Paper 760) (Mr Chandler) 336
    Fact Check ABC News article, Novis Peris’s claim about the NT Banned Drinker
    Register, Alcohol-related emergency presentations to NT Hospitals The 14 months
    during and after the banned drinker register (Paper 785) (Mr Wood) 357
    Independent Investigation into the 12 March 2014 Darwin-Katherine System Black
    Terms of Reference (Paper 755) (Mr Tollner) 329
    Letters
    Resignation of the former Member for Blain dated 21 February 2014 pursuant to
    section 18 of the Northern Territory (Self Government) Act 1978 (Paper 759)
    (Ms Purick) 329
    To Coordinator FrogWatch Nth Inc, re Notice of Intention to Terminate – Contract
    D11-0800 Increasing Community Education, Awareness and Management of Feral
    Animals for a period of 36 months (‘The Contract’), Andrew Bridges, Parks and
    Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory, dated 31 January 2013 (Paper 759) (Mr Wood) 335
    Media Release, Power and Water reviews and adjusts streetlight charge, dated
    18 March 2014 (Paper 757) (Mr Tollner) 332
    Members Travel 4.12 - Intrastate
    Lee, Ms, pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph
    4.12 – Intrastate Travel to attend 2013 Northern Territory Brolga Tourism
    Awards in Alice Springs on 15th-17th November 2013, pursuant to clause
    4.12, not dated (Paper 775) (Mr Higgins) 346
    Lee, Ms, pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph
    4.12 – Intrastate Travel to attend 2013 Telstra Business Women’s Award
    on 20th September 2013, pursuant to clause 4.12, not dated (Paper 770) (Mr Higgins) 345
    Lee, Ms, pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph
    4.12 – Intrastate Travel to attend Australian U14 Boys Basketball Championship
    2013, Darwin on 5th October 2013, pursuant to clause 4.12, not dated (Paper 773)
    (Mr Higgins) 346
    Lee, Ms, pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph
    4.12 – Intrastate Travel to attend the Living with Cancer Forum held at Barbara
    James House, Darwin on 3rd October 2013, pursuant to clause 4.12, not dated
    (Paper 771) (Mr Higgins) 345
    Lee, Ms, pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph
    4.12 – Intrastate Travel to attend The Wagilak Songmen (Crossing Roper Bar)
    11th-12th October 2013, pursuant to clause 4.12, not dated (Paper 774) (Mr Higgins) 346
    Lee, Ms, pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph
    4.12 – Intrastate Travel to attend the Welcome Reception for World Solar Challenge
    at Parliament House 4th October 2013, pursuant to clause 4.12, not dated
    (Paper 772) (Mr Higgins) 345
    Members Travel 4.12 - Overseas
    Vatskalis, Mr, pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph
    4.12 – Overseas Travel to Hong Kong and China as Shadow Minster for Tourism,
    Asia and Trade 11th - 17th January 2014 and 19th - 20th January 2014, pursuant to
    clause 4.12, not dated (Paper 769) (Mr Higgins) 345
    Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority - Recommendations on the
    Environmental Assessment and Regulation of Mine Sites, March 2014
    (Paper 795) (Mr Chandler) 362
    Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority - Redbank Copper Mine,
    Environmental Quality Report, March 2014 (Paper 794) (Mr Chandler) 362
    Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority - Review of containers regulated
    under the NT Container Deposit Scheme, February 2014 (Paper 787) 362
    Police Administration Act
    Temporary Service at Remote Locations Incentives Consent Agreement 2013,
    pursuant to section 51, dated 20 February 2014 (Paper 758) 333
    PowerWater Corporation, Darwin-Katherine Power System, System Black 12 March
    2014 (Paper 756) (Mr Tollner) 329
    Report to the Legislative Assembly, pursuant to Clause 6.3 and 8.9 of the Remuneration
    Tribunal Determination No. 1 of 2012, Annual Schedule of Member Travel at Government
    Expense and Annual Schedule containing Government Payments for each Member for
    Satellite and Mobile Telephones for year 2013 (Paper 793) (Ms Purick) 362
    Subordinate Legislation 2014
    No. 03, Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Amendment By-Laws 2014
    (Paper 763) 346
    No. 04, Advance Personal Planning Regulations (Paper 764) 346
    No. 05, Registration Amendment Regulations 2014 (Paper 765) 346
    No. 06, Birth, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Regulations 2014
    (Paper 766) 346
    No. 07, Criminal Property Forfeiture Amendment Regulations 2014 (Paper 767) 346
    Terms of Reference, Schedule, Hydraulic fracturing for hydrocarbon deposits in the
    Territory (Paper 761) (Mr Giles) 343
    Towards a Darwin Regional Land Use Plan 2014, Northern Territory Planning
    Commission (Paper 778) (Mr Vowles) 348
    Utilities Commission - Review of Wholesale Electricity Generation Market
    Arrangements for the Northern Territory, Final Report, February 2014 (Paper 788) 363

PETITIONS
    Praying that a new Henbury School be built incorporating state-of-the-art facilities,
    Petition No. 35, from 1220 petitioners (Paper 779) (Ms Manison) 349
    Relating to support for the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment
    (Fire-Fighters) Bill 2013 and Fire-Fighters, Petition No. 36, from 26, 284 petitioners
    (Paper 789) (Mr Gunner) 360

STATEMENTS BY SPEAKER
    Regarding the application of Standing Orders insofar as they relate to Divisions
    (Ms Purick) 343

VISITORS
    Former Member for Brennan, Mr James Burke (Ms Purick) 359
    NT Firefighters Association (Ms Purick) 359
    Scout Group from Humpty Doo (Ms Purick) 350
    Student Representative Council and the ICT Leadership Group from Nightcliff Middle
    School (Ms Purick) 353
    Year 11 Legal Studies classes from Darwin High School (Ms Purick) 343
    Year 3/4 class and a Year 5/6 class from St Andrew's Lutheran Primary School
    (Ms Purick) 348
    Year 3/4 classes from Jingili Primary School (Ms Purick) 360
    Year 5/6 class from Larrakeyah Primary School (Ms Purick) 360
    Year 5/6 classes from Karama Primary School (Ms Purick) 347
    Year 5/6 classes from Larrakeyah Primary School (Ms Purick) 359
    Year 5/6 classes from Leanyer Primary School (Mr Higgins) 336
    Year 5/6 classes from Leanyer Primary School (Ms Purick) 331
    Year 5/6 classes from Woodroffe Primary School (Ms Purick) 348, 354
    Year 7 class from Rosebery Middle School and a visiting youth group (Ms Purick) 335
    Year 7 classes from Roseberry Middle School (Ms Purick) 329

WITHDRAWAL FROM CHAMBER
    McCarthy, Mr to withdraw from the Chamber for a period of one hour, pursuant to
    Standing Order 240A 335
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