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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