Index to Minutes of Proceedings - 2011-08-08
Index to Minutes – 8 August 2011 to 18 August 2011
ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY - FIRST SESSION
From To Pages
8 August 2011 18 August 2011 695 - 738
Bold No. 123=Passed Bill
Italic & Bold No. 123=Discharged Bill
Italic No. 123=Negatived Bill
ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS
- Shadow Ministry, 8 August 2011 (Mr Elferink) 695
AUTHORISATION TO PUBLISH
- Authorisation to publish Report of the Children’s Commissioner regarding functions referred to in the Ombudsman’s Report “A Life Long Shadow 718
BILLS
- Business Names (National Uniform Legislation) Request Bill 2011 (Serial 170) 709, 713
Commercial Arbitration (National Uniform Legislation) Bill 2011 (Serial 165) 727
Criminal Code (Unlawful Assault Causing Death) Amendment Bill 2011 (Serial 171) 716
Criminal Justice Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 (Serial 173) 723, 727
Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Bill 2011 (Serial 168) 716
Evidence (National Uniform Legislation) Bill 2011 (Serial 172) 716, 721
Fire and Emergency Amendment (Smoke Alarms) Bill 2010 (Serial 130) 710
Heritage Bill 2011 (Serial 169) 701, 707
Justice (Corrections) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 (Serial 167) 701, 702, 704
Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 (Serial 148) 721
Kenbi Land Trust Bill 2011 (Serial 175) 728, 733
Mining Management Amendment Bill 2011 (Serial 162) 729, 733
Occupational Licensing (National Uniform Legislation) Bill 2010 (Serial 139) 697, 698
Penalties Amendment (Chief Minister’s and Other Portfolios) Bill 2010 (Serial 138) 713, 715
Penalties Amendment (Children and Families, Health and Primary Industry, Fisheries and Resources) Bill 2011 (Serial 149) 713
Public Sector Employment and Management Amendment Bill 2011 (Serial 146) 734, 736, 737
Sentencing Amendment (Victim Protection Orders) Bill 2011 (Serial 145) 711
Statute Law Revision Bill (No. 2) 2010 (Serial 140) 696
Traffic and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 (Serial 166) 707
CENSURE
- Chief Minister and Government re Pretence of support for the Territory’s live cattle industry (Mr Mills) - Negatived 709
Indigenous expenditure failings (Mr Mills) - Negatived 699
DEPUTY SPEAKER TAKES CHAIR
- Deputy Speaker (Ms Walker), pursuant to Standing Order 9, to perform duties of absent Speaker (Mrs Aagaard), 16 August 2011 721
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
- Finn, Mr Bernard (Bernie) Thomas Christopher, MP, Legislative Council of Victoria (Mrs Aagaard) 708
Jiliang, Mr Chen, Second Secretary of the Chinese Embassy (Mrs Aagaard) 729
Wei, Mr Zhang, Counsellor and Consul General of the Chinese Embassy (Mrs Aagaard) 729
Yuming, Mr Chen, His Excellency, Ambassador to Australia, Peoples Republic of China (Mrs Aagaard) 729
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
- Henderson, Mr, Member for Wanguri (Dr Burns) 733
MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE
- Child Care Protection under Department of Children and Families (Mrs Lambley) 704
The arrangements surrounding the delivery of public housing in remote communities under SIHIP as compared with remote housing for government workers 725
Tourism in the Northern Territory and the future of the industry (Mr Westra van Holthe) 718
MESSAGES FROM ADMINISTRATOR
- No. 28, Assent to proposed laws, June sittings, dated 1 July 2011 (Paper 1404) 696
MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS
- Century of North Australia (Mr Henderson) 699
Education (Dr Burns) 724
MOTIONS (Procedural)
- Adjournment extension of commencement time
Minister for Health (Mr Vatskalis), pursuant to Standing Order 41A(iii), asked that debate be extended for 10 minutes 731
Closure
Member for Braitling (Mr Giles) moved – That the question be now put 717
Extension of Time
Bohlin, Mr on motion of Mr Styles 716
Bohlin, Mr on motion of Ms Purick 725
Burns, Dr on motion of Mr Gunner 711, 715
Burns, Dr on motion of Ms Scrymgour 708, 737
Conlan, Mr on motion of Mr Elferink 710
Conlan, Mr on motion of Mr Giles 737
Giles, Mr on motion of Mr Elferink 711
Hampton, Mr on motion of Mr McCarthy 727
Henderson, Mr on motion of Mr McCarthy 728
Knight, Mr on motion of Mr McCarthy 699
Lambley, Ms on motion of Mr Conlan 715
Lambley, Ms on motion of Mr Elferink 718
Lawrie, Ms on motion of Mr Elferink 725
McCarthy, Mr on motion of Dr Burns 715
McCarthy, Mr on motion of Mr Knight 729
McCarthy, Mr on motion of Ms Walker 702
Mills, Mr on motion of Mr Conlan 728
Scrymgour, Ms on motion of Mr Henderson 730
Styles, Mr on motion of Mr Chandler 729
Styles, Mr on motion of Ms Purick 717
Styles, Mr on motion of Westra van Holthe 702
Tollner, Mr on motion of Mr Chandler 699
Vatskalis, Mr on motion of Mr McCarthy 699
Vatskalis, Mr on motion of Mr Westra van Holthe 718
Walker, Ms on motion of Dr Burns 724
MOTIONS (Procedural) (cont)
- Extension of Time (cont)
Walker, Ms on motion of Ms Scrymgour 717, 737
Wood, Mr on motion of Mr Chandler 699, 708
Wood, Mr on motion of Mr Elferink 722
Wood, Mr on motion of Mr McCarthy 729
Gag
Giles, Mr on Ms M McCarthy 735
Member for Greatorex (Mr Conlan) moved – That the Member for Arafura (Ms Scrymgour) be no longer heard 717
Quorum
Bohlin, Mr drew attention to the state of the Assembly 737
Giles, Mr drew attention to the state of the Assembly 737
Routine of Business, Monday 8 August 2011 (Dr Burns) 695
Suspension of Standing Orders
Extension of time Wood, Mr to complete speech, on motion of Mr Elferink 708
MOTIONS (Substantive)
- Appoint Ombudsman and Children’s Commissioner to the Child Protection External Monitoring and Reporting Committee (Mrs Lambley) 722
Auditor-General’s February 2011 Report to the Legislative Assembly – Note (Mr Henderson) 704
Bagot Community development (Mr Tollner) 723
Broadband Services to the Northern Territory (Mr Giles) 722
Central Australian Development – Note 718
Century of North Australia (Mr Henderson) - Note 699, 710, 715, 716
Council of Territory Cooperation (CTC) – Reference on Animal Welfare Governance In The Northern Territory – extension of reporting period 701, 707
Deficiencies services to Darwin rural area of youth, mental health care, aged care and sport and recreation programs (Ms Purick) 723
Education – Note (Dr Burns) 724, 727, 728, 737
Fire and Emergency Services Amendment Regulation 2011 (No. 29/2011), Item 2 of Table to Schedule 4 be disallowed (Mr Elferink) 734
Indigenous expenditure failings (Mr Mills) - Negatived 699
Law and order issues in Alice Springs, 2011/2012 (Mr Conlan) 723
Live cattle export ban, impact on economy and people (Mrs Purick) 715, 731
Live Cattle Export Trade failures by Gillard government (Mr Tollner) 723
Northern Territory Government Response to 3rd Report of the Council of Territory Co-Operation, February 2011 - Note 708, 710
Northern Territory Government Response to the Fourth Report of the CTC – “Recent Community Trips” (Paper 1477) – Note 737
NT Government Agencies’ Internal Controls, Public Accounts Committee – Note 721
Ombudsman, 2009/2010 – Note 724
Preliminary Report of the Animal Welfare Governance Subcommittee of the CTC, dated August 2011 (Paper 1478) – Note 738
Preliminary Report of the Animal Welfare Governance Subcommittee of the CTC, dated August 2011 (Paper 1478) – Print 738
Public Information Act – Review of Public Information Referred to Auditor-General March 2011, Report to the Legislative Assembly – Note 727
Recent Community Trips, Fourth Report of the Council of Territory Cooperation - Note 722, 724
Rural Centre Plans, the future development model for the Litchfield Council area (Mr Wood) 723
Short, Medium and Long term strategies to address violence in, Alice Springs (Mr Giles) 712
Youth Suicide in the Territory (Mr Wood) 715
Youth Suicide in the Territory, Select Committee Terms of Reference (Mr Wood) 729, 734
Yuendumu township, family disputes (Mr Giles) 711
PAIRS
- Member for Arafura (Ms Scrymgour) and the Member for Drysdale (Mr Bohlin) for the period 5.30pm to 7.30pm, 17 August 2011 (Paper 1464) (Mrs Aagaard) 730
Member for Arnhem (Ms McCarthy) and the Member for Goyder (Ms Purick) for the period 4.30pm to 6pm, 18 August 2011 (Paper 1466) (Mrs Aagaard) 733
Member for Barkly (Mr McCarthy) and the Member for Macdonnell (Ms Anderson) for the period 6pm to 8pm, 11 August 2011 (Paper 1439) (Mrs Aagaard) 716
Member for Blain (Mr Mills) for Member for Arafura (Ms Scrymgour) – remainder of 8 August 2011 (Paper 1408) 698
Member for Casuarina (Mr Vatskalis) and the Member for Brennan (Mr Chandler) for the period 4pm to 7pm, 16 August 2011 (Paper 1457) (Mrs Aagaard) 724
Member for Daly (Mr Knight) and the Member for Blain (Mr Mills) for the period 4.30pm to 8pm, 18 August 2011 (Paper 1467) (Mrs Aagaard) 733
Member for Nightcliff (Mrs Aagaard) and the Member for Fong Lim (Mr Tollner) for the period 6pm to close of business today, 11 August 2011 (Paper 1450) (Mrs Aagaard) 718
Member for Nightcliff (Mrs Aagaard) and the Member for Goyder (Ms Purick) for the period 10am to 2pm, 16 August 2011 (Paper 1453) (Ms Walker) 721
Member for Stuart (Mr Hampton) and the Member for Sanderson (Mr Styles) for the period 4.30pm and 6pm, 18 August 2011 (Paper 1467) (Mrs Aagaard) 733
Member for Wanguri (Mr Henderson) and the Member for Katherine (Mr Westra van Holthe) for the period entire sitting day, 18 August 2011 (Paper 1466) (Mrs Aagaard) 733
Member for Wanguri (Mr Henderson) being paired with the Member for Brennan (Mr Chandler) for the period 3pm to 5pm, Thursday 11 August 2011 (Paper 1433) 708
PAPERS TABLED
- Advice on the Public Sector Employment and Management Act and Preference Selection – Calyton Utz, dated 24 July 2003 (Paper 1476) (Dr Burns) 736
Alcohol Reform Program - Enough is Enough – by Northern Territory Government (Paper 1427) (Ms Lawrie) 702
Annual Reports
Charles Darwin University Financial Statements, 31 December 2010 (Paper 1445) 719
Charles Darwin University, 31 December 2010 (Paper 1444) 719
Council of Territory Co-Operation, August 2011, year ended 30 June 2011 (Paper 1456) 725
MAC – Statement of Corporate Intent – 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2014 (Paper 1418) 700
Northern Territory Plumbers and Drainers Licensing Board for year ended 30 September 2010 (Paper 1474) 738
Ombudsman, 2009/2010 (Dr Burns) (Paper 1458) 724
TIO Group – Statement of Corporate Intent – 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2014 (Paper 1417) 700
Cattle slaughter, photographs of (Paper 1434) (Mr Mills) 709
Child Protection External Monitoring and Reporting Committee, Report following Second Meeting, May 26 - 27 July 2011, Alice Springs (Paper 1424) (Mr Vatskalis) 699
Debutante’s Ball 2011, Katherine Times, 10 August 2011 (Paper 1465) (Mr Westra van Holthe) 731
Drinking area, Lovegrove Drive, Alice Springs, photograph (Paper 1459) (Mr Giles) 725
Electoral Act
2011 Redistribution of Northern Territory Legislative Assembly Electoral Boundaries (Section 148 of the Electoral Act 2004), Volume 2 Report on the Redistribution of Divisions Supporting Documentation (Paper 1441) 719
2011 Redistribution of Northern Territory Legislative Assembly Electoral Boundaries (Section 148-149 of the Electoral Act 2004), Report and Maps on the Redistribution of the Northern Territory into Divisions (Paper 1440) 719
Estimates Committee & Government Owned Corporations Scrutiny Committee 2011 - Answers to Questions on Notice and Additional Information – August 2011 (Paper 1422) 700
PAPERS TABLED (cont)
- Explanatory Statements
Business Names (National Uniform Legislation) Request Bill 2011 (Paper 1436) 713
Criminal Justice Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 (Paper 1461) 727
Evidence (National Uniform Legislation) Bill 2011 (Paper 1452) 721
Heritage Bill 2011 (Paper 1432) 707
Kenbi Land Trust Bill 2011 (Paper 1468) 733
Mining Management Amendment Bill 2011 (Paper 1469) (Mr Vatskalis) 733
Family Violence and Sexual Assault Services Output 1.5 – Mensline Australia (Paper 1451) (Mr Elferink) 718
Improving Educational Outcomes in the Northern Territory by Geoff Masters for Australian Council for Educational Research, April 2011 (Paper 1454) (Dr Burns) 723
Joint Management Plans
Giwining/ Flora River Nature Park, 20 June 2011 (Paper 1443) 719
Judbarra/Gregory National Park and Gregory’s Tree Historical Reserve, June 2011 (Paper 1442) 719
Labor Party 2008 Election Commitments – Progress Report, August 2011 (Paper 1462) (Mr Henderson) 728
Legal Advice – In the Matter of the Penalties Amendment (Chief Minister’s and Other Portfolios) Bill and Section 12 of the Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978 - Michael Grant QC, 18 May 2011 (Paper 1437) (Ms Lawrie) 714
Letters
Burns, Dr, Leader of Government Business to Speaker re nomination of Ms Scrymgour, Ms Walker and Mr Gunner to serve on the Select Committee on Youth Suicides in the NT, dated 18 August 2011 (Paper 1471) (Mrs Aagaard) 735
Collins, Ms Priscilla, Chief Executive Officer, NAAJA to Hon Gerry McCarthy, Minister for Correctional Services re Response to the New Era in Corrections, dated 23 February 2011 (Paper 1429) (Mr McCarthy) 703
Mills, Mr, Leader of the Opposition to Speaker, dated 18 August 2011 re nomination of Ms Purick and Mr Styles to serve on the Select Committee on Youth Suicides in the NT (Paper 1472) (Mrs Aagaard) 735
REINT to Mr John Elferink, Member for Port Darwin re National Occupational Licensing Scheme (NOLS) (Paper 1407) (Mr Elferink) 697
Requesting Authority To Publish A Report Pursuant To Section 278(2) of the Care And Protection Act Regarding Functions Referred To In The Ombudsman’s Report ‘A Life Long Shadow’ (Paper 1448) (Mrs Aagaard) 717
St James’s Palace to Speaker conveying the thanks of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge for crocodile skin pens sent by the Assembly to celebrate their marriage, dated 13 July 2011 (Paper 1406) (Mrs Aagaard) 696
Maningrida housing, Photograph (Paper 1421) (Mr Giles) 699
Maningrida School, Photograph (Paper 1419) (Mr Giles) 699
Manyallaluk School Photographs, Members at opening of a BER program (Paper 1455) (Dr Burns) 724
Mapuru, 29 May 2011 (Paper 1447) (Ms Walker) 717
Members Travel 3.15 - Interstate
Mr Tollner - Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph 3.15 – Interstate Travel to Canberra, ACT Australia and Sydney to lobby federal politicians on live cattle issues and ramifications of a carbon tax on the NT economy and interstate Directors of NT based mining companies Saturday 18 June 2011 and Friday 24 June 2011 (Paper 1425) (Ms Walker) 700
Members Travel 4.2 - Overseas Travel to Singapore and Japan Tuesday 17 May 2011 to Thursday 26 May 2011, Member for Blain (Mr Mills) (Paper 1426) (Ms Walker) 700
Memo – Deloitte, re Emission intensity of electricity generation to Shane Brittle, dated 5 August 2011 by Deb Chattopadhyay (Paper 1438) (Mr Henderson) 716
Memo by Dr Gary Sinclair re Medchart Software Issue, dated 20 April 2011 (Paper 1470) (Mr Conlan) 735
New Future Alliance – Wadeye, Houses for Rebuild (Paper 1435) (Mr Giles) 711
PAPERS TABLED (cont)
- Northern Territory Government Response to the Fourth Report of the CTC – “Recent Community Trips” (Paper 1477) (Dr Burns) 737
Notes of Minister McCarthy re How is a Community Custody Order different to Home Detention Orders or a Suspended Sentence, paragraph 3.35 and 3.36 (Paper 1430) (Mr McCarthy) 703
Notes of Minister McCarthy re How is a Community Custody Order different to Home Detention Orders or a Suspended Sentence, paragraph 3.35 to 3.37 (Paper 1428) (Mr McCarthy) 703
Ombudsman NT
A life long Shadow, Report of a partial investigation of the Child Protection Authority (Paper 1423) 700
Report to the Honourable Delia Lawrie MLA Minister for Justice and to
- the Legislative Assembly, pursuant to section 64(1) of the Surveillance Devices Act 2007 (Northern Territory) for period 1 January 2011 to 30 June 2011, June 2011 (Paper 1473) 738
Member for Arafura (Ms Scrymgour) and the Member for Drysdale (Mr Bohlin) for the period 5.30pm to 7.30pm, 17 August 2011 (Paper 1464) (Mrs Aagaard) 730
Member for Barkly (Mr McCarthy) and the Member for Macdonnell (Ms Anderson) for the period 6pm to 8pm, 11 August 2011 (Paper 1439) (Mrs Aagaard) 716
Member for Blain (Mr Mills) for Member for Arafura (Ms Scrymgour) – remainder of 8 August 2011 (Paper 1408) (Mrs Aagaard) 698
Member for Casuarina (Mr Vatskalis) and the Member for Brennan (Mr Chandler) for the period 4pm to 7pm, 16 August 2011 (Paper 1457) (Mrs Aagaard) 724
Member for Nightcliff (Mrs Aagaard) and the Member for Fong Lim (Mr Tollner) for the period 6pm to close of business today, 11 August 2011 (Paper 1450) (Mrs Aagaard) 718
Member for Nightcliff (Mrs Aagaard) and the Member for Goyder (Ms Purick) for the period 10am to 2pm, 16 August 2011 (Paper 1453) (Ms Walker) 721
Member for Wanguri (Mr Henderson) paired with the Member for Brennan (Mr Chandler) for the period 3pm to 5pm, 10 August 2011 (Paper 1433) 708
Police Administration Act
Northern Territory Police Force Consent Agreement 2011 (Paper 1420) 700
Preliminary Report of the Animal Welfare Governance Subcommittee of the CTC, dated August 2011 (Paper 1478) (Ms Walker) 738
Press Release, Mr Terry Mills, Leader of the Opposition re the Chief Minister wants to put Heavy Industry in our Harbour, dated 18 April 2008 (Paper 1475) (Ms Lawrie) 735
Professional Standards Act
Notification - Instrument amending the Australian Property Institute Valuers Limited Scheme, under section 13(1), dated 23 June 2011 (Paper 1415) 700
Professional Standiards Act, 1994 (New south Wales)
Professional Surveyor’s Occupational Association Scheme (Paper 1416) 700
Regulations 2011
No. 29, Fire and Emergency Amendment Regulations (Paper 1409) 700
No. 30, Sale of Land (Rights and Duties of Parties) Regulations (Paper 1410) 700
No. 31, Northern Territory Aboriginal Sacred Sites Amendment Regulations (Paper 1411) 700
No. 32, Environment Protection (Beverage Containers and Plastic Bags) Amendment Regulations (Paper 1412) 700
No. 33, Misuse of Drugs Amendment (Synthetic Cannabinoids) Regulations (Paper 1413) 700
Report of the Children’s Commissioner regarding functions referred to in the Ombudsman’s Report “A Life Long Shadow” (Paper 1449) (Mr Vatskalis) 718
Robinson School Photographs, circa 1985 (Paper 1463) (Mr McCarthy) 729
Rules
Totalisator Licensing and Regulation (Wagering) Rules, 16 February 2011 (Paper 1414) 700
PAPERS TABLED (cont)
- Shadow Ministry of the Opposition (Paper 1405) (Mr Elferink) 696
Shepherdson College, Galliwinku January 2011 – built under the BER Project, multi-purpose hall, Photograph (Paper 1446) (Ms Walker) 717
Subordinate Legislation and Publications Committee
First Report of Ministerial Correspondence on Subordinate Legislation, December 2008 to July 2011 (Paper 1479) 738
PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS
- Member for Araluen (Mrs Lambley) made a personal explanation in regard to her debate made on 8 August 2011 during the adjournment debate concerning the Growing Them Strong, Together, Child Protection External Monitoring Report 701
PETITIONS
- Bus route, previously 300/301 from Alice Springs Hospital be reinstated, Petition No. 54 (Paper 1431) (Mrs Lambley) (60 petitioners) 707
Responses
Amalgamation of Dundee and Marrakai into a new Shire, Petition No. 50 (Paper 1460) 727
QUORUM
- Elferink, Mr, drew attention to the state of the Assembly 710
Giles, Mr drew attention to the state of the Assembly 716
STATEMENTS BY SPEAKER
- New seating arrangements for Opposition Members in the Chamber, 8 August 2011 (Mrs Aagaard) 696
VISITORS
- Anula Primary School Year 5/6 students accompanied by Ms Lewis and Ms Lees (Mrs Aagaard) 696
Bakewell Primary School Year 6 students accompanied by Mr Williams and Ms Nunn (Mrs Aagaard) 733
Casuarina Senior College – German exchange students accompanied by Ms Paula Simeone (Ms Walker) 698
Dodd, Mr Dion, Chair of Youth Round Table and Ms Lauren Moss a former Chair of the Youth Round Table (Mrs Aagaard) 729
Driver Primary School Year 4/5/6 students accompanied by Miss Turner, Miss Tsirbas and Mrs Harmsen (Mrs Aagaard) 727
Essington School students accompanied by Miss Dumesny, Miss Morvant and Mr Connor (Mrs Aagaard) 734
Essington School Year 6 students accompanied by Mrs Dearden, Mr Connor and Mrs Materazzo (Mrs Aagaard) 734
Holy Family Primary School Year 5/6 students accompanied by Ms Julie Andrews (Mrs Aagaard) 701
Palmerston Senior College, Japanese Exchange students from Aridagawa accompanied by Ms Carroll, Mrs Davies and Ms Kawai (Mrs Aagaard) 728
Parap Primary School Year 5/6 students accompanied by Miss Temira Wallis and Mr Brian Hyke (Mrs Aagaard) 708
Parap Primary School Year 5/6 students accompanied by Ms Gayle Cann (Mrs Aagaard) 697
Taminmin College Japanese exchange students accompanied by Ms MacLean (Ms Walker) 721
Taminmin College Year 11 students accompanied by Miss Ngaire Smith (Mrs Aagaard) 708
VISITORS (cont)
- Wagaman Primary School Year 2/3 students accompanied by Mrs Chadbourne and Mrs Putica (Mrs Aagaard) 715
Wagaman Primary School Year 2/3 students accompanied by Mrs Lisa McLean (Mrs Aagaard) 713
Wagaman Primary School Year 3/4 students accompanied by Ms Ramsey, Ms Hetherington and Ms King (Ms Walker) 721
Wagaman Primary School Year 5/6 students accompanied by Mr Renner and Mr Kingham (Mrs Aagaard) 707
Wagaman Primary School Year 5/6 students accompanied by Ms Lisa McLean (Mrs Aagaard) 701
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