Minutes of Proceedings - 2009-06-19
1. MEETING:
2. PRAYERS.
3. STATEMENT BY SPEAKER - HEALTH OF MR BERN KILGARIFF:
agreed to the Appropriation (2009-2010) Bill 2009 (Serial 41) and reports; and, Appropriation (Additional for 2008-2009) Bill 2009 (Serial 40), as printed.
- The Assembly met at 4.30pm pursuant to resolution of the Assembly, dated 10 June 2009. The Speaker, the Honourable J. L. Aagaard, took the Chair.
2. PRAYERS.
3. STATEMENT BY SPEAKER - HEALTH OF MR BERN KILGARIFF:
- The Speaker advised Members of the ill health of Mr Bern Kilgariff AM OAM, a former Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and expressed her well wishes to him and his family.
The Chief Minister (Mr Henderson) responded, by leave.
The Leader of the Opposition (Mr Mills) responded, by leave.
The Member for Greatorex (Mr Conlan) responded, by leave.
- The Member for Goyder (Ms Purick) presented Petition No. 21 from 111 petitioners requesting a review of a proposed construction of a new prison in the Noonamah area. (Paper 425)
Petition read.
The Member for Goyder (Ms Purick) presented Petition No. 20 from 2304 petitioners, inclusive of 1745 electronic petitions requesting a review of the decision to increase power tariffs by 25.5%, and water and sewerage tariffs by 60% within three years. (Paper 424)
Petition read.
The Member for Blain (Mr Mills), by leave, presented Petition No. 22, not conforming with Standing Orders, from 117 petitioners requesting reinstatement of Kings Creek local nurse, Ms Connie Smith. (Paper 426)
Petition read.
- The following notice was given:
Ms Scrymgour: To move - That,
1. The Assembly appoint a committee to be known as the Select Committee on the Regional Development Role of Small Territory Communities, comprising -
- a membership to be determined by the Assembly at a later stage.
2. The Committee be empowered to inquire into and report on the current and potential regional development role of small Northern Territory communities (including and Aboriginal community not designated as a "Territory Growth Town" for the purposes of the government's Working Future policy), and on the adequacy of commonwealth and Northern Territory Government capital and recurrent funding allocated to and/or for such communities, with particular reference to:
- (a) health costs and benefits;
- (b) cultural maintenance costs and benefits (including development of arts and crafts and tourism enterprises);
- (c) current and proposed school education arrangements and their comparative costs, difficulties, and benefits (including as regards pupil attendance rates);
- (d) crime, child neglect and abuse, and other social problems (including alcohol abuse and other substance abuse);
- (e) linkage between adequate capital and recurrent funding and population drift to larger population centres;
- (f) economic development and employment opportunities and a cost benefit analysis of enhancing and increasing government support and engagement in relation to such opportunities;
- (g) current housing and infrastructure needs, the estimated costs of meeting such needs, available leasing or other land tenure options for securing government investment in housing and infrastructure;
(h) comparison of effectiveness of service delivery through local government entities (shire councils) and independent community controlled organisations and agencies;
- (i) small community attitudes to and issues regarding service delivery by and representation within regional local government entities (shire councils);
- (j) the national and Territory security benefits of ensuring the success and growth of small communities (in particular in the vicinity of the Northern Territory coastline);
- (k) in the light of the 30/7/08 High Court decision in Northern Territory v Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust and pending traditional owner-driven economic and environmental management initiatives in the Inter-tidal zone, the opportunity costs and benefits of supporting (especially in terms of housing and infrastructure) small communities located in the vicinity of the Northern Territory coastline.
3. The Committee or an Sub-committee be empowered to send for persons, papers and records, to sit in public or in private session notwithstanding any adjournment of the Assembly, to adjourn from place to place and have leave to report from time to time its proceedings and the evidence taken and make such interim recommendations as it may deem fit, and to publish information pertaining to its activities from time to time.
4. The committee have a minimum inquiry term of 18 months from its date of establishment, with a requirement to provide interim reports to the Assembly after 6 months and 12 months.
5. The Chair of the Committee may, from time to time, appoint another member of the Committee to be Deputy Chair of the Committee and to act as Chair of the Committee at any time when the Chair is not present at a meeting of the Committee.
6 The Committee have power to appoint subcommittees consisting of 2 or more of its members and to refer to any such subcommittee any matter which the Committee is empowered to examine and the quorum of a subcommittee shall be 2.
7. The Committee be empowered to publish from day to day such papers and evidence as may be ordered by it, and , unless otherwise ordered by the Committee, a daily Hansard be published of such proceedings as take place in public.
8. The foregoing provisions of the resolution , so far as they are inconsistent with Standing Orders, have effect notwithstanding anything contained in the Standing Orders.
Notice of motion - Censure of Treasurer:
Mr Tollner moved - That on the next sitting day he would move a motion to censure the Treasurer and Minister for Business for misleading the Assembly in regard to the Land Development Corporation Amendment Bill 2009.
The Leader of Government Business (Dr Burns) advised the Assembly that the government would not be accepting the notice of motion pursuant to Standing Order 95.
- The Member for Fong Lim (Mr Tollner) thereupon moved - That so much of Standing Orders be suspended as would prevent him moving the following motion:
- That, the Assembly censure the Treasurer and Minister of Business for their blatant lies and for misleading the Assembly and the people of the Northern Territory in relation to the Land Development Corporation Amendment Bill and their failure to outline plans for the development of Bellamack Gardens, forthwith.
The Leader of Government Business (Dr Burns) moved - that the question be now put.
Question - That the question be now put - put.
The Assembly divided (the Speaker, Hon. J. L Aagaard, in the Chair) -
AYES, 13 NOES, 12
Mrs Aagaard Mr Bohlin
Ms Anderson Ms Carney
Dr Burns Mr Chandler
Mr Gunner Mr Conlan
Mr Hampton Mr Elferink
Mr Henderson Mr Giles
Mr Knight Mr Mills
Ms Lawrie Ms Purick
Mr McCarthy Mr Styles
Ms McCarthy Mr Tollner
Ms Scrymgour Mr Westra van Holthe
Mr Vatskalis Mr Wood
Ms Walker
- Tellers: Mr Gunner
- Ms Carney
And so it was resolved in the affirmative.
Question - That the motion be agreed to - put.
The Assembly divided (the Speaker, Hon. J. L Aagaard, in the Chair) -
AYES, 12 NOES, 13
Mr Bohlin Mrs Aagaard
Ms Carney Ms Anderson
Mr Chandler Dr Burns
Mr Conlan Mr Gunner
Mr Elferink Mr Hampton
Mr Giles Mr Henderson
Mr Mills Mr Knight
Ms Purick Ms Lawrie
Mr Styles Ms McCarthy
Mr Tollner Mr McCarthy
Mr Westra van Holthe Ms Scrymgour
Mr Wood Mr Vatskalis
Ms Walker
- Tellers: Mr Gunner
- Ms Carney
Motion negatived accordingly.
- The Order of the Assembly having been read for the consideration in Committee of the Whole of the Bills together with the Reports of the Estimates Committee and Government Owned Corporations Scrutiny Committee, pursuant to the resolution of the Assembly, dated 10 June 2009.
The Assembly resolved itself into Committee of the Whole for consideration of the Bills.
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In Committee
(Chairman and Deputy Speaker - Ms Walker)
In Committee
(Chairman and Deputy Speaker - Ms Walker)
Papers tabled: The Chairman of the Estimates Committee and Government Owned Corporations Scrutiny Committee (Mr Gunner), pursuant to resolution, laid on the Table the following Papers -
Statement - additional information: The Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees (Ms Walker) made a statement relating thereto.
That the proposed expenditure be agreed to and that the resolutions or expressions of opinion as agreed to by the Committees in relation to the proposed expenditure or outputs with reference to the Appropriation (2009-2010) Bill 2009 (Serial 41), and the activities, performance, practices and financial management of the Power and Water Corporation with reference to its Statement of Corporate Intent for 2009/2010, be noted.
Debate ensued.
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Chair to Report Progress: The Member for Fong Lim (Mr Tollner) moved, pursuant to Standing Order 225, "That the Chair do report progress and ask leave to sit again;
And on resumption of the Assembly - That so much of Standing Orders be suspended as would prevent me moving -
- The Chief Minister and Cabinet be censured for being party to the lies of the Treasurer and Minister of Business in misleading the Assembly and the people of the Northern Territory in relation to the Land Development Corporation Amendment Bill and their failure to outline plans for the development of Bellamack Gardens, forthwith".
Question - That the Chair do report progress and ask leave to sit again - put.
The Assembly divided (the Deputy Speaker, Ms L. Walker, in the Chair) -
AYES, 12 NOES, 13
Mr Bohlin Mrs Aagaard
Ms Carney Ms Anderson
Mr Chandler Dr Burns
Mr Conlan Mr Gunner
Mr Elferink Mr Hampton
Mr Giles Mr Henderson
Mr Mills Mr Knight
Ms Purick Ms Lawrie
Mr Styles Ms McCarthy
Mr Tollner Mr McCarthy
Mr Westra van Holthe Ms Scrymgour
Mr Wood Mr Vatskalis
Ms Walker
- Tellers: Mr Gunner
- Ms Carney
Motion negatived accordingly.
Debate continued on main question..
Main question noted.
Bill to be reported as printed.
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Appropriation (Additional for 2008-2009) Bill 2009 (Serial 40):
The Committee pursuant to resolution of 10 June 2009 proceeded to the question - That the remainder of the Bill be agreed to - put and passed.
Bill to be reported as printed.
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(8.45pm)
(8.45pm)
The Assembly resumed; the Speaker (Mrs Aagaard) took the Chair; the Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees (Ms Walker) reported that the Committee had -
agreed to the Appropriation (2009-2010) Bill 2009 (Serial 41) and reports; and, Appropriation (Additional for 2008-2009) Bill 2009 (Serial 40), as printed.
Reports adopted.
On the motion of the Treasurer (Ms Lawrie) the Appropriation (2009-2010) Bill 2009 (Serial 41) and Appropriation (Additional for 2008-2009) Bill 2009 (Serial 40) were read a third time and passed to be proposed laws.
- The Leader of Government Business (Dr Burns) moved - That the Assembly do now adjourn.
Debate ensued.
Paper tabled: Mr Knight laid on the Table the following Paper -
Question - put and passed.
And the Assembly adjourned at 8.46ppm until Tuesday 11 August 2009 at 10am or such other time and/or date as may be set by the Speaker, pursuant to Sessional Order.
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PAPERS:
No Papers were deemed to have been presented on Friday 19 June 2009.
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- ATTENDANCE:
All Members attended the sittings.
Mr Ian McNeill
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly
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