Index to Minutes of Proceedings - 2012-11-27
Index to Minutes – 27 November 2012 to 6 December 2012
Index Reference Summary by Sitting Day and Minutes Page
Minutes Page | Day | Date |
43 – 47 | 7 | 27 November 2012 |
49 – 54 | 8 | 28 November 2012 |
55 – 58 | 9 | 29 November 2012 |
59 – 62 | 10 | 4 December 2012 |
63 – 67 | 11 | 5 December 2012 |
69 – 72 | 12 | 6 December 2012 |
From To Pages
27 November 2012 6 December 2012 43 - 72
Bold No. 123=Passed Bill
Italic & Bold No. 123=Discharged Bill
Italic No. 123=Negatived Bill
ANSWER TO QUESTION
- Warruwi Police Station, Goulburn Island (Mr Mills) 57
BILLS
- Animal Welfare Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2012 (Serial 9) 71
Bail Amendment Bill 2012 (Serial 13) 61, 64
Classification of Publications, Films and Computer Games Amendment Bill 2012 (Serial 2) 60, 62
Criminal Code Amendment (Assaults on Workers) Bill 2012 (Serial 11) 56, 60
Criminal Code Amendment (Violent Act Causing Death) Bill 2012 (Serial 3) 50, 51
Domestic and Family Violence Amendment Bill 2012 (Serial 14) 61, 64
Evidence (National Uniform Legislation) Amendment Bill 2012 (Serial 16) 61, 65
Justice Legislation Amendment (Age of Retirement) Bill 2012 (Serial 15) 61, 64
Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority Bill 2012 (Serial 7) 46
Planning Amendment Bill 2012 (Serial 6) 52, 53
Police Administration Amendment Bill 2012 (Serial 4) 57
Rail Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Bill 2012 (Serial 5) 57
Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012 (Serial 17) 60, 71
Sentencing Amendment (Mandatory Minimum Sentences) Bill 2012 (Serial 12) 51, 56
Victims of Crime Assistance Amendment Bill 2012 (Serial 10) 44, 50
CENSURE
- Chief Minister and his Government re increasing PowerWater bills by $2000 per family and $7800 per small business from January 1 next year (Ms Lawrie) - negatived 44, 45
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
- Reed, Mr Mike, former Deputy Chief Minister of the Legislative Assembly (Ms Purick) 61
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
- Chandler, Mr, 27 November 2012, ill health (Mr Elferink) 43
Mills, Mr, for 6 December 2012 re COAG attendance (Mr Elferink) 67
MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE
- Cost of living in the Northern Territory (Ms Lawrie) 46
MEMBERS SUSPENDED
- Lawrie, Ms to withdraw from the Chamber for a period of one hour, pursuant to Standing Order 240A, effective from 10.54am 6 December 2012 69
Lawrie, Ms, Member for Karama to withdraw from the Chamber for a period of one hour, pursuant to Standing Order 240A, effective from Thursday 29 November 2012 at 11am 55
MESSAGES FROM ADMINISTRATOR
- No. 02, Assent to proposed laws, June 2012 (Paper 138) (Ms Purick) 43
No. 03, Assent to proposed laws, November 2012 (Paper 163) (Ms Purick) 59
MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS
- Government response to Recommendations of the Board of Inquiry into Child Protection (Mrs Lambley) 53
Mini-Budget 2012/2013 (Paper 164) (Mrs Lambley) 60
New service framework for health and hospital services in the Northern Territory (Mr Tollner) 46
Third Sphere of Government in the Northern Territory (Mr Giles) 57
MOTIONS (Procedural)
- Extension of time
Chandler, Mr on motion of Ms Finocchiaro 62
Conlan, Mr on motion of Mr Styles 65
Elferink, Mr on motion of Mr Styles 52
Giles, Mr on motion of Mr Westra van Holthe 66
Gunner, Mr on motion of Mr Vowles 52
Henderson, Mr on motion of Mr McCarthy 66
Higgins, Mr on motion of Mr McCarthy 58
Lambley, Mrs on motion of Mr Chandler 52, 66
Lambley, Mrs on motion of Mr Giles 70
Lawrie, Ms – denied 44
McCarthy, Mr on motion of Ms Walker 70
McCarthy, Mr on motion of Ms Walker – denied, vote 9 ayes to15 noes 45
Mills, Mr on motion of Mr Westra van Holthe 62
Styles, Mr on motion of Mr Giles 62
Tollner, Mr on motion of Ms Lee 62
Vatskalis, Mr on motion of Mr McCarthy 65
Walker, Ms on motion of Mr McCarthy 57, 70
Westra van Holthe, Mr on motion of Mrs Lambley 62
Wood, Mr on motion of Mr Gunner 52
Wood, Mr on motion of Mr McCarthy 58
Wood, Mr on motion of Mr Westra van Holthe 45
Suspension of Standing Orders
Pass Bill through all stages
- Planning Amendment Bill 2012 (Serial 6) 44, 50
Police Administration Amendment Bill 2012 (Serial 4) 51, 56
Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012 (Serial 17) 61, 63
- Bail Amendment Bill 2012 (Serial 13) and Domestic and Family Violence Amendment Bill 2012 (Serial 14) 61, 64
MOTIONS (Substantive)
- Auditor-General's October 2012 Report to the Legislative Assembly - Note (Mr Mills) 46
Chambers Bay and Finke Bay to commercial barramundi fishers (Mr Wood) 66
Disallowance of Plans of Management – Instruments under the Territory Parks and Wildlife Act re Mary River National Park 2012 and Litchfield National Park, December 2011 44, 49, 56
East Point heritage preservation (Mr Gunner) 66
Freedom of Information, Privacy Protection and Public Interest Disclosures in the Northern Territory, Annual Report 2011/2012 – Note (Mr Elferink) 46
Government response to Recommendations of the Board of Inquiry into Child Protection – Note (Mrs Lambley) 53
Mini-Budget 2012/2013 – Note Paper and Statement 60, 62, 63, 65, 66, 70
New service framework for health and hospital services in the Northern Territory – Note statement (Mr Tollner) 46
Our Housing Prices – Note Statement (Mr Mills) 57
PowerWater price increases (Ms Lawrie) 45, 52
Public Service job losses (Ms Walker) 66
Remuneration Tribunal Report on the Entitlements of Assembly Members and Determination No. 1 of 2012 – Note (Mr Mills) 71
MOTIONS (Substantive) (cont)
- Report of an investigation into THE APPROVAL FOR DEVELOPMENT AND SUBDIVISION OF LAND FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES AT BEDDINGTON ROAD AND PELLY ROAD HERBERT, OmbudsmanNT Report, dated 20 August 2012 – Note (Mr Mills) 57
Routine of Business of the Assembly be rearranged to permit the Treasurer to deliver the Mini Budget 2012 at 11am this day, 4 December 2012 (Mr Elferink) 59
Routine of Business of the Assembly, Government Business, be rearranged to permit a response to the Mini Budget 2012 by the Leader of the Opposition at 11am on Wednesday 5 December 2012 (Mr Elferink) 59
Status of Aboriginal Communities in the Northern Territory – Note (Ms Anderson) 57
Third Sphere of Government in the Northern Territory – Note (Mr Giles) 57, 62
Treasurer's Annual Financial Report, 2011/2012 – Note (Mrs Lambley) 53
PAPERS TABLED
- Annual Reports
Alice Springs Hospital Board, 2011/2012 (Paper 180) 71
AustralAsia Railway Corporation, 2011/2012 (Paper 152) 58
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, 2011/2012 (Paper 181) 72
Children’s Commissioner Northern Territory, 2011/2012 (Paper 153) 58
Commissioner of Consumer Affairs, 2011/2012 (Paper 149) 54
Darwin Port Corporation Australia’s Northern Gateway of Choice, 2011/2012 (Paper 141) 47
Darwin Waterfront Corporation, 2011/2012 (Paper 142) 47
Department of Lands and Planning, 2011/2012 (Paper 182) 72
Desert Knowledge Australia, 2011/2012 (Paper 155) 58
Electrical Workers and Contractors Licensing Board, 2011/2012 (Paper 183) 72
Heritage Advisory Council Twenty First, 2011/2012 (Paper 184) 72
Land Development Corporation, 2011/2012 (Paper 185) 72
Northern Territory Architects Board, 2011/2012 (Paper 186) 72
Northern Territory Child Deaths Review and Prevention Committee, 2011/2012 (Paper 154) 58
Northern Territory Grants Commission, 2011/2012 (Paper 140) 47
Northern Territory Licensing Commission, 2011/2012 (Paper 157) 58
Northern Territory of Australia Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority, 2011/2012 (Paper 187) 72
OmbudsmanNT Report to The Honourable John Elferink MLA Minister for Justice and to The Legislative Assembly pursuant to section 64(1) of the Surveillance Devices Act 2007 (Northern Territory) For Statutory Period – 2nd Report 2012 (Paper 175) 67
TourismNT, 2011/2012 (Paper 188) 72
Work Health Authority, 2011/2012 Work Health Administration Act 2011 (Paper 158) 58
Coroners Act
In the matter of the Coroner’s Findings and recommendations into the death of Mr Michael Condrick, pursuant to 46B, dated 31 October 2012 (Paper 159) 58
Explanatory Statements
Bail Amendment Bill 2012 and Domestic and Family Violence Amendment Bill 2012 (Paper 169 and 170 respectively) (Mr Elferink) 64
Criminal Code Amendment (Assaults on Workers) Bill 2012 (Paper 166) 60
Evidence (National Uniform Legislation) Amendment Bill 2012 (Paper 172) 65
Justice Legislation Amendment (Age of Retirement) Bill 2012 (Paper 171) (Mr Elferink) 64
Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012 (Paper 168) (Mrs Lambley) 64
Sentencing Amendment (Mandatory Minimum Sentences) Bill 2012 (Paper 150) 56
Victims of Crime Assistance Amendment Bill 2012 (Paper 144) 50
Financial Reports
Desert Knowledge Australia Annual Report for the Financial Report for year ended 30 June 2012 (Paper 156) 58
Letters
Hokanson, Ms Jayne, General Manager, Child Australia to Parents, re fee structures for 2013 (Paper 143) (Ms Fyles) 49
- Map, Five Fingers of Death, Chambers Bay fishing areas (Paper 178) (Mr Westra van Holthe) 69
Media Alert $4.8m cuts will severely hurt vulnerable children and families in the NT, ACOSS (Paper 189) (Ms Lawrie) 70
Media Releases, Treasurer, Establishing a Quality, Efficient Education Model, dated 4 December 2012 (Paper 177) (Mr Gunner) 69
Mini-Budget 2012/2013 (Paper 164) (Mrs Lambley) 60
Northern Territory News, 5 December 2012, editorial and Wicking Cartoon (Paper 176) (Mr Vatskalis) 65
Ombudsman Act
Appointment of Ombudsman, appoint Peter Howell Shoyer to be the Ombudsman on and from 20 November 2012, pursuant to section 132(1), dated 19 November 2012 (Paper 148) 54
Determination of Conditions, appoint Peter Howell Shoyer to be the Ombudsman on and from 20 November 2012, pursuant to section 135(1), dated 19 November 2012 (Paper 148) 54
Schedule, Conditions of Appointment (including Remuneration, Expenses and Allowances) of the Ombudsman (Paper 148) 54
Professional Standards Act 2003 (Vic)
Association of Taxation and Management Accountants Scheme (Paper 160) 58
Schedule of Sittings and Estimates Committee and GOC Scrutiny Committee for 2013 (Paper 167) (Ms Purick) 63
Strategic Review of the Northern Territory Auditor-General’s Office 2012, Bentley Thinking Ahead, David Francis – Director Bentleys (SA) Pty Ltd (Paper 179) 72
Subordinate Legislation 2012
No. 39, Supreme Court Amendment (Breach of Bail) Rules 2012 (Paper 161) 58
No. 40, Corporations Law Amendment Rules 2012 (Paper 162) 58
PETITIONS
- Bushland of East Point, Ludmilla Creek and Kulaluk lease areas not be destroyed, Petition No. 7 (Paper 173) (569 petitioners) (Mr Tollner) 65
Charles Eaton Drive be made safer for cyclist and pedestrians, Petition No. 3 (Paper 139) (106 petitioners) (Mr Giles) 45
CSIRO Science Centre Manager position be retained, Petition No. 4, from 655 petitioners (Paper 145) (655 petitioners) (Ms Purick) 51
CSIRO Science Centre Manager position be retained, Petition No. 5, not conforming with Standing Orders, from 361 petitioners (Paper 146) (361 petitioners) (Ms Purick) 51
Power and water price increases, Petition No. 8 (Paper 174) (225 petitioners) (Mr Wood) 65
Responses
Chambers and Finke Bays closure to commercial Barramundi fishing, Petition No. 2 (Paper 147) 51
Utility price increases for power and water, Petition No. 6 (Paper 151) (Mr Wood) (956 petitioners) 56
QUORUM
- McCarthy, Mr, drew the attention of the Speaker to the state of the Assembly (2) 70
Vatskalis, Mr drew attention to the state of the Assembly 52
STATEMENTS BY SPEAKER
- Northern Territory News to take photographs and ABC and Sky News to film the presentation of the Mini Budget 2012/2013 (Ms Purick) 60
Points of Order, frivolous especially during questions (Ms Purick) 55
VISITORS
- Henbury School Year 7 students accompanied by Mrs Podsiadly, Mr Fuller and Mrs Glover (Ms Purick) 55
Holy Spirit Primary School Year 3/4 students accompanied by Ms O’Halloran (Ms Purick) 50
- Katherine School of the Air students (Ms Purick) 57
Kormilda College Year 9 students (Ms Purick) 61, 65
McKay, Mr Allan, Mayor of Litchfield Council (Ms Purick) 44
Millner Primary School Year 4/5 students (Ms Purick) 69
Millner Primary School Year 5/6 students accompanied by Ms Arratta (Ms Purick) 49
Ms Marion Scrymgour, former Deputy Chief Minister of the Legislative Assembly (Ms Purick) 56
Nemarluk School Year 7 students accompanied by Mrs Wagland and Mrs Cook (Ms Purick) 55
Scrymgour, Ms Marion, former Member for Arafura and the Mayor of Litchfield Council, Mr Allan McKay (Ms Purick) 44
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