Department of the Legislative Assembly, Northern Territory Government

Index to Minutes of Proceedings - 2015-09-15

Index to Minutes – 15 September 2015 to 17 September 2015

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TWELFTH ASSEMBLY - FIRST SESSION

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15 September 2015 17 September 2015 665 - 685

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
665 - 670
97
15 September 2015
671 - 679
98
16 September 2015
681 - 685
99
17 September 2015
BILLS
    Bail Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2015 (Serial 135) 681
    Information Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2015 (Serial 137) 673
    Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill 2015 (Serial 136) 671
    Monitoring Places of Detention (Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture) (National Uniform Legislation) Bill 2015 (Serial 36) 682
    Public Information Amendment Bill 2015 (Serial 140) 677
    Sex Offender and Child Homicide Offender Public Website (Daniel’s Law) Bill 2015 (Serial 139) 665
    Traffic Act and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2015 (Serial 138) 681

CENSURE
    Censure the government for its appalling and aggressive behaviour towards Parliamentarians and this Assembly (Ms Walker) 683

MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS
    NT Asian Engagement, Trade and Investment Strategy 2015 - 2020 (Mr Styles) 674, 678, 681
    NT Fisheries Indigenous Community Marine Ranger Program (Mr Westra van Holthe) 682, 684
    Pillars of Justice (Mr Elferink) 666, 667
    Setting the Agenda for the Year Ahead (Mr Giles) 666

MOTIONS (Substantive)
    Committee membership – Public Accounts appoint Member for Arafura and discharge the Member for Greatorex (Mr Elferink) 666
    First Home Owners Grant (Mrs Lambley) 675, 677
    Public Accounts Committee – New Membership (Ms Fyles) 677
    Residential Retirement Facilities (Mr Wood) 674
    Terms of Reference for a Public Accounts Committee Inquiry - Amendment (Mr Wood) 668

PAPERS TABLED
    Agreements
    Lasseter’s Hotel Casino Operator’s Agreement, Hon. David Tollner, Treasurer and Ford Dynasty Pty Ltd (ACN 009631029) (Paper 1472) 679
    Annual Reports
    Charles Darwin University 2013, Financial Statements (Paper 1484) 684
    Charles Darwin University, 2014 (Paper 1483) 684
    Department of Correctional Services, 2014/2015 (Paper 1481) 684
    Department of the Legislative Assembly, 2014/2015 (Paper 1489) 684
    National Environment Protection Council (NEPC), 2013/2014 (Paper 1449) 669
    Parole Board of the Northern Territory, 2014/2015 (Paper 1482) 684
    Professional Standards Councils, 2014/2015 (Paper 1471) 679
    Commonwealth Parliamentary Association – Small Branches Committee Workshop, Douglas, Isle of Man,17th - 21st August 2015 – Travel Report (Paper 1463) (Mr McCarthy) 669
    Electoral Act
    2015 Redistribution of Northern Territory Legislative Assembly Electoral Boundaries, Report and Maps on the Redistribution of the Northern Territory into Divisions (Paper 1476) 679
    Email, from Anna Boustead, Acting Director, ECNT, re Regarding comments made in Parliament yesterday, to Mr Minister Tollner, dated 16 September at 5.57pm (Paper 1488) (Mr McCarthy) 683
    Explanatory Statements
    Bail Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2015 (Paper 1479) (Mr Elferink) 681
    Information Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2015 (Paper 1475) (Mr Elferink) 674
    Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill 2015 (Paper 1465) (Mr Elferink) 671
    Public Information Amendment Bill 2015 (Paper 1478) (Ms Manison) 677
    Sex Offender and Child Homicide Offender Public Website (Daniel’s Law) Bill 2015 (Paper 1448) (Mr Elferink) 666
    Traffic Act and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2015 (Paper 1480) (Mr Chandler) 681
    Joint Management Plans
    Iytwelepenty / Davenport Ranges National Park, July 2015 (Paper 1492) 684
    Napwerte / Ewaninga Rock Carvings Conservation Reserve, July 2015 (Paper 1491) 684
    Yeperenye / Emily and Jessie Gaps Nature Park, July 2015 (Paper 1490) 684
    Letter, to Information Commissioner, Attention
    Caroline Norrington, re Complaint to the Information Commission regarding five FOI applications directed at the Department of the Chief Minister, from Elizabeth Farquhar, Solicitor for the Northern Territory, dated 14 September 2015 (Paper 1470) (Mr Gunner) 672
    Liquor Act
    Annual Reporting Requirements 201342015 - Banning Notices and Exclusion Orders in Designated Areas, pursuant to sections120Z(3)(4) (Paper 1474) 679
    Maps of land in the Rural areas and Photographs relating to Residential Retirement Facilities (Paper 1477) (Mr Wood) 674
    Members Travel 4.12 - Interstate
    Manison, Ms, pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph 4.12 – Interstate Travel to attend the Annual Presiding Officers’ Conference in Hobart, also travelled to Melbourne and Sydney, July 2015, dated 27 August 2015 (Paper 1460) (Ms Purick) 669
    Manison, Ms, pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph 4.12 – Interstate Travel to travel to Melbourne for the APPEA Conference and exhibition between 16th- 22nd May 2015, 21 August 2015 (Paper 1462) (Ms Purick) 669
    Tollner, Mr, pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph 4.12 – Interstate Travel to attend the Australian Institute of Company Directors course in Sydney, between 26th - 31st July 2015, dated 26 August 2015 (Paper 1459) (Ms Purick) 669
    Walker, Ms, pursuant to Darwin to Katherine, Darwin to Melbourne to attend meetings between 15th – 26th July 2015, dated 17 September 2015 (Paper 1487) (Mr Conlan) 684
PAPERS TABLED
    Members Travel 4.12 - Intrastate
    Anderson, Ms, pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph 4.12 – Intrastate Travel to attend 30th Anniversary of Barunga Festival, between 5th – 8th June 2015, dated 7 September 2015 (Paper 1457) (Ms Purick) 669
    Conlan, Mr, pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph 4.12 – Intrastate Travel to Alice Springs to travel to Darwin to undertake Parliamentary work in Darwin 6th - 7th July 2015, not dated (Paper 1461) (Ms Purick) 669
    Kurrupuwu, Mr, pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph 4.12 – Intrastate Travel to attend meeting with Tiwi Island Community stakeholder, Munupi Family Trust, between 5th – 6th June 2015, not dated (Paper 1458) (Ms Purick) 669
    Lee, Ms, pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph 4.12 – Intrastate Travel to attend meetings with NLC, NAAJA and NAILSMA, between 25th – 26th May 2015, dated 2 September 2015 (Paper 1455) (Ms Purick) 669
    Lee, Ms, pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph 4.12 – Intrastate Travel to attend Merrepen Arts Festival between 29th May – 1st June 2015, dated 2 September 2015 (Paper 1456) (Ms Purick) 669
    Manison, Ms, pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph 4.12 – Intrastate Travel to Alice Springs to attend a community meeting on early childhood development policy, between 19th - 20th August 2015, dated 31 August 2015 (Paper 1454) (Ms Purick) 668
    Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority - Waste Management Strategy for the Northern Territory 2015-2022, July 2015 (Paper 1493) 684
    Office of the Children’s Commissioner Northern Territory, Own Initiative Investigation Report Services provided by the Department of Correctional Services at the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre, August 2015 (Paper 1486) 684
    Ombudsman NT Investigation Report – ‘Let There Be Light’ Essential Services (Paper 1453) (Mr Giles) 668
    OmbudsmanNT
    Report to the Honourable John Elferink MLA, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Compliance by Northern Territory Police with Surveillance Devices Act, Second Report 2014 (Paper 1485) 684
    Photographs of Members of Gangs in the Northern Territory (Paper 1464) (Mr Elferink) 671
    Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory Act 2012, Independent review of the effectiveness of Northern Territory and Commonwealth laws in reducing alcohol-related harm, MinterEllison (Paper 1473) 679
    Subordinate Legislation 2015
    No. 21, Building Amendment Regulations 2015 (Paper 1450) 669

PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS
    Chandler, Mr, Relating to a matters of a personal nature (Mr Chandler) 673
    Elferink, Mr, Matters of a personal nature (Mr Elferink) 681

PETITIONS
    Relating conserving the 'green belt' of Farrar, No. 50, from 145 petitioners (Paper 1451) (Mr Chandler) 666
    Relating to better planning for the future of Darwin, Petition No. 53, from 1184 petitioners (Paper 1468) (Ms Fyles) 672
    Relating to MacArthur River Mine, Petition No. 49, from 27 398 petitioners (Paper 1467) (Mr Higgins) 672
    Relating to secondary wastewater treatment system at the Livingstone Beef Processing Abattoir, Petition No. 52, from 120 petitioners (Paper 1466) (Ms Purick) 672
    Relating to swimming and water safety lessons as part of primary school programs, No. 51, from 1076 petitioners (Paper 1452) (Mrs Finocchiaro) 666
    Responses
    No 46, Mobile Phone Service coverage (Paper 1469) 672

STATEMENTS BY SPEAKER
    Addressing the reign of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II 665
    Celebration of 50 years of service of the Northern Territory by the Royal Life Saving 671
    Regarding Member's conduct in the Chamber, visitors on the floor of the Chamber and visitors in the Public Galleries 681

VISITORS
    Bruce and Denise Morcombe (Ms Purick) 665
    Darwin East African Community leaders (Ms Purick) 669
    Electorate Officers of the Members of the Legislative Assembly (Ms Purick) 672
    Former Chief Minister Hon Marshall Perron and family (Ms Purick) 665
    Former Deputy Chief Minister and Member of the Legislative Assembly Marion Scrymgour (Ms Purick) 682
    Former Opposition Leader and Member of the Legislative Assembly, Ms Jodeen Carney (Ms Purick) 672
    Nungalinya College accompanied by Reverend Felicity Amery (Ms Purick) 673
    Students from Girraween Primary School (Ms Purick) 665
    Students from Maningrida School (Ms Purick) 682
    Students from Moulden Park Primary School (Ms Purick) 681
    Year 9 students from Sanderson Middle School (Ms Purick) 671
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