Index to Minutes of Proceedings - 2014-02-11
Index to Minutes – 11 February 2014 to 20 February 2014
TWELFTH ASSEMBLY - FIRST SESSION
From To Minutes pages
11 February 2014 20 February 2014 291 - 328
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 |
291 - 295 | 44 | 11 February 2014 |
297 - 302 | 45 | 12 February 2014 |
303 - 308 | 46 | 13 February 2014 |
309 - 312 | 47 | 18 February 2014 |
313 - 318 | 48 | 19 February 2014 |
319 - 328 | 49 | 20 February 2014 |
ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS
- Ministers and Administrative Arrangements, Gazette No. S 5 dated 3 February 2014
(Mr Elferink) (Paper 699) 291
BILLS
- Care and Protection of Children Amendment (Charter of Rights) Bill 2013 (Serial 62) 301
Criminal Code Amendment (Child Abuse Material) Bill 2013 (Serial 44) 305
Criminal Code Amendment (Expert Psychiatric or Medical Evidence) Bill 2013
(Serial 49) 310
Criminal Code Amendment (Hit and Run) Bill 2013 (Serial 57) 326
Criminal Code Amendment (Identity Crime) Bill 2014 (Serial 68) 313
Health Practitioner Regulation (National Uniform Legislation) Amendment Bill 2014
(Serial 67) 314
Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2014 (Serial 69) 319
Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill 2014 (Serial 66) 314
Mental Health and Related Services Amendment Bill 2013 (Serial 46) 314
Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill 2013 (Serial 55) 292
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Bill 2013 (Serial 61) 297, 299
Planning Amendment (Concurrent Applications) Bill 2013 (Serial 59) 320
Power and Water Corporation Legislation Amendment Bill 2014 (Serial 63) 304
Power Generation Corporation Bill 2014 (Serial 64) 304
Power Retail Corporation Bill 2014 (Serial 61) 305
CONDOLENCE
- Mr Sid Parker OAM (Mr Giles) 293
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
- Finocchiaro, Ms That leave of absence for the Member for Drysdale agreed to earlier
today for 18 – 20 March, be amended to the March sitting period (Mr Elferink) 320
Gunner, Mr for today on account of attending a funeral (Ms Lawrie) 319
MESSAGES FROM ADMINISTRATOR
- No. 13, Assent to proposed laws, December 2013 (Paper 698) (Ms Purick) 291
MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS
- Developing Northern Australia (Mr Giles) 310
Disability Services in the Northern Territory (Mrs Lambley) 314
Future of Nhulunbuy (Mr Giles) 292, 293
Indigenous Economic Development (Mr Elferink) 301
Planning Services (Mr Chandler) 327
The Northern Territory’s Gas Future (Mr Westra van Holthe) 305, 306
The Territory’s Economic Future (Mr Tollner) 294
MOTIONS (Procedural)
- Leave to incorporate in Hansard a page omitted from the Second Reading Speech
of the Criminal Code Amendment (Identity Crime) Bill 2014 (Serial 68) (Mr Elferink) 317
Suspension of Standing Orders
Allow Mr Wood (Member for Nelson) to move the following - That the Power and
Water Corporation Legislation Amendment Bill 2014 (Serial 63), the Power
Generation Corporation Bill 2014 (Serial 64) and the Power Retail Corporation
Bill 2014 (Serial 65) introduced today by the Treasurer, be referred by this
Assembly to either the Public Accounts Committee or the Committee on the
Territory’s Energy Future for consideration and report back to the Assembly
– Negatived (Mr Wood) 305
Allow Ms Lawrie (Leader of the Opposition) to move the following - To refer the
Power and Water Corporation Legislation Amendment Bill, the Power Generation
Corporation Bill and the Power Retail Corporation Bill to the Public Accounts
Committee so that committee of this parliament may scrutinise those three bills,
may speak to Territorians, hold public hearings throughout the Northern Territory
and find out exactly the detail of this so-called expert evidence – Negatived
(Ms Lawrie) 303
That an amendment to the Second Reading of the Criminal Code Amendment
(Identity Crime) Bill 2014 (Serial 68) be made (Mr Elferink) 326
MOTIONS (Substantive)
- Attacks on Territory Workers (Ms Fyles) 301
Auditor-General’s February 2014 Report to the Legislative Assembly – Note
(Mr Elferink) 307
Auditor-General’s February 2014 Report to the Legislative Assembly – Print
(Mr Elferink) 307
Northern Territory Environmental Protection Act Amendments (Mr Wood) 315
Proposed Power Water Corporation Legislation Committee (Ms Lawrie) 317
Treasurer's Mid-Year Report, 2013/2014 - Note (Mr Tollner) 311
PAPERS TABLED
- Annual Reports
Auditor-General’s February 2014 Report to the Legislative Assembly (Paper 731)
(Mr Higgins) 307
Board of the Australian Crime Commission, 2012/2013 (Paper 700) 295
Jabiru Town Development Authority, 2012/2013 (Paper 733) 312
Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) National Park Board, Year Ended 30 June 2013
(Paper 701) 295
Northern Territory Legal Aid Commission, 2012/2013 (Paper 734) 312
Public Trustee of the Northern Territory, 2012/2013 (Paper 711) 302
Auditor-General, Independent Auditor’s Report to the Minister for Parks and Wildlife,
Cobourg Peninsula Sanctuary and Marine Park Board, Year ended 30 June 2013,
dated 26 November 2013 (Paper 702) 295
Chart, Power and Water Corporation – Net Profit Before Tax (Paper 743) (Mr Tollner) 317
Department of Business, Wholesale Alcohol Supply to June 2013 (Paper 714)
(Mr Giles) 303
Department of Education and Training and Department of Education and Children’s
Services – Documents released under the Information Act, School and Staff Sheets
2012, 2013 & 2014 (11,455 pages) (Paper 736) (Ms Fyles) 313
Email, from Mr Gary Nairn, Chairman, Northern Territory Planning Commission to
Ms Natasha Fyles, Member for Nightcliff, re Nightcliff Island Community Meeting, dated
10 February 2014 (Paper 737) (Mr Chandler) 313
Email, from Mr Gary Nairn, Northern Territory Planning Commission, to Ms Natasha
Fyles, Member for Nightcliff, re Nightcliff Island Community Meeting, dated 19 February
2014 and email dated 5 February 2014 (Paper 752) (Ms Fyles) 327
Explanatory Statements
Criminal Code Amendment (Identitiy Crime) Bill 2014 (Paper 739) (Mr Elferink) 314
Health Practitioner Regulation (National Uniform Legislation) Amendment Bill 2014
(Paper 741) (Mrs Lambley) 314
Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2014 (Paper 745) (Mr Elferink) 319
Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill 2014 (Paper 740)
(Mrs Lambley) 314
Power and Water Corporation Legislation Amendment Bill 2014 (Paper 715)
(Mr Tollner) 304
Power Generation Corporation Bill 2014 (Paper 716) (Mr Elferink) 304
Power Retail Corporation Bill 2014 (Paper 717) (Mr Tollner) 305
Financial Management Act
Authorisation - Issue of Increased Funds available from the Commonwealth, pursuant
to section 19A(1), dated 5 February 2014 (Paper 748) 328
Determination - Proportions of Appropriations to be transferred after redistribution of
Business, pursuant to section 21(1), dated 5 February 2014 (Paper 750) 328
Direction - Transfer of Excess Appropriations, pursuant to section 20(1), dated 5
February 2014 (Paper 749) 328
Gaming Control Act
Licence for Conducting Mail Order Lottery Business, Agreement pursuant to section
46C Gaming Control Act, between The Northern Territory of Australia and CMS
PTY LTD, dated 20 December 2013 (Paper 747) 327
Government Owned Corporations Revocation of Direction, pursuant section 30 of the
Government Owned Corporations Act and pursuant to section 43 of the
Interpretation Act, dated 1 May 2013 (Paper 735) (Mr Westra van Holthe) 310
Health and Community Services Complaints Commission, Investigation Report,
Investigation into complaint by North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency about the
care provided to Ms N by Department of Health and Community Services, the Public
Guardian and Council, dated 27 June 2013 (Paper 751) 328
Local Government Act
Amendment of Guidelines, pursuant to section 258(1), dated 9 December 2013
(Paper 718) 307
Members Travel 4.12 - Interstate
McCarthy, Mr, pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph
4.12 – Interstate Travel to Townsville and Mt Isa researching the opportunities for
Tourism in regional mining towns and Underground Mine Tour on 27th October – 1st
November 2013, dated 20 December 2013 (Paper 710) (Mr Higgins) 295
Mills, Mr, pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph
4.12 – Interstate Travel to Cowra, NSW to attend and participate in Indonesia
Update 2013 at the Australian National University Canberra on 13th - 23rd September
2013, dated 7 February 2014 (Paper 709) (Mr Higgins) 294
Vowles, Mr, pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph
4.12 – Interstate Travel to Canberra as Shadow Minister for Indigenous Policy to
attend historical event for Indigenous Territorians 12th – 13th November 2013, dated
7 February 2014 (Paper 708) (Mr Higgins) 294
Members Travel 4.12 - Intrastate
Anderson, Ms, pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph
4.12 – Intrastate Travel to Darwin to set up the new office space and attend
meetings 26th September – 2nd October 2013, dated 13 February 2014
(Paper 744) (Ms Purick) 318
Kurrupuwu, Mr, pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph
4.12 – Instrastate Travel from Bathurst to Darwin and Katherine for opening of new
Arnhem Office, to attend a meeting with the Department of Land Management and
Regions regarding West Arnhem Shire Council, returned to Bathurst to attend
funeral between 17th - 22nd November 2013, pursuant to paragraph 4.12, dated 6
January 2013 (Paper 705) (Mr Higgins) 294
Members Travel 4.12 - Intrastate (cont)
Manison, Ms, pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph
4.12 – Intrastate Travel to Alice Springs and Tennant Creek on 11th - 12th November
2013, to see key health facilities and meet with service providers in the region,
dated 17 December 2013 (Paper 707) (Mr Higgins) 294
Vowles, Mr, pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph
4.12 – Intrastate Travel to Alice Springs on 12th - 14th August 2013, to attend
the industry forum as part of the preparation of the Tourism Recreation Master Plan
for the Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife Commission, dated 25 November
2013 (Paper 706) (Mr Higgins) 294
Walker, Ms, pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph
4.12 – Intrastate Travel to Galiwinku (Elcho Island) and homeland of Gawa to
meet with constituents who raised a number of matters surrounding round local
government, housing, the state of the roads, the cost of power, the lack of support
for homelands and education, 11th - 13th November 2013, dated 5 December 2013
(Paper 704) (Mr Higgins) 294
Ministerial Briefing, Department of Land Resource Management, Application for
Review of Decision or Action pursuant to section 30 of the Water Act, dated
28 May 2013 (Paper 738) (Ms Walker) 313
National Electricity Market, a Case study in successful microeconomic reform
(Paper 742) (Mr Tollner) 317
Professional Standards Act
Instrument Amending the Engineers Australia Northern Territory Scheme
(NT) (Paper 713) 302
The CPA Australia Limited Professional Standards Scheme,
Professional Standards Act 1994 (NSW) (Paper 712) 302
Subordinate Legislation 2013
No. 39, Police Administration (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2013 (Paper 719) 307
No. 40, Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Amendment
Regulations (No.2) 2013 (Paper 720) 307
No. 41, Liquor Amendment Regulations 2013 (Paper 721) 307
No. 42, Victim of Crime Assistance Amendment Regulations 2013 (Paper 722) 307
No. 43, Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Amendment (Charles Darwin University Site
and Traffic By-laws) Regulations (Paper 723) 307
No. 44, Bail Amendment (Drug and Alcohol Testing) Regulations 2013 (Paper 724) 307
No. 45, Domestic and Family Violence Amendment (Drug and Alcohol Testing)
Regulations 2013 (Paper 725) 307
No. 46, Building Amendment (Building Standards and Other Matters) Regulations
2013 (Paper 726) 308
No. 47, Planning Amendment Regulations 2013 (Paper 727) 308
No. 48, Energy Pipelines Amendment (Fees) Regulations 2013 (Paper 728) 308
Subordinate Legislation 2014
No. 01, Traffic Amendment Regulations 2014 (Paper 729) 308
No. 02, Dangerous Goods Amendment (Shopgoods Fireworks) Regulations 2014
(Paper 730) 308
Territory Public Sector Staffing, September & December quarters 2011, March to
September quarters 2012 Measured as Full time Equivalent (Paper 732) (Mr Elferink) 309
PETITIONS
- Regional Authority for Nauiyu Community, Petition No. 34, from 132 petitioners
(Paper 746) (Mr HIggins) 320
Responses
No.s 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and 33 (Paper 703) 293
VISITORS
- Australian Migrant English Program from the Charles Darwin University (Ms Purick) 297
College Leaders from O'Loughlin Catholic College (Ms Purick) 291
Honourable Jane Aagaard, former Member for Nightcliff (Ms Purick) 327
Mr Barry Coulter, former Member for Blain (Mr Higgins) 307
Year 4 classes from Larrakeyah Primary School (Ms Purick) 297
Year 4/5 class from Wulagi Primary School (Ms Purick) 309
Year 5/6 class from Howard Springs Primary School (Ms Purick) 292
WITHDRAWAL FROM CHAMBER
- McCarthy, Mr to withdraw from the Chamber for a period of one hour, pursuant to
Standing Order 240A 297
Walker, Ms to withdraw from the Chamber for a period of one hour, pursuant to
Standing Order 240A 307
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