Department of the Legislative Assembly, Northern Territory Government

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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