Department of the Legislative Assembly, Northern Territory Government

Index to Minutes of Proceedings - 2011-11-21

Index to Minutes – 21 November 2011 to 1 December 2011
ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY - FIRST SESSION

From To Pages
21 November 2011 1 December 2011 775 - 819

Bold No. 123=Passed Bill
Italic & Bold No. 123=Discharged Bill
Italic No. 123=Negatived Bill

ACTING SPEAKER
      Walker, Ms, Acting Speaker for 30 November 2011 and 1 December 2011 - Speaker Aagaard absent on leave 805

ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS
      Ministers and Administrative Arrangements, dated 28 October 2011, Gazette No. S61 (Mr Henderson) (Paper 1591) 775

ANSWER TO QUESTION
      Heads of Agreement to the Kenbi Land Claim, signatory to (Mr Henderson) 803

BILLS
      Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education Amendment Bill 2011 (Serial 192) 807, 814
      Building Amendment (Registration and Other Matters) Bill 2011 (Serial 187) 782, 786
      Building Amendment (Residential Building Consumer Protection) Bill 2011 (Serial 188) 782, 786
      Caravan Parks Bill 2011 (Serial 190) 807, 814
      Constitutional Convention (Election) Bill 2011 (Serial 178) 807, 809
      Criminal Code (Unlawful Assault Causing Death) Amendment Bill 2011 (Serial 171) 790, 809
      Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Bill 2011 (Serial 168) 789
      Education and Care Services (National Uniform Legislation) Bill 2011 (Serial 176) 778
      Electoral and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 (Serial 179) 786, 792, 794, 795
      Fines and Penalties (Recovery) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 (Serial 181) 782
      Housing and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 (Serial 177) 800, 802
      Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2011 (Serial 191) 801, 805
      Kenbi Land Trust Bill 2011 (Serial 175) 795, 797
      Mental Health and Related Services Amendment Bill 2011 (Serial 189) 807, 813
      Serious Crime Control Amendment Bill 2011 (Serial 182) 783
      Statute Law (Miscellaneous) Provisions) Bill 2011 (Serial 183) 817
      Work Health Administration Bill 2011 (Serial 184) 809, 814, 815, 817
      Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Bill 2011 (Serial 186) 809, 814, 815, 817
      Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Implementation Bill 2011 (Serial 185) 809, 814, 815, 817

CENSURE
      Cox Peninsula/Mandorah ferry contract (Mr Elferink) - Negatived 777
      Minister for Indigenous Affairs and Statehood re land tenure reform in Territory towns and communities (Mr Giles) 793

CONDOLENCE
      Chaloupka, Dr George, OAM, 6 Sept 1932 to 18 October 2011 (Mr Henderson) 791


DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
      Chaloupka visitors
      Widow of Dr Chaloupka, Ms Pina Guiliani; his son and daughter-in-law, Mr Roman Maher and Ms Barbara Cameron; his son-in-law, Mr Liam Maher; his grandson, Mr Roman Maher 791

LEAVE OF ABSENCE
      Aagaard, Mrs, Member for Nightcliff for 30 November 2011 and 1 December 2011 (Dr Burns) 805
      McCarthy, Ms M, Member for Arnhem 21 November 2011 (Dr Burns) 778

MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE
      Alice Springs, tourism (Mr Westra van Holthe) 784
      Medical Enduring Powers of Attorney and Living Wills (Mr Elferink) 803

MESSAGES FROM ADMINISTRATOR
      No. 30, assent to proposed laws, 15 November 2011 (Paper 1632) 799

MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS
      Gearing Up for Major Projects (Mr Henderson) 783
      Supporting Territorians (Ms Lawrie) 803

MOTIONS (Procedural)
      Extension of Time
      Burns, Dr, on motion of Mr Gunner 802
      Burns, Dr, on motion of Mr Hampton 802
      Burns, Dr, on motion of Ms Lawrie 786
      Elferink, Mr, on motion of Mr Westra van Holthe 814
      Giles, Mr, on motion of Ms Purick 779
      Gunner, Mr, on motion of Dr Burns 787
      Hampton, Mr, on motion of Mr Wood 778
      Knight, Mr, on motion of Mr McCarthy 787
      Lawrie, Ms, on motion of Dr Burns 776
      Lawrie, Ms, on motion of Mr McCarthy 818
      McCarthy, Mr, on motion of Ms Walker 779
      McCarthy, Ms, on motion of Mr McCarthy 787
      Scrymgour, Ms, on motion of Mr hampton 802
      Tollner, Mr, on motion of Mr Westra van Holthe 811
      Vatskalis, Mr, on motion of Dr Burns 784
      Walker, Ms, on motion of Dr Burns 802
      Walker, Ms, on motion of Ms Scrymgour 787
      Wood, Mr, on motion of Mr Bohlin 784
      Wood, Mr, on motion of Mr McCarthy 778
      Wood, Mr, on motion of Ms Purick 788
      Gag
      Conlan, Mr, moved - Member for Wanguri (Mr Henderson) be no longer heard - Negatived 781
      Scrymgour, Ms, moved – That the Member for Port Darwin (Mr Elferink) be no longer heard - Negatived 815
      General Business reordered, first dealing with Orders of the Day and then Notices (Mr Elferink) 809
      Recommittal
      Kenbi Land Trust Bill 2011 (Serial 170) being recommitted for further consideration at the Committee stage examination (Mr Elferink) 799
      Second Intervention in the Territory’s rights (Mr Giles) 801, 811

MOTIONS (Procedural) (cont)
      Suspension of Standing Orders
      Censure Minister for Indigenous Affairs and Statehood re land tenure reform in Territory towns and communities (Mr Giles) 792
      Censure Ministers McCarthy and Knight re Cox Peninsula Ferry Contract (Mr Elferink) 777
      Ministerial Statement - Australian Hospital Statistics 2011-11 Report by Mr Vatskalis (Mr Conlan) - Negatived 806
      Recommittal, Kenbi Land Trust Bill 2011 (Serial 170) for further consideration at the Committee stage examination (Mr Elferink) 799
      Take two Bills together
        Building Amendment (Registration and Other Matters) Bill 2011 (Serial 187) and Building Amendment (Residential Building Consumer Protection) Bill 2011 (Serial 188) 782, 785

MOTIONS (Substantive)
      Agricultural and Horticultural Industry (Ms Purick) 801, 810
      Alcohol reform and its negative impacts (Mr Styles) 808
      Anti-social behaviour and crime in public housing properties (Mr Giles) 808
      Auditor-General’s October 2011 Report to the Legislative Assembly – Note (Mr Henderson) 818
      Bagot community living conditions (Mr Tollner) 807
      Censure Minister for Indigenous Affairs and Statehood re land tenure reform in Territory towns and communities (Mr Giles) 793
      Children’s Commissioner to monitor implementation of recommendations of the Growing them Strong Together, Report (Mrs Lambley) 815
      Cox Peninsula/Mandorah ferry contract (Mr Elferink) - Negatived 777
      Crime and anti-social behaviour at Casuarina Shopping Centre (Mr Styles) 808
      Crime and anti-social behaviour in Alice Springs (Mr Giles) 808
      Deficiency of services to Darwin rural area of youth, mental health care, aged care and sport and recreation programs (Ms Purick) 788
      Extractive industries in the future development of the Northern Territory (Ms Purick) 807
      Gearing Up for Major Projects – Note 783, 786, 787, 797
      Indigenous Affairs(Mr Giles) 808
      Indigenous Development through Strong Families and Strong Communities - Note 778, 802
      Land release and planning strategies to support Territory growth (Mr Tollner) 808
      Law and order issues in Alice Springs, 2011/2012 (Mr Conlan) 810
      Litchfield Shire, land flooding (Mr Wood) 787
      Live cattle export ban, impact on economy and people (Mrs Purick) 789
      Mental Health Care across the Territory (Ms Purick) 807
      Multicultural diversity contribution to Territory lifestyle (Mr Styles) 808
      Northern Regional Marine Plan (Ms Purick) 788
      Northern Territory Government Response to the Final Report of the Animal Welfare Governance Sub-Committee of the Council of Territory Co-operation (Paper 1667) – Note (Ms McCarthy) 818
      Northern Territory’s fiscal management (Mr Elferink) 808
      Obama, Barack, President of the United States, Territory visit (Mr Henderson) 775
      OmbudsmanNT Thirty Third Annual Report 2010/2011 - Note (Dr Burns) 783
      One Mile Dam, Knuckey Lagoon and 15 Mile Communities, leases (Mr Wood) 815
      Recreational and commercial fisheries, future (Ms Purick) 808
      Remuneration Tribunal Report on the Entitlements of Assembly Members and Determination No. 1 of 2011 - Note (Mr Henderson) 786
      Rights of Territorians (Mr Henderson) 776, 781
      Rural Centre Plans, the future development model for the Litchfield Council area (Mr Wood) 810
      Short, Medium and Long term strategies to address violence in, Alice Springs (Mr Giles) 788

MOTIONS (Substantive) (cont)
      Stormwater drains, cleaning to mitigate flooding around Darwin (Mr Tollner) 808
      Supporting Territorians – Note (Ms Lawrie) 803, 818
      Territory’s economy in the regions (Mr Giles) 807
      Territory’s infrastructure requirements (Mr Giles) 808
      Treasurer's Annual Financial Report, 2010/2011 - Note 818
      Treasurer's Mid-Year Report, 2011/2012 - Note (Ms Lawrie) 818
      World class mining projects (Ms Purick) 808
      Young Territorians and the families of young Territorians (Mr Styles) 808

NOTICES WITHDRAWN
      Education of N. T. children to meet national average of NAPLAN testing (Mr Mills) 788

PAIRS
      Aagaard, Mrs, Member for Nightcliff with the Member for Blain (Mr Mills), for the period 10am to close of business, 1 December 2011 (Paper 1654) (Ms Walker) 813
      Aagaard, Mrs, Member for Nightcliff with the Member for Blain (Mr Mills), for the period 10am to close of the sitting day 30 November 2011 (Paper 1638) 805
      Aagaard, Mrs, Member for Nightcliff with the Member for Goyder (Ms Purick), period 2pm to close of business 29 November 2011 (Paper 1633) (Ms Walker) 801
      Hampton, Mr, Member for Stuart with the Member for Araluen (Mrs Lambley), for the period 10am to 12Noon of this sitting day, 30 November 2011 (Paper 1637) (Ms Walker) 805
      Henderson, Mr with the Member for Blain (Mr Mills) for the period 6pm to 8pm, 23 November 2011 (Paper 1609) 786
      McCarthy, Ms M, Member for Arnhem with the Member for Sanderson (Mr Styles), period 21 November 2011 (Paper 1592) (Mrs Aagaard) 776
      Vatskalis, Mr, Member for Casuarina with the Member for Sanderson (Mr Styles), for the period 3pm to close of business, 1 December 2011 (Paper 1655) (Ms Walker) 813
      Vatskalis, Mr, with the Member for Blain (Mr Mills), period 5pm to close of business, 21 November 2011 (Paper 1592) (Mrs Aagaard) 776

PAPERS TABLED
      Annual Reports
      Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, 2010/2011 (Paper 1596) 779
      Children’s Commissioner Northern Territory, 2010/2011 (Paper 1641) 811
      Commissioner of Consumer Affairs, 2010/2011 (Paper 1595) 779
      Darwin Waterfront Corporation, 2010/2011 (Paper 1642) 811
      Department of Justice, Report to the Minister for Racing, Gaming and Licensing, 2009/2010 (Refer to Paper 1262 tabled on 31/03/2011)(Paper 1665) 819
      Desert Knowledge Australia Financial Report for year ended 30 June 2011 (Paper 1644) 811
      Desert Knowledge Australia, 2010/2011 (Paper 1643) 811
      Health and Community Services Complaints Commission, 2010/2011 (Thirteenth) (Paper 1610) 790
      Hospital Management Boards
        Alice Springs Hospital Board, 2010/2011 (Paper 1621) 797
        Gove District Hospital Board, 2010/2011 (Paper 1622) 797
        Katherine Hospital Board, 2010/2011 (Paper 1623) 797
        Royal Darwin Hospital Board, 2010/2011 (Paper 1624) 797
        Tennant Creek Hospital Board, 2010/2011 (Paper 1625) 797
      Land Development Corporation, 2010/2011 (Paper 1660) 819
      Northern Territory Architects Board, 2010/2011 (Paper 1662) 819
      Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 2010/2011 (Paper 1602) (Mrs Aagaard) 778
      Northern Territory Electoral Commission, Division of Araluen By-Election 9 October 2010, Report (Paper 1603) (Mrs Aagaard) 778

PAPERS TABLED (cont)
      Annual Reports (cont)
      Northern Territory Grants Commission, 2010/2011 (Paper 1626) 797
      Northern Territory of Australia Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority, 2010/2011 (Paper 1659) 819
      Northern Territory Plumbers and Drainers Licensing Board, for the year ended 30 September 2011 (Paper 1663) 819
      Northern Territory Police - Annual Reporting Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Registration) Act 2004, 2010/2011 (Paper 1664) 819
      NT Build, 2010/2011 (Paper 1661) 819
      NT Child Deaths Review and Prevention Committee, 2010/2011 (Paper 1645) 811
      NT Police, Fire and Emergency Services, 2010/2011 (Paper 1594) 779
      NT Police, Fire and Emergency Services, 2010/2011 [Refer to Annual Report 2010/2011, Paper No. 1594 deemed on 21/11/11], Replacement Pages 42/43, 46/47, 62/63 to (Paper 1617) 790
      Power and Water Corporation, 2010/2011 (Paper 1647) (See Paper 1546, tabled 27 October 2011) 812
      Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, 2010/2011 (Paper 1629) 797
      Tourism NT, 2010/2011 (Paper 1646) 811
      Treasurer's Mid-Year Report, 2011/2012 (Paper 1666) 818
      Builders welcome extra time to implement OH&S harmonisation, Media Release (Paper 1648) (Mr Elferink) 809
      Business Policy, A Blueprint for Enterprise and Industry to create Jobs, November 2011 (Paper 1593) (Mr Tollner) 777
      Close to Me, school play production, Acacia Hills School, photographs (Paper 1651) (Mr McCarthy) 811
      Coroners Act
      In the matter of Deputy Coroner’s Findings and Recommendation into the death of Mr Frank Scanella, pursuant to section 46B, dated 21 November 2011 (Paper 1627) 797
      Cox Peninsula, Country Liberals Discussion Paper (Paper 1640) (Mr Henderson) 808
      Expenditure on removing unroadworthy vehicles from public housing and remote communities (Paper 1634) (Dr Burns) 802
      Explanatory Statements
      Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education Amendment Bill 2011 (Paper 1657) (Dr Burns) 814
      Building Amendment (Residential Building Consumer Protection) Bill 2011 (Paper 1608) (Mr McCarthy) 786
      Building Amendment Registration Bills 2011 (Paper 1607) (Mr McCarthy) 786
      Caravan Parks Bill 2011 (Paper 1658) (Mr Knight) 814
      Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2011 (Paper 1639) )Mr Knight) 806
      Mental Health and Related Services Amendment Bill 2011 (Paper 1656) (Mr Vatskalis) 814
      Exploration Licences in the Northern Territory by licence application and exploration licence, 2001 to 2011 (Paper 1620) (Mr Vatskalis) 792
      Fire Alarm Monitoring Statistics (Paper 1605) (Mr Mills) 782
      Homeland Schools, Ralpa, Yirrkala Homeland Schools Newsletter (Paper 1635) (Ms Walker) 802
      Joint Management Plans
      Corroboree Rock Conservation Reserve, October 2011 (Paper 1600) 779
      Finke Gorge National Park, October 2011 (Paper 1597) 779
      N’Dhala Gorge Nature, October 2011 (Paper 1599) 779
      Trephina Gorge Nature Park, October 2011 (Paper 1598) 779
      Kenbi Land Claim, Proposed Settlement Map, dated 28 September 2011 (Paper 1631) (Mr Henderson) 795

PAPERS TABLED (cont)
      Members Travel 3.14 - Interstate
      Mrs Lambley - Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph 3.14 – Interstate Travel to Perth, to meet with representatives of Agencies on Child Protection, police and Community Justice and Youth Services, 2 to 5 November 2011 (Paper 1652) (Ms Walker) 813
      Northern Territory Agribusiness Industry Strategy 2011/2015 (Paper 1649) (Mr Vatskalis) 811
      Northern Territory Government 2008 Election Commitments – Progress Report, November 2011 (Paper 1666) 819
      Northern Territory Government Gazette No. S61, dated 28 October 2011 RE Administrative Ministerial changes to Ministers Knight and Lawrie Ministerial portfolios (Paper 1591) (Mr Henderson) 775
      Northern Territory Government Response to the Final Report of the Animal Welfare Governance Sub-Committee of the Council of Territory Co-operation (Paper 1667) (Ms McCarthy) 818
      Northern Territory Statehood Steering Committee, Hansard Debate, 25 June 2004 – Adopt Terms of Reference (Paper 1650) (Dr Burns) 811
      Nutcracker Ballet Program, Darwin Entertainment Centre Playhouse Theatre (Paper 1618) (Mr Bohlin) 790
      Poor Old Henry Gray (Paper 1668) (Mr Henderson) 818
      Regulations 2011
      No. 108/2011, Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Amendment (Midwife Insurance Exemption) Regulation 2011, dated 26 September 2011 (Paper 1628) 797
      No. 45, Public Interest Disclosure Amendment (Paper 1611) 790
      No. 46, Building Amendment (Rural Relocation) (Paper 1612) 790
      No. 47, Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal Amendment (Affidavits) Rules (Paper 1616) 790
      No. 48, Supreme Court Amendment (Paper 1613) 790
      No. 49, Environment Protection (Beverage Containers and Plastic Bags) Amendment Regulations (No. 3) Regulations (Paper 1614) 790
      No. 50, Local Government (Electoral) Amendment Regulations (Paper 1615) 790
      Remuneration Tribunal Report on the Entitlements of Magistrates and Determination No. 2 of 2011 (Paper 1601) 779
      Rural Reflections, Anthology 2011 (Paper 1604) (Ms Purick) 779
      Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory Bill 2011, Commonwealth (Paper 1630) (Ms Scrymgour) 793
      Watermelon Fusarium Wilt, Leaflet, dated 28 June 2011 (Paper 1606) (Mr Vatskalis) 783
      Worker Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislation Amendment Bill 2012 – Exposure Draft (Paper 1653) (Mr Knight) 813

PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS
      Henderson, Mr Kenbi Land Claim advice to Assembly 799

PETITIONS
      Marra People near Limmen Bight, protection of the lands and seas of, Petition No. 57 (Paper 1636) (97 petitioners) 805
      Muirhead Breezes known as “Muirhead Reserve”, Petition No.56 from 145 petitioners relating to protecting bushland proposed to be bulldozed in the suburb of (Paper 1619) (Mr Henderson) 791
      Responses
      Petition No. 54 relating to 300/301 bus route from Alice Springs Hospital (Paper 1590) 775

QUORUM
      Elferink, Mr, drew the attention of the Speaker to the state of the Assembly 787
      Giles, Mr drew attention to lack of (Standing Order 36) 783
      Giles, Mr drew attention to the lack of a Quorum 793
      Westra van Holthe, Mr, drew attention to lack of a Quorum 784

STATEMENTS BY SPEAKER
      Members behaviour during Questions (Mrs Aagaard) 776

VISITORS
      Berry Springs Primary School, Year 2/3 and Year 3/4 students accompanied by Ms Currington, Mr Bonnar, Ms Scott and Ms Burgemeister (Mrs Aagaard) 785
      Country Liberals Electorate Officers (Mrs Aagaard) 786
      Katherine School of the Air students from Werenbun accompanied by Ms Breen and Mr Curtain (Ms Walker) 805
      Kormilda College Year 9 students accompanied by Mr Faraone 814
      Kormilda Primary School Year 9 students accompanied by Mr Faraone and Mr Hutchings (Mrs Aagaard) 800
      Moil Primary School, Year 5/6 and Year 4 students accompanied by Ms Manning, Ms Ryng and Mrs Hillery (Ms Walker) 813
      Rosebery Middle School, Year 7 students accompanied by Ms Franklin, Mr Ehrlich and Ms Angie (Mrs Aagaard) 775
      Ryan, Mr Damien, Mayor of Alice Springs (Mrs Aagaard) 785
      Stirling, Mr Syd, former Member for Nhulunbuy and Deputy Chief Minister (Mrs Aagaard) 782
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