Department of the Legislative Assembly, Northern Territory Government

Index to Minutes of Proceedings - 2015-12-01

Index to Minutes – 1 December 2015 to 3 December November 2015

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TWELFTH ASSEMBLY - FIRST SESSION

From To Minutes pages

1 December 2015 3 December 2015 715 - 732

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
715 - 719
103
1 December 2015
721 - 726
104
2 December 2015
727 - 732
105
3 December 2015
BILLS
    Bail Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2015 (Serial 135) 728, 729
    Education Bill 2015 (Serial 142) 717
    Electoral Legislation Amendment Bill 2015 (Serial 149) 721
    Justice Legislation Amendment (Small Claims and Other Matters) Bill 2015 (Serial 145) 727
    Justice Legislation Amendment (Vulnerable Witnesses) Bill 2015 (Serial 146) 727
    Local Court (Repeals and Related Amendments) Bill 2015 (Serial 148) 728
    Medical Services Amendment Bill 2015 (Serial 150) 724
    North East Gas Interconnector Pipeline (Special Provisions) Bill 2015 (Serial 143) 717
    Personal Violence Restraining Orders Bill 2015 (Serial 147) 728
    Sex Offender and Child Homicide Offender Public Website (Daniel’s Law) Bill 2015 (Serial 139) 719
    Small Claims Bill 2015 (Serial 144) 727
    Traffic Act and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2015 (Serial 138) 721

MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS
    Power and Water Operational Achievements (Mr Westra van Holthe) 730
    Women’s Policy (Mrs Price) 721, 723

MOTIONS (Substantive)
    Funding and Resourcing Territory Schools (Ms Fyles) 724
    Ice Select Committee – Breaking the Ice use in the Northern Territory – Note Report (Mr Barrett) 724, 729
    No Confidence in the Government (Mr Gunner) 715, 716
    Power and Water Operational Achievements – Note Statement (Westra van Holthe) 730
    Stamp Duty Relief and First Home Owners Grants (Mrs Lambley) 724

PAPERS TABLED
    A Safer Territory Keeping Doors Open Towards a Sustainable Future, Help NT – HELP NT Response to INPEX EIS, Carolyn Reynolds BSC(Hons), PGCE, MA(Bus & Ed), MIBiol, CBiol, AIMM, DipOE (Paper 1587) (Mr McCarthy) 717
    Annual Reports
    Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority, 2014/2015 (Paper 1600) 731
    Australasia Railway Corporation, 2014/2015 (Paper 1601) 731
    Corrigendum, Work Health Authority, Annual Report 2014/2015 (Paper 1622) 731
    Darwin Port Corporation, 2014/2015 (Paper 1602) 731
    Department of Business, 2014/2015 (Paper 1603) 731
    Department of Housing, 2014/2015 (Paper 1605) 731
    Department of Land Resource Management, 2014/2015 (Paper 1608) 731
    Department of Local Government and Community Services, 2014/2015 (Paper 1606) 731
PAPERS TABLED
    Annual Reports
    Department of Mines and Energy, 2014/2015 (Paper 1607) 731
    Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries, 2014/2015 (Paper 1609) 731
    Department of the Chief Minister, 2014/2015 (Paper 1604) 731
    Department of Treasury and Finance, 2014/2015 (Paper 1629) 731
    Director-General of Licensing, 2014/2015 (Paper 1610) 731
    Education and Care Services Ombudsman, National Education and Care Services FOI and Privacy Commissioners, 2014/2015 (Paper 1611) 731
    Land Development Corporation, 2014/2015 (Paper 1612) 731
    Northern Territory Grants Commission, 2014/2015 (Paper 1591) 726
    Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment, 2014/2015 (Paper 1613) 731
    Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment, State of the Service Report, 2014/2015 (Paper 1614) 731
    Ombudsman Thirty Seventh, 2014/2015 (Paper 1617) 731
    Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory, 2014/2015 (Paper 1615) 731
    Plumbers and Drainers Licensing Board, 2014/2015 for the year ended 30 September 2015 (Paper 1616) 731
    Territory Generation, 2014/2015 – Statement of Corporate Intent (Paper 1619) 731
    Territory Generation, 2014/2015 (Paper 1618) 731
    Tourism NT, 2014/2015 (Paper 1620) 731
    Answer to Written Question No. 291, Ministerial Travel, What was the value of travel and other services organised or provided by Latitude Travel in 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015 (year to date) (Paper 1592) (Mr Gunner) 723
    Economic Insights, Fastest economic growth in 18 months, dated 2 December 2015 (Paper 1593) (Ms Lawrie) 723
    Explanatory Statements
    Electoral Legislation Amendment Bill 2015 (Paper 1590) (Mr Giles) 721
    Justice Legislation Amendment (Small Claims and Other Matters) Bill 2015 (Paper 1596) (Mr Elferink) 727
    Justice Legislation Amendment (Vulnerable Witnesses) Bill 2015 (Paper 1597) (Mr Elferink) 728
    Local Court (Repeals and Related Amendments) Bill 2015 (Paper 1599) (Mr Elferink) 728
    Medical Services Amendment Bill 2015 (Paper 1594) (Ms Purick) 724
    Personal Violence Restraining Orders Bill 2015 (Paper 1598) (Mr Elferink) 728
    Small Claims Bill 2015 (Paper 1595) (Mr Elferink) 727
    Financial Reports
    Independent Auditor’s Report, Northern Territory Auditor-General’s Office Financial Report year ended 30 June 2015 (Paper 1624) 731
    Letter, to Mr Michael Gunner, Opposition Leader re your application to access information under section 18 of the Information Act (the Act) that was dated 4 June 2015, David Ryan, Decision Maker for the Department of the Chief Minister, 22 October 2015 – Travel Documents Latitude Travel, (Folio’s 1 – 111) (Paper 1631) (Ms Manison) 728
    Making Justice Work in the Northern Territory, Priscilla Collins (Paper 1630) (Ms Walker) 728
    Members Travel 4.12 - Interstate
    Lawrie, Ms, pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph 4.12 –Travel to attend the Royal Kathina, at Wat Pa Buddharangsee in Sydney from 29th October – 2nd November 2015, pursuant to clause 4.12, not dated (Paper 1635) (Mr Conlan) 730
    Vowles, Mr, pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph 4.12 – Intrastate Travel to Alice Springs to attend meetings and meet with stakeholders pertaining to my portfolio responsibilities in Melbourne from 19th-20th August 2015, pursuant to clause 4.12, dated 30 November 2015 (Paper 1588) (Mr Vowles) 719
PAPERS TABLED
    Members Travel 4.12 - Intrastate
    Manison, Mr, pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph 4.12 –Travel to Alice Springs to Alice Springs on 22nd - 23rd October 2015, pursuant to clause 4.12, dated 1 December 2015 (Paper 1636) (Mr Conlan) 730
    Manison, Ms, pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph 4.12 – Travel to Alice Springs on 27th October 2015, pursuant to clause 4.12, dated 1 December 2015 (Paper 1637) (Mr Conlan) 730
    McCarthy, Mr, pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph 4.12 – Interstate Travel to attend the 4th Annual Beat performance on 5th November 2015 at the Araluen Arts Centre, pursuant to clause 4.12, not dated (Paper 1589) (Mr McCarthy) 719
    Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority, Environmental Quality Report, Biodiversity of the Howard Sand Plains Site of Conservation Significance, August 2015 (Paper 1627) 731
    Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority, Recommendations Concerning Preservation of the Threatened Biodiversity of the Howard Sand Plains Site of Conservation Significance, August 2015 (Paper 1628) 731
    Office of the Commissioner of Public Employment, Northern Territory Public Sector People Matter Survey Report 2014 (Paper 1623) 731
    Professional Standards Act
    Notification, Instrument amending the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, pursuant to section 13(1), dated 16 November 2015 (Paper 1621) 731
    Remuneration Determination Report on the Entitlements of Magistrates and Determination No. 2 of 2015 (Paper 1625) 731
    Report on Ministerial Correspondence on Subordinate Legislation and Publications – November 2014 (Paper 1634) (Mr Barrett) 730
    Sessional Committee on the Northern Territory’s Energy Future, Electricity Pricing Options, December 2015 (Paper 1632) (Mr Higgins) 730
    Strategic Review of the Auditor-General’s Office, 2015 (Paper 1626) 731
    Subordinate Legislation 2015
    No. 28, Nhulunbuy (Animal Control) Amendment By-laws 2015 (Paper 1585) 719
    No. 29, Co-operatives (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations (Paper 1586) 719
    Treasurer’s Mid-Year Report, 2015/2016 (Paper 1633) (Mr Tollner) 730

PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS
    Price, Mrs, Explained matters of a personal nature (Mrs Price) 730

PETITIONS
    Relating to conserving Berry Springs Waterhole No. 58, from 118 petitioners (Paper 1584) (Ms Purick) 716

STATEMENTS BY SPEAKER
    Disorderly words used in the Assembly on 2 December 2015 727
    International Day of People with Disabilities 727
    Members reflecting on the Chair inside and outside of the Chamber 715
    New Standing Orders – Adopted as of 1 December 2015 715

VISITORS
    Charles Darwin University Liaison Librarians (Ms Purick) 723
    Former Member for Johnston, Dr Chris Burns (Ms Purick) 729
    Member for Nhulunbuy’s family (Ms Purick) 729
    Mr Simon Spillett (Ms Purick) 715
    Northern Territory Junior Track and Field Team (Ms Purick) 722
    Senior students from Palmerston Senior College Special Education Centre (Ms Purick) 722
    Two year 5 classes from Rosebery Primary School (Ms Purick) 715
    Two year 5/6 classes from St Paul's Catholic Primary School (Ms Purick) 721
    Year 5/6 class from St Paul's Catholic Primary School (Ms Purick) 722

WITHDRAWAL FROM CHAMBER
    Elferink, Mr to withdraw from the Chamber for a period of one hour, pursuant to Standing Order 49 725
    Tollner, Mr to withdraw from the Chamber for a period of one hour, pursuant to Standing Order 49 729
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