Department of the Legislative Assembly, Northern Territory Government

Index to Minutes of Proceedings - 2006-06-13

Index to Minutes – 13 June 2006 to 23 June 2006
TENTH ASSEMBLY - FIRST SESSION

From To Pages
13 June 2006 23 June 2006 205 - 236

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




ACTING SPEAKER
      Kiely Mr, Acting Speaker, 13 to 23 June sittings 2006 - notification 205

ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS
      Shadow Ministerial Portfolio responsibility of Opposition Members (Ms Carney) - effective 2 June 2006 206

ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
      Mr Henderson, by leave, provided further information in answer to a question asked by the Leader of the Opposition (Ms Carney) on Wednesday 14 June 2006 concerning alleged actions of the Member for Macdonnell (Ms Anderson) 230
      Ms Lawrie, by leave, provided further information to questions asked by Ms Carney 14 June 2006 re STIs contracted by a child in a remote community 224

BILLS
      Appropriation Bill 2006/2007 (Serial 50) 208, 210, 234
      Carers Recognition Bill 2006 (Serial 54) 208, 222
      Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Amendment Bill 2006 (Serial 58) 223, 228
      Criminal Reform Amendment Bill 2006 (Serial 61) 230, 235
      Darwin Waterfront Corporation Bill 2006 (Serial 55) 208, 222
      Human Tissue Transplant Amendment Bill 2006 (Serial 57) 208, 222
      Information Amendment Bill 2006 (Serial 53) 223
      Judges and Administrators Pensions Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 (Serial 51) 229
      Territory Insurance Office Amendment Bill 2006 (Serial 56) 208, 222
      Treasury Legislation and Consequential Amendment Bill 2006 (Serial 52) 235
      Vexatious Proceedings Bill 2006 (Serial 60) 223, 228
      Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Bill 2006 (Serial 59) 223, 229

CENSURE
      Violence against women and children (Paper 476) (Ms Carney) - negatived 210

DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
      Townsend, Mr Neville and Mrs Townsend; Mr Graeme Burgess 223
      The Hon Esmon Saiemon MP, Delegation Leader and Second Deputy Speaker, The Hon Moana Carcasses MP, Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Mr Jack Eric MP, Mr Bob Loughman MP, Mr Ores Orrison, Delegation Secretary, Mrs Lyn Witheridge, Assistant Director, Parliamentary Relations Office, Canberra (Acting Speaker) 229

GENERAL BUSINESS DAY
      Wednesday 23 August 2006, nominated by Mr Henderson 229

LEAVE OF ABSENCE
      Aagaard, Mrs, Speaker, 13 to 23 June sittings 2006 (Mr Henderson) 205



MESSAGES FROM ADMINISTRATOR
      No.10, Assent to proposed laws passed by the Assembly March 2006 (Mr Acting Speaker) 205
      No.11, Assent to proposed laws passed by the Assembly May 2006 (Mr Acting Speaker) 206

MINISTERIAL REPORTS
      Defence Prime Contractors (Mr Henderson) 221
      Delfin Estate, Developments (Dr Burns) 227
      Dry Season Sporting Events (Ms Lawrie) 221
      Education reforms of the Distance Learning Service (Mr Stirling) 207
      Environment Grants to Schools (Ms Scrymgour) 221
      Fire Abatement, West Arnhem (Ms Scrymgour) 228
      Homelands Partnership Strategy, Queensland (Mr McAdam) 208
      Indigenous Women in Tourism (Ms Martin) 221
      National Health Care Accreditation (Dr Toyne) 207
      North Australian Business "Partner Up" Workshop (Mr Henderson) 228
      Telecommunications and ICT Services (Dr Burns) 208
      Top End Secret Road Show - Mining Profile (Mr Vatskalis 227

MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS
      Indigenous affairs, dysfunction in remote communities (Ms Martin) 224
      Indigenous housing in the Territory, A 20 year vision (Mr McAdam) 230
      Middle Years of Schooling (Mr Stirling) 210
      Working with consumers and traders (Dr Toyne) 231

MOTIONS (Procedural)
      Extension of Time
      Dr Lim on motion of Mrs Miller 224
      Mr Henderson on motion of Ms Martin 225
      Ms Lawrie on motion of Ms Scrymgour 224
      Ms Scrymgour on motion of Dr Burns 224

MOTIONS (Substantive)
      Acting Deputy Speaker, Mr Matthew Bonson be appointed, during the meetings of the Estimates Committee and Government Owned Corporations Scrutiny Committee from 20 to 23 June 2006 (Mr Henderson) 209
      Auditor-General's February 2006 Report to the Legislative Assembly (Paper 348) - Note 229, 230
      Censure, Violence against women and children (Paper 476) (Ms Carney) - negatived 210
      Estimates Committee 2006/2007 and Government Owned Corporations Scrutiny Committee 2006/2007, establishment (Mr Henderson) 211
      Estimates Committee hearing and associated allocated hearing timeframes (Ms Carney) 233
      Independent EPA, establishment of preferred model (Mrs Miller) 234
      Indigenous housing in the Territory, A 20 year vision - Note statement 230
      Larrakeyah Sewerage Outfall (Mrs Miller) 234
      Middle Years of Schooling - Note (Mr Stirling) 210
      Northern Territory Open Education Centre (Mr Mills) 233
      Planning applications, Third Party Apppeals (Mr Wood) 209
      Routine of Business, Friday 23 June 2006 (Mr Henderson) 209, 228
      Working with consumers and traders - Note statement 231

NEXT MEETING
      Friday 23 June 2006 at 4 pm (Mr Henderson) 228
      Friday 23 June 2006, 4 pm on (Mr Henderson) 208
      Tuesday 22 August 2006 (Mr Henderson) 233



PAPERS TABLED
      Annual Reports
      Cobourg Peninsula Sanctuary and Marine Park Board 2004/2005 (Paper 466) 219
      Menzies School of Health Research - 1 January – 31 December 2005 (Paper 469) 219
      Nitmiluk National Park, Year Ended 30 June 2005 (Paper 467) 219
      Road Safety Council of the Northern Territory 2004/2005 (Paper 468) 219
      Coroners Act
      Coronial Findings and Recommendations, pursuant to section 46B, into the deaths of Mr Kumanjay Presley, aged 14 years, died 23 March 2004, Mr Kunmanara Coulthard aged 22 years, died 27 June 2004, and Mr Kunmanara Brumby, aged 38 years, died 8 July 2004 (Paper 471) 219
      Department of the Legislative Assembly's Portfolio Budget Statement 2006/2007 (Paper 508) (Mr Knight, Deputy Speaker) 231
      Email to Jodeen Carney re child protection and child abuse, dated 19 May 2006 (Paper 487) (Ms Carney) 224
      Email to Jodeen Carney re child protection and children with STIs, dated 17 May 2006 (Paper 489) (Ms Carney) 224
      Estimates Committee 2006/2007
      Reports of the Estimates Committee and Government Owned Corporations Scrutiny Committee on its consideration of the estimates of proposed expenditure contained in the Schedule to the Appropriation Bill 2006/2007 (Serial 50) (Paper 563 and 564) 234
      Explanatory Statements
      Carers Recognition Bill 2006 (Serial 54) (Paper 485) (Ms Lawrie) 222
      Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Amendment Bill 2006 (Serial 58) (Paper 504) (Dr Toyne) 228
      Criminal Reform Amendment Bill (2006 (Serial 61) (Paper 568) 235
      Darwin Waterfront Corporation Bill 2006 (Serial 55) (Paper 486) (Ms Martin) 222
      Human Tissue Transplant Amendment Bill 2006 (Serial 57) (Paper 484) (Dr Toyne) 222
      Territory Insurance Office Amendment Bill 2006 (Serial 56) (Paper 483) (Mr Stirling) 222
      Vexatious Proceedings Bill 2006 (Serial 60) (Paper 505) (Dr Toyne) 229
      Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Bill 2006 (Serial 59) (Paper 506) (Ms Scrymgour) 229
      Exploring Country, a guide to making an exploration and mining agreement (Paper 502) (Mr Vatskalis) 227
      Financial Management Act
      Increase of Treasurer’s Advance, pursuant to Section 19(1), of the Financial Management Act, signed by the Administrator, dated 7 June 2006 (Paper 472) 219
      Transfer of Excess Allocations, pursuant to Section 20 of the Financial Management Act, signed by Treasurer, dated 25 May 2006 (Paper 473) 219
      Financial Statements
      Menzies School of Health Research, Financial Statement -1 January – 31 December 2005 (Paper 470) 219
      Letters
      Carney, Ms, Leader of the Opposition to Honourable Clare Martin, Chief Minister re bipartisan approach to systemic problems of indigenous communities and establishment of a crisis cabinet (Paper 491) (Mr Mills) 225
      Members of Parliament by Master Hua Cao re Middle Schooling (Paper 477) (Mr Warren) 210
      NT police to reopen sex abuse case at Papunya, The Age, dated 3 June 2006 (Paper 490) (Ms Carney) 224
      Photographs of Shepherdson College Galiwinku, and Numbulwar School (Paper 488) (Mr Stirling) 223

PAPERS TABLED (cont)
      Regulations 2006
      No. 14, Work Health (Occupational Health and Safety) Amendment (Construction Work) (Paper 474) 219
      No. 15, Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Amendment (Paper 475) 219
      No.16, Building Amendment (Transitional Matters) (No.1) (Paper 496) 231
      No.17, Building Amendment (Builder Declarations) (Paper497) 231
      No.18, Liquor Amendment (Infringement Notices) (Paper 498) 231
      No.19, Business Names Amendment (Paper 499) 231
      No.20, Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Amendment (Liquor Act) (Paper 500) 231
      No.21, Sentencing Amendment (Alcohol Court) (Paper 501) 231
      Sitzler Brothers company history, Alice Springs News, 5 and 12 August 1998 and 1 April 1998 (Paper 478) 218
      Spotlight AWA v Shop Employees (State) Award NSW (Paper 507) (Dr Burns) 230

PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS
      Mr Wood, Member for Goyder made a personal explanation of assertions made by the Minister for Business and Economic Development (Mr Henderson) re Mr Wood's supoprt for the Darwin LNG plant 230

PETITIONS
      Central Australian National Parks, 11, decision to handover be rescinded, petition No. 28 (Paper 492) (Dr Lim) (253 petitioners) 227
      Golf Course Estate for the suburb adjacent to and surrounding the Alice Springs Golf Course be retained by the Northern Territory Place Names Committee, petition No. 31 (Paper 495) (Dr Lim) (104 petitioners) 227
      Kennel and cattery on Lot 3296 De Caen Close, Virginia, approval be overturned, by leave, presented petition No. 27, not conforming with Standing Orders (Paper 482) (Mr Warren) (17 petitioners) 221
      Kennel and cattery, approval, on Lot 3296, De Caen Close, Virginia be overturned, petition No. 26 (Paper 481) (Mr Warren) (202 petitioners) 221
      Marrakai Downs bus route, petition No. 25 (Paper 480) (Mr Knight) (29 petitioners) 221
      Middle Point School be given two permanent teachers for 2007 and 2008, petition No. 24 (Paper 479) (Mr Warren) (31 petitioners) 221
      Radiation oncology service, Commonwealth Government's assistance with the development of the, petition No. 33 (Paper 566) (Dr Lim) (36 petitioners) 233
      Responses
      No. 20 re an improved bus service for O'Loughlin College students (Paper 567) 233
      Responses to petitions
      Numbers 9, 11, 12, 17, and 19 respectively relating to, Shade structure for Palmerston Skate Park, Late bus at Mindil Markets on Thursday nights, Damaged windmill at Dundee Beach, Alice Springs preferred Middle School Approach, and Public Service DCIS salaries section jobs in Alice Springs (Paper 463) 207
      Retirement village for self-funded retirees in the inner Darwin area, petition No. 23 (Paper 465) (Ms Martin) (171 petitioners) 207
      Salaries section of DCIS in Alice Springs be retained, petition No. 30 (Paper 494) (Dr Lim) (72 petitioners) 227
      Territory owned parks, decision to handover 48, be rescinded, petition No. 32 (Paper 565) (Dr Lim) (67 petitioners) 233
      Territory owned parks, decision to handover the 48 be rescinded, petition No. 29 (Paper 493) (Dr Lim) (1945 petitioners) 227



VISITORS
      Bachelor of Education students from the Batchelor Institute accompanied by Robyn Ober (Mr Kiely) 221
      Durack Primary School, Year six and Year seven, accompanied by their teacher Mr Craig Brown (Acting Speaker Kiely) 222
      Kormilda College Students, Year 8, from various remote Aboriginal communities accompanied by Ms Jacinta Mooney (Acting Speaker) 227
      People to People group from the USA accompanied by Ms Fiona Furletti (Acting Speaker) 224
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