Department of the Legislative Assembly, Northern Territory Government

Index to Minutes of Proceedings - 2010-06-08

Index to Minutes – 8 June 2010 to 18 June 2010
ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY - FIRST SESSION

From To Pages
8 June 2010 18 June 2010 457 - 480

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

ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS
      Opposition Shadow Portfolio Responsibilities
      Member for Blain (Mr Mills) to take responsibility for Treasury, Member for Goyder (Ms Purick) will take responsibility for Public Employment, Member for Araluen (Ms Carney) will take responsibility as Manager of Opposition Business, Member for Fong Lim (Mr Tollner) will take responsibility for Essential Services (Mr Mills) 477

BILLS
      Appropriation (2010/2011) Bill 2010 (Serial 99) 459, 462, 467, 478
      Building Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 (Serial 108) 458, 473, 474, 480
      Criminal Code Amendment (Penalties for Certain Assaults) Bill 2010 (Serial 113) 468
      Environmental Offences and Penalties Amendment Bill 2010 (Serial 109) 460, 467
      Financial Transaction Reports Amendment Bill 2010 (Serial 101) 467
      Health Practitioner (National Uniform Legislation) Implementation Amendment Bill 2010
      (Serial 107) 458, 474
      Information Amendment (Inter-organisation Disclosure) Bill 2010 (Serial 105) 472
      Inquiries (Penalties) Amendment Bill 2010 (Serial 114) 473
      Justice Legislation Amendment (Committals Reform) Bill 2010 (Serial 106) 460, 466
      Justice Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 (Serial 100) 459
      Public Interest Disclosure Amendment Bill 2010 (Serial 112) 460, 470
      Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 (Serial 102) 478
      Statute Law Revision Bill 2010 (Serial 111) 460, 466
      Tobacco Control Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 (Serial 104) 475
      Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail (National Uniform Legislation)
      Bill 2010 (Serial 110) 460, 466

CENSURE
      Chief Minister for misleading the Estimates Committee and this Assembly in regard
      to his claims that he, and his government were forced to accept the Alliance
      contracting model in relation to the Strategic Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure
      Program (Mr Mills) - Suspension of Standing Orders negatived. 479
      Minister and former Ministers in charge of SIHIP and Chief Minister for lying,
      cover up and mal administration of the SIHIP - Negatived 469

DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
      Bell, Mr Neill, former Member for Macdonnell (Mrs Aagaard) 468
      Egan, Mr Ted, OA, former Administrator for the Northern Territory,
      and Mrs Nerys Evans (Mrs Aagaard) 468
      Manzie, Mr Darryl, former Member for Sanderson and Minister of the
      Northern Territory Legislative Assembly (Mrs Aagaard) 459
      Price, Mr John former Deputy Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative
      Assembly and Mrs Price (Mrs Aagaard) 468

DIVISION TIED
      Determination of tied division
      The Speaker advised Members that – There being an equality of votes the result
      of the division is resolved in the negative, pursuant to section 27(1) of the
      Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978 – re censure of Chief Minister
      and SIHIP Ministers on Indigenous Housing in the Territory 470

LEAVE OF ABSENCE
      Elferink, J W, Mr, for 18 June 2010 (Mr Mills) 477

MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE
      Indigenous Housing (Mr Giles) 463

MEMBERS SUSPENDED
      Giles, Mr to withdraw from the Chamber for a period of one hour, pursuant to
      Standing Order 240A, effective from 7.29pm. 463

MESSAGES FROM ADMINISTRATOR
      No. 19, Assent to proposed laws passed 20 May 2010, dated 27 May 2010 (Paper 790) 457

MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS
      Growing International Trade, 2009 to 2013 (Mr Knight) 475

MOTIONS (Procedural)
      Extension of Time
      Anderson, Ms, on motion of Mr Westra van Holthe 462
      Elferink, Mr, on motion of Mr Tollner 469
      Giles, Mr, on motion of Mr Elferink 469
      Lawrie, Ms, on motion of Mr McCarthy 478
      Mills, Mr, on motion of Mr Giles 478
      Scrymgour, Ms, on motion of Dr Burns 469
      Scrymgour, Ms, on motion of Mr Westra van Holthe 462
      Styles, Mr, on motion of Mr Chandler 462
      Tollner, Mr, on motion of Ms Anderson 469
      Walker, Ms, on motion of Mr Hampton 475
      Walker, Ms, on motion of Mr McCarthy 475
      Westra van Holthe, Mr, on motion of Mr Bohlin 467, 470
      Westra van Holthe, Mr, on motion of Mr Westra van Holthe 462
      Wood, Mr, on motion of Dr Burns 469
      Leave denied Mr Elferink to continue his remarks at a later hour 467
      Next Meeting, 5.30 pm on Friday 18 June 2010, or such other time
      as notified by the Speaker, etc 459, 465
      Suspension of Standing Orders
      Allow Member for Braitling (Mr Giles) to censure former Ministers in charge
      of SIHIP and Chief Minister for lying, cover up and maladministration of the SIHIP 469
      Censure Chief Minister for misleading the Estimates Committee and this
      Assembly in regard to his claims that he, and his government were forced to
      accept the Alliance contracting model in relation to the Strategic Indigenous
      Housing and Infrastructure Program (Mr Mills) - Suspension of Standing
      Orders negatived. 479
      Pass Bill through all stages
        Building Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 (Serial 108) 460, 467
        Health Practitioner (National Uniform Legislation) Implementation
        Amendment Bill 2010 (Serial 107) 460, 467

MOTIONS (Substantive)
      Anti-corruption Taskforce (Mr Mills) 468
      Appropriation (2010-2011) Bill 2010 (Serial 99) and Budget Papers 2010/2011
      be referred to the Estimates Committee for inquiry and report 460, 466
      Auditor-General’s Strategic Indigenous Housing And Infrastructure Program,
      June 2010 Report To The Legislative Assembly – Note 462
      Auditor-General’s Strategic Indigenous Housing And Infrastructure Program,
      June 2010 Report To The Legislative Assembly - Print (Dr Burns) 462
      Children’s Sport, Involvement Costs (Mr Bohlin) 461, 472
      Council of Territory Cooperation, Second Report, dated May 2010 – Note (Mr Wood) 467, 475
      Environmental Operations of the Port of Darwin, East Arm, and Gove
      (Mr Chandler) - negatived 461, 471
      Growing International Trade, 2009 to 2013 – Note 475
      Privileges Committee
      Discharge the Member for Port Darwin (Mr Elferink) and appoint the
      Member for Drysdale (Mr Bohlin) (Mr Mills) 477
      Public Accounts Committee
      Discharge the Member for Port Darwin (Mr Elferink) and appoint the
      Member for Fong Lim (Mr Tollner) (Mr Mills) 477
      Discharge the Member for Port Darwin (Mr Elferink) and appoint the
      Member for Goyder (Ms Purick) (Mr Mills) 477
      Resources Sector Investment (Mr Mills) 460, 470
      Routine of Business for Friday 18 June 2010 (Dr Burns) 459, 465
      Women’s Policy Achievements – Note (Ms McCarthy) 462, 475

PAIRS
      Gunner, Mr and Mr Elferink for the period from 7pm to close of business
      this day, 18 June 2010 (Paper 902) 477
      Henderson, Mr, and Mr Elferink for the period from 5.30pm to 7pm,
      18 June 2010 (Paper 901) 477
      Scrymgour, Ms and Mr Bohlin – 10 June 2010, 6.45pm to close of
      business today (Paper 813) 475

PAPERS TABLED
      Article – Liberals raise cash by going commercial, Mark Davis National Editor,
      8 June 2010 (Paper 800) (Dr Burns) 463
      Auditor-General’s Strategic Indigenous Housing And Infrastructure Program,
      June 2010 Report To The Legislative Assembly. (Paper 799) (Mrs Aagaard) 462
      Department of the Legislative Assembly Portfolio Budget Statement 2010 – 2011
      (Paper 798) (Mrs Aagaard) 462
      East Arm Wharf, by EPA Northern Territory (Paper 810) (Mr Hampton) 471
      Estimates Committee 2019/2011
      Report of the Estimates Committee on its consideration of the estimates of
      proposed expenditure contained in the Schedule to the Appropriation
      (2010/2011) Bill 2010 (Serial 99) (Paper 903) 478
      Explanatory Statements
      Building Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 (Paper 793) 458
      Environmental Offences and Penalties Amendment Bill 2010 (Paper 807) (Mr Hampton) 467
      Health Practitioner (National Uniform Legislation) Implementation Amendment Bill
      2010 (Paper 794) 458
      Justice Legislation Amendment (Committals Reform) Bill 2010 (Paper 804) 466
      Statute Law Revision Bill 2010 (Paper 806) 466
      Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail (National Uniform Legislation)
      Bill 2010 (Paper 805) 466
      Financial Management Act
      Determination Proportions of Appropriations to be transferred after redistribution
      of Business, pursuant to section 21(1), dated 17 May 2010 (Paper 897) 480
      Direction Transfer of Excess Appropriations, pursuant to section 20(1),
      dated 17 May 2010 (Paper 898) 480
      Issue of Increased funds available from the Commonwealth, pursuant to
      section 19A(1), dated 17 May 2010 (Paper 896) 480
      Improving Environmental Assessment in the Northern Territory (Paper 809) (Mr Hampton) 471
      Monitoring sites of the Aquatic Health Unit, June 2010 – Estuarine and Harbour
      monitoring sites (Paper 808) (Mr Hampton) 468
      Photograph of a house on a truck going to Katherine from Larrakeyah Barracks
      (Paper 811) (Mr Wood) 473
      Regulations 2010
      No. 6, Superannuation Amendment Regulations (Paper 796) 463
      No. 7, Penalty Units Regulations (Paper 797) 463
      TIO Group, Statement of Corporate Intent – 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2013 (Paper 899) 480
      TIO MAC, Statement of Corporate Intent – 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2013 (Paper 900) 480
      Tobacco Displays the Facts, Fact Sheet (Paper 812) (Mr Vatskalis) 474

PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS
      Purick, Ms, by leave of the Speaker, relating to comments made by the Chief Minister
      yesterday, 8 June 2010, during Question Time and her comments as the former
      Executive Officer of the Minerals Council 465

PETITIONS
      Secure Care Facility location on Lowther Road, Bees Creek, Hundred of Strangways,
      Petition No. 37 (Paper 803) (Ms Purick) (38 petitioners) 465
      Secure care facility situated on the corner of 10 Cotterill Road and Ross Highway,
      Alice Springs, Petition No. 34, not conforming with Standing Orders
      (Paper 792) (Ms Anderson) (34 petitioners) 458
      Secure care facility situated on the corner of Cotterill Road and Ross Highway,
      Alice Springs, Petition No. 33 (Paper 791) (Ms Anderson) (90 petitioners) 458
      Taminmin College Library, new extension, Petition No. 36
      (Paper 802) (Ms Purick) (85 petitioners) 465
      Wongabilla Equestrian Centre management by the Police and Citizens Youth Club,
      Petition No. 35 (Paper 801) (Ms Purick) (905 petitioners) 465

QUORUM
      Giles, Mr, drew attention to the state of the Assembly 475
      Purick, Ms, drew attention to the state of the Assembly 462

STATEMENTS BY SPEAKER
      Members’ rude and sometimes vulgar behaviour 457

VISITORS
      Charles Darwin University Certificate III in Spoken and Written English,
      Australian Studies students, accompanied by Mr William Kelly and
      Ms Tahlo Rooke (Mrs Aagaard) 459
      St Mary’s Primary School students accompanied by Ms Rachel Butt and
      Mrs Suzanne Kinnell (Mrs Aagaard) 465
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