Department of the Legislative Assembly, Northern Territory Government

Minutes of Proceedings - 1994-09-01

Seventh Assembly First Session 30/08/1994 Parliamentary Record No. 3
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Date : 01/09/1994
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1. MEETING:
The Assembly met at 10.00 a.m., pursuant to adjournment.
The Speaker, the Honourable T.R. McCarthy, took the Chair.

2. PRAYERS.

3. QUESTIONS:
Questions were asked of Ministers.
Paper tabled: The Chief Minister (Mr Perron) laid on the Table the following Paper -

. Table of occasions on which a Member has adjourned the Assembly and then spoken in closing the debate (Paper 145).

Further questions were asked of Ministers.
Supplementary answer: The Minister for Tourism (Mr Coulter) gave a supplementary answer to a question asked by the Member for Wanguri
(Mr Bailey) this day.
Papers tabled: Mr Coulter laid on the Table the following Papers -

. Copy of Japanese newspaper with advertisements for the Honda Masters Games in the Alice Springs (Paper 146);
. Brochure, JTB - Honda Masters Games, Alice Springs, Australia, 15 - 23 October 1994 (Paper 147); and
. Brochure, JTB - Honda Masters Games, Alice Springs, 15 - 23 October 1994 (Paper 148).

4. CHAMBERS PILLAR HISTORICAL RESERVE - PLAN OF MANAGEMENT - PAPERS TABLED - MOTION TO NOTE PAPERS:
The Minister for Conservation (Mr Coulter), by leave, laid on the Table the following Papers -

. Chambers Pillar Historical Reserve Plan of Management, dated January 1994 (Paper 142); and
. Chambers Pillar Historical Reserve Plan of Management - Review of Public Submissions, dated January 1994 (Paper 143).

Mr Coulter made a statement relating thereto.
Mr Coulter moved - That the Assembly take note of the Papers.
Debate ensued.
On the motion of the Minister for Correctional Services (Mr Poole) debate was adjourned.

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5. REVIEW OF 'FINAL REPORT OF THE WORKING PARTY ON PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 12' - PAPER TABLED - PAPER PRINTED - MOTION TO NOTE PAPER:
The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (Mr Setter), by leave, laid on the Table the following Paper -

. Review of "Final Report of the Working Party on Public Accounts Committee Report No. 12" by R. G. Walker, Professor of Accounting, University of New South Wales (Paper 140).

Mr Setter moved - That the Report be printed and bound together with the Formal Response of the Working Party on Public Accounts Committee Report No. 12.
Question - put and passed.
Mr Setter made a statement relating thereto.
Mr Setter moved - That the Assembly take note of the Paper.
Paper tabled: The Treasurer (Mr Coulter), by leave, laid on the Table the following Paper -

. Formal Response by the Working Party on Public AccountsCommittee Report No. 12 :- to Professor Robert Walker's Review of 'Final Report by the
Working Party on Public Accounts Committee Report No. 12', dated August 1994 (Paper 144).

Mr Coulter, by leave, made a statement relating thereto.
Debate ensued.
On the motion of the Leader of Government Business (Mr Stone) debate was adjourned.

6. JUVENILE CRIME WORKSHOP, 1994, OUTCOME DOCUMENT - MINISTERIAL STATEMENT - PAPER TABLED - STATEMENT NOTED:
The Minister for Correctional Services (Mr Poole) made a statement relating to the Juvenile Crime Workshop held in Alice Springs on 6 and 7 April 1994 (Paper 145).
Paper tabled: Mr Poole laid on the Table the following Paper -

. 1994 Juvenile Crime Workshop - "Crime Prevention - Whose Responsibility Is It?", Outcome Document (Paper 141).

Mr Poole moved - That the Assembly take note of the Statement.
Debate ensued.
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Suspension of sitting: The sitting was suspended between 11.48 a.m. and 2.00 p.m.
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Statement of Speaker: The Speaker advised Honourable Members that he had given permission for photographs to be taken inside the Chamber this afternoon.

Debate resumed.
Question - put and passed.

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7. ORDER OF BUSINESS:
The Minister for Aboriginal Development (Mr Hatton) moved -
That consideration of Government Business, Order of the Day No.1 relating to the Domestic Violence Amendment Bill 1994 (Serial 12) be postponed to a later hour.
Question - put and passed.

8. MISUSE OF DRUGS AMENDMENT BILL 1994 (Serial 16) and POLICE ADMINISTRATION AMENDMENT BILL (No. 2) 1994 (Serial 17):
The order of the day having been read for the resumption of the debate on the question -
That the Bills be now read a second time -
Debate ensued.
Question - put and passed.
Bills read a second time.
The Assembly, according to Order, resolved itself into Committee of the Whole for the consideration of the Bills.
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In the Committee
(Chairman - Mr Setter)

Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill 1994 (Serial 16):
Clauses 1 to 4, by leave, taken together and agreed to.
Clause 5 read.
On the motion of the Attorney-General (Mr Finch) the following amendment was agreed to -

Omit from proposed section 19C "nor" and insert in its stead "not".

On the motion of Mr Finch the following further amendment was agreed to, after debate -

Add at the end of proposed section 19C the following:

"(2) Where a dangerous drug is seized by a member of the Police Force, a Commander may order the dangerous drug to be destroyed
without a Court order, if the Commander is satisfied on reasonable grounds that there is no lawful owner and it is not intended that any
person is to be charged with an offence with respect to the dangerous drug.".

On the motion of Mr Finch the following further amendment was agreed to -

Omit from proposed section 19D(1) "shall, not later than 21 days after the date of the seizure,"
and insert in its stead "may, any time on or after the date of the seizure,".

On the motion of Mr Finch the following further amendment was agreed to -

Omit proposed subsections (3) and (4) from proposed section 19D.

Clause 5, as amended, agreed to.
Title agreed to.

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Bill to be reported with amendments.

Police Administration Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1994 (Serial 17):
Bill, by leave, taken as a whole and agreed to.
Bill to be reported without amendment.
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The Speaker (Hon. T.R. McCarthy) resumed the Chair; the Chairman (Mr Setter) reported that the Committee had considered the Bills and
agreed to the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill 1994 (Serial 16) with amendments; and the Police Administration Amendment Bill (No. 2)
1994 (Serial 17) without amendment; and the reports were adopted.
On the motion of the Attorney-General (Mr Finch) the Bills were read a third time and passed to be proposed laws.

9. PASTORAL LAND AMENDMENT BILL 1994 (Serial 30):
The order of the day having been read for the resumption of the debate on the question -
That the Bill be now read a second time -
Debate ensued.
Question - put and passed.
Bill read a second time.
Leave granted for a motion for the third reading of the Bill to be moved forthwith.
On the motion of the Minister for Lands, Housing and Local Government (Mr Hatton) the Bill was read a third time and passed to be a proposed law.

10. STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE - FIRST REPORT - PAPER TABLED - RECOMMENDATIONS ADOPTED:
The Speaker laid on the Table the first report of the Standing Orders Commitee for the 7th Assembly (Paper 149).
The Chairman of the Standing Orders Committee (Mr Manzie) moved - That the recommendations contained in the report be adopted.
Question - put and passed.

11. NOTICE:
The following notice was given, by leave -
Mr Coulter: To present the Gaming Control Amendment Bill (No.2) 1994 (Serial 31).

12. PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE - FIRST REPORT - PAPER TABLED - REPORT ADOPTED:
The Chairman of the Publications Committee (Mr Setter) laid on the Table the first report of the Publications Committee recommending that the following Papers be printed -

PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE

First Report

The Publications Committee, having considered petitions and papers presented to the Legislative Assembly during the period 23 November 1994
to 3 March 1994, recommends that the following be printed:

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Date
Title Presented

Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority, Annual Report 1992-93 2.12.93
Alice Springs Hospital Management Board, Annual Report 1992-93 2.12.93
Ayers Rock Resort Corporation and Controlled Entities, Financial Statements, 2.12.93
Cobourg Peninsula Sanctuary Board, Annual Report 1992-93 2.12.93
Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory, Annual Report 1993 2. 3.94
Department of Health and Community Services, Annual Report 1992-93 2.12.93
Department of Industries and Development, Annual Report 1992- 93 2.12.93
Department of Lands, Housing and Local Government, Annual Report 1992-93 1.12.93
Department of Law, Annual Report 1992-93 30.11.93
Department of Mines and Energy, Annual Report 1992-93 2.12.93
Education Advisory Council, Annual Report 1992 1. 3.94
Electoral Act, Report by the Distribution Committee, Distribution of the Northern Territory into
Electoral Divisions, Volume 1 24.11.93
Electoral Act, Report by the Distribution Committee, Distribution of the Northern Territory into
Electoral Divisions, Volume 2 24.11.93
Ewaninga Rock Carvings Conservation Reserve, Review of Public Representations,
July 1993 Plan of Management 2.12.93
Gaming Control Commission, Annual Report 1992-93 2.12.93
Gove District Hospital Management Board, Annual Report 1992-93 30.11.93
Issues Paper on Whistleblowers Protection Legislation, February 1994 1. 3.94
Jabiru Town Development, Annual Report 1992-93 1.12.93
Juvenile Justice Act, Report Pursuant to section 5, Annual Report 1993 1. 3.94
Katherine Hospital Management Board, Annual Report 1992-93 30.11.93
Legislative Assembly Members Superannuation Trust, Annual Report 1992-93 24.11.93
Local Government Grants Commission, Annual Report 1992-93 2.12. 93
Menzies School of Health Research, Annual Report 1992-93 24.11.93
Museums and Art Galleries Board, Annual Report 1992-93 1.12.93
National Trust of Australia (NorthernTerritory) , Annual Report 1992-93 2.3.94
N'Dhala Gorge Nature Park, October 1993, Plan of Management 2. 3.94
N'Dhala Gorge Nature Park, Review of Public Submissions, October 1993, Plan of Management 2. 3.94
Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) National Park, Annual Report 1992- 93 2.12.93
Northern Territory Employment and Training Authority, Annual Report 1992 2.12.93
Northern Territory Government and Public Authorities Superannuation Scheme, Annual Report 1992-93 2.12.93
Menzies School of Health Research, Annual Report 1992-93 24.11.93
Museums and Art Galleries Board, Annual Report 1992-93 1.12.93
National Trust of Australia (Northern Territory), Annual Report 1992-93 2. 3.94
N'Dhala Gorge Nature Park, October 1993, Plan of Management 2. 3.94
N'Dhala Gorge Nature Park, Review of Public Submissions, October 1993, Plan of Management 2. 3.94
Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) National Park, Annual Report 1992- 93 2.12.93
Northern Territory Employment and Training Authority, Annual Report 1992 2.12.93
Northern Territory Government and Public Authorities Superannuation Scheme, Annual Report 1992-93 2.12.93

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First Report (Continued)
Date
Title Presented

Northern Territory Government Conditions of Service Trust, Annual Report 1992-93 2.12.93
Northern Territory Housing Commission, Annual Report 1992-93 1.12.93
Northern Territory Law Reform Committee, Annual Report 1992-93 3. 3.94
Northern Territory Legal Aid Commission, Annual Report 1992-93 23.11.93
Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services, Annual Report 1992-93 2.12.93
Northern Territory Racing Commission, Annual Report 1992-93 (Second) 2.12.93
Northern Territory Tourist Commission, Annual Report 1992-93 25.11.93
NT Public Sector Forward Estimates of Outlays 1994-95 and 1995-96 3. 3.94
Office of Aboriginal Development, Annual Report, 1992-93 2.12.93
Office of the Auditor-General, Report upon Public Sector Corporations Annual Report year ended 30 June 1993 22. 2.94
Office of Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading, Annual Report 1992-93 3. 3.94
Office of Courts Administration, Annual Report 1992-93 2.12.93
Office of Sport, Recreation and Ethnic Affairs, Annual Report 1992-93 23.11.93
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Annual Report 1992-93 23.11.93
Parole Board of the Northern Territory, Annual Report 1993 1. 3.94
Public Trustee for the Northern Territory, Annual Report 1992- 93 24.11.93
Remuneration Tribunal Act, Remuneration Tribunal Report and Recommendation No. 1 of 1994,
Magistrates of the Northern Territory Court 3. 3.94
Report, Initiatives for Women in the Northern Territory 1983-1993 1.12.93
Report on the Operation of the Prostitution Regulation Act 3. 3.94
Report on the Rules against Perpetuities and Accumulations, Northern Territory Law Reform
Committee, October 1993 23. 2.94
Road Safety Council of the Northern Territory, Annual Report 1992-93 2.12.93
Royal Darwin Hospital Management Board, Annual Report 1992-93 2.12.93
Ruby Gap Nature Park, October 1993, Plan of Management 2. 3.94
Ruby Gap Nature Park, Review of Public Submissions, October 1993, Plan of Management 2. 3.94
Sessional Committee on Constitutional Development, Annual Report 1992-93 22. 2.94
Sessional Committee on Use and Abuse of Alcohol by the Community, Inquiry into the operation
and effect of Part VII "Restricted Areas" of the Liquor Act, Report No. 4, December 1993 2.12.93
Strehlow Centre Board, Annual Report 1992-93 1.12.93
Tennant Creek Hospital Management Board, Annual Report 1992-93 30.11.93
Territory Insurance Office, Annual Report 1992-93 24.11.93
Territory Loans Management Corporation, Annual Report 1992-93 2.12.93
The Surveyors Board of the Northern Territory, Annual Report 1992-93 24.11.93
Trade Development Zone Authority, Annual Report 1992-93 2.12.93

R A SETTER CHAIRMAN (Paper 150)
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Mr Setter moved - That the report be adopted.
Question - put and passed.

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13. SPECIAL ADJOURNMENT:
The Leader of Government Business (Mr Stone) moved - That -

(a) the Assembly at its rising adjourn until Tuesday 4 October 1994 at 10.00 a.m. or such other time and/or date as may be set by
Mr Speaker, pursuant to Sessional Order.

(b) the next sitting of the Legislative Assembly take place in the new Parliament House building; and

(c) the Assembly extends its thanks to former and present Members and staff who have contributed to the work of the Assembly, both
in these premises and in the previous Assembly building, and places on record its appreciation of their contribution to
Parliamentary democracy and the constitutional development of the Northern Territory.

Question - put and passed.

14. ROUTINE OF BUSINESS - MOTION AGREED TO:
The Leader of Government Business (Mr Stone) moved - That, unless otherwise ordered, so much of the Standing and Sessional Orders be suspended
as would prevent business during the sitting of 4 October 1994 being proceeded with in the following order:

. Prayers.
. Motions relating to the new Parliament House.
. Ordinary business in accordance with Standing Order 90.

Question - put and passed.

15. ADJOURNMENT:
The Leader of Government Business (Mr Stone) moved - That the Assembly do now adjourn.
Debate ensued.
Paper tabled: The Minister for Education and Training (Mr Finch) laid on the Table the following Paper -

. Article "Emily paints the sound of silence", Northern Territory News, dated 29 August 1994 (Paper 151).

Debate continued.
Question - put and passed.
The Assembly adjourned at 5.48 p.m. until Tuesday 4 October 1994 at 10.00 a.m. or such other time and/or date as may be set by the Speaker, pursuant to Sessional Order.
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ATTENDANCE:
All Members attended the sitting.

IAN McNEILL
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly.

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