Minutes of Proceedings - 1999-08-18
Eighth Assembly First Session 10/08/1999 Parliamentary Record No. 18
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Date : 18/08/1999__________________________________________________________________________________
1. MEETING:
2. PRAYERS.
3. PETITION:
7. PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE – REPORT NO. 34, INQUIRY INTO THE ROLES OF VARIOUS FUNDING BODIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF ROADS, AIRSTRIPS AND BARGE LANDINGS ON ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES AND OUTSTATIONS IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY – REPORT TABLED – REPORT PRINTED - MOTION TO NOTE REPORT:
12. LEAVE OF ABSENCE:
13. NEXT MEETING:
14. ADJOURNMENT:
Tourism News from the Minister for Tourism, 2nd Edition Aug 99 (Paper 1486).
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Date : 18/08/1999
1. MEETING:
- The Assembly met at 10.00 h. The Speaker, the Honourable T R McCarthy, took the Chair.
2. PRAYERS.
3. PETITION:
- No. 29 - The Member for Brennan (Mr Burke) presented a petition from 1192 petitioners requesting establishment and funding of a permanent Aboriginal Interpreter Service (Paper 1453).
Petition read.
- The following notices were given:
Mr Reed: To present the Financial Management Amendment Bill 1999 (Serial 175).
Mr Baldwin: To present the Residential Tenancies Bill 1999 (Serial 169).
Mr Baldwin: To present the Residential Tenancies (Consequential Amendments) Bill 1999 (Serial 170).
Mrs Braham: To present the Animal Welfare Bill 1999 (Serial 168).
- 10:02 Ms Martin to Mr Burke.
- Paper tabled: The Leader of the Opposition (Ms Martin), by leave, laid on the Table the following Paper –
10:12 Mr Balch to Mr Reed.
10:18 Mr Stirling to Mr Burke.
Paper tabled: The Member for Nhulunbuy (Mr Stirling), by leave, laid on the Table the following Paper -
10:21 Dr Lim to Mr Manzie.
10:25 Mr Stirling to Mr Hatton (question disallowed).
10:27 Mr Elferink to Mr Dunham.
10:34 Mr Stirling to Mr Burke.
10:39 Mr Mills to Mrs Braham.
10:43 Mr Stirling to Mr Burke.
10:46 Mr Hatton to Mr Burke.
10:49 Mr Henderson to Mr Burke.
10:52 Mr Poole to Mr Burke.
10:55 Mrs Hickey to Mrs Braham.
10:56 Mr Mitchell to Mr Baldwin.
- The Leader of Government Business (Mr Palmer) asked that further questions be placed on the Question Paper.
- The Chief Minister (Mr Burke) made a statement relating to proposed Planning Developments for Central Darwin (Paper 1456).
Paper tabled: The Minister for Lands, Planning and Environment (Mr Baldwin) laid on the Table the following Paper –
- Mr Burke moved – That the Assembly take note of the Statement.
Debate ensued.
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- Suspension of sitting: The sitting was suspended between 11:58 h and 14:00 h.
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- Debate continued.
Leave granted to the Treasurer (Mr Reed) to continue his remarks at a later hour – debate adjourned.
7. PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE – REPORT NO. 34, INQUIRY INTO THE ROLES OF VARIOUS FUNDING BODIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF ROADS, AIRSTRIPS AND BARGE LANDINGS ON ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES AND OUTSTATIONS IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY – REPORT TABLED – REPORT PRINTED - MOTION TO NOTE REPORT:
- The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (Mr Poole) laid on the Table Public Accounts Committee Report No. 34 of the inquiring into the Roles of various funding bodies in the development and maintenance of roads, airstrips and barge landings on Aboriginal communities and outstations in the Northern Territory (Paper 1458).
Mr Poole moved – That the Report be printed.
Question- put and passed.
Mr Poole moved – That the Assembly take note of the Report.
Leave granted to Mr Poole continue his remarks at a later hour - debate adjourned.
- The Chief Minister (Mr Burke), pursuant to notice, presented a Bill for an Act to revise and correct the law of the Territory in minor respects.
Bill read a first time.
Mr Burke moved – That the Bill be now read a second time.
On the motion of the Member for Nhulunbuy (Mr Stirling) debate was adjourned.
- Suspension of Standing Orders: The Treasurer (Mr Reed) moved – That so much of Standing Orders be suspended as would prevent two Bills, namely the New Tax System Price Exploitation Code (Northern Territory) Bill 1999 (Serial 172) and Competition Policy Reform (Northern Territory) Bill 1999 (Serial 173) –
(a) being presented and read a first time together and one motion being put in regard to, respectively, the second readings, the Committee’s report stage, and the third readings of the Bills together; and
(b) the consideration of the Bills separately in Committee of the Whole.
Question - put and passed – there being an absolute majority of the whole number of Members present and no dissentient voice.
Mr Reed, pursuant to notice, presented a Bill for an Act to apply certain laws of the Commonwealth relating to the New Tax System Price Exploitation Code as laws of the Territory and for related purposes; and a Bill for an Act to amend the Competition Policy Reform (Northern Territory) Act.
Bills read a first time.
Mr Reed moved – That the Bills be now read a second time.
On the motion of the Leader of the Opposition (Ms Martin) debate was adjourned.
- The Minister for Primary Industry and Fisheries (Mr Palmer), pursuant to notice, presented a Bill for an Act to amend the Veterinarians Act.
Bill read a first time.
Mr Palmer moved – That the Bill be now read a second time.
On the motion of the Member for Nhulunbuy (Mr Stirling) debate was adjourned.
- 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 resumed.
Question – put and passed.
Bill read a second time.
The Assembly resolved itself into Committee of the Whole for the consideration of the Bill.
In Committee
(Chairman – Mr Mitchell)
Bill, by leave, taken as a whole.
On the motion of the Treasurer (Mr Reed) the following amendments were taken together, by leave, and agreed to -
In clause 5:
- Insert after proposed clause 8E(1)(e) the following:
- '(f) a sibling of the person or the person's spouse; or
- (g) a lineal descendant of a sibling of the person or the person's spouse;'.
Insert after proposed section 8E(3) the following:
- '(3A) If an instrument that conveys prescribed property is exempt from stamp duty under this section and the next conveyance of the same prescribed property to one or more family members occurs within 5 years after the date of the instrument, the exemption from stamp duty allowed under this section does not apply to that subsequent conveyance.'.
Bill, as amended, agreed to.
Bill to be reported with amendments.The Assembly resumed.
The Speaker resumed the Chair, the Chairman (Mr Mitchell) reported that the Committee had considered the bill and agreed to the same, with amendments.
On the motion of the Treasurer (Mr Reed) the Bill was read a third time and passed to be a proposed law.
12. LEAVE OF ABSENCE:
- The Leader of Government Business (Mr Palmer) moved – That leave of absence be granted to the Member for Sanderson (Mr Manzie) and the Member for Port Darwin (Mr Stone) for Wednesday 18 August 1999 and Thursday 19 August 1999, due to their attendance to Government business interstate.
Question – put and passed.
13. NEXT MEETING:
- The Leader of Government Business (Mr Palmer) moved – That the Assembly at its rising on Thursday 19 August 1999 adjourn until 12 October 1999 at 10:00 h or such other time and/or date as may be set by Mr Speaker, pursuant to Sessional Order.
Question – put and passed.
14. ADJOURNMENT:
- The Leader of Government Business (Mr Palmer) moved – That the Assembly do now adjourn.
Debate ensued.
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Suspension of sitting: The sitting was suspended between 16:28 h and 18:00 h.
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Debate continued.Paper tabled: The Member for Stuart (Mr Elferink), by leave, laid on the Table the following Paper –
Debate continued.
Papers tabled: The Treasurer (Mr Reed) laid on the Table the following Paper –
Tourism News from the Minister for Tourism, 2nd Edition Aug 99 (Paper 1486).
- Debate continued.
Question – put and passed.
And the Assembly adjourned at 19:21 h until 10:00 h on Thursday 19 August 1999.
- PAPERS:
The following Papers were deemed to have been presented on Wednesday 18 August 1999 -
Annual Report:
Parole Board of the Northern Territory 1998, pursuant to section 3H of the Parole of Prisoners Act, 31 December 1998 (Paper 1483)
Financial Management Act,
Approval of Additional Allocation - Section 22(1), 28 June 1999, Anti-Discrimination, Department of Industries & Business, Dept of Transport & Works, Dept of Education, NT Housing (Paper 1466)
Determination of Amount by which allocations for certain receipts may be varied - Section 23(1) 30 June 1999 - Dept of the Chief Minister (Paper 1462)
Determination of Amount of Allocation for Certain Receipts may be varied - Section 23(1) 28 June 1999 – Office of Aboriginal Development (Paper 1460)
Determination of Amount of Allocation Transferred on Redistribution of Public Business Amongst Agencies - Section 21(1), dated 24 March 1999, Territory Health Services, Dept of Local Government, Dept of Housing (Paper 1463)
Determination of Amounts of Allocation Transferred on Redistribution of Public Business Amongst Agencies - Section 21(1), 1 June 1999, Dept of Industries & Business, Dept of Mines & Energy, Office of Communications, Science & Advanced Technology (Paper 1464)
Determination of Amounts of Allocation Transferred on Redistribution of Public Business Amongst Agencies - Section 21(1), 29 June 1999, Dept of Corporate & Information Services (Paper 1465)
Direction - Transfer of Excess Allocations between Activities - Section 20(1)(b), 23 June 1999, Batchelor College (Paper 1468)
Direction - Transfer of Excess Allocations between Activities - Section 20(1)(b), 28 June 1999, Dept of the Legislative Assembly (Paper 1469)
Direction - Transfer of Excess Allocations between Activities - Section 20(1)(b), 28 June 1999, Darwin Port Authority (Paper 1470)
Direction - Transfer of Excess Allocations between Activities - Section 20(1)(b), 28 June 1999, Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment (Paper 1471)
Direction - Transfer of Excess Allocations between Activities - Section 20(1)(b), 28 June 1999, Parks and Wildlife Commission of the NT (Paper 1472)
Direction - Transfer of Excess Allocations between Activities - Section 20(1)(b), 29 June 1999, NT Treasury (Paper 1474)
Direction - Transfer of Excess Allocations between Activities - Section 20(1)(b), 29 June 1999, NT Attorney-General's Department (Paper 1475)
Direction - Transfer of Excess Allocations between Activities - Section 20(1)(b), 29 June 1999, Information Technology Management Services (Paper 1476)
Direction - Transfer of Excess Allocations between Activities - Section 20(1)(b), 30 June 1999, Dept of Lands, Planning & Environment (Paper 1477)
Direction - Transfer of Excess Allocations between Activities - Section 20(1)(b), 30 June 1999, Racing and Gaming Authority (Paper 1478)
Direction - Transfer of Excess Allocations between Activities - Section 20(1)(b), 30 June 1999, NT Tourist Commission (Paper 1479)
Direction - Transfer of Excess Allocations between Activities - Section 20(1)(b), 30 June 1999, Department of the Chief Minister (Paper 1480)
Direction - Transfer of Excess Allocations between Activities - Section 20(1)(b), 30 June 1999, NT Correctional Services (Paper 1481)
Direction - Transfer of Excess Allocations between Activities - Section 20(1)(b), 30 June 1999, Parks & Wildlife Commission of the NT (Paper 1482)
Direction - Transfer of Allocation between Financial Years - Section 22(2), 30 June 1999, DCM, AG's, NT Treasury, NT Treasury Corp, NTTC, NTPFES, P&W, T&W, WHA, DIB, Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority, DLP&E, DME, DCIS, OCPE, Office of Communications, Science &Advanced Technology, Edu, Centralian College, Sport & Rec, NTETA, A&M, THS, Local Govt, OAD, DPIF, Correctional Services, DBS, Construction, DPA, PAWA, NT Housing (Paper 1467)
Direction - Transfer of Excess Allocations between Activities - Section 20 (1)(b), 29 June 1999, Department of Corporate & Information Services (Paper 1473)
Variation of Allocation to Activity - Section 23(1) 29 June 1999 - Centralian College (Paper 1461)
ATTENDANCE:
All Member s attended the sitting except Mr Manzie and Mr Stone, on leave.
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