Department of the Legislative Assembly, Northern Territory Government

Minutes of Proceedings - 1996-11-26

Seventh Assembly First Session 26/11/1996 Parliamentary Record No. 29
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Date : 26/11/1996
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Index to Minutes - 19 November 1996 to 28 November 1996
SEVENTH ASSEMBLY - FIRST SESSION

From To Pages
19 November 1996 28 November 1996 673 - 723

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

BILLS
    Anti-Discrimination Amendment Bill 1996 (Serial 193) 676
    Associations Incorporation Amendment Bill 1996 (Serial 206) 703, 713
    AustralAsia Railway Corporation Bill 1996 (Serial 184) 675, 706
    Bank of South Australia (Merger with Advance Bank) Bill 1996 (Serial 183) 676
    Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Bill 1996 (Serial 199) 689, 705
    Care of the Dying Consultation Bill 1996 (Serial 155) 686
    Co-operatives Bill 1996 (Serial 202) 709, 721
    Criminal Code (Domestic Violence Restraining Orders) Amendment Bill 1996 (Serial 210) 703
    Criminal Code Amendment Bill (No. 3) 1996 (Serial 197) 674, 686
    Domestic Violence Amendment Bill 1996 (Serial 182) 713
    Environmental Offences and Penalties Bill 1996 (Serial 190) 705
    Firearms Bill 1996 (Serial 201) 689, 705
    Independent Electoral Commission Bill 1996 (Serial 208) 709
    Juries Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1996 (Serial 198) 674, 686
    Justices Amendment Bill 1996 (Serial 204) 709, 721
    Juvenile Justice Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1996 (Serial 189) 693, 701
    Juvenile Justice Amendment Bill (No. 3) 1996 (Serial 205) 703, 713, 721
    Local Government (Validation) Bill 1996 (Serial 196) 674, 686, 706
    Long Service Leave Amendment Bill 1996 (Serial 178) 686
    Motor Accidents (Compensation) Amendment Bill 1996 (Serial 181) 709, 721
    Northern Territory Electoral Amendment Bill 1996 (Serial 209) 709
    Ombudsman (Northern Territory) Amendment Bill 1996 (Serial 194) 676
    Parliamentary Committees Bill 1996 (Serial 195) 674, 684
    Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Amendment Bill 1996 (Serial 203) 703, 712
    Prisons (Correctional Services) Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1996 (Serial 188) 693, 701
    Seeds Ordinance Repeal Bill 1996 (Serial 185) 706
    Sentencing Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1996 (Serial 186) 693, 701
    Statute Law Revision Bill (No. 2) 1996 (Serial 207) 703, 713
    Water Amendment Bill 1996 (Serial 191) 705
    Work Health Amendment Bill 1996 (Serial 187) 693, 701
    Yulara Tourist Village Management Amendment Bill 1996 (Serial 200) 674, 685

CENSURE
    Chief Minister, the Deputy Chief Minister and the Minister for Health re -
    privacy of Territorians (Mrs Hickey) 716

DISCHARGE OF BUSINESS
    No. 12 - relating to the Final Draft Constitution for the Northern Territory and No. 13 - relating
    to the Pastoral Land Amendment Bill 1995 (Serial 64) 687

DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
    Carroll, Mrs Nell, wife of Mr Paddy Carroll, former Member of the Legislative Council of the
    Northern Territory (Mr McCarthy) 674
    Delegation of Parliamentarians from East Kalimantan and Delegation Leader,
    Mr Syarifuddin Gairah (Mr McCarthy) 703
    Harris, Mr Tom, former Member for Port Darwin and Minister of the Northern Territory Government 703
    Kilgariff, Mr Bern AM, former Member of the Legislative Council for the Northern Territory,
    former Member and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory and
    Senator for the Northern Territory 689,704
    Perron, Mr Marshall, former Member for Fannie Bay and Chief Minister of the Northern Territory 703

EXPLANATION OF SPEECH
    Mr Bailey 685

LEAVE OF ABSENCE
    Member for Nelson (Mrs Padgham-Purich) 28 November 1996 715

MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE
    Universal Service Obligation (Mrs Hickey) 692

MEMBER SUSPENDED
    Member for Macdonnell (Mr Bell), 26 November 1996, 7 consecutive days 704
    Member for Nhulunbuy (Mr Stirling), 27 November 1996, 24 hours 710

MESSAGES FROM THE ADMINISTRATOR
    No. 23, Assent to proposed laws passed during September sittings (Mr Speaker) (Paper 2836) 679
    No. 24, Assent to proposed laws (Mr Speaker) (Paper 2972) 718

MOTIONS (Procedural)
    Leave denied Mrs Hickey to present a Bill
Independent Electoral Commission Bill 1996 (Serial 208) 716
    Suspension of Standing Orders
    Pass Bill through all stages
      AustralAsia Railway Corporation Bill 1996 (Serial 184) 706
      Juvenile Justice Amendment Bill (No. 3) 1996 (Serial 205) 721
      Local Government (Validation) Bill 1996 (Serial 196) 686
    Present Bill - motion negatived
      Independent Electoral Commission Bill 1996 (Serial 208) by Mrs Hickey 716
    Take two Bills together
      Criminal Code Amendment Bill (No. 3) 1996 (Serial 197) and the Juries Amendment
      Bill (No. 2) 1996 (Serial 198) 686

MOTIONS (Substantive) 675
    Aboriginal reconciliation and multiculturalism (Mrs Hickey) 673, 682
    Australia-Indonesia Development Area (AIDA) - Note statement (Mr Poole) 705
    Committee of Privileges
    Appoint Mr Setter (Mr Coulter) 715
    Discharge Mr Stone (Mr Coulter) 715
    Commonwealth Electoral Act, proposed amendment (Mrs Hickey) 681
    Darwin Transport Hub - Note statement (Mr Coulter) 704
    Diabetes in the Northern Territory - Note statement (Mr Burke) 712
    Foundations For a Common Future - Final Draft Constitution - Sessional Committee on
    Constitutional Development (Papers 2920-2931)
    Note papers (Mr Hatton) 711
    Print (Mr Hatton) 712
    High cost of living (Mr Bailey) 674, 683
    Intergovernmental Agreement for the Guidelines for the Classification of Films and Videotapes -
    Note paper (Mr Burke) 690
    Kava in the Northern Territory - Note statement (Mr Burke) 691
    Liquefied Natural Gas Plant in Darwin and a subsea gas pipeline from the Timor Sea to
    Darwin Harbour - Note statement (Mr Reed) 680
    Meeting of Assembly, next 18 February 1996 (Mr Coulter) 715
    National Road Safety Action Plan, 1996 - Note papers (Mr Reed) 718
    New Road Safety Measures for the Northern Territory - Note statement (Mr Coulter) 674
    Our Territory the Future - Note Statement (Mr Stone) 675
    Public Accounts Committee
    Appoint Dr Lim (Mr Stone) 720
    Appoint Mr Adamson (Mr Stone) 720
    Appoint Mrs Braham, Chairman (Mr Stone) 720
    Discharge Mr Setter (Mr Stone) 720
    Discharge Mr Mitchell (Mr Stone) 720
    Report Number 29, Annual Report Year Ended 30 June 1996 and Report Number 28, Report
    on The Provision of Health Services to Aboriginal Communities in the Northern Territory
      Note papers (Mr Setter) 719
      Print (Mr Setter) 719
    Publications Committee
    Appoint Mr Adamson (Mr Coulter) 715
    Discharge Mr Setter (Mr Coulter) 715
    Remuneration Tribunal Report and Determination No. 1 of 1996 for Ministers and Members
    of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly - Note paper (Mr Stone) 719
    Scrutiny of National Schemes of Legislation Position Paper by the Working Party of
    Representatives of Scrutiny of Legislation Committees throughout Australia,
    dated October 1996 - Note paper (Mr Setter) 692
    Sessional Committee on the Environment, Report, August 1996 - Note paper (Dr Lim) 685
    Sessional Committee on the Use and Abuse of Alcohol by the Community
    Appoint Dr Lim (Mr Coulter) 712
    Discharge Mrs Braham (Mr Coulter) 712
    Reference, inquiry and report, kava regulation in the Northern Territory (Mr Burke) 691
    Strategy for Conservation of Threatened Species and Ecological Communities - Note papers
    (Mr Hatton) 690
    Treasurer’s Annual Statement 1995-96 - Note paper (Mr Reed) 713
    Waste Management and Pollution Control Bill 1996, Draft Bill - Note paper (Mr Reed) 720
    Youth Affairs in the Northern Territory - (Mr Stone) (Paper 2962) 718

PAPERS TABLED
    A glimpse of life in the Northern Territory, article, Shell Review, dated June 1996
    (Mr Reed) (Paper 2869) 684
    A Strategy for the Conservation of threatened Species and Ecological Communities in the
    Northern Territory of Australia, Parks and Wildlife Conservation Commission of the
    Northern Territory (Mr Hatton) (Paper 2891) 690
    A Trial Management Program for Ptychosperma bleeseri Burret in the Northern Territory
    of Australia, Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory (Mr Hatton) (Paper 2892) 690
    A Trial Management Program for the Greater Bilby Macrotis lagotis in the Northern Territory
    of Australia (Mr Hatton) (Paper 2893) 690
    Advertisement, ‘Make no mistake, this Saturday your vote puts in the party, not just the
    person’, N T News, dated 2 June 1994 (Mr Bell) (Paper 2842) 682
    Advertisement, “BOFA Exhibition”, Friday 22 November 1996 (Dr Lim) (Paper 2996) 721
    Annual Reports
    Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority, 1995-96 (Paper 2982) 722
    Anti-Discrimination Commission, Northern Territory, 1995-96 (Paper 2950) 722
    Australian Financial Institutions Commission, 1995-96 (Paper 2910) 707
    Cobourg Peninsula Sanctuary and Marine Park Board, 1995-96 (Paper 2951) 722
    Darwin Port Authority, 1995-96 (Paper 2965) 722
    Department of Mines and Energy, Directions 2000, 1995-96 (Paper 2824) 676
    Department of Sport and Recreation, 1995-96 (Paper 2884) 702
    Department of the Legislative Assembly, 1995-96 722
    Department of Transport and Works, 1995-96 (Paper 2934) 714
    Jabiru Town Development Authority, 1995-96 (Paper 2949) 722
    Legislative Assembly Members’ Superannuation Trust, 1995-96 (Paper 2883) 702
    Menzies School of Health Research, 1995-96 (Paper 2964) 722
    National Trust of Australia (Northern Territory), 1995-96 (Paper 2871) 722
    Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) National Park, 1995-96 (Paper 2952) 722
    Northern Territory Architects Board, 1995-96 (Paper 2968) 722
    Northern Territory Electrical Workers and Contractors Licensing Board,
    11th Annual Report, 1993-94 (Paper 2984) 722
    Northern Territory Electrical Workers and Contractors Licensing Board, 1994-95 (Paper 2985) 722
    Northern Territory Electrical Workers and Contractors Licensing Board, 1995-96 (Paper 2986) 722
    Northern Territory Government and Public Authorities Superannuation Scheme, 1995-96
    (Paper 2983) 722
    Northern Territory Government Conditions of Service Trust, 1995-96 (Paper 2869) 722
    Northern Territory Grants Commission, 1995-96 (Paper 2947) 722
    Northern Territory Plumbers and Drainers Licensing Board, year ended 30 September 1992
    (Paper 2987) 722
    Northern Territory Plumbers and Drainers Licensing Board, year ended 30 September 1993
    (Paper 2988) 723
    Northern Territory Plumbers and Drainers Licensing Board, year ended 30 September 1994
    (Paper 2989) 723
    Northern Territory Plumbers and Drainers Licensing Board, year ended 30 September 1995
    (Paper 2990) 723
    Northern Territory Plumbers and Drainers Licensing Board, year ended 30 September 1996
    (Paper 2991) 723
    Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services, 1995-96 (Paper 2953) 723
    Office of Ethnic Affairs, 1995-96 (Paper 2885) 702
    Office of the Valuer-General, 1995-96 (Paper 2831) 676
    Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory 1995-96 (Paper 2909) 707
    Road Safety Council of the Northern Territory, 1995-96 (Paper 2908) 707
    Territory Health Services, 1995-96 (Paper 2935) 714
    Territory Insurance Office, 1995-96 (Paper 2966) 723
    Treasurer’s Annual Financial Statement for the year ended 30 June 1996, Corrigenda
    (Paper 2830) 676
    Uranium Mining (Environmental Control) Act, 17th Annual Report, 1995 (Paper 2907) 707
    Australia’s Rural Road Safety Action Plan, “Focus for the Future”, 1996 by the National Road
    Safety Strategy Implementation Task Force (Mr Reed) (Paper 2961) 718
    Australian Electoral Commission, Supplementary Submission to the Joint Standing Committee
    on Electoral Matters, AEC Responses to JSCEM Hearings of 25 October 1996, Canberra,
    dated 14 November 1996 (Mrs Hickey) (Paper 2841) 681
    Australian Industrial Relations Commission, s. 99 notification of industrial dispute, The
    Federated Miscellaneous Workers Union of Australia and The Master Builders and
    Contractors Association of the Northern
    Booklet, Diabetes (Sugar Sickness, Sleepy Sickness), by ATSIC and Diabetes Australia,
    Northern Territory (Mr Burke) (Paper 2936) 712
    College Examination Information Leaflet 1996, Examination and Assessment Department,
    The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (Dr Lim) (Paper 2937) 714
    Community Government Schemes
    Tapatjatjaka Community Government Scheme (Paper 2825) 676
    Country Liberal Party campaign letter to senior citizens re NT Pensioner Concession Scheme
    from Marshall Perron, Chief Minister, dated 30 May 1994 (Paper 2877) 689
    Darwin 2010 - The Multi-modal Transport and Logistics Hub, November 1996
    (Mr Coulter) (Paper 2912) 704
    Diabetes in the Northern Territory by Peter Markey, Tarun Weeramanthri and
    Steven Guthridge, Territory Health Services (Mr Burke) (Paper 2933) 712
    Directory Listing, Infoseek Search Engine, ‘Parents as Teachers’ (Mr Toyne) (Paper 2833) 676
    Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Liquefied Natural Gas Plant and Under
    Sea Pipeline, Draft Guidelines prepared by the Environment Protection Division,
    Department of Lands, Planning and Environment (Mr Reed) (Paper 2840) 680
    Facsimile Message, Ms Jill Richdale, Australian Electoral Commission, Enrolment to
    Mr Adrian Huisman, Liberal Database Control, dated 15 March 1995 and attached
    Technical Specifications and Record Format (Mr Stone) (Paper 2918) 710
    Facsimile Message, Ms Jill Richdale, Enrolment, Australian Electoral Commission to
    Mr Adrian Huisman, Liberal Database Control, dated 15 March 1995 (Mr Stone) (Paper 2957) 717
    Financial Statements
    Ayers Rock Resort Corporation and Controlled Entities, 1995-96 (Paper 2870) 723
    Territory Insurance Office, 1995-96 (Paper 2967) 723
    Firearms Regulations, Draft (Mr Reed) (Paper 2914) 705
    Foundations for a Common Future - Volume 1 - The Report on Paragraph 1(a) of the
    Committee’s Terms of Reference on a Final Draft Constitution for the Northern Territory
    by the Sessional Committee Constitutional Development, November 1996 (Mr Hatton) (Paper 2920) 711
    Foundations for a Common Future - Volume 2 - Part A - Published Papers - The Report on
    Paragraph 1(a) of the Committee’s Terms of Reference on a Final Draft Constitution for the
    Northern Territory by the Sessional Committee Constitutional Development, November 1996
    (Mr Hatton) (Paper 2921) 711
    Foundations for a Common Future - Volume 2 - Part B - Published Papers - The Report on
    Paragraph 1(a) of the Committee’s Terms of Reference on a Final Draft Constitution for the
    Northern Territory by the Sessional Committee Constitutional Development, November 1996
    (Mr Hatton) (Paper 2922) 711
    Foundations for a Common Future - Volume 3 - Synopsis of Evidence Received - The Report
    on Paragraph 1(a) of the Committee’s Terms of Reference on a Final Draft Constitution for
    the Northern Territory by the Sessional Committee Constitutional Development,
    November 1996 (Mr Hatton) (Paper 2923) 711
    Foundations for a Common Future - Volume 4 - Written Submissions Received -
    Nos 1 to 35 - The Report on Paragraph 1(a) of the Committee’s Terms of Reference on a
    Final Draft Constitution for the Northern Territory by the Sessional Committee
    Constitutional Development, November 1996 (Mr Hatton) (Paper 2924) 711
    Foundations for a Common Future - Volume 4 - Written Submissions Received -
    Nos 111 to 141 - The Report on Paragraph 1(a) of the Committee’s Terms of Reference on a
    Final Draft Constitution for the Northern Territory by the Sessional Committee
    Constitutional Development, November 1996 (Mr Hatton) (Paper 2927) 711
    Foundations for a Common Future - Volume 4 - Written Submissions Received -
    Nos 36 to 70 - The Report on Paragraph 1(a) of the Committee’s Terms of Reference on a
    Final Draft Constitution for the Northern Territory by the Sessional Committee
    Constitutional Development, November 1996 (Mr Hatton) (Paper 2925) 711
    Foundations for a Common Future - Volume 4 - Written Submissions Received -
    Nos 71 to 110 - The Report on Paragraph 1(a) of the Committee’s Terms of Reference on a
    Final Draft Constitution for the Northern Territory by the Sessional Committee
    Constitutional Development, November 1996 (Mr Hatton) (Paper 2926) 711
    Foundations for a Common Future - Volume 5 - Part A - Hansard Transcripts of Public
    Hearings - The Report on Paragraph 1(a) of the Committee’s Terms of Reference on a
    Final Draft Constitution for the Northern Territory by the Sessional Committee
    Constitutional Development, November 1996 (Mr Hatton) (Paper 2928) 711
    Foundations for a Common Future - Volume 5 - Part B(1) - Hansard Transcripts of
    Public Hearings - The Report on Paragraph 1(a) of the Committee’s Terms of Reference
    on a Final Draft Constitution for the Northern Territory by the Sessional Committee
    Constitutional Development, November 1996 (Mr Hatton) (Paper 2929) 711
    Foundations for a Common Future - Volume 5 - Part B(2) - Hansard Transcripts of
    Public Hearings - The Report on Paragraph 1(a) of the Committee’s Terms of Reference
    on a Final Draft Constitution for the Northern Territory by the Sessional Committee
    Constitutional Development, November 1996 (Mr Hatton) (Paper 2930) 712
    Foundations for a Common Future - Volume 6 - Parliamentary Debates, Motions,
    Tabled Papers and Statements - The Report on Paragraph 1(a) of the Committee’s
    Terms of Reference on a Final Draft Constitution for the Northern Territory by the
    Sessional Committee Constitutional Development, November 1996 (Mr Hatton) (Paper 2931) 712
    Graph, 10 Year - Total Capital Outlays, Source, Govt Financial Estimates ABS paper 5501.0
    to 1995/96 and NT Treasury (Mr Reed) (Paper 2866) 684
    Graph, Average Weekly Earnings by State as at May 1996, Source
    ABS Catalogue No. 6302.0 (Mr Reed) (Paper 2856) 683
    Graph, Business Franchise Licence Fees - Petrol (Mr Reed) (Paper 2849) 683
    Graph, Electricity Charges - Domestic Tariff (Mr Reed) (Paper 2851) 683
    Graph, Electricity Charges General Purpose Tariff (Mr Reed) (Paper 2850) 683
    Graph, Fisheries Production, Source
    Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries (Mr Reed) (Paper 2860) 683
    Graph, Home Loan Affordability Indicator, June Quarter 1996 (Mr Reed) (Paper 2847) 683
    Graph, Horticultural Production, Source
    Dept of Primary Industry and Fisheries (Mr Reed) (Paper 2862) 683
    Graph, Housing and Construction (Value of work), Source
    ABS Cat. No. 8762.0, 8752.7 (Mr Reed) (Paper 2858) 683
    Graph, Live Cattle Exports - Darwin Port (includes interstate cattle), Source
    DPIF (Mr Reed) (Paper 2861) 683
    Graph, Mineral Exploration, Source
    ABS Cat. No. 8412.0 (Mr Reed) (Paper 2865) 684
    Graph, Mineral Production and Processing, Source
    Dept of Mines and Energy (Mr Reed) (Paper 2864) 684
    Graph, Payroll Tax Maximum Rates (Mr Reed) (Paper 2857) 683
    Graph, Population Growth, 1986 to 1995, Source
    ABS Cat No. 3101.0 (Mr Reed) (Paper 2845) 683
    Graph, Selected household Taxes and charges Average Home (Mr Reed) (Paper 2854) 683
    Graph, Stamp Duty on $400 Insurance Premium (annual) (Mr Reed) (Paper 2853) 683
    Graph, Stamp Duty on Purchase of $140,000 Home (Mr Reed) (Paper 2852) 683
    Graph, State and Territory Population Growth Rates (December 1995), Source
    ABS Cat No. 3101.0 (Mr Reed) (Paper 2846) 683
    Graph, Tourism Expenditure in the Northern Territory by Origin, Source
    KCM Summary Report 1994/95 (Mr Reed) (Paper 2859) 683
    Graph, Unemployment Rates, October 1995 to October 1996, Source
    ABS Catalogue No. 6202.0 (Mr Reed) (Paper 2855) 683
    Graph, Visitors to Major Northern Territory Parks, Source
    Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory, Kakadu and Uluru-Kata Tjuta parks
    (Mr Reed) (Paper 2863) 684
    Graph, Water charges for Average Home Based on Annual Consumption of 550kL
    (Mr Reed) (Paper 2848) 683
    Hospital Management Boards
    Alice Springs Hospital, 1995-96 (Paper 2881) 702
    Gove District Hospital, 1995-96 (Paper 2882) 702
    Katherine Hospital, 1995-96 (Paper 2879) 702
    Royal Darwin Hospital, 1995-96 (Paper 2878) 702
    Tennant Creek Hospital, 1995-96 (Paper 2880) 702
    Huge LNG project for Darwin, article by Mark Dixon, The Australian Financial Review,
    dated 20 November 1996 (Mr Setter) (Paper 2839) 680
    Information Services, Job Sheet, request for complete copy of N T Roll for Leader of the
    Opposition, dated 23 April 1994 (Mr Stone) (Paper 2955) 717
    Intergovernmental Agreement for the Guidelines for the Classification of Films and
    Videotapes (Mr Burke) (Paper 2894) 690
    Internet Extract, ‘Parents as Teachers Program Evaluation Studies’ (Mr Toyne) (Paper 2834) 676
    Internet Extract, ‘Parents as Teachers Program Summary’ (Mr Toyne) (Paper 2835) 676
    Joint Statement from the Five Members of Parliament of Chinese Descent, signed by
    Hon Helen Sham-Ho, MLC, Hon Bernice Pfitzner, MLC, Senator Bill O’Chee, Dr Richard Lim,
    MLA and Mr Hong Lim, MLA, dated 24 October 1996 (Dr Lim) (Paper 2844) 683
    Kava Management Bill 1996, Draft Bill (Mr Burke) (Paper 2896) 691
    Letters
    Burke, Hon Denis, MLA, Attorney-General to Mr Chris Sidoti, undated (Mr Burke) (Paper 2901) 693
    Convenors, Australian Schools Lobby, dated 30 September 1996 (Mr Toyne) (Paper 2938) 714
    Dondas, Hon Nicholas, MLA, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly to Hon Marshall Perron,
    MLA, Chief Minister, dated 21 May 1991 (Mr Bailey) (Paper 2916) 707
    Dooley, Mr Glen, Northern Territory Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committee Legal Support
    Officer to Hon Denis Burke, MLA, Attorney-General, dated 15 October 1996
    (Mr Bell) (Paper 2900) 693
    Dooley, Mr Glen, Northern Territory Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committee Legal
    Support Officer to Hon Denis Burke, MLA, Attorney-General, dated 16 October 1996
    (Mr Bell) (Paper 2899) 693
    Gray, Mr Bill, Electoral Commissioner, Australian Electoral Commission to Mr P. Conran,
    Secretary, Department of the Chief Minister, dated 11 November 1996 (Paper 2823) 674
    Harvey, Mr Peter B., Chairperson, Katherine South Primary School Council to
    Senator Grant Tambling, dated 18 November 1996 (Mr Toyne) (Paper 2942) 714
    Hewett, Mr M. R., Chairperson, Bradshaw School Council to Senator Collins,
    undated (Mr Toyne) (Paper 2941) 714
    Hewett, Mr M. R., Chairperson, Bradshaw School Council to Senator Tambling,
    undated (Mr Toyne) (Paper 2940) 714
    Manzie, Hon Daryl, MLA, Minister for Power and Water to Mrs Maggie Hickey,
    MLA, Member for Barkly, dated 18 September 1996 (Mr Manzie) (Paper 2837) 680
    Mr Russell Nash, client Services Manager, Enrolment, Australian electoral
    Commission to unknown person, N T Chief Minister’s Office, dated 23 August 1993
    (Mr Stone) (Paper 2917) 710
    Nash, Mr Russell, Client Services Manager, Enrolment, Australian Electoral Commission
    to unknown recipient, dated 23 August 1993 (Mr Stone) (Paper 2954) 717
    Pickering, Mr Tim, Director, Enrolment, Australian Electoral Commission to
    Mr David Rice, Chief Electoral Officer, Northern Territory Electoral Office,
    dated 20 May 1994 (Mr Stone) (Paper 2919) 710
    Reed, Mr Mike, signed by undated (Mr Reed) (Paper 2904) 704
    Rice, Mr David, Chief Electoral Officer to Ms Jill Richdale, Client Services, Australian
    Electoral Commission, dated 20 May 1994 with attached letter from Mr Tim Pickering,
    Director, Enrolment, Australian Electoral Commission, dated 20 May 1994
    (Mr Stone) (Paper 2956) 717
    Wild, Mr Rex, Director of Public Prosecutions to Mr B. C. Bates, Commissioner of Police,
    dated 25 November 1996 (Mr Stone) (Paper 2906) 704
    Liberal and National Government Privatisation Policy on Telecommunications, extract
    from Internet (Mrs Hickey) (Paper 2897) 692
    Media Release, “Press Conference - Better Cities Agreement Finalised”, Minister for Lands
    and Housing, dated 5 February 1993 (Mr Martin) (Paper 2890) 690
    Media Release, Hon Mike Reed, MLA, Health and Community Services Minister,
    dated 20 May 1993 (Mr Reed) (Paper 2903) 704
    Memorandum, Ray Norman, Secretary, Department of Health and Community Services to
    Program Director Aged and Disability re Mailing List - Pensioners, dated 17 May 1994
    (Mrs Hickey) (Paper 2876) 689
    Memorandum, Ray Norman, Secretary, N T Department of Health and Community Services
    to Program Director Aged and Disability, dated 17 May 1994 (Mr Reed) (Paper 2902) 704
    National Road Safety Action Plan, 1996 (Mr Reed) (Paper 2960) 718
    National Road Transport Commission, Annual Report, 1996 (Mr Reed) (Paper 2959) 718
    Northern Territory Australia’s best kept secret, article by Jill Rowbottam, Building Owner &
    Manager, dated July 1996 (Mr Reed) (Paper 2868) 684
    Northern Territory Housing Commission, 1995-96 (Paper 2948) 722
    Northern Territory Youth Policy, dated November 1996 (Mr Stone) (Paper 2963) 718
    Photograph of the view from the top of the garnet crystal in Central Australia
    (Mr Manzie) (Paper 2889) 690
    Photograph of the weathered surface of the garnet crystal (Mr Manzie) (Paper 2888) 690
    Photographs of building sites in Darwin (Mr Stirling) (Paper 2999) 722
    Programme, Multicultural Night Dinner, Dance and Performance organised by the Migrant
    Resource Centre of Central Australia (Dr Lim) (Paper 2843) 682
    Property Supplement, The WeekendAustralian, dated 10 -11 August 1996 (Mr Reed) (Paper 2871) 684
    Public Accounts Committee
    Report Number 28, Report on the Provision of Health Services to Aboriginal Communities
    in the Northern Territory, dated November 1996 (Mr Setter) (Paper 2975) 719
    Report Number 29, Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 1996 (Mr Setter) (Paper 2974) 719
    Report of the Provision of Health Services to Aboriginal Communities in the Northern
    Territory, Relevant Tabled Papers, Volume 1 (Mr Setter) (Paper 2977) 720
    Report of the Provision of Health Services to Aboriginal Communities in the Northern
    Territory, Relevant Tabled Papers, Volume 2 (Mr Setter) (Paper 2978) 720
    Report of the Provision of Health Services to Aboriginal Communities in the Northern
    Territory, Relevant Tabled Papers, Volume 3 (Mr Setter) (Paper 2979) 720
    Report of the Provision of Health Services to Aboriginal Communities in the Northern
    Territory, Transcripts of Evidence, Volume 1, 8 February 1995 to 20 March 1996
    (Mr Setter) (Paper 2980) 720
    Report of the Provision of Health Services to Aboriginal Communities in the Northern
    Territory, Transcripts of Evidence, Volume 2, 8 February 1995 to 20 March 1996
    (Mr Setter) (Paper 2981) 720
    Report of the Provision of Health Services to Aboriginal Communities in the Northern
    Territory, Written Submissions to the Committee (Mr Setter) (Paper 2976) 720
    Regionalisation of Mangrove Communities along the Northern Territory Coast by
    P. Brocklehurst and B. Edmeades, Department of Lands, Planning and Environment
    (Mr Reed) (Paper 2832) 675
    Regulations 1996
    No. 51, Amendments of Darwin City Council By-laws (Paper 2826) 676
    No. 52, Amendments of Registration Regulations (Paper 2827) 676
    Remuneration Tribunal Report and Determination No. 1 of 1996 for Ministers and Members
    of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly (Mr Stone) (Paper 2973) 719
    Schematic - Proposed change to Telecommunications Act Universal Service Obligation
    (Mrs Hickey) (Paper 2898) 692
    Scrutiny of National Schemes of Legislation Position Paper by the Working Party of
    Representatives of Scrutiny of Legislation Committees throughout Australia,
    dated October 1996 (Mr Setter) (Paper 2886) 692
    Sexual Assault Policy Discussion Paper, Occasional Paper No. 4 , June 1996, Office of
    Women’s Policy, Department of the Chief Minister (Paper 2993) 723
    Sexual Assault Policy, Northern Territory Government, August 1996, Office of
    Women’s Policy, Department of the Chief Minister (Paper 2992) 723
    Speech given by Mrs Patty Buntine, Official Naming of Buntine Highway, 19 October 1996
    (Mr Reed) (Paper 2997) 722
    Speech made by the Deputy Chief Minister, Hon Mike Reed, MLA, Naming of the
    Buntine Highway, 19 October 1996 (Mr Reed) (Paper 2998) 722
    Statutory Formula Governing the Exercise of the Judicial Discretion to Discharge a Juror
    in other Australian Jurisdictions (Mr Stone) (Paper 2874) 686
    Struth! Beer in plastic bottles, article, N TNews, dated 14 November 1996 (Paper 2828) 674
    Table 1, Estimated Impact of Federal Budget’s policy changes, 1996-2000 and Table 2,
    Trends in student enrolments, selected years, Australian Schools Lobby (Mr Toyne) (Paper 2939) 714
    Territory ‘action Budget’ aims to boost investment Maria Ceresa, article The Australian,
    dated 14 August 1996 (Mr Reed) (Paper 2867) 684
    Territory, Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union and Barclay Mowlem and
    others, Melbourne, dated 22 November 1996 (Mr Stirling) (Paper 2915) 706
    Territory economy is fastest growing, article, N T News, dated 19 August 1996
    (Mr Reed) (Paper 2870) 684
    Territory leads decade of growth, article by Hans van Leeuwen, TheAustralian Financial
    Review, dated 14 August 1996 (Mr Reed) (Paper 2872) 684
    The Northern Territory Heritage News, Volume 1, 1995 (Mr Reed) (Paper 2943) 714
    The Northern Territory Heritage News, Volume 2, March 1996 (Mr Reed) (Paper 2944) 714
    The Northern Territory Heritage News, Volume 3, November 1996 (Mr Reed) (Paper 2945) 714
    Tour Service Operators Submissions Invited, advertisement, Centralian Advocate
    dated 24 December 1993 (Mr Bell) (Paper 2873) 685
    Transcript of Interview, Jeff Kelland and Fred McCue, 8.30 a.m. 8DDD Morning Program,
    dated 8 November 1996 (Mr Stone) (Paper 2958) 717
    Transcript of interview, Minister for Health Services, Hon Fred Finch and Fred McCue,
    Morning Program, 8DDD, dated 6 March 1996 re Privacy Issues (Mrs Hickey) (Paper 2887) 690
    Vision statement created by the mothers of the Ignacio Families Learning and Growing
    Program (Mr Finch) (Paper 2995) 721
    Waste Management and Pollution Control Bill 1996, Draft Bill (Mr Reed) (Paper 2994) 720

PETITIONS
    Contractors Accreditation Scheme (Mr Reed) (29 petitioners) (Paper 2822) 673
    Cultural beliefs and practices, freedom to practice (504 petitioners) (Mr Hatton) (Paper 2905) 703
    Dick Ward Drive and Ross Smith Avenue intersection, upgrading (Mrs Martin)
    (697 petitioners) (Paper 2946) 715
    Diversity of subjects to students of the Northern Territory University (Mr Stone)
    (335 petitioners) (Paper 2875) 689

STATEMENTS
    Australia-Indonesia Development Area (AIDA) (Mr Poole) (Paper 2913) 705
    Comments made by the Member for Macdonnell (Mr Bell) (Mr McCarthy) 709
    Darwin Transport Hub (Mr Coulter) (Paper 2911) 704
    Diabetes in the Northern Territory (Paper 2932) (Mr Burke) 712
    Liquefied Natural Gas Plant in Darwin and a subsea gas pipeline from the Timor Sea to
    Darwin Harbour (Mr Reed) (Paper 2838) 680
    New Road Safety Measures for the Northern Territory (Mr Coulter) (Paper 2829) 674
    Strategy For Conservation of Threatened Species and Ecological Communities (Mr Hatton) 690
    Youth Affairs in the Northern Territory (Mr Stone) (Paper 2962) 718

VISITORS
    Alawa Primary School, Year 5/6/7 students and their teacher Ms Virginia Hicks 715
    Dripstone High School, Year 9 students and their teachers Ms Clare Hart and Ms Iolanthe Sutton 709
    Jabiru Area School, Year 6/7 students and their teachers, Ms Sandy Cartwright and Mr Tim Weeks 679
    Moil Primary School ,Year 6 students and their teacher Ms Helen Wyat (Mr McCarthy) 703
    Nightcliff Primary School, Year 6 students and their teacher Ms Jackie Murray 679
    Pine Creek Primary School, Year 5/6/7 students and their teachers Ms Catherine delos Santos
    and Mr Noel van Cleef 715
    St John's College, Year 9 students and their teacher, Ms Trish Jensen 673
    St John's College, Year 9 students and their teachers Mr Max Slagle and Ms Ruth Rhynhart 689
Last updated: 04 Aug 2016