Minutes of Proceedings - 1995-10-10
Seventh Assembly First Session 10/10/1995 Parliamentary Record No. 15
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Date : 10/10/1995__________________________________________________________________________________
From To Pages
10 October 1995 19 October 1995 367 - 411
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ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS
D = Discharged
N = Negatived
P = Passed
* = Opposition Bill
117 Poisons and Dangerous Drugs Amendment
(No. 2) 1995 399, 409
118 Private Security 1995 399, 409
DISTINGUISHED VISITOR
Mr Nick Dondas, former Member and Speaker of the
legislative Assembly 391
Honourable Kevin Lyons, former Speaker, Deputy Premier
and Minister of the Tasmanian House of Assembly 399
MESSAGES FROM ADMINISTRATOR
PERSONAL EXPLANATION
Mr Ah Kit 391
PRIVILEGE
Alleged misleading of the Assembly by Member for Leanyer
Draft Mining Act (Mr Reed) (Paper 2004) 396
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Date : 10/10/1995
INDEX TO MINUTES
SEVENTH ASSEMBLY - FIRST SESSION
SEVENTH ASSEMBLY - FIRST SESSION
From To Pages
10 October 1995 19 October 1995 367 - 411
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ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS
- Opposition portfolio responsibilities 373
D = Discharged
N = Negatived
P = Passed
* = Opposition Bill
- Serial 109 Abattoirs and Slaughtering Amendment 1995 401
- 106 Brands Amendment Bill 1995 396
Amendment 1995 399, 409
108 Community Welfare Amendment Bill 1995 388
- 94 Conservation Commission Amendment Bill 1995 382-383P
112 Criminal Code Amendment 1995 399, 409
107 Criminal Code Amendment (No. 2) 1995 388
110 Criminal Code Amendment (No. 4) 1995 399,.409
102 Gaming Control Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1995 371-373P
101 Gaming Machine Bill 1995 371-373P
104 Lands Acquisition Amendment (No. 2) 1995 399,.408
114 Northern Territory Products Symbol
Amendment 1995 402, 410P
95 Parks and Wildlife Commission (Consequential
117 Poisons and Dangerous Drugs Amendment
(No. 2) 1995 399, 409
118 Private Security 1995 399, 409
- 96 Racing and Betting Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1995 388P
92 Stamp Duty Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1995 389P
103 Statute Law Revision Bill (No. 2) 1995 381-382P
105 Summary Offences Amendment Bill 1995 388
- 97 Taxation (Administration) Amendment Bill 1995 389P
115 Trustee Amendment (No. 2) 1995 399, 409
DISTINGUISHED VISITOR
Mr Nick Dondas, former Member and Speaker of the
legislative Assembly 391
Honourable Kevin Lyons, former Speaker, Deputy Premier
and Minister of the Tasmanian House of Assembly 399
- Mr Marshall Perron, a former Member of this Assembly
from 1974 to 1995; and Chief Minister from 1988 to 1995 368
GUIDON
Ist Armoured Regiment, presentation to Parliament (Mr Speaker) 368
- Mr Ah Kit, 12 October 1995 385
- MATTER OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE
Aboriginal Homelessness in Katherine (Ms Martin) 387
Enterprise agreement for teachers (Mr Stirling) 401
Power and Water Authority, asset management (Mrs Hickey) 396
MEMBER NAMED AND SUSPENDED
Mr J Bailey, 10 October 1995, 24 hours 368
- Mr John Leonard Ah Kit 367
MESSAGES FROM ADMINISTRATOR
- No. 16, Assent to proposed Laws (Mr Speaker) (Paper 1956) 377
MOTIONS NEGATIVED
Censure of Chief Minister (Mr Stone) re use of race as
campaign tactic in Arnhem By Election ( Mr Ede) 368
Censure Minister for Health Services (Mr Reed) re Methadone Program 379
Dissent from Speakers Ruling re remarks by Deputy
Chief Minister (Mr Reed) 369
Refer matter of alleged misleading of the Legislative Assembly by
Mr Finch re Modular Medical Products to Committee of Privileges 395
MOTIONS (Procedural)
Leave denied Mr Bailey to make a selective quote of unpublished
evidence presented to the Public Accounts Committee 408
Leave denied Mr Bailey to move motion to have Public Accounts
Committee reports considered separately 407
Leave denied Mr Bailey to pass documents to the Chief Minister 408
Leave denied Mr Bailey to present papers re Modular Medical Products 385
Leave denied Mr Coulter to move motion re Howard Springs Forrest 387
Suspend Standing Orders
Allow Mr Bailey to move motion to have Public Accounts Committee
reports considered separately 408
MOTIONS (Procedural) (cont)
Suspend Standing Orders
Allow Mr Bell to move motion re Methadone Maintenance Program 378
Allow Mr Bell to move motion re Tabling documents
re Modular Medical Products 385
Allow Mr Ede to move motion to censure Chief Minister 368
Allow Mr Ede to move motion re Australian Broadcasting
Corporation, axing of nightly current affairs program 392
Take two Bills together
- Criminal Code Amendment (No. 2) 1995 (Serial 107) and
Community Welfare Amendment 1995 (Serial 108) 388
MOTIONS (Substantive)
Censure Minister for Health and Community Services (Mr Reed)
re Methadone Program 379
Censure Chief Minister (Mr Stone) re use of race as campaign
tactics in Arnhem By-Election (Mr Ede) 368
Dissent from Speakers ruling re unparliamentary remarks by Deputy
Chief Minister (Mr Reed) 369
Draft Mining Act - Note statement (Mr Reed) 396
Financial Statements for the Northern Territory Auditor-Generals
Office for the year ended 30 June 1995 by Pannell Kerr Forster,
Chartered Accountants - Note paper (Mr Stone) 407
Heritage Advisory Council, Annual Report, 1993 - 94 - Note paper 396
Horticulture Industry in the Northern Territory - Note statement
(Mr Palmer) 386
Howard Springs Forrest Portions 2818, 2819, 2820, 2821 and 2822,
revocation 387
Hydro - Geological Survey Mapping - Note statement
(Mr Burke) (Paper 2025) 406
Methadone Program - Note statement (Mr Finch) 371
Menzies School of Health Research (Mr Finch) 381
Mining Bill, draft Bill re fossicking - Note paper (Mr Reed) 396
Northern Territory Auditor-Generals Annual Report on the Performance
of the Office for the Year ended 1994-95
Note Paper (Mr Reed) 406
Print (Mr Reed) 406
Office of Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading. Annual Report 1993-94 -
Print 386
Onshore Petroleum Exploration to the Northern Territory -
Note statement (Mr Reed) 407
Public Accounts Committee -
Annual Report, 1994-95 -
Note paper (Mr Setter) 407
Print (Mr Setter) 407
Report On The Auditor-Generals Annual Reports, 1992-93 -
Note Paper (Mr Setter) 407
Print (Mr Setter) 407
Services to Territory Businesses - Note statement (Mr Poole) 400
MOTIONS (Substantive) (cont)
Sessional Committee on Constitutional Development
Appoint Mr Ah Kit 374
Sessional Committee on the Environment
Mary River Wetlands Report 402
Sessional Committee on Use and Abuse of Alcohol by the Community
Appoint Mr Rioli 374
Subordinate Legislation and Tabled Papers Committee
Appoint Mr Ah Kit 374
Discharge Ms Martin 374
Treasurers Annual Financial Statement 1994-95 -
Note Statement (Mr Reed) 401
Territory Insurance Office - Note statement (Mr Burke) 393
- Aboriginal Homelessness in Katherine
Aboriginal Living Areas Working Party on the Aboriginal
- Residential Land and Accommodation Needs in Katherine,
N T, dated 21 March 1995 (Mr Reed) (Paper 1992) 388
(Mr Reed) (Paper 1989) 388
Katherine Aboriginal Living Areas (Ms Martin) (Paper 1988) 387
Pamphlet, Aboriginal People Need Town Camps
(Mr Reed) (Paper 1991) 388
Proposed Aboriginal Living Areas Katherine 1995 -
- A report to the Katherine Aboriginal Living Areas
Working Party, dated 21 March 1995 388
dated 18 July 1995 (Mr Reed) (Paper 1990) 388
Annual Reports
Anti-Discrimination Commission, 1994-95 (Paper 2042) 410
Attorney-Generals Department, 1994-95 (Department of Law)
(Paper 2030) 410
Ayers Rock Resort Corporation and Controlled Entities, year
- ended 30 June 1995 (Paper 2049) 410
Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory,
1994-95 (Paper 2010) 402
Department of the Chief Minister, 1994-95 (Paper 2031) 410
Department of Correctional Services, 1994-95 (Paper 2037) 410
Department of Health and Community Services, 1994-95 (Paper 2036) 410
Department of Lands, Housing and Local Government,
1994-95 (Paper 2032) 410
Department of Mines and Energy, 1994-95 (Paper 2040) 410
Director of Public Prosecutions, 1994-95 (Paper 2007) 402
Education Advisory Council, 1994 (Paper 1985) 389
Financial Statements for the Northern Territory
Auditor-Generals Office for the year ended 30 June 1995
by Pannell Kerr Forster, Chartered Accountants
(Mr Stone) (Paper 2046) 407
Heritage Advisory Council, 1994-95 (Paper 2035) 410
Listening Devices Act, pursuant to section 14, 1994-95 (Paper 1984) 389
Mental Health Act, 1994-95 (Paper 2026) 411
Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory,
1994-95 (Paper 2050) 411
Northern Territory Auditor-Generals Annual Report on the
- Performance of the Office for the Year ended 1994-95
(Mr Reed) (Paper 2045) 406
Northern Territory Tourist Commission, 1994-95 (Paper 1987) 389
Northern Territory Treasury, 1994-95 (Paper 2041) 411
Northern Territory Treasury Corporation, 1994-95 (Paper 2039) 411
Office of Aboriginal Development, 1994-95 (Paper 2033) 411
Office of the Arts and Cultural Affairs, 1993-94 (Paper 2043) 411
Office of the Arts and Cultural Affairs, 1994-95 (Paper 2064) 411
Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment,
1994-95 (Paper 2028) 411
Office of Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading 1993-4
- (Mr Hatton) (Paper 1982) 386
Power and Water Authority, 1994-95 (Paper 2048) 411
Statistical Supplement to the Treasurers Annual Financial
- Statement for the year ended 30 June 1995
(Mr Reed) (Paper 2012) 401
Trade Development Zone Authority, 1994-95 (Paper 2029) 411
Treasurers Annual financial Statement 1994-95
- (Mr Reed) (Paper 2011) 401
- Council, 1994-95 (Paper 2044) 411
(Mr Stirling) (Paper 2021) 406
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
ABC Charter, Section 6 (Mr Stone) (Paper 1997) 392
ABC Principles (Mr Stone) (Paper 1998) 392
Director Australian Broadcasting Corporation,
dated 29 September 1995.
(Mr Stone) (Paper 1996) 392
Letter, Hon Mike Reed, Acting Chief Minister, to Mr Brian Johns,
Managing Director, Australian Broadcasting Corporation,
dated 29 September 1995 (Mr Stone) (Paper 1996) 392
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (cont)
Letter, Senator Grant Tambling to Mr Brian Johns, Managing
Director, Australian Broadcasting Corporation,
dated 4 October 1995 ( Mr Stone) (Paper 1999) 392
Australian Petroleum Fact Sheets, Department of Mines and
Energy (Mr Reed) (Paper 2054) 407
Casino Operators Agreement
Agreement between Barry Francis Coulter, Minister for Racing and
- Gaming, and Diamond Leisure Pty Limited (A.C.N. 009 624 417);
dated 7 September 1995 (Paper 1993) 389
Chart - 1994 Interstate Conditions Pupil/Teacher Ratios
(Mr Finch) (Paper 2014) 401
Country Liberal Party election promises - Womens Health Tomorrow
(Mrs Martin) (Paper 2009) 400
Country Liberal Party Media Release dated 5 September 1995 (Mr Ede)
(Paper 1968) 370
Financial Management Act
Determination, pursuant to section 21(1), of Amounts of Allocation
- Transferred with Redistribution of Public Business
Amongst Agencies, dated 27 August 1995 (Paper 1960) 374
(Paper 1994) 389
Itinerary, Official Visit to the Republics of Greece and Cyprus
(Mr Stone) (Paper 1970) 374
Kenbi Land Claim Settlement Proposal and attached map
(Mr Stone) (Paper 1995) 391
Lands Acquisition - East Arm
Schedule, Delivery of Notice of Proposal proposed acquisition
- at East Arm (Mr Stone) (Paper 1971) 378
- Services Branch, Department of Lands, Housing and Local
Government to Mr D. Pearce, Director, Northern Land
Council, dated 23 September 1994 (Paper 1972) 378
- Branch, Department of Lands, Housing and Local
Government to Mr Billy Risk, President, Larrakia
Association Inc, dated 23 September 1994 (Paper 1973) 378
Extract from Parliamentary Record, Questions,
- pages 1067 to 1069, (Mr Reed) (Paper 1975) 378
- (Mr Reed) (Paper 1974) 378
13 July 1992 (Mr Reed) (Paper 1976) 378
Letter, Mr Barry Coulter, Member for Palmerston,
dated 10 October 1995 (Mrs Hickey) (Paper 1978) 383
Letter, Kate Carnell, MLA, Chief Minister, Minister for Health and
Community Care, Australian Capital Territory to
Ms Maggie Hickey, MLA, Member for Barkly,
dated 6 October 1995 (Mrs Hickey) (Paper 2020) 406
Letter, Mr Tom Dickson, Manager, Jet Electrics Pty Ltd to
Ozone Glass Design Pty Ltd, dated 21 December 1993
(Mr Ah Kit) (Paper 2022) 406
Letter, Mr Ede to new voters in the Electorate of Fannie Bay
(Mr Stone) (Paper 1967) 368
Letter, Hon Fred Finch, MLA, Minister for Health Services to
Mr Rick Setter, MLA, Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, dated
8 August 1995 (Mr Ede) (Paper 2061) 408
Letter, Maggie Hickey, MLA, Deputy Leader of the Opposition
re report on the Beijing Womens forum 1995 - A Personal
Account, dated 10 October 1995 (Mr Stone) (Paper 2018) 405
Letter, Hon P. J. Keating, MP, Prime Minister to
Ms Lois ODonohoe CBE AM, Chairperson, Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander Commission, undated (Mr Stone) (Paper 2024) 406
Mary River Wetlands Task Force, Terms of Reference .Attachment B
(Mr Reed) (Paper 2017) 402
Memorandum, Department of Asian Relations, Trade and Industry,
Chairman, Procurement Review Board to Minister re Certificates
of Exemption, dated 18 October 1995 (Mr Finch) (Paper 2058) 408
Memorandum, Department of Mines and Energy, Secretary to Principal
Registrar re: Certificate of Exemption, dated 17 November 1994,
signed 18 November 1994 (Mr Finch) (Paper 2056) 408
Mining Bill, Draft in relation to fossicking (Mr Reed) (Paper 2004) 396
Modular Medical Products
Public Account Committee - Briefing by Department of Education on
- Auditor-Generals Annual Report 1992/93,
(Mr Bailey) (Paper 1979) 385
- Seventh Assembly First Session, dated 22 August 1995,
- Parliamentary Record No. 14 (Mr Bailey) (Paper 1980) 385
Wednesday 30 August 1995, between Mr Fred McCue and
Chief Minister. (Mr Ede) (Paper 1968) 370
Morning Program, 8DDD, transcript of interview,
Thursday 31 August 1995, between Mr Fred McCue and
Senator Bob Collins (Mr Ede) (Paper 1968) 370
Morning Program, 8DDD, transcript of interview,
Thursday 31 August 1995 between Mr Fred McCue and
Mr Shane Stone (Mr Ede) (Paper 1968) 370
National Native Title Tribunal, Media Release, dated
10 October 1995 (Mr Stone) (Paper 1981) 386
Oil and Gas in Australias Northern Territory, Department of Mines
and Energy (Mr Reed) (Paper 2052) 407
Pamphlet, Wetland Management in the Northern Territory, Land
Resource Conservation Branch, Department of Lands, Planning
and Environment (Mr Reed) (Paper 2016) 402
Petroleum Basin Studies in Australias Northern Territory,
Department of Mines and Energy (Mr Reed) (Paper 2055) 407
Petroleum Prospects and Leads of Australias Northern Territory,
Department of Mines and Energy (Mr Reed) (Paper 2051) 407
Petroleum Tenements, Offshore and Onshore, February 1995,
Department of Mines and Energy (Mr Reed) (Paper 2053) 407
Police Administration Act
Determination No. T1 of 1995, (Amendment of Police Arbitral
- Tribunal Determination No. T11 of 1991),
dated 21 September 1995 (Paper 1959) 374
Territory Department of Mines and Energy (Mr Reed) (Paper 2006) 400
Poster, Tropical Wetlands, Wise Use & Management, Department of
Lands, Planning and Environment(Mr Reed) (Paper 2015) 402
Press Release, Brian Ede, Leader of the Opposition, 30 August 1995,
(Mr Ede) (Paper 1968) 370
Proforma, Certificate of Exemption from Public Quotations issued by
Accountable Officer or his Delegate (Mr Finch) (Paper 2057) 408
Public Accounts Committee, alleged dissenting report
Letter, Mr Brian Ede, Leader of the Opposition to the Speaker of the
- Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, dated 16 October 1995
(Mr Speaker) (Paper 2000) 394
Territory Legislative Assembly to Mr J. Baker, ABC
Television News, dated 12 October 1995
(Mr Speaker) (Paper 2002); 394
Letter, Hon Terry McCarthy, MLA to Mr Brian Ede, MLA,
- Leader of the Opposition, dated 16 October 1995
(Mr Speaker) (Paper 2003) 394
- ABC TV to the Speaker of the Northern Territory
Legislative Assembly, dated 13 October 1995 (Paper 2001) 394
30 June 1995, Report No. 23,, dated October 1995
(Mr Setter) (Paper 2059) 407
Public Accounts Committee Report on the Auditor-Generals Annual
Report, 1992-93, Report No. 24, dated October 1995
(Mr Setter) (Paper 2060) 407
Regulations, 1995
No. 29, Amendments to Cullen Bay Marina Regulations (Paper 1961) 374
No. 30, Amendments to Real Property (Unit Titles) Regulations
(Paper 1962) 374
No. 31, Amendments of Powers of Attorney Regulations (Paper 1963) 374
No. 32, Amendments of Local Court (Adoption of Children)
Rules (Paper 1964) 374
No. 33, Amendments of Housing Assistance Schemes
Regulations (Paper 1965) 374
No. 34, Amendments of Building Regulations (Paper 1966) 374
Quote No. O. G. 0713-R1 to Meldrum Burrows, Attention
Mr Robert Drewes, dated 5 August 1993 (Mr Ah Kit) (Paper 2023) 406
Situation Report, Kardu Numida (OLSH) Health Service,
dated 18 October 1995 (Mr Bell) (Paper 2019) 405
Teacher Salary Comparison - Salaries as at 10 October 1995
(Mr Manzie) (Paper 2013) 401
- Daly Road sealing (664 petitioners) (Mr Baldwin) (Paper 1958) 367
Enterprise bargaining agreement between the Commissioner
of Public Employment and NT Branch of the Australian
Education Union (1037 petitioners) (Mr Stirling) 399
PERSONAL EXPLANATION
Mr Ah Kit 391
- Mr Bell 370, 374, 400
Mr Ede 402
Mr Finch 380
Mrs Hickey 400,405
Mr Stone 405
PRIVILEGE
Alleged misleading of the Assembly by Member for Leanyer
- (Mr Finch) re Modular Medical Products matters,
request for referral to Committee of privileges (Mr Bailey) 385
- of Privileges 394
- Modular Medical Products to Committee of privileges,
motion (Mr Bailey) 395
- Alleged provision of purported dissenting report by Opposition
Members of the Public Accounts Committee to ABC
Television journalist, request for referral to Committee
of privileges (Mr Stone) 389
Decision by Speaker not to refer matter to Committee of
Privileges 393
SPEAKERS RULING
Dissent re unparliamentary remarks by Deputy Chief Minister (Mr Reed) 369
Draft Mining Act (Mr Reed) (Paper 2004) 396
- File footage by Channel 8, Australian Broadcasting Corporation and
NT News (Mr McCarthy) 367
Guidon of 1st Armoured Regiment, presentation to parliament 368
Horticulture Industry in the Northern Territory (Mr Palmer)
(Paper 1983) 386
Hydro-Geological Survey Mapping (Mr Burke) (Paper 2025) 406
Methadone Program (Mr Finch) (Paper 1969) 371
Menzies School of Health Research (Mr Finch) (Paper 1977) 381
Mining Bill, Draft re fossicking (Mr Reed) 396
Onshore Petroleum Exploration to the Northern Territory
(Mr Reed) (Paper 2047) 407
Opposition portfolio responsibilities (Mr Ede) 373
Services to Territory Businesses (Mr Poole) (Paper 2008) 400
Treasurers Annual Financial Statement 1994-95 (Mr Reed) 401
Territory Insurance Office (Mr Burke) (Paper 2005) 393
- Batchelor College Community-based Access Program, students 405
- Leanyer Primary School Year 6/7 students 385
Moil Primary School, students, Years 5,6 and 7 405
Northern Territory University, Faculty of Aboriginal and
Islander Studies, students 399
Northern Territory University, Faculty of Foundation Studies, students 378
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