Department of the Legislative Assembly, Northern Territory Government

Minutes of Proceedings - 1994-06-29

Seventh Assembly First Session 27/06/1994 Parliamentary Record No. 1
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Date : 29/06/1994
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No. 2
(IN CONTINUATION)
Wednesday 29 June 1994

The Assembly resumed at 10.00 a.m., pursuant to resolution suspending the sitting,
dated 28 June 1994. The Speaker, the Honourable T. R. McCarthy, took the Chair.

26. APPROPRIATION BILL 1994-95 (Serial 2):
The order of the day having been read for further consideration in Committee of the Whole -
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In the Committee
(Chairman - Mr Setter)
(10.00 a.m.)

Proposed expenditure for Division 23 agreed to, after debate.
Proposed expenditure for Division 91 agreed to, after debate.
Proposed expenditure for Division 45 agreed to, after debate.
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Suspension of sitting: The sitting was suspended between 12.13 p.m. and 2.15 p.m.
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Proposed expenditure for Division 56 agreed to.
Proposed expenditure for Division 54 agreed to.
Proposed expenditure for Division 59 agreed to, after debate.
Proposed expenditure for Division 55 agreed to, after debate.
Proposed expenditure for Division 49 agreed to, after debate.
Proposed expenditure for Division 48 agreed to, after debate.
Proposed expenditure for Division 60 agreed to, after debate.
Proposed expenditure for Division 82 agreed to, after debate.
The Minister for Transport and Works (Mr Manzie) moved - That intervening business
be postponed until after consideration of Divisions 46, 81 and 69.
Question - put and passed.
Proposed expenditure for Division 46 agreed to, after debate.
Proposed expenditure for Division 81 agreed to.
Proposed expenditure for Division 69 agreed to, after debate.
Proposed expenditure for Division 70 read.
Debate ensued.
Paper tabled: The Minister for Health and Community Services (Mr Reed) laid on the Table the following Paper -

. Media Release from Minister for Health and Community Services the Hon Mike Reed, MLA, dated 23 May 1994 (Paper No. 41).

Debate continued.
Paper tabled: Mr Reed laid on the Table the following further Paper -

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. Programs funded 1994/95 from the Living with Alcohol Program (Paper No. 42).

Debate continued.
Proposed expenditure for Division 70 agreed to.
Proposed expenditure for Division 92 read.
Debate ensued.
Paper tabled: The Minister for Primary Industry and Fisheries (Mr Reed) laid on the Table the following Paper -

. Brochure - Katherine Daly Farm Development, Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries (Paper No. 43).

Debate continued.
Proposed expenditure for Division 92 agreed to.
Proposed expenditure for Division 79 agreed to, after debate.
Proposed expenditure for Division 50 agreed to, after debate.
Proposed expenditure for Division 71 agreed to, after debate.
Proposed expenditure for Division 12 agreed to, after debate.
Proposed expenditure for Division 22 agreed to, after debate.
Proposed expenditure for Division 41 agreed to, after debate.
Schedule agreed to.
Remainder of the Bill, by leave, taken as a whole and agreed to.
Bill to be reported without amendment.
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(8.33 p.m.)

The Speaker (Hon. T.R. McCarthy) resumed the Chair; the Chairman (Mr Setter) reported accordingly; and the report was adopted.
The Treasurer (Mr Coulter) moved - That the Bill be now read a third time.
Debate ensued.
Question - put and passed.
The Bill was read a third time and passed to be a proposed law.

27. TAXATION (ADMINISTRATION) AMENDMENT BILL 1994 (SERIAL 3); and STAMP DUTY AMENDMENT BILL 1994 (Serial 4):
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.
Leave granted for a motion for the third readings of the Bills to be moved forthwith.
On the motion of the Treasurer (Mr Coulter) the Bills were read a third time and passed to be proposed laws.

28. PAY-ROLL TAX AMENDMENT BILL 1994 (Serial 5):
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.

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Leave granted for a motion for the third reading of the Bill to be moved forthwith.
On the motion of the Treasurer (Mr Coulter) the Bill was read a third time and passed to be a proposed law.

29. ADJOURNMENT:
The Deputy Chief Minister (Mr Coulter) moved - That the Assembly do now adjourn.
Debate ensued.
Question - put and passed.
The Assembly adjourned at 9.47 p.m. until tomorrow at 10.00 a.m.
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PAPER:
The following Paper was deemed to have been presented on Wednesday 29 June 1994:

Ombudsman (Northern Territory) Act 1978:
Report to the Legislative Assembly pursuant to s.28(2) - Law relating to Traffic Control signals displaying a Yellow Light (Paper No 40).

ATTENDANCE:
All Members attended the sitting.

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