Minutes of Proceedings - 1999-04-20
Eighth Assembly First Session 20/04/1999 Parliamentary Record No. 15
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Date : 20/04/1999__________________________________________________________________________________
From To Pages
20 April 1999 29 April 1999 441 - 469
Bold No. 123=Passed Bill
Italic & Bold No. 123=Discharged Bill
Italic No. 123=Negatived Bill
ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS
BILLS
CENSURE
COMMONWEALTH DAY MESSAGE
CONDOLENCES
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE
MESSAGES FROM THE ADMINISTRATOR
MOTIONS (Procedural)
MOTIONS (Substantive)
PAPERS TABLED
PETITIONS
STATEMENTS
VISITORS
WARRANT
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Date : 20/04/1999
Index to Minutes - 20 April 1999 to 29 April 1999
EIGHTH ASSEMBLY - FIRST SESSION
From To Pages
20 April 1999 29 April 1999 441 - 469
Bold No. 123=Passed Bill
Italic & Bold No. 123=Discharged Bill
Italic No. 123=Negatived Bill
ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS
- Opposition Office Holders, appointment of Mr Stirling as Shadow Minister for
Employment (Ms Martin) 442
BILLS
- Appropriation Bill 1999 – 2000 (Serial 154) 464, 467
Appropriation Bill 1999-2000 (Serial 154) 460
Australasia Railway (Third Party Access) Bill 1999 (Serial 148) 447
Bail Amendment Bill 1999 (Serial 139) 457
Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education Bill 1999 (Serial 152) 449, 457
Evidence Amendment Bill 1999 (Serial 138) 451
Legal Practitioners Amendment Bill 1999 (Serial 151) 449, 457
Local Government (Katherine Rates) Bill 1999 (Serial 149) 442, 450, 461
Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill 1999 (Serial 145) 451
Museums and Art Galleries Bill 1999 (Serial 140) 447
Pay-roll Tax Amendment Bill 1999 (Serial 156) 463, 467
Radiation (Safety Control) Amendment Bill 1999 (Serial 146) 451
Real Property (Unit Titles) Amendment Bill 1999 (Serial 144) 457
Real Property Amendment Bill 1999 (Serial 142) 457
Statute Law Revision Bill 1999 (Serial 155) 454, 461
Stock Diseases Amendment Bill 1999 (Serial 153) 454, 461
Unit Titles Amendment Bill 1999 (Serial 143) 457
Year 2000 Information Disclosure Bill 1999 (Serial 150) 442, 450, 462
CENSURE
- Chief Minister (Mr Burke) re taxpayer funded voter opinion research (Mr Stirling) 454
COMMONWEALTH DAY MESSAGE
- Message 1999, dated 8 March 1999 (Mr McCarthy) 445
CONDOLENCES
- Gurd, Dr Charles K.St.J C.M.G O.B.E, former member of the Legislative Council,
deceased 26 February 1999 (Mr Burke) 441
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
- Dr Lim, 20, 21 and 22 April 99 441
Mr Stone, 20 and 21 April 99 441
Mrs Hickey and Mr Ah Kit, 22 April 1999 (Ms Martin) 454
Mrs Hickey for 28 April 1999 and 29 April 1999 (Ms Martin) 464
MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE
- Policing strategies, effective for remote areas (Mr Stirling) 446
Territory taxi, mini bus and private hire car industry (Mr Stirling) 468
MESSAGES FROM THE ADMINISTRATOR
- No. 13, Assent to proposed laws, 19 February 1999 to 1st April 1999 (Mr Speaker) (Paper 1045) 453
No. 14, Recommending a Bill for an Act to authorise the issue and expenditure of public
moneys out of teh consolidated fund for the year 1999-2000 (Mr McCarthy) (Paper 1069) 460
MOTIONS (Procedural)
- Suspension of Standing Orders
Allow Member for Wanguri to move motion forthwith relating to East Timor. 452
Allow Mr Bailey to move a motion censuring the Chief Minister for failing to allow
evidence to be presented to show he has continued to mislead Territorians and this
Assembly over improper activities of former CLP governments - Negatived 455
Allow Ms Martin to move motion re East Timor (Ms Martin) 443
Pass Bill through all stages
- Local Government (Katherine Rates) Bill 1999 (Serial 149) 450
Year 2000 Information Disclosure Bill 1999 (Serial 150) 461
MOTIONS (Substantive)
- Australian Defence Force’s involvement in the Northern Territory – Note statement (Mr Baldwin) 450
Censure Chief Minister (Mr Burke) re taxpayer funded voter opinion research (Mr Stirling) 454
East Timor (Mr Bailey) 443
Education reform in the Northern Territory – Note statement (Mr Adamson) 446
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Report of Inquiry into appropriate measures to facilitate Statehood – Note and adopt
recommendations numbered 1 to 6 (Mr Hatton) 461
Report of Inquiry into appropriate measures to facilitate Statehood – Print (Mr Hatton) 461
Mandatory sentencing (Ms Martin) 442
Mussel, black striped infestation in Northern Territory waters – Note statement (Mr Palmer) 457
Ombudsman, 1997/98 (20th)
Note report (Mr Stone) 462
Personal information and privacy of records – Note statement (Mr Burke) 456
Premiers’ Conference 1999 held in Canberra, April 1999 – Note statement (Mr Burke) 445
Public Accounts Committee
Reference
- Funding Bodies on Development Projects on Aboriginal Outstations and Communities -
Amendment of date for reporting (Mr Lugg) 464
Amendments) Bill, Draft – Note papers (Mr Baldwin) 461
Territory’s health system, Issues and Future Directions – Note statement (Mr Dunham) 450
PAPERS TABLED
- ACTU Media Release, AIRC grants low paid $12 wage increase – Rejects employer and
government submissions Minimum wage now more than $10 an hour, dated 29 April 1999
(Mr Ah Kit) (Paper 1120) 468
Annual Reports
Northern Territory Liquor Commission 1997/1998 (Paper 1107) 465
Article, Gavin set to work on his two whopper cane toads, Centralian Advocate,
dated 23 April 1999 (Mr Reed) (Paper 1095) 463
Article, Martin starts in old-fashioned way – by lying, Northern Territory News,
dated 13 February 1994 (Mr Reed) (Paper 1035) 449
Article, Northern Territory University 10th Anniversary, Northern Territory News,
28 April 1999 (Mr Adamson) (Paper 1097) 465
Article, Northern Territory University 10th Anniversary, Northern Territory News,
dated Wednesday 28 April 1999 (Paper 1097) 464
Article, Old Post Office site is declared part of heritage, Centralian Advocate,
dated 9th April 1999 (Mr Toyne) (Paper 1058) 458
Average Real Commercial Prices by State 1987/88 through to 1998/99 (Mr Coulter) (Paper 1064) 459
Brochure, A time for change – A policy for regulation of commercial passenger vehicles,
Department of Transport and Works (Mr Balch) (Paper 1127) 468
Brochure, Property Fax – Northern Territory Property Issues Update – NT Budget Edition,
dated 27 April 1999 (Mr Reed) (Paper 1093) 463
Brochure, Taxis Minibuses Private Hire Cars – How the changes affect you, Northern
Territory Government (Mr Balch) (Paper 1126) 468
Budget Overview 1999-2000 (Mr Reed) (Paper 1082) 460
Budget Paper No. 1 – Budget Speech 1999-2000 (Mr Reed) (Paper 1070) 460
Budget Paper No. 1, 1999-2000 corrigendum, Replacement pages 21 and 24 (Mr Reed) (Paper 1117) 468
Budget Paper No. 2 – The Budget 1999-2000 (Mr Reed) (Paper 1071) 460
Budget Paper No. 2, 1999-2000 corrigendum, Replacement pages 4, 7, 9, 11, 61, 99, 111, 142,
172, 188, 260 and 341 (Mr Reed) (Paper 1117) 468
Budget Paper No. 3 – Issues in Public Finance 1999-2000 (Mr Reed) (Paper 1072) 460
Budget Paper No. 4 – Capital Works Program 1999-2000 (Mr Reed) (Paper 1073) 460
Budget Paper No. 5 – Northern Territory Economy 1999-2000 (Mr Reed) (Paper 1074) 460
By-laws 1999
Northern Territory University (Academic Dress) By-laws 1999 (Paper 1106) 465
Northern Territory University (Degrees and Other awards) By-laws 1999 (Paper 1103) 465
Northern Territory University (Election of Members of Council) Amendment By-laws 1999
(Paper 1100) 465
Northern Territory University (Rules) Amendment By-Laws 1999 (Paper 1105) 465
Northern Territory University (Site and Traffic) Amendment By-laws 1999 (Paper 1101) 465
Northern Territory University (Student Association) Amendment By-laws 1999 (Paper 1102) 465
Northern Territory University (Student Conduct) Amendment By-laws 1999 (Paper 1099) 465
Northern Territory University (Vocational Education and Training Board) Amendment
By-laws 1999 (Paper 1104) 465
Caucus Submission, Law and Order in Remote Communities, March 1999 (Mr Ah Kit) (Paper 1034) 446
Consultancy Contract for the purposes of section 5 of the Public Service Act, Agreement
between Mr Peter Conran of the Northern Territory Government and Mr Mark Textor,
Territory Focus Consulting (Mr Stirling) (Paper 1047) 454
Declaration of Heritage Place – Former Alice Springs Post Office, Heritage Conservation Act,
dated 30 March 1999 (Mr Toyne) (Paper 1059) 458
Domestic Electricity Comparison 1998/99 (Mr Coulter) (Paper 1066) 459
Domestic electricity price, Standard Domestic Tariff (with annual consumption of 3,500 kWh)
(Mr Coulter) (Paper 1061) 459
Domestic Electricity Prices – International Comparison as at 01/01/99 (Mr Coulter) (Paper 1065) 459
Electricity Supply Association of Australia, published statistics 1998/99 (Mr Coulter) (Paper 1092) 463
Engineering Construction – With Railway factor, estimated projections of Rail Value to the
NT Construction Industry, Approximately $200m/yr over 3 years (Mr Coulter) (Paper 1098) 464
Financial Management Act
Determination of Amounts of Allocations Transferred on Redistribution of Public
Business Amongst Agencies, dated 24 March 1999 (Paper 1016) 447
Direction – Transfer of Excess Allocations between Activities,
dated 29 January 1999 (Paper 1015) 447
Increase of Treasurer’s Advance, dated 29 January 1999 (Paper 1014) 447
Gazetted Real Prices N T – Domestic and Commercial – 1987/88 through to 1998/99
(Mr Coulter) (Paper 1062) 459
General Purpose Tariff Comparison 1998/99 (Mr Coulter) (Paper 1063) 459
Graph, Number of Taxis available and number of customers waiting at Darwin Airport
for 12 April – 18 April 1999 (Mr Balch) (Paper 1123) 468
Graph, Number of Taxis available and number of customers waiting at Darwin Airport for
22 March – 28 March 1999 (Mr Balch) (Paper 1125) 468
Graph, Number of Taxis available and number of customers waiting at Darwin Airport for
29 March – 4 April 1999 (Mr Balch) (Paper 1124) 468
Graph, Number of Taxis available and number of customers waiting at Darwin Airport for
5 April – 11 April 1999 (Mr Balch) (Paper 1122) 468
Intergovernmental Agreement on the Reform of Commonwealth, dated 9 April 1999 -
State Financial Relations (Mr Burke) (Paper 1021) 445
Jesus Christ Superstar Program – Cast in Order of Appearance (Mr Adamson) (Paper 1112) 465
Jurlink, issue 13 March 1999 (Mr Toyne) (Paper 1111) 465
Letters
Joshua, Mr Lindsay, JP, President Numburindi Community Government Council to
Hon Shane Stone MLA, dated 13 March 1998 (Mr Ah Kit) (Paper 1031) 446
Manzie, Honourable D W, Minister for Resource Development to Chairman,
Goldman Environmental Prize, dated 22 April 1999 (Mr Manzie) (Paper 1068) 460
Martin, Ms, Member for Fannie Bay to constituents, dated 7 July 1998
(Mrs Braham) (Paper 1037) 449
Meadows, Dr David to Health Insurance Commission, dated 12 April 1999
(Ms Martin) (Paper 1036) 449
Pickering, Ms Jude, Executive Officer, R.E.I.N.T. Inc to Honourable Tim Baldwin,
Minister for Industry and Business re draft Residential Tenancies Bill,
dated 29 March 1999 (Paper 1085) (Mr Baldwin) 461
Reed, Hon Mike, MLA to Mr Lindsay Joshua JP, President, Numburindi Community
Government Council, dated 6 July 1998 (Mr Ah Kit) (Paper 1032) 446
Textor, Mr Mark, Territory Focus Consulting, Public Affairs Consultant to Mr Paul Cowdy,
Chief of Staff, Office of the Chief Minister, dated 19 April 1993 (Mr Bailey) (Paper 1053) 456
Media release, Chaos on eve of school start, Mr Peter Toyne, Member for Stuart,
dated Friday 29 January 1999 (Mr Adamson) (Paper 1030) 446
Media release, Department confirms lack of consultation, 7 April 1999 (Mr Coulter) (Paper 1091) 463
Media release, NT Budget 1999 Changes to Payroll Tax Welcomed, by Carol Frost,
General Manager of NT Chamber of Commerce and Industry, dated 27 April 1999
(Mr Reed) (Paper 1094) 463
Media release, Peter Toyne apologises to Peter Adamson, by Mr P Toyne MLA,
dated 22 April 1999 (Mr Adamson) (Paper 1067) 459
Darwin Town Plan, Zoning Table, Zone CP; C = consent 465
Plans of Management
Anna’s Reservoir Conservation Reserve, February 1999 (Paper 1054) 458
Henbury Meteorites Conservation Reserve, January 1999 (Paper 1055) 458
Ryan Well Historical Reserve, January 1999 (Paper 1056) 458
Ryan Well Historical Reserve, Plan of Management Review of Public Comments,
October 1999 (Paper 1060) 458
Potential Northern Territory Support for East Timor, Capability Statement, April 1999
(Paper 1017) (Mr Burke) 443
Regional Highlights, Alice Springs 1999-2000 (Mr Reed) (Paper 1081) 460
Regional Highlights, Arnhem and Tiwi Islands 1999-2000 (Mr Reed) (Paper 1079) 460
Regional Highlights, Darwin 1999-2000 (Mr Reed) (Paper 1076) 460
Regional Highlights, Katherine 1999-2000 (Mr Reed) (Paper 1078) 460
Regional Highlights, Palmerston and Rural 1999-2000 (Mr Reed) (Paper 1077) 460
Regional Highlights, Tennant Creek 1999-2000 (Mr Reed) (Paper 1080) 460
Regulations 1999
No. 04, Amendments of Work Health Regulations (Paper 1023) 447
No. 05, Amendments of Palmerston (Private Swimming Pool) By-laws (Paper 1024) 447
No. 06, Amendment of Tennant Creek (Garbage) By-laws (Paper 1025) 447
No. 07, Amendment of Legal Practitioners Rules (Paper 1026) 447
No. 08, Amendments of Administration and Probate Regulations (Paper 1027) 447
No. 09, Northern Territory Products Symbol Regulations (Paper 1028) 447
No. 10, Amendments of Fisheries Regulations (Paper 1029) 448
No. 11, Mining Amendment Regulations (Paper 1041) 452
No. 12, Lands Acquisition Amendment Regulations (Paper 1042) 452
No. 13, Petroleum Amendment Regulations (Paper 1043) 452
No. 14, Amendments of the Mining Amendment Regulations (Paper 1088) 462
No. 15, Amendments of the Petroleum Amendment Regulations (Paper 1089) 462
Report of Inquiry into appropriate measures to facilitate Statehood, Legal and
Constitutional Affairs Committee (Paper 1086) (Mr Hatton) 461
Report on North American Study Tour by Mr Steve Balch and associated materials - in
compliance with the Remuneration Tribunal Determination, Ministers and Members of the
Northern Territory Legislative Assembly - Overseas Travel of Members requirement
(Mr Balch) (Paper 1128) 469
Report, Young People and Substance Use in the Northern Territory in 1998,
by Dr Bridie O’Reilly, Research and Evaluation Coordinator, Living with Alcohol
Program Territory Health Services, dated January 1999 (Mr Dunham) (Paper 1096) 464
Residential Tenancies Bill, Draft (Paper 1083) and Residential Tenancies
(Consequential Amendments) Bill, Draft (Paper 1084) (Mr Baldwin) 461
Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, Northern Territory Government
Implementation Report 1996/97 (Paper 1108) 465
Speech notes (Mr Ah Kit) (Paper 1119) 468
Speech notes to 1999-2000 Budget response (Mr Ah Kit) (Paper 1116) 468
Strategy Twenty First Century, Strategic Intent, Territory Health Services 1999-2003
(Mr Dunham) (Paper 1040) 450
Table, Average Taxi Driver income – 1 Jan 99 to 8 April 99 (Mr Ah Kit) (Paper 1121) 468
Taxi Log Book (Mr Ah Kit) (Paper 1118) 468
The Essence of Sydney 2000, Jurlique Blue Cypress Essential Oil Story (Mr Toyne) (Paper 1110) 465
Three photographs depicting Docker River Airstrip in flooded conditions (Mr Elferink) (Paper 1113) 465
Transcript, ABC Radio News Darwin, 26 March 99 (Mr Ah Kit) (Paper 1033) 446
Transcript, Focus Group Discussion led by Liberal Party Pollster Mark Textor,
dated 21 April 1993 at Darwin Travelodge (Mr Stirling) (Paper 1048) 454
Video tape of Focus Group Discussion led by Liberal Party Pollster Mark Textor
21 April 1993 at Darwin Travelodge (Mr Stirling) (Paper 1049) 454
Women in the Budget 1999-2000 (Mr Reed) (Paper 1075) 460
PETITIONS
- Adequately resourced publicly funded and operated hospitals and essential services
(No. 14) (124 petitioners) (Ms Martin) (Paper 1010) 442
Bilingual programs in Northern Territory Schools (No. 17) from the Territory, interstate
and overseas petitioners (Mr Adamson) (474 petitioners) (Paper 1039) 449
Bilingual programs in Northern Territory schools, maintenance of (No. 18)
(Mr Balch) (351 petitioners) (Paper 1046) 454
Bilingual programs, be maintained in Northern Territory schools (No. 15) (73 petitioners)
(Mr Adamson) (Paper 1011) 442
Bilingual programs, be maintained in Northern Territory schools (No. 16)
(2443 petitioners) (Mr Toyne) (Paper 1012) 442
Howard Springs Hunting Reserve, no exploration or other mining activities be permitted
(1260 petitioners) (Mr Reed) (Paper 1087) 459
Lots 6833 and 6834 Town of Sanderson, prevent residential development on
(200 petitioners) (Mr Bailey) (Paper 1090) 463
Mandatory sentencing laws, inclusion of rape, sexual assault, grievous bodily harm,
violent assaults of any kind (No. 13) (35 petitioners) (Mr Burke) (Paper 1009) 442
Mandatory sentencing legislation, repeal (petition No. 21) (154 petitioners) (Mr Burke) (Paper 1115) 467
Responses
(No. 2) (Paper 1013) 442
Unfair imprisonment of people under the age of 18, repeal legislation (No. 12)
(956 petitioners) (Mr Burke) (Paper 1008) 442
STATEMENTS
- ABC TV and Channel 8 to broadcast live or rebroadcast presentation of the Treasurer's
and Leader of the Opposition's Budget Speechs (Mr McCarthy) 459
ABC TV and Channel 8 to broadcast live or rebroadcast, with sound and vision, the
Opposition’s Budget reply and for 8 Top-FM Radio to broadcast live the Opposition’s
Budget reply (Mr McCarthy) 463
Australian Defence Force’s involvement in the Northern Territory (Mr Baldwin) (Paper 1044) 450
Education reform in the Northern Territory (Mr Adamson) (Paper 1022) 446
Mussel, black striped infestation in Northern Territory waters (Mr Palmer) (Paper 1057) 457
Personal information and privacy of records (Mr Burke) (Paper 1051) 456
Premiers’ Conference 1999 held in Canberra, April 1999 (Paper 1019) 445
Residential Tenancies Bill (Mr Baldwin) 461
Territory’s health system, Issues and Future Directions (Mr Dunham) (Paper 1038) 450
VISITORS
- Attenborough, Ms Crystal, N. T. Sprint Champion and Australian under 18, 100 metre
Sprint Champion (Mr Poole) 462
Casuarina Senior College, Year 12 Legal Studies students accompanied by their
teacher Ms Dianne Gilbert (Mr McCarthy) 459
Darwin High School, Year 11 Legal Studies students accompanied by their teacher
Ms Sara Waylen (Mr McCarthy) 463
English as a Second Language students and their teacher Ms Faye Austin (Mr McCarthy) 463
Faculty of Law, Aboriginal Pre-Law students accompanied by their teacher
Ms Fiona Hussin (Mr McCarthy) 459
Humpty Doo School, Year 5/6/7 students accompanied by their teachers
Mrs Chrissy O'Connor and Mrs Barbara Doukas (Mr McCarthy) 441
Humpty Doo School, Year 5/6/7 students accompanied by their teachers
Mrs Christine Walker and Mrs Jane Allan (Mr McCarthy) 449
Malele, Miss Charlene, Hansard Editor and Chief Interpreter of the Parliament of Samoa,
training attachment with the Northern Territory Parliament under the auspices of the
CPA Education Trust Fund (Mr McCArthy) 459
Northern Territory University, Faculty of Foundation Studies, students from the
Certificate IV in Business (Administration) students (Mr McCarthy) 463
WARRANT
- Deputy Chairmen of Committees Mr S J Balch, Mr J W Elferink, Mr C D Lugg
and Mr E H Poole (Paper 1007) (Mr McCarthy) 441
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