Department of the Legislative Assembly, Northern Territory Government

Minutes of Proceedings - 1995-08-15

Seventh Assembly First Session 15/08/1995 Parliamentary Record No. 13
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Date : 15/08/1995
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INDEX TO MINUTES
SEVENTH ASSEMBLY- FIRST SESSION
Sitting Day Nos 34 - 39

From To Pages
15 August 1995 24 August 1995 307 - 366


D = Discharged
N = Negatived
P = Passed
* = Opposition Bill

ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
His Excellency Fidel V. Ramos 347,348,349

ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS AND MINISTRY 310


BILLS PASSED (alphabetical)
Serial 91 Associations Incorporation Amendment 1995 364,365P
94 Conservation Commission Amendment 1995 312,324
89 Consumer Credit (Northern Territory) 1995 350P
93 Gaming Control Amendment 1995 312,324,335P
102 Gaming Control Amendment (No. 2) 1995 347,363
101 Gaming Machine 1995 347,363
84 Local Government Amendment 1995 332-334P
90 Local Government Amendment (No. 2) 1995 363-364P
83 Northern Territory Electoral 1995 332-334P
99 Northern Territory Land Corporation Amendment 1995 309,323
95 Parks and Wildlife Commission (Consequential
Amendments) 1995 312,324
88 Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment 1995 364P
100 Poisons and Dangerous Drugs Amendment 1995 309,323,324P
96 Racing and Betting Amendment (No. 2) 1995 345,350
85 Sentencing Bill 1995 (Serial 85) 1995 350-356P
92 Stamp Duty Amendment (No. 2) 1995 345,350
103 Statute Law Revision (No. 2) 1995 347,363
97 Taxation (Administration) Amendment 1995 345,350
81 Trade Measurement Administration Amendment 1995 357P

BUSINESS WITHDRAWN
Notice No. 1 relating to Serial 98 Poisons and Dangerous
Drugs Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1995 312,324

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DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
Mr Don Beck, MP, Member for Murwillimbah and Mrs Beck 327
Mr Nick Dondas, AM, former Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
1989 - 1994 and former Member for Casuarina 1974 - 1994 337
Mr Bruce Jeffrey, MP, Member for Oxley and Mrs Jeffrey 327
Mrs Joan Sheldon, Deputy leader of the Opposition in the Legislative
Assembly of Queensland 322
Honourable Jack Simpson, former Member for Niddrie in the Victorian
Legislative Assembly and former Minister for Public Works and
Mrs Simpson 312

GENERAL BUSINESS DAY
Wednesday 16 August 1995

MATTER OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE
Homicide Laws in the Northern Territory (Mr Bell) 330

MEMBER ABSENT
Mr Manzie 17 August 1995 335

MEMBER NAMED
Mr N Bell 340

MESSAGE FROM THE ADMINISTRATOR
No. 15, Assent to proposed laws (Mr Speaker) (Paper 1902) 307

MOTIONS (procedural)
Leave denied
Tabling of Papers in possession of Public Accounts Committee (Mr Bailey) 319
Suspension of Standing Orders
Allow Mr Ede to move motion for an Inquiry pursuant to Section 4A
of the Inquiries Act re attempts to influence the Chief Electoral
Officer - negatived 327
Disclose and publish papers tabled in meetings of the Public Accounts
Committee, pursuant to Standing Order 274 (Mr Bailey) - negatived 319
Documents, pursuant to Standing Order 251, in the possession of the
Public Accounts Committee re Modular Medical Products be produced
by Wednesday 23 August 1995 338
Pass Bills through all stages -
Gaming Control Amendment Bill 1995 (Serial 93) 335
Poisons and Dangerous Drugs Amendment Bill 1995 (Serial 100) 323
Take two Bills together -
Conservation Commission Amendment Bill 1995 (Serial 94) and
Parks and Wildlife Commission (Consequential Amendments)
Bill 1995 (Serial 95) 324
Stamp Duty Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1995 (Serial 92)
Taxation (Administration) Amendment Bill 1995 (Serial 97) 350
Gaming Machine Bill 1995 (Serial 101) and Gaming Control
Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1995 (Serial 102) 363

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MOTIONS (substantive)
Alice Springs to Darwin Railway (Mr Coulter) 343,362
Assembly Committees - Change of membership
House Committee
Appoint Ms Martin and Mr Stirling (Mr Coulter) 309
Discharge Mr Reed and Mr Lanhupuy (Mr Coulter) 309
Committee of Privileges
Appoint Mr Adamson (Mr Coulter) 309
Discharge Mr Palmer (Mr Coulter) 309
Public Accounts Committee
Appoint Mr Mitchell (Mr Coulter) 309
Discharge Mr Burke (Mr Coulter) 309
Standing Orders Committee
Appoint Mr Coulter and Ms Martin (Mr Coulter) 309
Discharge Mr Manzie and Mr Bell (Mr Coulter) 309
Subordinate Legislation and Tabled Papers Committee
Appoint Mr Bell and Ms Martin (Mr Coulter) 309
Discharge Mr Rioli and Mr Stirling (Mr Coulter) 309
Sessional Committee on the Environment Committee
Appoint Mr Rioli (Mr Coulter) 310
Discharge Mr Lanhupuy (Mr Coulter) 310
Sessional Committee on the Use and Abuse of Alcohol by
the Community
Appoint Mr Finch (Mr Coulter) 310
Discharge Poole (Mr Coulter) 310
Bilateral Agreement for Aboriginal Housing - Note statement (Mr Manzie) 344
Committee on Darwin, Report, response by the Northern Territory
Government - Note statement (Mr Stone) 329
Documents, pursuant to Standing Order 251, in the possession of the Public
Accounts Committee re Modular Medical Products be produced by
Wednesday 23 August 1995 338
Infrastructure Support for the Live Cattle Trade - Note statement (Mr Palmer) 361
Interactive Television Gaming, Select Committee,
Appoint committee (Mr Coulter) 315,331,332
Inquiry pursuant to Section 4A of the Inquiries Act 1980 re attempts
to influence the Chief Electoral Officer (Mr Ede) - negatived 327-329
Local Government Amendment Bill (No. 3) , Draft Bill - Note Paper (Mr Manzie) 361
Local Government funding, inequity of per - capita funding
Note statement (Mr Manzie) 348,350
Nuclear Testing by China (Mr Ede) 337,360
Northern Territory Expo 95 - Note statement (Mr Poole) (Paper 1944) 361
Office of the Auditor-General, Annual Report, 1994-95, dated August 1995
(Mr Coulter) (Paper 1920) Note Paper 340
Print Report 340
President of the Philippines, Official Visit 349
Order of Business 347
Seat on floor of Assembly 348
Address to the Parliament 348

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MOTIONS (substantive)(cont)
Publications Committee, Third and Fourth Reports
Adopt (Mr Setter) 343
Quality of life of the Northern Territory population (Mr Rioli) 322,323
Return to Order that, by the adjournment of the Assembly on
Wednesday 23 August 1995, documents be produced relating
to Modular Medical Products in the possession of the Public Accounts
Committee (Mr Bailey) 338,339
Ruling of Speaker on Privilege Matter relating to the Member for Leanyer,
not to refer matter to the Committee of Privileges (Mr Bailey) 320
Sessional Committee on the Use and Abuse of Alcohol by the Community
extension of terms of reference, proposed (Mr Bell) 321
Trustee Amendment Bill (No. 2), Draft Bill - Note Paper (Mr Hatton ) 344
Victory in the Pacific Day (Mr Stone) 311

MOTIONS NEGATIVED
Dissent from Speaker's ruling (Mr Ede) unparliamentary words uttered
by Mr Bailey 320
Dissent from Speaker's ruling (Mr Bailey),attire of Mr Bell 344
Inquiry pursuant to Section 4A of the Inquiries Act re attempts to influence
the Chief Electoral Officer (Mr Ede) - negatived 327 - 329
Quality of Life of Territory Population (Mr Rioli) - negatived 309,322,323
Return to Order that, by the adjournment of the Assembly on
Wednesday 23 August 1995, documents be produced relating
to Modular Medical Products in the possession of the Public Accounts
Committee (Mr Bailey) 338,339
Sessional Committee on the Use and Abuse of Alcohol by the
Community -
Proposed Extension of Terms of Reference incorporating
investigating illegal drug use (Mr Bell) - negatived 308,321,322

PAPERS AND REPORTS TABLED
Annual Reports
Centralian College, 1994 (Paper 1945) 365
Juvenile Justice Board of Management, Northern Region,
1994 - 95 (Paper 1953) 365
Juvenile Justice Board of Management, Southern Region,
1994 - 95 (Paper 1954) 365
Northern Territory Employment and Training Authority,
1994 (Paper 1946) 365
Office of the Auditor-General, Annual Report, 1994-95, dated August 1995
(Mr Speaker) (Paper 1920) 340
Uranium Mining (Environmental Control) Act, (16th), 1994 (Paper 1952) 365
Article, "BHP breaks ranks for 11-well bid" PEX, Volume 25 Issue #6,
dated 29 May 1995 (Mr Reed) (Paper 1906) 316
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Selected Social Indicators for the Northern
Territory, prepared for the Territory Labor Caucus Committee on Social
Justice and Poverty, dated March 1995 (Mr Rioli) (Paper 1912) 323
AusRAIL 95, RAIL - Transport for the 21st century - Convention &
Exhibition Program, The Australasian Railway Association
Conference, 22 - 25 August 1995 (Mr Coulter) (Paper 1939) 359

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PAPERS AND REPORTS TABLED(cont)
Briefing Paper to Shadow cabinet, Shadow Minister for Regional
Development and Infrastructure, prepared by Bruce Scott, MP,
Shadow Minister for Regional, and Rural Development, dated
7 April 1994 (Mr Ede) (Paper 1915) 329
Country Liberal Party plans for privatising Power and Water Authority
(Mrs Hickey) (Paper 1910) 317
Criminal Lawyers Association of the Northern Territory Biennial
Conference - Bali, 25 June to 30 June 1995 (Mr Finch) (Paper 1930) 348
Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Office of the Status of
Women - Community Attitudes to Violence against Women, Executive
Summary, dated July 1995 (Mr Stone) (Paper 1917) 337
Electoral Office
Discussion Paper, Electoral Office Administrative Arrangements, dated
July 1990 (Mr Stone) (Paper 1904) 316
Letter, Hon Marshall Perron, MLA Chief Minister to Mr M. J. Palmer,
MLA, Chairman Public Accounts Committee, dated
17 February 1991 (Mr Stone) (Paper 1909) 317
Letter, Hon Marshall Perron, MLA Chief Minister to Mr R. A. Setter,
MLA, dated 17 February 1991 (Mr Stone) (Paper 1908) 317
Letter, Mr Rick Setter, MLA Member for Jingili to the Honourable
Marshall Perron, MLA Chief Minister, dated 21 December 1990
(Mr Stone) (Paper 1907) 317
Memorandum, Chief Electoral Officer to Derek Frampton, Department of
the Chief Minister, dated 12 March 1992 (Mr Stone) (Paper 1905) 316
Financial Management Act
Direction by Acting Administrator pursuant to section 20(1)(a) -
Department of Education, dated 30 June 1995 (Paper 1884) 312
Health and Community Services, dated 30 June 1995 (Paper 1885) 312
Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services,
dated 30 June 1995 (Paper 1886) 312
Northern Territory Tourist Commission, dated 30 June 1995 (Paper 1883) 312
Direction by Treasurer, pursuant to section 20(1)(b) -
Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory, dated
30 June 1995 (Paper 1889) 312
Department of Correctional Services, dated 30 June 1995 (Paper 1892) 312
Department of Health and Community Services, dated 30 June 1995
(Paper 1891) 313
Department of the Legislative Assembly, dated 30 June 1995 (Paper 1887) 313
Northern Territory Treasury, NCOM, dated 30 June 1995 (Paper 1890) 313
Office of Courts Administration, dated 30 June 1995 (Paper 1893) 313
Variation of Allocations to Activities, pursuant to section 23(1) -
Department of Education, dated 30 June 1995 (Paper 1898) 313
Department of Mines and Energy, dated 29 June 1995 (Paper 1896) 313
Museums and Art Galleries Board and Department of Sport and
Recreation, dated 23 June 1995 (Paper 1894) 313
Museums and Art Galleries Board, dated 26 June 1995 (Paper 1895) 313

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PAPERS AND REPORTS TABLED(cont)
Financial Management Act(cont)
Variation of Allocations to Activities, pursuant to section 23(1) and 23(2) -
Department of Law, dated 30 June 1995 (Paper 1888) 313
Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services,
dated 30 June 1995 (Paper 1897) 313
Letter, Suzan Cox, President, Criminal Lawyers Association of the Northern
Territory, to Hon Fred Finch, MLA, dated 14 July 1995 (Mr Finch) (Paper 1929) 348
Letter, Suzan Cox, President, Criminal Lawyers Association of the
Northern Territory, to Mr Michael McKenzie, ABC Radio,
dated 17 July 1995 (Mr Finch) (Paper 1933) 348
Letter, Mr Fred Finch, MLA, Attorney-General to Hon Justice J. F. Gallop,
Acting Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the Northern Territory,
dated 30 September 1994 (Mr Hatton) (Paper 1935) 351
Letter, J. F. Gallop, Acting Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the
Northern Territory to Hon Fred Finch, MLA, Attorney-General,
dated 5 October 1994 (Mr Hatton) (Paper 1936) 351
Letter, Brian Martin, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the Northern Territory
to Hon F. A. Finch, MLA, Attorney-General, dated 11 November 1994
(Mr Hatton) (Paper 1937) 351
Letter, Shane L. Stone, NT Chief Minister to the Editor of the Australian,
"Southerners ride on NT's pygmy power", dated 7 July 1995
(Mr Stirling) (Paper 1941) 359
Letter, Hon Shane Stone, MLA, Chief Minister to Mr Matthew Wonaeamirri,
Chairman, Tiwi Land Council, dated 18 August 1995 (Mr Ede) (Paper 1940) 359
Local Government Amendment Bill (No. 3) 1995, Draft Bill
(Mr Manzie) (Paper 1950) 361
Memorial sheet, Christine Afianos, 14/7/1928 to 1/8/1995 (Dr Lim)(Paper 1955) 325
Modular Medical Products Copy of Questions and Answers asked during
Committee stages of the Appropriation Bill 1993 - 94 (Mr Finch) (Paper 1918) 338
Page 29 of the Auditor-General's Report for the year ending 30 June 1993
(Mr Finch) (Paper 1919) 338
Northern Territory Government Gazette No. S25 ,dated 30 June 1995
(Mr Stone) (Paper 1901) 311
Northern Territory Telephone Directory, Page 43 (Mr Ede) (Paper 1927) 347
Press Release from Clare Martin, MLA, Member for Fannie Bay,
dated 9 August 1995 (Mr Reed) (Paper 1928) 347
Publications Committee, Third and Fourth Reports (Mr Setter) (Paper 1922) 340
Questions without notice from the Leader of the Opposition to the
Chief Minister (Mr Stone ) (Paper 1914) 327
R v Breedon, Aide Memoir to Jury (Mr Hatton) (Paper 1916) 330
Reasons for Judgement, No. CA 18 of 1993 on appeal from SCC No 85
of 1993 between Terry Marritjngu Munugurr, Applicant and The Queen,
Respondent, delivered 11 February 1994 (Mr Hatton) (Paper 1938) 351

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PAPERS AND REPORTS TABLED(cont)
Regulations 1995
No. 21, Amendment of Water Supply and Sewerage Regulations
(Paper 1875) 313
No. 22, Amendment of Liquor Regulations (Paper 1876) 313
No. 23, Amendment of Motor Vehicles (Fees and Charges) Regulations
(Paper 1877) 313
No. 24, Amendments of Traffic Regulations (Paper 1878) 313
No. 25, Amendment of the Public Sector Employment and
Management (Exemption) Regulations (Paper 1879) 313
No. 26, Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading (Travel Agents)
Regulations (Paper 1880) 313
No. 27, Amendment of Racing and Betting Regulations (Paper 1881) 313
No. 28, Amendments of Education (School Councils) Regulations
(Paper 1882) 313
Report of the Delegation to the United Arab Emirates, 27 June to 4 July 1995
undertaken by Peter Seidel, Taffy Williams, and Noel Fullarton
(Mr Poole) (Paper 1943) 360
Roll for Imanpa School(Mr Hatton) (Paper 1931) 348
Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody
Implementation of the Recommendations, 1993-94 (Paper 1948) 366
Summary Document, Implementation of Recommendations,
1993-94 (Paper 1947) 366
"See you at the show", Centralian Advocate, Newspaper advertisement,
dated 6 July 1995 (Paper 1942) 359
Subordinate Legislation and Tabled Papers Committee, Sixteenth Report
(Mr Setter) (Paper 1921) 340
Territory Labor, Policies for Growth, Jobs, Security - Law and Order,
Executive Summary (Mr Bell) (Paper 1934) 351
"The 1990 Elections in the Northern Territory, A Statistical Analysis"
by Dean Jaensch Polity Publications, Monograph No. 9 (Mr Stone)
(Paper 1911) 317
The Northern Territory Surrender Act, 1907 (Mr Coulter) (Paper 1924) 343
Trustee Amendment Bill (No. 2) - Draft Bill, Possible Introduction of the
Prudent Person approach to Authorised Trustee Investment in the
Northern Territory, discussion Paper, dated August 1995
(Mr Hatton) (Paper 1925) 344

PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS:
Mr Bailey 339,360
Mr Bell 338,351,361
Mr Finch 338

PETITIONS
Internet superhighway, legislate to prevent transmission of material
unsuitable for minors, (140 petitioners) (Mr Hatton) (Paper 1899) 308
(303 petitioners) (Mr Hatton) (Paper 1900) 308
Senior citizens home safety and their right of defence against intruders,
not conforming with Standing Orders, (38 petitioners) (Mr Hatton) (Paper 1903) 315

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PRIVILEGE
Alleged deliberate misleading of the Assembly by the Member for Leanyer
(Mr Finch in his capacity as Minister for Education and Training - request
for referral to Committee of Privileges (Mr Bailey) 308
Alleged deliberate misleading of the Assembly by the Member for Leanyer
(Mr Finch) in his capacity as Minister for Education and Training - Speaker's
decision not to refer matter to Committee of Privileges 317-319
Ruling of Speaker not to refer privilege matter relating to the Member
for Leanyer be referred to the Committee of Privileges
(Mr Bailey) - negatived 320

RESIGNATION OF MEMBER
Mr Lanhupuy 24.08.95

STATEMENTS
Administrative Arrangements Order signed by the Administrator 26 June 1995
appointing Ministers (Mr Stone) 310
Bilateral Agreement for Aboriginal Housing (Mr Manzie) (Paper 1926) 344
Committee on Darwin, Report, Response by the Northern Territory Government
(Paper 1913) (Mr Stone) 329
Disorderly Conduct (Mr Speaker) 327
File footage by Television News Agency on behalf of Imparja Television 337
Filming ,broadcasting and rebroadcasting of proceedings during visit
by the President of the Philippines(Mr McCarthy) 348
Live Cattle Trade, Infrastructure Support (Mr Palmer) (Paper 1951) 361
Local Government funding ,inequity of per - capita funding
(Paper 1932) (Mr Manzie) 348
Northern Territory Expo 95 (Mr Poole) (Paper 1944) 361

VISITORS
Batchelor Area School students and their teacher Ms Ruth Sheridan 359
Batchelor College, Barkly area trainee teacher students and their lecturer
Mr Greg O'Hara 329
Darwin High School, Intensive English Language Unit students and
their teacher Mr Vijay Narayan 316
Jilkminggan School secondary students and their teacher Ms Judy King 316
Larrakeyah Primary School, Year 7 students and their
teacher Mr Murray Leeder 327
Northern Territory University Faculty of Aboriginal and Islander Studies
students and their lecturer Mr B. Langlands 347
Parap Primary School students and their teacher Ms L Brodie 347
St Mary's School Year 7 students and their teacher Ms Lyn Taylor 337

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