Minutes of Proceedings - 1998-11-24
Eighth Assembly First Session 24/11/1998 Parliamentary Record No. 12
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Date : 24/11/1998__________________________________________________________________________________
From To Pages
24 November 1998 3 December 1998 253 - 370
Bold No. 123=Passed Bill
Italic & Bold No. 123=Discharged Bill
Italic No. 123=Negatived Bill
ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS
BILLS
CENSURE
DISSENT FROM RULING OF SPEAKER
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
MESSAGES FROM ADMINISTRATOR
MOTIONS (Procedural)
MOTIONS (Substantive)
PAPERS TABLED
PETITIONS
RULINGS OF SPEAKER
STATEMENTS
VISITORS
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Date : 24/11/1998
EIGHTH ASSEMBLY - FIRST SESSION
From To Pages
24 November 1998 3 December 1998 253 - 370
Bold No. 123=Passed Bill
Italic & Bold No. 123=Discharged Bill
Italic No. 123=Negatived Bill
ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS
- Ministries abolished 19 October 1998
Asian Relations, Trade and Industry, and Racing and Gaming 254
Ministries created 19 October 1998
Asian Relations and Trade, Industries and Small Business, Racing, and Corporate
and Information Services 254
BILLS
- Business Franchise Act (Suspension Of Operation) Bill 1998 (Serial 113) 284
Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport Amendment Bill 1998 (Serial 107) 258, 259
Crimes (Victims Assistance) Amendment Bill 1998 (Serial 136) 273, 284
Criminal Code Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1998 (Serial 120) 271
Criminal Code Amendment Bill (No. 3) 1998 (Serial 122) 254, 264
Criminal Code Amendment Bill (No. 4) 1998 (Serial 123) 254, 265
Criminal Code Amendment Bill (No. 5) 1998 (Serial 133) 273, 283
Domestic Violence Amendment Bill 1998 (Serial 106) 284
Freedom of Information Bill 1998 (Serial 121) 263
Fuel Subsidies Bill 1998 (Serial 114) 284
Interpretation Amendment Bill 1998 (Serial 125) 257, 265
Justices Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1998 (Serial 127) 254, 265
Juvenile Justice Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1998 (Serial 118) 271
Juvenile Justice Amendment Bill (No. 3) 1998 (Serial 134) 273, 283
Juvenile Justice Amendment Bill (No. 4) 1998 (Serial 135) 273, 284
Lands And Mining (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 1998 (Serial 109) 289, 370
Legislative Assembly Members’ Superannuation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1998 (Serial 137) 283, 289
Mental Health and Related Services (Consequential Amendments) Bill 1998 (Serial 129) 263, 270
Merlin Project Agreement Ratification Bill 1998 (Serial 116) 266
Mining Amendment Bill (No. 3) 1998 (Serial 110) 266
Motor Vehicles Amendment Bill 1998 (Serial 101) 277, 279
Northern Territory Rail Safety Bill 1998 (Serial 130) 263, 271, 283
Notifiable Diseases Amendment Bill 1998 (Serial 99) 271
Nursing Bill 1998 (Serial 128) 263, 270
Pastoral Land Amendment Bill 1998 (Serial 108) 277
Penalties Bill 1998 (Serial 124) 254, 265
Police Administration Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1998 (Serial 117) 271
Prisons (Correctional Services) Amendment Bill 1998 (Serial 119) 271
Public Trustee Amendment Bill 1998 (Serial 94) 259, 260
- Road Safety Council Amendment Bill 1998 (Serial 103) 279
Sentencing Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1998 (Serial 126) 257, 265
Sentencing Amendment Bill (No. 3) 1998 (Serial 132) 273, 283
Sentencing Amendment Bill 1998 (Serial 105) 284
Statute Law Revision Bill 1998 (Serial 112) 259
Stock (Artificial Breeding) Act Repeal Bill 1998 (Serial 102) 277
Taxation (Administration) Amendment Bill 1998 (Serial 131) 281, 289
Traffic Amendment Bill 1998 (Serial 100) 277, 279
Trans – Tasman Mutual Recognition Bill 1998 (Serial 104) 289
CENSURE
- Chief Minister (Mr Stone) re taxpayer funded voter research (Mrs Hickey) 269, 274
Chief Minister (Mr Stone) re Privatisation of community assets, hospitals
and PAWA (Mrs Hickey) 255
DISSENT FROM RULING OF SPEAKER
- re use by Mr Stirling of unparliamentary language, offensive words used against a group
(also see statement issued 26 November 98) – Motion agreed to 289
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
- American Council of Young Political Leaders representing both the Democratic and
Republican political parties led by Ms Trisha Rigg and Ms Rosemary O-Reilly-Martinez
from the Australian Political Exchange Council (Madam Speaker) 273
Brechtefield, Mr Natan, Clerk of the Parliament of Kiribati – Maneaba Ni Maungatabu
(Madam Speaker) 273
Kilgariff, Mr Bern, former speaker of the Legislative Assembly 254
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
- Mr Poole for Wednesday and Thursday the 2 and 3 December 1998 (Mr Burke) 273
MESSAGES FROM ADMINISTRATOR
- No. 11, Assent to proposed laws, 12 October 1998 to 21 October 1998 (Paper 752) (Madam Speaker) 253
MOTIONS (Procedural)
- Suspension of Standing Orders
Allow Member for Fannie Bay (Ms Martin) to complete speech interrupted
evacuation of building due to bomb scare (Mr Palmer) 289
Pass Bill through all stages
- Northern Territory Rail Safety Bill 1998 (Serial 130) 271
- Penalties Bill 1998 (Serial 124), Interpretation Amendment Bill 1998 (Serial 125),
and Sentencing Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1998 (Serial 126) 265
Sentencing Amendment Bill (No. 3) 1998 (Serial 132), Criminal Code Amendment Bill
(No. 5) 1998 (Serial 133), and Juvenile Justice Amendment Bill (No. 3) 1998 (Serial 134) 283
- Take two Bills together
- Criminal Code Amendment Bill (No. 4) 1998 (Serial 123) and Justices Amendment Bill
(No. 2) 1998 (Serial 127) 264
Juvenile Justice Amendment (No. 4) 1998 (Serial 135) and Crimes (Victims Assistance)
Amendment Bill 1998 (Serial 136) 284
MOTIONS (Substantive)
- Appoint Board of Inquiry pursuant to the Inquiries Act re voter opinion research for the
Country Liberal Party (Mrs Hickey) 287
Aquaculture Industry in the Northern Territory – Note statement (Mr Palmer) 264
Censure Chief Minister (Mr Stone) re taxpayer funded voter research (Mrs Hickey) 269, 274
Charles Darwin National Park, Plan of Management – Note paper (Mr Baldwin) 288
Commonwealth/State financial relations, Premiers’ Conference, 13 November 1998 -
Note statement (Mr Stone) 257
Dissent from Speaker’s Ruling re use by Mr Stirling of unparliamentary language,
offensive words used against a group (also see statement issued 26 November 98) 289
Exploration initiatives by government – Note statement (Mr Poole) 258
Honda Masters Games 1998, Alice Springs – Note statement (Mr Adamson) 263
House Committee
Appoint Mr Ah Kit (Mrs Hickey) 254
Discharge Mr Stirling (Mrs Hickey) 254
Law of property in the Northern Territory (Paper 887) (Mr Stone) 283
Legal and Constitutional Committee
Appoint Mr Stirling (Mrs Hickey) 254
Discharge Mr Ah Kit (Mrs Hickey) 254
Ombudsman, 1997/98 (20th)
Note report (Mr Stone) 270
Print (Mr Stone) 270
Planning Act, amendments – Note statement (Mr Palmer) 288
Planning for Growth processes and initiatives since October 1998 – Note statement (Mr Reed) 276
Privatisation of community assets, hospitals and PAWA (Mrs Hickey) 255
Public Accounts Committee
Annual Report (No. 32) 1997-98 – Note report (Mr Dunham) 282
Annual Report (No. 32) 1997-98 – Print (Mr Dunham) 282
Public housing reform initiatives - Note statement (Mr Baldwin) 270
Road safety initiatives and strategies – Note statement (Mr Reed) 270
Sessional Committee on the Environment
Report, August 1998 - Note paper (Dr Lim) 260
Standing Orders Committee
Appoint Mr Burke 24 November 1998 (Mr Burke) 254
Discharge Mr Coulter 24 November 1998 (Mr Burke) 254
Territory Youth – Here and Now, The Future A Re-Commitment to Policy –
Note statement (Mr Stone) 264
Tourism in the Northern Territory – Note statement (Mr Stone) 282
Treasurer’s Annual Financial Report and Statement 1997/98 - Note Report (Mr Reed) 266
Uranium mining in the Northern Territory and development of the Jabiluka Mine
(Paper 780) (Mr Stone) 270
PAPERS TABLED
- 44th Commonwealth Parliamentary conference and 18th Small Countries Conference,
New Zealand , October 1998, Part 1 – Report (Paper 765) (Mr Lugg) 266
44th Commonwealth Parliamentary conference and 18th Small Countries Conference,
New Zealand , October 1998, Part 2 - Documents (Paper 766) (Mr Lugg) 266
Agreement on Principles for the Reform of Commonwealth – State Financial Relations
(Paper 735) (Mr Stone) 257
Extract of speech by Mr Tanner relating to TELSTRA (Transition to Full Private Ownership)
Bill 1998 and cognate Bills Telecommunications Legislation Amendment Bill 1998;
Telecommunications (Universal Service Levy) Amendment Bill 1998 266
Annual Reports
Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority, 1997-98 (Paper 864) 370
Actuarial Review of the Northern Territory Government and Public Authorities
Superannuation Scheme as at 30 June 1998 (Paper 781) 271
Alice Springs Hospital Management Board, 1997-98 (Paper 841) 284
Anti-Discrimination Commission, 1997-98 (Paper 873) 370
Darwin Port Authority, 1997-98 (Paper 867) 370
Department of Asian Relations, Trade and Industry, Ministry of Regional Development,
1997-98 (Paper 871) 370
Department of Housing and Local Government, 1997-98 (Paper 845) 284
Department of Lands, Planning and Environment, 1997-98 (Paper 868) 370
Department of Mines and Energy, 1997-98 (Paper 836) 284
Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries, 1997-98 (Paper 869) 370
Department of the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory, 1997-98 (Paper 874) 370
Department of Transport and Works 1997-98 – electronic disks copy (Paper 826) (Mr Coulter) 282
Department of Transport and Works, 1997-98 (Paper 834) 284
Gove District Hospital Management Board, 1997-98 (Paper 838) 284
Heritage Advisory Council, 1997-98 (7th) (Paper 865) 370
Katherine Hospital Management Board, 1997-98 (Paper 839) 284
Legislative Assembly Member’s Superannuation Trust, 1997-98 (Paper 738) 261
Menzies School of Health Research, 1997-98 (Quinquennial Report) (Paper 833) 284
National Road Transport Commission, 1997-98 (Paper 739) 261
National Trust of Australia (Northern Territory), 1997-98 (Paper 866) 370
Northern Territory Architects Board, 1997-98 (Paper 862) 370
Northern Territory Gaming Machine Commission, 1997-98 (3rd) (Paper 861) 370
Northern Territory Government and Public Authorities Superannuation Scheme,
1997 - 98 (Paper 870) 370
Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services, 1997-98 (Paper 844) 284
Northern Territory Tourist Commission, 1997-98 (Paper 872) 370
Ombudsman, 1997/98 (20th) (Paper 782) (Mr Stone) 270
Power and Water Authority, 1997-98 (Paper 835) 284
Royal Darwin Hospital Management Board, 1997-98 (Paper 837) 284
Surveyors Board of the Northern Territory, 1997-98 (Paper 863) 370
Tennant Creek Hospital Management Board, 1997-98 (Paper 840) 285
Territory Insurance Office, 1997-98 (Paper 859) 370
Trade Development Zone Authority, 1997-98 (Paper 860) 370
Uranium Mining (Environment Control) Act, 1997, (19th Report) (Paper 842) 285
Article, Crisis management, Modbury Hospital is in a private crisis by Paul Starick,
Advertiser, dated 21 November 1998 (Paper 733) (Mr Rioli) 257
Article, Hospital deal sours, Modbury contract numbers wrong, Advertiser,
dated 21 November 1998 (Paper 732) (Mr Rioli) 257
Article, NT Govt faces poll danger
CLP boss by Frank Alcorta, Northern Territory News, dated 14 May 1993
(Paper 801)(Mrs Hickey) 274
Article, The Tides of Change, Business Review Weekly, dated 30 November 1998
(Paper 812) (Mr Reed) 277
Article, Yellowcake Millionaires, Bulletin, dated 10 November 1998 (Paper 749) (Mr Dunham) 260
Artists sketch impressions (2) of proposed International Cruise Ship Terminal at
Stokes Hill Wharf (Paper 821) (Mr Coulter) 281
Brief, Northern Territory Election by Stokes King DDB Needham Advertising,
5 September 1990 (Paper 822) (Mr Stirling) 281
Brochure, Alice is Wonderland – Who needs winter blues with colours like these
(Paper 847) (Mr Elferink) 282
Brochure, Experience Aboriginal Culture in Australia’s Northern Territory (Paper 848) (Mr Elferink) 282
Brochure, Uluru and Beyond, Nukanya Dreaming (Paper 846) (Mr Elferink) 282
Brochures, tourism highlights of the Territory. (Paper 829) (Mr Stone) 282
Business Names Search, Extract of Territory Focus Consulting, dated 13 November 1998
(Paper 777) (Mrs Hickey) 269
Candidate Returns for the Election held on 2 March 1996, Warren Edward Snowdon,
dated 14 June 1996 (Paper 808) (Mr Reed) 275
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 sections 304(1) and 309(1) Returns to be submitted by
the agent of a political party (ALP), agent Dennis Patrick Bree, dated 18 May 1990
(Paper 796) (Mr Stone) 274
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 Sections 304(2) and 309(2) Returns to be submitted on
behalf of a candidate Warren Snowdon, dated 23 June 1993 (Paper 795) (Mr Stone) 274
Copy of photograph, aerial view Passchendaele, dated June and December 1917
(Paper 882) (Mr Elferink) 261
Daily Legend, Honda Masters Games, Alice Springs, Friday 23 October, Vol 4 No. 6
(Paper 884) (Mr Adamson) 263
Daily Legend, Honda Masters Games, Alice Springs, Saturday 24 October, Vol 4 No. 7
(Paper 885) (Mr Adamson) 264
Daily Legend, Honda Masters Games, Alice Springs, Sunday 18 October, Vol 4 No. 1
(Paper 757) (Mr Adamson) 263
Daily Legend, Honda Masters Games, Alice Springs, Sunday 25 October, Vol 4 No. 8
(Paper 886) (Mr Adamson) 264
Daily Legend, Honda Masters Games, Alice Springs, Thursday 22 October, Vol 4 No. 5
(Paper 883) (Mr Adamson) 263
Daily Legend, Honda Masters Games, Alice Springs, Tuesday 20 October, Vol 4 No. 3
(Paper 881) (Mr Adamson) 263
Daily Legend, Honda Masters Games, Alice Springs, Wednesday 21 October, Vol 4 No. 4
(Paper 882) (Mr Adamson) 263
Daily Program, Honda Masters Games, Alice Springs, October 1998 (Paper 756) (Mr Adamson) 263
Darwin Cruise Strategy 1998 – 2001 (Paper 823) (Mr Coulter) 281
Darwin Cruise Strategy 1998 – 2001 (Paper 823) (Mr Stone) 282
Deed of release, dated 30 October 1998 between Susan Dorothy Robinson and
Andrew John Robb, The Roy Morgan Research Centre Proprietary Limited and Mark Textor
(Paper 824) (Mr Bailey) 281
Draft, Land Title Bill 1998 (Paper 849) (Mr Stone) 283
Extract, Commonwealth Electoral Act, Part XX – Election funding and financial disclosure,
Division 1 to 4 inclusive (Paper 797) (Mr Stone) 274
Extract, Funding and Disclosure Handbook for candidates, pages 20 and 21 Australia
Electoral Commission (Paper 880) (Mr Stone) 274
Extract, Northern Territory Labor Platform - Youth Policy (Paper 763) (Mr Elferink) 264
Extract, Parliamentary Record, No. 12, dated 20 June 1995 (Paper 853) (Mr Stone) 288
Extract, Parliamentary Record, No. 25, dated 17 September 1996 (Paper 855) (Mr Stone) 288
Extract, Parliamentary Record, No. 34, dated 17 June 1997 (Paper 856) (Mr Stone) 288
Extract, Parliamentary Record, No. 7, dated 16 June 1998 (Paper 857) (Mr Stone) 288
Extract, speech by Dr Lim at 1998 National Conference of Parliamentary Environment
Committees, Melbourne, July 1998 (Paper 748) (Dr Lim) 260
Extract, The Arrest of the Ipswich Railway Rapist by Detective Sergeant Warwick Michael,
Sexual Offences Investigation Squad, The Queensland Police Union Journal, October 1998
(Paper 787) (Mr Reed) 271
Facsimile, Textor, Mr Mark, Territory Focus Consulting to Mr Andrew Coward,
dated 1 September 1993 (Paper 778) (Mrs Hickey) 268
Facsimile, Textor, Mr Mark, Territory Focus Consulting to Mr Andrew Coward,
dated 7 September 1993 (Paper 775) (Mrs Hickey) 268
Financial Statements
Ayers Rock Resort, for the period ended 30 June 1998 (Paper 876) 370
Graph, September Quarter Telephone Occupancy Survey Results – Total Northern
Territory – By Accommodation (Paper 831) (Mr Stone) 282
Graph, Trends in NSW elective surgery waiting lists, March 95 to June 98 (Paper 724) (Mr Burke) 255
Graphs, Fiscal Year Trends – International Visitor Numbers and Nights in the Northern
Territory (Paper 830) (Mr Stone) 282
Into the Blue, A Draft Aquaculture Development Plan for the Northern Territory 1999-2004
(Paper 760) (Mr Palmer) 264
Invoice, Brian Sweeney and Associates to Mr Andrew Coward, Job No. 6706,
dated 16 July 1990 (Paper 769) (Mrs Hickey) 268
Letters
Carpenter, Mr Gavin, Auctioneer and Hawker to Hon Mike Reed, Minister for Tourism,
dated 5 April 1997 (Paper 843) (Mrs Hickey) 282
Klein, Mr Ron, Brian Sweeney and Associates to Mr Mark Textor, Research Advisor,
dated 22 May 1998 (Paper 771) (Mrs Hickey) 268
Klein, Mr Ron, Director, Brian Sweeney and Associates to Mr Andrew Coward,
dated 14 June 1998 re Northern Territory Research – 1990 Subjects to be covered
(Paper 768) (Mrs Hickey) 268
Klein, Mr Ron, Director, Brian Sweeney and Associates to Mr Mark Textor,
Research Advisor, Northern Territory Country Liberal Party, dated 22 May 1990
(Paper 802) (Mr Stone) 273
Shane L Stone to Senator the Hon John Herron, dated 1 December 1998 (Paper 800) (Mr Stone) 274
Sinclair, Mr Tony, Director Road Transport to Ms Robin Cahill, Executive Director,
NT Branch of the AMA, dated 9 October 1998 (Paper 816) (Mr Coulter) 277
Stone, Hon S L, Chief Minister to Mr Chris Sharpe, President, AEU-NT Branch,
dated 5 November 1998 (Paper 725) (Mr Reed) 255
Stone, Hon Shane, Chief Minister to Mr Phillip Shirvington, Chief Executive,
Energy Resources of Australia Ltd, dated 2 December 1998 (Paper 820) (Mr Stone) 281
Stone, Hon Shane, Chief Minister to Ms Kate Gilmore, National Director,
Amnesty International, dated 25 November 1998 (Paper 851) (Mr Stone) 288
Stone, Hon Shane, Chief Minister to Senator the Hon Robert Hill, Minister for the
Environment and Heritage, dated 2 December 1998 (Paper 819) (Mr Stone) 281
Stone, Mr Shane L, President, Northern Territory Country Liberal Party to
Mr Andrew Coward, dated 21 August 1989 – Private and Confidential (Paper 779) (Mr Stirling) 269
Stone, Mr Shane, President , Northern Territory Country Liberal Party to Mr Ron Klein,
Brian Sweeney and Associates, dated 30 May 1998 (Paper 789) (Mr Stone) 273
Stone, Mr, Northern Territory Country Liberal Party to Mr Ron Klein, Director,
Brian Sweeney and Associates re acceptance of consultancy undated (Paper 790) (Mrs Hickey) 274
Stone, Shane L, to Mr Bill Gray AM, Electoral Commissioner, dated 1 December 1998
(Paper 798) (Mr Stone) 274
Stone, Shane L, to Senator the Hon Chris Ellison, Special Minister of State,
dated 1 December 1998 (Paper 799) (Mr Stone) 274
Territory Focus Consulting to Mr Andrew Coward enclosing Invoice re Consultancy
Agreement dated 14 April 1993, dated 29 July 1994 (Paper 804) (Mrs Hickey) 275
Textor, Mr Mark, Territory Focus Consulting to Mr Paul Cowdy, Chief of Staff, Office
of the Chief Minister, dated 19 April 1993 (Paper 791) (Mrs Hickey) 273
Textor, Mr Mark, to Hon Shane Stone, Chief Minister, dated 3 December 1998
(Paper 854) (Mr Stone) 288
Textor, Mr Mark, to Mr Andrew Coward, dated 16 July 1993 (Paper 772) (Mrs Hickey) 268
Letters to the Editor, Nurses are Staying, Northern Territory News, dated 12 November 1998
(Paper 728) (Mr Reed) 255
Media release, Aboriginal Landowners Disturbed by Senator Herron’s support for Smaller
Land Councils, open letter, dated 17 November 1998 (Paper 751) (Mr Ah Kit) 261
Media release, Toyne condemns Reed’s Smoke and Mirror Tactics,
dated 12 November 98 (Paper 727) (Mr Reed) 255
Memorandum, Mark Textor, Research Consultant to Chief Minister - The Need to Know Why,
dated 2 April 1990 (Paper 767) (Mrs Hickey) 268
Memorandum, Mr Mark Textor to Shane Stone, President NT CLP, dated 30 May 1990
(Paper 788) (Mr Stone) 273
Memorandum, Mr Toby Ralph to Peter Kidman , Gary Nairn, Paul Cowdy, Andrew Coward
re Campaign Tasks, dated 21 September 1990 (Paper 852) (Mr Stirling) 288
Newsflash – MVA – Destroyed Vehicle – John Bailey possible issue,
dated 20 November 1998 (Paper 817) (Mr Coulter) 277
Newsletter, The Opposition Leader Maggie Hickey MLA, November 1998 edition
(Paper 726) (Mr Reed) 255
Newspaper advertisement, If you never never go, you’ll never never know where $540m
of NSW taxes get snapped up every year, The Sunday Telegraph, dated 1 November 1998
(Paper 722) (Mr Stone) 255
Northern Territory Construction Industry Plan, SUMMARY (Paper 750) (Mr Manzie) 261
Northern Territory Government Domestic Violence Strategy, Supplementary Status Report,
April 1997 to July 1998 (Paper 877) 370
Northern Territory Law Reform Committee, Report on the law of property, No. 18,
dated October 1998 (Paper 850) (Mr Stone) 283
Northern Territory Road Crash Statistics 1997 by the Northern Territory Road Safety Council
(Paper 784) (Mr Coulter) 270
Northern Territory YOUTH POLICY, November 1998 (Paper 762) (Mr Stone) 264
Office of Women’s Policy, Occasional Paper No. 28, How to use the Internet (Paper 878) 370
Pamphlet, Education Review makes Schools Our Focus by Department of Education,
November 1998 (Paper 811) (Mr Adamson) 276
Plans of Management
Charles Darwin National Park (Paper 858) (Mr Baldwin) 288
Preliminary Findings from Qualitative Research on Uncommitted Voters from Darwin
and Palmerston, dated 21 April 1993 (Paper 792) (Mrs Hickey) 274
Press release, 10 Good reasons To Keep Territory Hospitals In Our Hands, Maggie Hickey,
MLA (Paper 723) (Mr Burke) 255
Press release, A Quality Public Sector by Suzanne Cavanagh, CLP the Northern Territory Party
(Paper 813) (Mr Reed) 277
Press release, Durack School, Principals Endorse Education Revision (Paper 815) (Mr Reed) 277
Press release, PAWA Sell–Off – A Done Deal?, dated 14 November 1998 (Paper 729) (Mr Poole) 255
Press release, Sadadeen Primary School, Principals Endorse Education Review
(Paper 814) (Mr Reed) 277
Public Accounts Committee
Annual Report (No. 32) 1997-98 (Paper 825) (Mr Dunham) 282
Regulations 1998
No. 46, Amendments of Racing and Betting Regulations (Paper 740) 261
No. 47, Amendments of Public Trustee Regulations (Paper 741) 261
No. 48, Amendments of Administration and Probate Regulations (Paper 742) 261
No. 49, Amendments of Public Health (General Sanitation, Mosquito Prevention,
Rat Exclusion and Prevention) Regulations (Paper 743) 261
No. 50, Amendments of Public Health (Night-Soil, Garbage, Cesspits, Wells and Water)
Regulations (Paper 744) 261
No. 51, Amendments of Building Regulations (Paper 745) 261
No. 52, Amendment of Barramundi Fishery Management Plan (Paper 746) 261
No. 53, Co-Operatives Regulations (Paper 747) 261
Remuneration Tribunal Report and Determination No. 1 of 1998, Ministers and Members
of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly (Paper 875) 370
Research Report, A 1990 Insight Into Northern Territory Politics by Brian Sweeney and
Associates, prepared for the Northern Territory Liberal Party, study No. 6697
(Final version for CLP), dated July 1990 (Paper 770) (Mrs Hickey) 268
Research Report, A 1990 Insight Into The Northern Territory, Study No. 6706,
dated July 1990 by Brian Sweeney and Associates for the Northern Territory Government
(Final version for Department of the Chief Minister) (Paper 774) (Mrs Hickey) 268
Return to be submitted on behalf of a candidate in the Commonwealth election held
on 11 July 1987, Warren Edward Snowdon dated 3 November 1987 (Paper 794) (Mr Stone) 274
Souvenir Program, Honda Masters Games , Alice Springs, 17 – 24 October 1998
(Paper 758) (Mr Adamson) 264
Table, present and proposed structure and culture of the Department of Education
(Paper 810) (Mr Reed) 276
Territory discoveries – Holidays you’ve only ever dreamed about, brochure valid
to March 31 1999 (Paper 828) (Mr Stone) 282
Territory of Australia Consultancy Contract for Purposes of section 5 of the Public Service
Northern Act with TERRITORY FOCUS CONSULTING, 14 April 1993 (Paper 773) (Mrs Hickey) 268
The 1998 Achievement In Automotive Safety Awards (Paper 785) (Mr Coulter) 270
Transcript of Proceedings of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory at Darwin on
Thursday 19 November 1998 re Mr Peter Julian Hansen (Plaintiff) and Northern Land
Council (Defendant), pages 118 to 188 (Paper 793) (Mr Stone) 274
Transcript of Proceedings of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory at Darwin
on Tuesday 17 November 1998 re Mr Peter Julian Hansen (Plaintiff) and Northern Land
Council (Defendant), pages 1 to 51 (Paper 806) (Mr Stone) 274
Transcript of Proceedings of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory at Darwin
on Wednesday 18 November 1998 re Mr Peter Julian Hansen (Plaintiff) and Northern Land
Council (Defendant), pages 52 to 117 (Paper 807) (Mr Stone) 274
PETITIONS
- Environmental assessment of the Rapid Creek Catchment (Mr Balch) (478 petitioners)
(Paper 753) 263
Lot 4131 Town of Darwin, green open space for local residents and children attending
the Parap Child Care Centre (Ms Martin) (172 petitioners) (Paper 879) 267
School based nurses, attached to Department of Education (Mr Toyne)
(5451 petitioners) (Paper 754) 263
RULINGS OF SPEAKER
- Offensive words used against a group, as distinct from an individual Member, were
not unparliamentary (Madam Speaker) 267
Unparliamentary language, offensive words used against a group (see statement issued 26 Nov 98) 289
STATEMENTS
- Appointment of Deputy Clerk, Captain David Horton CSC RAN (Rtd) JP 253
Aquaculture Industry in the Northern Territory (Paper 759) (Mr Palmer) 264
Broadcast live Planning for Growth II spoeech of Treasurer and Leader of the
Opposition (Madam Speaker) 273
Charles Darwin National Park, Plan of Management (Mr Baldwin) 288
Commonwealth/State financial relations, Premiers’ Conference, 13 November 1998
(Paper 734) (Mr Stone) 257
Dissent from Speaker’s Ruling re use by Mr Stirling of unparliamentary language,
offensive words used against a group (also see statement issued 26 November 98) 290
Exploration initiatives by government (Paper 736) (Mr Poole) 258
Honda Masters Games 1998, Alice Springs (Paper 755) (Mr Adamson) 263
Law of property in the Northern Territory (Paper 887) (Mr Stone) 283
Offensive words used against a group, as distinct from an individual Member,
were not unparliamentary (Madam Speaker) 267
Planning Act ,amendments (Paper 881) (Mr Palmer) 288
Planning for Growth processes and initiatives since October 1998 (Paper 809) (Mr Reed) 276
Public housing reform initiatives (Paper 786) (Mr Baldwin) 270
Road safety initiatives and strategies (Paper 783) (Mr Reed) 270
Territory Youth – Here and Now, The Future A Re-Commitment to Policy (Paper 761) (Mr Stone) 264
Tourism in the Northern Territory (Paper 827) (Mr Stone) 282
VISITORS
- Adelaide River Primary School, Years 4 to 7 students and Mr Mark McLay 267
Kormilda College Intensive English students and teachers Mr Paul Tolliday and
Ms Lorraine Donfeld (Madam Speaker) 281
St Mary’s Primary School, Year 7 students and their teachers Ms Mandy Jones and
Mr Craig Brown (Madam Speaker) 254
Woolianna School, Daly River, students and their teachers Ms Nola Foster and
Mr Bill Auman (Madam Speaker) 254
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