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Minutes of Proceedings - 2001-06-27

Eighth Assembly First Session 26/06/2001 Parliamentary Record No. 29
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Date : 27/06/2001

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The Assembly resumed at 10.00 h, pursuant to resolution suspending the sitting, dated 26 June 2001. The Speaker, the Honourable T. R. McCarthy, took the Chair.

8. APPROPRIATION BILL 2001 – 2002 (Serial 308):

The Order of the Day having been read for further consideration of the Bill in Committee of the Whole -

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In Committee
(Chairman – Mr Mitchell)
(commenced 10:00 h)

Proposed allocations specified for expenditure on the Activities within the

Trade Development Authority -

Debate ensued.

Proposed allocations agreed to.

Proposed allocation specified for expenditure on the Activity within the

Department of Asian Relations and Trade –

Debate ensued.

Proposed allocation agreed to.

Proposed allocations specified for expenditure on the Activities within the

Department of Mines and Energy –

Debate ensued.

Papers tabled:

The Minister for Asian, Relations and Trade (Mr Manzie) laid on the Table the following Papers –

Expenditure on Promotions and Advertising for 2000/01 (Paper 2542);
Aboriginal Land Rights Applications Transactions as at 30 April 2001 (Paper 2543);
Local Content, Northern Territory Government, Australia (Paper 2544);
Native Title Statistics 31 May 2001 – Mining and Exploration Tenure Applications by Department of Mines and Energy (Paper 2545);
Extract, Ministerial Statement – Impediments to Resource Development, dated Wednesday 28 February 2001 (Paper 2546); and
Map, Exploration Licences on Aboriginal Freehold Land and Land that may be Subject to Native Title, DatumGDA94, dated 21 June 2001 by Department of Mines and Energy (Paper 2547).

Debate continued.

Proposed allocations agreed to.

Proposed allocations specified for expenditure on the Activities within the

Northern Territory Correctional Services -

Debate ensued.

Proposed allocations agreed to.

Suspension of sitting:

The sitting was suspended between 12:54 h and 14:52 h.

Proposed allocations specified for expenditure on the Activities within the

Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries -

Debate ensued.

Proposed allocations agreed to.

Proposed allocations specified for expenditure on the Activities within the

Department of Transport and Works -

Debate ensued.

Paper tabled:

The Minister for Transport and Works (Mr Palmer) laid on the Table the following Paper -

Capital Works Revote Program 2001/2002, at Agency, Department level by client location identification (Paper 2548).

Debate continued.

Proposed allocations agreed to.

Proposed allocation specified for expenditure on the Activity within the

NT Fleet –

Debate ensued.

Proposed allocation agreed to.

Proposed allocation specified for expenditure on the Activity within the

Darwin Bus Service –

Debate ensued.

Proposed allocation agreed to.

Proposed allocation specified for expenditure on the Activity within the

Construction Division –

Debate ensued.

Proposed allocation agreed to.

Proposed allocation specified for expenditure on the Activity within the

Darwin Port Corporation –

Debate ensued.

Proposed allocation agreed to.

Proposed allocations specified for expenditure on the Activities within the

Territory Health Services -

Debate ensued.

Papers tabled:

The Minister for Health, Family and Children’s Services (Mr Dunham) laid on the Table the following Papers –

Table, Elective surgery waiting list for Royal Darwin Hospital and Alice Springs Hospital by surgical category (Paper 2551);
Table, Elective surgery - waiting times 2000/2001 for Royal Darwin Hospital and Alice Springs Hospital, by surgical category on a monthly basis (Paper 2550);
Table, Emergency Departments waiting times for all Territory hospitals (Australasian Triage Scale Measurement) (Paper 2549);
Territorians with health insurance cover, September 2000 and March 2001 comparison with other States (Paper 2553); and
Table, Patients Assistance travel interstate for 1999/2000 and 2000/2001, by specialty appointment
(Paper 2552).

Debate continued.

Papers tabled:

The Minister for Health, Family and Children’s Services (Mr Dunham) laid on the Table the following Papers –

Crossborder Estimated Expenditure by clinical Category (Major Diagnostic), 2000/2001 (Paper 2554); and
Crossborder Estimated Receipts by clinical Category (Major Diagnostic Category), 2000/2001 (Paper 2555).

Debate continued.

Proposed allocations agreed to.

Proposed allocation specified for expenditure on the Activity within the

Power and Water Authority –

Debate ensued.

Proposed allocation agreed to.

The Leader of Government Business (Mr Palmer) moved – That the Committee do report progress and seek leave to sit again.

Question – put and passed.

(23:38 h 27 June 2001)

The Assembly resumed; the Speaker (Mr McCarthy) resumed the Chair; the Chairman (Mr Mitchell) reported accordingly; and the report was adopted.

9. SUSPENSION OF SITTING – FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF APPROPRIATION BILL 2001-2002 (Serial 308) IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE – MOTION AGREED TO:

The Leader of Government Business (Mr Palmer) moved – That pursuant to Standing Order 225 –

(1) That, unless otherwise ordered, at 10:00 h on Thursday 28 June 2001 the Assembly resolve itself again into Committee of the Whole for further consideration of the Appropriation Bill 2001-2002 (Serial 308) and ;

(2) That this sitting of the Assembly be suspended until 10:00 h Thursday 28 June 2001.

Question – put and passed.

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Suspension of sitting:

The sitting was suspended at 23:41 h on Wednesday 27 June 2001, until 10:00 h Thursday 28 June 2001.

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ATTENDANCE:

All Members attended the sitting.

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