TWELFTH ASSEMBLY - FIRST SESSION

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24 May 2016                                           27 June 2016                                809 - 849

Bold No. 123=Passed Bill

Italic & Bold No. 123=Discharged Bill

Italic No. 123=Negatived Bill

Index Reference Summary by Sitting Day and Minutes Page

BILLS

Advance Personal Planning Amendment Bill 2016 (Serial 161).......................... 812

Appropriation (2016-2017) Bill 2016 (Serial 170) 810, 812, 817, 821, 823, 832, 834, 842

Bail Amendment Bill 2016 (Serial 173)........................................................ 819, 846

Bushfires Management Bill 2016 (Serial 167)....................................................... 835

Electricity Legislation Amendment Bill 2016 (Serial 169).................................... 834

Firearms and Weapons Control Legislation Amendment Bill 2016 (Serial 171) 818, 847

Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill 2016 (Serial 162)...................................... 835

Guardianship of Adults Bill 2016 (Serial 160)....................................................... 812

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment (Records of Depositions and Other Matters) Bill 2016 (Serial 159)       824

Justice Legislation Amendment (Drug Offences) Bill 2016 (Serial 166)................ 824

Menzies School of Health Research Amendment Bill 2016 (Serial 163).............. 812

Parole Amendment Bill 2016 (Serial 176).................................................... 819, 847

Petroleum Amendment Bill 2016 (Serial 164)...................................................... 834

Planning Legislation Amendment Bill 2016 (Serial 178).............................. 817, 847

Police Administration Amendment Bill 2016 (Serial 177).................... 817, 845, 846

Racing and Betting Legislation Amendment Bill 2016 (Serial 168)..................... 836

Stamp Duty Amendment (First Home Owner Discount) Bill 2016 (Serial 174) 817, 845

Terrorism (Emergency Powers) Amendment Bill 2016 (Serial 175)............... 818, 847

Training and Skills Development Bill 2016 (Serial 172)............................... 818, 847

Youth Justice Amendment Bill 2016 (Serial 165)................................................. 824

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

Anderson, Ms, Member for Namatjira (Mrs Lambley)............................................. 809

MESSAGES FROM ADMINISTRATOR

No. 33, Assent to proposed laws, April/May 2016 (Paper 1762) (Ms Purick)........... 809

No. 34, Recommending to the Legislative Assembly a Bill for a Act that authorises an amount to be paid from the Central Holding Authority to the Purposes of the Agencies specified in the Bill for the year ending 30 June 2017, 18 May 2016 (Paper 1763) (Ms Purick)            809

No. 35, Assent to proposed laws, June 2016 (Paper 1886) (Ms Purick).................. 841

MOTIONS (Substantive)

Additional meeting of the Assembly (Mr Elferink).................................................. 834

Alice Springs Hospital (Mrs  Lambley)................................................................... 822

Auditor-General’s June 2016 Report to the Legislative Assembly – Note Report (Mr Elferink)          842

Consideration of Government Bills pursuant to Standing Order 147 (Mr Elferink).. 819

Establishment of Estimates Committee and GOC Scrutiny Committee (Mr Elferink) 827

Precedence for Medical Services Amendment Bill (Ms Purick)............................ 822

Public Accounts Committee Membership (Mr Conlan)......................................... 810

Public Accounts Committee, 2014/2015 – Note Report (Mrs Lambley)................ 846

Public Accounts Committee, Report on Repairs and Maintenance of Housing in Town Camps, Final Report May 2016 – Note Report (Mrs Lambley)      813

Public Accounts Committee, Report on Statehood Reference – Note Report (Mr Westra van Holthe)         838

Reorder of Business (Mr Elferink)........................................................................... 834

Routine of Business (Mr Elferink)........................................................................... 810

Subordinate Legislation and Publications Committee, Report of Ministerial Correspondence on Subordinate Legislation and Publications December 2015- May 2016 – Note Report (Mr Westra van Holthe)............................................... 838

Trial of Transport Service (Mr Wood).................................................................... 823

PAPERS TABLED

A Fractured Territory, a Report from Dr Hawk to Chief Minister, 28 November 2014, signed by A.H Silvester B Juris. LLB, dated 18 April 2016  (Paper 1827) (Ms Lawrie)........................................................................................................ 834

Annual Reports

Auditor-General’s June 2016 Report to the Legislative Assembly (Paper 1893) (Ms Purick)         842

Power and Water Corporation 2016/2017 – Statement of Corporate Intent (Paper 1824)            839

Power and Water Corporation, 2014/2015 (Paper 1902)................................... 848

Power Generation Corporation, (Trading as Territory Generation), 2016/2017, May 2016 – Statement of Corporate Intent (Paper 1825)          839

Power Retail Corporation, (Trading as Jacana Energy) 2016/2017 - Public Version – Statement of Corporate Intent (Paper 1826)       839

Public Accounts Committee, 2015/2016 (Paper 1898) (Mrs Lambley).............. 846

Anti-Corruption, Integrity and Misconduct Commission Inquiry, Final Report May 2016 (Paper 1900) (Mr Giles)    848

Assembly Members and Statutory Officers (Remuneration and Other Entitlements) Act, Determination of Entitlement, Ceasing top be a Member, dated 23 May (Paper 1817) (Mr Giles)............................................................................. 825

Assembly Members and Statutory Officers (Remuneration and Other Entitlements) Act, Determination of Entitlement, Office of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, dated 23 May (Paper 1816) (Mr Giles)........................................... 825

Brochure, Vibrant NT, Arts and Culture in the Northern Territory (Paper 1808) (Mr Higgins)            820

By-Laws 2013

Northern Territory of Australia Public Sector Employment and Management By-Laws, effective 27 April 2016 (Paper 1822)    839

Centre for Child Development and Education, Menzies School of Health Research, Prevention of unintentional injury in childhood

A selective review of the evidence on unintentional injury, parental supervision and prevention, Gary Robinson, Bonnie Moss and Bernard Leckning, Centre for Child Development and Education, Menzies School of Health Research (Paper 1897)     849

CEO Response to Memos from John Coleman and Audit Report – Department of Transport, Department of Lands, Planning and the Environment, Review of Travel Expenses, January 2016 (Paper 1842) (Mr Elferink)............................... 839

Committee Stage Amendments to Fuel Price Disclosure Bill 2016 (Serial 153) (Paper 1905) (Mr Giles)    848

PAPERS TABLED

Coroners Act

In the matter of Coroner’s Findings and recommendations regarding the death of Ms Zoe Stephanie Woolmer, pursuant to section 46B, dated 18 May 2016 (Paper 1823)........................................................................................ 839

Draft Petroleum (Environment) Regulations (Paper 1828) (Mr Tollner)................. 835

Estimates Committee Report, 23 June 2015 (Paper 1890).................................... 842

Explanatory Statements

Bail Amendment Bill 2016 (Paper 1804) (Mr Elferink)...................................... 819

Firearms and Weapons Control Legislation Amendment Bill 2016 (Paper 1801) (Mr Giles)         818

Parole Amendment Bill 2016 (Paper 1805) (Mr Elferink).................................. 819

Planning Amendment Bill 2016 (Paper 1799) (Mr Tollner)............................... 817

Police Administration Amendment Bill 2016 (Paper 1800) (Mr Giles).............. 818

Stamp Duty Amendment (Frist Home Owner Discount) Bill 2016 (Paper 1798) (Mr Tollner)        817

Terrorism (Emergency Powers) Amendment Bill 2016 (Paper 1802) (Mr Giles). 818

Training and Skills Development Bill 2016 (Paper 1803) (Mr Styles)................ 818

Government Owned Corporations Scrutiny Committee Report, 23 June 2015 (Paper 1891)           842

Letters

Hon. Adam Giles, regarding proposal to make determinations for Assembly Members, from Mr Martin OAM, Northern Territory of Australia Remuneration Tribunal, dated 28 April (Paper 1818) (Mr Giles).......................................... 825

Mr John Coleman, Chief Executive Officer, Department of Chief Minister, regarding a travel transaction from September 2013 identified by the Department of Lands, Planning and Environment, Reece Kershaw APM, dated 16 February 2016 (Paper 1841) (Mr Elferink)           839

Mr Reece Kershaw, Commissioner Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services, re Northern Territory Government Agencies Investigation into Latitude Travel Transactions, John Coleman, February 2016 (Paper 1840) (Mr Elferink)        839

Master Builders Northern Territory, Labor’s Response to Yesterday’s Budget 2016, Members’ Update, 25 May 2016 (Paper 1821) (Mr Styles)        833

Media Release, Mrs Bess Price, Minister for Women’s Policy, Inaugural Women’s Consultative Council appointed (Paper 1810) (Mrs Price)         821

Medical briefing – Medical Services Act Bill and Amendments – Dr Jacqueline Murdoch, Who can prescribe RU486 in Australia (Paper 1814) (Ms Purick)......................................................................................................................... 822

Members Travel 6.11 - Interstate

Kurrupuwu, Mr, pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph 6.11 – Travel to Melbourne to support the development of the historical statue of Tiwi elder, Matthias Ulungura, between 31 March – 3 April 2016, dated 2 June 2016 (Paper 1894) (Ms Purick)      842

Westra van Holthe, Mr, pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph 6.11 – Travel to attend the Company Directors Course, Melbourne, between 22  - 26 February 2016, pursuant to clause 6.11, dated 21 April 2016 (Paper 1790) (Ms Purick)            813

Members Travel 6.11 - Intrastate

Kurrupuwu, Mr, pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph 6.11 – Travel to attend the Memorandum of Understanding between the Charles Darwin University and Aboriginal Communities of the NT, on 2 March 2016, pursuant to clause 6.11, dated 1 May 2016 (Paper 1781) (Ms Purick).................................................................................................... 813

Kurrupuwu, Mr, pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph 6.11 – Travel to Darwin to Darwin to attend Country Liberals Branch Meeting on 9 March 2016, pursuant to clause 6.11, dated 9 May 2016 (Paper 1793) (Ms Purick)      813

Kurrupuwu, Mr, pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph 6.11 – Travel to Darwin to meet Minister for Infrastructure and Mayor of the West Arnhem Regional Council, on 21 February 2016, pursuant to clause 6.11, dated 1 May 2016 (Paper 1792) (Ms Purick)     813

PAPERS TABLED

Members Travel 6.11 - Intrastate (cont)

Lee, Ms, pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph 6.11 – Travel to attend AGM at the West Arnhem Regional Council, Jabiru between 13 – 14 April 2016, pursuant to clause 6.11, not dated (Paper 1831) (Ms Purick)     837

Lee, Ms, pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph 6.11 – Travel to meet and support constituents from Arnhem who were attending a Darwin football match, between 19 – 20 February 2016, pursuant to clause 6.11, dated 19 May 2016 (Paper 1811) (Mr Conlan)          821

McCarthy, Mr, pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph 6.11 – Travel to Alice Springs on 29 – 30 March 2016, regarding NT Fleet testing for engine fault, pursuant to clause 6.11, not dated (Paper 1794) (Ms Purick)     813

McCarthy, Mr, pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph 6.11 – Travel to Darwin to attend caucus meetings and to travel to Garrmalang Festival 2016 between 16-21 May 2016, dated 16 June 2016 (Paper 1895) (Ms Purick) 842

Walker, Ms, pursuant to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination Paragraph 6.11 – Travel to travel to Millingimbi to attend various community meetings between 4 – 6 May 2016, pursuant to clause 6.11, dated 26 May 2016 (Paper 1832) (Ms Purick)      837

Memorandum, to Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director Corporate Services, Latitude Travel, Winnellie Travel and Latitude 69, from David Ryan, January 2016 – Folio 1 (Paper 1838) (Mr Elferink)............................................ 838

Memorandum, to Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director Corporate Services, Six Monthly Travel Review, David Ryan, Executive Director Corporate Services, dated 7 January 2016 – Folio 2 2 (Paper 1839) (Mr Elferink)............. 838

Newsletter, Get the Facts on Fracking, Mr Willem Westra van Holthe, Member for Katherine (Paper 1828) (Mr Westra van Holthe)            835

OmbudsmanNT, Investigation Report, ‘Bill, Bills, Bills’ – Essential Services Power and Water Billing and Debt Management Practices in an Urban Indigenous Community, March 2016 (Paper 1815) (Mr Giles)........................... 825

Photograph of Team Hale Palmerston (Paper 1903), Facebook Message from Kezia Purick to CLP Party Member (Paper 1904) (Mr Barrett)        849

Photographs of Palmerston Hospital construction site (Paper 1892) (Mr Elferink).. 842

Professional Standards Act

Notification of Scheme – The Australian Property Institute Valuers Limited, pursuant to section 13(1), dated 13 April 2016 (Paper 1774)        814

Notification of Scheme, Law Institute of Victoria Limited, pursuant to section 13(1), dated 12 April 2016 (Paper 1773)            814

Notification, The Queensland Law Society Professional Standards Scheme, pursuant to section 13(1), dated 16 May 2016 (Paper 1888)       843

Public Accounts Committee, Report on Repairs and Maintenance of Housing on Town Camps, Final Report May 2016 (Paper 1797) (Mrs Lambley)      813

Public Accounts Committee, Report on Statehood Reference (Paper 1834) and associated minutes of proceedings (Paper 1835) (Mr Westra van Holthe)......................................................................................................................... 838

Quarterly Members Fuel Transaction Report, dated 26 May 2016 (Paper 1833) (Ms Purick)           837

Review of Retirement Accommodation in the Northern Territory (Paper 1789) (Mr Styles)  812

RU 486/ Mifepristone, A factual guide to the issues in the Australian debate (Paper 1813) (Ms Purick)       822

Schedule of Government Responses to Committee Reports, dated May 2016 (Paper 1830) (Ms Purick)     837

Subordinate Legislation 2016

No. 11, No.11 of 2016, Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules (Paper 1889)            843

No. 3, Crown Lands Amendment Regulations 2016 (Paper 1696)..................... 814

Subordinate Legislation and Publications Committee, Report of Ministerial Correspondence on Subordinate Legislation and Publications December 2015- May 2016 (Paper 1836) and Associated Minutes of Proceedings (Paper 1837) (Mr Westra van Holthe)  838

PAPERS TABLED

Text of adjournment speech in English and Warlpiri (Paper 1906) (Mrs Price)..... 849

Women’s Consultative Council - Women’s Safety Framework Policy (Paper 1809) (Mrs Price)         821

World Map, Misoprostol Approved – Gynuity Health Projects tracks formal drug registration and government approval of misoprostol throughout the world (Paper 1812) (Ms Purick)................................................................................... 822

Written Question 397, Northern Territory Aquifers and Water Extraction Licences (Paper 1820) (Mr McCarthy)      833

PETITIONS

All weather bridge across the Todd River No. 61, from 204 petitioners (Paper 1806) (Mrs Lambley)           820

Ban Unconventional Onshore Gas Mining in NT No. 63, from 1013 petitioners (Paper 1819) (Ms Purick)   833

Hospice for the people of Central Australia No. 60, from 1356 petitioners (Paper 1772) (Ms Walker)           811

Relating to exploring and extracting shale oil and gas, e-Petition No. 64, from 108 petitioners (Paper 1887) (Mr Higgins) 841

Responses

No 63, Ban Unconventional Onshore Gas Mining in NT (Paper 1896).............. 845

Youth curfew in Tennant Creek No. 62, from 198 petitioners (Paper 1807) (Mrs Lambley)  820

STATEMENTS BY SPEAKER

Best wishes to Members for the upcoming NT general election. The Speaker also offered Members an opportunity to participate in a display competition of floral arrangements by Members at the Royal Darwin Show.............................. 845

Filming by the media of the Treasurer’s delivery of the Budget speech................ 809

Publication of the Members’ Guide to the 2016 Northern Territory Election......... 845

Red Nose Day....................................................................................................... 841

Regarding filming by the media of the Leader of the Opposition’s Budget reply.. 817

Regarding the Multiple Sclerosis Society............................................................. 827

Report to the Assembly Pursuant to Standing Order 188 - Permission for Ms Carien McGuinn to review and extract material from evidence submitted to the Sessional Committees on the New Parliament House Site for research purposes 813

VISITORS

Hon Roger Steele, former Speaker of the Legislative Assembly (Ms Purick).......... 809

Three classes from Years 7 and 8 from Palmerston Christian School, accompanied by their teachers, Ana Abbot, Jill Carter, Emily Shea and Kathy Guy (Ms Purick)........................................................................................................ 820

Two classes from the Adult migrant English Program at the Palmerston CDU campus (Ms Purick)  832

Two Year 5/6 classes from Woodroffe Primary School accompanied by Ashley Gilles and Elyse Borlini (Ms Purick)          827

Year 4/5 class from Malak Primary School accompanied by their teacher Matthew Jones (Ms Purick)       818

Year 5/6 class from Woodroffe Primary School accompanied by Kelly Bowen (Ms Purick) 832

Year 5/6 classes from Malak Primary School accompanied by their Lorraine Kingham and Zowie Sumendra (Ms Purick) 817

Year 5/6 students from Bees Creek Primary School, accompanied by their teachers Dixie Blake, Rebecca McSkimming and Mrs Stanwix (Ms Purick)     810

Year 5/6 students from Bees Creek Primary School, accompanied by their teachers Gayle Purdue, Linda Brodie and Miss Sarah (Ms Purick)      809