1. 1.          MEETING

         The Assembly met at 2pm.  The Speaker, the Honourable Kezia Purick took the Chair.

1. 2.          PRAYERS

1. 3.          MESSAGE FROM THE ADMINISTRATOR

The Speaker advised Members of receipt of the following Message from His Honour the Administrator (Paper 1886):

Message No. 35 - Assent to Proposed Laws

I, JOHN HARDY OAM, the Administrator of the Northern Territory of Australia, advise the Legislative Assembly, pursuant to section 7 of the Northern Territory (Self-Government Act) 1978 of the Commonwealth, the assent to the following proposed laws:

7 June 2016

Advance Personal Planning Amendment Act 2016 (Act No 13 of 2016)

Bushfires Management Act 2016 (Act No 14 of 2016)

Guardianship of Adults Act 2016 (Act No 15 of 2016)

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment (Records of Depositions and Other Matters) Act 2016 (Act No 16 of 2016)

8 June 2016

Justice Legislation Amendment (Drug Offences) Act 2016 (Act No 17 of 2016)

Menzies School of Health Research Amendment Act 2016 (Act No 18 of 2016)

Petroleum Amendment Act 2016 (Act No 19 of 2016)

Racing and Betting Legislation Amendment Act 2016 (Act No 20 of 2016)

Youth Justice Amendment Act 2016 (Act No 21 of 2016)

9 June 2016

Electricity Legislation Amendment Act 2016 (Act No 22 of 2016)

Fisheries Legislation Amendment Act 2016 (Act No 23 of 2016)

Dated 16 June 2016

1. 4.          SPEAKER'S STATEMENT

The Speaker made a statement regarding Red Nose Day.

1. 5.          PETITIONS

Mr Higgins ( Member for Daly), presented Petition No. 64 from 108 petitioners, conforming with Standing Orders praying for reticulated water for Darwin River, Southport and Berry Springs (Paper 1887)

Petition read.

1. 6.          Appropriation (2016-2017) Bill 2016 (Serial 170) - BILL AGREED TO

The Assembly resolved to consider the Bill in detail.

Consideration in Detail

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Mr Wood (Deputy Chair of the Estimates Committee) made a statement and laid upon the Table –

1. Estimates Committee Report, 23 June 2016 (Paper 1890); and

1. Government Owned Corporations Scrutiny Committee Report, 23 June 2016 (Paper 1891)

Reports noted.

Debate ensued.

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Paper Tabled: Mr Elferink ( Minister for Health) laid upon the Table – Photographs of Palmerston Hospital construction site (Paper 1892).

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Debate continued.

Remainder of the Bill taken as a whole and agreed to.

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On the motion of Mr Tollner, the Bill was read a third time and was passed to be a proposed law.

1. 7.          PAPERS

The Speaker tabled the following Papers –

1. Remuneration Tribunal Determination, Travel Report, Member for Barkly, Mr Gerry McCarthy – Travel to Darwin to attend caucus meetings and to travel to Garrmalang Festival 2016 between 16-21 May 2016, pursuant to clause 6.11, dated 16 June 2016 (Paper 1895).

1. Remuneration Tribunal Determination, Travel Report, Member for Arafura, Mr Francis Kurrupuwu – Travel to Melbourne to support the development of the historical statue of Tiwi elder, Matthias Ulungura, between 31 March – 3 April 2016, pursuant to clause 6.11, dated 2 June 2016 (Paper 1894).

1. 8.          PAPER TABLED – AUDITOR-GENERAL’S JUNE 2016 REPORT TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY – REPORT NOTED

Madam Speaker laid on the Table – Auditor-General’s June 2016 Report to the Legislative Assembly (Paper 1893).

Mr Elferink (Leader of Government Business) moved – That the Assembly take note of the report.

Question - put and passed.

1. 9.          REPORTS

1.       Public Accounts Committee Report – Public Private Partnership Arrangements for the Darwin Correctional Precinct – Consideration Adjourned

2.       Public Accounts Committee Report – Inquiry into Structural Separation of the Power and Water Corporation – Consideration Adjourned

3.       Committee on the Northern Territory’s Energy Future Report – Key Challenges and Opportunities: Issues Paper – Consideration Adjourned

4.       Auditor-General for the Northern Territory – Report to the Legislative Assembly, August 2015 – Consideration Adjourned

5.       Auditor-General for the Northern Territory – Report to the Legislative Assembly, February 2016 – Consideration Adjourned

6.       Standing Orders Committee Report – Matters of Question Time Reform, Infant Care and Right of Reply, March 2016 – Consideration Adjourned

7.       Members’ Interests Committee Report – Proposal to Table Members’ Interests Returns and Upload the Tabled Documents on the Assembly Website Each Year – Consideration Adjourned

8.       Public Accounts Committee, Report on Repairs and Maintenance of Housing on Town Camps, Final Report, May 2016 - Consideration Adjourned

1. 10.       ADJOURNMENT

Mr Elferink ( Leader of Government Business) moved - That the Assembly do now adjourn.

Debate ensued.

The Assembly adjourned at 4.30pm until Monday 27 June 2016 at 10.00am.

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PAPERS

The following papers were deemed to have been tabled on 23 June 2016 –

Professional Standards Act:

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

Subordinate Legislation 2016:

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

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ATTENDANCE

All Members attended the sittings.

Michael Tatham

Clerk of the Legislative Assembly