Ms PURICK - 2011-11-29
It is deplorable that you are telling media the latest six-month delay in reaching an agreement on Blue Mud Bay is an extension. Last month, you told this House the negotiations are ‘progressing well’, and that a resolution would be reached in the not-too-distant future. If we cannot believe your take on Kenbi, and if we cannot believe your calling a six-month delay an extension, how can we believe your assertion that Territorians will not need fishing permits and licensing of boats as a result of the Blue Mud Bay decision?
ANSWER
Madam Deputy Speaker, there is nothing more certain than if the CLP gains government at the next Territory election its policy will be to have fishing permits apply to all recreational fishermen of the Northern Territory. That is the CLP’s policy. They said they would legislate …
Mr TOLLNER: A point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker! Surely, the Chief Minister has some limits. This idea that he can get up and talk complete nonsense is wrong.
Madam DEPUTY SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Resume your seat, please. It was a very frivolous point of order.
Members interjecting.
Madam DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order! Order! Member for Fong Lim! Chief Minister, you have the call.
Mr HENDERSON: The CLP’s policy is to legislate away the rights the traditional owners won in the Blue Mud Bay case. That is their policy. The CLP has introduced on two occasions, I believe, legislation into this parliament to seek to legislate away the rights the traditional owners won in the Blue Mud Bay case. What the traditional owners would do, through the Northern Land Council, as a result of that legislation …
Mr Westra van Holthe interjecting.
Madam DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order! Member for Katherine!
Mr HENDERSON: … would be to impose their rights to immediately apply permits …
Ms PURICK: A point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker! It was in leaked government documents that they suggested they were going to introduce boat registration.
Madam DEPUTY SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Resume your seat.
Members interjecting.
Madam DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order! Order! Chief Minister, you have the call.
Mr HENDERSON: Madam Deputy Speaker, the CLP has introduced legislation into this parliament which would mean that traditional owners’ rights to impose those permits would happen, and happen immediately ...
Mr TOLLNER: A point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker! I cannot understand what drives the Chief Minister to turn up here and tell barefaced lies. It is just wrong.
Madam DEPUTY SPEAKER: Withdraw, please, member for Fong Lim. Please withdraw that statement.
Mr Tollner: Withdraw what?
Madam DEPUTY SPEAKER: You know it is in contravention of standing orders. Please withdraw.
Mr TOLLNER: Madam Deputy Speaker, will the Chief Minister withdraw the statements he has just made?
Madam DEPUTY SPEAKER: I have asked you. You are the one contravening standing orders.
Mr TOLLNER: I withdraw.
Madam DEPUTY SPEAKER: Thank you, member for Fong Lim.
Mr Tollner: Well, where does he get off with this nonsense?
Madam DEPUTY SPEAKER: Member for Fong Lim, you do not have the call. I ask you to cease interjecting!
Mr HENDERSON: I refer the member for Fong Lim - he must have been asleep - to the two occasions the member for Katherine introduced legislation into this parliament. Twice the member for Katherine introduced legislation to seek to legislate away the rights won ...
Mr WESTRA van HOLTHE: A point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker! If the Chief Minister does not understand the legislation I am more than happy to provide him with a briefing.
Madam DEPUTY SPEAKER: Resume your seat. There is no point of order.
Mr HENDERSON: Let us be under no apprehension. The CLP would seek to legislate away the rights won by the traditional owners. That would mean permits. The CLP supports permits because it would seek to legislate rather than negotiate ...
Members interjecting.
Madam DEPUTY SPEAKER: Chief Minister, your time has expired.
Ms LAWRIE: A point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker! I point out Standing Order 51 again. It is becoming the habit of the opposition to talk over ministers responding to questions. This is Question Time. You expect to have the opportunity to provide an answer. They constantly interject, as they are now.
Madam DEPUTY SPEAKER: Thank you, minister. Resume your seat please, member for Port Darwin.
Honourable members, I am finding it almost impossible to hear what is being asked, and the replies that are being given. I remind you of Standing Order 51:
No Member may converse aloud or make any noise or disturbance, which in the opinion of the Speaker is designed to interrupt or has the effect of interrupting a Member speaking.
We already have one member on a warning. I will not hesitate to put further members on warnings. Thank you.
ANSWER
Madam Deputy Speaker, there is nothing more certain than if the CLP gains government at the next Territory election its policy will be to have fishing permits apply to all recreational fishermen of the Northern Territory. That is the CLP’s policy. They said they would legislate …
Mr TOLLNER: A point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker! Surely, the Chief Minister has some limits. This idea that he can get up and talk complete nonsense is wrong.
Madam DEPUTY SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Resume your seat, please. It was a very frivolous point of order.
Members interjecting.
Madam DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order! Order! Member for Fong Lim! Chief Minister, you have the call.
Mr HENDERSON: The CLP’s policy is to legislate away the rights the traditional owners won in the Blue Mud Bay case. That is their policy. The CLP has introduced on two occasions, I believe, legislation into this parliament to seek to legislate away the rights the traditional owners won in the Blue Mud Bay case. What the traditional owners would do, through the Northern Land Council, as a result of that legislation …
Mr Westra van Holthe interjecting.
Madam DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order! Member for Katherine!
Mr HENDERSON: … would be to impose their rights to immediately apply permits …
Ms PURICK: A point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker! It was in leaked government documents that they suggested they were going to introduce boat registration.
Madam DEPUTY SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Resume your seat.
Members interjecting.
Madam DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order! Order! Chief Minister, you have the call.
Mr HENDERSON: Madam Deputy Speaker, the CLP has introduced legislation into this parliament which would mean that traditional owners’ rights to impose those permits would happen, and happen immediately ...
Mr TOLLNER: A point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker! I cannot understand what drives the Chief Minister to turn up here and tell barefaced lies. It is just wrong.
Madam DEPUTY SPEAKER: Withdraw, please, member for Fong Lim. Please withdraw that statement.
Mr Tollner: Withdraw what?
Madam DEPUTY SPEAKER: You know it is in contravention of standing orders. Please withdraw.
Mr TOLLNER: Madam Deputy Speaker, will the Chief Minister withdraw the statements he has just made?
Madam DEPUTY SPEAKER: I have asked you. You are the one contravening standing orders.
Mr TOLLNER: I withdraw.
Madam DEPUTY SPEAKER: Thank you, member for Fong Lim.
Mr Tollner: Well, where does he get off with this nonsense?
Madam DEPUTY SPEAKER: Member for Fong Lim, you do not have the call. I ask you to cease interjecting!
Mr HENDERSON: I refer the member for Fong Lim - he must have been asleep - to the two occasions the member for Katherine introduced legislation into this parliament. Twice the member for Katherine introduced legislation to seek to legislate away the rights won ...
Mr WESTRA van HOLTHE: A point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker! If the Chief Minister does not understand the legislation I am more than happy to provide him with a briefing.
Madam DEPUTY SPEAKER: Resume your seat. There is no point of order.
Mr HENDERSON: Let us be under no apprehension. The CLP would seek to legislate away the rights won by the traditional owners. That would mean permits. The CLP supports permits because it would seek to legislate rather than negotiate ...
Members interjecting.
Madam DEPUTY SPEAKER: Chief Minister, your time has expired.
Ms LAWRIE: A point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker! I point out Standing Order 51 again. It is becoming the habit of the opposition to talk over ministers responding to questions. This is Question Time. You expect to have the opportunity to provide an answer. They constantly interject, as they are now.
Madam DEPUTY SPEAKER: Thank you, minister. Resume your seat please, member for Port Darwin.
Honourable members, I am finding it almost impossible to hear what is being asked, and the replies that are being given. I remind you of Standing Order 51:
No Member may converse aloud or make any noise or disturbance, which in the opinion of the Speaker is designed to interrupt or has the effect of interrupting a Member speaking.
We already have one member on a warning. I will not hesitate to put further members on warnings. Thank you.
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