ANSWERS TO WRITTEN QUESTIONS - Answered by 13 June 2006
16 August 2005
13. Aboriginal Land Legislation – Court Proceedings
Ms CARNEY to MINISTER for INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS
1. Is the government engaged in any court proceedings involving Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act matters or matters under provisions of the Native Title Act?
2. If so, please detail the matters and when proceedings commenced before the courts?
ANSWER
1. Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976: There are currently no ALRA matters the subject of court proceedings.
2B. See attachment A.
28. Territory Development – Focus Groups
Ms CARNEY to CHIEF MINISTER
1. How many public focus groups were conducted through the area of Territory Development in 2004-05?
2. When were they held and what was the nature of each focus group?
3. What was the cost to conduct these focus groups?
4. If focus group participants were paid to attend, how much were they paid?
5. Where can members get the details and findings of these publicly-funded focus groups?
ANSWER
To all five questions noted above, the answer is none.
29. Territory Development – Budget 2005-06 Promotions
Ms CARNEY to CHIEF MINISTER
1. Under the output of Territory Development, was any money spent on the 2005-06 post-budget promotion campaign?
2. If so, how much was spent on print media?
3. How much was spent on electronic media?
4. How much was spent on brochure production and direct mail?
5. How much was spent on DVD/CD production?
ANSWER
The answer to all five questions noted above is none.
33. Territory Development – Shipping Services and Operators
Ms CARNEY to CHIEF MINISTER
1. What new customers and shipping operators did the Office of Territory Development work with and encourage to our East Arm Port during 2004-05?
2. What new customers and shipping operators is the office of Territory Development currently working with to encourage to our East Arm Port during 2005-06?
3. When is the next Hai Win service due from China?
ANSWER
1. The Department of the Chief Minister continues to work with the Darwin Port Corporation and FreightLink to directly promote Darwin as an alternative trade route for Australia. Promotional work undertaken in 2005 included participation in Port Conferences held in Manila, Surabaya and Bangkok, as well as several direct marketing visits targeting regional Asian shipping lines, global logistics service providers and major importers and exporters.
2. We continue to work with all potential import/export clients and more. The Territory government’s Global Freight Connect Conference held at the end of October 2005 attracted a formidable list of key executives representing chemical, retail, shipping line, freight forwarding and Chamber of Commerce personnel. One outcome from this conference has been the successful negotiations to ship mining chemical products through the port of Darwin.
34. Territory Development – Trade Route Links
Ms CARNEY to CHIEF MINISTER
1. What strategic plans were put in place during 2004-05 to accelerate and promote the AustralAsia Trade Route and develop new shipping links and new customer bases?
2. What were the outcomes of those strategic plans?
ANSWER
1. In February 2005, the Northern Territory government released its Growing our Trade Route strategy.
66. Community Engagement Office - Staffing
1. How many staff are currently employed in the area of Community Engagement?
2. What was the staffing level at 1 July 2004?
3. Please detail the positions allocated in the area of the Community Engagement Office.
ANSWER
1. At 30 April 2006 there were 28 staff positions in Community Engagement Division.
2. At 31 July 2004, there were 30 staff positions in the division.
3. Current staff positions are detailed as follows:
67. Domestic Violence Strategy
Ms CARNEY to CHIEF MINISTER
1. There has been an increase in violence around the Northern Territory and it is due in part to domestic violence. Can you indicate whether the resources allocated to the government’s Domestic Violence Strategy has increased in 2005-06? If so, is it adequate?
2. It is my understanding that increased funding for the government’s domestic violence program was rejected and that a review into the program and its funding is to be conducted. Is that true?
3. When will this review be undertaken?
ANSWER
1. Yes, the resources allocated to the government’s Domestic and Family Violence Strategy have increased in 2005-06, through five joint Australian and NT government bilateral projects. Funding totals $4.26m, with the Australian government contribution totalling $1.83m. These additional resources are consistent with government’s comprehensive domestic violence strategy.
2. While funding was not initially provided for a program working with offenders, this initiative has now been funded through a bilateral agreement with the Australian government. The governments’ Domestic and Family Violence Strategies were launched in late 2002. At that time, the government foreshadowed ongoing evaluation and improvement which has already commenced with the establishment of a new advisory council.
3. An independent evaluation of the strategies is currently being conducted by Charles Darwin University, with findings due in 2006.
71. Women’s Advancement - Community Engagement
Ms CARNEY to CHIEF MINISTER
1. What consultants were employed during 2004-05 to undertake work for the area of Community Engagement for the Women’s Advancement Office?
2. What was the nature of each consultancy?
3. List the consultancies awarded by certificate of exemption?
4. In how many and in which consultancies were expressions of interest or tenders called before a person or body was engaged to carry out that promotion?
5. What was the total amount spent on behalf of Community Engagement for the Women’s Advancement Office during 2004-05?
6. Please detail how much each consultancy cost?
ANSWER
1. Monash University were paid as consultants for work undertaken in 2004-05 by the Office Women’s Policy.
2. Monash University was engaged to develop a set of gendered social indicators responsive to the Northern Territory situation. The project was to explore designing a set of indicators that would allow for the measurement of progress in women’s social, economic and cultural wellbeing in the NT.
3. A certificate of exemption was approved by the Chief Minister on 1 November 2003 and endorsed by the Procurement Review Board on 13 November 2003 on the basis that there was no local company/entity with the required expertise.
4. The consultancy was managed through the Contract and Procurement Services Branch (CAPS) of the Department of Corporate and Information Services. The contract is mandated and was awarded 12 January 2004.
5. and 6:
73. Women’s Advancement - Grants
Ms CARNEY to CHIEF MINISTER
Could you please provide a list of all the grants given under the heading of Women’s Advancement?
ANSWER
For the 2004-05 financial year, a total of $25 896 was paid in grants by the Office of Women’s Policy.
Chief Minister’s Study Award:
The award enables two Territory women to commence studies each year at tertiary and vocational levels and is paid throughout the course of study. Payments in 2004-05 were:
Alice Springs:
Darwin:
Ms Raelene Ann Rosas Tertiary Study Award$3500
Palmerston:
Ms Sarah J DebneyTertiary Study Award$3400
Barkly:
Brunette Downs Women’s DaysContribution to women’s gatherings$3000
74. Youth Advancement - Grants
Ms CARNEY to CHIEF MINISTER
Could you please provide a list of all the grants under the heading of Youth Advancement?
ANSWER
See Attachment A.
75. Seniors Advancement - Grants
Ms CARNEY to CHIEF MINISTER
Could you please provide a list of all the grants that have been provided in the area of seniors?
ANSWER
See attachments detailing grants paid in 2004-05
146. Nursing Staff Numbers
Ms CARNEY to MINISTER for HEALTH
Please provide the details of nursing staff – for all Northern Territory hospitals and other areas - on a month-by-month basis for the last 12 months.
ANSWER
The attachment details nursing average full-time equivalent (FTE) numbers across the department by month and by hospital and non-hospital area for the August 2004 to July 2005 period.
147. Abuse of Hospital Staff
Ms CARNEY to MINISTER for HEALTH
1. Across the Department of Health, how many acts of physical aggression against hospital staff were there in 2004-05?
2. Across the Department of Health, how many acts of physical aggression against hospital staff were there in 2003-04?
3. Across the Department of Health, how many acts of verbal aggression against hospital staff were there in 2004-05?
4. Across the Department of Health, how many acts of verbal aggression against hospital staff were there in 2003-04?
5. Across the Department of Health, how many acts of sexual aggression against hospital staff were there in 2004-05?
6. Across the Department of Health, how many acts of sexual aggression against hospital staff were there in 2003-04?
7. Has there been any analysis done as to where hot spots of abuse are located and, if so, where are the identified hot spots?
8. Do single-nurse stations have a higher incidence of this type of behaviour by the public?
ANSWER
1. 137*.
2. 103*.
3. 494*.
4. 142*.
5. Nil.
6. Nil.
7. Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH) has a number of strategies to minimise and manage poor patient-related behaviour. These range from zero tolerance signage throughout the hospital campus, aggression management in-services for staff, aggression management policy and ‘action plans’, looking at the ways we do business, and eliminating work methods/issues that may help fuel aggression. The method of reporting abusive behaviour has been improved to encourage and make it easier for busy staff. This data collection methodology has increased the statistics, as stated in the ‘Important Notes’ comment below.
8. There are no reported incidents of aggression in single nurse stations.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
158. Non-government Community Health Service Organisations - Funding
Ms CARNEY to MINISTER for HEALTH
How many non-government organisations are in the Community Health Service output and what is the funding allocation per organisation?
ANSWER
There are 64 organisations with allocated NT Department of Health and Community Services funding, as listed in Attachment A
164. Menzies School of Health Research - Funding
Ms CARNEY to MINISTER for HEALTH
Funding to health research has been cut in this budget by $300 000. In your speech about the budget last year, you said that the Menzies School of Health Research, CRC for Aboriginal Health and the Health Gains Unit made ‘a valuable contribution to the evidence base of our health policies and services –
1. Have they stopped making valuable contributions?
2. If not, why has the funding to our researchers been cut?
ANSWER
The Menzies School of Health Research, CRC for Aboriginal Health and the Health Gains Unit continue to provide the most relevant local sources of new knowledge for health policy and practice in the NT.
$300 000 was the variation between the 2004-05 estimated expenditure and the 2005-06 published budget for the Health Research output.
The variation between the actual expenses for 2004-05 of $4.579m and the published budget for 2005-06 of $4.380m is $199 000.
This variation is mainly due to the reallocation of $276 000 of depreciation costs that were incorrectly attributed to this output in 2004-05.
In 2004-05, Menzies School of Health Research was paid a grant payment of $3.44m. In 2005-06, the Menzies School of Health Research grant will increase to $3.528m, reflecting the 2.5% increase in indexation. MSHR also administers the Father Frank Flynn Fellowship of $87 000.
The Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health was paid $150 000 in 2004-05, and will receive the same amount in 2005-06.
Health Gains Unit expenditure for 2004-05 was $1.35m against a budget of $1.39m. The 2005-06 budget has increased to $1.4m.
165. Health - Outside Consultants
Ms CARNEY to MINISTER for HEALTH
How many consultancies did your Department of Health use this year – outside consultants?
ANSWER
The Department of Health and Community Services has awarded 41 contracts to 36 outside consultants during the 2004-05 financial year.
167. Health - Consultancies
Ms CARNEY to MINISTER for HEALTH
1. Were any consultants employed during 2004-05 to undertake work for the Department of Health?
2. Who were the consultants?
3. What was the nature of each consultancy?
4. List the consultancies awarded by certificate of exemption.
5. In how many and in which consultancies were expressions of interest or tenders called before a person or body was engaged to carry out that promotion?
6. What was the total amount spent on behalf of the Department of health on consultants during 2004-05?
7. What was the total amount spent on consultants in 2003-04?
ANSWER
1. The Department of Health and Community Services (DHCS) paid 61 consultants for 70 consultancy services during the 2004-05 financial year.
2. Attachment A provides details of each consultant.
3. Attachment A provides details of each consultancy.
4. Eight consultancies were awarded through the issue of a certificate of exemption process and Attachment B provides details of each consultancy.
5. Ten consultancies were awarded through the public tender/expressions of interest process and Attachment C provides details of each consultancy.
6. During 2004-05 DHCS spent $1 327 531 on consultants.
7. During 2003-04 DHCS spent $1 707 664 on consultants.
170. Health - Lost/Stolen Property
Ms CARNEY to MINISTER for HEALTH
1. Was any government property lost or stolen from your department in 2004-05? If so, please detail items and their value.
2. Was any government property lost or stolen from your ministerial office in 2004-05? If so, please detail items and their value.
ANSWER
1. A Canon power shot A75 digital camera, with an estimated value of $450 was stolen. Four mobile phones with a total estimated value of $600 were lost or stolen.
204. Disability Services – Taxi Vouchers
Ms CARNEY to MINISTER for FAMILY and COMMUNITY SERVICES
I have a constituent who is disabled with arthritis. She cannot drive but owns a car so that her friends/family can drive her when they are available. She would like taxi vouchers but has been told that as she owns a car she cannot have them. She is often stranded.
What can be done to provide this constituent with taxi vouchers as this current situation is not equitable?
ANSWER
The Northern Territory Taxi Subsidy Scheme (NTTSS) provides assistance in the form of taxi vouchers to people who have disabilities that make them not able to use public transport to participate in day-to-day community activities.
People who have chronic conditions such as arthritis that hinders them driving their cars intermittently, can apply for one-off emergency assistance from the scheme.
People who own a car and have a current Northern Territory Driver’s Licence are not eligible for subsidies under the scheme.
225. Daly River Region Community Reference Group
Ms CARNEY to MINISTER for NATURAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENT and HERITAGE
Your government established the Daly River Region Community Reference Group in 2003. How many people were on this group, who were they?
The final report from the Daly River Region Community Reference Group was delivered to Cabinet in December 2004, and to date this report has not been tabled in parliament:
1. Why have you not tabled this report earlier?
2. Will you provide me with a copy of the final report and, if not, why not?
3. What was the total cost of the development of this report?
4. Why is another group being assembled to address the same issues?
ANSWER
The Daly River Community Reference Group (CRG) comprised 20 representatives from a range of backgrounds. Membership was as per Attachment A.
1. The report of the CRG raised a large number of issues, which required careful consideration prior to Government decisions and the release of the report. The report strongly stated that the knowledge base to inform decision-making for the Daly Region is incomplete, particularly in relation to the aquatic ecosystems of the Daly, the relationship between groundwater aquifers and river flow, and the values Aboriginal people attach to land and water. This prevented the CRG from completing the tasks it was given by the Chief Minister and the then Minister for Lands and Planning. These deficiencies in data and information will be remedied to give the community confidence in future development of the Daly Region.
2. The report was made available to the public via the then Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment website in June 2005.
3. The total cost of the CRG process, and related work with the Aboriginal Reference Group, was $375 498.
(ii) committing to the establishment of an adaptive management framework for future development of the Daly Region;
(iii) establishing the Daly River Management Advisory Committee; and
(iv) a commitment of $3.5m over four years to fund community engagement processes and the acquisition of further knowledge as identified by the CRG report.
Members of the community involved in future management of the catchment will not be doing the same job as the CRG. The proposed Daly River Management Advisory Committee will oversight implementation of the CRG’s key recommendations, build new monitoring systems, and establish new processes for open decision-making and review. They will not only ensure the health of the river and its surrounds, but promote well-considered development and conservation goals that take account of all of the region’s values and the aspirations of all its people.
242. Gundjeihmi Corporation Submission to Commonwealth Parliament’s Standing Committee on Industry and Resources
Ms CARNEY to MINISTER for NATURAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENT and HERITAGE
1. Who was the author of this submission?
2. At the time of preparing/writing the submission, was the author an employee of your department?
3. Was this submission and other similar representations on behalf of other organisations done with the approval of the Northern Territory government?
ANSWER
1. I have been advised that Mr Richard Ledgar, a private consultant, assisted the Mirrar people in authoring and compiling the Gundjeihmi Corporation submission.
2. The consultant is not, and was not at the time of compiling the submission, an employee of my department.
3. The Northern Territory government did not make a submission to the standing committee inquiry.
2 May 2006
247. Royal Darwin Hospital – Increased Bed Numbers
Dr LIM to MINISTER for HEALTH
1. Did the Minister for Health, at Question Time on 29 March 2006, advise that the Northern Territory government had increased bed numbers by 52 at Royal Darwin Hospital?
ANSWER
1. At Question Time on 29 March 2006, the Minister for Health did advise that the Northern Territory government had increased beds by 52 at Royal Darwin Hospital.
2. The additional 52 beds at Royal Darwin Hospital comprise of:
Question 74
ATTACHMENT A
Question 75
ATTACHMENT A
Alice Springs
Darwin
ANSWERS TO WRITTEN QUESTIONS
617
Katherine
Nhulunbuy
Palmerston
Other
Question 167
ATTACHMENT A
Question 167
ATTACHMENT B
Question 167
ATTACHMENT C
Question 225
ATTACHMENT A
13. Aboriginal Land Legislation – Court Proceedings
Ms CARNEY to MINISTER for INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS
1. Is the government engaged in any court proceedings involving Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act matters or matters under provisions of the Native Title Act?
2. If so, please detail the matters and when proceedings commenced before the courts?
ANSWER
1. Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976: There are currently no ALRA matters the subject of court proceedings.
- Native Title Act 1993: As at 10 October 2005 there were a total of 202 active claims under the Native Title Act in the Northern Territory. This figure comprises 197 claimant applications for a determination of native title and five compensation applications. Attached is a list of these native title applications as provided by the Federal Court of Australia.
- By way of background, applications under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (ALRA) are lodged with the Aboriginal Land Commissioner. The Aboriginal Land Commissioner must ascertain whether the applicants or any other Aboriginal people are the traditional owners of the land claimed. The commissioner then reports his findings to the relevant federal minister. Although the Aboriginal Land Commissioner must be a judge of the Federal Court of Australia or of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory, and the parties are generally represented by lawyers, the process under ALRA is administrative, not judicial.
According to the Aboriginal Land Commissioner's Report for the year ended 30 June 2005 there were:
2B. See attachment A.
- Unlike the process with ALRA claims, all native title claims are filed in the Federal Court of Australia. The proceedings are, therefore, adversarial in nature as opposed to the ALRA inquisitorial proceeding.
- Native title/related matters which have been heard (fully or in part) or are set down to be heard or are subject to an appeal or special leave applications are:
Full Federal Court:
- 1. Blue Mud Bay and associated proceedings: This claim was filed on 27 November 2002 on behalf of 13 clan groups to an area over Grindall and Myaoola Bays and Aboriginal freehold vested in the Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust in Blue Mud Bay in Arnhem Land. The court has handed down its determination, and the matter is now subject to appeal and due to be heard in the Federal Court in August 2006.
- High Court of Australia:
- 2. Davenport/Murchison: A special leave application to the High Court of Australia was filed by the Territory on 26 August 2005. The special leave application is in respect of three aspects of the Full Federal Court's decision, namely: (1) the existence of a native title right to ‘live on’ the land which may encompass a right to live permanently, establish permanent communities and erect permanent structures; (2) the application of section 47B of the Native Title Act which requires prior extinguishment to be disregarded in certain circumstances; and (3) the conclusion that the claimants ‘occupied’ the relevant area within the meaning of the Native Title Act at the time of the application.
28. Territory Development – Focus Groups
Ms CARNEY to CHIEF MINISTER
1. How many public focus groups were conducted through the area of Territory Development in 2004-05?
2. When were they held and what was the nature of each focus group?
3. What was the cost to conduct these focus groups?
4. If focus group participants were paid to attend, how much were they paid?
5. Where can members get the details and findings of these publicly-funded focus groups?
ANSWER
To all five questions noted above, the answer is none.
29. Territory Development – Budget 2005-06 Promotions
Ms CARNEY to CHIEF MINISTER
1. Under the output of Territory Development, was any money spent on the 2005-06 post-budget promotion campaign?
2. If so, how much was spent on print media?
3. How much was spent on electronic media?
4. How much was spent on brochure production and direct mail?
5. How much was spent on DVD/CD production?
ANSWER
The answer to all five questions noted above is none.
33. Territory Development – Shipping Services and Operators
Ms CARNEY to CHIEF MINISTER
1. What new customers and shipping operators did the Office of Territory Development work with and encourage to our East Arm Port during 2004-05?
2. What new customers and shipping operators is the office of Territory Development currently working with to encourage to our East Arm Port during 2005-06?
3. When is the next Hai Win service due from China?
ANSWER
1. The Department of the Chief Minister continues to work with the Darwin Port Corporation and FreightLink to directly promote Darwin as an alternative trade route for Australia. Promotional work undertaken in 2005 included participation in Port Conferences held in Manila, Surabaya and Bangkok, as well as several direct marketing visits targeting regional Asian shipping lines, global logistics service providers and major importers and exporters.
- A number of shipping line operators have demonstrated an interest in commencing a shipping service trading between Surabaya and Darwin. Commercial-in-confidence negotiations are proceeding between various private sector players (including regional shipping lines) about the establishment of such a service during 2006. Paper products, plastics, glassware and automotive manufacturing parts are being targeted for imports and, for exports, the focus is on base metals, wheat, fodder and food products.
2. We continue to work with all potential import/export clients and more. The Territory government’s Global Freight Connect Conference held at the end of October 2005 attracted a formidable list of key executives representing chemical, retail, shipping line, freight forwarding and Chamber of Commerce personnel. One outcome from this conference has been the successful negotiations to ship mining chemical products through the port of Darwin.
34. Territory Development – Trade Route Links
Ms CARNEY to CHIEF MINISTER
1. What strategic plans were put in place during 2004-05 to accelerate and promote the AustralAsia Trade Route and develop new shipping links and new customer bases?
2. What were the outcomes of those strategic plans?
ANSWER
1. In February 2005, the Northern Territory government released its Growing our Trade Route strategy.
- This whole-of-government strategy identifies eight focal opportunities for growing the new trade route and lists associated strategic priorities/actions that will be pursued during 2005-06 to realise these opportunities.
Key opportunity areas include: securing new international shipping links; increasing supply base activities for the offshore gas industry; securing new bulk mineral exports; further development of the Darwin Business Park; and developing stronger regional freight hubs in Katherine and Tennant Creek.
The Department of the Chief Minister continues to focus on the Growing our Trade Route strategy. A new international shipping link between Indonesia and Darwin is still under investigation and significant inbound volumes to commit a service have been identified. Opportunities for export on the return shipping sector northbound is the challenge, and the focus on bulk minerals continues as the priority.
- Hai Win Shipping have established a monthly direct shipping service between Shanghai and Darwin.
- In September 2005, the first trial of a Surabaya to Darwin service was completed by Swire Shipping and Toll Holdings. This trial involved the discharge of 54 containers of paper product from Surabaya at East Arm port. These containers were subsequently unpacked at the Toll facility in the Darwin Business Park and then re-packed into empty domestic containers for distribution across Australia by the road and rail networks. Commercial-in-confidence negotiations are continuing with various private sector players with a view to establishing a regular Surabaya-Darwin shipping service during 2006.
Bulk minerals trade outcomes:
New bulk handling facilities are currently under construction at East Arm and are expected to be operational by April 2006. These facilities will service an initial 650 000 tonnes per annum of bulk manganese exports from the Bootu Creek development (near Tennant Creek) to China. Potentially, they can also service over one million tonnes of iron ore exports from the Frances Creek deposit – which Territory Iron are currently looking to develop and have operational by the end of 2006/early 2007.
66. Community Engagement Office - Staffing
1. How many staff are currently employed in the area of Community Engagement?
2. What was the staffing level at 1 July 2004?
3. Please detail the positions allocated in the area of the Community Engagement Office.
ANSWER
1. At 30 April 2006 there were 28 staff positions in Community Engagement Division.
2. At 31 July 2004, there were 30 staff positions in the division.
3. Current staff positions are detailed as follows:
- Community Engagement Division Staff Positions – April 2006:
Social Policy Development:
Director CE Division
Sen. Policy Officer
Admin Officer
Office of Women’s Policy:
Director
Senior Policy Officer
Policy & Community Liaison Officer
Senior Policy & Community Liaison Officer
Policy Officer
Office of Youth Affairs:
Director
Senior Policy Officer
Senior Project Officer
Senior Research Officer
Office of Multicultural Affairs:
Director
Deputy Director
Language Services Manager
Language Services Officer
Asst. Language Services Officer
Office of Senior Territorians:
Director
Senior Policy Officer
Manager Seniors Card
Admin Assistant
Business Support Unit:
Manager
Project Officer x 3 – Grants Administration
Communications & Events Officer
Admin Officer x 2 - General Admin Support
67. Domestic Violence Strategy
Ms CARNEY to CHIEF MINISTER
1. There has been an increase in violence around the Northern Territory and it is due in part to domestic violence. Can you indicate whether the resources allocated to the government’s Domestic Violence Strategy has increased in 2005-06? If so, is it adequate?
2. It is my understanding that increased funding for the government’s domestic violence program was rejected and that a review into the program and its funding is to be conducted. Is that true?
3. When will this review be undertaken?
ANSWER
1. Yes, the resources allocated to the government’s Domestic and Family Violence Strategy have increased in 2005-06, through five joint Australian and NT government bilateral projects. Funding totals $4.26m, with the Australian government contribution totalling $1.83m. These additional resources are consistent with government’s comprehensive domestic violence strategy.
2. While funding was not initially provided for a program working with offenders, this initiative has now been funded through a bilateral agreement with the Australian government. The governments’ Domestic and Family Violence Strategies were launched in late 2002. At that time, the government foreshadowed ongoing evaluation and improvement which has already commenced with the establishment of a new advisory council.
3. An independent evaluation of the strategies is currently being conducted by Charles Darwin University, with findings due in 2006.
71. Women’s Advancement - Community Engagement
Ms CARNEY to CHIEF MINISTER
1. What consultants were employed during 2004-05 to undertake work for the area of Community Engagement for the Women’s Advancement Office?
2. What was the nature of each consultancy?
3. List the consultancies awarded by certificate of exemption?
4. In how many and in which consultancies were expressions of interest or tenders called before a person or body was engaged to carry out that promotion?
5. What was the total amount spent on behalf of Community Engagement for the Women’s Advancement Office during 2004-05?
6. Please detail how much each consultancy cost?
ANSWER
1. Monash University were paid as consultants for work undertaken in 2004-05 by the Office Women’s Policy.
2. Monash University was engaged to develop a set of gendered social indicators responsive to the Northern Territory situation. The project was to explore designing a set of indicators that would allow for the measurement of progress in women’s social, economic and cultural wellbeing in the NT.
3. A certificate of exemption was approved by the Chief Minister on 1 November 2003 and endorsed by the Procurement Review Board on 13 November 2003 on the basis that there was no local company/entity with the required expertise.
4. The consultancy was managed through the Contract and Procurement Services Branch (CAPS) of the Department of Corporate and Information Services. The contract is mandated and was awarded 12 January 2004.
5. and 6:
- It is assumed question No 5 refers to the amount spent on consultancies for the Women’s Advancement output. $20 000 was paid in 2004-05.
73. Women’s Advancement - Grants
Ms CARNEY to CHIEF MINISTER
Could you please provide a list of all the grants given under the heading of Women’s Advancement?
ANSWER
For the 2004-05 financial year, a total of $25 896 was paid in grants by the Office of Women’s Policy.
Chief Minister’s Study Award:
The award enables two Territory women to commence studies each year at tertiary and vocational levels and is paid throughout the course of study. Payments in 2004-05 were:
Alice Springs:
| Ms Frances Turner | Tertiary Study Award | $4000 |
| Ms Anna Montgomery | Vocational Study Award | $2000 |
Darwin:
Ms Raelene Ann Rosas Tertiary Study Award$3500
| Ms Renae McGavrie | Tertiary Study Award | $1400 |
Palmerston:
Ms Sarah J DebneyTertiary Study Award$3400
| Community Engagement - Women’s Priorities: The Office of Women’s Policy supports activities that address priority issues identified by women and encourage women’s participation and leadership. The following were paid in 2004-05: Alice Springs: Central Land Council | Contribution to Indigenous Women’s Meeting | $4546 |
| Warlpiri Media Association | Sexual Assault Video | $2727 |
Barkly:
Brunette Downs Women’s DaysContribution to women’s gatherings$3000
| Darwin: Family Planning Welfare Association | World Refugee Day | $1323 |  | | |
Ms CARNEY to CHIEF MINISTER
Could you please provide a list of all the grants under the heading of Youth Advancement?
ANSWER
See Attachment A.
75. Seniors Advancement - Grants
Ms CARNEY to CHIEF MINISTER
Could you please provide a list of all the grants that have been provided in the area of seniors?
ANSWER
See attachments detailing grants paid in 2004-05
146. Nursing Staff Numbers
Ms CARNEY to MINISTER for HEALTH
Please provide the details of nursing staff – for all Northern Territory hospitals and other areas - on a month-by-month basis for the last 12 months.
ANSWER
The attachment details nursing average full-time equivalent (FTE) numbers across the department by month and by hospital and non-hospital area for the August 2004 to July 2005 period.
147. Abuse of Hospital Staff
Ms CARNEY to MINISTER for HEALTH
1. Across the Department of Health, how many acts of physical aggression against hospital staff were there in 2004-05?
2. Across the Department of Health, how many acts of physical aggression against hospital staff were there in 2003-04?
3. Across the Department of Health, how many acts of verbal aggression against hospital staff were there in 2004-05?
4. Across the Department of Health, how many acts of verbal aggression against hospital staff were there in 2003-04?
5. Across the Department of Health, how many acts of sexual aggression against hospital staff were there in 2004-05?
6. Across the Department of Health, how many acts of sexual aggression against hospital staff were there in 2003-04?
7. Has there been any analysis done as to where hot spots of abuse are located and, if so, where are the identified hot spots?
8. Do single-nurse stations have a higher incidence of this type of behaviour by the public?
ANSWER
1. 137*.
2. 103*.
3. 494*.
4. 142*.
5. Nil.
6. Nil.
7. Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH) has a number of strategies to minimise and manage poor patient-related behaviour. These range from zero tolerance signage throughout the hospital campus, aggression management in-services for staff, aggression management policy and ‘action plans’, looking at the ways we do business, and eliminating work methods/issues that may help fuel aggression. The method of reporting abusive behaviour has been improved to encourage and make it easier for busy staff. This data collection methodology has increased the statistics, as stated in the ‘Important Notes’ comment below.
- Alice Springs Hospital and, indeed, the other Territory hospitals, have undertaken similar management measures to those applying at RDH. This has led to a similar increase in reporting.
8. There are no reported incidents of aggression in single nurse stations.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
- In 2004-05, enhancements were made to the methodology of gathering aggression statistics in the workplace. This was achieved with a simplified tick/flick sheet in the ward/clinic. Due to this, a better indication of aggression-related occurrences has been able to be gained for incidents occurring in specific areas of RDH and Katherine.
This should not necessarily be construed as an increase in the occurrence of aggression-related incidents, but as an increase in realization of those occurrences. It is only over time, using the same methodology, that any conclusion can be drawn.
158. Non-government Community Health Service Organisations - Funding
Ms CARNEY to MINISTER for HEALTH
How many non-government organisations are in the Community Health Service output and what is the funding allocation per organisation?
ANSWER
There are 64 organisations with allocated NT Department of Health and Community Services funding, as listed in Attachment A
164. Menzies School of Health Research - Funding
Ms CARNEY to MINISTER for HEALTH
Funding to health research has been cut in this budget by $300 000. In your speech about the budget last year, you said that the Menzies School of Health Research, CRC for Aboriginal Health and the Health Gains Unit made ‘a valuable contribution to the evidence base of our health policies and services –
1. Have they stopped making valuable contributions?
2. If not, why has the funding to our researchers been cut?
ANSWER
The Menzies School of Health Research, CRC for Aboriginal Health and the Health Gains Unit continue to provide the most relevant local sources of new knowledge for health policy and practice in the NT.
$300 000 was the variation between the 2004-05 estimated expenditure and the 2005-06 published budget for the Health Research output.
The variation between the actual expenses for 2004-05 of $4.579m and the published budget for 2005-06 of $4.380m is $199 000.
This variation is mainly due to the reallocation of $276 000 of depreciation costs that were incorrectly attributed to this output in 2004-05.
In 2004-05, Menzies School of Health Research was paid a grant payment of $3.44m. In 2005-06, the Menzies School of Health Research grant will increase to $3.528m, reflecting the 2.5% increase in indexation. MSHR also administers the Father Frank Flynn Fellowship of $87 000.
The Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health was paid $150 000 in 2004-05, and will receive the same amount in 2005-06.
Health Gains Unit expenditure for 2004-05 was $1.35m against a budget of $1.39m. The 2005-06 budget has increased to $1.4m.
165. Health - Outside Consultants
Ms CARNEY to MINISTER for HEALTH
How many consultancies did your Department of Health use this year – outside consultants?
ANSWER
The Department of Health and Community Services has awarded 41 contracts to 36 outside consultants during the 2004-05 financial year.
167. Health - Consultancies
Ms CARNEY to MINISTER for HEALTH
1. Were any consultants employed during 2004-05 to undertake work for the Department of Health?
2. Who were the consultants?
3. What was the nature of each consultancy?
4. List the consultancies awarded by certificate of exemption.
5. In how many and in which consultancies were expressions of interest or tenders called before a person or body was engaged to carry out that promotion?
6. What was the total amount spent on behalf of the Department of health on consultants during 2004-05?
7. What was the total amount spent on consultants in 2003-04?
ANSWER
1. The Department of Health and Community Services (DHCS) paid 61 consultants for 70 consultancy services during the 2004-05 financial year.
2. Attachment A provides details of each consultant.
3. Attachment A provides details of each consultancy.
4. Eight consultancies were awarded through the issue of a certificate of exemption process and Attachment B provides details of each consultancy.
5. Ten consultancies were awarded through the public tender/expressions of interest process and Attachment C provides details of each consultancy.
6. During 2004-05 DHCS spent $1 327 531 on consultants.
7. During 2003-04 DHCS spent $1 707 664 on consultants.
170. Health - Lost/Stolen Property
Ms CARNEY to MINISTER for HEALTH
1. Was any government property lost or stolen from your department in 2004-05? If so, please detail items and their value.
2. Was any government property lost or stolen from your ministerial office in 2004-05? If so, please detail items and their value.
ANSWER
1. A Canon power shot A75 digital camera, with an estimated value of $450 was stolen. Four mobile phones with a total estimated value of $600 were lost or stolen.
- DHCS has a significant number of assets with an acquisition value of $5000 or greater recorded on its Asset Register. The department’s Asset Register and Register of Losses is maintained by DCIS as a whole-of-government service. No assets on this register were recorded as lost or stolen in 2004-05.
204. Disability Services – Taxi Vouchers
Ms CARNEY to MINISTER for FAMILY and COMMUNITY SERVICES
I have a constituent who is disabled with arthritis. She cannot drive but owns a car so that her friends/family can drive her when they are available. She would like taxi vouchers but has been told that as she owns a car she cannot have them. She is often stranded.
What can be done to provide this constituent with taxi vouchers as this current situation is not equitable?
ANSWER
The Northern Territory Taxi Subsidy Scheme (NTTSS) provides assistance in the form of taxi vouchers to people who have disabilities that make them not able to use public transport to participate in day-to-day community activities.
People who have chronic conditions such as arthritis that hinders them driving their cars intermittently, can apply for one-off emergency assistance from the scheme.
People who own a car and have a current Northern Territory Driver’s Licence are not eligible for subsidies under the scheme.
225. Daly River Region Community Reference Group
Ms CARNEY to MINISTER for NATURAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENT and HERITAGE
Your government established the Daly River Region Community Reference Group in 2003. How many people were on this group, who were they?
The final report from the Daly River Region Community Reference Group was delivered to Cabinet in December 2004, and to date this report has not been tabled in parliament:
1. Why have you not tabled this report earlier?
2. Will you provide me with a copy of the final report and, if not, why not?
3. What was the total cost of the development of this report?
4. Why is another group being assembled to address the same issues?
ANSWER
The Daly River Community Reference Group (CRG) comprised 20 representatives from a range of backgrounds. Membership was as per Attachment A.
1. The report of the CRG raised a large number of issues, which required careful consideration prior to Government decisions and the release of the report. The report strongly stated that the knowledge base to inform decision-making for the Daly Region is incomplete, particularly in relation to the aquatic ecosystems of the Daly, the relationship between groundwater aquifers and river flow, and the values Aboriginal people attach to land and water. This prevented the CRG from completing the tasks it was given by the Chief Minister and the then Minister for Lands and Planning. These deficiencies in data and information will be remedied to give the community confidence in future development of the Daly Region.
2. The report was made available to the public via the then Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment website in June 2005.
3. The total cost of the CRG process, and related work with the Aboriginal Reference Group, was $375 498.
(ii) committing to the establishment of an adaptive management framework for future development of the Daly Region;
(iii) establishing the Daly River Management Advisory Committee; and
(iv) a commitment of $3.5m over four years to fund community engagement processes and the acquisition of further knowledge as identified by the CRG report.
Members of the community involved in future management of the catchment will not be doing the same job as the CRG. The proposed Daly River Management Advisory Committee will oversight implementation of the CRG’s key recommendations, build new monitoring systems, and establish new processes for open decision-making and review. They will not only ensure the health of the river and its surrounds, but promote well-considered development and conservation goals that take account of all of the region’s values and the aspirations of all its people.
242. Gundjeihmi Corporation Submission to Commonwealth Parliament’s Standing Committee on Industry and Resources
Ms CARNEY to MINISTER for NATURAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENT and HERITAGE
1. Who was the author of this submission?
2. At the time of preparing/writing the submission, was the author an employee of your department?
3. Was this submission and other similar representations on behalf of other organisations done with the approval of the Northern Territory government?
ANSWER
1. I have been advised that Mr Richard Ledgar, a private consultant, assisted the Mirrar people in authoring and compiling the Gundjeihmi Corporation submission.
2. The consultant is not, and was not at the time of compiling the submission, an employee of my department.
3. The Northern Territory government did not make a submission to the standing committee inquiry.
2 May 2006
247. Royal Darwin Hospital – Increased Bed Numbers
Dr LIM to MINISTER for HEALTH
1. Did the Minister for Health, at Question Time on 29 March 2006, advise that the Northern Territory government had increased bed numbers by 52 at Royal Darwin Hospital?
ANSWER
1. At Question Time on 29 March 2006, the Minister for Health did advise that the Northern Territory government had increased beds by 52 at Royal Darwin Hospital.
2. The additional 52 beds at Royal Darwin Hospital comprise of:
| Hospital | Ward | Additional beds since 2001 |
| Royal Darwin Hospital | Emergency Department Short Stay Unit | 10 |
| High Dependency Unit | 10 |
| Intensive Care Unit | 3 |
| Coronary Care Unit | 6 |
| Flexible Ward Beds | 11 |
| Palliative Care Hospice | 12 |
| Total Royal Darwin Hospital | 52 | |
Question 13
ATTACHMENT A
ATTACHMENT A
| Current Native Title Files |
| Date filedShort title |
| 26/07/1994 Larrakia - Palmerston |
| 17/10/1996 Dangalaba 3-Lee Point Rd |
| 21/10/1996 Dangalaba 4 - Hundred of Ayers |
| 21/10/1996 Dangalaba 5-Elizabeth River |
| 29/10/1996 Dangalaba 6-Binybarra |
| 18/12/1996 Dangalaba 7-One Mile |
| 18/12/1996 Berrimah TQ8 |
| 10/06/1997 Dangalaba 9- Minmarama |
| 19/08/1997 Dangalaba 10-Howard Springs |
| 12/01/1998 Dangalaba 11-Bagot Reserve |
| 22/05/1998 Kulaluk |
| 7/05/1999 Larrakia No. 2 |
| 28/09/1999 Lot 5976 Ludmilla |
| 23/12/1999 Myilly Point Larrakia |
| 3/04/2001 Section 3463 Hundred of Bagot |
| 8/05/2001 Darwin - Part A Long Northern |
| 25/05/1999 Town of Katherine Internal Northern |
| 28/05/1999 Town of Tennant Creek |
| 6/07/1999 Pine Hill Station (C) |
| 17/08/1999 Portion 4724 Adelaide |
| 28/09/1999 Howard River East (L) |
| 28/09/1999 Sec.4131 Strangway |
| 3/01/1995 MG3 |
| 30/09/1999 Howard River East (TQ) |
| 9/03/1995 Larrakia-Darwin Metro (Palmerston) |
| 8/10/1996 Dangalaba 1-Myilly Point |
| 5/10/1999 Sec.4131 Hundred of Strangways (TQ) |
| 26/11/1999 Sec.2413 Hundred of Cavenagh (TQ) |
| 15/10/1996 Dangalaba 2-Dinah Beach |
| 29/11/1999 Sec.2413 Hundred of Cavenagh (Risk) |
| 29/11/1999 Sec.2413 Hundred of Cavenagh (Ludwig) |
| 2/12/1999 Middle Arm |
| 3/12/1999 Part Lot 291 Pine Creek |
| 10/12/1999 Timber Creek |
| 6/12/1996 Cullen Bay-Bayview Haven 1 |
| 6/12/1996 Larrakia - Darwin Part B |
| 23/12/1999 Pine Creek #2 |
| 8/04/1997 Borroloola |
| 8/04/1997 Borroloola/Gulf Region |
| 12/06/1997 Yulara Township |
| 30/06/1997 Edward Pellew Is |
| 30/07/1997 West Arnhem |
| 1/09/1997 Jabiru Township |
| 12/11/1997 Bradshaw Station |
| 9/03/1998 Wurdaliya-Wuyaliya/Merlin Mine |
| 26/03/1998 Rail Corridor 8 (L) |
| 12/06/1997 Cullen Bay-Bayview Haven 2 |
| 14/05/1998 Cullen Bay-Bayview Haven 3 (TQ) |
| 9/07/1998 Daly |
| 27/07/1998 Blue Mud Bay |
| 3/02/2005 South West Glen Helen |
| 10/02/2004 Town of Newcastle Waters |
| 11/04/2005 Mount Doreen |
| 12/04/2005 Napperby |
| 25/05/2004 Jindare |
| 24/11/2004 Edith River |
| 29/08/2005 Town of Batchelor #2 |
| 24/11/2004 McKinlay River |
| 29/08/2005 Labelle Downs/Lower Reynolds River #2 |
| 29/08/2005 Bynoe #2 |
| 29/08/2005 Litchfield National Park |
| 3/12/2004 West Ban Ban #2 |
| 29/08/2005 Welltree #2 |
| 17/02/2000 Lot 1348 Katherine |
| 28/02/2002 Mallapunyah/Cresswell |
| 12/02/2003 Rockhampton / Brunette Downs |
| 2/01/2001 Mataranka |
| 29/01/2001 Auvergne |
| 21/02/2000 Sec.1706/1714 Hundred of Guy (T) |
| 12/03/2002 Dalmore Downs South |
| 31/01/2001 Mallapunyah North |
| 24/06/2003 Town of Borroloola |
| 21/02/2000 N.T. Port 4732 Hundred of Guy (T) |
| 4/09/2003 Parrta |
| 13/03/2000 Part NT P4732 Hundred of Guy (L) |
| 31/01/2001 Calvert Hills |
| 12/03/2002 Welltree |
| 6/10/2003 Molly Hill |
| 13/03/2000 Sec.1706/1714 Hundred of Guy (L) |
| 15/02/2001 Banka Banka |
| 4/04/2002 Town of Adelaide River |
| 23/04/2002 Rosewood |
| 29/10/2003 Deep Water |
| 1/02/2001 Mary River West |
| 14/03/2000 Proposed Sec.1706/1714 Hundred of Guy (YBAC) |
| 17/12/2003 Glen Helen |
| 3/05/2002 Koolpinyah Central |
| 1/02/2001 Tipperary North |
| 30/12/2003 Alcoota |
| 11/05/2000 Timber Creek #2 |
| 1/02/2001 Newcastle Waters |
| 20/05/2002 New Lakefield |
| 1/02/2001 Bonaparte Gulf |
| 13/06/2000 Lot 3160 Katherine |
| 20/05/2002 Dry River |
| 21/05/2002 Devils Marbles |
| 8/02/2001 Newry- Rosewood |
| 23/06/2000 Singleton |
| 20/06/2002 Willaroo - Delamere |
| 15/02/2001 Mountain Valley |
| 20/06/2002 Woollogorang South |
| 15/02/2001 Mt Drummond |
| 18/07/2000 Timber Creek Township |
| 23/10/2000 Kalkarindji |
| 15/02/2001 Urapunga No.2 |
| 3/07/2002 Murranji #2 |
| 15/02/2001 Goondooloo-Moroak |
| 1/11/2000 Lot 825 & Lot 826 Borroloola |
| 16/02/2001 Alice Springs Lot 9192 |
| 13/11/2000 Mary River West Portion 4410 |
| 3/07/2002 Mc Arthur River #2 |
| 22/02/2001 Larrimah |
| 5/12/2000 Lorella Downs |
| 2/07/2002 Burramurra |
| 28/02/2001 Kurundi |
| 3/07/2002 Buchanan Downs |
| 5/12/2000 Spring Creek # 2 |
| 5/12/2000 Mary River |
| 17/07/2002 Camfield Montejinni |
| 1/03/2001 Bonrook |
| 5/12/2000 Woollogorang |
| 13/03/2001 Chatahoochie |
| 13/03/2001 Calvert Hills # 2 |
| 30/07/2002 Town of Pine Creek |
| 5/12/2000 Spring Creek # 1 |
| 7/12/2000 Tennant Creek Lots 472,1053,1266,1307,1311,1338, 1363,1365 |
| 13/03/2001 Ban Ban Springs |
| 12/12/2000 Appeal in St. Vidgeon's |
| 13/03/2001 Gunn Point Road |
| 15/08/2002 Victoria River |
| 13/03/2001 Douglas North |
| 13/12/2000 Kiana # 1 |
| 15/08/2002 Auvergne #2 |
| 15/08/2002 West Bynoe |
| 13/03/2001 Kiana-Calvert |
| 13/12/2000 Murranji |
| 18/12/2000 Town of Weddell |
| 20/08/2002 Town of Mataranka |
| 18/12/2000 Roper Valley |
| 29/08/2002 Pigeon Hole |
| 10/04/2001 Koolpinyah South |
| 19/12/2000 Adelaide River Lot 176(A) |
| 20/12/2000 Newhaven, NT Portion 2406 |
| 24/04/2001 Fish River |
| 12/09/2002 Killarney Delamere |
| 20/12/2000 Mt. Ringwood |
| 12/09/2002 La Belle Downs |
| 24/04/2001 Humbert VRD |
| 24/10/2002 NT Portion 4440 Tennant Creek |
| 8/05/2001 Dalmore Downs |
| 20/12/2000 Billengarrah |
| 8/05/2001 Brunchilly |
| 20/12/2000 Mc Arthur River |
| 24/10/2002 Lorella - Nathan River |
| 7/11/2002 New Wanderrie Road |
| 8/05/2001 North Calvert Hills |
| 21/12/2000 Mount Keppler |
| 7/11/2002 Newcastle Waters #2 |
| 8/05/2001 Darwin - Part A |
| 22/12/2000 Old Mount Bundy |
| 8/11/2002 Dulcie Ranges |
| 17/05/2001 Dungowan |
| 27/11/2002 Blue Mud Bay #2 |
| 21/05/2001 Eva Downs |
| 19/12/2002 Tanumbirini |
| 21/05/2001 Tandyidgee/Powell/Helen Springs |
| 21/05/2001 Tandyidgee |
| 21/05/2001 Powell Creek |
| 21/05/2001 Creswell/Benmara |
| 21/06/2001 Helen Springs |
| 2/07/2001 Lots 1197, 1198,1199,1211,1214, 663, 989,990,994 in the Town of Tennant Creek |
| 4/07/2001 Camfield |
| 4/07/2001 Ooratippra |
| 5/07/2001 Gunn Point |
| 5/07/2001 Lot 160 Town of Adelaide River |
| 6/07/2001 Town of Elliot |
| 23/07/2001 Lot 828 Borroloola |
| 2/08/2001 West MacDonnells |
| 2/08/2001 West Mathison |
| 2/08/2001 Bynoe |
| 30/08/2001 Spring Creek #4 |
| 30/08/2001 Spring Creek # 3 |
| 12/09/2001 Nathan River |
| 18/09/2001 Gunn Point Gas Pipeline |
| 18/09/2001 Fogg Dam |
| 21/09/2001 Town of Flemming |
| 21/09/2001 Town of Batchelor |
| 27/09/2001 Pungalina |
| 11/10/2001 Nutwood Downs |
| 11/10/2001 Lower Reynolds River |
| 11/10/2001 Georgina Downs - Lake Nash |
| 25/10/2001Roper Valley North |
| 25/10/2001 Mountain Valley/Mainoru |
| 25/10/2001Chattahoochie/Mount McMinn |
| 25/10/2001Big River/Urapunga |
| 25/10/2001Goondooloo/Moroak #2 |
| 25/10/2001Wongalara |
| 22/11/2001Kiana West |
| 19/12/2001 Sandover River |
| 19/12/2001Wanderrie Road |
| 19/12/2001Daly Waters |
| 19/12/2001 Middle Arm Area A |
Question 74
ATTACHMENT A
GRANTS PAID UNDER YOUTH ADVANCEMENT 2004-05
Organisation/Individual | Activity | Amount |
| Alice Springs Youth Accommodation and Support Services Inc | ASYASS Discos | $ 1160.00 |
| Alice Springs Youth Centre | Small Day In II | $ 1850.00 |
| Alice Springs Youth Centre | Alice Springs Gamer Convention | $ 500.00 |
| Alpurrurulam Community Government Council | Alpurrurulam Youth Film Festival | $ 2000.00 |
| Anglicare NT (Tennant Creek) | Tennant Creek Youth Week Disco/Pool party | $ 1430.00 |
| Anyinginyi Congress Aboriginal Corporation | Life of Young People | $ 2000.00 |
| Arts Katherine Inc | How to Make a Film Workshops | $ 2000.00 |
| Arts Katherine Inc | Wild Youth Party Workshops | $ 1000.00 |
| Australian High School Rodeo Association | Rodeo School | $ 2000.00 |
| Australian Red Cross | Youth Leadership Camp | $ 2000.00 |
| Australian Red Cross NT Division | Out-a-the-heat Holiday Program | $ 2000.00 |
| Australian Red Cross NT Division | OYA SHAK Holiday Program | $ 2000.00 |
| Awards Australia Pty Ltd | NT Young Achievers Awards | $ 10 000.00 |
| Barkly Regional Arts | Youth Battle of the Bands | $ 2000.00 |
| Belyuen Community Government Council | Youth Fun Day | $ 2000.00 |
| Carer's NT Incorporated | Going Round the Bend Go Karts | $ 500.00 |
| Catherine Murray | Skate Competition | $ 500.00 |
| Centacare NT | July Holidays Excursion Trips | $ 2000.00 |
| Central Australian Aboriginal Congress | Sexual Health Summit | $ 2000.00 |
| Coomalie Community Government Council | Discover Lake Bennett | $ 2000.00 |
| Corrugated Iron Youth Arts | Intensive Workshop for Young African Women | $ 2000.00 |
| Corrugated Iron Youth Arts (Pru Gell) | Ladies Speakin' Up | $ 1440.00 |
| Darwin City Council (Casuarina Library) | Library Lock In! | $ 1505.32 |
| Darwin Gamers Association | Evolution 2005 | $ 2000.00 |
| Freds Pass Reserve Management Board | Rural Young Achiever Award | $ 1000.00 |
| Gap Youth Centre Aboriginal Corporation | Blue Light Disco | $ 2000.00 |
| Gove Arts Theatre Inc | Family Night at the Theatre | $ 1000.00 |
| Gove Peninsula Surf Life Saving Club Inc | Youth Leadership Bring a Friend Camp | $ 500.00 |
| Groote Eylandt and Milyukburra Youth Development Unit | Beach Volley Ball Pay-off | $ 2000.00 |
| Guides NT | Youth Leadership Weekend | $ 820.00 |
| InCite Youth Arts Incorporated | InCite/Araluen Community Dance Project | $ 2000.00 |
| Joshua McCann | THIMUN | $ 500.00 |
| Julalikari Council Aboriginal Corporation | YDU Annual Lightning Carnival | $ 500.00 |
| Julalikari Council Aboriginal Corporation (Ninkka Nyunyu Art and Cultural Centre) | Youth Performing Arts Project | $ 2000.00 |
| Katherine Town Council | Crazy Cartoons | $ 500.00 |
| Katherine Youth Group | Youth Week 2005 | $ 2000.00 |
| Kunbarllanjnja Community Government Council | Pool Party and Kick Start Youth Committee | $ 2000.00 |
| Leeuwin Ocean Adventure Foundation Ltd | STS Leeuwin II Top End Explorer Voyage | $ 26 400.00 |
| Maningrida Community Education Centre | Community Disco | $ 1900.00 |
| Melaleuca Refugee Centre, Torture & Trauma Survivors Service of NT Inc | Swimming Lessons for Girls | $ 2000.00 |
| Melaleuca Refugee Centre, Torture & Trauma Survivors Service of NT Inc | Swimming Lessons for Boys | $ 2000.00 |
| Milingimbi Community Incorporated | Blue Light Disco | $ 2000.00 |
| Milingimbi Community Incorporated | Basketball Clinic | $ 2000.00 |
| Milingimbi Community Incorporated | Youth Festival | $ 2000.00 |
| Mission Australia | Pool Party Family Event | $ 2000.00 |
| Multicultural Community Services of Central Australia | Youth Drum Group | $ 480.00 |
| Music NT | Bush Bands Bash | $ 2000.00 |
| Ngkarte Mikwekenhe Community Incorporated | Responsibility for Country and Community | $ 2000.00 |
| Nhulunbuy Corporation Inc | Youth Affairs Xmas Fun Night | $ 2000.00 |
| Nhulunbuy Neighbourhood Centre | Nhulunbuy Youth Committee | $ 2000.00 |
| Northern Territory Blue Light Disco Inc | NT Blue Light Disco Outback Tour | $ 2000.00 |
| Northern Territory University Student Union (Psychological Student Association) | Believing in Achieving | $ 1900.00 |
| Nyangatjatjara Aboriginal Corporation (Nyangatjatjara College) | Inter-School AFL Program | $ 2000.00 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School | Leadership Retreat | $ 500.00 |
| Palmerston City Council | How to Make a Film in A Day Workshops | $ 1600.00 |
| Palmerston City Council | Culture Connect Workshops | $ 2000.00 |
| Palmerston City Council (Palmerston Indigenous Village) | Bush Breakaway Youth Program | $ 2000.00 |
| Rotary Club of Nightcliff | National Youth Science Forum | $ 2000.00 |
| Somerville Community Services | Youth Week Cinema Night | $ 1000.00 |
| Sommerville Community Services | Katherine Youth Sk8 D8 | $ 1200.00 |
| Tammy Lee Aberdeen | Lions Australia Youth Exchange to Japan | $ 500.00 |
| The Duke of Edinburgh's Award | SPRAY | $ 2000.00 |
| The Gathering Inc | Doing It Hard Christmas Party | $ 1290.00 |
| The Gathering Inc | The Crash Club Launch | $ 2000.00 |
| Tiwi Islands Local Government (Nguiu Community Management Board) | Nguiu Drug and Alcohol Free Disco | $ 500.00 |
| Total Recreation Inc | Youth Leadership Camp | $ 2000.00 |
| Walungurru Community Council Aboriginal Corporation | Walungurru Holiday Program | $ 2000.00 |
| Would Ya! Outdoor Challenges | 2005 School Survivor Challenge | $ 2000.00 |
| Yirrkala Dhanbul Community Association (for Yirrkala Dhanbul S and R) | YAKA Suicide - Manymak Life | $ 2000.00 |
| YMCA Katherine | Youth Week 2005 | $ 1700.00 |
| YMCA of Central Australia Youth Services Inc. | Skate Boarding and BMX Workshops | $ 2000.00 |
| YMCA Palmerston | YMCA Holiday Competition | $ 1000.00 |
| Youth Program Service, MC-NT (Darwin City Council acting as incorporated body) | The Great SK8 Competition | $ 2000.00 |
Question 75
ATTACHMENT A
Alice Springs
Organisation/Individual | Activity | Amount |
| Central Australian Aboriginal Congress Inc. | Basket-weaving/Bush Medicine/Healthy Eating | $ 1 000.00 |
| Lions Club Inc | Dinner Dance at Convention Centre | $ 2 500.00 |
| Alice Springs Senior Citizens Association | Dinner at the Senior Citizens Clubs Rooms | $ 1 900.00 |
| Australian Red Cross - Alice Springs Branch | Australian Red Cross Seniors Month | $ 800.00 |
| Diabetes Australia NT | Healthy Morning Tea & Cooking & Recipe Sharing Session | $ 100.00 |
| Flynn Lodge-Frontier Services (Uniting Church) | Vintage Olympics | $ 1 600.00 |
| Waltja Tjutangku Palyapayi | Celebrate Old People in the Community | $ 1 000.00 |
Question 75
ATTACHMENT B
ATTACHMENT B
Darwin
Organisation/Individual | Activity | Amount |
| Arthritis & Osteoporosis NT | No Falls Exercise Program | $ 1 475.00 |
| Council on the Ageing NT-PICAC | Bus Trip-Harbour Cruise | $ 1 000.00 |
| Darwin AUSSI Masters Swimming Inc. | Learn to Swim Classes for Seniors | $ 1 000.00 |
| Diabetes Australia NT | Cooking Classes for Indigenous seniors in the Community | $ 100.00 |
| Filipiniana Senior Citizens Association Inc. | An Evening with FSCA | $ 800.00 |
| Happy Migrant Social Club (Multicultural Council NT) | 1.The 'Groovy Grans'-line dance demonstration. 2. Choong Hua Seniors Group-singing. 3. Israeli Dancing. 4. Games. 5. Lunch | $ 500.00 |
| Northern Territory Ballroom Dancing Association Inc. | Ballroom Dancing Tuition | $ 2 000.00 |
| Pensioners' Workshop Assoc. Inc | Learning the art of making Wooden Boxes | $ 1 500.00 |
| Tuesday Senior Citizens Group (auspiced by Darwin City Council) | Senior Citizens Day | $ 400.00 |
| Darwin City Council Libraries | Seniors Quiz Morning | $ 600.00 |
| Darwin City Council Libraries | Writing & Self Publishing Workshops. | $ 760.00 |
| Darwin Pensioners & Senior Citizens Association | Seniors Expo | $ 850.00 |
| East Point Aero Modellers Club Inc | East Point Aero Modellers Club | $ 500.00 |
| Darwin Health & Fitness Association | Forever Fit | $ 1 000.00 |
| National Trust of Australia (NT) | Afternoon in the Gardens of Burnett House | $ 1 860.00 |
| NT Bridge Association Inc. | Social Bridge & Introduction to Bridge | $ 500.00 |
| Territory Craft | Territory Craft Workshops | $ 1 000.00 |
| Council on the Ageing NT-PICAC | Morning Tea | $ 500.00 |
ANSWERS TO WRITTEN QUESTIONS
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Question 75
ATTACHMENT C
Rural
ATTACHMENT C
Organisation/Individual | Activity | Amount |
| Country Fibre Crafts Guild Inc. | Country Fibre Crafts | $ 500.00 |
| Dundee Progress Association | Seniors At Sunset | $ 1 600.00 |
| Friends of Taminmin Community Library | Bush Poets-Poetry reading for senior Rural residents | $ 675.00 |
| Humpty Doo & Rural Golf Club | Ambrose Golf Competition | $ 1 000.00 |
Katherine
Organisation/Individual | Activity | Amount |
| Katherine Senior Citizens Association | Lunch, Fun Park, Gorge trip, Xmas Lunch in the Dry, Morning tea with Mayor | $ 1 800.00 |
| The Freemasons Inc | Over 50s Feast to end Seniors Month in Katherine | $ 1 500.00 |
Nhulunbuy
Organisation/Individual | Activity | Amount |
| Miwatj Health Aboriginal Corporation Inc | Introduction luncheon, Garma Festival, Farewell barbeque lunch. | $ 1 000.00 |
| Nhulunbuy Senior Citizens Association | Evening Dinner for members of NSCA | $ 400.00 |
Palmerston
Organisation/Individual | Activity | Amount |
| Palmerston & Rural Seniors Week Committee (auspiced by Palmerston City Council) | Transport to attend Seniors Month Activities | $ 2 000.00 |
| Palmerston Senior Songsters (auspiced by Palmerston Lions Club) | High School Concert | $ 1 500.00 |
Other
Organisation/Individual | Activity | Amount |
| Pine Creek Community Government Council | A Trip on The Ghan for Seniors | $ 200.00 |
| Tennant Creek Senior Citizen's & Pensioner's Association | Senior Citizens Trip to Devil's Marbles, Wycliffe Wells, Threeways Roadhouse, Battery Hill Mining Centre | $ 1 091.00 |
| Tennant Creek Town Council | Barbeque at the Dam & Adopt a Grandparent Day. | $ 2 000.00 |
| Australia Day Council | Senior Australian of the Year Tehree Gordon | $ 1 500.00 |
Question 146
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ATTACHMENT
| Date | Area | Total |
| NT Hospital | Other |
| August 2004 | 1020 | 4281448 |
| September 2004 | 1008 | 4211429 |
| October 2004 | 1004 | 4311435 |
| November 2004 | 986 | 4251411 |
| December 2004 | 969 | 4151384 |
| January 2005 | 965 | 4111376 |
| February 2005 | 1015 | 4171432 |
| March 2005 | 1053 | 4271480 |
| April 2005 | 1074 | 4261500 |
| May 2005 | 1104 | 4371541 |
| June 2005 | 1134 | 4411575 |
| July 2005 | 1142 | 4341576 |
Question 158
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2004-05 Community Health Output - Organisation Listing and Funding Commitment |
OrganisationTotal $ |
| Aherrenge Association Incorporated3 375 |
| Alekarenge School Council11 600 |
| AMSANT Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance of the NT Inc402 526 |
| Anglicare NT30 028 |
| Anyinginyi Health Aboriginal Corporation95 071 |
| Aputula Housing Association Incorporated68 498 |
| Arthritis Foundation of the Northern Territory Incorporated50 255 |
| Asthma Foundation of the NT Inc156 179 |
| Australian Breastfeeding Association14 498 |
| Australian Red Cross - NT Division11 138 |
| Bagot Community Incorporated340 640 |
| Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation21 807 |
| Binjari Community Government Council37 526 |
| Cancer Council of the NT Incorporated162 277 |
| Canteen Creek Owairtilla Association13 273 |
| Central Australian Aboriginal Congress Inc.370 341 |
| Central Australian Remote Health Development Services Ltd339 993 |
| Childbirth Education Association Incorporated (CA)28 260 |
| Childbirth Education Association Incorporated (TE)31 244 |
| Cooperative Research Centre For Aboriginal Health50 000 |
| Danila Dilba Biluru Butji Binnilutlum Health Service Aboriginal Corporation341 684 |
| Darwin Christian Outreach Centre Ministries Inc158 492 |
| Diabetics Association of the NT Inc599 244 |
| Djabulukgu Association210 144 |
| Family Planning Welfare Association of NT Inc.464 334 |
| Farrar Medical Pty Ltd206 800 |
| Galiwinku Community Incorporated1 107 454 |
| Gapuwiyak Community Incorporated19 479 |
| Gunbalanya Community Education Centre35 350 |
| Hart Hart & Harvey (Hodgson River Station)4 824 |
| Kaltukatjara Community Council Aboriginal Corporation16 336 |
| Katherine West Health Board Aboriginal Corporation3 066 267 |
| Kidsafe NT Incorporated77 739 |
| Laynhapuy Homelands Association Incorporated93 287 |
| Ltyentye Apurte Apmere Aboriginal Corporation16 940 |
| Ltyentye Apurte Community Govt Council534 893 |
| Mabunji Aboriginal Resource Association Incorporated21 641 |
| Marngarr Community Government Council63 119 |
| Milingimbi Community Incorporated20 263 |
| Mission Australia400 019 |
| National Heart Foundation NT16 232 |
| National Rural Health Alliance Inc15 000 |
| Natural Family Planning Council NT Inc.8 900 |
| Nauiyu Nambiyu Community Government Council34 764 |
| Ngukurr Community Education Centre School Council24 800 |
| North Australian Pastoral Co Pty Ltd (Alexandria Station)10 024 |
| Numbulwar Numburindi Community Government Council218 497 |
| Nyirripi Community Council Incorporated14 031 |
| Papunya School24 500 |
| Peppimenarti Association383 030 |
| Ramingining Homelands Resource Centre19 478 |
| Ramingining School Council Inc81 410 |
| Royal Flying Doctors Service581 077 |
| St Francis Xavier School Nauiyu24 000 |
| Sunrise Health Service Aboriginal Corporation3 089 830 |
| Tiwi Islands Local Government245 598 |
| Top End Division of General Practice52 571 |
| Urapuntja Health Service Aboriginal Corp.13 273 |
| Waltja Tjutangki Palyapayi Aboriginal Corporation13 679 |
| Warruwi Community Inc.370 374 |
| Wurli Wurlinjang Aboriginal Corporation749 198 |
| Yirrkala Dhanbul Community Association Incorporated18 121 |
| Yuendumu School Council30 000 |
| Yuendumu Women's Centre Aboriginal Corporation9 000 |
| Total15 744 224 |
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| Organisation Count64 |
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| Note: |
| Figures above reflect the funding commitment for the 2004-05 financial year |
| therefore this may not correspond precisely with the payments made. |
Question 167
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Question 167
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Question 167
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Question 225
ATTACHMENT A
| Name | CRG Role | Affiliation |
| Rick Farley | Chair | Independent consultant |
| Deputy Chair and Chair of Expert Reference Group | Jim Forwood | Chair, Landcare Council of the NT |
| Sectoral representatives | Stuart Kenny | NT Cattlemen’s Association |
| Jim Forscutt | Katherine Town Council |
| Mark Casey | Nauiyu Nambiyu Community Government Council |
| Henry Boer/Peter Robertson | Environment Centre, NT |
| John Harrison | Amateur Fishermen’s Association of the NT |
| Gary Higgins | Katherine Region Tourist Association |
| John Etty | NT Horticultural Association |
| Dan Halloran | NT Agricultural Association |
| Lawrence Costa | ATSIC |
| Chair of Indigenous Values Subcommittee | John Daly | Northern Land Council |
| Kezia Purich | NT Minerals Council |
| Sharon Hillen | Community representative |
| Robert Bright | |
| Rosemary Sullivan | |
| Harold Sinclair | |
| Rod Illingworth | |
| Indigenous Values Subcommittee | Mona Liddy | Wagiman |
| John Sullivan | Malak Malak |
Last updated: 04 Aug 2016