Department of the Legislative Assembly, Northern Territory Government

Questions and Answers Taken on Notice 2010

Questions and answers are attached as one document and can be accessed by selecting the question number. If no answer is included in the document, an answer was not provided to the Estimates Committee within the required timeframe.

QuestionAgencySubject

1 - 1

Treasurer

Inter-jurisdictional Tax Review

1 - 2

Justice and Attorney-General

Costs of Legal Process between Alcan and Territory Revenue

1 - 3

Justice and Attorney-General

Outstanding Native Title Claims

1 - 4

Justice and Attorney-General

Courtesy Letters

1 - 5

Justice and Attorney-General

Courtesy Letters

1 - 6

Justice and Attorney-General

Courtesy Letters

1 - 7

Justice and Attorney-General

Courtesy Letters

1 - 8

Justice and Attorney-General

Cost of DPP attending conferences

1 - 9

Justice and Attorney-General

Cost of DPP Staff to attend conferences

1 - 10

Justice and Attorney-General

Director of DPP attending conferences

1 - 11

Justice and Attorney-General

DPP Staff attending conferences

1 - 12

Justice and Attorney-General

Community Safety Plans

1 - 13

Justice and Attorney-General

Bail Applications

1 - 14

Justice and Attorney-General

Justice Legislation (Group Criminal Activities) Act

1 - 15

Justice and Attorney-General

Justice Legislation (Group Criminal Activities) Act

1 - 16

Justice and Attorney-General

Percentage of defendants receiving custodial service

1 - 17

Justice and Attorney-General

Percentage of defendants found guilty

1 - 18

Justice and Attorney-General

Average length of sentence served by defendants found guilty

1 - 19

Justice and Attorney-General

Percentage of defendants who had a monetary order in 2009-10

1 - 20

Justice and Attorney-General

Worksafe - Sick leave taken by staff

1 - 21

Justice and Attorney-General

Organisational Development Consultancy Recommendations - Bellin Report

1 - 22

Justice and Attorney-General

Mining and/or exploration and/or onshore patrolling sites visited

1 - 23

Justice and Attorney-General

Schools visited

2 - 1

Department of the Legislative Assembly

Staff separations

2 - 2

Department of the Legislative Assembly

Staff Travel

2 - 3

Department of the Legislative Assembly

Lost time injury frequency rate

2 - 4

Department of the Legislative Assembly

Vacant permanent positions

2 - 5

Department of the Legislative Assembly

LA Staff

2 - 6

Department of the Legislative Assembly

Positions advertised

2 - 7

Department of the Legislative Assembly

Budget allocation to training

2 - 8

Department of the Legislative Assembly

Statehood Travel

2 - 9

Department of the Legislative Assembly

List of private functions

2 - 10

Department of the Legislative Assembly

List of public functions

2 - 11

Department of the Legislative Assembly

Private Functions free of charge

2 - 12

Department of the Legislative Assembly

Parliament House legionella readings

3 - 1

Auditor-Generals Office

Tender for Rosebery School project

3 - 2

Department of the Chief Minister

Payroll - Chief Minister

3 - 3

Department of the Chief Minister

Sprint Car Titles

3 - 4

Department of the Chief Minister

Sprint Car Titles

3 - 5

Department of the Chief Minister

Sprint Car Titles

3 - 6

Police Fire and Emergency Services

Use of Tasers

3 - 7

Police Fire and Emergency Services

Use of Tasers

3 - 8

Police Fire and Emergency Services

Reporting of Domestic Violence

3 - 9

Police Fire and Emergency Services

Disposal of confiscated Alcohol

3 - 10

Police Fire and Emergency Services

Complaints on fireworks

3 - 11

Police Fire and Emergency Services

Infringement notices for possession of fireworks

4 - 1

Local Government

Funding of employment programs

4 - 2

Local Government

Local Government Shires - Loans & borrowings

4 - 3

Local Government

Local Government Shires - Overdrafts

4 - 4

Local Government

Local Government Shires - Unsustainable levels of debt

4 - 5

Local Government

Operational Subsidies

4 - 6

Local Government

Council CEOs resignations

4 - 7

Local Government

Local Government Employment

4 - 8

Local Government

Quarterly reports from the Barkly Shire council

4 - 9

Regional Development

Ord - Job Development

4 - 10

Regional Development

RDA NT and Regional Services joint office

4 - 11

Regional Development

Indigenous small business development grants

4 - 12

Regional Development

Cost of Southern & Northern Regional Committee Chairs meeting

4 - 13

Regional Development

Travel costs

4 - 14

Regional Development

Economic growth and job creation in regions

4 - 15

Local Government

Animal Welfare Advisory Committee

4 - 16

Indigenous Development

Budget breakdown of the $5.363m

4 - 17

Indigenous Development

Indigenous Policy Advisory Committee

4 - 18

Indigenous Development

Indigenous Policy Advisory Committee

4 - 19

Indigenous Development

Indigenous Policy Advisory Committee

4 - 20

Indigenous Development

White Gate

4 - 21

Indigenous Development

Namatjira Camp

4 - 22

Tourism

Funding to Jetstar

4 - 23

Tourism

International managers visiting or coming to the Northern Territory

5 - 1

Education and Training

Literacy Taskforce

5 - 2

Education and Training

Literacy Taskforce

5 - 3

Education and Training

Vacant positions

5 - 4

Education and Training

Laptop Upgrade and Maintenance

5 - 5

Education and Training

Damaged or Stolen Computers

5 - 6

Education and Training

Recommendations on Students Repeating Years

5 - 7

Education and Training

Mandatory Reporting Requirements

5 - 8

Education and Training

Retention and turnover of teaching staff

5 - 9

Education and Training

NT Music School funding

5 - 10

Education and Training

List of Training Providers of VET

5 - 11

Education and Training

BER Program

5 - 12

Public and Affordable Housing

Public houses in the rural area

5 - 13

Public and Affordable Housing

Required building modification for disabled access

5 - 14

Public and Affordable Housing

Notices for antisocial behaviour

5 - 15

Public and Affordable Housing

Territory Housing waiting list

5 - 16

Public and Affordable Housing

Territory Housing emergency waiting list

5 - 17

Public and Affordable Housing

Territory Housing

5 - 18

Public and Affordable Housing

Territorians employed by the Territory Alliance

5 - 19

Public and Affordable Housing

Aboriginal owned businesses involved in SIHIP

5 - 20

Public and Affordable Housing

Auditor-General’s report in relation to consultant fees

5 - 21

Public and Affordable Housing

Territory Alliance interstate employees

5 - 22

Public and Affordable Housing

Total amount paid to supply the contractors on alliance packages

6 - 1

Lands and Planning

Acquisition of Lot 309 London Road, Virginia

6 - 2

Lands and Planning

Development Consent Authority development applications

6 - 3

Lands and Planning

Paying of Levy

6 - 4

Darwin Port Corporation

Darwin Port Corporation staff

6 - 5

Darwin Port Corporation

Darwin Port Corporation - Staff Stress leave

6 - 6

Lands and Planning

Travel costs

6 - 7

Lands and Planning

Stokes Hill Wharf

6 - 8

Lands and Planning

Barkly Highway

6 - 9

Construction

Design costs

6 - 10

Construction

Fees associated with the delivery of the science and language centres for the 21st century schools

6 - 11

Construction

Tiger Brennan Stage 1

6 - 12

Construction

Tiger Brennan Stage 2

6 - 13

Construction

Alice Springs Police Station

6 - 14

Correctional Services

Indigenous Family Violence Offender programs

6 - 15

Correctional Services

Rehabilitation and education programs

6 - 16

Correctional Services

Cost of rehabilitation programs

6 - 17

Correctional Services

Cost of alcohol rehabilitation programs

6 - 18

Correctional Services

Waiting list for alcohol rehabilitation programs

6 - 19

Correctional Services

Northern Territory Certificate of Education

6 - 20

Arts and Museums

Staff Recruitment

7 - 1

Child Protection

Additional full-time workers

7 - 2

Child Protection

Central Intake Team

7 - 3

Child Protection

Termination of Staff

7 - 4

Child Protection

Placement of Aboriginal &Torres Strait Islander children

7 - 5

Child Protection

Taskforce Rules and Regulations

7 - 6

Health

Budget for Alice Springs Hospital & Darwin Hospital

7 - 7

Health

Independent report into the implementation of the nursing hours

7 - 8

Health

Agreed national nursing hours

7 - 9

Health

FTEs at Territory hospitals

7 - 10

Health

Overtime undertaken by nurses in Territory hospitals

7 - 11

Health

12-hour shift rosters - nursing hours per patient day model

7 - 12

Health

12-hour shifts

7 - 13

Health

Abortions in Northern Territory hospitals

7 - 14

Health

Security for Royal Darwin Hospital

7 - 15

Health

Alice Spring Hospital - Bogus doctor

7 - 16

Health

Alice Spring Hospital - Bogus doctor

7 - 17

Health

NT Hospitals - Appointments

7 - 18

Health

Preventative Health

7 - 19

Health

Mental health beds for each hospital

7 - 20

Health

Treatment to Prisoners

7 - 21

Health

Children with disabilities

7 - 22

Health

Sobering-up shelters

7 - 23

Health

Alice Springs Hospital - remedial work

7 - 24

Primary Industry Fisheries and Resources

Ekistika Pty Ltd Consultancy

7 - 25

Primary Industry Fisheries and Resources

Primary Industries Budget breakdown

7 - 26

Primary Industry Fisheries and Resources

Quarantine and biosecurity

7 - 27

Primary Industry Fisheries and Resources

Additional $2m spent on Primary Industry

7 - 28

Primary Industry Fisheries and Resources

Fisheries staff with qualifications

7 - 29

Primary Industry Fisheries and Resources

Fisheries - Training programs

8 - 1

Natural Resources Environment and Heritage

NRETAS staffing

8 - 2

Natural Resources Environment and Heritage

Budget of $56.175m

8 - 3

Natural Resources Environment and Heritage

Jointly managed parks

8 - 4

Natural Resources Environment and Heritage

Tree Point Conservation Reserve

8 - 5

Natural Resources Environment and Heritage

Mimosa

8 - 6

Natural Resources Environment and Heritage

Mimosa

8 - 7

Natural Resources Environment and Heritage

Magpie Geese - fowl hunting permits

8 - 8

Natural Resources Environment and Heritage

Hunting reserves closed

8 - 9

Natural Resources Environment and Heritage

100-year flood

8 - 10

Natural Resources Environment and Heritage

Aquatic health reports

8 - 11

Natural Resources Environment and Heritage

Effluent discharge in Darwin Harbour?

8 - 12

Natural Resources Environment and Heritage

Greening the Territory initiative

8 - 13

Natural Resources Environment and Heritage

Catalina flying boat ramp

8 - 14

Natural Resources Environment and Heritage

Assistance to private owners of heritage places

8 - 15

Natural Resources Environment and Heritage

NT Representative Athletes

8 - 16

Natural Resources Environment and Heritage

Grants or funding given to all sporting bodies

8 - 17

Sport and Recreation

Peak bodies that have had reviews

8 - 18

Information Communications and Technology Policy

ICT service delivery contracts

9 - 1

Business and Employment

Development of Industrial Land

9 - 2

Business and Employment

Employment growth

9 - 3

Business and Employment

ASCO code

9 - 4

Business and Employment

Workers Compensation Claims

9 - 5

Business and Employment

Certificates of Exemption

9 - 6

Business and Employment

ITNU Pty Ltd

9 - 7

Senior Territorians

Dedicated bus service from Palmerston through to Royal Darwin Hospital

9 - 8

NA

Youth Round Table

9 - 9

NA

ALP Youth Platform 2008

10 - 1

Power and Water Corporation

Regulatory Compliance Costs

10 - 2

Power and Water Corporation

1000 ML water transmission pipeline to Palmerston

10 - 3

Power and Water Corporation

150 ML water pipe along Mahaffey Road

10 - 4

Power and Water Corporation

Emergency Generator, 70 Rocklands Drive

Last updated: 03 Aug 2018