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Minutes Day Date Bound Volume Page 1 - 16 1 16 October 2001 LXIII 17 - 22 2 17 October 2001 LXIII 23 – 29 3 18 October 2001 LXIII 31 – 34 4 23October 2001 LXIII 35 – 39 5 24 October 2001 LXIII 41 - 46 6 25 October 2001 LXIII 47 - 54 7 27 November 2001 LXIII 55 - 61 8 28 November 2001 LXIII 63 - 68 9 29 November 2001 LXIII 69 – 77 10 26 February 2002 LXIV 79 - 88 11 27 February 2002 LXIV 89 – 94 12 28 February 2002 LXIV 95 – 101 13 5 March 2002 LXIV 103 – 108 14 6 March 2002 LXIV 109 - 113 15 7 March 2002 LXIV 115 – 120 16 14 May 2002 LXIV 121 – 125 17 15 May 2002 LXIV 127 – 130 18 16 May 2002 LXIV 131 - 134 19 21 May 2002 LXIV 135 - 139 20 22 May 2002 LXIV 141 - 152 21 23 May 2002 LXIV 153 - 160 22 18 June 2002 LXV 161 - 167 23 19 June 2002 LXV 169 - 178 24 20 June 2002 LXV 179 – 182 25 13 August 2002 LXV 183 – 187 26 14 August 2002 LXV 189 – 193 27 15 August 2002 LXV 195 – 204 28 20 August 2002 LXV 205 – 208 29 21 August 2002 LXV 209 – 212 30 22 August 2002 LXV 213 – 216 31 17 September 2002 LXV 217 - 220 32 19 September 2002 LXV 221 – 228 33 8 October 2002 LXVI 229 – 237 34 9 October 2002 LXVI 239 – 245 35 10 October 2002 LXVI 247 – 249 36 15 October 2002 LXVI 251 – 254 37 16 October 2002 LXVI 255 - 258 38 17 October 2002 LXVI

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Minutes Day Date Bound Volume Page 259 - 271 39 26 November 2002 LXVI 273 - 281 40 27 November 2002 LXVI 283 - 291 41 28 November 2002 LXVI 293 – 300 42 18 February 2003 LXVII 301 – 305 43 19 February 2003 LXVII 307 – 311 44 20 February 2003 LXVII 313 – 318 45 25 February 2003 LXVII 319 – 326 46 26 February 2003 LXVII 327 – 346 47 27 February 2003 LXVII 347 - 355 48 29 April 2003 LXVII 357 - 368 49 30 April 2003 LXVII 369 - 372 50 1 May 2003 LXVII 373 – 377 51 27 May 2003 379 - 384 52 28 May 2003 385 - 388 53 29 May 2003 389 - 402 54 17 June 2003 403 - 407 55 18 June 2003 409 - 415 56 19 June 2003 417 - 420 57 27 June 2003 421 – 426 58 12 August 2003 427 – 433 59 13 August 2003 435 – 437 60 14 August 2003 439 – 441 61 19 August 2003 443 – 453 62 20 August 2003 455 – 460 63 21 August 2003 461 - 466 64 7 October 2003 467 - 470 65 8 October 2003 471 - 474 66 9 October 2003 475 - 478 67 14 October 2003 479 – 484 68 15 October 2003 485 - 489 69 16 October 2003 491 - 505 70 25 November 2003 507 - 513 71 26 November 2003 515 - 520 72 27 November 2003 521 - 531 73 17 February 2004 533 – 542 74 18 February 2004 543 – 546 75 19 February 2004 547 - 552 76 24 February 2004

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Minutes Day Date Bound Volume Page 553 - 560 77 25 February 2004 561 - 569 78 26 February 2004 571 – 575 79 30 March 2004 577 – 580 80 31 March 2004 581 – 588 81 1 April 2004 589 – 604 82 18 May 2004 605 – 611 83 19 May 2004 613 - 617 84 20 May 2004 619 – 623 85 15 June 2004 625 – 628 86 16 June 2004 629 – 633 87 17 June 2004 635 – 646 88 25 June 2004 647 – 651 89 17 August 2004 653 – 657 90 18August 2004 659 – 661 91 19 August 2004 663 – 665 92 24 August 2004 667 – 671 93 25 August 2004 673 – 677 94 26 August 2004 679 – 688 95 5 October 2004 689 - 693 96 6 October 2004 695 - 699 97 7 October 2004 701 - 706 98 12 October 2004 707 - 710 99 13 October 2004 711 - 716 100 14 October 2004 717 - 724 101 30 November 2004 725 - 730 102 1 December 2004 731 - 736 103 2 December 2004 737 - 742 104 8 February 2005 743 - 750 105 9 February 2005 751 - 755 106 10 February 2005 757 - 761 107 15 February 2005 763 - 770 108 16 February 2005 771 - 778 109 17 February 2005 779 - 786 110 22 March 2005 787 - 792 111 23 March 2005 793 - 796 112 24 March 2005 797 - 803 113 3 May 2005 805 - 809 114 4 May 2005 811 - 822 115 5 May 2005 ______

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Bold No. 123=Passed Bill Italic & Bold No. 123=Discharged Bill Italic No. 123=Negatived Bill Lapased on prorogation, 31 May 2005: Appropriation Bill 2005/2006 (Serial 287) Bail Amendment (Repeat Offenders) Bill 2005 (Serial 286) Criminal Code Amendment (Criminal Responsibility Reform) Bill 2005 (Serial 291 Pay-roll Tax Amendment Bill 2005 (Serial 288) Racing and Betting Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 35) Stamp Duty Amendment Bill 2005 (Serial 290) Taxation (Administration) Amendment Bill 2005 (Serial 289) Youth Justice (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2005 (Serial 293) Youth Justice Bill 2005 (Serial 292)

ABSENCE OF SPEAKER Braham L M, Speaker absent from 14 October 2003 Mr Wood as Deputy Speaker took the Chair ...... 475

ADDRESS-IN-REPLY...... 15, 19, 20, 32, 37, 52

ADDRESS-IN-REPLY, PRESENTATION Madam Speaker (Mrs Braham) to present at 11.30am 28 November 2001 ...... 56

ADDRESS-IN-REPLY, REPORT OF PRESENTATION TO ADMINISTRATOR Madam Speaker (Mrs Braham) reported presentation of Address ...... 56

ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS Administrative arrangements of the Government, Northern Territory Government Gazette No. S40 of 27 August 2001 and No. G 39 of 3 October 2001...... 4 Administrative Arrangements Order, 13 November 2001, Gazette No. S 36 (Paper 107)...... 47 Government, Administrative Arrangements Order for government, ministry, Northern Territory Government Gazette No. S 18, dated 18 October 2002 (Paper 673)(Ms Martin) ...... 259 Opposition shadow ministerial portfolio allocation of responsibilities (Mr Mills), effective 9 February 2004...... 523 Opposition Shadow Ministerial Portfolio responsibilities (Mr Mills), 12 October 2004 ...... 701 Opposition shadow ministerial portfolio responsibilities as at 19 November 2003, Mr Mills attaining position of Leader (Mr Mills) ...... 492 Opposition shadow ministry, Dr R Lim assumes additional shadow ministerial responsibility for Local Government and Indigenous Affairs (Mr Burke) ...... 409 Opposition Shadow portfolio responsibilities (Mr Burke) effective 7 February 2005...... 737 Opposition shadow portfolio responsibilities Mr Burke advised the allocation of shadow minister responsibilities as published on 5 September 2003 following the resignation of the former Member for Katherine (Mr Reed)...... 462 Opposition spokespersons, 11 May 2004 (Mr Mills) ...... 589 Opposition spokespersons, 16 October 2001 ...... 5 Opposition Whip appointment, Mr J W Elferink effective 4 October 2004 (Mr Mills)...... 679 Second Martin Ministry of government, effective 15 December 2004 (Ms Martin)...... 522

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ADMINISTRATOR Declaring open Assembly...... 1 Oaths and affirmations of Members, administer...... 2

ADMINISTRATOR’S OPENING ADDRESS (Paper 11)...... 4

ALICE SPRINGS REGIONAL SITTINGS 2005 Opening (Mrs Braham)...... 779

APPRECIATION OF SERVICE Auditor-General, Mr Iain Summers (Madam Speaker) ...... 129

APPROACH OF THE ADMINISTRATOR...... 4

BILLS Administration and Probate Amendment Bill 2001 (Serial 26)...... 51, 58, 91 Administrators Pensions Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 117)...... 262, 278, 298 Aerodromes Act Repeal Bill 2002 (Serial 98)...... 214, 280 Agents Licensing Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 99)...... 214, 284 Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Bill 2004 (Serial 219)...... 579, 581, 602 Animal Welfare Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 204)...... 534, 543, 572 Anti-Discrimination Amendment Bill 2001 (Serial 28) ...... 51, 59, 70, 73 Appropriation Bill 2002/2003 (Serial 89)...... 196, 206, 208, 210, 211, 214, 217 Appropriation Bill 2003/2004 (Serial 147)...... 374, 380, 383, 386, 388, 410, 417 Appropriation Bill 2004/2005 (Serial 234)...... 600, 606, 617, 622, 626, 628, 630, 631, 637 Appropriation Bill 2005/2006 (Serial 287)...... 799, 806, 808, 821 Architects Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 179) ...... 464, 468, 519 Associations Bill 2003 (Serial 174)...... 440, 443, 480, 481 Associations Incorporation Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 97)...... 214, 280 Auctioneers Act Repeal (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2002 (Serial 66)...... 156, 167, 185 Auctioneers Act Repeal Bill 2002 (Serial 65) ...... 156, 167, 185 AustralAsia Railway (Special Provisions) Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 184) ...... 476, 480, 516 AustralAsia Railway (Special Provisions) Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 258) ...... 704, 707, 718 AustralAsia Railway (Third Party Access) Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 185) ...... 476, 480, 516 Australian Crime Commission (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2004 (Serial 266) . 719, 726, 751 Australian Crime Commission (Northern Territory) Bill 2004 (Serial 265) ...... 719, 726, 751 Bail Amendment (Repeat Offenders) Bill 2005 (Serial 286) ...... 807, 820 Bail Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 57) ...... 117, 122, 147, 149 Bail Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 135) ...... 316, 325, 432, 510 Bail Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 245) ...... 664, 685, 769 Building Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2004 (Serial 274) ...... 727, 734, 746 Building Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 139)...... 350, 358, 411 Building Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 260)...... 708, 712, 719, 720 Bushfires Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2003 (Serial 187)...... 481, 486, 494 Bushfires Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 129) ...... 316, 325, 432 Business Tenancies (Fair Dealings) Bill 2003 (Serial 175)...... 451, 455, 463, 464 Charles Darwin University Bill 2003 (Serial 169) ...... 423, 432, 455, 457 Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Registration) Bill 2004 (Serial 246)...... 668, 674, 690 Classification of Publications, Films and Computer Games Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 34) ... 70, 90, 111 Classification of Publications, Films and Computer Games Amendment Bill 2005 (Serial 284)782, 788, 799 Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2003 (Serial 134) 309, 314, 392 Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 112)...... 262, 279, 317 Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 133)...... 309, 314, 392

2 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 BILLS (cont) Community Welfare Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 96)...... 206, 209, 252 Construction Contracts (Security of Payments) Bill 2004 (Serial 259)...... 708, 712, 719 Construction Industry Long Service Leave and Benefits Bill 2004 (Serial 272) . 727, 734, 745, 746 Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002 (Serial 81)...... 180, 195, 335 Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 67) ...... 156, 167, 185 Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 205) ...... 527, 533, 572 Container Deposit (Environmental Protection) Bill 2003 (Serial 131)...... 314, 323, 432, 508, 509 Coroners Amendment Bill 2001 (Serial 29)...... 51, 59, 96 Coroners Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 235)...... 620, 625, 656 Corporations (Financial Services Reform Amendments) Bill 2002 (Serial 46) ...... 92, 95, 118 Crimes (Victims Assistance) Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 95)...... 206, 209, 239, 242 Criminal Code Amendment (Child Abuse Material) Bill 2004 (Serial 253) ...... 681, 689, 714 Criminal Code Amendment (Criminal Responsibility Reform) Bill 2005 (Serial 291) ...... 807, 820 Criminal Code Amendment (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Bill 2002 (Serial 56) ...... 117, 122, 147, 149 Criminal Code Amendment (Money Laundering) Bill 2004 (Serial 244)...... 656, 659, 705 Criminal Code Amendment (Witness Intimidation) Bill 2002 (Serial 48) ...... 123, 129, 159 Criminal Code Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2003 (Serial 165)...... 424, 431, 511 Criminal Code Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2004 (Serial 262)...... 727, 734, 773 Criminal Code Amendment Bill (No. 3) 2001 (Serial 1)...... 7, 20, 65 Criminal Code Amendment Bill (No. 3) 2003 (Serial 173)...... 424, 430, 510, 610 Criminal Code Amendment Bill (No. 4) 2001 (Serial 4)...... 7, 18, 27 Criminal Code Amendment Bill (No. 4) 2003 (Serial 183)...... 481, 485, 519 Criminal Code Amendment Bill (No. 5) 2001 (Serial 23)...... 51, 58, 105 Criminal Code Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 36) ...... 72, 81, 166 Criminal Code Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 130) ...... 316, 325, 432 Criminal Code Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 212) ...... 554, 609, 687 Criminal Property Forfeiture (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2002 (Serial 61)...... 123, 128, 158 Criminal Property Forfeiture Bill 2002 (Serial 60)...... 123, 128, 158 Criminal Records (Spent Convictions) Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 49)...... 117, 122, 159 Crown Proceedings Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 100) ...... 230, 239, 280 Cullen Bay Marina Amendment Bill 2001 (Serial 24) ...... 51, 58, 97 Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail Transport) Bill 2003 (Serial 122)...... 302, 307, 370 Dangerous Goods Act 1998 Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 123) ...... 302, 308, 370 Darwin Port Corporation Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 264)...... 719, 726, 773, 774 Debits Tax Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 92) ...... 197, 207, 218 Debits Tax Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 226) ...... 601, 613, 637 Defacto Relationships (Northern Territory Request) Bill 2003 (Serial 182)...... 476, 480, 504 Desert Knowledge Bill 2003 (Serial 140)...... 366, 370, 389 Education Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 84) ...... 180, 183, 247 Electoral (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2003 (Serial 196) ...... 494, 515, 556 Electoral Bill 2003 (Serial 195)...... 494, 515, 556 Electrical Workers and Contractors Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 162) ...... 391, 403, 436 Energy Pipelines Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 143)...... 366, 370, 391 Evidence Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 141)...... 350, 358, 411 Evidence Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 209)...... 549, 606, 607, 687 Evidence Reform (Children and Sexual Offences) Bill 2004 (Serial 240)...... 650, 654, 695, 696 Financial Management Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 88) ...... 191, 197, 220 Financial Management Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 148) ...... 375, 379, 391 Fines and Penalties (Recovery) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2001 (Serial 17) ...... 35, 41, 51 Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Bill 2001 (Serial 16)...... 35, 41, 50 Fire and Emergency Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 202) ...... 534, 543, 582 Firearms Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2003 (Serial 194)...... 494, 511, 543, 544 Firearms Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 158)...... 375, 381, 413 First Home Owner Grant Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 41)...... 98, 104, 138

3 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 BILLS (cont) First Home Owner Grant Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 153)...... 375, 380, 418 First Home Owner Grant Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 210)...... 548, 554, 578 Fiscal Integrity and Transparency Bill 2001 (Serial 13)...... 35, 41, 63, 64 Fisheries Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 177) ...... 464, 468, 494 Fisheries Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 216) ...... 579, 582, 602 Food Bill 2003 (Serial 197)...... 494, 516, 545 Gaming Control Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 82)...... 191, 197, 220 Gaming Control Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 224)...... 607, 614, 645 Gaming Machine Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 83)...... 191, 197, 220 Gaming Machine Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 225)...... 607, 614, 645 Gene Technology (Northern Territory) Bill 2004 (Serial 249) ...... 704, 708, 723 Government Owned Corporations Bill 2001 (Serial 21)...... 31, 36, 64 Health and Community Services Complaints Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 86)...... 180, 183, 225 Health Practitioners Bill 2003 (Serial 201)...... 494, 516, 582, 583 Higher Education Bill 2004 (Serial 215)...... 572, 577, 616 Hotel-keepers Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 68) ...... 156, 167, 185 Housing Amendment Bill 2005 (Serial 277) ...... 740, 744, 796 Information Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 157)...... 375, 380, 403 Information Bill 2002 (Serial 85) ...... 180, 183, 225 Interpretation Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 43)...... 92, 96, 125 Interpretation Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 190)...... 486, 508, 686 Interpretation Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 190)...... 606 Juries Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 74) ...... 157, 166, 236, 431 Justice Portfolio (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2005 (Serial 283) ...... 782, 788, 800 Justices Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2001 (Serial 3)...... 7, 20, 28 Juvenile Justice (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2001 (Serial 6)...... 7, 18, 25, 26 Juvenile Justice Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2001 (Serial 5)...... 7, 18, 25, 26 Juvenile Justice Amendment Bill (No. 3) 2001 (Serial 31)...... 52, 59, 92 Kava Management Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 132)...... 309, 313, 354 Lake Bennett (Land Title) Bill 2004 (Serial 267)...... 719, 726, 739, 740 Land Development Corporation Bill 2003 (Serial 155) ...... 375, 382, 405 Law of Property Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 231)...... 606, 686 Law Reform (Gender, Sexuality and Defacto Relationships) Bill 2003 (Serial 186)... 476, 480, 496 Legal Practitioners Amendment (Community Legal Centres) Bill 2002 (Serial 78).... 162, 170, 180 Legal Practitioners Amendment (Costs and Advertising) Bill 2003 (Serial 138) ...... 320, 329, 358 Legal Practitioners Amendment (Incorporated Legal Practices and Multi-disciplinary Partnerships) Bill 2003 (Serial 142) ...... 350, 358, 444 Legal Practitioners Amendment (Mortgage Practices) Bill 2002 (Serial 70)...... 162, 170, 180 Legal Practitioners Amendment Bill 2001 (Serial 20) ...... 20, 24, 59 Legal Practitioners Amendment Bill 2005 (Serial 279) ...... 745, 751, 781 Legislative Assembly Members (Random Drug Testing) Bill 2003 (Serial 199) ...... 495, 508, 611 Legislative Assembly Members’ Superannuation Amendment (Scheme Closure) Bill 2004 (Serial 257) ...... 708, 712, 718 Legislative Assembly Members’ Superannuation Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 116) 262, 278, 298 Legislative Assembly Members’ Superannuation Contributions Bill 2004 (Serial 256) .... 708, 712, 718 Liquor Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2003 (Serial 178) ...... 468, 471, 518 Liquor Amendment Bill (No. 3) 2003 (Serial 189) ...... 486, 508, 610 Liquor Amendment Bill (No. 4) 2003 (Serial 193) ...... 494, 511, 547, 550 Liquor Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 105)...... 248, 252, 265 Liquor Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 172)...... 424, 431, 511 Local Court Amendment Bill 2001 (Serial 12)...... 17, 24, 52 Local Government Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2001 (Serial 10) ...... 31, 36, 472 Local Government Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 44)...... 71, 80, 166 Local Government Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 176)...... 468, 472, 533, 534

4 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 BILLS (cont) Magistrates Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 237) ...... 630, 635, 649 Major Cricket Events Bill 2003 (Serial 144)...... 366, 370, 402 Marine Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 269) ...... 720, 727, 752 Meat Industries Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 39)...... 98, 104, 118 Menzies School of Health Research Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 170)...... 423, 432, 455, 457 Mineral Royalty Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 93)...... 197, 207, 218 Mineral Royalty Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 152)...... 375, 380, 418 Mineral Royalty Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 227)...... 601, 613, 637 Mining Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 63)...... 136, 143, 171 Mining Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 191)...... 494, 511, 528 Misuse of Drugs (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2002 (Serial 54) ...... 117, 122, 172 Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 53) ...... 117, 122, 172 Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 271) ...... 727, 734, 801 Motor Accidents (Compensation) Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 102) ...... 248, 251, 279 Motor Vehicles Amendment Act 2001 Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 154) ...... 375, 380, 418 Motor Vehicles Amendment Bill 2001 (Serial 30)...... 50, 52, 60 Motor Vehicles Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 171)...... 424, 430, 510 National Environment Protection Council (Northern Territory) Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 198) ...... 495, 512, 562 Northern Territory Aboriginal Sacred Sites Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 120) ...... 262, 279, 290 Northern Territory Aboriginal Sacred Sites Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 160) ...... 375, 382, 439 Northern Territory Employment and Training Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 220)..... 607, 614, 631 Northern Territory Employment and Training Authority (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2002 (Serial 72) ...... 162, 170, 179 Northern Territory Employment and Training Authority Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 71) ..... 162, 170, 179 Nuclear Waste Transport, Storage and Disposal (Prohibition) Bill 2004 (Serial 243) 650, 654, 704, 705 Oil Refinery Agreement Ratification Act Repeal Bill 2002 (Serial 62) ...... 136, 143, 171 Ombudsman (Northern Territory) Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 87)...... 180, 183, 225 Parks and Reserves (Framework for the Future) (Revival) Bill 2005 (Serial 278) ...... 739, 743, 774 Parks and Reserves (Framework for the Future) Bill 2003 (Serial 180) ...... 464, 467, 512 Parks and Wildlife Commission Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 222)...... 607, 614, 663 Parole of Prisoners Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 58) ...... 117, 122, 147, 149 Pay-roll Tax Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002 (Serial 94) ...... 197, 207, 218 Pay-roll Tax Amendment Bill (No. 3) 2002 (Serial 103) ...... 248, 251, 284 Pay-roll Tax Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 73)...... 162, 170, 190 Pay-roll Tax Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 151)...... 375, 380, 418 Pay-roll Tax Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 228)...... 601, 613, 637 Pay-roll Tax Amendment Bill 2005 (Serial 288)...... 799, 806 Penalties Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 42) ...... 92, 96, 125 Personal Injuries (Civil Claims) Bill 2003 (Serial 137)...... 320, 328, 360 Personal Injuries (Liabilities and Damages) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2002 (Serial 109) ...... 253, 255, 330, 331 Personal Injuries (Liabilities and Damages) Bill 2002 (Serial 108) ...... 253, 255, 330, 331 Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 104)...... 248, 252, 266 Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 250)...... 704, 708, 735 Petroleum Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 121) ...... 275, 284, 303 Petroleum Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 233) ...... 607, 614, 660 Place Names Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 251) ...... 682, 689, 735 Places of Public Entertainment Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 125)...... 309, 314, 365 Planning Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 275) ...... 727, 734, 758, 760 Plumbers and Drainers Licensing Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 163) ...... 404, 410, 423 Poisons and Dangerous Drugs Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 159) ...... 381, 385, 435, 436 Poisons and Dangerous Drugs Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 247) ...... 668, 673, 708, 709

5 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 BILLS (cont) Police Administration Amendment (Forensic Procedures) Bill 2004 (Serial 241)...... 655, 659, 697 Police Administration Amendment (Powers and Liability) Bill 2004 (Serial 268)...... 727, 734, 741 Police Administration Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2001 (Serial 32) ...... 52, 58, 109 Police Administration Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002 (Serial 119) ...... 275, 283, 303 Police Administration Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002 (Serial 59) ...... 128, 132 Police Administration Amendment Bill 2001 (Serial 2)...... 7, 20, 28 Police Administration Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 38)...... 81, 117 Police Administration Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 213)...... 554, 609, 687 Power and Water Authority Amendment Bill 2001 (Serial 22) ...... 31, 36, 64 Prices Regulation Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 69) ...... 156, 167, 185 Prisons (Correctional Services) Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 51)...... 123, 129, 158 Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 79) ...... 191, 195, 252 Private Security Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 136) ...... 320, 328, 354 Professional Standards Bill 2004 (Serial 252)...... 693, 695, 735 Proportionate Liability Bill 2005 (Serial 281)...... 765, 772, 788 Public Accounts and Estimates Committee Bill 2002 (Serial 45) ...... 72, 82, 236, 317 Public Order and Anti-Social Conduct Act Repeal Bill 2002 (Serial 50) ...... 117, 122, 172 Public Sector Employment and Management Amendment Bill 2001 (Serial 14) ...... 31, 37, 66 Public Sector Employment and Management Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 164) ...... 391, 403, 423 Public Trustee Amendment Bill 2001 (Serial 27)...... 51, 58, 91 Publications (Legal Deposit) Bill 2004 (Serial 221) ...... 607, 614, 667 Racing and Betting Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 35)...... 106, 109 Racing and Betting Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 207)...... 548, 553, 572 Radiation Protection Bill 2004 (Serial 203) ...... 534, 543, 578 Remuneration Tribunal Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 236) ...... 630, 635, 649 Residential Tenancies Amendment (Termination for Unacceptable Conduct) Bill 2005 (Serial 280) ...... 745, 768 Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 261)...... 719, 726, 758 Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill 2005 (Serial 276)...... 727, 767 Sentencing (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2001 (Serial 8)...... 7, 18, 25, 26 Sentencing (Crime of Murder) and Parole Reform Bill 2003 (Serial 181)...... 481, 485, 518 Sentencing Amendment (Aboriginal Customary Law) Bill 2004 (Serial 254)...... 704, 707, 729 Sentencing Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2003 (Serial 166) ...... 424, 431, 511 Sentencing Amendment Bill (No. 3) 2001 (Serial 7) ...... 7, 18, 25, 26 Sentencing Amendment Bill (No. 4) 2001 (Serial 15) ...... 17, 24, 50 Sentencing Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 126)...... 302, 322, 432, 508, 610, 686, 769 Small Claims Amendment Bill 2001 (Serial 11) ...... 17, 24, 52 Small Claims Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 40) ...... 72, 81, 166 Soccer Football Pools Amendment Bill (Serial 223)...... 645 Soccer Football Pools Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 223)...... 607, 614 Stamp Duty Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002 (Serial 91)...... 197, 207, 218 Stamp Duty Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2004 (Serial 229)...... 601, 613, 637 Stamp Duty Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 75)...... 156, 165, 236 Stamp Duty Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 150)...... 375, 380, 418 Stamp Duty Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 211)...... 548, 554, 578 Stamp Duty Amendment Bill 2005 (Serial 290)...... 799, 806 Standard Time Bill 2005 (Serial 282)...... 765, 773, 781 Statute Law Revision (Financial Provisions) Bill 2002 (Serial 64)...... 136, 142, 191 Statute Law Revision Bill (No. 2) 2001 (Serial 19) ...... 20, 24, 50 Statute Law Revision Bill (No. 2) 2002 (Serial 80) ...... 184, 190, 248 Statute Law Revision Bill (No. 2) 2003 (Serial 192) ...... 511, 551 Statute Law Revision Bill (No. 3) 2002 (Serial 118) ...... 276, 284, 308 Statute Law Revision Bill 2002 (Serial 47)...... 98, 104, 132 Statute Law Revision Bill 2003 (Serial 146)...... 350, 358, 391 Statute Law Revision Bill 2004 (Serial 238)...... 620, 625, 667

6 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 BILLS (cont) Stock Diseases Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 188)...... 481, 486, 519 Summary Offences Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2004 (Serial 232) ...... 579, 609, 687 Summary Offences Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 214)...... 554, 609, 687 Superannuation Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 113)...... 262, 278, 298 Superannuation Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 255)...... 708, 712, 718 Superannuation Guarantee (Safety Net) Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 114)...... 262, 278, 298 Supply Bill 2002/2003 (Serial 52)...... 121, 158 Supreme Court (Judges Pensions) Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 115)...... 262, 278, 298 Swimming Pool Fencing (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2002 (Serial 107) .. 253, 256, 285, 286 Swimming Pool Fencing Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 168) ...... 424, 433, 457 Swimming Pool Fencing Bill 2002 (Serial 106)...... 253, 256, 285, 286 Swimming Pool Safety Bill 2004 (Serial 206) ...... 525, 528, 562, 563, 567 Tanami Exploration Agreement Ratification Bill 2004 (Serial 242)...... 650, 654, 674 Taxation (Administration) Amendment (Objections and Appeals) Bill 2004 (Serial 263) . 719, 726, 749 Taxation (Administration) Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 90)...... 197, 207, 218 Taxation (Administration) Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 149)...... 375, 380, 418 Taxation (Administration) Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 230)...... 601, 613, 637 Taxation (Administration) Amendment Bill 2005 (Serial 289)...... 799, 806 Teacher Registration (Northern Territory) Bill 2004 (Serial 239)...... 626, 630, 654, 656 Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 273) ...... 727, 733, 776 Terrorism (Emergency Powers) Bill 2003 (Serial 128)...... 295, 350, 352 Terrorism (Northern Territory) Request Bill 2003 (Serial 127) ...... 294, 350, 352 Tobacco Control Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 161)...... 375, 382, 391, 392 Tobacco Control Bill 2002 (Serial 101) ...... 248, 252, 266 Trade Development Zone Act Repeal Bill 2003 (Serial 156)...... 375, 382, 405 Trade Measurement Administration Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 111)...... 262, 279, 308 Trade Measurement Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 110)...... 262, 279, 308 Traffic Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2003 (Serial 145) ...... 404, 410, 440 Traffic Amendment Bill (No. 3) 2003 (Serial 200) ...... 494, 512, 602 Traffic Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 124)...... 295, 322, 432, 508, 610 Trans-Territory Pipeline and Blacktip Gas Projects (Special Provisions) Bill 2005 (Serial 285)782, 787, 801 Uncollected Goods (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2004 (Serial 218)...... 573, 578, 615, 616 Uncollected Goods Bill 2004 (Serial 217)...... 573, 578, 615, 616 Unit Titles Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2001 (Serial 25)...... 51, 58, 97 Unlawful Betting Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 208)...... 548, 553, 572 Validation (Chief Magistrate) Bill 2001 (Serial 18)...... 31, 36, 42 Volatile Substance Abuse Prevention Bill 2004 (Serial 270)...... 727, 734, 801 Volunteers Protection Bill 2002 (Serial 76) ...... 156, 165, 236 Water Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 167)...... 428, 435, 468 Witness Protection (Northern Territory) Bill 2002 (Serial 37)...... 81, 117 Work Health Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002 (Serial 77) ...... 162, 170, 184 Work Health Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 55)...... 117, 123, 149 Work Health Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 248)...... 708, 712, 727, 728, 729 Workmen’s Liens Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 33)...... 81, 91, 118 Youth Justice (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2005 (Serial 293)...... 807, 820 Youth Justice Bill 2005 (Serial 292) ...... 807, 820

CENSURE Acting Chief Minister (Mr Stirling) for his abject failure to advance the prosperity of Territorians and deliver economic growth (Mr Mills) - negatived ...... 608 Chief Minister (Ms Martin) and government re Grants Commission Funding Policies of Mr Mark Latham (Mr Mills) – motion, as amended, agreed to...... 682

7 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 CENSURE (cont) Chief Minister (Ms Martin) and her Government - GST Funding (Mr Burke ) ...... 795 Chief Minister (Ms Martin) and her Government – re procurement contracts (Mr Mills) - negatived...... 627 Chief Minister (Ms Martin) and Minister for Central Australia (Dr Toyne) – Negatived (Mr Burke) ...... 350 Chief Minister (Ms Martin) for her government’s appalling handling of the economy (Mr Mills) ...... 495 Chief Minister (Ms Martin) relating to the handling of issues relating to pool fencing, negatived (Mr Mills) ...... 525 Chief Minister (Ms Martin), moving to suspend Standing Orders (Dr Lim) - negatived SSO motion ...... 352 Chief Minister and Government re the Budget 2005/2006 going through the Estimates Committee process - negatived (Mr Burke) ...... 811 Darwin City Waterfront Project, Darwin Harbour (Mr Mills) - negatived...... 732, 733 Former Planning Minister (Mr Vatskalis) by Leader of the Opposition (Mr Mills) re alleged infringements of Planning Act, section 12 - negatived...... 555 Government – re Owston Nominees and Warren Anderson, prosecution of animal welfare issues on Tipperary Station (Mr Elferink)...... 655 Member for Goyder – Alleged misleading of the Assembly - Re Minutes of meeting with Northern Territory Prison Officers Assoc (Mr Stirling)...... 75 Member for Nhulunbuy, the former Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services and the Member for Wanguri, the current Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services re police numbers and crime levels (Mr Burke) ...... 264 Members for Katherine, Drysdale and Brennan re false information in 2001/2002 Territory Budget (Ms Martin)...... 43 Minister for Health (Dr Toyne) and the Martin government re Hospital (Mr Burke) - negatived...... 791 Minister for Health (Dr Toyne) re Alice Springs Hospital, Intensive Care Facility (Ms Carter) - negatived...... 620 Minister for Health and Community Services (Mrs Aagaard) – Negatived (Ms Carter)...... 367 Minister for Health and Community Services (Mrs Aagaard) for her failure to properly manage the Health portfolio (Mr Dunham)...... 124 Minister for Health and Community Services (Mrs Aagaard), 19 June 2003 (Mr Dunham) ...... 412 Minister for Health and Community Services, Mrs Aagaard (Ms Carter)...... 296 Minister for Health, and the Minister for Central Australia re Health Services in Alice Springs Hospital are functioning well (Mr Dunham) - negatived...... 621 Minister for Justice and Attorney-General re unbecoming conduct toward shadow minister during debate on Evidence Reform (Children and Sexual Offences) Bill 2004 (Serial 240) (Mr Burke) - negatived...... 697 Minister for Parks and Wildlife (Mr Vatskalis) relating to the circumstances of the removal of the former CEO of the Department of Parks and Wildlife (Mr Burke) ...... 154

CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES Mr G Wood MLA...... 7

COMMISSION TO ADMINISTER OATHS AND AFFIRMATIONS Speaker (Mrs L M Braham) (Paper 4)...... 3

COMMONWEALTH DAY MESSAGE 2003 Commonwealth Day Message 2003, dated 10 March 2003 (Madam Speaker)...... 348

COMMONWEALTH DAY MESSAGE, MARCH 2005 Presented by Mrs Braham (Speaker) ...... 779

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CONDOLENCES Bailey, Honourable Justice Steven, former Justice of the Supreme Court in Darwin, passed away on 25 November 2004 (Ms Martin)...... 717 Bali bombing incident (Mrs Braham)...... 247 Bali bombing tragedy, 12 October 2002 (Ms Martin) ...... 249 Braham, Mr Graeme, - Statement by (Ms Martin) (Mr Burke) and (Mr Wood) ...... 475 Brown, Mr George, Lord Mayor of Darwin from 1992 until his death on 8 January 2002 ...... 69 Djerrkura OAM, Mr, an elder of the Wanguri Clan in East Arnhem Land and a former ATSIC leader - deceased 26 May 2004 (Ms Martin) ...... 621 Gorton, Rt Hon Sir John Grey, GCMG, AC, CH, Prime Minister of Australia from 1968 to 1971, Senator for Victoria from 1949 to 1968 and a Member of the House of Representatives from 1968 to 1975 - deceased 19 May 2002 (Ms Martin)...... 131 Hargrave, Mr Neil, deceased on 13 June 2002, former elected member of the Legislative Council from May 1954 until December 1962...... 161 Harris, Ms Dianna Mary, passed away on 26 September 2002 (Madam Speaker) ...... 222 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, died 30 March 2002 (Ms Martin) ...... 116 Neidjie, Big Bill, OAM, a leader of the Gagadju people from the Kakadu Region of the Territory - deceased 23 May 2002...... 154 Nias Humanitarian Mission, nine Australian military personnel - Note...... 805 Pitscheneder, Norma (Billie), BEM, deceased 19 May 2002 (Paper 375) (Ms Martin)...... 137 Pope John Paul II, His Holiness, death on 2 April 2005 of...... 798 Ruddick, Daisy Florence, died on 23 April 2002 (Ms Martin)...... 116 Smith, Horace Guy, former Clerk of the Legislative Assembly and officer of the , passed away on 4 October 2002 (Ms Martin) ...... 222 Tsumani disaster (Ms Martin)...... 738 Walker, Neville AM (Ms Martin)...... 763 Webb AM, Dr Ronald Campbell (Dick) Official Member of the Sixth Legislative Council from July 1958 to October 1959 - deceased 31 January 2002...... 70

DEPUTY SPEAKER, POWERS DURING ABSENCE OF SPEAKER Mr Wood authorized to exercise the powers and carry out the functions in absence of Speaker (Mr Henderson)...... 475

DISCHARGE OF BUSINESS Interim Report on Issues associated with the progressive entry of cane toads into the Northern Territory (Mr Henderson) ...... 487 Local Government Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2001 (Serial 10) (Mr Ah Kit)...... 472

DISSENT FORM ACTING CHAIR OF COMMITTEES RULING Member for Macdonnell (Mr Elferink) refusal to withdraw the offending words “clumsy response” and accept the decision of the Deputy Chair...... 714

DISSENT FROM ACTING DEPUTY SPEAKER'S RULING Member for Macdonnell (Mr Elferink) withdrawal of word...... 473

DISTINGUISHED VISITORS Albanese, Mr Anthony, federal member for Grandler and Shadow Minister for Employment Services and Training (Madam Speaker)...... 366 Anhui Province of the People’s Republic of China, delegation members Mr Zhong, Mr Yu, Mr Cheng, Ms Fei, Ms Nong, and Mr Lui (Madam Speaker) ...... 436 Bailey, Mr John, former Member for Wanguri (Mrs Braham)...... 588 Beahan, Honourable Michaeal, former President of the Australian Senate and Mr John Kirwan, Commissioner for Public Employment (Madam Speaker) ...... 230 Bell, Mr, former Member for Macdonnell...... 547 Blake, Mr Peter, Auditor-General for the Northern Territory (Mrs Braham)...... 582

9 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 DISTINGUISHED VISITORS (cont) Bywaters, Mr G, former Minister for Agriculture portfolio during the Dunstan government of South Australia (Madam Speaker)...... 391 Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, United Kingdom Branch Rt Honourable Helen Liddell MP, Leader of the Delegation, Sir John Butterfill MP, Sir Sydney Chapman MP...... 654 Coulter, Mr Barry a former Members of the Legislative Assembly...... 664 Crossin, Ms Trish, Senator for the Northern Territory...... 330 de Castro Hall, Ms Gloria, former Clerk of the East Timor National Council...... 37 Egan, Mr Ted, AM accompanied by the Official Secretary, Mr Frank Leverett (Mrs Braham) .. 561 Egan, Mr Ted, AM, Administrator (Mrs Braham)...... 562 Fifth Pacific Parliamentary Retreat participants from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and the Solomon Islands (Madam Speaker) ...... 495 Finch, Mr Fred, a former Member of the Legislative Assembly (Mrs Braham)...... 676 Floreani OAM, Mr Enzo, former Member for Flynn and Mrs Bernie Floreani (Madam Speaker) ...... 464 Gazzola MLC, Honourable John, a Member of the Legislative Council of South Australia, and Mr Brenton Williamson and Mr Lucio Matarazzo (Madam Speaker)...... 229 Hanson, Mr James, Chairman and delegates from the United States House of Representatives Resources Committee and members of the United States House of Representatives...... 181 Hatton, Ms Diana, MLC, Member for Ballarat ...... 173 Stanhope, Hon Jon, MLA, Chief Minister, ACT House of Assembly; Hon Faye Lo Po MP, Minister for Community Services, NSW; Hon Wendy Edmond MP, Minister for Health and Minister Assisting the Premier on Women’s Policy, QLD; Hon Stephanie Key MLA, Minister for Social Justice, SA...... 173 Jugamarra, Mr Ross William, President, Julalikari Council, Tennant Creek and Mr Joe Gumbula from Galiwinku (Madam Speaker) ...... 388 Kelly, Vince, Senior Sergeant, President of the Northern Territory Police Association (Madam Speaker)...... 422 Lawrie, Mrs Dawn, a former Member of the Legislative Assembly (Mr Bonson) ...... 304 Lawrie, Mrs Dawn, former Member for Nightcliff (Madam Speaker)...... 115 Lawrie, Mrs Dawn, former Member for Nightcliff (Madam Speaker)...... 257 Lawrie, Ms Dawn a former Members of the Legislative Assembly...... 664 Martin, Ms Carol, Member for Kimberly, (Ms Lawrie) ...... 167 McCarthy, Mr Terry, former Speaker of the Legislative Assembly (Madam Speaker) ...... 230, 681 McCarthy, Mr Terry, former Speaker of the Legislative Assembly (Mrs Braham) ...... 738 Miller, Mrs Fay, family and friends of, the new Member for Katherine (Madam Speaker) ...... 461 Riebeling, Honourable Fred, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Western Australia ...... 369 New South Wales Legislative Assembly - Ms Noreen Hay MP, Ms Marianne Saliba MP, Mr Allan Shearan MP ...... 738 New South Wales Legislative Assembly Standing Ethics Committee - Membership, Mr John Price MP, Chairman, Dr Liz Kernohan MP, Mr Mathew Brown MP, Ms Ronda Miller and Mr Ron Caldwell (public citizen representative)...... 263 New South Wales parliament Public Bodies Review Committee Mr Milton Orkopoulos MP, Chairman, Mr Alan Ashton MP, Mr Matthew Morris MP, Mr Andrew Constance MP, Mr Wayne Merton MP and Mr Robert Oakeshott MP accompanied by their manager Ms Catherine Watson (Madam Speaker) ...... 425 Parliamentary Retreat in Darwin, 5th (Madam Speaker)...... 509 Queensland parliamentary delegation, comprising Mr Neil Roberts, Member for Nudgee, Mr Andrew McNamara, Member for Hervey Bay, and Mr Robert Poole, Member for Gaven (Madam Speaker)...... 244 Reed, Mr Mike, former Member for Katherine and the family and friends of Mrs Fay Miller the new Member for Katherine (Madam Speaker) ...... 461 Ridgeway, Senator Aden ...... 39 Royal Thai Embassy Delegation comprising the Deputy Chief of Mission, Mr Udomphol Ninnad and First Secretary, Miss Kundhinee Aksornwong (Mrs Braham)...... 798

10 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 DISTINGUISHED VISITORS (cont) Ryan, Mr Roger, former Member for the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory 1974 to 1979 and Executive Member for Transport and Industry (Mrs Braham) ...... 752 Senator , Senator for the Northern Territory, Mr Warren Snowdon, Member for Lingiari in the Northern Territory, Hon Fred Riebeling MLA, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Western Australia, Hon Michael Polley MHA, Speaker of the House of Assembly, Tasmania, Hon Peter Lewis MP, Speaker of the legislative Assembly of South Australia, Mr Bern Kilgariff AM, former member and Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly and former Senator for the Northern Territory, Mr Neil Bell, former Member of the Legislative Assembly, and Mr David Miller...... 347 Snape, Mr Peter a former Member of the House of Commons representing the constituency of West Bromwich ...... 184 Tollner, Mr Dave, Member for Solomon, House of Representatives (Madam Speaker) ...... 669 Tollner, Mr Dave, MP, Member for Solomon (Madam Speaker) ...... 132 Tuxworth, Mr Ian, former Chief Minister of the Legislative Assembly and former Member for Barkly (Madam Speaker)...... 464 Walker, Mr Neville, family members (Mrs Braham) ...... 763

ELECTION OF SPEAKER Mrs L M Braham, 16 October 2001 ...... 2, 3

EXPLANATION OF SPEECH Vatskalis, Mr ...... 33 Wood, Mr re advice from conveyancers reported during his debate on the Law of Property Bill 2004 (Serial 231), on 5 October 2004...... 692

GENERAL BUSINESS DAY 13 August 2003, resolution passed 19 June 2003 (Mr Henderson)...... 410 26 November 2003 ...... 508 Wednesday 27 February 2002 (Mr Stirling)...... 69 Wednesday, 16 February 2005 - motion by Leader of Government Business (Mr Henderson) .. 753 Wednesday, 9 October 2002, nominated (Mr Striling) ...... 223

GOVERNMENT WHIP Mrs , appointed 27 June 2003 (Mr Henderson)...... 419

LEAVE OF ABSENCE Ah Kit, Mr, for Thursday 27 February 2003 (Mr Henderson) ...... 328 Braham, Mrs L M, Speaker, 14 to 16 October 2003, inclusive (Mr Henderson) ...... 475 Burke, Mr, 15 October 2003...... 479 Burke, Mr, Member for Blain, 19 September 2002...... 217 Burke, Mr, Member for Brennan, 15 June 2004 ill health (Mr Mills)...... 620 Kiely, Mr, 15 October 2003...... 479 Lim, Dr, 15 October 2003 ...... 479 Martin, Ms, 15 October 2003 ...... 479 Martin, Ms, Chief Minister for 19 May 2004 and 20 May 2004 (Mr Henderson) ...... 605 Martin, Ms, Chief Minister, for 18 February 2004...... 534 Mr Mills, Member for Brennan, 28 February 2002...... 89 Scrymgour, Ms , Member for Arafura, 19 September 2002...... 217 Scrymgour, Ms, for 22 March 2005 (Mr Henderson) ...... 782 Scrymgour, Ms, for 23 March 2005 (Mr Henderson) ...... 790 Scrymgour, Ms, for 24 March 2005 day due to ill health (Mr Henderson)...... 794 Scrymgour, Ms, Member for Arafura, 17 September 2002...... 213 Stirling, Mr, Treasurer for 23 March 2005 (Mr Henderson) ...... 789 Wood, Mr, Member for Nelson for 19 February 2003 and Thursday 20 February 2003 (Mr Henderson)...... 301

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MARK OF RESPECT Terrorism in United States of America, Members stood for one minute in silence (Mrs Braham) .. 6

MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE Container Deposit Legislation (Mrs Braham)...... 244 Defence Technology Park in Darwin (Mr Burke) ...... 477 Employment losses and pay-roll taxation revenues (Mr Mills)...... 530 Public Housing Tenants, Alice Springs (Mr Elferink) ...... 736

MEMBERS SUSPENDED Dr Burns suspended at 6.50pm, 17 February 2005,for one hour pursuant to Standing Order 240A (Mrs Braham)...... 776 Dr Lim suspended at 2.55pm, 17 February 2005, for one hour pursuant to Standing Order 240A (Madam Speaker)...... 774 Mr Baldwin, pursuant to Standing Order 240A, at 11.30 am, for a period of one hour on account of his refusal to withdraw words (Deputy Speaker Mr Wood)...... 620 Mr Dunham at 3.40pm for one hour pursuant to Standing Order 240A...... 789 Mr Dunham suspended at 8.59pm,17 February 2004 for one hour pursuant to Standing Order 240A (Madam Speaker)...... 530 Mr Dunham suspended at 9.10pm,17 February 2004 for 24 hours to Standing Order 241 (Mr Henderson)...... 530 Mr Elferink suspended at 6.50pm, 17 February 2005 for 24 hours pursuant to Standing Order 241 (Mrs Braham)...... 776 Mr Mills, pursuant to Standing Order 240A, at 2.09pm, for a period of one hour on account of his refusal to withdraw words (Madam Speaker)...... 137

MEMBERS SWORN Miller, Mrs Christina Fay 7 October 2003 (Paper 1067)...... 461 Oaths and affirmations taken by Members on first sitting day after General Election...... 2

MESSAGES FROM ADMINISTRATOR No. 01, Assent to proposed laws May - July 2001 (Paper 10) ...... 13 No. 02, Assent to proposed laws, 19 October 2001 and 31 October 2001 (Paper 138) ...... 55 No. 03, Assent to proposed laws passed by the Assembly during the November 2001 sittings (Madam Speaker)...... 103 No. 04 advising of Administrator’s assent to proposed laws passed by the Assembly during the February/March 2002 sittings (Madam Speaker) ...... 115 No. 05 recommending to the Assembly a Bill for an Act to authorise the issue and expenditure of public moneys of the Territory in respect of the year ending 30 June 2003 - Supply Bill 2002/2003 (Serial 52) (Paper 324) (Madam Speaker)...... 121 No. 06, Assent to proposed laws passed by the Assembly during the May 2002 sittings (Madam Speaker)...... 153 No. 07, Assent to proposed laws passed by the Assembly during the June 2002 sittings (Paper 467) (Madam Speaker)...... 189 No. 08, a Bill for an Act to authorise the issue and expenditure of public moneys of the Territory in respect of the year ending 30 June 2003 (Paper 479) (Madam Speaker) ...... 196 No. 09, Assent to proposed laws passed by the Assembly during the August 2002 sittings (Paper 605 ) (Madam Speaker)...... 221 No. 10, Assent to proposed laws passed by the Assembly during the October 2002 sittings (Paper 717)...... 273 No. 11, Assent to proposed laws passed by the Assembly during December 2002 sittings (Paper 821)...... 327

12 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 MESSAGES FROM ADMINISTRATOR (cont) No. 12 Assent to proposed laws passed by the Assembly during the March 2003 sitting (Paper 831)...... 348 No. 13, a Bill for an Act to authorise the issue and expenditure of public moneys of the Territory in respect of the year ending 30 June 2004 (Paper 896) (Madam Speaker) ...... 374 No. 14, a Bill for an Act to amend the Financial Management Act in part which provides for public moneys of the Territory to be expended in relation to certain Northern Territory Public Sector employee entitlements (Paper 897) (Madam Speaker) ...... 373 No. 15, Assent to proposed laws passed by the Assembly during the May 2003 sittings (Paper 990) (Madam Speaker)...... 417 No. 16, Assent to proposed laws passed by the Assembly during June 2003 sittings (Paper 1007) (Madam Speaker)...... 421 No. 17, Assent to proposed laws passed during August 2003 sittings (Paper 1061)...... 461 No. 18, Assent to proposed laws passed during October 2003 and November 2003 sittings (Paper 1176) (Madam Speaker)...... 521 No. 19, Assent to proposed laws passed by the Assembly during February and March sittings 2004 (Paper 1278) (Madam Speaker)...... 590 No. 20, Assent to proposed laws passed during March and April sittings 2004 (Paper 1279) (Madam Speaker)...... 591 No. 21, a Bill for an Act to authorise the issue and expenditure of public moneys of the Territory in respect of the year ending 30 June 2005, dated 12th May 2004 (Paper 1282) (Madam Speaker)...... 600 No. 22, Assent to proposed laws passed by the Assembly during May 2004 sittings (Paper 1314) (Madam Speaker)...... 619 No. 23, recommending Magistrates Bill 2004 (Serial 237) (Paper 1387) (Madam Speaker)...... 635 No. 24, Assent to proposed laws passed by the Assembly during the June 2004 sittings (Madam Speaker) ...... 647 No. 25, Assent to proposed laws passed by the Assembly during the August 2004 sittings (Madam Speaker) (Paper 1459) ...... 679 No. 26 recommending to the Assembly a Bill for an Act to provide for the making of superannuation contributions for certain members of the Legislative Assembly elected or re- elected after the commencement of the Act, and for other purposes (Paper 1503) (Mrs Braham) ...... 711 No. 27, Assent to proposed laws passed by the Assembly during the October 2004 sittings, dated 1 December 2004 (Madam Speaker) (Paper 1567)...... 731 No. 28, assent to proposed laws passed by the Assembly during the November 2004 sittings (Paper 1627) (Madam Speaker)...... 757 No. 29, Assent to proposed laws passed during February sittings 2005 (Paper 1687) (Madam Speaker)...... 797 No. 30, a Bill for an Act to authorise the issue and expenditure of public moneys of the Territory in respect of the year ending 30 June 2006, 22 April 2005 (Paper 1688) (Madam Speaker) .. 797

MINISTERIAL REPORTS Aboriginal interpreter service (Mr Ah Kit)...... 439 Aboriginal Interpreter Service (Mr Ah Kit)...... 731 Acting Electoral Commissioner (Ms Martin) ...... 648 Administrator, appointment of Mr Ted Egan AM (Ms Martin) ...... 463 Aged care nursing homes, accommodation and associated planning objectives (Mr Vatskalis).. 121 Airline Capacity into the Northern Territory (Dr Burns)...... 260 Alcohol Framework Review (Mr Stirling) ...... 479 Alcohol Restriction Trials, Alice Springs (Dr Toyne)...... 239 Alcohol Restrictions Trial, Alice Springs (Dr Toyne)...... 141 Alcohol Restrictions, Alice Springs (Dr Toyne) ...... 307, 389 Alice in 10 Indigenous Employment Challenge (Ms Martin)...... 127 Alice Springs Convention Centre (Mr Vatskalis)...... 80 Alice Springs Convention Centre (Ms Martin)...... 95 Alice Springs Hospital (Mrs Aagaard) ...... 70

13 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 MINISTERIAL REPORTS (cont) Alice Springs Hospital Developments Review (Mrs Aagaard) ...... 116 Alice Springs Hospital Intensive Care Unit (Dr Toyne)...... 619 Alice Springs Hospital, construction works (Dr Toyne) ...... 689 Alice Springs Hospital, staffing (Dr Toyne)...... 781 Alice Springs Land Releases (Dr Burns)...... 667 Alice Springs Masters Games (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 213 Alice Springs Public Housing (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 718 Alice Springs Regional Crime Prevention Council (Dr Toyne) ...... 313 Alice Springs Sewage (Dr Toyne)...... 35 Alice Springs Sittings 2003 (Ms Martin)...... 385 Alice Springs to Darwin Railway – Track Laying (Mr Henderson)...... 121 Alice Springs to Darwin Railway (Ms Martin) ...... 301 Alice Springs to Darwin Railway, progress of project and employment opportunities (Mr Henderson)...... 104 Alice Springs Town Council Review (Mr Ah Kit)...... 127 Appointment of Deputy Commissioner of Police (Mr Stirling) ...... 131 Apprenticeships and Training, Central Australia (Mr Stirling)...... 793 Apprenticeships in the health services industry (Dr Toyne)...... 702 Aquatic resources (MrVatskalis) ...... 561 Arafura Games 2005 (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 805 Arafura Recovery Tourism Campaign (Dr Burns) ...... 389 Arafura Sports and Community Club (Dr Toyne) ...... 222 Arts and cultural festivals, August 2003 (Ms Martin)...... 439 Arts and Museums (Ms Martin) ...... 41 Athletics Australia select Darwin as its pre departure training venue for athletes attending the Commonwealth Games (Mr Ah Kit)...... 104 ATSIC Abolition (Ms Martin)...... 577 AustralAsia Railway - First Year of operation (Ms Martin)...... 743 AustralAsia Railway – line connection at Dunmurra (Ms Martin)...... 274 AustralAsia Railway progress (Ms Martin)...... 18 AustralAsia Railway project (Mr Henderson)...... 179 AustralAsia Railway update, handover (Ms Martin)...... 507 AustralAsia Railway, (Ms Martin) ...... 422 AustralAsia Railway, Progress Update (Mr Henderson)...... 239 AustralAsia Railway, track laying update (Ms Martin)...... 471 AustralAsia Trade Route - Joint Trade Mission to North Asia 2004 (Ms Martin)...... 619 AustralAsia Trade Route (Ms Martin)...... 161 AustralAsian Trade Routes, Development (Ms Martin)...... 222 Australian Health Care Agreements (Mrs Aagaard)...... 307 Australian Service Personnel in North Australia (Ms Martin) ...... 349 Australian Tourism Exchange (Dr Burns)...... 403 Bakewell Primary School, Overcrowding (Mr Stirling)...... 283 Bali Bombings, 12 October 2002 (Ms Martin)...... 247 Barra National Classic fishing competition (Mr Vatskalis)...... 613 Barunga Festival 2004 (Ms Scrymgour)...... 625 Basketball Stadium, Marrara (Mr Ah Kit)...... 409 Bass in the Grass concert (Ms Martin) ...... 435 Battery Hill Mining Centre (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 251 Bayu-Undan gas field (Ms Martin)...... 592 Bayu-Undan Offshore Gas Field (Ms Martin)...... 695 BIMP-EAGA (Mr Henderson) ...... 35, 731 Blatherskite Park (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 403 Boat Ramps and Recreational Fishing Infrastructure (Dr Burns)...... 653 Boosting Territory Skill Base (Mr Henderson) ...... 798 Booya, Shipwreck (Ms Scrymgour) ...... 543 Bradley Case (Dr Toyne)...... 648

14 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 MINISTERIAL REPORTS (cont) Breast Screening Services (Dr Toyne) ...... 718 Brolga Awards 2002 (Dr Burns) ...... 274 Brunei and Philippines Trade Delegation (Mr Henderson) ...... 409 Brunei Trade Delegation 2004/2005 (Mr Henderson)...... 577 Building Indemnity Industry Insurance (Mr Vatskalis)...... 301 Bullying in the Workplace (Mr Stirling) ...... 385 Bus Fleet Modernisation, cameras ans airconditioning (Dr Burns)...... 613 Capital and Minor Works Allocations (Ms Martin) ...... 70 Capital Investment Projects (Ms Martin)...... 751 Capital Works Tenders (Mr Ah Kit)...... 23 Casuarina Coastal Reserve (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 190 Casuarina Coastal Reserve Management Plan response by (Mr Elferink) ...... 209 Cattle exports to East Sumba (Dr Toyne)...... 32 Cavanagh Crescent land zoning, Alice Springs (Dr Burns) ...... 793 CeBIT 2003 in Hanover (Dr Toyne) ...... 358 CeBIT Sydney 2003 (Dr Toyne) ...... 374 Central Australian Bushfires (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 260 Central Australian economic growth (Mr Stirling)...... 369 Centralian College and Northern Territory University (Stirling) ...... 349 Chief Minister’s Women’s Study Award recipients and program (Ms Martin) ...... 109 Chief Minister’s Women’s Study Awards 2003 (Ms Martin) ...... 328 Child Care Centres (Ms Scrymgour) ...... 653 Child Protection (Mrs Aagaard) ...... 463 China Delegation Visit, 24 to 31 October 2004 (Mr Henderson)...... 718 Chinese Diplomatic Delegation (Mr Vatskalis)...... 229 Clinical Reference Groups (Dr Toyne)...... 547 Commercially made slingshots (Mr Henderson) ...... 485 Communications technology in remote communities (Dr Toyne)...... 494 Community Cabinet Meetings (Ms Martin) ...... 229 Community Development, stronger governance in communities (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 577 Community Harmony Project (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 711, 751 Community justice strategies and processes and community health issues in Aboriginal communities (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 161 Community Services Ministerial Conference (Mrs Aagaard) ...... 95 Community Welfare Act – Child Protection (Mrs Scrymgour)...... 732 Compulsory acquisition of land (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 56 Conservation Corridor, Rapid Creek (Dr Burns)...... 680 Container deposit legislation (Dr Burns)...... 379 Container deposit legislation (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 135 Correctional Services CEO (Dr Toyne)...... 659 Correctional Services Review – Implementation (Dr Toyne) ...... 629 Correctional Services Review (Dr Toyne)...... 463, 592 Crime and Justice Statistics (Dr Toyne) ...... 349, 787 Crime Prevention Councils Conference, Darwin (Dr Toyne) ...... 403 Crime Prevention Councils, Regional (Dr Toyne) ...... 385 Crime Prevention Grant Scheme 2002/2003 (Dr Toyne) ...... 357 Crime Statistics, Quarterly (Dr Toyne)...... 260 Crime Victims Assistance (Dr Toyne)...... 283 Cultural Awareness (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 702 Darwin Airport Resort (Ms Martin) ...... 811 Darwin City Waterfront Project (Ms Martin)...... 553, 702 Darwin Cup Carnival, 2003 (Mr Stirling) ...... 427 Darwin Harbour Management Board (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 183 Darwin Harbour Regional Plan of Management (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 507 Darwin Port Corporation (Mr Vatskalis)...... 283

15 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 MINISTERIAL REPORTS (cont) Defence contracts (Mr Henderson)...... 648 Delegation to Republics of Greece and Cyprus (Ms Martin) ...... 455 Delegation visit to Greece, Cyprus and Turkey (Ms Martin) ...... 467 Dental awareness month (Mrs Aagaard) ...... 443 Deputy Administrator, retirement (Ms Martin) ...... 41 Desert Knowledge Centre, Construction (Dr Toyne)_ ...... 543 Desert Knowledge Project (Dr Toyne)...... 109 Desert Knowledge Research Centre funding provided by the Commonwealth and Territory governments and supporting partners (Ms Martin)...... 141 Development Projects in Indonesia (Mr Henderson) ...... 313 Disability services (Mrs Aagaard) ...... 63 Down Syndrome Week (Ms Scrymgour) ...... 711 Dream Time Tourism Event (Mr Henderson) ...... 251 E Learning (Mr Stirling)...... 189 Ear Nose and Throat services in Regional Hospitals (Mrs Aagaard) ...... 161 East Arm Leprosarium (Ms Scrymgour) ...... 533 East Arm Wharf Open Day (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 255 East Arm Wharf, Stage 2, $20m Capital Works funding for development (Ms Martin)...... 79 East Timor Independence celebrations on 19 May 2004 (Ms Martin) ...... 592 East Timorese Asylum Seekers (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 374, 409 Economic Development Strategy 2002/2004 (Ms Martin)...... 707 Economic Development Summit (Mr Henderson) ...... 18 Economic Development Summit (Ms Martin)...... 31, 49 Electrical undergrounding project (Dr Burns)...... 422 Employment and Training Board (Mr Stirling)...... 313 Environmental Impact of Development Projects (Ms Scrymgour) ...... 581 Ethnic Affairs grants (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 435 Ethnic Affairs Sponsorship Program 2003/2004 (Mr Vatskalis)...... 663 Exploration Licences (Mr Henderson) ...... 49 Export of mangoes, sea - freight trial (Mr Ah Kit)...... 31 Fatigue Management of Drivers (Mr Ah Kit)...... 35 Federal Government Tourism White Paper (Dr Burns)...... 494 Festival of Darwin 2004 (Ms Martin)...... 673 Filipiniana Senior Citizens Association (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 307 Foster Carers (Ms Scrymgour) ...... 659 Freedom of Information (Dr Toyne)...... 515 Fruit fly eradication campaign, Alice Springs (Dr Burns)...... 435 Fuel, Bulk Storage Facilities, relocation (Dr Burns) ...... 553 Garma Festival (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 195 Gay and Same Gender Law Reform (Dr Toyne)...... 251 General Cosgrove, retirement (Ms Martin) ...... 738 Geology cadetships, Department of Mines and Energy (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 743 Government and Non-Government Partnerships (Ms Scrymgour) ...... 673 Grapevine Leaf Rust (Dr Burns)...... 319 Greek Glenti 2004 and multicultural events (Mr Vatskalis)...... 625 Group training and employment services, Katherine (Mr Stirling)...... 422 GST revenue (Mr Stirling) ...... 493 Gulf Regional Development (Mr Ah Kit)...... 247 Harmony Day in the Territory (Mr Vatskalis)...... 90 Harmony Day, Support (Mr Vatskalis)...... 751 Hay Growers Group (Dr Burns) ...... 313 Health Care Agreement 2002/2003 (Mrs Aagaard)...... 255 Health Department Operational Review (Mrs Aagaard) ...... 239 Health Minister's Conference 2005 (Dr Toyne) ...... 751 Health Spending Priorities (Dr Toyne)...... 707

16 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 MINISTERIAL REPORTS (cont) Heritage declarations of the Catholic Church and Araluen Homestead precincts in Alice Springs (Dr Burns)...... 369 Heritage legislation review (Ms Scrymgour)...... 811 Hidden Valley Motor Sports Complex (Mr Ah Kit)...... 479 History Grants Scheme (Dr Toyne)...... 455 Homecoming Celebration for Territory Service Personnel (Ms Martin)...... 374 Horticulture Industry Development (Mr Vatskalis)...... 613 Hospice and palliative care, construction (Dr Toyne) ...... 738 Housing programs funding (Mr Vatskalis)...... 41 Illicit drug use (Mrs Aagaard) ...... 55 Indigenous Employment Programs, Memorandum of Understanding, NLC and Territory Construction Assoc (Mr Henderson) ...... 319 Indigenous Funding, bilateral agreement with Commonwealth (Ms Martin)...... 799 Indigenous Governance Conference (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 547 Indigenous knowledge centres in Galiwinku (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 169 Indigenous Women Leaders (Ms Martin)...... 169 Indonesia and Singapore Trade Visit (Mr Henderson)...... 653 Information and Communication Technology Expo, Singapore (Dr Toyne) ...... 467 Information and Communications Technology Forum, September 2002 (Mr Henderson)...... 222 Information Communication Technology and the Bush (Dr Toyne)...... 475 Information Communications Technology Forum (Dr Toyne) ...... 328 Intensive Care Unit, Alice Springs (Dr Toyne) ...... 680 Interactive Learning in the bush (Mrs Aagaard)...... 515 International cricket matches, Darwin 2003 (Mr Ah Kit)...... 427 International Cricket, Turf Pitches at Marrara Stadium and Chief Minister’s XI (Mr Ah Kit).... 389 Iraqi troop training (Ms Martin) ...... 547 Itinerancy in Darwin and outlying suburbs (Mr Ah Kit)...... 179 Itinerants Project - Update (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 294 Itinerants Research Projects report concerning Darwin and Palmerston districts (Mr Ah Kit).... 116 Itinerants strategy, update (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 435 Japanese Air Charters, Alice Springs - Kintetsu and Nippon Travel Agency (Ms Martin)...... 806 Jobs Plan and Training Strategy (Mr Stirling)...... 581 Juvenile Intervention Program, Alice Springs (Dr Toyne)...... 247 Katherine Harmony Projects (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 613 Katherine Region Harmony Group (Dr Toyne)...... 471 Katherine Sports Ground, Grant (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 629 Knowledge Centres (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 667 Land clearing, salinity and soil erosion policy (Mr Vatskalis)...... 95 Larapinta Stage4 and release, Alice Springs (Dr Toyne) ...... 763 Larapinta Trail (Ms Martin)...... 787 Lee Point housing project (Mr Vatskalis)...... 467 Legislative Assembly Member’s Superannuation Scheme, Review (Ms Martin)...... 131 Legislative Assembly Members Superannuation, Review (Ms Martin)...... 524 Linguistic Awards, 2002/2003, program funding (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 206 Local Government Awareness Week (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 18 Lyons suburb, Darwin (Dr Burns)...... 763 Mango season 2004 (Mr Vatskalis)...... 771 Marine Bio-active Prospecting Project (Ms Martin) ...... 135 Marine harvest aquaculture project at Port Hurd (Dr Burns) ...... 328 Mental Health Services (Mrs Aagaard) ...... 385 Mereenie Loop Road, upgrade and tar seal over the next 10 years, $3m...... 349 Mėtis Report, outcomes (Mr Henderson) ...... 571 Mineral Exploration - Web Mining Projects (Mr Vatskalis)...... 605 Mineral Exploration Expenditure (Mr Vatskalis)...... 680 Mineral Exploration, Australian Road Show (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 793

17 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 MINISTERIAL REPORTS (cont) Mining industries, exploration (Mr Henderson)...... 422 Mining Management Act - Update (Mr Henderson) ...... 294 Mining Road Show 2005 (Mr Vatskalis)...... 799 Mining Supplies Seminar (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 659 Ministerial Delegation to Brunei, Sabah, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore (Mr Henderson)...... 479 Ministerial visit to Japan, 3 to 7 November 2003 (Mr Henderson)...... 494 Mobile Preschool Programs (Mr Stirling) ...... 274 Motor Sports Complex – Northline Closure (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 229 Mt Todd Environmental Management (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 806 Mt Todd Safety, Cyanide Storage (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 718 Multicultural Awards (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 648 Multicultural Awards and Harmony Day 2004 (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 577 Multicultural events calendar (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 104 Multicultural grants (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 811 Multilevel Assessment Program (MAPs) testing benchmarks of Territory students (Mr Stirling) ...... 116 Myilly Point Development (Dr Burns) ...... 711 N T Fishing Forum (Mr Henderson) ...... 169 National Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Foundation, partnership with Territory (Mrs Aagaard) ...... 183 National competition policy and associated legislative program proposed for this sittings (Ms Martin) ...... 154 National Harmony Day (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 328 National Highways and Land Transport Standards (Mr Vatskalis)...... 239 National Recreational and Indigenous Fishing Survey (Dr Burns) ...... 455 National Transport Links (Mr Vatskalis)...... 319 Native Title Land Negotiated Release, Alice Springs (Mr Vatskalis)...... 369 Natural Gas Developments, Sunrise (Ms Martin)...... 389 New infrastructure investment (Ms Martin) ...... 63 Northern Territory Budget deficit (Ms Martin) ...... 18 Northern Territory Business Round Table (Mr Henderson)...... 141 Northern Territory Expo 2002 (Mr Henderson) ...... 209 Northern Territory Expo, 2003 (Mr Henderson) ...... 427 Northern Territory Hospital accreditation (Dr Toyne) ...... 743 Northern Territory Police Budget (Mr Stirling) ...... 24 Northern Territory Soccer Complex (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 663 Northern Territory Social Services Conference (Ms Martin)...... 581 NT Health Direct (Dr Toyne) ...... 811 NT Shelter housing program (Mr Ah Kit)...... 70 NT WorkSafe (Mr Stirling) ...... 403, 463 Nurses – Recruitment and Retention (Dr Toyne) ...... 571 Nursing Career Structure Review (Mrs Aagaard) ...... 195 October 2002 Business Month (Mr Henderson)...... 229 October Business Month (Mr Henderson)...... 475 October Business Month 2003 (Mr Henderson)...... 515 Office of Crime Prevention (Dr Toyne) ...... 319 Office of Economic Development (Ms Martin)...... 103 Office of Territory Development (Ms Martin) ...... 35 Offshore Fisheries, practices (Dr Burns)...... 515 Oncology Unit for the Territory (Dr Toyne) ...... 725 Outback Central 2002 – Year of the Outback (Ms Martin)...... 135 Outback Digital Network (Dr Toyne)...... 190 Overseas Travel to meet Oil and Gas representatives (Ms Martin)...... 293 Palliative Care Services (Dr Toyne) ...... 553 Palmerston and Rural Area Health Services (Mrs Aagaard) ...... 80 Palmerston Building Activity (Dr Burns)...... 581 Parks and Wildlife review and the departure of the departmental CEO (Mr Vatskalis)...... 154

18 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 MINISTERIAL REPORTS (cont) Parliamentary Sittings in Alice Springs, 28 and 29 April 2002 (Mr Stirling) ...... 89 Partnership Agreements with Palmerston City Council and other regional councils (Mr Ah Kit). 90 Pastoral Industry Board and Land Care Board (Mr Vatskalis)...... 195 Petrol sniffing programs (Ms Scrymgour)...... 592 Planning Act Reforms (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 357 Planning Act Review (Mr Vatskalis)...... 24 Planning land use objectives in the Marrakai area (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 121 Police Force Plan, O’Sullivan Report (Mr Henderson)...... 533 Port Keats (Wadeye) (Ms Martin) ...... 547 Power and Water Authority Corporatisation (Mr Vatskalis)...... 169 Power outages (Dr Burns) ...... 467 Prawn Farming, Broodstock (Mr Vatskalis)...... 524 Principal Racing Club (Mr Stirling) ...... 561 Property crime (Dr Toyne) ...... 183 Public Housing Assets, Security Upgrade (Mr Ah Kit)...... 307 Public housing in Alice Springs (Mr Ah Kit)...... 787 Public Housing, security screens (Mr Ah Kit)...... 471 Public Liabilities and Personal Injuries (Dr Toyne) ...... 274 Public liability and medical insurance in the Territory (Ms Martin) ...... 179 Public liability insurance reforms (Mr Stirling)...... 439 Public sector office space rentals (Dr Toyne)...... 56 Quarantine and export inspection powers (Dr Burns) ...... 508 Racing Industry, product fees (Mr Stirling) ...... 507 Racing Ministers Conference, Adelaide 17 May 2002 (Mr Stirling) ...... 131 Ranger Mine site, water contamination (Mr Vatskalis)...... 571 Recreational Fishing Facilities (Mr Henderson)...... 206 Regional Crime Prevention Grants (Dr Toyne)...... 771 Regional Development Boards (Mr Ah Kit)...... 485 Regional Development in Communities (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 702 Remand Prisoners (Dr Toyne)...... 379 Remote Area Telecommunications Services (Dr Toyne) ...... 79 Remote Area Workers Scholarships program 2004 (Mr Stirling)...... 625 Remote Health Services (Dr Toyne)...... 667 Renal Services (Dr Toyne) ...... 711 Respite Care for Families (Ms Scrymgour)...... 553 Resurfacing and Turfing of Football Park (Mr Ah Kit)...... 135 Retail Travel Agents Familiarisation Program (Dr Burns)...... 480 Ridley Aquafeed Prawn and Barramundi Farmers Conference, 24 to 31 July 2003 (Dr Burns).. 439 Rieff Building, Alice Springs (Ms Scrymgour)...... 725 Road Transport Hall of Fame (Dr Burns)...... 787 Royal Brunei Airlines – Extra flight schedule to Darwin (Dr Burns) ...... 476 Sabah Expo Visit (Mr Henderson) ...... 695 Sabah trade export opportunities (Mr Vatskalis)...... 764 Sabah, Cattle exports (Mr Vatskalis)...... 695 School Based Constables (Mr Stirling) ...... 251 School visits by Minister (Mr Stirling)...... 707 Schools literacy and numeracy, progress (Mr Stirling) ...... 443 Secondary Education - Future Directions (Mr Stirling) ...... 294 Secondary education programs in remote indigenous communities (Mr Stirling) ...... 301 Secondary Education Review (Mr Stirling)...... 222, 673 Secondary Education, Alice Springs Charles Darwin University Campus (Mr Stirling)...... 695 Senior Appointments in the Public Sector (Ms Martin) ...... 127 Senior’s Housing (Mr Ah Kit)...... 49, 190 Seniors Advisory Council (Ms Martin) ...... 209 Seniors Month, August 2002 (Ms Martin) ...... 255

19 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 MINISTERIAL REPORTS (cont) Sergio de Mello United Nations envoy to Iraq (Ms Martin) ...... 443 Sexually Transmitted Infection (Dr Toyne)...... 561 Silverstone, Brigadier Mike, farwell (Ms Martin)...... 283 Site Contamination Legislation, proposed (Dr Burns) ...... 409 Small business training workshops (Mr Henderson)...... 455 Soccer development in the Northern Territory (Mr Ah Kit)...... 476 Spanish Mackerel Gene Tagging (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 707 Special Crime Unit (Mr Stirling)...... 95 Sport and Recreation Funding (Mr Ah Kit)...... 209 Sporting Facilities Upgrading (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 206 SportingBet Australia Pty Ltd Alice Springs Hospital (Mrs Aagaard)...... 70 Sri Lanka Cricket Match, Marrara (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 524 Statehood for the Territory in 5 years (Ms Martin) ...... 373 Study Awards 2004 for women (Ms Martin) ...... 561 Supply and Service opportunities from Timor Sea gas (Mr Henderson)...... 127 Sweetpea Petroleum Exploration Pty Ltd, Exploration Permits (Mr Vatskalis)...... 533 Swimming Pool Fencing, Employee Malpractice (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 606 Swimming pools, remote areas (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 739 Tambling, Mr Grant, lifetime contribution to Territory life (Mr Stirling)...... 109 Tanami Road Sealing (Ms Martin) ...... 357 Tastes Down Under (Mr Vatskalis)...... 667 Taxi and hire car licencing (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 63 Teacher Numbers (Mr Stirling) ...... 524 Teacher Support Unit (Mr Stirling) ...... 781 Teacher support, behaviour management teachers (Mr Stirling)...... 763 Tennant Creek, Mining Industry (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 543 Territory grape industry (Mr Henderson)...... 56 Territory investment mission and skills marketing campaign, Sydney (Ms Martin)...... 427 Terrorism threats, microbiological preparedness (Mrs Aagaard) ...... 31 Timor Sea Gas (Ms Martin)...... 255 Timor Sea Gas fields (Ms Martin)...... 116, 154 Timor Sea Gas Project (Ms Martin) ...... 260 Timor Sea Gas Update (Mr Henderson)...... 195 Timor Sea Gas, delegation to Japan (Ms Martin)...... 725 Tiwi Island Health Board (Mrs Aagaard)...... 471 Tiwi Islands Local Government, Management Issues Mr Ah Kit)...... 131 Tobacco legislation reform (Mrs Aagaard) ...... 213 Tourism – Second Submission to Tourism Green Paper (Dr Burns)...... 485 Tourism Charter Flights to Alice Springs from Japan May 2005 (Ms Martin) ...... 793 Tourism Marketing Campaign (Mr Stirling) ...... 24 Tourism Minister’s Council, 2003, industry 10 year plan (Dr Burns)...... 443 Tracy Aged Care Village complex, closure (Mrs Aagaard) ...... 379 Trade activity and live cattle exports from the Central Australian region (Mr Henderson) ...... 369 Trade Support Scheme (Mr Henderson)...... 625, 739 Trades in schools (Mr Stirling)...... 771 Traeger Park sporting complex, $2.5m funding (Mr Ah Kit)...... 379 Traffic Lights, Darwin Region (Dr Burns)...... 806 Treasurers Conference, Canberra 2004 (Mr Stirling)...... 571 Underground Power Supply, Nightcliff (Dr Burns) ...... 605 Undergrounding of Power Lines (Dr Burns)...... 798 Undergrounding Power Lines, Nightcliff (Dr Burns)...... 689 Unincorporated Roads, Commonwealth Funding (Dr Burns) ...... 725 Violence against health staff in communities and other health service workplaces (Mrs Aagaard) ...... 89 Visits to Territory schools, training centres and workplaces (Mr Striling) ...... 485 Vocational Education Training schemes in the Territory (Mr Stirling)...... 689

20 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 MINISTERIAL REPORTS (cont) Volunteer Bushfire Brigades (Dr Burns)...... 659 Volunteer Bushfires Brigade (Dr Burns)...... 731 Waterfowl Shooting Season (Dr Burns)...... 629 Wildlife corridors (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 41 Wizard Cup Challenge and Imparja Cup (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 781 Women in Business (Mr Henderson) ...... 213 Women’s Forum, Jabiru (Ms Scrymgour)...... 653 Women’s Forums (Ms Martin)...... 629 Women’s study grants (Ms Martin)...... 41 Women's Study Awards 2005 (Ms Martin)...... 771 Youth Grants (Ms Martin)...... 35 Youth Grants, funding (Mr Ah Kit)...... 743 Youth Initiatives (Ms Martin)...... 781 Youth Support Services (Ms Scrymgour)...... 689

MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS Active Participation in Sporting Activities (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 119 Alcan Refinery expansion, Gove – Note (Ms Martin)...... 692, 693 Alcan Refinery expansion, Gove (Ms Martin) ...... 692 Alcohol restrictions trial on the sale of liquor in Alice Springs (Paper 95) (Mr Henderson)...... 44 Ansett collapse, impact on tourism (Paper 76) (Mr Stirling)...... 39 AustralAsia Railway from Alice Springs to Darwin, completion (Ms Martin)...... 529 AustralAsia Trade Route Development (Ms Martin) ...... 760 Aviation industry downturn and effects on Tourism in the Territory (Paper 135) (Mr Henderson) ...... 53 Building Better Schools (Mr Stirling) ...... 741 Building on the Territory's Diversity (Mr Henderson) ...... 753 Building our Police Force and police resourcing initiatives (Mr Henderson) ...... 657 Building Safer Communities, 5 year framework for crime prevention and community safety (Dr Toyne) ...... 710 Building Stronger Regions, Stronger Futures (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 452 Building Territory Trade, delivering trade outcomes (Mr Henderson) ...... 542, 551 Central Australia achievements and initiatives (Ms Martin) ...... 781 Child safety and welfare (Ms Scrymgour)...... 665 Commercial passenger vehicle industry (Mr Vatskalis)...... 269 Community Benefit Fund Grants Scheme (Mr Stirling)...... 663 Conservation and Natural Resources Management (Mr Vatskalis)...... 193 Consumer Protection (Dr Toyne) ...... 310 Crime Prevention - Note statement (Dr Toyne)...... 632 Crime Prevention (Dr Toyne)...... 560 Crime Prevention Initiatives (Dr Toyne)...... 206 Darwin City Waterfront Project (Ms Martin)...... 473 Darwin Harbour Regional Plan of Management - Dr Burns ...... 588 Defence Expenditure (Mr Henderson)...... 673 Defence expenditure, support to economy of the Northern Territory (Mr Henderson)...... 228 Development and Vision for Central Australia and its people (Ms Martin)...... 354 Development of Opportunities for the Territory (Ms Martin)...... 318 Drug crime and seizure of property, houses, vehicles and bank accounts which are the proceeds of drug offences (Paper 347) (Dr Toyne)...... 130 Economic Development Strategy (Ms Martin) (Paper 406) ...... 159 Economic Development Strategy for the Territory - Note statement (Ms Martin)...... 248 Education and training (Mr Stirling) ...... 674 Employment and Training progress Report 2003 and Agenda 2004 (Mr Stirling) ...... 545 Employment and Training Strategy to 2005 (Paper 57) (Mr Stirling)...... 181 Estimates Committee hearings, Tabling on 8 October 2002 of additional information and answers to questions taken on notice by Ministers and edited Hansard report of the Committee’s proceedings would contain written questions and answers (Dr Burns) ...... 217

21 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS (cont) Explanatory Statements to Bills (Mr Henderson)...... 750 Food Industry Development (Mr Vatskalis)...... 622 Greenhouse Gas Strategy for the Territory (Dr Burns) ...... 308 Health and Community Services agenda and framework for the next 5 years (Dr Toyne) ...... 529 Health Service Actions for 2002 (Paper 198) (Mrs Aagaard) ...... 76 Healthier Communities (Dr Toyne)...... 663 Heritage legislation review (Dr Burns)...... 487 Home Territory 2010, Housing Needs (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 660 HOMENORTH Housing Scheme, loan assistance (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 628 Horse racing, Principal Club proposal to administer racing industry (Mr Stirling) ...... 477 Horticulture industry in the Territory (Dr Burns)...... 465 Illicit Drug use in the Territory (Mrs Aagaard) ...... 236 Indigenous arts and culture (Ms Martin) ...... 437 Indigenous Education (Mr Stirling)...... 441 Indigenous education and employment initiatives (Paper 230) (Mr Stirling) ...... 92 Indigenous initiatives in the Mining Sector (Paper 232) (Mr Henderson) ...... 93 Indigenous issues of violence, joblessness, health and education in Aboriginal Communities and the community at large (Paper 291) (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 111 Indigenous people and the justice system in the Territory (Dr Toyne) ...... 253 Information and communications technology industry in the Territory (Dr Toyne)...... 437 Kidney disease in the Territory (Mrs Aagaard)...... 459 Litchfield Planning Concepts and Land Use Objectives (Mr Vatskalis)...... 244 Litter abatement and resource recovery strategy (Dr Burns)...... 425 Mangrove protection in Darwin Harbour (Dr Burns)...... 469 Mental Health (Mrs Aagaard)...... 484 Mini Budget, November 2001 (Ms Martin)...... 49 Mining Industry in the Territory (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 706 Multiculturalism (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 545 National DNA database, access to (Mr Stirling) ...... 257 Northern Territory Junior Sports Plan for 2003 to 2006 (Mr Ah Kit)...... 477 Northern Territory Parks and Reserves, initiatives (Ms Martin) ...... 280 Northern Territory Police - Attacking Drug Related Crime - Note statement...... 789 Northern Territory Police, attacking drug related crime (Mr Henderson)...... 752 Northern Territory Transport Plan (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 453 NT Delegation to Indonesia in January 2002 and meeting with president Megawati Soekarnoputri and a number of senior her Ministers (Paper 278) (Ms Martin) ...... 107 O’Sullivan Report into police resources in the Northern Territory (Paper 1012) (Mr Henderson) ...... 423 Population Growth Strategy Issues (Mr Martin) ...... 186 Power and Water Authority Incorporation as a Government Owned Corporation (Ms Martin).. 192 Primary industry sector opportunities and new developments (Paper 374) (Mr Henderson)...... 138 Procurement Reform (Mr Henderson)...... 406 Public bus transport system (Mr Vatskalis)...... 305 Public Sector Agency arrangements as a result of a reduction of government Agencies from 35 to 18. (Paper 247) (Ms Martin) ...... 99 Renal and Community Health Services in the Territory (Paper 69) (Mrs Aagaard) ...... 33 Renewable Energy Sources (Paper 319) (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 119 Review of Health and Community Services (Mrs Aagaard) ...... 298 Roads Program 2004/2005, employment creation (Dr Burns) ...... 668 Telecommunications and information technologies to foster social and economic development of remote communities (Paper 285) (Dr Toyne) ...... 112 Territory Housing, A Fair Go For All (Mr Ah Kit)...... 750 Territory Sport, Building a Future (Mr Ah Kit)...... 551 Territory tourism and its position in the international tourist market. (Paper 257) (Mr Henderson) ...... 100 The New Face of Indigenous Health (Paper 350) (Mrs Aagaard)...... 132

22 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS (cont) Timor Sea gas being brought onshore for processing in Darwin. (Paper 330) (Ms Martin) ...... 125 Timor Sea gas fields, development opportunities (Ms Martin) ...... 649 Tourism, February 2004 (Ms Martin)...... 568 Training and education sectors (Mr Stirling)...... 28 Treasurer's report on fiscal outcomes of meeting with Australian States Treasurers and Federal Treasurer (Mr Stirling)...... 793 Vision for a stronger Territory and better opportunities for all citizens (Paper 197) (Ms Martin). 76 Work Health (Paper 387) (Mr Stirling) ...... 151 Work Life Balance in Public Sector (Mr Stirling)...... 698

MOTIONS (Procedural) Extension of time denied Mr Dunham ...... 43 denied Mr Dunham 16 February 2005...... 768 denied Mr Dunham to continue his speech relating to Health Services...... 76 denied Mr Dunham, 24 March 2005...... 795 denied Mr McAdam...... 750 Dr Burns on motion of Mr Henderson...... 784 Dr Burns on motion of Mrs Aagaard ...... 484 Dr Burns on motion of Mrs Aagaard ...... 808 Dr Toyne on motion of Mr Elferink ...... 783 Dr Toyne on motion of Mr McAdam...... 248 Dr Toyne on motion of Mr Stirling...... 695 Dr Toyne on motion of Mrs Aagaard ...... 480 Mr Ah Kit on motion of Dr Burns ...... 253 Mr Ah Kit on motion of Mr Henderson...... 661 Mr Ah Kit on motion of Ms Carney ...... 783 Mr Ah Kit on motion of Ms Lawrie...... 774 Mr Ah Kit on the motion of Mr Elferink ...... 563 Mr Baldwin on motion of Dr Lim...... 228 Mr Baldwin on motion of Mr Stirling...... 181 Mr Bonson on motion of Dr Burns...... 253 Mr Bonson on motion of Mr McAdam...... 665 Mr Bonson on motion of Mrs Aagaard...... 211 Mr Bonson on motion of Ms Lawrie ...... 551 Mr Burke on motion of Dr Lim...... 529 Mr Burke on motion of Mr Dunham...... 669 Mr Burke on motion of Mr Elferink ...... 253 Mr Burke on motion of Ms Carney...... 661 Mr Burke on motion of Ms Carter ...... 225, 264, 423, 723 Mr Burke on motion of Ms Carter ...... 529 Mr Dunham on motion of Dr Lim ...... 299, 310 Mr Dunham on motion of Mr Baldwin...... 628 Mr Dunham on motion of Mr Elferink ...... 789 Mr Dunham on motion of Ms Carter ...... 211, 665 Mr Dunham on the motion of Ms Carney...... 733 Mr Elferink on motion of Mr Mills...... 789 Mr Elferink on motion of Ms Carney ...... 783 Mr Henderson on motion of Dr Toyne ...... 413 Mr Henderson on motion of Mr Stirling...... 782 Mr Kiely on motion of Mr Bonson ...... 693 Mr Kiely on motion of Mr Bonson ...... 551 Mr McAdam on motion of Mr Henderson...... 568, 706 Mr McAdam on motion of Mr Henderson...... 789

23 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 MOTIONS (Procedural) (cont) Extension of time (cont) Mr Mills on motion of Dr Lim...... 676 Mr Mills on motion of Mr Dunham...... 257 Mr Mills on motion of Mr Elferink...... 789 Mr Stirling on motion of Mr Henderson...... 264, 410, 677 Mr Stirling on motion of Mr Henderson...... 683 Mr Vatskalis on motion of Mr Henderson...... 789 Mr Wood on motion of Mr Baldwin...... 425 Mr Wood on motion of Mr Henderson...... 733 Mr Wood on motion of Ms Carter ...... 469 Mr Wood on the motion of Dr Lim ...... 430 Mr Wood on the motion of Dr Lim ...... 821 Mrs Aagaard on motion of Dr Burns ...... 574 Ms Carney on motion of Mr Elferink ...... 560 Ms Carney on motion of Mr Elferink ...... 783 Ms Carney on motion of Ms Carter ...... 665 Ms Carney on motion of Ms Carter ...... 750 Ms Carter on motion of Ms Carney ...... 698 Ms Lawrie on motion of Mr Henderson ...... 248, 310 Ms Lawrie on motion of Mr Vatskalis...... 545 Ms Lawrie on motion of Ms Scrymgour...... 777 Ms Scrymgour on motion of Dr Toyne...... 529 Ms Scrymgour on motion of Mrs Aagaard ...... 484 Ms Scrymgour on motion of Ms Lawrie...... 686 Leave denied Member for Nelson (Mr Wood) have leave to complete his speech...... 496 Leave denied Mr Mills to move an extension of time motion for Dr Lim during Matter of Public Importance debate...... 530 Leave denied Mr Reed to continue remarks on Auditor-General’s Report 2001/2002 Analysis of Treasurer’s Annual Financial Statement...... 371 Leave denied Mr Vatskalis to address Assembly re motion on duplication of Stuart Highway at Noonamah and Strauss Airstrip ...... 429 Leave denied Ms Carney to continue remarks at a later hour...... 820 Leave denied Ms Carney to move an extension of time motion for Mr Mills during Matter of Public Importance debate...... 530 Leave denied the Leader of the Opposition (Mr Burke) to continue his remarks at a later hour . 392 Leave denied the Member for Drysdale (Mr Dunham) to Table a letter addressed to Dr Burns as Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee...... 136 Leave denied to present Swimming Pool Safety Bill 2004 (Serial 206) without notice...... 525 Leave denied to refer Bill to select Committee (Mr Elferink) - Law Reform (Gender, Sexuality and De Facto Relationships) Bill 2003 (Serial 186)...... 491 Leave granted to Chief Minister to reply and close debate on motion noting Northern Territory Electoral Commission Annual Report 2003/2004 ...... 730 Member be no longer heard Drysdale (Mr Dunham) - moved (Mr Henderson), pursuant to Standing Order 70 [first time motion moved in Legislative Assembly]...... 211 November 2001 Mini-Budget, order of business (Mr Stirling) ...... 47 Recommittal of question of leave to present Swimming Pool Safety Bill 2004 (Serial 206) without notice, leave denied...... 525 Report progress Parks and Reserves (Framework for the Future) (Revival) Bill 2005 (Serial 278)...... 775 Ringing of the Bells on motion by Mr Henderson, 21 August 2003 ...... 457 Routine of Business 19 September 2002 (Mr Stirling)...... 215

24 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 MOTIONS (Procedural) (cont) Routine of Business re-arranged to permit Opposition response to the Budget 2003/2004 at 11am on Wednesday 28 May 2003 (Mr Henderson)...... 379 Routine of Business, order of proceedings for 17 September 2002 (Mr Stirling)...... 213 Suspension of Standing Orders Adjournment Debate, Member for Port Darwin (Ms Carter), by leave, Member for Port Darwin (Ms Carter) moved for Member for Arnhem (Mr Ah Kit ) to complete his speech. (Deputy Speaker – Mr Bonson in the Chair)...... 377 Allow Mr Burke to move a motion relating to events of Assembly occurring on 17 February 2005 between Member for Macdonnell and Member for Johnston - negatived and gagged by Mr Henderson ...... 780 Allow Mr Burke to move motion censuring the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure (Dr Burns) for his comments relating to events which occurred on 17 February 2005 - negatived and gagged by Mr Henderson ...... 780 Allow Mr Dunahm to Table a letter - negatived...... 136 Allow Mr Vatskalis to address Assembly re motion on duplication of Stuart Highway at Noonamah and Strauss Airstrip ...... 430 Allow Treasurer (Mr Stirling) to report on fiscal outcomes of meeting with Australian States Treasurers and Federal Treasurer...... 793 Censure Minister for Health (Dr Toyne) motion relating to health administration, in particular the Alice Springs Hospital (Mr Henderson)...... 620 Censure the Chief Minister re violence in Alice Springs (Dr Lim) ...... 352 Extension of time for Mr Bonson to complete speech moved Ms Lawrie...... 459 Extension of time for Mr McAdam to complete speech moved Ms Lawrie...... 459 Law Reform (Gender, Sexuality and De facto Relationships) Bill 2003 (Serial 186) be referred to a select committee (Mr Wood)...... 496 Law Reform (Gender, Sexuality and De Facto Relationships) Bill 2003 (Serial 186) refer Bill to select Committee – negatived (Mr Elferink)...... 491 Notice of motion to pass Classification of Publications, Films and Computer Games Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 34) ...... 98 Pass Bill through all stages Appropriation Bill 2004/2005 (Serial 234)...... 629 Classification of Publications, Films and Computer Games Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 34) ...... 111 Classification of Publications, Films and Computer Games Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 34) - Negatived, majority not present (Dr Toyne) ...... 88 Criminal Code Amendment (Child Abuse Material) Bill 2004 (Serial 253)...... 689 Criminal Code Amendment Bill (No. 4) 2001 (Serial 4) ...... 27 Financial Management Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 88)...... 214, 220 Firearms Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 158)...... 381 Information Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 157) ...... 380 Mining Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 63) ...... 162, 171 Motor Vehicles Amendment Bill 2001 (Serial 30) ...... 60 Northern Territory Aboriginal Sacred Sites Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 120)...... 262, 279 Northern Territory Employment and Training Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 220) ...... 631 Oil Refinery Agreement Ratification Act Repeal Bill 2002 (Serial 62)...... 162, 171 Parks and Reserves (Framework for the Future) (Revival) Bill 2005 (Serial 278)...... 743 Swimming Pool Fencing Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 168)...... 433 Swimming Pool Safety Bill 2004 (Serial 206)...... 561 Tanami Exploration Agreement Ratification Bill 2004 (Serial 242) ...... 654 Tobacco Control Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 161) ...... 382 Validation (Chief Magistrate) Bill 2001 (Serial 18) ...... 36 Work Health Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 55) ...... 136, 143

25 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 MOTIONS (Procedural) (cont) Pass eight Bills through all stages Appropriation Bill 2003/2004 (Serial 147), Financial Management Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 148), Taxation (Administration) Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 149), Stamp Duty Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 150), Pay-roll Tax Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 151), Mineral Royalty Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 152), First Home Owner Grant Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 153), and Motor Vehicle Amendment Act 2001 Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 154) ...... 382 Pass five Bills through all stages Taxation (Administration) Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 90), Stamp Duty Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002 (Serial 91), Debits Tax Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 92), and Mineral Royalty Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 93), and Pay-roll Tax Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002 (Serial 94)...... 214 Taxation (Administration) Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 90), Stamp Duty Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002 (Serial 91), Debits Tax Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 92), Mineral Royalty Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 93), and Pay-roll Tax Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002 (Serial 94) ...... 218 Pass four Bills through all stages Juvenile Justice Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2001 (Serial 5), Juvenile Justice (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2001 (Serial 6), Sentencing Amendment Bill (No. 3) 2001 (Serial 7), and Sentencing (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2001 (Serial 8)...... 25 Pass three Bills through all stages Criminal Code Amendment (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Bill 2002 (Serial 56); Bail Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 57) ...... 136 Criminal Code Amendment (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Bill 2002 (Serial 56), Bail Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 57), and Parole of Prisoners Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 58)...... 142 Soccer Football Pools Amendment Bill (Serial 223), Gaming Control Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 224) and Gaming Machine Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 225) (Mr Stirling).... 641 Pass two Bills through all stages Charles Darwin University Bill 2003 (Serial 169) and Menzies School of Health Research Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 170) ...... 433 Gaming Control Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 82) and Gaming Machine Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 83)...... 214, 220 Land Development Corporation Bill 2003 (Serial 155) and Trade Development Zone Act Repeal Bill 2003 (Serial 156),...... 383 Police Administration Amendment Bill 2001 (Serial 2) and Justices Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2001 (Serial 3)...... 28 Present Bill forthwith Swimming Pool Safety Bill 2004 (Serial 206)...... 525 Routine of Business of the Assembly being postponed until after consideration of a Matter of Public Importance, standing in name of (Mr Burke), pursuant to Standing Order 94 - denied ...... 680 Take five Bills together Auctioneers Act Repeal Bill 2002 (Serial 65), Auctioneers Act Repeal (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2002 (Serial 66), Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 67), Hotel-keepers Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 68) and Prices Regulation Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 69) ...... 167 Debits Tax Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 226), Mineral Royalty Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 227), Pay-roll Tax Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 228), Stamp Duty Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2004 (Serial 229) and Taxation (Administration) Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 230)...... 613

26 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 MOTIONS (Procedural) (cont) Take five Bills together (cont) Superannuation Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 113), Superannuation Guarantee (Safety Net) Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 114), Supreme Court (Judges Pensions) Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 115), Legislative Assembly Members’ Superannuation Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 116) and Administrators Pensions Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 117)..... 278 Taxation (Administration) Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 90) Stamp Duty Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002 (Serial 91) Debits Tax Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 92) Mineral Royalty Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 93) and Pay-roll Tax Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002 (Serial 94)...... 207 Take four Bills together Juvenile Justice Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2001 (Serial 5), Juvenile Justice (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2001 (Serial 6), Sentencing Amendment Bill (No. 3) 2001 (Serial 7), and Sentencing (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2001 (Serial 8)...... 18 Take six Bills together Taxation (Administration) Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 149), Stamp Duty Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 150), Pay-roll Tax Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 151), Mineral Royalty Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 152), First Home Owner Grant Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 153), Motor Vehicles Amendment Act 2001 Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 154) ...... 380 Take three Bills together Pay-roll Tax Amendment Bill 2005 (Serial 288), Taxation (Administration) Amendment Bill 2005 (Serial 289)...... 806 Criminal Code Amendment (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Bill 2002 (Serial 56), Bail Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 57), and Parole of Prisoners Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 58)...... 122 Information Bill 2002 (Serial 85), Health and Community Services Complaints Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 86) and Ombudsman (Northern Territory) Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 87) ...... 183 Public Order and Anti-Social Conduct Act Repeal Bill 2002 (Serial 50), Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 53), and Misuse of Drugs (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2002 (Serial 54)...... 122 Soccer Football Pools Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 223), Gaming Control Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 224) and Gaming Machine Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 225)...... 614 Take two Bills together Administration and Probate Amendment Bill 2001 (Serial 26) and Public Trustee Amendment Bill 2001 (Serial 27) ...... 58 AustralAsia Railway (Special Provisions) Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 184) and AustralAsia Railway (Third Party Access) Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 185)...... 480 Australian Crime Commission (Northern Territory) Bill 2004 (Serial 265) and Australian Crime Commission (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2004 (Serial 266) ...... 726 Bushfires Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 129) and Criminal Code Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 130)...... 325 Charles Darwin University Bill 2003 (Serial 169) and Menzies School of Health Research Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 170) ...... 432 Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 133) and Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2003 (Serial 134)...... 314 Criminal Code Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2003 (Serial 165) and Sentencing Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2003 (Serial 166) ...... 431 Criminal Property Forfeiture Bill 2002 (Serial 60) and the Criminal Property Forfeiture (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2002 (Serial 61) ...... 128 Cullen Bay Marina Amendment Bill 2001 (Serial 24) and Unit Titles Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2001 (Serial 25)...... 58

27 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 MOTIONS (Procedural) (cont) Take two Bills together Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail Transport) Bill 2003 (Serial 122) and Dangerous Goods Act 1998 Amendment Bill 2003 (Serial 123)...... 302, 307 (cont) Electoral Bill 2003 (Serial 195) and Electoral (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2003 (Serial 196)...... 509, 515 Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Bill 2001 (Serial 16) and Fines and Penalties (Recovery) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2001 (Serial 17) ...... 41 First Home Owner Grant Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 210) and Stamp Duty Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 211)...... 549, 554 Gaming Control Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 82) and Gaming Machine Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 83)...... 197 Government Owned Corporations Bill 2001 (Serial 21) and Power and Water Authority Amendment Bill 2001 (Serial 22) ...... 36 Land Development Corporation Bill 2003 (Serial 155) and Trade Development Zone Act Repeal Bill 2003 (Serial 156)...... 382 Legislative Assembly Members’ Superannuation Contributions Bill 2004 (Serial 256) and Legislative Assembly Members’ Superannuation Amendment (Scheme Closure) Bill 2004 (Serial 257)...... 712 Northern Territory Employment and Training Authority Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 71), and Northern Territory Employment and Training Authority (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2002 (Serial 72) ...... 169 Penalties Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 42) and Interpretation Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 43) ...... 96 Personal Injuries (Liabilities and Damages) Bill 2002 (Serial 108) and the Personal Injuries (Liabilities and Damages) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2002 (Serial 109) ...... 253 Police Administration Amendment Bill 2001 (Serial 2) and Justices Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2001 (Serial 3)...... 20 Racing and Betting Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 207) and Unlawful Betting Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 208)...... 548, 553 Remuneration Tribunal Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 236) and Magistrates Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 237) (Dr Toyne)...... 635 Small Claims Amendment Bill 2001 (Serial 11) and Local Court Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 12)...... 24 Swimming Pool Fencing Bill 2002 (Serial 106) and Swimming Pool Fencing (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2002 (Serial 107) ...... 253 Terrorism (Northern Territory) Request Bill 2003 (Serial 127) and Terrorism (Emergency Powers) Bill 2003 (Serial 128)...... 302 Trade Measurement Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 110) and Trade Measurement Administration Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 111) ...... 279 Uncollected Goods Bill 2004 (Serial 217) and Uncollected Goods (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2004 (Serial 218) ...... 577 Volatile Substance Abuse Prevention Bill 2004 (Serial 270) and Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill 2004 (Serial 271) ...... 734 Witness Protection (Northern Territory) Bill 2002 (Serial 37) and Police Administration Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 38) ...... 90 Youth Justice Bill 2005 (Serial 292) and Youth Justice (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2005 (Serial 293)...... 820 To allow Leader of the Opposition (Mr Burke) to seek leave to move a motion to continue my remarks at a later hour...... 392 To move a motion censuring the Member for Johnston (Dr Burns) for his comments on 17 February 2005 and the Chief Minister for failing to sack him as Minister for Transport and Infrastructure - negatived and gagged by Mr Henderson...... 782

28 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005

MOTIONS (Substantive) Access to potential constituents on Aboriginal Land Trust land (Mr Elferink) - Negatived...... 768 Active Participation in Sporting Activities – Note statement (Mr Ah Kit)...... 119 Alcohol restrictions trial on the sale of liquor in Alice Springs – Note statement (Mr Henderson)44 Alice Springs regional sittings of the Assembly programme (Mr Henderson)...... 765 Alternative industrial development sites in Darwin, assessment – Negatived (Mr Wood) ...... 320 Ansett collapse, impact on tourism – Note statement (Mr Stirling) ...... 39 Appropriation Bill 2003-2004 (Serial 147) and Budget Papers 2003/2004 be referred to the Estimates Committee for inquiry and report...... 385 Appropriation Bill 2003-2004 be referred to the Estimates Committee for inquiry and report (Mr Henderson)...... 381 Assessment of Organizational Effectiveness, Human Resource and Management Systems within the DEET Central Australian Office - Note...... 735 Assessment of Organizational Effectiveness, Human Resource and Management Systems within the DEET Central Australian Office, Report by Bandt, Gatter and Associates, dated June 2004 – Note (Mr Stirling) ...... 706 Auditor-General’s August 2001 Report to the Legislative Assembly - Note (Ms Martin) ...... 21, 66 Auditor-General’s August 2001 Report to the Legislative Assembly - Print (Ms Martin) ...... 21 Auditor-General’s August 2004 Report to the Legislative Assembly - Note (Ms Martin) . 649, 713, 714 Auditor-General’s August 2004 Report to the Legislative Assembly - Print (Ms Martin) ...... 649 Auditor-General’s February 2002 Report to the Legislative Assembly - Note (Mr Stirling). 89, 129 Auditor-General’s February 2002 Report to the Legislative Assembly - Print (Mr Stirling)...... 89 Auditor-General’s February 2003 Report to the Legislative Assembly (Paper 813) - Note ...... 317 Auditor-General’s February 2003 Report to the Legislative Assembly (Paper 813) - Print ...... 317 Auditor-General’s February 2005 Report to the Legislative Assembly - Note ...... 760, 794, 795 Auditor-General’s March 2004 Report to the Legislative Assembly - Note ...... 573, 603 Auditor-General’s March 2004 Report to the Legislative Assembly - Print ...... 573 Auditor-General’s November 2002 Report to the Legislative Assembly - Note (Ms Martin) ..... 269 Auditor-General’s November 2002 Report to the Legislative Assembly – Note (Ms Martin)..... 304 Auditor-General’s November 2002 Report to the Legislative Assembly - Print (Ms Martin) ..... 269 Auditor-General’s October 2003 Report to the Legislative Assembly - Note...... 465, 554 Auditor-General’s October 2003 Report to the Legislative Assembly - Print...... 465 Auditor-General’s Report to the Legislative Assembly – Examination of Contracts awarded by Government Agencies to Metis Consulting Pty Limited - Note ...... 752 Auditor-General’s Report to the Legislative Assembly – Examination of Contracts Awarded by Government Agencies to Metis Consulting Pty Limited, November 2004 - Note (Mr Stirling) ...... 724 Auditor-General’s Report to the Legislative Assembly – Examination of Contracts Awarded by Government Agencies to Metis Consulting Pty Limited, November 2004 - Print (Mr Stirling) ...... 724 Auditor-General’s Report to the Legislative Assembly on the analysis of the 2000/01 Treasurer’s Annual Financial Statement – Note paper ...... 49 Auditor-General’s Report to the Legislative Assembly on the Analysis of the 2000/01 Treasurer’s Annual Financial Statement - Note paper ...... 129 Auditor-General’s Report to the Legislative Assembly on the analysis of the 2000/01 Treasurer’s Annual Financial Statement - Print...... 49 Auditor-General’s Report to the Legislative Assembly on the Analysis of the 2001/2002 Treasurer’s Annual Financial Statement - Note...... 354, 371 Auditor-General’s Report to the Legislative Assembly on the Analysis of the 2001/2002 Treasurer’s Annual Financial Statement - Print...... 354 Auditor-General’s Report to the Legislative Assembly, Analysis of the 2002/2003 Treasurer’s Annual Financial Statement - Note...... 551, 572, 573 Auditor-General’s Report to the Legislative Assembly, Analysis of the 2002/2003 Treasurer’s Annual Financial Statement - Print...... 551

29 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 MOTIONS (Substantive) (cont) AustralAsia Railway from Alice Springs to Darwin – Note statement ...... 556 AustralAsia Railway from Alice Springs to Darwin, completion – Note statement...... 529 AustralAsia Trade Route Development - Note...... 760 Broadcast live or rebroadcast, with sound and vision, the presentation of the Budget 2002/2003 (Madam Speaker)...... 195 Broadcasting of Excerpts of Parliamentary Proceedings – Recision of Assembly Resolutions (Mr Stirling) ...... 205 Building Healthier Communities – 5 Year Framework for Health and Community Services - Note statement ...... 574 Building on the Territory's diversity - Note...... 753, 784 Building Safer Communities, 5 year framework for crime prevention and community safety – Note (Dr Toyne)...... 710 Building Stronger Regions, Stronger Futures - Note statement ...... 452 Building Territory Trade, delivering trade outcomes - Note ...... 542 Casuarina Coastal Reserve Management Plan - Note (Mr Elferink) ...... 232 Casuarina Coastal Reserve Management Plan, tabled on 14 August 2002 - Note paper (Mr Elferink)...... 206 Censure Member for Nhulunbuy, the former Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services and the Member for Wanguri, the current Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services re police numbers and crime levels (Mr Burke) - Negatived...... 264 Censure Minister for Parks and Wildlife (Mr Vatskalis) relating to the circumstances of the removal of the former CEO of the Department of Parks and Wildlife (Mr Burke) - Negatived ...... 154 Censure of Members for Katherine, Drysdale and Brennan re false information in 2001/2002 Territory Budget (Ms Martin)...... 43 Central Australia achievements and initiatives - Note statement (Ms Martin) ...... 781, 789 Child safety and welfare – Note (Ms Scrymgour)...... 665 Citizens Right of Reply to criticism made under parliamentary privilege - reference to Standing Orders Committee (Mr Henderson) ...... 702 Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Members, extension of time to report by Standing Orders Committee to February 2004 (Mr Henderson)...... 410 Commercial passenger vehicle industry – Note (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 269 Conservation and Natural Resources Management - Note statement (Mr Vatskalis)...... 193 Consumer Protection - Note statement (Dr Toyne) ...... 310 Cotton trial, Katherine - Proposed reference to Environment and Sustainable Development Committee (Mr Wood) - negatived...... 681 Crime Prevention - Note statement...... 560, 580 Crime Prevention Initiatives - Note statement (Dr Toyne)...... 206, 304, 317, 374, 376 Darwin City Waterfront Project - Note ...... 473 Defence expenditure, support to economy of the Northern Territory – Note statement (Mr Henderson)...... 228 Department of Health and Community Services inquiry by Public Accounts Committee, negatived (Ms Carter)...... 315, 324 Development and Vision for Central Australia and its people – Note (Ms Martin)..... 366, 370, 371 Development and Vision for Central Australia and its people – Note statement (Ms Martin)..... 354 Development of Opportunities for the Territory – Note statement (Ms Martin) ...... 318 Direction – Transfer of excess Allocations between Activities, pursuant to section 20(1)(a), signed Administrator, dated 5 June 2002 (Paper 398) - Note (Mr Wood)...... 162 Direction to the Northern Territory Development Consent Authority for NT Portion 3951, Petrick Road, Alice Springs, dated 10 March 2003 – Note ...... 368 Disallowance of Remuneration Tribunal Report and Determination No. 2 of 2001 – Ministers and Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly (Ms Martin) ...... 66 Discussion Paper No. 1 – Northern Territory Indigenous Affairs, An Examination of Structural Relationships in Indigenous Affairs and Indigenous Governance Within the Northern Territory by Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee – Note paper (Ms Scrymgour) ...... 212

30 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 MOTIONS (Substantive) (cont) Discussion Paper No. 1 – Northern Territory Indigenous Affairs, An Examination of Structural Relationships in Indigenous Affairs and Indigenous Governance Within the Northern Territory by Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee – Print (Ms Scrymgour) ...... 212 Disposal and storage of waste products by the Northern Territory Government institutions, referr matter to Sessional Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development (Ms Carter) ...... 675 Dissent from Acting Deputy Speaker’s ruling, Member for Macdonnell (Mr Elferink), withdrawal of word...... 473 Drug crime and seizure of property, houses, vehicles and bank accounts which are the proceeds of drug offences – Note statement (Dr Toyne)...... 130 East Arm to Glyde Point and Wickham Point industrial developments (Mr Wood)...... 231 East Timor Independence (Ms Martin)...... 127 East Timorese asylum seekers living in Darwin (Ms Martin) ...... 261 Economic Development Strategy - Note ...... 159, 180, 181, 186, 191, 192, 196 Economic Development Strategy for the Territory - Note statement (Ms Martin)...... 256 Education and training – Note (Mr Stirling)...... 674, 676 Efficacy of Establishing an Environmental Protection Agency in the Northern Territory, Volume I (Paper 1646), Written Submissions, Volume II (Paper 1647), and Hansard Transcripts of public meetings, Volume III (Paper 1648) - Print ...... 777 Efficacy of Establishing an Environmental Protection Agency in the Northern Territory, Volume I (Paper 1646), Written Submissions, Volume II (Paper 1647), and Hansard Transcripts of public meetings, Volume III by Sessional Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development Report No 2 (Paper 1648) - Note ...... 777, 821 Employment and Training progress Report 2003 and Agenda 2004 – Note statement...... 545 Employment and Training Strategy to 2005 – Note statement (Mr Stirling) ...... 181 Environment and Sustainable Development Committee, Sessional Committee - appoint Mr Wood (Mr Wood)...... 283 Environment and Sustainable Development Committee, Sessional Committee - establishment 27 November 2002, terms of reference (Dr Burns) ...... 263 Environment and Sustainable Development Committee, Sessional Committee, references Cane Toads and Environmental Protection Committee (Dr Burns)...... 262 Environmental, economic and community issues surrounding the cotton trial in Katherine (Mr Wood)...... 562 Estimates Committee Appointment ...... 198 review panel (Mr Burke)...... 224, 235 Terms of Reference...... 198 Estimates Committee 2002/2003, terms of reference - Note ...... 143 Estimates Committee 2003/2004, appointment and terms of operation (Mr Henderson) ...... 339 Estimates Committee and Government Owned Corporations Scrutiny Committee terms of reference 2004/2005 budget (Mr Henderson)...... 582, 592 Estimates Committee and Government Owned Corporations Scrutiny Committee, Terms of Reference (Mr Henderson) ...... 812 Estimates Committee operation 2003 (Mr Henderson) ...... 321 Estimates Committee, terms of reference 2004-2005 (Mr Henderson) ...... 602 Explanatory Memoranda to Bills (Mr Wood), proposed reference to Standing Orders Committee - negatived...... 681 Explanatory memorandum/statement signed off by the relevant Minister or Member with each Bill presented to the Assembly (Mr Wood)...... 601 Financial Management Act allocations to various Agencies (Papers 397 and 398) – Note, discharged motion (Mr Reed) ...... 317 Financial Management Act, Direction – Transfer of excess Allocations between Activities, pursuant to section 20(1)(a), signed Administrator, dated 5 June 2002 (Paper 398) - Note (Mr Reed)...... 229

31 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 MOTIONS (Substantive) (cont) Financial Management Act, Variation of Allocation to Activity, various Agencies, pursuant to section 23(1), signed Treasurer, dated 16 May 2002 (Paper 397) - Note (Mr Reed) ...... 229 Financial Management Act, Variation of Allocation to Activity, various Agencies, pursuant to section 23(1), signed Treasurer, dated 16 May 2002 (Paper 397) - Note (Mr Wood)...... 162 Food Industry Development - Note statement (Mr Vatskalis)...... 622 Four year terms of the Assembly, fixed (Mr Wood) ...... 427 Freedom of Information Bill, Discussion Draft - Note...... 106, 107 Gaming and poker machines in the community - proposed appointment of a Select Committee of the Assembly (Mr Mills) - negatived...... 684 Government Owned Corporations Scrutiny Committee 2003 (Mr Henderson) ...... 321 Government Owned Corporations Scrutiny Committee, appointment and terms of operation .... 336 Government Owned Corporations Scrutiny Committee, terms of reference (Mr Henderson) ..... 602 Greenhouse Gas Strategy for the Territory – Note statement (Dr Burns) ...... 308, 310 Health and Community Services agenda and framework for the next 5 years – Note statement . 529 Health and Community Services Promises by Government – Note (Mr Dunham)...... 72, 87 Health and education expenditure (Mr Burke) ...... 223, 232 Health Service Actions for 2002 – Note statement (Mrs Aagaard) ...... 76 Heritage legislation review - Note statement...... 487 HIH collapse, workers compensation liabilities (Mr Mills) ...... 151 HIH insurance collapse (Mr Mills)...... 162, 163 Home Territory 2010, Housing Needs - Note (Mr Ah Kit)...... 660 HOMENORTH Housing Scheme, loan assistance - Note statement (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 628 Horticulture industry in the Territory – Note statement ...... 465 House Committee Discharge Mr Dunham and appoint Mrs Miller...... 493 House Committee, appoint Ms Carter, Mr Dunham...... 28 House Committee, appointment of Madam Speaker, Ms Lawrie and Ms Scrymgour (Mr Stirling) ...... 11 House Committee, Member for Arafura (Ms Scrymgour) discharged, Member for Casuarina (Mr Vatskalis) appointed ...... 259 Illicit Drug use in the Territory - Note statement ...... 314, 317 Illicit Drug use in the Territory – Note statement (Mrs Aagaard) ...... 236, 248, 252, 257 Indigenous arts and culture – Note Statement (Ms Martin)...... 437 Indigenous Education – Note statement ...... 441, 476, 477 Indigenous education and employment initiatives – Note statement (Mr Stirling) ...... 92, 93 Indigenous initiatives in the Mining Sector (Paper 232) (Mr Henderson) ...... 93 Indigenous issues of violence, joblessness, health and education in Aboriginal Communities and the community at large – Note statement (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 111, 112 Indigenous people and the justice system in the Territory – Note statement (Dr Toyne) ...... 253 Industrial development in the Wickham Point area (Mr Wood)...... 192 Industrial development sites in the Darwin region along the proposed corridor from East Arm to Glyde Point (Mr Wood)...... 248 Industrial development sites in the Darwin region, alternatives of East Arm and Glyde Point (Mr Wood) ...... 192 Information and communications technology industry in the Territory – Note Statement (Dr Toyne) ...... 437 Information Bill – Note paper (Dr Toyne)...... 32 Information Paper No. 1 – Northern Territory Constitutional Development and Statehood, A Chronology of Events by Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee – Note paper (Ms Scrymgour) ...... 212 Information Paper No. 1 – Northern Territory Constitutional Development and Statehood, A Chronology of Events by Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee – Print (Ms Scrymgour) ...... 212 Inquiry into the NT Electricity Network Access Code, Final Report, April 2003 - Note ...... 473 Interim Report of the Select Committee on Substance Abuse in the Community - Note report .. 574 Itinerant issues in urban communities (Mr Elferink) - Negatived ...... 768

32 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 MOTIONS (Substantive) (cont) Leave denied to refer Bill to select Committee (Mr Elferink) - Law Reform (Gender, Sexuality and De Facto Relationships) Bill 2003 (Serial 186)...... 491 Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee Membership change, Mr Mills discharged and Mr Maley appointed in his stead, 30 November 2004 (Mr Burke) ...... 717 Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee Membership, Ms Scrymgour discharged and Mr McAdam appointed in her stead (Mr Henderson) ...... 419 Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Annual Report 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002 – Note paper (Ms Scrymgour) ...... 212 Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Annual Report 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002 – Print (Ms Scrymgour)...... 212 Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, appoint Mr Mills and Mr Elferink ...... 29 Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, appointment of members Ms Scrymgour, Mr Kiely and Mr Bonson (Mr Stirling) ...... 12 Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, reference on constitutional relationships (Dr Toyne) ...... 45 Litchfield Area Plan and zoning map (Mr Wood) negatived ...... 430 Litchfield Area Plan and zoning map negatived (Mr Wood) ...... 386 Litchfield Planning Concepts and Land Use Objectives – Note statement (Mr Vatskalis) .. 244, 376 Litter abatement and resource recovery strategy – Note Statement (Dr Burns) ...... 425 Low security correctional and rehabilitation centres (Mr Wood)...... 764 Mangrove protection in Darwin Harbour – Note statement ...... 469 Metis Consulting Pty Ltd and Banscott Pty Ltd - Certificates of Exemption (Mr Wood)...... 635 Metis Consulting Pty Ltd and Banscott Pty Ltd - Withdrawn (Mr Wood)...... 764 Metis Consulting Pty Ltd and Banscott Pty Ltd, contracts - proposed reference to Auditor-General for inquiry (Mr Wood) – consideration postponed...... 684 Mini Budget, November 2001 – Note statement (Ms Martin)...... 49, 56, 60, 67 Mining Industry in the Territory – Note (Mr Vatskalis)...... 706 Ministerial Reports, Sessional Order of the Assembly passed on 16 October 2001, be rescinded, new Sessional Order effective 27 November 2001 (Mr Stirling) ...... 48 Multiculturalism – Note statement...... 545 National DNA database, access to – Note statement (Mr Stirling) ...... 257 National Marine Conservation Park for Darwin Harbour (Mr Wood) ...... 191, 230, 231 Nitmiluk National Park Plan of Management and Nitmiluk National Park Summary of Public Representations 2002 - Note...... 211, 214, 376 Northern Territory Alcohol Framework, Interim Report - Note...... 580 Northern Territory Alcohol Framework, Interim Report dated February 2003 - Note...... 560 Northern Territory Auditor-General’s Office Strategic Review Report 2003 - Note...... 459, 473 Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 2003/2004 - Note...... 715, 730 Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 2003/2004 - Print...... 715 Northern Territory low security correctional and rehabilitation centres (Mr Wood) ...... 713 Northern Territory Parks and Reserves, initiatives – Note statement (Ms Martin) ...... 280 Northern Territory Parks Estate (Mr Mills)...... 674 Northern Territory Police Morale – Note (Mr Burke)...... 71, 82 Northern Territory Police, attacking drug related crime - Note...... 752, 753 Northern Territory Statehood Steering Committee membership and Speaker’s Determination No. 5 for sitting fees and allowances - Adopted (Mr McAdam) ...... 808 Northern Territory Statehood Steering Committee, Terms of Reference - Adopt (Mr McAdam) ...... 636, 648 Northern Territory Statehood Steering Committee, terms of reference adopted on 17 August 2004 - add new clause 5A (Mr McAdam) ...... 790, 794 Northern Territory Tourism Industry – Note (Ms Carney)...... 72, 84 Northern Territory Transport Plan - Note statement...... 453 November 2001 Mini-Budget - Note statement...... 125

33 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 MOTIONS (Substantive) (cont) NT Delegation to Indonesia in January 2002 and meeting with president Megawati Soekarnoputri and a number of senior her Ministers – Note statement (Ms Martin) ...... 107 NT Electricity Network Access Code, Final Report, April 2003 - Note ...... 372 O’Sullivan Report into Police Resources in the Northern Territory - Note statement 423, 425, 468, 469, 472, 473 Ombudsman for the Northern Territory, Administrative Actions of Government Authorities - Note ...... 796, 807, 808 Ombudsman for the Northern Territory, Administrative Actions of Government Authorities - Print (Ms Martin)...... 796 Ombudsman, 2000/2001 - Note...... 112, 125 Ombudsman, 2000/2001 - Print...... 112 Ombudsman, 2001/2002 - Note (Ms Martin) ...... 290, 344 Ombudsman, 2001/2002 - Print (Ms Martin) ...... 290 Ombudsman, 2002/2003 - Print (Mr Kiely) ...... 520 Ombudsman, 2003/2004 - Note...... 760, 795 Oncology and radiotherapy facility at Royal Darwin Hospital (Mr Wood) ...... 720, 767 Ordinary Business, Routine of – Order of the Assembly (Mr Stirling)...... 155, 166 Owston Nominees, proposed reference to Public Accounts Committee (Mr Wood) - negatived 685 Parliamentary fixed 4-year terms for elections of the Legislative Assembly ...... 386 Petition No.13, response, Tabled on 20 June 2002 relating to the Power Poles in Leonino Road and Reedbeds Road - Note (Mr Wood) ...... 171 Petrol Sniffing in Remote Northern Territory Communities by Select Committee on Substance Abuse in the Community, dated 14 October 2004 – Print (Mrs Aagaard)...... 715 Petrol Sniffing in Remote Northern Territory Communities, dated 14 October 2004, by Select Committee on Substance Abuse in the Community – Note (Mrs Aagaard) ...... 715 Plastic bag levy (Mr Wood)...... 295, 322 Police resources review (Mr Burke)...... 223, 233 Pool Fencing Schemes, costs (Mr Elferink) ...... 675 Population Growth Strategy Issues – Note (Ms Martin) ...... 187 Population Loss from Territory, negatived (Mr Burke) ...... 314, 323 Power and Water Authority Incorporation as a Government Owned Corporation - Note statement ...... 192, 410 Primary industry sector opportunities and new developments (Paper 374) (Mr Henderson)...... 138 Privileges Committee, appointment of members Mr Stirling, Dr Burns and Ms Lawrie (Mr Stirling)...... 11 Privileges Committee, Member for Karama (Ms Lawrie) discharged, Member for Stuart (Dr Toyne) appointed ...... 259 Privileges Committtee, appoint Mr Burke and Mr Maley ...... 28 Procurement Reform - Note statement ...... 406, 440, 486, 487 Public Accounts Committee - Estimates Committee Process, consideration of 2002/2003 Budget, Reference (Mr Stirling)...... 147 Public Accounts Committee reference re prosecution of Owston Nominees No. 2, and Warren Anderson for mistreatment of animals on Tipperary Station...... 668 Public Accounts Committee Report for the Year ended 30 June 2001, dated October 2001 – Note (Dr Burns)...... 67 Public Accounts Committee Report for the Year ended 30 June 2001, dated October 2001 – Print (Dr Burns)...... 67 Public Accounts Committee Report on Termination Payments for CEOs and ECOs, Report Number 42, dated February 2004 - Note ...... 568, 588 Public Accounts Committee Report on Termination Payments for CEOs and ECOs, Report Number 42, dated February 2004 - Print ...... 568 Public Accounts Committee Report on the Establishment of an Estimates Committee process within the Northern Territory Parliament - Note (Dr Burns)...... 177 Public Accounts Committee Report on the establishment of an Estimates Committee process within the Northern Territory Parliament – Note (Dr Burns) discharged by (Mr Henderson) 343

34 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 MOTIONS (Substantive) (cont) Public Accounts Committee Report on the Establishment of an Estimates Committee process within the Northern Territory Parliament - Print (Dr Burns)...... 177 Public Accounts Committee, 2000/2001 - Note report...... 123 Public Accounts Committee, 2001/2002 - Note ...... 291, 415 Public Accounts Committee, 2001/2002 - Print ...... 291 Public Accounts Committee, 2002/2003 - Note ...... 519, 541 Public Accounts Committee, 2002/2003 - Print ...... 519 Public Accounts Committee, 2003/2004 - Note ...... 705, 769, 788 Public Accounts Committee, 2003/2004 - Print ...... 705 Public Accounts Committee, appoint Mr Dunham and Dr Lim ...... 29 Public Accounts Committee, appointment of members Dr Burns, Mr Kiely and Mr McAdam (Mr Stirling)...... 11 Public Accounts Committee, discharge Mr McAdam and appoint Mr Bonson in his stead (Mr Henderson)...... 419 Public Accounts Committee, Member for Johnston (Dr Burns) discharged, Member for Karama (Ms Lawrie) appointed...... 259 Public Accounts Committee, reference, Accuracy of the Budget Data published in the 2001/02 Budget Papers with respect to both the estimated outcome for 2000/01 and the Budget for 2001/02 (Ms Martin)...... 44 Public Accounts Committee’s Report of the Inquiry into the Accuracy of the Budget Data published in the 2001/02 Budget Papers with respect to both the estimated outcome for 2000/01 and the Budget for 2001/02, dated May 2002 - Note report (Dr Burns)...... 135, 138, 141, 142 Public Accounts Committee’s Report of the Inquiry into the Accuracy of the Budget Data published in the 2001/02 Budget Papers with respect to both the estimated outcome for 2000/01 and the Budget for 2001/02, dated May 2002 (Paper 366) - Print (Dr Burns) ...... 135 Public liability insurance (Mr Burke) ...... 156, 163 Public Sector Agency arrangements as a result of a reduction of government Agencies from 35 to 18 - Note (Ms Martin)...... 99 Recision of Assembly Resolutions on Broadcasting of Excerpts of Parliamentary Proceedings (Mr Stirling) ...... 205 Recreational Anglers and Commercial Fishing – Note (Mr Baldwin) ...... 71, 85 Regional Sittings program, Alice Springs - Mr Henderson)...... 771 Regional Sittings, Alice Springs (Mr Henderson)...... 321 Remuneration Tribunal Determination No. 1 of 2004, Members of the Legislative Assembly, Members of the Executive Council or Ministers of the Territory - Note...... 730, 752 Remuneration Tribunal Determination No. 1 of 2004, Members of the Legislative Assembly, Members of the Executive Council or Ministers of the Territory - Print...... 730 Remuneration Tribunal Report and Determination No. 1 of 2002 – Ministers and Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly – Note (Ms Martin)...... 210 Remuneration Tribunal Report and Determination No. 1 of 2002 – Ministers and Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly – Print (Ms Martin)...... 210 Remuneration Tribunal Report and Determination No. 1 of 2002, Ministers and Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly – Note (Ms Martin)...... 304 Remuneration Tribunal Report and Determination No. 1 of 2003 - Note ...... 512, 561 Remuneration Tribunal Report and Determination No. 2 of 2001 – Ministers and Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly - Note (Ms Martin) ...... 57, 66 Remuneration Tribunal Report and Determination No. 2 of 2001 – Ministers and Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly - Print (Ms Martin) ...... 57 Remuneration Tribunal Report and Determination No. 2 of 2002 - Ministers and Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly - Note (Ms Martin) ...... 269, 304 Remuneration Tribunal Report and Determination No. 2 of 2002 - Ministers and Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly - Print (Ms Martin) ...... 269 Remuneration Tribunal Report and Recommendation No. 2 of 2004, Statutory Bodies – Note (Ms Martin)...... 664, 698 Remuneration Tribunal Report and Recommendation No. 2 of 2004, Statutory Bodies – Print (Ms Martin)...... 664

35 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 MOTIONS (Substantive) (cont) Renewable Energy Sources – Note statement (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 119 Roads Program 2004/2005, employment creation (Dr Burns) ...... 668, 669 Routine of Business in respect of the regional sitting of the Assembly in Alice Springs (Mr Henderson)...... 329 Select Committee inquire into and review distribution and operation of electronic gaming machines in the Northern Territory - Appoint (Mr Mills) ...... 645 Select Committee on Substance Abuse in the Community Discharge Mr Maley and appoint Mrs Miller, 17 February 2004...... 524 Select Committee on Substance Abuse in the Community, amendment of terms of reference (Mr Stirling) ...... 48, 57 Select Committee on Substance Abuse in the Community, appoint Ms Carter and Dr Lim ...... 29 Select Committee on Substance Abuse in the Community, Discharge Ms Scrymgour and appoint Mrs Aagaard, 17 February 2004...... 524 Select Committee on Substance Abuse in the Community, Interim Report February 2003 - Note (Ms Scrymgour)...... 344 Select Committee on Substance Abuse in the Community, Interim Report February 2003 - Print (Ms Scrymgour)...... 344 Select Committee on Substance Abuse in the Community, terms of reference and appointment of members Dr Burns, Ms Scrymgour, Mr McAdam, and Mr Wood (Mr Stirling)...... 12 Select Committee to investigate possible changes to the Sentencing Act (Mr Wood)...... 424, 430 Sessional Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development Cane Toads Report – Note...... 488, 603 Cane Toads Report – Print...... 488 Interim Report on Issues associated with the progressive entry of Cane Toads into the Northern Territory – Note Report (Ms Lawrie)...... 459 Sessional Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development – appoint Ms Lawrie, Mr McAdam and Mr Bonson (Dr Burns) ...... 278 Sessional Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development - establishment 27 November 2002, terms of reference (Dr Burns) ...... 274, 276 Sessional Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development – References, cane toads and Environmental Protection Agency (Dr Burns)...... 277 Sessional Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development, appoint Mr Baldwin and Mr Dunham (Mr Burke)...... 278 Sessional Orders, Adjournment of Assembly (Mr Stirling) ...... 8 Sessional Orders, Broadcast and Rebroadcast of Assembly Proceedings (Mr Stirling)...... 10 Sessional Orders, Ministerial Reports (Mr Stirling)...... 8 Sessional Orders, Programming of Questions (Mr Stirling)...... 8 Sessional Orders, Routine of Business (Mr Stirling)...... 8 Sessional Orders, Speech Time Limits (Mr Stirling)...... 9 Standing Committees, amendment to terms of reference - reference to previous records of similar committees (Mr Stirling)...... 23, 32 Standing Orders Committee appoint Dr Lim and Ms Carter...... 29 Appoint Mr Elferink ...... 493 appoint Mr Henderson and discharge Mr Stirling (Mr Henderson)...... 278 appointment of members Madam Speaker, Mr Stirling Dr Burns and Mr Bonson (Mr Stirling) ...... 12 discharge (Ms Carter), appoint (Mr Reed)...... 256 Draft Members’ Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards and Draft Amendments to the Legislative Assembly (Register of Members’ Interests) Act, Third Report - Print...... 568 Estimates Committee review panel reference (Mr Burke) amended (Mr Stirling) ...... 235 Extension of time to report until June 2003, Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards reference (Mr Henderson)...... 330 Extension of time until February 2003 to report to the Assembly on the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards reference provided to the Committee on 20 June 2002 (Mr Stirling) .... 256

36 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 MOTIONS (Substantive) (cont) Extension of time until June 2003 to report on the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards reference provided to the Committee on 20 June 2002 (Mr Henderson)...... 321 Fourth Report of the 9th Assembly relating to video conferencing, Amendments to motions, Explanatory Statements to Bills and Procedural options dealing with allegations against non- Members - Adopt ...... 777, 821 Fourth Report of the 9th Assembly relating to video conferencing, Amendments to motions, Explanatory Statements to Bills and Procedural options dealing with allegations against non- Members - Print...... 777 reference for inquiry and report on Draft Legislative Assembly (Register of Members’ Interests) Act, amendments (Paper 432) and Draft Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Members (Paper 431) (Ms Martin) ...... 177 Reference, Question time operation, negatived (Mr Wood)...... 295, 320, 322 Report for review and identification of options for enhancement of the Estimates Committee process, February 2003 – Adopt report (Mr Henderson)...... 304 Report for review and identification of options for enhancement of the Estimates Committee process, February 2003 – Print (Mr Henderson)...... 304 Second Report, June 2003 – Adopt Report and recommendations (Mr Henderson)...... 415 Second Report, June 2003 (Paper 944) – Print (Mr Henderson) ...... 415 Third Report of the 9TH Assembly – Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards and Amendments to the Legislative Assembly (Register of Members’ Interests) Act – Adopt report...... 568, 579 Standing Orders Committee, Second Report, June 2003 – Adopt Report and recommendations (Mr Henderson)...... 452 Statement of Corporate Intent 2003/2004 for the Power and Water Authority – Referred to Government Owned Corporations Committee - Note ...... 387 Statement of Corporate Intent 2004/2005 for PowerWater (Paper 1309) – referred to Government Owned Corporations Scrutiny Committee for examination and report (Mr Stirling)...... 617 Stolen generation, separation of families (Ms Martin) ...... 31, 38 Stuart Highway duplication between Noonamah and Cox Peninsula Road (Mr Wood)...... 386 Stuart Highway duplication, Noonamah and Strauss Airstrip (Mr Wood)...... 427, 429 Subordinate Legislation and Publications Committee, appoint Ms Carney and Mr Maley...... 29 Subordinate Legislation and Publications Committee, appointment of members Ms Scrymgour, Mr Kiely, and Ms Lawrie (Mr Stirling)...... 12 Subordinate Legislation and Tabled Papers Committee Discharge Ms Scrymgour and appoint Mrs Aagaard, 17 February 2004...... 524 Substance Abuse Committee Discharge Dr Lim and appoint Mr Maley...... 493 Substance Abuse in the Community Committee, Member for Johnston (Dr Burns) discharged, Member for Sanderson (Mr Kiely) be appointed...... 259 Suspension of sitting, sitting of the Assembly be suspended from 6pm until 7.30pm on Wednesday 30 April 2003 (Mr Henderson) ...... 366 Swimming pool fencing schemes, costs - proposed reference to the Public Accounts Committee (Mr Elferink) - negatived...... 685 Swimming pool fencing, employee malpractice (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 606 Telecommunications and information technologies to foster social and economic development of remote communities – Note statement (Dr Toyne)...... 112 Territory Parks - proposed appointment of parliamentary select committee (Mr Wood) - Negatived ...... 769 Territory parks estate transfer to Land Councils (Mr Mills) - negatived...... 685 Territory Parks handover (Mr Burke) - Negatived ...... 768 Territory tourism and its position in the international tourist market - Note (Mr Henderson) ..... 100 Territory wide personal injuries accident insurance scheme – Reference to Select Committee (Mr Burke) ...... 156, 165 Terrorism in United States and appreciation of Australian Defence Force (Ms Martin)...... 21 Terrorism in United States of America (Mr Burke)...... 7 Terrorism in United States on 11 September 2001 – Notice (Mr Burke)...... 17 The New Face of Indigenous Health – Note statement (Mrs Aagaard)...... 132, 133

37 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 MOTIONS (Substantive) (cont) Timor Sea gas being brought onshore for processing in Darwin - Note statement ...... 125 Timor Sea gas fields, development opportunities - Note (Ms Martin) ...... 649, 650 Tourism, February 2004 – Note statement ...... 568 Training and education sectors – Note statement (Mr Stirling)...... 28 Treasurer’s Annual Financial Report 2001/2002 - Note ...... 344 Treasurer’s Annual Financial Report 2001/2002 and addendum – Part 9 – Debt and employee liabilities, page 140 - Note (Mr Stirling)...... 290 Treasurer’s Annual Financial Report 2002/2003 - Note paper...... 487, 541 Treasurer’s Annual Financial Report 2003/2004 - Note ...... 723 Treasurer’s Annual Financial Report for the year ended 30 June 2004 - Note (Mr Stirling)...... 715 Treasurer’s Annual Financial Statement 2000-01 – Note paper...... 32 Treasurer’s Mid –Year Report 2002/2003 on the fiscal outlook for the Northern Territory – Note paper ...... 551 Treasurer’s Mid-Year Report 2002/2003 - Note (Mr Stirling)...... 308, 344 Treasurer’s Mid-Year Report 2003/2004 - Note ...... 574 Treasurer’s Mid-Year Report 2004/2005 - Note ...... 749 Treasurer's report on fiscal outcomes of meeting with Australian States Treasurers and Federal Treasurer - Note statement (Mr Stirling) ...... 794 United Nations Resolution 1441 (Ms Martin) ...... 294, 297 Violence against Aboriginal women – Note (Mrs Braham) ...... 71, 83 Vision for a stronger Territory and better opportunities for all citizens – Note statement (Ms Martin) ...... 76 Waste products disposal by government – proposed reference to Sessional Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development (Ms Carter) – motion negatived...... 686 Waterfront Development, Darwin Harbour (Mr Burke)...... 767 Work Health – Note statement (Mr Stirling)...... 151 Work Life Balance in Public Sector – Note (Mr Stirling)...... 698 Yugal Mangi Community Government Council, Report on dismissal - Note...... 383 Yugul Mangi Community Government Council, report of dismissal pursuant to section 264(5) of the Local Government Act ...... 405

NEXT MEETING 12 August 2003 (Mr Henderson)...... 419 26 February 2002...... 65 27 June 2003...... 410 Adjourn until 7pm on Thursday 19 September 2002 (Mr Stirling)...... 215 Friday 25 June 2004 (Mr Henderson)...... 629 Tuesday 13 August 2002 ...... 171 Tuesday 14 June 2005 (Mr Henderson) ...... 822 Tuesday 14 May 2002 ...... 112 Tuesday 15 June 2004 at 10 am (Mr Henderson)...... 617 Tuesday 17 August 2004 (Mr Henderson) ...... 645 Tuesday 17 June 2003 at 10am (Mr Henderson)...... 388 Tuesday 17th September 2002 at 9am (Mr Stirling) ...... 210 Tuesday 18 June 2002 at 10am...... 151 Tuesday 18 May 2004 at 10 am (Mr Henderson)...... 583 Tuesday 18th February 2003 (Mr Henderson) ...... 290 Tuesday 22 March 2005 at 9.30am at the Alice Springs Convention Centre (Mr Henderson) .... 778 Tuesday 25 November 2003 at 10.00am ...... 487 Tuesday 26 November 2002...... 255 Tuesday 27 May 2003 at 10am, Darwin (Mr Henderson)...... 371 Tuesday 29 April 2003 at 10am at the Alice Springs Convention Centre (Mr Henderson) ...... 329 Tuesday 30 November 2004 (Mr Henderson)...... 715 Tuesday 5 October 2004 at 10 am (Mr Henderson) ...... 677 Tuesday 7th October 2003 at 10am (Mr Henderson) ...... 459 Tuesday 8 October 2002 at 10am ...... 220 Tuesday 8th February 2005 at 10am (Mr henderson)...... 735 Tuesday, 3 May 2005 at 10am (Mr Henderson)...... 796

38 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 NEXT SITTING DAY commencement at 4pm Tuesday 15 February 2005 (Mr Henderson) ...... 753

NOTICE APPOINTING TIME FOR FIRST SESSION Dated 27 September 2001 (Paper 1)...... 1

NOTICES AMENDED Stolen generation (Ms Martin)...... 36

OFFICE HOLDERS Government Whip, (Mr McAdam)...... 5 Leader of Government Business (Mr Stirling) ...... 5

ORDER OF BUSINESS Appropriation Bill 2004-2005 (Serial 234) presentation (Mr Henderson) ...... 591 Sittings day following Estimates Committee hearings, Routine of Business, 27 June 2003...... 410

PAPERS TABLED Aboriginal Mining and Enterprise Taskforce 2000/01 (Paper 233) (Mr Henderson) ...... 93 Access Economics Budget Monitor No 52, Chapter 12 – fiscal Transparency, the State and Territory budget in context (Paper 338) (Ms Martin)...... 129 Across Government Review of Procurement, August 2002, Northern Territory Treasury (Paper 935) (Mr Henderson)...... 407 Actuarial Review of the Northern Territory Government and Public Authorities Superannuation Scheme as at 30 June 2001 (Paper 195)...... 76 Actuarial Review of the Northern Territory Government and Public Authorities Superannuation Scheme, as at 30 June 2004 (Paper 1476)...... 693 Acute Services, Renal Services at Royal Darwin Hospital, Tennant Creek and Alice Springs Hospital, Information Act papers release (Paper 1194) (Ms Carter) ...... 529 Administrative Arrangements Order, Gazette S24, dated 15 December 2003 (Paper 1178) (Ms Martin)...... 522 Administrative Arrangements, Opposition portfolio responsibilities, effective 7 February 2005 (Paper 1653)...... 741 Administrator's speech...... 14 ADRail, awarded Procurement Packages, dated Tuesday 30 April 2002 (Paper 326) (Mr Henderson)...... 121 Advertisement, Delivering for Today Investing for Tomorrow, NT News, August 2002 (Paper 630) (Mr Burke) ...... 233 Advertisement, Jane Aagaard Minister for Health and Community Services, Northern Territory News, dated 12 May 2002 (Paper 328) (Ms Carter)...... 124 Advertisement, Job vacancy for Senior Maintenance Officer, Power and Water Authority, Northern Territory News (Paper 475) (Mr Wood) ...... 193 Advertisement, Moving in the Right Direction by Alice Springs Town Council (Paper 335) (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 127 Advertising Guidelines for Ministers and the Leader of the Opposition by Department of the Chief Minister (Paper 1501) (Ms Martin)...... 709 Advertising rates, The Daily Telegraph, Display advertisement rates 2002 (Paper 509) (Mr Reed) ...... 207 AFANT supports new possession limits – Media Release, 15 October 2001 (Paper 55) (Dr Toyne) ...... 26 Agenda of Ministerial meeting with Northern Territory Prison Officers Association, dated 23 January 2002 (Paper 170) (Mr Maley)...... 73

39 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PAPERS TABLED (cont) Agreements Casino Operators Agreement, Between Hon. S J Stirling, Minister for Racing, Gaming and Licensing and Ford Dynasty PTY LTD, dated 29 March 2004 (Paper 1262) ...... 588 Internet Gaming Operators Agreement, Variation Agreement, Between Hon. Paul Raymond Henderson, Minister for Racing, Gaming and Licensing and Lasseters Casino PTY LTD, dated 18 October 2001 (Paper 97) ...... 46 Alcohol Education in Schools, extract from International Handbook of Alcohol Dependence and Problems, Chapter 40, (Paper 660) (Dr Burns)...... 258 Alcohol measures in Alice Springs, Alice in Ten Substance Misuse Working Group by Northern Territory Licensing Commission (Paper 103) (Dr Lim) ...... 45 Alcohol Treatment Programs in Darwin, Report by Rhys Michie, 7 July 2002 (Paper 504) (Dr Burns) ...... 203 Alice Springs Masters Games Entry Form, 16 to 23 October 2004 (Paper 1214) (Mr Ah Kit) ... 551 Alice Springs Post Sittings Report (Paper 945) (Mrs Braham) ...... 415 Alice Springs Sittings – Cost Details (Paper 945) (Mr Braham)...... 415 Alice Springs Sittings Statement (Paper 945) (Mrs Braham)...... 415 Transcript of interviews; Monday 4 March 2002 6.30pm Channel 8...... 99 Anmatjere Regional Development Plan (Paper 1155) (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 509 Annual Reports Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority, (12th) 2000/2001 (Paper 136) ...... 53 Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority, 2001/2002 (Paper 780) ...... 299 Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority, 2002/2003 (Paper 1183) ...... 531 Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority, 2003/2004 (Paper 1548) ...... 724 Anti-Discrimination Commission, 2000/2001 (Paper 14) ...... 15 Anti-Discrimination Commission, 2001/2002 (Paper 682) ...... 270 Arts and Museums, 2000/2001 (Paper 240) ...... 100 Auditor-General to the Legislative Assembly, August 2001 Report (Paper 41) (Madam Speaker) ...... 21 Auditor-General’s August 2004 Report to the Legislative Assembly (Paper 1419)...... 649 Auditor-General’s February 2002 Report to the Legislative Assembly (Paper 228) (Madam Speaker) ...... 89 Auditor-General’s March 2004 Report to the Legislative Assembly (Paper 1255) (Mrs Braham) ...... 573 Auditor-General’s October 2003 Report to the Legislative Assembly (Paper 1052) (Ms Martin) ...... 465 Auditor-General’s Report to the Legislative Assembly on the analysis of the 2000/01 Treasurer’s Annual Financial Statement. (Paper 106) ...... 49 Auditor-General’s Report to the Legislative Assembly on the Analysis of the 2001/2002 Treasurer’s Annual Financial Statement (Paper 893) (Mr Wood)...... 354 AustralAsia Railway Corporation, 2000/2001 (Paper 159)...... 67 AustralAsia Railway Corporation, 2001/2002 (Paper 738)...... 291 AustralAsia Railway Corporation, 2002/2003 (Paper 1161)...... 520 AustralAsia Railway Corporation, 2003/2004 (Paper 1576)...... 736 Australian Crime Commission 2002/2003 (Paper 1326)...... 622 Australian Crime Commission, 2003/2004 (Paper 1587)...... 741 Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education Annual Report 2000 - Financial Statement inclusive of Notes 1, 2 and 28 (Paper 380) (Mr Stirling)...... 151 Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education, 2000 (Paper 89) ...... 46 Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education, 2001 (Paper 451) ...... 181 Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education, 2002 (Paper 993) ...... 426 Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education, 2003 (Paper 1433) ...... 665 Centralian College, 2000 and 1 January 2000 to 30 June 2001 (Interim) (Paper 72)...... 39 Centralian College, 2001/2002 (Paper 636)...... 245 Centralian College, 2002/2003 (Paper 1227)...... 569 Charles Darwin University, 2003 (Paper 1434)...... 665

40 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PAPERS TABLED (cont) Annual Reports (cont) Coburg Peninsula Sanctuary & Marine Park Board, 2001/2002 (Paper 909)...... 377 Commercial Passenger Vehicle Board 2003 (Paper 1054)...... 466 Commercial Passenger Vehicle Board, 2003/2004 (Paper 1458)...... 687 Community Development, Sport and Cultural Affairs 2002/2003 (Paper 1136) ...... 505 Community Visitor Program Northern Territory, 2003/2004 (Paper 1549) ...... 724 Community Visitor Program, Northern Territory 2002/2003 (Paper 1085) ...... 478 Community Visitor Program, Northern Territory, 2001/2002 (Paper 721) ...... 281 Darwin Port Corporation Annual Report 2000/2001, Financial Statement, pages 43 to 66, corrections (Paper 424) ...... 172 Darwin Port Corporation, 2000/2001 (Paper 152)...... 67 Darwin Port Corporation, 2001/2002 (Paper 681)...... 270 Darwin Port Corporation, 2002/2003 (Paper 1159)...... 520 Darwin Port Corporation, 2003/2004 (Paper 1562)...... 730 Department of Asian Relations and Trade, 2000/2001 (Paper 36) ...... 21 Department of Business, Industry and Resource Development, 2001/2002 (Paper 647)...... 258 Department of Business, Industry and Resource Development, 2003/2004 (Paper 1496)...... 710 Department of Business, Industry and Resource Development, Strengthening Economic Development in the Northern Territory, 2002/2003 (Paper 1099)...... 488 Department of Community Development, Sport and Cultural Affairs, 2001/2002 (Paper 731) ...... 291 Department of Community Development, Sport and Cultural Affairs, 2003/2004 (Paper 1577) ...... 736 Department of Corporate and Information Services, 2000/2001 (Paper 87) ...... 46 Department of Corporate and Information Services, 2001/2002 (Paper 740) ...... 291 Department of Corporate and Information Services, 2002/2003 - Corrigendum page 128 to Auditor-General’s Report to the Minister for Corporate and Information Services, Government Printing Office, year ended 30 June 2003 (Paper 1243) ...... 575 Department of Corporate and Information Services, 2002/2003 (Paper 1158) ...... 520 Department of Corporate and Information Services, 2003/2004 (Paper 1579) ...... 736 Department of Employment, Education and Training, 2001/2002 (Paper 685) ...... 270 Department of Employment, Education and Training, 2002/2003 (Paper 1103) ...... 488 Department of Employment, Education and Training, 2003/2004 (Paper 1466) ...... 687 Department of Health and Community Services, 2001/2002 (Paper 645)...... 258 Department of Health and Community Services, 2002/2003 (Paper 1119)...... 488 Department of Health and Community Services, 2003/2004 (Paper 1511)...... 715 Department of Health and Community Services, 2003/2004 Corrigendum, page 165 (Paper 1580)...... 736 Department of Industries and Business, 2000/2001 (Paper 133)...... 53 Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment, 2001/2002 (Paper 732) ...... 291 Department of Justice, 2001/2002 (Paper 656)...... 258 Department of Justice, 2002/2003 (Paper 1107)...... 488 Department of Justice, 2003/2004 (Paper 1519)...... 716 Department of Local Government, 2000/2001 (Paper 35) ...... 21 Department of Mines and Energy, 2000/2001 (Paper 96) ...... 46 Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries, 2000/2001 (Paper 91) ...... 46 Department of Sport and Recreation, 2000/2001 (Paper 33)...... 21 Department of the Chief Minister, 2000/2001 (Paper 142) ...... 61 Department of the Chief Minister, 2001/2002 (Paper 655) ...... 258 Department of the Chief Minister, 2002/2003 (Paper 1113) ...... 488 Department of the Chief Minister, 2003/2004 (Paper 1517) ...... 716 Department of the Legislative Assembly, 2000/2001 (Paper 162) ...... 67 Department of the Legislative Assembly, 2001/2002 (Paper 654) ...... 258 Department of the Legislative Assembly, 2002/2003 (Paper 1170) ...... 520 Department of the Legislative Assembly, 2003/2004 (Paper 1578) ...... 736

41 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PAPERS TABLED (cont) Annual Reports (cont) Department of Transport and Works, 2000/2001 (Paper 158) ...... 67 Desert Knowledge Australia, 2003/2004 (Paper 1529) ...... 716 Director of Public Prosecutions, 2000/2001 (Paper 16) ...... 15 Director of Public Prosecutions, 2001/2002 (Paper 646) ...... 258 Director of Public Prosecutions, 2002/2003 (Paper 1109) ...... 488 Director of Public Prosecutions, 2003/2004 (Paper 1518) ...... 716 Education Advisory Committee, 2001 (Paper 609) ...... 228 Environment Report, Supplement to the Power and Water Authority Annual Report, 2000/2001 (Paper 130)...... 53 Garig Gunak Barlu National Park, Coburg Peninsula Sanctuary and Marine Park Board, 2000/2001 (Paper 333)...... 130 Gove District Hospital Management Board, 2001/2002 (Paper 652)...... 258 Health and Community Services and Complaints Commission, 2001/2002 (Paper 734)...... 291 Health and Community Services Complaints Commission, 2000/2001 (Paper 125) ...... 54 Health and Community Services Complaints Commission, 2002/2003 (Paper 1163) ...... 520 Health and Community Services Complaints Commission, 2003/2004 (Paper 1546) ...... 724 Heritage Advisory Council (Twelfth Annual Report), 2002/2003 (Paper 1162)...... 520 Heritage Advisory Council, (Thirteenth), 2003/2004 (Paper 1560) ...... 730 Heritage Advisory Council, 2000/2001 (Paper 395) ...... 160 Heritage Advisory Council, 2001/2002 (Paper 1104) ...... 488 Jabiru Town Council, 2000/2001 (Paper 408)...... 167 Jabiru Town Council, 2001/2002 (Paper 861)...... 355 Jabiru Town Council, 2002/2003 (Paper 1246)...... 575 Jabiru Town Development Authority, 2000/2001 (Paper 409)...... 167 Jabiru Town Development Authority, 2001/2002 (Paper 808)...... 318 Jabiru Town Development Authority, 2002/2003 (Paper 1245)...... 575 Juvenile Justice Board of Management, Northern Region, 2000/2001 (Paper 12)...... 15 Juvenile Justice Board of Management, Northern Region, 2001/2002 (Paper 635)...... 245 Juvenile Justice Board of Management, Northern Region, 2002/2003 (Paper 1106)...... 488 Juvenile Justice Board of Management, Northern Region, 2003/2004 (Paper 1481)...... 699 Juvenile Justice Board of Management, Southern Region, 2000/2001 (Paper 13)...... 15 Juvenile Justice Board of Management, Southern Region, 2001/2002 (Paper 634)...... 245 Juvenile Justice Board of Management, Southern Region, 2002/2003 (Paper 1105)...... 488 Juvenile Justice Board of Management, Southern Region, 2003/2004 (Paper 1482)...... 699 Katherine Hospital Management Board, 2001/2002 (Paper 649)...... 258 Katherine Hospital Management Board, 2003/2004 (Paper 1512)...... 716 Land Development Corporation, 2003/2004 (Paper 1588)...... 741 Lands and Mining Tribunal, 2000/2001 (Paper 18)...... 15 Lands and Mining Tribunal, 2001/2002 (Paper 621)...... 237 Lands and Mining Tribunal, 2002/2003 (Paper 1078)...... 474 Lands and Mining Tribunal, 2003/2004 (Paper 1522)...... 716 Lands, Planning and Environment, 2000/2001 (Paper 143) ...... 61 Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 2001/2002 (Paper 518) (Ms Scrymgour)...... 212 Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, 2003/2004 (Paper 1581) ...... 736 Legislative Assembly Member’s Superannuation Trust, 2000/2001 (Paper 156) ...... 67 Legislative Assembly Members’ Superannuation Trust 2002/2003 (Paper 1070) ...... 470 Legislative Assembly Members’ Superannuation Trust, 2001/2002 (Paper 683) ...... 270 Legislative Assembly Members’ Superannuation Trust, 2003/2004 (Paper 1475) ...... 693 Mental Health Review Tribunal, 2000/2001 (Paper 450)...... 181 Mental Health Review Tribunal, 2001/2002 (Paper 810)...... 318 Mental Health Review Tribunal, 2002/2003 (Paper 1226)...... 569 Menzies School of Health Research, 2000/2001 (Paper 199) ...... 76 Menzies School of Health Research, 2001/02 (Paper 1036) ...... 453 Menzies School of Health Research, 2003 (Paper 1523)...... 716

42 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PAPERS TABLED (cont) Annual Reports (cont) National Crime Authority, 2000/2001 (Paper 297) ...... 119 National Crime Authority, 2001/2002 (Paper 994) ...... 426 National Environment Protection Council, 2000/2001 (Paper 267) ...... 108 National Environment Protection Council, 2001/2002 (Paper 757) ...... 299 National Environment Protection Council, 2002/2003 (Paper 1225) ...... 569 National Environment Protection Council, 2002/2003, Erratum (Paper 1283) ...... 604 National Road Transport Commission (Final Report) 2002/2003 (Paper 1127) ...... 505 National Road Transport Commission, 2000/2001 (Paper 128)...... 54 National Road Transport Commission, 2001/2002 (Paper 678)...... 270 National Trust of Australia (Northern Territory), 2000/2001 (Paper 298) ...... 119 National Trust of Australia (Northern Territory), 2001/2002 (Paper 752) ...... 299 National Trust of Australia (Northern Territory), 2002/2003 (Paper 1308) ...... 617 National Trust of Australia (NT) 2003/2004 (Paper 1664)...... 784 Nitmiluk National Park, 2000/2001 (Paper 334) ...... 130 Nitmiluk National Park, 2001/2002 (Paper 908) ...... 377 Northern Territory Anti-Discrimination Commission, 2002/2003 (Paper 1108) ...... 488 Northern Territory Anti-Discrimination Commission, 2003/2004 (Paper 1521) ...... 716 Northern Territory Architects Board, 2000/2001 (Paper 63)...... 34 Northern Territory Architects Board, 2001/2002 (Paper 1049)...... 466 Northern Territory Architects Board, 2002/2003 (Paper 1050)...... 466 Northern Territory Architects Board, 2003/2004 (Paper 1465)...... 687 Northern Territory Attorney-Generals Department, 2000/2001 (Paper 75) ...... 39 Northern Territory Correctional Services, 2000/2001 (Paper 121) ...... 54 Northern Territory Department of Education, 2000/2001 (Paper 141)...... 61 Northern Territory Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment, 2002/2003 (Paper 1149)...... 513 Northern Territory Education Advisory Council 2002 (Paper 1053) ...... 466 Northern Territory Education Advisory Council, 2003 (Paper 1397) ...... 650 Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 2003/2004 (Paper 1532) (Madam Speaker)...... 715 Northern Territory Electrical Workers and Contractors Licensing Board 2002/2003 (Paper 1126)...... 505 Northern Territory Electrical Workers and Contractors Licensing Board, 2000/2001 (Paper 270)...... 108 Northern Territory Electrical Workers and Contractors Licensing Board, 2001/2002 (Paper 753)...... 299 Northern Territory Electrical Workers and Contractors Licensing Board, 2003/2004 (Paper 1590)...... 741 Northern Territory Employment and Training Authority, 2000/2001 (Paper 126) ...... 54 Northern Territory Government and Public Authorities Superannuation Scheme, 2000/2001 (Paper 132)...... 54 Northern Territory Government and Public Authorities Superannuation Scheme, 2001/2002 (Paper 684)...... 270 Northern Territory Government and Public Authorities Superannuation Scheme, 2002/2003 (Paper 1111)...... 488 Northern Territory Government and Public Authorities’ Superannuation Scheme, 2003/2004 (Paper 1510)...... 716 Northern Territory Government Conditions of Service Trust, 2000/2001 (Paper 127)...... 54 Northern Territory Grants Commission, 2000/2001 (Paper 134) ...... 54 Northern Territory Grants Commission, 2001/2002 (Paper 722) ...... 281 Northern Territory Grants Commission, 2002/2003 (Paper 1137) ...... 505 Northern Territory Grants Commission, 2003/2004 (Paper 1559) ...... 730 Northern Territory Legal Aid Commission, 2000/2001 (Paper 123)...... 54 Northern Territory Legal Aid Commission, 2001/2002 (Paper 809)...... 318 Northern Territory Legal Aid Commission, 2002/2003 (Paper 1184)...... 531

43 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PAPERS TABLED (cont) Annual Reports (cont) Northern Territory Licensing Commission, 2002/2003 (Paper 1077)...... 474 Northern Territory Licensing Commission, 2003/2004 (Paper 1480)...... 699 Northern Territory Plumbers and Drainers Licensing Board, 2000/2001 (Paper 271)...... 108 Northern Territory Plumbers and Drainers Licensing Board, 2001/2002 (Paper 755)...... 300 Northern Territory Plumbers and Drainers Licensing Board, 2002/2003, for the year ended 30 September 2003 (Paper 1182)...... 531 Northern Territory Plumbers and Drainers Licensing Board, for year ended 30 September 2004 (Paper 1589)...... 741 Northern Territory Police Supplementary Benefit Scheme, Auditor-General’s Report to the Trustees, year ended 30 June 2001 (Paper 208)...... 88 Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services, 2003/2004 (Paper 1495) ...... 710 Northern Territory Road Safety Council, 2000/2001 (Paper 153)...... 67 Northern Territory Road Safety Council, 2001/2002 (Paper 733)...... 291 Northern Territory Road Safety Council, 2002/2003 (Paper 1148)...... 513 Northern Territory Tourist Commission, 2000/2001 (Paper 124) ...... 54 Northern Territory Tourist Commission, 2001/2002 (Paper 679) ...... 270 Northern Territory Tourist Commission, 2002/2003 (Paper 1160) ...... 520 Northern Territory Tourist Commission, 2003/2004 (Paper 1551) ...... 724 Northern Territory Treasury Corporation, 2000/2001 (Paper 73) ...... 39 Northern Territory Treasury Corporation, 2001/2002 (Paper 657) ...... 258 Northern Territory Treasury Corporation, 2002/2003 (Paper 1110) ...... 488 Northern Territory Treasury Corporation, 2003/2004 (Paper 1547) ...... 724 Northern Territory Treasury, 2000/2001 (Paper 74)...... 39 Northern Territory Treasury, 2001/2002 (Paper 653)...... 258 Northern Territory Treasury, 2002/2003 (Paper 1112)...... 488 Northern Territory Treasury, 2003/2004 (Paper 1509)...... 716 Northern Territory Treasury, Annual Report 2002/2003 - replacement for Figure 3 Treasury Staff by Gender as at 30 June, page 95 (Paper 1120) ...... 488 Northern Territory University, 2000 (Paper 47) ...... 29 Northern Territory University, 2001 (Paper 454) ...... 182 Northern Territory University, 2002 (Paper 992) ...... 426 Office of Aboriginal Development, 2000/2001 (Paper 34) ...... 21 Office of Communications, Science and Advanced Technology, 2000/2001 (Paper 88)...... 46 Office of Courts Administration, 2000/2001 (Paper 194) ...... 76 Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment, 2000/2001 (Paper 92)...... 46 Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment, 2001/2002 (Paper 680)...... 270 Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment, 2002/2003 (Paper 1114)...... 488 Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment, 2003/2004 (Paper 1464)...... 687 Office of the Information Commissioner, Northern Territory, 2003/2004 (Paper 1520) ...... 716 Office of the South Australian Independent Industry Regulator – Rail Regulation, 2001/2002 (Paper 739)...... 291 Ombudsman, 2000/2001 (Paper 290) (Ms Martin)...... 112 Ombudsman, 2001/2002 (Paper 742) (Ms Martin)...... 290 Ombudsman, 2002/2003 (Paper 1157) ...... 520 Ombudsman, 2003/2004 (Paper 1630) (Ms Martin)...... 760 Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory, 2000/2001 (Paper 157)...... 67 Parole Board of the Northern Territory, 2001 (Paper 394)...... 160 Parole Board of the Northern Territory, 2004 (Paper 1660)...... 784 Parole Board of the Northern Territory, year ending 31 December 2002 (Paper 938)...... 415 Parole Board of the Northern Territory, year ending 31 December 2003 (Paper 1224)...... 569 Pastoral Land Board, 2001/2002 (Paper 860)...... 355 Pastoral Land Board, 2002/2003 (Paper 1276)...... 575 Pastoral Land Board, 2003/2004 (Paper 1672)...... 792 Police, Fire and Emergency Services, 2000/2001 (Paper 163)...... 67

44 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PAPERS TABLED (cont) Annual Reports (cont) Police, Fire and Emergency Services, 2001/2002 (Paper 703)...... 270 Police, Fire and Emergency Services, 2003 (Paper 1098)...... 488 Power and Water Authority, 2000/2001 (Paper 122) ...... 54 Power and Water Corporation 2002/2003 (Paper 1135)...... 505 Power and Water Corporation, 2003/2004 (Paper 1508)...... 716 Power and Water, 2001/2002 (Paper 730)...... 291 Public Accounts Committee for the Year ended 30 June 2001, dated October 2001 (Paper 160) (Dr Burns) ...... 67 Public Trustee for the Northern Territory, 2001/2002 (Paper 754) ...... 300 Public Trustee for the Northern Territory, 2002/2003 (Paper 1261) ...... 588 Rail Regulation 2002/2003 (Paper 1134) ...... 505 Rail Regulation, 2000/2001 (Paper 46) ...... 29 Road Safety Council of the Northern Territory, 2003/2004 (Paper 1545) ...... 724 Royal Darwin Hospital Management Board, 2001/2002 (Paper 648) ...... 258 Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, 2002/2003 (Paper 1391) ...... 646 Strehlow Research Centre, 2000/2001 (Paper 239)...... 100 Surveillance Devices Act, 2000/2001 (Paper 294) ...... 119 Surveillance Devices Act, 2001/2002 (Paper 727) ...... 281 Surveillance Devices Act, 2002/2003 (Paper 1335) ...... 628 Surveillance Devices Act, 2003/2004 (Paper 1457)...... 687 Surveyors Board of the Northern Territory, 2000/2001 (Paper 193)...... 76 Surveyors Board of the Northern Territory, 2001/2002 (Paper 859)...... 355 Surveyors Board of the Northern Territory, 2002/2003 (Paper 1247)...... 575 Surveyors Board of the Northern Territory, 2003/2004 (Paper 1604)...... 754 Tarcoola – Darwin Rail Regulation, 2003/2004 (Paper 1550) ...... 724 Tennant Creek Hospital Management Board, 2001/2002 (Paper 650)...... 258 Territory Health Services, 2000/2001 (Paper 32) ...... 21 Territory Housing, 2000/2001 (Paper 154)...... 67 Territory Insurance Office Financial Report, 2000/2001, Auditor-General’s Report to the Treasurer (Paper 292)...... 93 Territory Insurance Office, 2000/2001 (Paper 206) ...... 88 Territory Insurance Office, 2001/2002 (Paper 756) ...... 300 Territory Insurance Office, 2002/2003 (Paper 1168) ...... 520 Territory Insurance Office, 2003/2004 (Paper 1563) ...... 730 Trade Development Zone Authority, 2000/2001 (Paper 62) ...... 34 Treasurer’s Annual Financial Report 2001/2002 and addendum – Part 9 – Debt and employee liabilities, page 140 (Paper 741) (Mr Stirling) ...... 290 Treasurer’s Annual Financial Report for the year ended 30 June 2002/2003 (Paper 1102) (Mr Stirling) ...... 487 Treasurer’s Annual Financial Report for the year ended 30 June 2004 (Paper 1530) (Mr Stirling) ...... 715 Treasurer’s Annual Financial Statement 2000-01 (Paper 64) (Ms Martin) ...... 32 Treasurer’s Mid-Year Report 2002/2003 (Paper 793)...... 305 Uranium Mining (Environmental Control) Act, (22nd), 2000, 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000, dated May 2001 (Paper 15)...... 15 Utilities Commission 2002/2003 (Paper 1086)...... 478 Utilities Commission, 2000/2001 (Paper 17)...... 15 Utilities Commission, 2001/2002 (Paper 639)...... 254 Utilities Commission, 2003/2004 (Paper 1490)...... 706 Work Health Advisory Council, 2002/2003 (Paper 1467) ...... 687 Work Health Advisory Council, 2003/2004 (Paper 1544) ...... 724 Annual Schedule of Member's travel at Government expense 2004 (Paper 1649) (Madam Speaker) ...... 777

45 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PAPERS TABLED (cont) Annual Schedule of respective totals of Government payments on behalf of each member for satellite telephones and for mobile telephones 2004 (Paper 1649) (Madam Speaker) ...... 777 Answers to questions taken on notice during the Estimates Committee hearings, June 2003 (Paper 1014) (Mr Kiely) ...... 425 Appendix – Compendium of tabled papers tabled at Committee hearings (Paper 369) (Dr Burns) ...... 136 Application to Register a Food Business – Part 7 Food Bill 2003, Department of Health and Community Services (Paper 1208) (Dr Toyne) ...... 545 Apprehensions 1999 to 2004 (Paper 1506) (Mr Elferink)...... 713 Article - Darwin was there for Bali survivors, Newsround, dated October 2002 by Department of Health and Community Services (Paper 716) (Ms Carney)...... 269 Article, $5000 fine for running naked, Sunday Territorian, dated 2 February 2003 (Paper 805). (Mr Ah Kit)...... 310 Article, 800 chooks killed every day, Litchfield Times, Wednesday 22 May 2002 (Paper 376) (Mr Wood)...... 138 Article, Adelaide River Closure, Litchfield Times, 19 February 2003 (Paper 806) (Mr Maley).. 310 Article, Adviser in phone call hang-up row, Northern Territory News, page 5, dated 31 December 2002 (Paper 819) (Mr Maley)...... 321 Article, Alice Counts Cost of Land Shortage, Centralian Advocate (Paper 1082) (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 472 Article, Beware the (bright) ideas of May, Balance Magazine, dated May 2002 (Paper 428) (Ms Carney)...... 173 Article, Brother and sister on top of the class, The Australian by Ebru Yaman, Schools Education, dated Monday 4 March 2002 (Paper 260) (Mr McAdam)...... 100 Article, Campers threaten to spear Council Worker, Centralian Advocate, dated 9 August 2002 (Paper 466) (Mr Elferink)...... 187 Article, CHOICE Magazine, January/February, Freedom from Information (Paper 931) (Mr Bonson)...... 403 Article, Claire cleans up in poster contest, Northern Territory News, dated Tuesday 13 August 2002 (Paper 458) (Ms Lawrie)...... 181 Article, Drug laws are “junk”, Balance Magazine, dated May 2002 (Paper 427) (Ms Carney)... 172 Article, Drunken NT Police Minister Destroys Anti-Drug laws Parliamentary Petition by NT People’s Embassy (Paper 315) (Mr Stirling) ...... 117 Article, Families hit as builder crashes, extract from Northern Territory News, dated 4 April 2001 (Paper 317) (Dr Burns) ...... 118 Article, Hungry children still feed our shame in the poorest town by Paul Toohey, The Australian, 22 May 2002 (Paper 381) (Mr Elferink)...... 142 Article, Letter to the Editor by Michael Long, Essendon Football Club, The Age Victorian Edition, dated Wednesday 5th April 2001 (Paper 81) (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 38 Article, Needle plan pricks firms, Northern Territory News, dated 4 December 2001 (Paper 343) (Mr Elferink)...... 130 Article, No logic in NT school decision, Centralian Advocate, Tuesday 14 May 2002, page 27 (Paper 345) (Mr Elferink)...... 130 Article, No prize for the winners, Alice Springs News, Vol 9, ISSUE 15, dated 15 May 2002, page 5 (Paper 344) (Mr Elferink)...... 130 Article, No Sunrise without tax cuts, says Martin, by Nigel Wilson The Australian (Paper 422) (Mr Burke) ...... 172 Article, Nod for Needle Program, Northern Territory News, dated 3 December 2001 (Paper 342) (Mr Elferink)...... 130 Article, Northern Territory News, Fresh Calls for FOI, dated 1 March 2001 (Paper 933) (Mr Bonson)...... 404 Article, Northern Territory News, Letters to the Editor, Time for freedom of information, dated 27 September 2001 (Paper 932) (Mr Bonson)...... 404 Article, Police Keeps Neighbourhood Watch in the Dark, Alice Springs News, 7 April 1999 (Paper 362) (Mrs Braham)...... 133 Article, Prison guard reveals call – Northern Territory News, dated 28 February 2002 (Paper 231) (Mr Burke) ...... 92

46 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PAPERS TABLED (cont) Article, stabbed woman snubs charges, Northern Territory News, dated 21 January 2002 (Paper 216) (Ms Carter) ...... 84 Article, Territory 2 honoured, Northern Territory News, dated 5 March 2002 (Paper 261) (Mr McAdam)...... 100 Article, The Mail Archive, leftlink from Paul Canning, dated 10 November 1998 (Paper 1334) (Mr Elferink)...... 627 Articles, Trade Development Zone newspaper clippings and press releases, Northern Territory News (Paper 934) (Ms Lawrie)...... 405 Asbestos Alert, information pack (Paper 1558) (Mr Stirling) ...... 728 Asia Pacific Health Business Daily News, dated 27 November 2003. (Paper 1167) (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 518 Assessment of Organizational Effectiveness, Human Resource and Management Systems within the DEET Central Australian Office, Report by Bandt, Gatter and Associates, dated June 2004 (Paper 1493) (Mr Stirling) ...... 706 Auditor-General’s February 2003 Report to the Legislative Assembly (Paper 813) (Speaker)... 317 Auditor-General’s February 2005 Report to the Legislative Assembly (Paper 1629) (Madam Speaker) ...... 760 Auditor-General’s November 2002 Report to the Legislative Assembly (Paper 712) (Madam Speaker)...... 269 Auditor-General’s Report to the Legislative Assembly – Examination of Contracts Awarded by Government Agencies to Metis Consulting Pty Limited, November 2004. (Paper 1554) (Madam Speaker)...... 724 Auditor-General’s Report to the Legislative Assembly, Analysis of the 2002/2003 Treasurer’s Annual Financial Statement (Speaker) ...... 551 AusLink, Northern Territory Comments on Auslink Green Paper, February 2003 (Paper 818) (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 319 AustralAsia Railway, Construction Progress, dated 29 July 2003 (Paper 1009) (Ms Martin) ..... 422 Australian Council on Health Care Standards - debate by Member for Araluen (Ms Carney) re fire safety issues (Paper 1635) (Dr Toyne)...... 767 Australian Dental Association, submission re Health Practitioners Bill (Paper 1269) (Ms Carter) ...... 582 Australian Institute of Criminology, alcohol and Illicit Drugs use statistics in Australia 1998 (Paper 346) (Mr Elferink)...... 130 Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Notification of court action relating to winding up of MSC Guards and Patrols, lodged 3 June 2004, document ID 020236818, dated 26 August 2004 (Paper 1452) (Mr Elferink) ...... 675 Batchelor Community College, list of graduates (Paper 331) (Ms Scrymgour)...... 125 Bible presented to Mrs Braham by Reverend Tony Davis, Minister for Frontier Services, at the Alice Springs Telegraph Station on the conclusion of the Last Camel Train, Year of the Outback activity (Paper 611) (Mrs Braham)...... 223 Bioterrorism $60m pledge Labor wants NT in frontline, Northern Territory News, dated 22 September 2004 (Paper 1472) (Ms Carter)...... 686 Birds of the Top End, Australia Web site, Mike Reed (Paper 1043) (Mr Henderson)...... 457 Breast Cancer Golf Day 2004, event program (Paper 1421) (Ms Carter) ...... 650 BreastScreen NT, Building Healthier Communities (Paper 1538) (Dr Toyne)...... 718 Broadsheet – Next doctors visit will be Monday 27and Tuesday 28 March 2002 (Paper 382) (Mr Elferink)...... 142 Brochure, $27.5 million boosts Tourism ‘s Future (Paper 1147) (Ms Carter) ...... 496 Budget Highlights, 2004/2005 (Paper 1295) (Mr Stirling) ...... 600 Budget Overview, 2002/2003 (Paper 486) (Ms Martin) ...... 196 Budget Overview, 2003/2004 (Paper 898) (Mr Stirling)...... 375 Budget Paper No. 1 – Budget Speech, 2002/2003 (Paper 480) (Ms Martin) ...... 196 Budget Paper No. 1 – Budget Speech, 2003/2004 (Paper 899) (Mr Stirling) ...... 374 Budget Paper No. 1 – Mini Budget 2001-02, Budget Statement (Paper 114) (Ms Martin) ...... 49 Budget Paper No. 1 – Speech, 2004/2005 (Paper 1291) (Mr Stirling)...... 600

47 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PAPERS TABLED (cont) Budget Paper No. 1 – Speech, 2005/2006 (Paper 1689) (Mr Stirling)...... 799 Budget Paper No. 2 – Fiscal and Economic Outlook, 2002/2003 (Paper 481) (Ms Martin)...... 196 Budget Paper No. 2 – Fiscal and Economic Outlook, 2003/2004 (Paper 900) Mr Stirling) ...... 375 Budget Paper No. 2 – Fiscal and Economic Outlook, 2004/2005 (Paper 1292) (Mr Stirling)..... 600 Budget Paper No. 2 – Fiscal and Economic Outlook, 2005/2006 (Paper 1690) (Mr Stirling)..... 799 Budget Paper No. 2 - Mini Budget 2001-02, Agency Budget Estimates (Paper 115)...... 49 Budget Paper No. 3 - Mini Budget 2001-02, Fiscal and Economic Outlook (Paper 116) (Ms Martin)...... 49 Budget Paper No. 3 – The Budget, 2002/2003 (Paper 482) (Ms Martin)...... 196 Budget Paper No. 3 – The Budget, 2003/2004 (Paper 901) (Mr Stirling)...... 375 Budget Paper No. 3 – The Budget, 2004/2005 (Paper 1293) (Mr Stirling)...... 600 Budget Paper No. 3 – The Budget, 2005/2006 (Paper 1691) (Mr Stirling)...... 799 Budget Paper No. 4 – Capital Works Program, 2002/2003 (Paper 483) (Ms Martin) ...... 196 Budget Paper No. 4 – Capital Works Program, 2003/2004 (Paper 902) (Mr Stirling)...... 375 Budget Paper No. 4 - Mini Budget 2001-02, Northern Territory Economy (Paper 117) (Ms Martin) ...... 49 Budget Paper No. 4 –The Infrastructure Program, 2004/2005 (Paper 1294) (Mr Stirling)...... 600 Budget Paper No. 4 –The Infrastructure Program, 2005/2006 (Paper 1692) (Mr Stirling)...... 799 Budget Paper No. 5 – Northern Territory Economy, 2002/2003 (Paper 484) (Ms Martin) ...... 196 Budget Paper No. 6 – Issues in Public Finance, 2002/2003 (Paper 485) (Ms Martin)...... 196 Building a Better Territory – Economic Development Strategy - Highlights 2002-2004 (Paper 1497) (Ms Martin) ...... 707 Building a Better Territory, The Economic Development Strategy for the Northern Territory, June 2002 (Paper 407) (Ms Martin) ...... 159 Building Our Community 2002/2003 (Paper 487) (Ms Martin)...... 196 Building Safer communities – A Framework for Crime Prevention and Community Safety 2004- 2009 (Paper 1502) (Dr Toyne)...... 710 Building Stronger Regions, Stronger Futures, Northern Territory Department of Community Development, Sport and Cultural Affairs (Paper 1037) (Mr Ah Kit)...... 452 Building Territory Business 2003/2004 (Paper 904) (Mr Stirling) ...... 375 Bullying in the Public Sector (Paper 248) (Mr Reed) ...... 99 Bushfires Council NT, Chairman’s Report for Alice Springs East and West, Barkly and Elliott/Wauchope Bushfire Regions – July 2002 to June 2003 (Paper 1569) (Dr Burns) ...... 732 Bushfires Council NT, Chairman’s Report for the Arafura, Vernon, Katherine, Gulf and Victoria River Downs Bushfire Regions – Jan 2003 to December 2003 (Paper 1568) (Dr Burns)...... 732 Business Highlights, 2004/2005 (Paper 1296) (Mr Stirling)...... 600 Business Highlights, Budget 2005/2006 (Paper 1693) (Mr Stirling) ...... 799 By Laws Coomalie (Dog Management) By-Laws (Paper 527) ...... 215 By Packhorse and Buggy by Pearl Powell and daughter Eileen McRae (Paper 1347) (Dr Lim). 633 By-laws 2002 Bay-View Estate By-Laws (Paper 410)...... 167 By-laws 2003 Amendments of Northern Territory University (Site and Traffic) By-Laws (Paper 822) ...... 345 Amendment of Public Sector Employment and Management By-laws 2003 (Paper 849) ...... 355 Northern Territory University (Academic Board) By-Laws (Paper 1129)...... 505 By-laws 2004 Amendment of Public Sector Employment and Management By-Laws 2004 (Paper 1575)... 736

48 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PAPERS TABLED (cont) By-laws 2005 Charles Darwin University (Academic Board) By-laws (Paper 1616)...... 754 Charles Darwin University (Alumni Membership) By-laws (Paper 1617)...... 754 Charles Darwin University (Common Seal) By-laws (Paper 1618) ...... 754 Charles Darwin University (Election of Members of Council) By-laws (Paper 1619) ...... 754 Charles Darwin University (Fees and Charges) By-laws (Paper 1620)...... 754 Charles Darwin University (Library) By-laws (Paper 1621)...... 754 Charles Darwin University (Rules) By-laws (Paper 1622)...... 754 Charles Darwin University (Site and Traffic) By-laws (Paper 1623)...... 754 Charles Darwin University (Student Association) By-laws (Paper 1624)...... 754 Charles Darwin University (Student of the University) By-laws (Paper 1625)...... 754 Charles Darwin University (Student Residences) By-laws (Paper 1626)...... 754 Calendar of Multicultural Events 2002 by Office of Ethnic Affairs (Paper 207)...... 88 Calendar of Multicultural Events 2002, Office of Ethnic Affairs (Paper 263) (Mr Vatskalis) .... 104 Camel on the Menu, a distinctive native cuisine style is emerging in Alice Springs that could one day rival the scenic delights of Central Australia, by Kevin Boyle (Paper 1328) (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 622 Camel shooting inquiries slammed, NT News, article of 19 April 2005 (Paper 1706) (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 808 Capability Statement to Provide Training Coordination and Indigenous Employment Services to Phillips and Bechtel for the Construction and Operation of the LNG Plant Wickham Point Northern Territory (Paper 817) (Mr Henderson)...... 319 Capital Budgets, Revote/Cash (Budget) graph, comparison for years 1998/99 to 2004/05 (Paper 1654) (Dr Burns) ...... 745 Capital Works, Cross Output Group, Royal Darwin Hospital – Information Act, paper release (Paper 1198) (Mr Burke) ...... 529 Care and Protection of Children and Young People Act, Discussion Draft Bill (Paper 1570) (Ms Scrymgour)...... 732 Carmichael’s Estate Valley – map showing sacred sites recorded as at 6 February 2003, dated 18 February 2003 (Paper 782) (Mrs Braham)...... 299 Casino Operator's Agreement Between Sydney James Stirling, Minister for Racing, Gaming and Licensing and Skycity Australia PTY LTD, dated 22 July 2004 (Paper 1411)...... 650 Ford Dynasty Pty Ltd - Letter to Mr Peter Bridge, Managing Director, Lasseters Hotel Casino from the Minister for Racing, Gaming and Licensing, Hon. S J Stirling, Re Taxation rates, dated 18 December 2001 (Paper 191) ...... 76 Casino Operators Agreement Between Hon. S J Stirling, Minister for Racing, Gaming and Licensing and Ford Dynasty PTY LTD, dated 19 November 2001 (Paper 145)...... 61 Casuarina Coastal Reserve Management Plan, August 2002 by Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment (Paper 468) (Mr Vatskalis)...... 190 Certificate of Exemption – Assessment of NT Fire and Rescue Services by Commissioner of Police Mr Paul White, dated 5 august 2003 (Paper 1312) (Mr Henderson) ...... 615 Certificate of Exemption from Public Tenders, requirements $100,000 to $250,00, Metis consulting Pty Ltd, dated 5 August 2003, Page 2 (Paper 1333) (Ms Martin)...... 627 Child Slavery, Brothel owners and businessmen are exploiting the desperation of Asia’s poorest families, buying their children for sex and servitude, Time Magazine, 4 February 2002, - (Paper 266) (Mr Elferink) ...... 105 CLP action over Forscutt Case – Chronology, 22 May 1996 to 29 January 2003 (Paper 776) (Dr Toyne)...... 295 Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Members (Paper 431) (Ms Martin) ...... 177 Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, Quebec City and Toronto, September 2004 – Workshop and Theme topics (Paper 1477) (Mrs Braham) ...... 693

49 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PAPERS TABLED (cont) Community Government Schemes Amendments to Elliott District Community Government Scheme (Paper 1321) ...... 622 Amendments to Ltyentye Purte Community Government Scheme (Paper 1320)...... 622 Elliott District, 12 June 2002 (Paper 449) ...... 182 Nyirranggulung Mardrulk Ngadberre (Paper 1011) ...... 426 Thamarrurr Community Government Scheme (Paper 858)...... 355 Tiwi Islands Local Government Constitution (Paper 61) ...... 34 Yugul Mangi Community Government Scheme (Paper 1181)...... 531 Community Safety Standard Guidelines for pool fences (Paper 1238) (Mr Elferink) ...... 564 Competitive Tax Regime – Territory small business pay the least in annual State taxes in Australia (Paper 1145) (Mr Stirling) ...... 496 Conditions of Grant to be applied to the Grant of Exploration Licences that have complied with the Native Title Act expedited procedure (Paper 112) (Mr Henderson)...... 49 Consent to Harmful Assaults Under the Queensland Criminal Code Time for a Reappraisal? by David Kell, Solicitor, Supreme Court of New South Wales, Graduate student, Magdalen College, Oxford, dated May 1994 (Paper 1084) (Mr Henderson)...... 473 Constitutição Da República Democrática De Timor-Leste (Paper 364) (Mr Henderson)...... 134 Constitution of the Power and Water Corporation by Clayton Utz (Paper 472) (Ms Martin)...... 192 Construction Connections, monthly newsletter of the Territory Construction Association, August 2003 (Paper 1029) (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 441 Construction Industry Reform, Fact Sheet No. 2 – About residential builders’ registration and home warranty insurance (Paper 1505) (Dr Burns)...... 713 Contracts Awarded for various Departments, Northern Territory Gazettes for 2004 and 2005 (Paper 1594) (Dr Burns) ...... 745 Contracts Awarded for Various Departments, Northern Territory Government Gazette No. G34, 25 August 2004 (Paper 1453) (Mr Elferink) ...... 675 Cord Blood Banking by Dr Richard Lim MLA, dated 1 May 2002 (Paper 377) (Dr Lim)...... 138 Coroners Act Coronial Findings and Recommendations into the Death of Simone Petherick (Paper 875) .. 372 In the matter of Coroner’s Finding and Recommendations into the death of Bich Thu Ngo, pursuant to section 46B, dated 24 November 2002 (Paper 724)...... 281 In the matter of Coroner’s Finding and Recommendations into the death of Janet Anne Palmer, pursuant to section 46B, dated 26 November 2002 (Paper 723)...... 281 In the matter of Coroner’s Finding and Recommendations into the Death of Mr Alberto Bruno, pursuant to section 46B, dated 25 January 2005 (Paper 1591) ...... 742 In the matter of Coroner’s Finding and Recommendations into the Death of Ms Beverly Ginger, pursuant to section 46B, dated 25 January 2005 (Paper 1592)...... 742 In the matter of Coroner’s Finding and Recommendations into the death of Uriel Elizabeth Rosaline Johnson, pursuant to section 46B, dated 24 November 2002 (Paper 725)...... 281 In the matter of Coronial Findings and Recommendation into the Death of Mr Mansur La Ibu (“the deceased”), pursuant to section 46B, dated 19 March 2004 (Paper 1393)...... 646 In the matter of Coronial Findings and Recommendation into the Death of Mr Owen King, pursuant to section 46B, dated 3 December 2003 (Paper 1290) ...... 604 In the matter of Coronial Findings and Recommendation into the Death of Ms Souzana Afianos, pursuant to section 46B, dated 1 January 2004 (Paper 1394) ...... 646 In the matter of Coronial Findings and Recommendations into the Death of a 19 year old female on 16 March 2002, pursuant to section 46B, dated 18 December 2004 (Paper 1324) ...... 622 In the matter of Coronial Findings and Recommendations into the Death of a 25 year old male on 27 December 2002, pursuant to section 46B, dated 19 December 2003 (Paper 1325).. 622 In the matter of Coronial Findings and Recommendations into the death of Bernard Austin Robins, pursuant to section 46B, dated 10 August 2003 (Paper 1016)...... 433 In the matter of Coronial Findings and Recommendations into the Death of Maggie Peters, Report to the Legislative Assembly, pursuant to section 46B (Paper 911)...... 377 In the matter of Coronial Findings and Recommendations into the death of Michaela Palmer, pursuant to section 46B, dated 10 August 2003 (Paper 1015)...... 433

50 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PAPERS TABLED (cont) Coroners Act (cont) In the matter of Coronial Findings and recommendations into the Death of Mr John Henry Colbert, pursuant to section 46B, dated 4 October 2004 (Paper 1542)...... 724 In the matter of Coronial Findings and Recommendations into the Death of Mr Mark Corbett, pursuant to section 46B, dated 24 December 2003 (Paper 1228) ...... 569 In the matter of Coronial Findings and Recommendations into the death of Mr Robert Douglas Dalgleish, pursuant to section 46B, dated 11 February 2004 (Paper 1470)...... 688 In the matter of Coronial Findings and Recommendations into the Death of Ms Annette Kunia, pursuant to section 46B (Paper 1185) ...... 531 In the matter of Coronial Findings and Recommendations into the Death of Ms Cecelia Rose Tipungwuti, pursuant to Section 46B, dated 8 October 2003 (Paper 1087) ...... 478 In the matter of Coronial Findings and Recommendations into the Death of Ms Dianne Dale Juratowitch, pursuant to section 46B (Paper 1186)...... 531 In the matter of Coronial findings and recommendations into the death of Ms Pimangka Napanangka, Ms Jeanna Nungurrayi and Ms Gesily Letiyja Maparula Mark, pursuant to section 46B, dated 29 March 2004 (Paper 1341)...... 633 In the matter of Coronial Findings and Recommendations into the Death of Ms Rita Dandy, pursuant to Section 46B, dated 8 October 2003 (Paper 1088)...... 478 In the matter of Coronial Findings and Recommendations into the death of Reba Lakuwanga, pursuant to section 46B, dated 27 June 2003 (Paper 991) ...... 426 In the matter of Coronial Findings and Recommendations into the Death of Rita Anderson, pursuant to section 46B, dated 21 January 2004 (Paper 1323) ...... 622 In the matter of Coronial Findings and Recommendations into the Death of Three Children at Edith River Bridge on 22 January 2003, pursuant to section 46B, dated 8 February 2005 (Paper 1615)...... 754 In the matter of Death in Custody – Prisoner David John Pendergast, Implementation Status of Inquest Recommendations, pursuant to section 46B, dated 26 November 2002 (Paper 726) ...... 281 Office of the Coroner, Report to the Attorney-General, RE Inquest into the death of George Miller, pursuant to Section 27 of the Coroners Act, dated 12 October 2001 (Paper 86) ...... 46 Office of the Coroner, Report to the Attorney-General, re Inquest into the death of Johno Johnson Wurramarrba, [2001] NTMC 84, pursuant to Section 27 of the Coroners Act, dated 12 October 2001 (Paper 268)...... 108 Report to the Legislative Assembly, Pursuant to Section 46B, in the matter of Coronial Findings and Recommendations into the Death of Mr Lennie Pinawrut (Paper 1169) ...... 520 Section 46B Response to Deputy Coroner’s Findings - Statement in Relation to the Coronial Findings and Recommendation into the Death of a 15 year old girl at Batchelor on 7 March 2004 (Paper 1661)...... 784 Corrigendum – Page 10 Operating Expenses by Agency Northern Territory Budget Sector, Figure 7 (Paper 799) (Mr Stirling) ...... 308 Vision Statement and Slogans, 30 September 2004 (Paper 1507) (Mr Henderson)...... 713 Court Outcomes for Aggravated Property Offences, NT Quarterly Crime and Justice Statistics, Issue 5, September Quarter 2003 (Paper 1221) (Ms Carney) ...... 560 Crime and Safety Reporting Figures, Estimated Under-reporting Rates (Paper 706) (MrStirling) ...... 264 Crimes Victims Assistance Scheme – What Victims Say (Paper 736) (Dr Toyne)...... 283 Criminal Court List for Law Courts Building, Alice Springs, Tuesday 22 April 2003 (Paper 844) (Ms Carney) ...... 351 Crisis Accommodation Program Projects Recommended for Funding 2001/02, and Community Housing Program Projects Recommended for Funding 2001/02 (Paper 93) (Mr Vatskalis) .... 41 Crocodile Tears by Anthony Hoy – Steve Irwin crocodile hunter, Bulletin, dated 20 January 2004, page 22 (Paper 1209) (Ms Carter) ...... 546 Darwin City Council, advertisement to Chief Minister, re pool fencing, Northern Territory News, dated 3 February 2004 (Paper 1232) (Mr Kiely) ...... 563

51 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PAPERS TABLED (cont) Darwin City Waterfront Darwin Cove consortium site infrastructure, Preliminary Scheme Design site plans, Stage 1, dated 6 April 2005 (Paper 1704) (Mr Burke)...... 807 Darwin Press Club, Speaking Notes, by Senator the Hon CLP, Senator for the Northern Territory (retiring), dated 11 October 2001 (Paper 37) (Ms Martin) ...... 19 Declared Heritage Places and Objects – The Northern Territory Heritage Register, extract from web site, Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment (Paper 1023) (Mr Dunham) ...... 429 Deed made between the Northern Territory of Australia and Director (Paper 474) (Ms Martin) 192 Defence Force Community Volunteer Awards, list (Paper 1048) (Mr Henderson) ...... 460 Dental Services, Gove Private Dental Practice (Paper 1195) (Mr Burke)...... 529 Department of Health Budget Papers 2003/2004 obtained under the Information Act by the Opposition, Aged and Disability Services, Acute Services, index to papers (Paper 1258) (Ms Carter)...... 574 Developing a Strategy for the Northern Territory, Greenhouse action (Paper 798) (Dr Burns) .. 308 Development Application Direction, pursuant to section 77 of the Planning Act not to approve any subdivision proposal for NT Portion 3951, Alice Springs (Paper 830) (Mr Vatskalis)...... 344 Direction to the Northern Territory Development Consent Authority for NT Portion 3951, Petrick Road, Alice Springs, dated 10 March 2003 (Paper 868) (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 368 Dirt File Extracts, Ms Carney press releases (Paper 1723) (Ms Carney) ...... 821 Discover the other oz (Paper 242) (Mr Henderson) ...... 98 Discussion Paper – The Future Control of Northern Territory Racing, dated September 2003 (Paper 1090) (Mr Stirling) ...... 477 Discussion Paper No. 1 – Northern Territory Indigenous Affairs, An Examination of Structural Relationships in Indigenous Affairs and Indigenous Governance Within the Northern Territory by Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee (Paper 520) (Ms Scrymgour) ...... 212 Discussion Paper, Review of the Northern Territory Building Act 1993 Incorporating Initiatives on Builders’ Licensing and Indemnity Insurance in the Northern Territory Residential Building Market, February 2003 (Paper 787) (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 301 Does Drug Education Work, extract of article from journal Drug and Alcohol Review (2000), pages 441 to 446 (Paper 661) (Dr Burns)...... 258 East Arm to Glyde Point, Hundred of Ayers, Sections 1788, 1645, 1670, 1819, 1657 and 1644 (Paper 618) (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 230 Economy Overview May 2003 (Paper 906) (Mr Stirling)...... 375 Effects of Substance Abuse Aggression on Health Service Provision, An East Arnhem Perspective (Paper 940) (Mr Dunham) ...... 412 Efficacy of Establishing an Environmental Protection Agency in the Northern Territory, Volume I (Paper 1646), Written Submissions, Volume II (Paper 1647), and Hansard Transcripts of public meetings, Volume III - Sessional Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development Report No 2, 9th Assembly (Paper 1648) (Ms Lawrie)...... 777 Electoral Act Northern Territory Electoral Act, Report by the Augmented Redistribution Committee, 2004 Redistribution of Northern Territory Electoral Divisions, pursuant to section148, Volume 1 Details and Maps of Divisions (Paper 1573) ...... 736 Northern Territory Electoral Act, Report by the Augmented Redistribution Committee, 2004 Redistribution of Northern Territory Electoral Divisions, pursuant to section148, Volume 2 Supporting Documentation (Paper 1574)...... 736 Electricity, Water and Sewerage charges page 110 (2002/2003) and page 152 (1999/00), extracts of Budget Paper No. 6, Issues in Public Finance (Paper 517) (Mr Reed)...... 211 E-mail from Debbie Maher re Safety in and around Alice Springs Hospital and Campus, dated 12 December 2002 (Paper 869) (Mr Reed)...... 367 E-mail, Dr R Lim to Mrs Braham re requests seeking information on matters concerning Central Australia and Local Government and Housing (Paper 66) (Mrs Braham) ...... 32 Email, Erwin Chlanda, Managing Editor, Alice Springs News to Mr John Elferink, dated 17 June 2004 re article front page, Alice Springs News of the 7 May 2004 (Paper 1345) (Mr Elferink) ...... 632

52 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PAPERS TABLED (cont) E-mail, Mr Tristan Mungatopi to the Member for Daly, dated 5 October 2004 (Paper 1473) (Mr Baldwin) ...... 687 EPA Submission by Christopher John Amey (Paper 1716) (Ms Lawrie) ...... 821 Episodes of Imprisonment for Fine Defaulters period 1/1/1998 to 31/12/1999, and 1/1/1998 to 22/08/2001 (Paper 94) (Dr Toyne) ...... 42 Estimates Committee – Draft Terms of Reference – Government Owned Corporations (Incorporating recommended options – Standing Orders Committee Report ), February 2003 (Paper 791) (Mr Henderson)...... 304 Estimates Committee - Draft Terms of Reference (Incorporating recommended options – Standing Orders Committee Report), February 2003 (Paper 790) (Mr Henderson)...... 304 Estimates Committee and Government Owned Corporations Scrutiny Committee, Questions on Notice and Answers, 2004 (Paper 1432) ...... 665 Estimates Committee Briefings, extract form Department of Justice - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Paper 1097) (Ms Carney)...... 484 Estimates Committee hearings 17 to 19 September 2002, Questions on Notice Nos. 1969 to 2016 inclusive of their corresponding answers which arose during the public hearings and corresponding answers (Paper 658) Chairman of Estimates Committee (Dr Burns)...... 258 Estimates Committee hearings 17 to 19 September 2002, Supplementary answers to questions asked during the during the hearings which Agencies have provided to the Committee Secretariat (Paper 659) Chairman of the Estimates Committee (Dr Burns) ...... 258 Estimates of Budget Balancing Assistance and States‘ gains from tax reform – GST Revenue (Paper 1256) (Mr Mills)...... 573 Ethnic Affairs Sponsorship Program, 2004/2005 Round 1 – Summary of Applications (Paper 1436) (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 663 Excerpts of job vacancies, Northern Territory News, 18 January, 25 January, 1 February, 8 February and 15 February 2003 (Paper 778) (Ms Carter) ...... 297 Exemption of Obstruction or Interference with Waterway from Application of section 15 of Water Act, dated 16th June 1992 (Paper 1595) (Dr Burns) ...... 745 Explanatory memorandum to Interpretation Amendment Bill 2004 (Paper 1305) (Mr Wood) ... 606 Explanatory Memorandums First Home Owner Grant Amendment Bill (Serial 41) (Paper 265) ...... 104 Explanatory Statement - Legal Practitioners Amendment Bill 2005 (Serial 279) (Paper 1601) (Mr Henderson)...... 752 Explanatory Statement - Proportionate Liability Bill 2005 (Paper 1637) (Dr Toyne) ...... 772 Explanatory Statement - Standard Time Bill 2005 (Paper 1638) (Dr Toyne) ...... 773 Explanatory Statement to Justice Portfolio (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2005 (Serial 283) (Paper 1670)...... 788 Explanatory Statement to the Classification of Publications, Films and Computer Games Amendment Bill 2005 (Serial 284) (Paper 1671) ...... 788 Explanatory Statement to Trans-Territory Pipeline and Blacktip Gas Projects (Special Provisions) Bill 2005 (Serial 285) (Paper 1669)...... 787 Explanatory Statement, Bail Amendment (Repeat Offenders) Bill 2005 (Serial 286) (Paper 1719) (Dr Toyne) ...... 820 Explanatory Statement, Criminal Code Amendment (Criminal Responsibility Reform) Bill (Serial 291) (Paper 1720) (Dr Toyne)...... 820 Explanatory Statement, Youth Justice (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2005 (Serial 293) (Paper 1722) (Dr Toyne)...... 821 Explanatory Statement, Youth Justice Bill 2005 (Serial 292) (Paper 1721) (Dr Toyne) ...... 821 Exploration Licences in the Northern Territory, Map, comparison of information post and pre dated 18 August 2001 (Paper 737) (Ms Martin)...... 286 Exploring the Territory - A Guide for Self Drive Travellers 2002/2003 (Paper 258) Mr Henderson)...... 100 Expressions of interest are sought for the refurbishment or demolition and redevelopment of Lot 1832 “Cawood Court flats” Nicker Crescent, Town of Alice Springs – Closing Wednesday 6th February 2002 at 4pm (Paper 363) (Dr Lim)...... 134 Extract – Note on privilege (Paper 205) (Dr Lim)...... 80

53 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PAPERS TABLED (cont) Extract from Between Two Worlds – Chapter 3, The Road to a Civilised Life (Paper 82) (Mr Bonson)...... 38 Extract from Between Two Worlds – The Aboriginals and Half-Castes of Central Australia and North Australia, Report by J W Bleakley 1928 (Paper 83) (Mr Bonson)...... 38 Extract from the Parliamentary Record, page 709, dated Thursday 19 February 1998 (Paper 1121) (Mr Kiely)...... 487 Extract from Treasurer’s Annual Financial Report 2001, Part 1 Public Account, Agency Budget Estimates, Paper No. 2 – Gross Outlays by Output (Paper 171) (Mr Stirling) ...... 73 Extract of Parliamentary Record No. 28, Debates, dated 31 May 2001 – Petition re Salvation Army Hostel, Alice Springs (Paper 85) (Dr Lim)...... 39 Extract, Australian Bureau of Statistics – National Income Expenditure and Product, December Quarter 2001 (Paper 281) (Ms Martin)...... 111 Extract, from Hansard of 26 and 27 September 2001 – Valedictory, Senator Grant Tambling (Paper 286) (Mrs Braham)...... 112 Extract, Letters to the Editor – We lost the lead, Northern Territory News, dated 15 June 2002 (Paper 401) (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 155 Extract, Parliamentary Record No. 29, dated 26 June 2001 re Censure of Minister for Health, Family and Community Services (Mr Dunham) (Paper 352) (Mr Dunham)...... 133 Extracts from Northern Territory News re public service job losses during CLP’s terms of office (Paper 402) (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 155 Extracts, Legal Practitioners Amendment (Incorporated Legal Practices and Multi-disciplinary Partnerships) Bill debates of the Parliamentary Record and associated papers of Mr Kiely MLA, 7 March 2002, pages 1106 to 1109, 20 August 2003, pages 13 to 14, 12 August 2003 (Paper 1076) (Mr Elferink)...... 469 Federal Road Funding 2003/2004, by States (Paper 923) (Mr Reed) ...... 387 Ferguson River Bridge, photograph (Paper 325)...... 121 Financial Management Act Determination of Amounts of Allocation Transferred on Redistribution of Public Business Amongst Agencies, pursuant to section 21(1) of the Financial Management Act, signed Treasurer, dated 7 December 2001 (Paper 280)...... 113 Determination of Variation of Allocation to activity – Northern Territory Treasury Corporation, pursuant to section 23(1) and (2), signed Treasurer, dated 7 December 2001 (Paper 187) .. 76 Direction – Transfer of excess allocations between activities, pursuant to section 20(1)(a), signed Administrator, dated 12 December 2001 (Paper 189) ...... 76 Direction – Transfer of Excess Allocations between Activities, pursuant to section 20(1)(a), signed Administrator, dated 5 June 2002 (Paper 398) ...... 160 Direction – Transfer of Excess Allocations between Activities, pursuant to section 20(1)(a), signed by Administrator and Mr Stirling on behalf of Treasurer, dated 27 June 2002 (Paper 455) ...... 182 Increase of Treasurer’s Advance, pursuant to section 19(1), signed Administrator, dated 21 February 2005 and Statement under section 19(4) (Paper 1663)...... 785 Increase of Treasurer’s Advance, pursuant to section 19(1), signed by Administrator and Mr Stirling on behalf of Treasurer, dated 27 June 2002 (Paper 456) ...... 182 Instrument – Transfer of excess allocation/s between purposes of same agency – Department of Business, Industry and Resource Development (Paper 995) ...... 426 Statement under section 19(4), Increase in Treasurer’s Advance, pursuant to section 19(1), signed Administrator, dated 12 December 2001 (Paper 190) ...... 76 Transfer of Excess Allocation between Purposes of Different Agencies, Department of Corporate and Information Services to Department of Employment, Education and Training, pursuant to section 20(1), dated 30 June 2004 (Paper 1417) ...... 651 Transfer of Excess Allocation between Purposes of Different Agencies, Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment to Department of Community Development, Sport and Cultural Affairs, pursuant to section 20(1), dated 30 June 2004 (Paper 1414) ...... 651 Transfer of Excess Allocation Between Purposes of different agencies, pursuant to section 20(1), dated 25 August 2004, signed by Treasurer, Hon Syd Stirling (Paper 1469) ...... 688

54 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PAPERS TABLED (cont) Financial Management Act (cont) Transfer of Excess Allocation Between Purposes of Same Agency Transfer of Excess Allocation Between Purposes of Same Agency, pursuant to section 20(1A), Signed by Treasurer, dated 5 November 2002 (Paper 686) ...... 270 Transfer of Excess Allocation between Purposes of Same Agency, Department of Business, Industry and Resource Development, pursuant to section 20(1A), dated 29 June 2004 (Paper 1418) ...... 651 Transfer of Excess Allocation between Purposes of Same Agency, Department of Community Development, Sport and Cultural Affairs, pursuant 20(1A), dated 30 June 2004 (Paper 1412) ...... 651 Transfer of Excess Allocation between Purposes of Same Agency, Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment, pursuant to section 20(1A), dated 30 June 2004 (Paper 1416)...... 651 Transfer of Excess Allocation between Purposes of Same Agency, Department of Legislative Assembly, pursuant to section 20(1A), dated 30 June 2004 (Paper 1415) ...... 651 Transfer of Excess Allocations between purposes of same Agency, pursuant to section 20(1A), dated 4 February 2005 (Paper 1662)...... 784 Transfer of Excess Allocations, Department of Business, Industry and Resource Development, pursuant to section 20, dated 28 June 2004 (Paper 1413)...... 651 Transfer of Excess Allocations, pursuant to section 20, dated 17 May 2004 (Paper 1342) .... 633 Transfer of Excess Allocations, pursuant to section 20, signed by Treasurer, dated 28 May 2003 (Paper 917)...... 388 Variation of Allocation to activity, Department of the Chief Minister, pursuant to section 23(1), signed Treasurer, dated 5 February 2002 (Paper 188) ...... 76 Variation of Allocation to Activity, pursuant to section 23(1) and 23(2), signed by Treasurer, dated 29 June 2002 (Paper 448)...... 182 Variation of Allocation to Activity, Various agencies, pursuant to section 23(1), signed Treasurer, dated 16 May 2002 (Paper 397)...... 160 Financial Statements Auditor General’s Report to the Minister for Lands and Planning, Surveyors Board of the Northern Territory, year ended 30 June 2002 (Paper 747) ...... 300 Auditor-General’s Financial Report to the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Re Construction Division, year ended 30 June 2002 (Paper 700)...... 270 Darwin Bus Service, year ended 30 June 2002 (Paper 701) ...... 270 Darwin Port Corporation, year ended 30 June 2002 (Paper 699) ...... 270 Territory Parks and Wildlife, year ended 30 June 2002 (Paper 702)...... 270 Auditor-General’s Report to the Minister for Corporate and Information Services, Government Printing Office, year ended 30 June 2002 (Paper 749) ...... 300 Auditor-General’s Report to the Minister for Corporate and Information Services, Information Technology Management Services, year ended 30 June 2002 (Paper 748)...... 300 Auditor-General’s Report to the Minister for Corporate and Information Services, NT Fleet, year ended 30 June 2002 (Paper 750) ...... 300 Auditor-General’s Report to the Minister for Parks and Wildlife, Coburg Peninsula Sanctuary and Marine Park Board, dated 15 April 2002 (Paper 295)...... 119 Auditor-General’s Report to the Minister for Parks and Wildlife, Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) National Park Board, dated 15 April 2002 (Paper 296) ...... 119 Auditor-General’s Report to the Superannuation Investment Board for the year ended 30 June 2001 (Paper 144)...... 61 Auditor-General’s Report to the Treasurer, Northern Territory Government and Public Authorities Employees’ Superannuation Fund, year ended 30 June 2002 (Paper 620) ...... 237 Auditor-General’s Report to the Trustees, Legislative Assembly Members’ Superannuation Trust, year ended 30 June 2002 (Paper 619)...... 237 Auditor-Generals Report to the Minister for Parks and Wildlife – Territory Wildlife Parks, for the year ended 30 June 2003 (Paper 1132) ...... 505 Auditor-Generals Report to the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure – Construction Division, for the year ended 30 June 2003 (Paper 1133)...... 505

55 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PAPERS TABLED (cont) Financial Statements (cont) Auditor-Generals Report to the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure – Darwin Bus Service, for the year ended 30 June 2003 (Paper 1131)...... 505 Auditor-Generals Report to the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure – Darwin Port Corporation, for the year ended 30 June 2003 (Paper 1130) ...... 505 Auditor-Generals Report to the Treasurer, Northern Territory Government Conditions of Service Trust, period ended 22 June 2001 (Paper 151) ...... 67 Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education Financial Report for year ended 31 December 2001 (Paper 460)...... 187 Determination of Amounts of Allocation Transferred on Redistribution of Public Business Amongst Agencies, pursuant to section 21(1) of the Financial Management Act, signed Treasurer, dated 7 December 2001 (Paper 280)...... 113 Menzies School of Health Research, 2000/2001 (Paper 192) ...... 76 Menzies School of Health Research, dated September 2001 (Paper 129)...... 54 Menzies School of Health Research, for period ending 31 December 2001 (Paper 452)...... 182 Menzies School of Health Research, year ended 31 December 2003 (Paper 1524)...... 716 Northern Territory Auditor-General’s Office, 2000/2001 (Paper 19) ...... 15 Northern Territory Auditor-General’s Office, 2001/2002 (Paper 610) ...... 228 Northern Territory Auditor-General’s Office, 2002/2003 (Paper 1071) ...... 470 Northern Territory Auditor-Generals Office, 2003/2004 (Paper 1525)...... 716 Northern Territory University Financial Report for year ended 31 December 2001 (Paper 461) ...... 187 Territory Insurance Office Financial Report, 2000/2001, Auditor-General’s Report to the Treasurer (Paper 292)...... 93 Finke Desert Race, June 2004, Go Team CLP – Veni Vidi Vici (Paper 1329) (Mr Elferink) ..... 622 Fire Service Separation Statistics July 2003 to June 2004 (Paper 1257) (Mr Elferink) ...... 574 Flat one, 15 Cornwallis Circuit, Gray re rubbish and statement by Mr Gary Stubbs (Paper 1428) (Mr Burke) ...... 661 Food Act, extract of definitions (Paper 383) (Mr Reed)...... 142 Formal Instrument of Agreement – Banking Services, extract of Guarantee Provisions from Schedule 4 – Set Off Facility (Paper 473) (Ms Martin)...... 192 Future Rail Corridor for Darwin to Alice Springs Railway (Paper 644) (Mr Wood)...... 254 Gaming Machine Numbers in Clubs and Hotels and Casinos 2002/2003 (Paper 1395) (Mr Stirling) ...... 641 Geothermal Resources map of Australia, Temperature at a depth of 5km Australia, Figure 4, Australian Geographic (Paper 871) (Mr Nelson)...... 368 Good Government manifesto by Territory Labor (Paper 510) (Mr Wood)...... 207 Government Gazette No. 47, dated 13 November 2001 re notification of appointment of Director of Parks and Wildlife (William John Freeland) (Paper 400) (Mr Burke)...... 155 Government Owned Corporations Act Amendment to the Constitution of the Power and Water Corporation made pursuant to section 11 of Government Owned Corporations Act approved by the Shareholding Minister on 2 October 2003 (Paper 1055)...... 466 Direction, pursuant to section 30, signed Minister for Essential Services, dated 5 October 2004 (Paper 1528)...... 716 Grants Program, Summary of Grant Approvals by Region, Grass Roots Development Program Round 1, August 2003/2004 (Paper 1083) (Mr Ah Kit)...... 472 Graph Employment (trend), Northern Territory, ABS statistics, January 2000 to September 2003 (Paper 1081) (Mr Burke) ...... 472 Graph, Average Weekly Earnings (Trend) Full-Time Adult Employees Annual Percentage Change 2000 to 2003, Across all States and Territories ABS Cat. No.6302.0 (Paper 1025) (Mr Stirling) ...... 440 Graph, Average Weekly Earnings, source ABS1350.0 Feb 05, period 1994 to 2004 (Paper 1599) (Mr Elferink)...... 750

56 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PAPERS TABLED (cont) Graph, business levels of confidence in the Territory economy, Yellow Pages Business Index – Small and Medium Enterprises (Sweeney Research) – November 2001, Ordered to be presented SO 256 (Paper 155) (Mr Maley)...... 64 Graph, Capital Works Funding, 1992/1993 to 2003/2004 by Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment (Paper 1116) (Dr Lim) ...... 486 Graph, CLP Road Funding 1998/2001 Capital Works and R&M (Paper 1117) ...... 486 Graph, Community Benefit Fund Small Grant Program, monthly allocations July 1998 to December 2001 (Paper 404) (Mr Stirling)...... 157 Graph, Construction Activity Index 1997 to 2003 (Paper 802) (Ms Martin) ...... 309 Graph, Construction Activity Index, Comparison of Bourke government to Martin government 1999 to 2003 (Paper 1026) (Mr Stirling) ...... 440 Graph, Daily Average Number of Total Prisoner Population against Indigenous Prisoner Population – March 1996 to June 2002 (Paper 642) (Dr Toyne) ...... 254 Graph, Darwin House Sales, Average Price (RHS), 1996/97 to 2002/2003 (Paper 1034) (Mr Stirling)...... 452 Graph, Figure 7, Territory Construction Association, Construction Activity Index, January 1993 to January 2003 (Paper 804) (Ms Martin)...... 309 Graph, General Government Comparison of November 2001 and August 2002 Estimates for years 2001/02 to 2005/06 (Paper 508) (Ms Martin)...... 207 Graph, Home Loan Affordability Indicator All States and Territories March Quarter 2003 (Paper 1024) (Mr Stirling) ...... 436 Graph, Job Advertisements Series, Northern Territory 1996 to 2005 (Paper 1602) (Mr Stirling)753 Graph, Motor Vehicle Theft, Northern Territory 2001/2003 (Paper 1340) (Dr Toyne)...... 631 Graph, MS Contin 100mg consumption per 10,000 population between 1998 - 2003 (Paper 1499) (Dr Burns)...... 708 Graph, Northern Territory House break-ins, July 1990 to September 2002 (Paper 708) (Dr Toyne) ...... 265 Graph, Number of Housing Finance Commitments – June 2003 % Change over June 2002, ABS Cat.NO.5609.0 (Paper 1020) (Mr Stirling)...... 429 Graph, Number of Housing Finance Commitments, Trend Monthly through the Year – State Comparison, Source, NT Treasury ABS Data, August 2003 (Paper 1094) (Mr Stirling) ...... 481 Graph, Number of MS Contin 100mg and Physeptone 10mg per year in NT (Paper 1498) (Dr Burns)...... 708 Graph, Number of Recorded Victims of Unlawful Entry with Intent – Total, Northern Territory 1994 – 2003 (Paper 1500) (Dr Burns) ...... 708 Graph, Number of Reported Unlawful Entry with Intent – Dwelling Darwin, Sept 2000 to Sep 2002 (Paper 710) (Dr Toyne)...... 265 Graph, Number of Reported Unlawful Entry with Intent – Dwelling Northern Territory, Sept 2000 to Sep 2002 (Paper 709) (Dr Toyne) ...... 265 Graph, Number of Reported Unlawful Entry with Intent – Dwelling Palmerston, Sept 2000 to Sep 2002 (Paper 711) (Dr Toyne)...... 265 Graph, Office of Crime Prevention – Quarterly Daily Average Number of Adult Prisoners by Indigenous Status – March Quarter 1988 to June Quarter 2002 (Paper 641) (Dr Toyne)...... 254 Graph, Percentage change in Total Recorded Victimisation Rate by jurisdiction 2002/2003 (Paper 1337) (Dr Toyne)...... 631 Graph, Police recruitment versus strength, July 2002 to June 2005 (Paper 631) (Mr Burke)...... 234 Graph, Property Crime, Quarterly Figures September 2002 to September 2004 (Paper 1603) (Mr Henderson)...... 753 Graph, Recorded Assaults in Alice Springs, September Quarter 2002 and December Quarter 2002 (Paper 865) (Mr Elferink)...... 357 Graph, Recorded Crimes Against the Person in Alice Springs, August 2000 to July 2001, 1101 offences and April 2002 to March 2003, 1006 offences (Paper 841) (Mr Dunham)...... 349 Graph, Recorded House Break-ins in Alice Springs, August 2000 to July 2001, 338 offences and April 2002 to March 2003, 235 offences (Paper 839) (Mr Dunham)...... 349 Graph, Recorded Offences Against the Person in Alice Springs, September 2002 Quarter and December 2002 Quarter (Paper 867) (Mr Elferink)...... 357

57 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PAPERS TABLED (cont) Graph, Recorded Property Crimes in Alice Springs, August 2000 to July 2001, 3845 offences and April 2002 to March 2003, 3460 offences (Paper 840) (Mr Dunham)...... 349 Graph, Sexual Assault Alice Springs Last two recorded Quarters, September 2002 and December 2002 (Paper 866) (Mr Elferink)...... 357 Graph, Stolen Motor Vehicles Alice Springs 19% Increase, Prior 12 Months and Last 12 Months (Paper 864) (Mr Elferink)...... 357 Graph, The Crocodile’s Jaws (Underlying Budget Position) N T News , dated 29 November 2001 (Paper 150) (Dr Burns) ...... 63 Graph, Trend Unemployment Rate February 2001 to October 2002 (Paper 803) (Ms Martin) ... 309 Graph, Unlawful Entry with Intent – Involving Property Theft, Northern Territory 2001/2003 (Paper 1338) (Dr Toyne)...... 631 Graph, Unlawful Entry With Intent 1993 – 2001 Northern Territory, ABS Recorded Crime (Paper 459) (Dr Toyne)...... 183 Graph, Unlawful Entry With Intent Dwelling, September 2002 and December 2002 (Paper 862) (Mr Elferink)...... 357 Graph, Unlawful Entry with Intent– Northern Territory 2001/2003 (Paper 1339) (Dr Toyne) ... 631 Graph, Unlawful Entry With Intent Other, September 2002 and December 2002 (Paper 863) (Mr Elferink)...... 357 Growing Our Trade Route, A Strategy for New Transport and Trade Links (Paper 1631) (Ms Martin)...... 760 Guidelines for the Classification of Films and Computer Games, dated 28th March 2003 (Paper 857)...... 355 Hanke, Ian Australian Securities and Investments Commission Extract for Organisation Number 100 364 001, Hanke, Ian (Paper 1718) (Mr Henderson) ...... 820 Hanke, Northern Territory Government Gazette, 4 May 2005 - consultancy to provide expert advice to the Leader of the Opposition for a period of 6 months (Paper 1717) (Mr Henderson) ...... 820 Harmony Day 2003 Events Schedule by location (Paper 828) (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 328 Health Department Great, but Public Housing a Mess, Letters to the Editor Alice Springs News, 21 July 2004 (Paper 1430) (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 661 Home Territory 2010, Northern Territory Government, Department of Community Development, Sport and Cultural Affairs (Paper 1427) (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 660 Homeless services face the chop, Northern Territory News article dated 8 March 2005 (Paper 1726) (Ms Carter)...... 821 Horticultural Production in the Northern Territory, Statement by Dr Burns, dated 7 October 2003 (Paper 1069) (Mr Baldwin)...... 465 Horticulture Production, extract of Debates, Ministerial Statement by Hon M J Palmer, dated 30 November 2000, Parliamentary Record No. 26 (Paper 1068) (Mr Baldwin) ...... 465 Hospice, Items either purchased or in the process of being purchased with Government funding (Paper 1651) (Dr Toyne)...... 778 Hospital Management Boards Alice Springs Hospital Management Board, 2000/2001 (Paper 52)...... 29 Alice Springs Hospital Management Board, 2001/2002 (Paper 651)...... 258 Alice Springs Hospital Management Board, 2003/2004 (Paper 1515)...... 715 Gove District Hospital Management Board, 2000/2001 (Paper 53)...... 29 Gove District Hospital Management Board, 2001/2002 (Paper 652)...... 258 Gove District Hospital Management Board, 2003/2004 (Paper 1514)...... 716 Katherine Hospital Management Board, 2000/2001 (Paper 50)...... 29 Katherine Hospital Management Board, 2001/2002 (Paper 649)...... 258 Royal Darwin Hospital Management Board, 2000/2001 (Paper 49) ...... 29 Royal Darwin Hospital Management Board, 2001/2002 (Paper 648) ...... 258 Royal Darwin Hospital Management Board, 2003/2004 (Paper 1513) ...... 716 Tennant Creek Hospital Management Board, 2000/2001 (Paper 51)...... 29 Tennant Creek Hospital Management Board, 2001/2002 (Paper 650)...... 258 Tennant Creek Hospital Management Board, 2003/2004 (Paper 1516)...... 716

58 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PAPERS TABLED (cont) How Can Parliament Best Re-engage the Public, Should Mandatory Voting Be Introduced to Curb Public Apathy, by Hon MLA, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Northern Territory, Australia – Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, 713th Wilton Park Conference (Paper 929) (Mrs Braham)...... 402 How to vote card of the CLP for 2001 General Election (Paper 316) (Ms Martin) ...... 118 Human Resources and Training, Police staff by gender as at 30 June 2001 (Paper 632) (Mr Burke) ...... 234 Independent Review of the Northern Territory Electoral System, Final Report, October 2003 (Paper 1166) (Ms Martin) ...... 516 Indigenous Medical Scholarships Project a cooperative project between rotary and the department of Human Services South Australia (Paper 357) (Mr Wood)...... 133 Information Bill (Paper 65) (Dr Toyne) ...... 32 Information Bill 2002 (Serial 85), Draft Regulations 2002 (Paper 613) (Dr Toyne) ...... 223 Information Paper No. 1 – Northern Territory Constitutional Development and Statehood, A Chronology of Events by Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee (Paper 519) (Ms Scrymgour) ...... 212 Infrastructure, Planning and Environment, 2003/2004 (Paper 1561)...... 730 Integrated Development of Timor Sea Gas – The National Interest Case, a submission by the Northern Territory Government to the Commonwealth Government, dated February 2002 (Paper 282) (Ms Martin) ...... 111 Internet Gaming Operator’s Agreement Between Hon S J Stirling and Lasseters Casino Pty Ltd, dated 19 November 2001 (Paper 164) ...... 61 Issues associated with the progressive entry into the Northern Territory of cane toads, Volume 1 – Report No.1, dated October 2003 (Paper 1122) (Ms Lawrie) ...... 488 Issues associated with the progressive entry into the Northern Territory of cane toads, Volume 2 – Written Submissions Received, dated October 2003 (Paper 1123) (Ms Lawrie) ...... 488 Issues associated with the progressive entry into the Northern Territory of cane toads, Volume 3 – Hansard Transcripts – Public Hearings, dated October 2003 (Paper 1124) (Ms Lawrie) ...... 488 Issues associated with the progressive entry into the Northern Territory of cane toads, Volume 4 – Hansard Transcripts - Briefings, dated October 2003 (Paper 1125) (Ms Lawrie)...... 488 Juvenile Pre-court Diversion Scheme, OVERVIEW by Northern Territory Police (Paper 1306) (Dr Toyne)...... 609 Kakadu National Park, Map (Paper 1489) (Ms Carter)...... 704 Kava Budget (Paper 913) (Mr Baldwin) ...... 383 Kim Beazley’s Plan for Safer Communities, Costings for Strengthening Australia’s National Security (Paper 68) (Mr Burke) ...... 33 Labor Leader Clare Martin makes pledges to public sector workers, Northern Territory News, 2001 election compaign (Paper 1206) (Ms Carter)...... 544 Land Clearing Guidelines, Broadacre Developments Linear Developments and Subdivisions, dated February 2002 by Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment (Paper 241) (Mr Vatskalis)...... 95 Land Development Corporation Act Direction to Land Development Corporation, pursuant to section 8(1) and with reference to 9(2) and (3), Re Section 5673, Hundred of Bagot, dated 30 March 2004 (Paper 1322) ...... 623 Lands Acquisition Act Labelle Downs Statement of reasons for acquisition, Section 43(1)(b), dated 18th November 2004, Dr Burns, Minister for Lands and Planning (Paper 1535) ...... 724 Larapinta Drive water pumping station and rising main - Site Plan and Headworks Phase 1 (Paper 1027) (Mr Vatskalis)...... 440 Larrakia Development Corporation Pty Ltd – Newsletter August 2004/#13 (Paper 1443) (Mr Burke) ...... 669 Lecture notes by Noel Pearson, 25 October 2001, delivered at the University of Sydney as part of the Dr Charles Perkins Memorial Oration – entitled, on the human right to misery, mass incarceration and early death (Paper 217) (Mr Elferink)...... 84

59 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PAPERS TABLED (cont) Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee Discussion Paper No. 1 – Northern Territory Indigenous Affairs, An Examination of Structural Relationships in Indigenous Affairs and Indigenous Governance Within the Northern Territory (Paper 520) (Ms Scrymgour) ...... 212 Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee Information Paper No. 1 – Northern Territory Constitutional Development and Statehood, A Chronology of Events (Paper 519) (Ms Scrymgour) ...... 212 Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Annual Report 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002 (Paper 518) (Ms Scrymgour)...... 212 Legal Documentation - Parks and Reserves (Framework for the Future) (Paper 1644) (Ms Martin) ...... 775 Legal position concerning access by political candidates to potential constituents on Aboriginal land (Paper 1636) (Dr Toyne)...... 768 Legislative Assembly (Register of Members’ Interests) Act, amendments to the (Ms Martin) (Paper 432)...... 177 Legislative Assembly Members’ Web page, Minister Vatskalis, extract (Paper 1040) (Mr Maley) ...... 456 Legislative Council, Questions Without Notice, Thursday, 26th June 2003 – Question No. 1039 Hon Norman Moore to the Leader of the House representing the Premier (Paper 1041) (Mr Burke) ...... 456 Legislative Council, Questions Without Notice, Thursday, 26th June 2003 – Question No. 1040 Hon Norman Moore to the Leader of the House representing the Premier (Paper 1042) (Mr Burke) ...... 457 Letters Ah Kit, Hon J, Minister for Housing to Dr R Lim, Member for Greatorex, dated 8 August 2003 re flooring at the Coconut Grove Seniors Village (Paper 1021) (Mr Ah Kit)...... 428 Ah Kit, Mr John ,Minister for Housing to Housing Commission tenant, dated 26 July 2004 re Territory Housing’s Good Neighbour Policy (Paper 1429) (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 661 Ah Kit, Mr John, Minister for Local Government to Mr David Loadman, dated 19 February 2004 re swimming pool fencing (Paper 1237) (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 563 Ah Kit, Mr to Mr Paul White, Commissioner for Police re allegations against himself relating to a vehicle the subject of an Ombudsman Report, dated 2 April 2005 (Paper 1705) (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 808 Allen, Mr Peter, Chairman Northern Territory Licensing Commission, to Mr Travis Morgan, dated 29 May 2003 re Moo Joose advertisement (Paper 920) (Mr Stirling)...... 387 AMSANT Chairperson Ms Stephanie Bell to Editor, Centralian Advocate, dated March 2005 re Alice Springs Hospital staffing (Paper 1676) (Dr Toyne) ...... 791 Rhys-Jones, Glyn , Chairman Evaluation Committee from Ernst and Young, dated 6 March 2002...... 132 Application for Protection Visa, Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs to Applicants (East Timorese) (Paper 676) (Mr Burke)...... 261 Attestation by Mr Wood re drug testing (Paper 1307) (Mr Wood) ...... 611 Auditor-General detailing minor corrections to his Report on the 2001/2002 Treasurer’s Annual Financial Statement presented to the Assembly on 29 April 2003 (Paper 894) (Madam Speaker) ...... 376 Baddock, Mrs Gerry, to the Hon Syd Stirling, dated 31st July 2002 (Paper 465) (Mr Elferink) ...... 187 Bailey, Mr Geoff, Secretary, Rotary Club, South Australia to Mr Steve Spriggs, Rotary Club, Litchfield re Indigenous Medical Student Project, dated 23 April 2002 (Paper 356) (Mr Wood) ...... 133 Baldwin, Mr Tim MLA to Director of Fisheries, dated 24 December 2001 re Country Liberal Party, Parliamentary Wing submission to Discussion Paper on the proposed closure of the McArthur River System to commercial barramundi fishing (Paper 221)( Mr Henderson) .. 85 Beazley, Mr Kim, Shadow Minister for Defence to Mr Mark Smith, President AIDN-NT, dated 6 October 2004 re TenixToll (TTDL) contracts and employees (Paper 1479) (Mr Henderson)...... 696

60 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PAPERS TABLED (cont) Letters (cont) Burke, Mr Denis, Chief Minister to Mr George Georgiou, Northern Territory Legal Aid commission, dated 23 April 1997 re Alan E Forscutt, release (Paper 775) (Dr Toyne) ..... 295 Burke, Mr Denis, MLA to Hon Dr Peter Toyne MLA, dated 28 August 2002 re Corrections Centre investigation on telephone tapping incident (Paper 823) (Mr Burke) ...... 344 Burke, Mr Denis, MLA to Hon Dr Peter Toyne MLA, e-mail re phone tapping incident (Paper 825) (Mr Burke)...... 344 Burke, Mr, Leader of the Opposition to Mr Mark Crossin, Director, Work Health, Department of Employment, Education and Training, dated 8 November 2002 re workers compensation claim, Mr Robert Teakle, TIO claim ref 60088071 (Paper 815)...... 318 Burns, Dr C, Minister for Transport and Infrastructure to Mr Stephen Dunham, Member for Drysdale, dated 17 March 2005 (Paper 1678) (Dr Burns) ...... 791 Burns, Dr C, Minister for Transport and Infrastructure to Senator, the Hon Ian Campbell, Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads re Territory Roads to Recovery Programme, dated 6 May 2004 (Paper 1447) (Dr Burns) ...... 670 Burns, Dr, Minister for Transport and Infrastructure to Hon Jim Lloyd MP, Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads re Tiger Brennan Drive and Roads to Recovery Programme of the Commonwealth, dated 25 April 2005 (Paper 1703) (Dr Burns) ...... 806 Burns, Dr, Minster for Transport and Infrastructure and Shadow Minister for Transport an Infrastructure (Mr Burke) to Hon Jim Lloyd MP re Road funding for unincorporated Territory roads (Paper 1474) (Dr Burns) ...... 692 Cahill, Ms Robyn, Industrial Representative, Australian Salaried Medical Officer’s Federation (NT Division) to Dr Toyne (Minister for Health), dated 8 June 2004 re Dr Elizabeth Mowatt (Paper 1316) (Dr Toyne)...... 620 Carrigan, Ms Jane, organiser/industrial officer, Australian Nursing Federation, NT Branch to Hon Sydney Stirling, re Gove District Hospital Security by Australian Nursing Federation, dated 11 June 2003 (Paper 939) (Ms Carter) ...... 412 Coates, Mr R, Chief Executive Officer Dept of Justice, Ms Sue Oliver, Director of Legal Policy Division and Ms Gale Jamieson, Parliamentary Counsel, dated 8 October 2004 to Chairman , Standing Orders Committee re comments relating to Evidence Reform (Children and Sexual Offences) Bill (Paper 1487) (Mr Henderson)...... 703 Coles, Mr David, CEO Department of Community Development to Nicole Kilgour, Neil Prosser and Bill Stuchbery re Tipperary Letter, starving animals Tipperary Station (Paper 1426) (Mr Elferink) ...... 655 Collins, Ms Trish, WEL Convenor, Women’s Electoral Lobby Australia (Inc) to Chief Minister re NT Business Women’s consultative Council and Gender Mainstreaming (Paper 279) (Ms Carney)...... 109 Dunham MLA, Mr Stephen, to Dr Chris Burns, Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, dated 16 November 2001 together with appendices (Paper 373) (Mr Kiely)...... 138 Elferink, Mr John, Member for Macdonnell to Honourable Peter Toyne MLA, Minister for Central Australia, dated 5 February 2003 re Trust Fund to build a renal dialysis unit for Kintore (Paper 781) (Mr Elferink) ...... 299 Elferink, Mr John, MLA to the Minister for Community Development, Honourable Jack Ah Kit re Actions of Ministerial Officers in Alice Springs, dated 22 April 2002 (Paper 378) (Mr Elferink)...... 139 Ernst and Young to Mr Stephen Jackson, Department of Justice re Review of Quarterly Crime and Justice Statistics, dated 25 November 2002 (Paper 707) (Dr Toyne) ...... 265 Fitzgerald, Mr Tony, Commissioner, Northern Territory Anti-Discrimination Commission to Mr John Pinney, Chair, Commercial Passenger Vehicle Board re Lift Fee in Lieu of Waiting Time for Wheelchair Accessible Taxis, dated 6 July 2004 (Paper 1441) (Dr Burns)...... 669 Greenwood, S, Executive Director, Pharmacy Guild of Australia, National Secretariat, dated 19 February 2004 (Paper 1275) (Dr Toyne) ...... 583 Hall, Mr I R, Liquidator, Price WaterhouseCoopers to Honourable S Stirling, Deputy Chief Minister, dated 19 October 2001 (Paper 80) (Mr Stirling) ...... 38

61 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PAPERS TABLED (cont) Letters (cont) Hawkes, Mr D J to Hon S Stirling, Minister for Employment, Education and Training re matter raised by Mr John Valentin (Paper 211) (Mr Stirling)...... 82 Hill, Senator Robert, Minister of Defence to Mr David Tollner, Member for Solomon, dated 30 September 2004 re defence contracts and contractors TTDL employees (Paper 1478) (Mr Henderson)...... 696 Howard, Hon John, MP, Prime Minister to Ms C Martin, Chief Minister re Roads to Recovery Programme funding, dated 16 July 2004 (Paper 1445) (Dr Burns) ...... 670 Howard, Mr John, to Pharmacist, re Achievements and Future Plans of the Howard Government for Community Pharmacy, dated 9 October 2001 (Paper 1274) (Dr Toyne). 583 Humphries, Chris, Acting Manager Urban Planning to Ms Helina Chan Ling Lam re Proposed NT Planning Scheme Amendment – Lots 9666, 9665, 9345, 9346, 9347, 9348, 9349 and 7234 Trower Road and Undoolya Street, Town of Nightcliff, dated 6 October 2003 (Paper 1218) (Mr Vatskalis)...... 556 Hunt, Mr David, General Manager & Licensee Nominee, Alice Springs Memorial Club to Ms MLA re Misuse of Drugs Legislation, dated 14 June 2002 (Paper 425) (Ms Carney) ...... 172 Kiely, Mr Len to Minister for Local Government (Mr Ah Kit), dated 8 October 2003 re pool fencing legislation review (Paper 1231) (Mr Kiely) ...... 563 Kuhn, Ms Cheryl, Chair, Consumer Affairs Council to Hon Dr Peter Toyne, Minister for Justice and Attorney-General re operation of the Tow Truck Industry Code of Practice, dated 4 November 2003 (Paper 1254) (Dr Toyne) ...... 572 Kuhn, Ms Cheryl, Consumer Affairs Council to Mr John Pinny, Chair Commercial Passenger Vehicle Board NT, dated 2 July 2004 (Paper 1442) (Dr Burns)...... 669 Lloyd, Hon Jim, MP, Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads to Dr C Burns, Minister for Transport and Industry re Tiger Brennan Road funding (Paper 1703) (Dr Burns) ...... 807 Loadman, Mr David (Chair Lands and Mining Tribunal) to Mr John Ah Kit, Minister for Local Government, dated 16 December 2003 re Swimming Pool Fencing Act (Paper 1233) (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 563 Loadman, Mr David to all Members of the Legislative Assembly re proposed changes to swimming pool legislation, dated 17 February 2004 (Paper 1236) (Mr Ah Kit)...... 563 Loadman, Mr David to Bill Stuchbery, Director of Local Government re the Lands and Mining Tribunal, dated 12 February 2003 (Paper 1234) (Mr Ah Kit)...... 563 Loadman, Mr David to Mr David Coles re The Lands and Mining Tribunal, dated 17 February 2004 (Paper 1235) (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 563 Lowry, Mrs Susan, Executive Officer, Victims of Crime NT to Dr Peter Toyne (Attorney- General), dated 7 October 2004 re comments relating to Evidence Reform (Children and Sexual Offences) Bill (Paper 1488) (Mr Henderson)...... 703 Maley, Mr Peter, Member for Goyder to Darwin Community Legal Services, dated 29 July 2003 re law reform legislation (Paper 1143)...... 495 Managers of various licensed premises, Alice Springs to Ms Jodeen Carney MLA re Misuse of Drugs Legislation (Paper 426) (Ms Carney)...... 172 Martin, Honourable Clare, Chief Minister to Ms Jodeen Carney, Shadow Minister for Women’s Policy, 13 November 2002 (Paper 715) (Ms Carney)...... 269 Martin, Ms C, (Chief Minister) to Hon John Howard MP, Prime Minister re Roads to Recovery Programme, dated 17 March 2004 (Paper 1444) (Dr Burns)...... 670 Martin, Ms Clare, (Chief Minister) to Owston Nominees No. 2 Pty Ltd and Mr Warren Anderson, Apology, dated 23 August 2004 (Paper 1437) ...... 664 Mike to Minister for Housing, Mr Ah Kit, February 2004 (Paper 1222) (Ms Carney) ...... 560 Mills, Mr (Leader of the Opposition) to the Hon Paul Henderson, dated 16 August 2004. (Paper 1668)...... 787 Naumann, Mr Robert, Assistant Chief Fire Officer to Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service, dated 14 May 2002 (Paper 372) (Mr Burke)...... 137 Open letter to Mrs Fay Miller, 23 March 2005 re Teacher EBA negotiations (Paper 1680) (Mrs Miller)...... 793

62 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PAPERS TABLED (cont) Letters (cont) Open letter to Ms Jodeen Carney MLA re Crimes (Victims Assistance) Act, costs to law firms (Paper 1346) (Ms Carney)...... 632 Paul, Mr Rick, NT Car Rental Council to Ms C Martin, Chief Minister, dated 17 May 2002 re Motor Vehicle Levy (Paper 469) (Ms Carney) ...... 192 Pearce, Phillip, Licensed Conveyancing Agent to Ms Jodeen Carney, Member for Araluen, dated 12 August 2003 re Swimming Pool Fencing Authority (Paper 1030) (Ms Carney) . 441 Police investigation and subsequent briefing of Chief Minister - Mr Terry Mills, Member for Blain to Hon Paul Henderson Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services dated 16 August 2004 - Mr John Elferink, Member for Macdonnell to Mr Paul White Commissioner for Police, Fire and Emergency Services dated 15 February 2005 - Hon Paul Henderson to Mr John Elferink dated 24 February 2005 - Mr John Elferink to Mr Peter Boyce Ombudsman dated 15 March 2005 (Paper 1667)...... 784 Porrovecchio, Ms Naomi, ministerial assistant to Mr Denis Burke MLA, re phone tapping incident, dated 2 September 2002 (Paper 824) (Mr Burke) ...... 344 Povey Stirk, Lawyers and Notaries, to Ms Jodeen Carney MLA, dated 19 September 2002 (Paper 637) (Ms Carney)...... 240 Reid, Mr Ian, Director, Kip McGrath Education Centre to Ms Carney, Member for Araluen MLA re Renal Specialist in Alice Springs (Paper 336) (Ms Carney) ...... 128 Shearer, Ms Sue, CEO REINT to Hon J Ah Kit, Minister for Community Development, re amendments to swimming pool legislation, dated 15th August 2003 (Paper 1044) (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 457 Simondson, Mr John, Territory housing to residents of Wirrina, dated 18 June 2002 (Paper 420) (Dr Lim)...... 172 Sleep Deprivation Again (Paper 1666) (Ms Carney)...... 783 Speaker, House of Representatives, Honourable Neil Andrew, dated 10 December 2002 and President of the Senate, the Honourable Paul Calvert, dated 5 December 2002 in response to the resolution of the Assembly relating to East Timorese asylum seekers (Paper 746) (Madam Speaker)...... 293 Stewart, Mr Frank, Secretary/Treasurer and Public Officer, Arafura Bowls and Social Club Inc to Hon Denis Burke MLA, Chief Minister, dated 11 April 2001 (Paper 614) (Ms Martin)225 Stirling, Honourable Syd, Deputy Chief Minister to Mr Ian Hall, Price WaterhouseCoopers, dated 1 October 2001 (Paper 79) (Mr Stirling)...... 38 Toyne, Hon Peter, MLA to Mr Denis Burke MLA, dated 12 February 2002 re Corrections Centre telephone tapping (Paper 827) (Mr Burke)...... 344 Toyne, Hon Peter, MLA to Mr Denis Burke, dated 7 October 2002 re phone tapping incident (Paper 826) (Mr Burke)...... 344 Toyne, Honourable Dr, Minister for Justice and Attorney-General to Ms J Carney MLA, dated 30 May 2002 re proposal to interview jurors (Paper 417) ...... 166 unknown to Leader of the Opposition (Mr Burke), dated 7 February 2002 (Paper 237) (Mr Dunham) ...... 93 Unknown to Ms Jodeen Carney, Member for Araluen, dated 29th July 2003 (Paper 1028) (Ms Carter)...... 440 van der Sommen, Mr F J, to Minister for Lands and Planing (Mr Vatskalis) re Undoolya Street and Trower Road area rezoning R3 to R2, dated 28 July 2003 - application to amend Planning Scheme attached (Paper 1216) (Mr Vatskalis)...... 556 Vatskalis, Hon Kon to Mr John Pinney, Chairman, Development Consent Authority, dated 4 December 2002 (Paper 842) (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 350 Vatskalis, Hon Kon to Mr Richard Barcham, Town Clerk, dated 27 February 2002 re funding for airstrip at Gulin Gulin and Weemol Community Council Aboriginal Corporation (Paper 236) (Mr Dunham)...... 92 Vatskalis, Hon Kon, Minister for Transport and Infrastructure to Hon John Anderson, Minister for Transport and Regional Services, Canberra, re Upgrading of the Stuart Highway between Noonamah and Cox peninsula road, dated 13 August 2003 (Paper 1019) (Mr Vatskalis)...... 428

63 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PAPERS TABLED (cont) Letters (cont) Wait, Ms Margaret, OAM, Chairperson, Alice Springs Hospital Management Board to Hon Minister for Health (Dr Toyne)re Progress in Alice Springs Hospital, dated 23 March 2005 (Paper 1677) (Dr Toyne)...... 791 Wheaton, Lyall to Mr Denis Burke, Leader of the Opposition, dated 4 March 2002 re - viability of HPA Incorporated (Paper 283) (Ms Carter) ...... 111 White, Mr Paul, Commissioner of Police to Mr Len Kiely, Member for Sanderson re incident at Anula 21 February 2004, dated 8 March 2004 (Paper 1344) (Mr Kiely) ...... 632 Wood, Mr G , Member for Nelson re open letter on Law Reform legislation (Paper 1146) (Ms Carney) ...... 496 Wood, Mr G , MLA to Hon Jane Aagaard, Minister for Health and Community Services re Ms Aleeta Daws, dated 7 May 2002 (Paper 355) (Mr Wood) ...... 133 Wright, Dr Mathew, District Medical Officer, Docker River to Hon Dr Peter Toyne, dated 4 April 2002 re Docker River, malnourished children (Paper 338) (Mr Elferink) ...... 152 Wright, Dr Mathew, District Medical Officer, Docker River to Hon John Ah Kit MLA, Minister Assisting the Chief Minister on Indigenous Affairs, dated 4 April 2002 re Docker River Store food prices and malnourished children (Paper 389) (Mr Elferink)...... 152 Wright, Dr Mathew, District Medical Officer, Docker River to Hon John Ah Kit, Minister Assisting the Chief Minister on Indigenous Affairs, dated 2 May 2002 re Docker River Store food prices (Paper 390) (Mr Elferink) ...... 152 Yeaman, Mr David, Commercial Property Manager, L J Hooker, Alice Springs to Ms Jodeen Carney MLA re recovery of costs in small claims actions - re Small Claims Amendment Bill (Paper 418) (Ms Carney)...... 166 Licence Agreement between the Minister for Racing, Gaming and Licensing and CMS PTY LTD (ACN 009 640 546) (Paper 1201)...... 542 Licence Agreement between the Minister for Racing, Gaming and Licensing and DK Marketing PTY LTD (ACN 098 422 023) (Paper 1203) ...... 542 Licence Agreement between the Minister for Racing, Gaming and Licensing and Global Players Network PTY LTD (ACN 102 371 335) (Paper 1202) ...... 542 Lion’s Code of Ethics, Lion’s Objects Charter Dinner Programme, Charter Officers and Members (Paper 1484) (Mrs Braham)...... 698 List of ministerial staff, former Burke government, Northern Territory Government Directory (Paper 245) (Mr Burke))...... 98 List of ministerial staff, Martin government, Northern Territory Government Directory (Paper 244) (Mr Burke)...... 98 List of Submissions received as at 7 March 2002 - Information Bill (Paper 277) (Dr Toyne) .... 107 Literacy and Numeracy Week 2001/2002, booklet (Paper 643) (Ms Lawrie) ...... 254 Local Government Grant Programs 2002/2003 (Paper 1715) (Mr Henderson) ...... 811 Locality Plan, Rapid Creek 03 Conservation Zone (Paper 1462) (Dr Burns) ...... 680 Lock your doors Cops hunt Gillen sex fiend, Centralian Advocate, dated 6 February 2004 (Paper 1220) (Ms Carney) ...... 560 Major Work Fact Sheet – Summary 5 February 2002 of capital works in Darwin and Alice Springs (Paper 212) (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 81 Mandatory Sentencing Property Offences Reported to Police – pre Mandatory Sentencing average – 12,700 per 100,000 population and post Mandatory Sentencing average – 11,000 per 100,000 population (Paper 56) (Mr Burke) ...... 25 Map of exploration licence applications by Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd and subsidiary companies in the Northern Land Council Region (Paper 234) (Mr Henderson) ...... 93 Map of Sections 1812, 1813 1791, 1814, 1817,1847 Wickham Point and Middle Arm (Paper 617) (Mr Wood)...... 230 Map of the Territory, sixty two new exploration licences approved for grant by Paul Henderson 31 October 2001 (Paper 235) (Mr Henderson)...... 93 Map of Waterfront Development – Guide to Heights of Buildings /Structures, Central Darwin by Department of Lands Planning and Environment (Paper 1553) (Ms Martin)...... 720 Map, AustralAsia Railway Construction Progress (Paper 264) (Mr Henderson)...... 104

64 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PAPERS TABLED (cont) Map, East Arm Control Plan 1998, dated 17 June 1998 (Paper 421) (Mr Wood) ...... 172 Map, Exploration Licences on Aboriginal Freehold Land and Land that may be subject to Native Title (Paper 113) (Mr Henderson) ...... 49 Map, Land Use Concepts – Proposed Litchfield Planning Concepts and Land Use Objectives (Paper 616) (Mr Wood) ...... 230 Map, Land Use Concepts, East Arm to Glyde Point, dated 20 August 2002 (Paper 629) (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 231 Map, Microholdings Pty Ltd, land stages sketch plan, Alice Springs - Development Consent Authority Permit DP05/0/20 dated 13 March 2005 (Paper 1673) (Dr Burns)...... 790 Map, Proposed Zoning Map of a conservation zone for mangroves, NT Planning Scheme, amendment 03/0002 (Paper 1075) (Mr Vatskalis)...... 469 McArthur River System, proposal to close to commercial barramundi fishing Submission by Mr Tim Baldwin, Shadow Minister for Primary Industry and Fisheries on behalf of the Country Liberal Party (Paper 222) (Mr Henderson)...... 85 Media Release – Northern Territory Fails its Government Schools, dated 22 August 2002 by Minister for Education, Science and Training, Hon Dr Brendan Nelson MP (Paper 512) (Mr Burke) ...... 210 Media release, Commissioner responds to Police Budget Comments, dated 30 January 2002 by Denise Hurley, Media Liaison (Paper 210) (Mr Stirling)...... 82 Media release, Department of Health and Community Services, Agency Restructure announced, dated 12 February 2003 (Paper 800)...... 309 Media release, Newsletter, Masters Games attract 4300 participants, dated 26 August 2004 (Paper 1454) (Mr Ah Kit)...... 676 Media Release, Senator the Hon Ian Campbell, Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads re Roads to Recovery Programme, Federal Government Applauds Northern Territory Road Funding, dated 30 June 2004 (Paper 1446) (Dr Burns)...... 670 Meeting the Kyoto Target, Impact on Regional Australia, Report by the Allen Consulting Group (Paper 54) (Mr Reed)...... 25 Members Travel and Telephone Expenses 2004 (Madam Speaker)...... 777 Memo, Mr R D Moore, Commissioner, Northern Territory Correctional Services, to CEO, Justice Department, dated 26 February 2002 re matters raised in the Legislative Assembly Question time 26 February 2002 (Paper 173) (Mr Stirling)...... 75 Memorandum of Understanding between Northern Land Council and Territory Construction Association Inc (Paper 816) (Mr Henderson)...... 319 Memorandum to Caroline Holdstock, dated 18 June 2002 re Paul Bartholomew departure as CEO of Health (Paper 403) (Mrs Aagaard) ...... 157 Memorandum, Attorney-General from Secretary, Attorney-General’s Department, re Alan Edward Forscutt 26 June 1997 (Paper 774) (Dr Toyne) ...... 295 Memorandum, file PA2003/0501, Executive Director Lands and Planning to Minister for Lands and Planning to re Building Lots 7234 and 9666 Trower Road – rezoning from R3 to R2, dated 4 December 2003 (Paper 1271) (Mr Vatskalis)...... 555 Memorandum, Mr Paul Bartholomew, Chief Executive Officer Of Territory Health Services to Honourable J Aagaard, Minister for Health, Family and Children’s Services re Territory Health Services Budget 2001/2002, dated 27 September 2001 (Paper 98) (Mrs Aagaard) ...... 43 Mental Health Review Tribunal, 2003/2004 (Paper 1640)...... 778 Message from CEO, Mr Robert Griew, Department of Health and Community Services – BUDGET 2004/2005 to Managers (Paper 1310) (Ms Carter)...... 615 Metis – Assessment of Organisational Effectiveness and Human Resource Management Systems within the Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service (Paper 1230) Mr Henderson)...... 562 Minutes, Alice Springs Branch NTCLP, Wednesday 18th June 2003 (Paper 989) (Mr Kiely) ... 418 N T Government Projects at a glance, March 2002 (Paper 329) (Ms Carter) ...... 124 N T Planning Scheme, proposal to amend – section 12(1) (Paper 1212) (Mr Maley) ...... 550 National Environment Protection Council, 2003/2004 (Paper 1628)...... 761 National Heart Foundation of Australia, Physical activity and children, A Statement of Importance and Call to Action from the Heart Foundation, April 2001 (Paper 321) (Dr Burns)...... 119

65 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PAPERS TABLED (cont) National Heart Foundation of Australia, Physical Activity Policy, April 2001 (Paper 320) (Dr Burns) ...... 119 National Heart Foundation of Australia, Promoting physical activity Ten recommendations from the Heart Foundation, May 2001 (Paper 322) (Dr Burns) ...... 119 National Issues in Indigenous housing 2004/05 and Beyond, position paper developed by the Northern Territory Government (Paper 1598) (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 750 National numeracy and reading benchmarks for Northern Territory schools (Paper 729) (Mr Stirling) ...... 275 National Transport Commission, 2003/2004 (Paper 1639) ...... 778 Negation of common law rules relating to revival on repeal, page 165 Pearce and Geddes Statutory Interpretation in Australia, 5th edition, paragraph 6.14 (Paper 1643) (Ms Martin) . 775 Neighbourhood Watch Special Newsletter, Alice Springs, dated February 1999 (Paper 360) (Mrs Braham)...... 133 Neighbourhood Watch Special Newsletter, Alice Springs, dated July 2001 (Paper 359) (Mrs Braham)...... 133 Neighbourhood Watch Special Newsletter, Alice Springs, dated March 1999 (Paper 361) (Mrs Braham)...... 133 New Initiatives in 2004 (Paper 1313) (Ms Carter) ...... 617 New Motor Vehicles Sales by Australia (RHS) and NT (LHS), ABS (Paper 942) (Mr Stirling) 412 New Motor Vehicles Sales, Australian Average by Australian states, ABS Cat. 9314.0 (Paper 941) (Mr Stirling)...... 412 Nightcliff High School Student Representative Council 2005 and House Captains 2005, schedule of names (Paper 1679) (Mrs Aagaard)...... 792 Northern Territory Alcohol Framework, Interim Report dated February 2003 (Paper 1219) (Mr Stirling) ...... 560 Northern Territory Auditor-General’s Office Strategic Review Report 2003 by Neil Jackman (Paper 1045) (Mr Stirling) ...... 459 Northern Territory Drug Trends 2001, Findings from the Illicit Drug Reporting system, Report 137, National Drugs and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South, Sydney (Paper 429) (Mr Bonson)...... 173 Northern Territory Economic Development Summit 2001 – Summary of Action Areas identified by the Northern Territory Economic Development summit 4 to 6 November 2001 by Co-Chairs Neville Walker and Mr (Paper 379) (Mr Henderson)...... 141 Northern Territory Economy 2004/2005 (Paper 1297) (Mr Stirling)...... 600 Northern Territory Economy Overview, 2004/2005 (Paper 1299) (Mr Stirling) ...... 600 Northern Territory Economy Overview, August 2002 (Paper 489) (Ms Martin)...... 196 Northern Territory Economy Overview, Budget 2005/2006 (Paper 1695) (Mr Stirling)...... 799 Northern Territory Economy Overview, May 2003 (Paper 905) (Mr Stirling)...... 375 Northern Territory Economy, Budget 2005/2006 (Paper 1694) (Mr Stirling) ...... 799 Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service - Director’s Operational Order No. 01/2002, dated 21 March 2002 (Paper 371) (Mr Burke)...... 137 Northern Territory Government Gazette G 13, page 12, dated 31 March 2004 re Metis Consulting Pty Ltd (Paper 1311) (Mr Elferink) ...... 615 Northern Territory Government Gazette No. S40, dated 27 August 2001 and No. G 39 of 3 October 2001 (Paper 5) (Ms Martin) ...... 4 Northern Territory Government Media Release by John Ah Kit re cheap politics as Elferink stirs unnecessary fears, dated 18 February 2002 (Paper 783) (Mr Ah Kit)...... 299 Northern Territory Government Reform Agenda, Achievements and Significant Dates from 18 April to 18 February 2002 - List of kept promises of the Labor Government since coming to power on 18 August 2001 (Paper 284) (Ms Martin)...... 112 Northern Territory Hand Gun Titles 2003 Open Division Match Results,19th May 2003 (Paper 915) (Mr Kiely) ...... 383 Northern Territory Legal Aid Commission, 2003/2004 (Paper 1641) ...... 778 Northern Territory Licensing Commission, Chairman’s Report of 14/15 August 2001 by Peter R Allen (Paper 104) (Dr Lim) ...... 45

66 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PAPERS TABLED (cont) Northern Territory Licensing Commission, Statement of Reasons for Decision – Outback Bar and Grill (Paper 1154) (Mrs Braham) ...... 508 Northern Territory Population Strategy Issues Paper, dated August 2002 – Northern Territory Government (Paper 463) (Ms Martin) ...... 186 Northern Territory Statehood Steering Committee membership and Speaker’s Determination No. 5 for sitting fees and allowances (Mrs Braham) ...... 808 Northern Territory Statehood Steering Committee, Terms of Reference, dated 25 June 2004 (Paper 1388) (Mr McAdam) ...... 636 Northern Territory Strategic Framework for Suicide Prevention (Paper 1096) (Mrs Aagaard)... 484 Northern Territory Transport Plan, Draft, dated 20 June 2003 (Paper 1038) (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 453 Northern Territory Water Safety Plan 2003/2006 (Paper 1239) (Mr Dunham) ...... 564 NT Electricity Network Access Code, Final Report, April 2003 (Paper 892) (Mr Stirling) ...... 372 NT School Based Policing Scheme, Review of , Report (Paper 640) (Mr Stirling)...... 251 NTPS Numbers and Redundancies for the period January 2001 to January 2002 by Forced Redundancy and Voluntary Redundancy categories under the former and previous governments (Paper 256) (Mr Stirling) ...... 100 Nursing positions – Government’s Commitment to Create an Additional 75 Nursing Positions In Acute Care Within its First Term of Office As at 10 May 2004 (Paper 1300) (Dr Toyne)..... 603 O’Sullivan Report, Extract from Final Report into Independent Assessment of Resources, Northern Territory Police, page 56 – Graph, Police Establishment/Actual Comparison, July 1998 to July 2002 (Paper 1013) (Mr Burke)...... 423 Oaths and affirmations of Members (Paper 3)...... 2 Ombudsman for the Northern Territory, Administrative Actions of Government Authorities (Paper 1681) (Ms Martin) ...... 796 Ombudsman, A report to the Legislative Assembly pursuant to section 26(6) of the Ombudsman (Northern Territory) Act, Telephone Monitoring Equipment (Paper 453) ...... 182 Open letter to all public servants by Ms Martin, dated 28 November 2001 – mini-budget (Paper 254) (Mr Burke) ...... 99 Opposition Position Paper, NT Country Liberal Party – Tackling Sniffing in the Territory (Paper 1534) (Ms Carter)...... 715 Ordered Tabled Standing Order 256 Mortality in the Northern Territory 1979 – 1997 by Territory Health Services, Epidemiology Branch, dated November 1999 (Paper 70) (Dr Burns)...... 33 OUTLAYS/Operating Expenses, 2001/2002 (Paper 512) (Mr Reed)...... 210 Overview of Cotton Research and Prospects in the Northern Territory, March 2004 (Paper 1461) (Mr Wood)...... 681 Palliative Care Unit design plan, In-patient Facility only, by Jackman Gooden (Paper 1035) (Mrs Aagaard) ...... 452 Pamphlet, Why Teachers Chose Industrial Action (Paper 1674) (Dr Lim)...... 790 Parliamentary Sitting Dates 2002 (Mr Stirling)...... 109 Peace Ho verse by Sanderson High School Students and assisted by Shelley Morris (Paper 1456) (Mr Kiely)...... 677 Petition of 150 residents of Karama and Malak requesting ADSL and Broadband communications (Paper 1714) (Ms Lawrie)...... 809 Petrol Sniffing in Remote Northern Territory Communities by Select Committee on Substance Abuse in the Community, dated 14 October 2004 (Paper 1533) (Mrs Aagaard)...... 715 Photograph – bush breakdown, copy (Paper 433) (Mr Elferink) ...... 172 Photograph Ms Martin signing pledge to public sector workers 2001 election campaign (Paper 249) (Mr Burke)...... 99 Photograph of 14TH Light Horse Regiment at the Calgary Stampede, Canada (Paper 148) (Mr Elferink)...... 60 Photograph of Docker River Road (Paper 273) (Mr Elferink) ...... 107 Photograph of Fox Road, Katherine (Paper 274) (Mr Baldwin) ...... 107 Photograph, Aboriginal group Borroloola by Baldwin Spencer (Paper 358) (Ms Carter) ...... 133 Photographs of Roper Highway (Paper 272) (Mr Reed) ...... 107

67 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PAPERS TABLED (cont) Photographs of telephone boxes at Alice Springs with Aboriginal artwork (Paper 1439) (Mrs Braham) ...... 665 Photographs of tourism posters, London (Paper 243) (Mr Henderson) ...... 98 Planning Act Summary of Development Application, Reasons for Direction, pursuant to section 85(1)(b), of the Planning Act not to make any determination on subdividing Lot 2291, Town of Darwin, Old Admiralty House (Paper 1593) ...... 742 Summary of Development Application, Terms of Direction, Reasons for the Direction, pursuant to section 85 (3), Lot 6192 (2) Ostermann Street, Town of Nightcliff (Paper 1273) ...... 588 Planning for the implementation strategy for the Bansemer Review (Paper 1331) (Dr Toyne)... 626 Planning Notices, Central Darwin Planning Concepts and Land Use Objectives 1999, Central Darwin land Use Objectives 1996 and Central Darwin Planning Concepts and Development Opportunities – Darwin City Waterfront Planning Concepts (Paper 1572) (Mr Dunham) ..... 733 Plans of Management Alice Springs Telegraph Station, Historical Reserve, May 2001 (Paper 58)...... 29 Alice Springs Telegraph Station, Historical Reserve, Review of Submissions, September 2000, Draft Plan of Management (Paper 48) ...... 29 Casuarina Coastal Reserve, Management Plan, August 2002, Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment (Paper 462) ...... 187 Darwin Harbour Regional Plan of Management, November 2003 (Paper 1150) ...... 513 Nitmiluk National Park Plan of Management, dated August 2002 (Paper 515) (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 211 Nitmiluk National Park Summary of Public Representations 2002. (Papers 516) (Mr Vatskalis) ...... 211 Police Administration Act Northern Territory Police Force Consent Agreement 2001, dated 3 August 2001 (Paper 20).. 15 Police Administration Act Consent Agreement between Minister for Employment, Education and Training and the Northern Territory Police Force, pursuant to section 51, dated 17 June 2004 (Paper 1410) ...... 651 Police Administration Act Consent Agreement between Hon. Sys Stirling, Minister for Employment, Education and Training and Mr Vincent Michael Kelly, President, Northern Territory Police Association Inc Re - Career Path for Members in the Forensic Services, dated 22 October 2004 (Paper 1543)...... 724 Police Administration Act Consent Agreement between Hon. Sys Stirling, Minister for Employment, Education and Training and Mr Vincent Michael Kelly, President, Northern Territory Police Association Inc Re - Salary Sacrifice Package, dated 22 October 2004 (Paper 1552)...... 724 Police Administration Act Consent Agreement between Hon. Sys Stirling, Minister for Employment, Education and Training and Mr Vincent Michael Kelly, President, Northern Territory Police Association Inc., Re Remote Electricity Subsidy, pursuant to section 51, dated 13 January 2005 (Paper 1665)...... 785 Police Administration Act Consent Agreement between Hon. Syd Stirling, Minister for Employment, Education and Training and Mr Vincent Michael Kelly, President, Northern Territory Police Association Inc, Re Accommodation entitlements, ACPOS, Expenses on Transfer and Superintendents, pursuant to section 51, dated 17 March 2005 (Paper 1699)...... 803 Police Administration Act Consent Agreement between Hon. Syd Stirling, Minister for Employment, Education and Training and Mr Vincent Michael Kelly, President, Northern Territory Police Association Inc, Re Consolidated Allowance, pursuant to section 51, dated 17 March 2005 (Paper 1700) ...... 803

68 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PAPERS TABLED (cont) Police Arbitral Tribunal Determination No. 1 of 2000 – Consent Agreement dated 29August 2003 re Aboriginal Community Police Officers (Paper 1091) ...... 478 Pool competition – Parliamentary Premiership League (Paper 1572) (Mr Elferink) ...... 736 Power and Water Corporation Procurement Review Board contract and Procurement Services investigation of complaint by Mr Peter Carew, Final Report, dated 12 February 2004 (Paper 1200) (Mr Stirling) ...... 534 Power and Water Corporation Statement of Corporate Intent 2005/2006 (Paper 1724) (Mr Stirling)...... 822 Power Water, Statement of Corporate Intent, 2002/2003 (Paper 471) Ms Martin)...... 192 Press release – Clare Martin, Neville Walker, Economic Summit, No Land Tax, dated 12 October 2001 (Paper 78) (Mr Reed)...... 37 Press release - Maley caught misleading parliament, dated 26 February 2002 by Minister for Community Development (Paper 196) (Mr Ah Kit)...... 75 Press release – The Office for Central Australia (Paper 478) (Ms Carney) ...... 193 Press release ‘Police spend twice as much time on speed cameras than criminal investigations’, John Elferink, Member for Macdonnell, dated 14 October 2003 (Paper 1095) (Mr Henderson) ...... 481 Press release, Jane Aagaard MLA re ambulance service to commence in Humpty Doo, dated 27 February 2002 (Paper 276) (Mr Mills) ...... 107 Press release, Leader of the Opposition re Small/Medium Business confidence in Martin Government plunges to record low-minus 22%, dated 25 November 2003 (Paper 1271) (Mr Kiely) ...... 583 Press Release, Mr John Bailey, Member for Wanguri – Bailey supports call for Howard to reconsider cancellation of ACT Heroin Trial, dated 18 August 1998 (Paper 340) (Mr Elferink) ...... 130 Press Release, Mr John Bailey, Member for Wanguri – Burke view on drugs outmoded, discredited and ineffective, dated 29 October 1997 (Paper 339) (Mr Elferink) ...... 130 Press Release, Mr John Bailey, Member for Wanguri – Too weak, Too Muddled and Too Conservative, dated 3 November 1997 (Paper 341) (Mr Elferink)...... 130 Press release, We’re fighting for Better Recreational Fishing in the Adelaide River – Labor supports the removal of commercial fishing from the Adelaide River by Bob Hare, candidate for Nelson and Alan Smith, candidate for Goyder (Paper 224) (Mr Maley) ...... 86 Program, Inaugural Session, National Parliament Democratic Republic of East Timor, dated 20 May 2002 (Paper 365) (Mr Henderson)...... 134 Public Accounts Committee 2002/2003, dated October 2003 Report No. 41 (Paper 1171) (Mr Kiely)...... 519 Public Accounts Committee Report on Termination Payments for CEOs and ECOs, Report Number 42, dated February 2004 (Paper 1240) (Mr Kiely) ...... 568 Public Accounts Committee Report on the Establishment of an Estimates Committee process within the Northern Territory Parliament. (Paper 433) (Dr Burns) ...... 177 Public Accounts Committee, 2001/2002 (Paper 743) (Mr McAdam)...... 291 Public Accounts Committee, 2003/2004 (Paper 1492) (Mr Kiely) ...... 705 Public Accounts Committee’s Report of the Inquiry into the Accuracy of the Budget Data published in the 2001/02 Budget Papers with respect to both the estimated outcome for 2000/01 and the Budget for 2001/02, dated May 2002 (Paper 366) (Dr Burns) ...... 135 Public Accounts Committee’s Report of the Inquiry into the Accuracy of the Budget Data published in the 2001/02 Budget Papers with respect to both the estimated outcome for 2000/01 and the Budget for 2001/02, Volume of Media Releases (Paper 368) (Dr Burns) ...... 135 Public Accounts Committee’s Report of the Inquiry into the Accuracy of the Budget Data published in the 2001/02 Budget Papers with respect to both the estimated outcome for 2000/01 and the Budget for 2001/02, Volume of Transcripts of Public Hearings (Paper 367) (Dr Burns) ...... 135 Public Hearings and Official Briefings, Volume 1 – 6 March 2003 to 29 July 2003, Substance Abuse Committee (Paper 1172) (Ms Scrymgour) ...... 519 Public Hearings and Official Briefings, Volume 2 – 7 August 2003 to 14 October 2003, Substance Abuse Committee (Paper 1173) (Ms Scrymgour) ...... 519

69 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PAPERS TABLED (cont) Public Service airline travel, Paul Tyrrell (Paper 919) (Mr Burke)...... 387 Public Trustee for the Northern Territory, 2003/2004 (Paper 1642)...... 778 Queensland Study Tour by Ms Lawrie, December 2003 (Paper 1242) (Ms Lawrie)...... 568 Radioactive Ores and Concentrates (Packaging and Transport) Act as at 7 June 2002 (Paper 1491) (Dr Lim)...... 704 Railway crossings at Yambah, Ilparpa and Arltunga, photograph (Paper 1207) (Ms Carney) .... 544 Rate of Juvenile Detention per 100,000 Population – Attorney-General’s Department – Criminal Justice Statistics Group and Juvenile Property Offender Summary Nos. (1), (2), and (3) (Paper 57) (Ms Carter)...... 26 Regional Alice Springs sittings program (Paper 1650) (Mr Henderson) ...... 772 Regional Highlights, 2002/2003 (Paper 488) (Ms Martin)...... 196 Regional Highlights, 2003/2004 (Paper 903) (Mr Stirling)...... 375 Regional Highlights, 2004/2005 (Paper 1298) (Mr Stirling)...... 600 Regional Highlights, Budget 2005/2006 (Paper 1725) (Mr Stirling) ...... 799 Regulations 2001 No. 36, Amendments of Legal Practitioners Rules (Paper 22) ...... 15 No. 37, Amendments of Northern Territory Government and Public Authorities Superannuation Scheme Rules (Paper 23) ...... 15 No. 38, Amendments of Brands Regulations (Paper 24)...... 15 No. 39, Amendments of Fisheries Regulations (Paper 25)...... 15 No. 40, Amendments of Procurement Regulations (Paper 26)...... 15 No. 41, Amendments of Stock Diseases Regulations (Paper 27) ...... 15 No. 42, Weapons Control Regulations (Paper 28)...... 15 No. 43, Energy Pipelines Regulations (Paper 29)...... 15 No. 44, Pounds Regulations (Paper 119)...... 54 No. 45, Palmerston (Public Places) By-laws (Paper 120)...... 54 No. 46, Commercial and Private Agents Licensing Regulations (Paper 175) ...... 76 No. 47, Amendment of Motor Vehicles Regulations (Paper 176)...... 77 No. 48, Amendment of Motor Vehicles (Fees and Charges) Regulations (Paper 177) ...... 77 No. 49, Amendments of Fisheries Regulations (Paper 178)...... 77 No. 50, Mining Management Regulations (Paper 179) ...... 77 No. 51, Amendment of Mining Regulations (Paper 180) ...... 77 No. 52, Amendment of Pay-roll Tax Regulations (Paper 181)...... 77 No. 53, Amendments of Waste Management and Pollution Control (Administration) Regulations (Paper 182)...... 77 No. 54, Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations (Paper 183) ...... 77 No. 55, Amendments of Small Claims Rules (Paper 184)...... 77 No. 56, Coburg Peninsula Aboriginal Land, Sanctuary and Marine Park (Rehabilitation Areas) By-Laws (Paper 301) ...... 119 Regulations 2002 No. 01, Amendment of Agents Licensing Regulations (Paper 302)...... 120 No. 02, Amendment of Water Regulations (Paper 185) ...... 77 No. 03, Small Claims Regulations (Paper 186) ...... 77 No. 04, Amendment of Legal Practitioners Regulations (Paper 303)...... 120 No. 05, Amendments of Local Government (Road Opening and Closing) Regulations (Paper 304) ...... 120 No. 06, Amendment of Territory Insurance Office Regulations (Paper 305) ...... 120 No. 07, Rules of Professional Conduct and Practice (Paper 306)...... 120 No. 08, Amendments of Supreme Court Rules (Paper 307)...... 120 No. 09, Amendments of Bail Regulations (Paper 308) ...... 120 No. 10, Amendments of Co-operatives Regulations (Paper 309)...... 120 No. 11, Amendments of Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading (Tow Truck Operators Code of Practice) Regulations (Paper 310)...... 120 No. 12, Amendments of Traffic Regulations (Paper 311) ...... 120 No. 13, Amendments of Supreme Court Rules (Paper 312)...... 120 No. 14, Amendment of Port By-Laws (Paper 396)...... 160

70 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PAPERS TABLED (cont) Regulations 2002 (cont) No. 15, Amendment to Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation By-laws (Paper 435) ...... 182 No. 16, Amendment to Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation By-laws (Paper 436) ...... 182 No. 17, Amendment of Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation By-laws (Paper 437) ...... 182 No. 18, Amendments of Kava Management Regulations (Paper 438) ...... 182 No. 19, Amendments of Public Trustee Regulations (Paper 439) ...... 182 No. 20, Amendments to Barramundi Fishery Management Plan (Paper 440)...... 182 No. 21, Amendments of Port By-laws (Paper 441) ...... 182 No. 22, Harbour Craft By-laws Repeal By-laws (Paper 442)...... 182 No. 23, Amendments of Marine (Small Craft) Regulations (Paper 443)...... 182 No. 24, Amendments of Marine (Pleasure Craft) Regulations (Paper 444) ...... 182 No. 25, Amendments of Misuse of Drugs Regulations (Paper 445)...... 182 No. 26, Amendments of Traffic Regulations (Paper 446) ...... 182 No. 27, Water Supply and Sewerage Services Act (Paper 447) ...... 182 No. 28, Amendments of Darwin City Council By-laws (Paper 500)...... 204 No. 29, Amendment of Administration and Probate Regulations (Paper 522)...... 215 No. 30, Amendments of Public Trustee Regulations (Paper 523) ...... 215 No. 31, Northern Territory Rail Safety Regulations (Paper 524) ...... 215 No. 32, Amendments of Local Government (Accounting) Regulations (Paper 525) ...... 215 No. 33, Amendment of Veterinarians Regulations (Paper 526) ...... 215 No. 34, Amendments of Port By-Laws (Paper 622)...... 237 No. 35, Amendments of Legal Practitioners Regulations (Paper 623) ...... 237 No. 36, Amendment of Taxation (Administration) Regulations (Paper 624)...... 237 No. 37, Amendment of First Home Owner Grant Regulations (Paper 625)...... 237 No. 38, Amendments of Pay-roll Tax Regulations (Paper 626) ...... 237 No. 39, Amendments of Motor Vehicles Regulations (Paper 627) ...... 237 No. 40, Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading (Infringement Notices) Regulations (Paper 628)237 No. 41, Amendments of Katherine Town Council By-Laws (Paper 687) ...... 270 No. 42, Amendments of Local Court Rules (Paper 688) ...... 270 No. 43, Crimes (Victims Assistance) Rules (Paper 689) ...... 270 No. 44, Crimes (Victims Assistance) (Notice of Payment) Regulations Repeal Regulations (Paper 690)...... 270 No. 45, Amendments of Local Court Regulations (Paper 691) ...... 270 No. 46, Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading (Trading Stamps) Regulations (Paper 692) ...... 270 No. 47, Amendment of Legal Practitioners (Professional Indemnity Insurance) Regulations (Paper 693)...... 270 No. 48, Amendment of Small Claims Regulations (Paper 694) ...... 270 No. 49, Amendments of Small Claims Rules (Paper 760)...... 300 No. 50, Amendment of Local Court Rules (Paper 761)...... 300 No. 51, Amendments of Palmerston (Animal Management) By-Laws (Paper 695)...... 270 No. 52, Amendment of Palmerston (Public Places) By-Laws (Paper 696) ...... 270 No. 53, Amendments of Palmerston (Signs, Hoardings and Advertising) By-Laws (Paper 697) ...... 270 No. 54, Amendments of Darwin City Council By-Laws (Paper 698) ...... 270 No. 55, Unit Title Regulations (Paper 762) ...... 300 No. 56, Amendment of Registration Regulations (Paper 763) ...... 300 No. 57, Consumer Affairs (Product Safety Standards) Regulations (Paper 764) ...... 300 No. 58, Amendment of Kava Management Regulations (Paper 765)...... 300 No. 59, Tobacco Control Regulations (Paper 766)...... 300 No. 61, Amendments of Supreme Court Rules (Paper 767)...... 300 No. 62, Swimming Pool Fencing Regulations (Paper 768) ...... 300 No. 63, Amendments of Alice Springs (Animal Control) By-laws ...... 355 No. 64, Amendments of Alice Springs (Control of Public Places) By-laws (Paper 847)...... 355 No. 65, Amendments of Alice Springs (Todd Mall) By-laws (Paper 848)...... 355

71 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PAPERS TABLED (cont) Regulations 2003 No. 01, Amendment of Legislative Assembly (Powers and Privileges) Regulations (Paper 769) ...... 300 No. 02, Amendment of Stock Diseases Regulations (Paper 770)...... 300 No. 03, Amendment of Housing Assistance Schemes Regulations (Paper 771) ...... 300 No. 04, Amendment of Housing Assistance Schemes Regulations (Paper 772) ...... 300 No. 05, Amendment of Education (Board of Studies) Regulations (Paper 773) ...... 300 No. 06, Trade Measurement (Miscellaneous) Regulations (Paper 876) ...... 372 No. 07, Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Datum) Regulations (Paper 877) ...... 372 No. 08, Marine Pollution Regulations (Paper 878)...... 372 No. 09, Amendments of Electricity Reform (Administration) Regulations (Paper 879)...... 372 No. 10, Amendments of Taxi Regulations (Paper 880)...... 372 No. 11, Amendments of Mini-bus Regulations (Paper 881)...... 372 No. 12, Amendment of Swimming Pool Fencing Regulations (Paper 882) ...... 372 No. 13, Amendment of Supreme Court Rules (Paper 850)...... 355 No. 14, Amendment of Marine Pollution Regulations (Paper 851)...... 355 No. 15, Amendment of Registration Regulations (Paper 852) ...... 355 No. 16, Amendments of Unit Titles Regulations (Paper 853) ...... 355 No. 17, Motor Vehicles (Standards) Regulations (Paper 883) ...... 372 No. 18, Amendment of Registration of Interests in Motor Vehicles and Other Goods Regulations (Paper 854)...... 355 No. 19, Amendment of Fisheries Regulations (Paper 855) ...... 355 No. 20, Amendment of Fisheries Regulations (Paper 856) ...... 355 No. 21, Amendment of Veterinarians Regulations (Paper 884) ...... 372 No. 22, Amendments of Trade Measurement (Weighbridges) Regulations (Paper 885) ...... 372 No. 23, Amendments of Trade Measurement (Pre-Packed Articles) Regulations (Paper 886)372 No. 24, Amendments of Trade Measurement (Measuring Instruments) Regulations (Paper 887) ...... 372 No. 25, Amendment of Trade Measurement (Miscellaneous) Regulations (Paper 888) ...... 372 No. 26, Amendment of Residential Tenancies Regulations (Paper 889)...... 372 No. 27, Personal Injuries (Liabilities and Damages) Regulations (Paper 890)...... 372 No. 28, Amendments of Legal Practitioners (Professional Indemnity Insurance) Regulations (Paper 891)...... 372 No. 29, Amendments of Port By-Laws (Paper 916)...... 388 No. 30, Amendment of Veterinarians Regulations (Paper 927) ...... 402 No. 31, Amendments of Petroleum Regulations (Paper 928)...... 402 No. 32, Tobacco Control Regulations (Paper 996)...... 426 No. 33, Amendments of Local Court Rules (Paper 910) ...... 377 No. 34, Amendments of Supreme Court Rules (Paper 937)...... 415 No. 35, Information Regulations (Paper 997)...... 426 No. 36, Firearms Regulations (Paper 998)...... 426 No. 37, Major Cricket Events Regulations (Paper 999) ...... 426 No. 38, Tobacco Control Regulations (Paper 1000)...... 426 No. 39, Limousine Regulations (Paper 1001)...... 426 No. 40, Private Hire Car Regulations (Paper 1002...... 426 No. 41, Minibus Regulations (Paper 1003) ...... 426 No. 42, Taxis Regulations (Paper 1004)...... 426 No. 43, Passenger Bus Regulations (Paper 1005)...... 426 No. 44, of 2003 Commercial Passenger (Miscellaneous) Regulations (Paper 1006) ...... 426 No. 45, Criminal Property Forfeiture Regulations (Paper 1064)...... 466 No. 46, Amendments of Fisheries Regulations (Paper 1056)...... 466 No. 47, Amendments of Supreme Court Rules (Paper 1065)...... 466 No. 48, Special Function Vehicle Regulations (Paper 1057) ...... 466 No. 49, Courtesy Vehicle Regulations (Paper 1058)...... 466

72 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PAPERS TABLED (cont) Regulations 2003 (cont) No. 50, Amendments of Commercial Passenger (Miscellaneous) Regulations (Paper 1059) . 466 No. 51, Passenger Bus Amendment Regulations (Paper 1060)...... 466 No. 52, Amendments of Local Government (Accounting) Regulations (Paper 1128) ...... 505 No. 53, Amendment of Work Health (Occupational Health and Safety) Regulations (Paper 1164)...... 520 No. 54, Amendments of Weapons Control Regulations (Paper 1165) ...... 520 No. 55, Amendment of Evidence Regulations (Paper 1187)...... 531 No. 56, Amendments of Northern Territory Rail Safety Regulations (Paper 1188)...... 531 No. 57, Amendments of Fisheries Regulations (Paper 1189)...... 531 No. 58, Legal Practitioners Admission Rules (Paper 1190) ...... 531 No. 59, Palmerston (Procedures for Meetings) By-Laws (Paper 1191) ...... 531 No. 60, Amendments of Corporations Law Rules (Paper 1192) ...... 531 Regulations 2004 No. 01, Amendments of Animal Welfare Regulations (Paper 1193)...... 531 No. 02 Amendment of Territory Wildlife Regulations (Paper 1204) ...... 542 No. 03, Amendments of Northern Territory Treasury Corporation Inscribed Stock Regulations (Paper 1248)...... 575 No. 04, Amendments of Kava Management Regulations (Paper 1249) ...... 575 No. 05, Swimming Pool Safety Regulations (Paper 1250)...... 575 No. 07, Amendment of Electricity Reform (Administration) Regulations (Paper 1263) ...... 588 No. 08, Amendments of Community Welfare Regulations (Paper 1264) ...... 588 No. 09, Amendment of Planning Regulations (Paper 1265)...... 588 No. 10, Amendments of Legal Practitioners Regulations (Paper 1284) ...... 604 No. 11, Amendments of Legal Practitioners Regulations (Paper 1285 ...... 604 No. 12, Associations Regulations (Paper 1286) ...... 604 No. 13, Amendments of Police Administration (Fees) Regulations (Paper 1287) ...... 604 No. 14, Northern Territory Aboriginal Sacred Sites Regulations (Paper 1288) ...... 604 No. 15, Amendment of Building Regulations (Paper 1289)...... 604 No. 16, Electoral Regulations (Paper 1317) ...... 623 No. 17, Amendments of Motor Vehicle Dealers Regulations (Paper 1318)...... 623 No. 18, Business Tenancies (Fair Dealings) Regulations (Paper 1319) ...... 623 No. 19, Amendments of Traffic Regulations (Paper 1400) ...... 651 No. 20, Amendments of Public Health (Shops, Eating Houses, Boarding-Houses, Hostels and Hotels) Regulations (Paper 1401) ...... 651 No. 21, Food (Administration) Regulations Repeal Regulations (Paper 1402)...... 651 No. 22, Amendments of Housing Assistance Schemes (Paper 1403)...... 651 No. 23, Amendments of Stock Diseases Regulations (Paper 1404) ...... 651 No. 24, Amendments of Jabiru Town Development (Accounting) Regulations (Paper 1405) 651 No. 25, Uncollected Goods Regulations (Paper 1406) ...... 651 No. 26, Amendments of Dangerous Goods Regulations (Paper 1450)...... 677 No. 27, Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail Transport) Regulations (Paper 1451) ...... 677 No. 28, Associations (Model Constitution) Regulations (Paper 1407)...... 651 No. 29, Amendment of Palmerston (Signs, Hoardings and Advertising) By-Laws (Paper 1408) ...... 651 No. 30, Amendments to Corporations Law Rules (Paper 1409)...... 651 No. 31, Desert Knowledge Australia Regulations (Paper 1526) ...... 716 No. 32, Amendments of Supreme Court Rules (Paper 1468)...... 688 No. 33, Teacher Registration (Northern Territory) Regulations (Paper 1527) ...... 716 No. 34, Amendments of Fisheries Regulations (Paper 1539)...... 724 No. 35, Misuse of Drugs Amendment Regulations (Paper 1540)...... 724 No. 36, Amendment of Taxation (Administration) Regulations (Paper 1605)...... 754 No. 37, Amendment of Pay-Roll Tax Regulations (Paper 1606) ...... 754 No. 38, Rules of the National Trust of Australia (Northern Territory) Act (Paper 1541) ...... 724 No. 40, Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Registration) Regulations (Paper 1607) .. 754

73 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PAPERS TABLED (cont) Regulations 2004 (cont) No. 41, Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Application of Commonwealth Laws) Regulations (Paper 1608)...... 754 No. 42, Amendment of Business Tenancies (Fair Dealings) Regulations (Paper 1609) ...... 754 No. 43, Poisons and Dangerous Drugs Regulations (Paper 1610) ...... 754 No. 44, Spanish Mackerel Fishery Management Plan (Paper 1611) ...... 754 Regulations 2005 No 1, Legislative Assembly (Powers and Privileges) Regulations (Paper 1612) ...... 754 No 2, Amendments to Barramundi Fishery Management Plan (Paper 1613)...... 754 No 3, Barramundi Fishery Management Plan Amendment (No. 2) 2005 (Paper 1614)...... 754 No. 4, Fisheries Amendment (Spanish Mackerel Fishery) Regulations (Paper 1658)...... 785 No. 5, Motor Vehicles (Fees and Charges) Amendment (Heavy Vehicles) Regulations (Paper 1659)...... 785 No. 6 Amendment of Agents Licensing Regulations (Paper 1683)...... 796 No. 7, Local Court Amendment Rules (Paper 1696)...... 803 No. 8, Parks and Reserves (Framework for the Future) Regulations (Paper 1697)...... 803 No. 9, Taxation and Royalty Appeals Tribunal Rules (Paper 1698) ...... 803 Remuneration Tribunal Determination Report on interstate travel undertaken by Dr Burns (Paper 238)...... 93 Report to Parliament re Study Tour 2004, Holland, London, Kent and Edinburgh 28 August 2004 to 17 September 2004 by Ms Carney pursuant to Remuneration Tribunal Determination 2004, pursuant to paragraph 9.1(e) (Paper 1494) (Ms Carney) ...... 706 Remuneration Tribunal Determination No. 1 of 2004, Members of the Legislative Assembly, Members of the Executive Council or Ministers of the Territory (Paper 1565) (Ms Martin) . 730 Remuneration Tribunal Determination No. 2 of 2002 Report submitted by the Leader of the Opposition (Mr Burke), pursuant to paragraph 9.2 of Remuneration Tribunal Determination No. 2 of 2002, re Overseas Travel to Africa and United States (Paper 812)...... 317 Remuneration Tribunal Determination No. 2 of 2002 - overseas travel entitlement (Mr Burke). 305 Remuneration Tribunal Determination, overseas travel, oral report during adjournment debate by Mr Maley, 17 February 2004, RTD paragraph 4.2 ...... 530 Remuneration Tribunal Determinations Magistrates of the Northern Territory, Report and Recommendation No. 2 of 2003 (Paper 1051)...... 466 Remuneration Tribunal Erratum to RTD No. 1 of 2003 (Paper 1175)...... 520 Remuneration Tribunal Report and Determination No. 1 of 2002 – Ministers and Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly (Paper 514) (Ms Martin)...... 210 Remuneration Tribunal Report and Determination No. 1 of 2003 (Paper 1156) ...... 512 Remuneration Tribunal Report and Determination No. 2 of 2001 – Ministers and Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly (Paper 147) (Ms Martin)...... 57 Remuneration Tribunal Report and Determination No. 2 of 2002 - Ministers and Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. (Paper 713) (Ms Martin)...... 269 Remuneration Tribunal Report and Recommendation No. 1 of 2003, Magistrates of the Northern Territory (Paper 874) ...... 372 Remuneration Tribunal Report and Recommendation No. 1 of 2004, Magistrates of the Northern Territory (Paper 1244) ...... 575 Remuneration Tribunal Report and Recommendation No. 2 of 2004 – Statutory Bodies (Paper 1438) (Mrs Braham)...... 664 Remuneration Tribunal Report and Recommendation No. 3 of 2004 – Power and Water Corporation (Paper 1435) ...... 665 Remuneration Tribunal Report and Recommendation, No. 3 of 2002, Magistrates of the Northern Territory (Paper 521) ...... 215 Remuneration Tribunal, Report and Recommendation No. 1 of 2002, Magistrates of the Northern Territory (Paper 299) ...... 120

74 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PAPERS TABLED (cont) Remuneration Tribunal, Report and Recommendation No. 2 of 2002, Members of the Legal Practitioners Complaints Committee (Paper 300)...... 120 Report of the Estimates Committee on its consideration of the estimates of proposed expenditure contained in the Schedule to the Appropriation Bill 2002/2003 (Dr Burns) ...... 217 Report of the Review of the National Environment Protection Council Acts (Commonwealth, State and Territory) (Paper 21) ...... 15 Report on Community Consultation – proposal to trial restrictions on the sale in Alice Springs by Northern Territory Licensing Commission (Paper 102) (Dr Lim)...... 45 Report on Study Tour – and Hobart, December 2001 by Ms D Lawrie, December 2001 (Paper 259) (Ms Lawrie)...... 100 Reports of the Estimates Committee and Government Owned Corporations Scrutiny Committee on its consideration of the estimates of proposed expenditure contained in the Schedule to the Appropriation Bill 2003-2004 together with answers to questions on notice and additional information provided to date the Committee. (Paper 988) (Mr McAdam)...... 417 Reports of the Estimates Committee and the Government Owned Corporations Scrutiny Committee on their consideration of the estimates of proposed expenditure contained in the Schedule to the Appropriation Bill 2004/2005 together with answers to Questions taken on Notice and additional information provided to date to the Committees (Paper 1390) (Mr Kiely) ...... 637 Review of the Legislative Assembly Members’ Superannuation Scheme, K B Clarke, consultant to the Review, November 2002 (Paper 1229)...... 569 Review of the Northern Territory Tobacco Act, Discussion Paper 2002 by Department of Health and Community Services (Paper 275) (Mrs Aagaard)...... 107 Revocation of Casuarina Coastal Reserve Number 1677 (Paper 323) (Mr Vatskalis)...... 119 Royal Darwin Hospital, Bed Numbers (Paper 1302) ...... 608 Royal Darwin Hospital, bed shortages, e-mail from constituent (Paper 1197) (Mr Burke) ...... 529 Schedule, Glass Replacements for the months of January 2003 to March 2003, Alice Springs (Paper 845) (Ms Carney) ...... 351 School Dental Clinics, summary of dental clinics closed (Paper 1196) (Mr Burke)...... 529 Season Activities Christmas, New Year, Australia Day Wyndham Work Camp Program (Paper 1633) (Mr Wood) ...... 764 Select Committee on Substance Abuse in the Community, Interim Report February 2003 (Paper 829) (Ms Scrymgour) ...... 344 Sessional Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development Cane Toads Report No.1, dated October 2003 (Paper 1122)...... 488 Interim Report on Issues associated with the progressive entry of Cane Toads into the Northern Territory (Paper 1046) (Ms Lawrie) ...... 459 Short Biography Hon Grant Tambling, 1 December 2001 (Paper 289) (Mrs Braham)...... 112 Sitting times, list for consideration of the Appropriation Bill in Committee of the Whole, 1985 to 2001 (Paper 503) (Mr Stirling) ...... 203 Small Business Support for Defence, media release by Leader of the Opposition, dated 10 February 2004 (Paper 1272) (Mr Kiely)...... 583 Snapshots of Sanderson, Electorate Newsletter Volume 2 – July 2004 (Paper 1431) (Mr Kiely)661 Snapshots of Sanderson, Good News on the Home Front, Vol 2, July 2004 - Member for Sanderson Newsletter (Paper 1600) (Mr Kiely) ...... 750 Sorry, sorrow won’t be changed by Paul Toohey - Start the Day with The Australian, 24 October 2001, extract from internet (Paper 77) (Mr Burke)...... 37 Speaker’s Determination No. 7 of 2002 relating to Broadcasting of parliamentary proceedings at Question Time and Additional Answers given following Question Time (Paper 505) (Mrs Braham) ...... 205 Speaker’s Determination No. 8 of 2002 relating to Broadcasting of parliamentary proceedings through the government Intranet and broadcast network (Paper 506) (Mrs Braham) ...... 205 Speaking Notes Darwin Press Club 11 October 2001 for Senator Grant Tambling CLP Senator for the Northern Territory (retiring) (Paper 287) (Mrs Braham)...... 112 SRC Student Representatives and House Captains for 2005 (Paper 1682) (Mrs Aagaard) ...... 796

75 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PAPERS TABLED (cont) Stamp Duty Rates and Emergency Services Levies on Insurance Premiums, by NT Treasury (Paper 414) (Ms Martin) ...... 164 Standing Orders Committee Draft Members’ Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards and Draft Amendments to the Legislative Assembly (Register of Members’ Interests) Act, Third Report (Mr Kiely) ..... 568 Report for review and identification of options for enhancement of the Estimates Committee process, February 2003 (Paper 789) (Mr Henderson)...... 303 Report for review and identification of options for enhancement of the Estimates Committee process, February 2003, list of submissions received (Paper 792) (Mr Henderson)...... 303 Second Report, June 2003 (Paper 944) (Mr Henderson)...... 415 Standing Orders Committee Fourth Report of the 9th Assembly relating to video conferencing, Amendments to motions, Explanatory Statements to Bills and Procedural options dealing with allegations against non-Members (Paper 1645) (Mr Henderson)...... 777 Stanley Tawny Port promotional cask (Paper 1259) (Ms Carney) ...... 574 Statement of Corporate Intent 2003/2004 and a Revised Statement of Corporate Intent for 2002/2003 for the Power and Water Authority (Papers 924 and 925 respectively) (Mr Stirling) ...... 387 Statement of Corporate Intent 2004/2005 for PowerWater (Paper 1309) (Mr Stirling)...... 617 Submission by the Ombudsman for the Northern Territory Mr Peter Boyce in regard to the proposed Information Bill (Paper 269) (Mr Burke)...... 106 Substance Abuse Committee Public Hearings and Official Briefings, Volume 1 – 6 March 2003 to 29 July 2003, Substance Abuse Committee (Paper 1172) (Ms Scrymgour)...... 519 Public Hearings and Official Briefings, Volume 2 – 7 August 2003 to 14 October 2003 (Paper 1173) (Ms Scrymgour) ...... 519 Written Submissions Received, 6 March 2003 – 14 October 2003 (Paper 1174) ...... 519 Survey, Stop HIH Jobs Tax (Paper 386) (Mr Henderson)...... 150 Tail docking, Docked Breed List (Paper 926) (Dr Lim)...... 388 Tambling Report, Farewell Edition 2001 (Paper 288) (Mrs Braham)...... 112 Tapatjatjaka Community Government Council – Employment on Remote Communities, October 2001 (Paper 59) (Mr Elferink)...... 28 Tenders Online – T 00 – 1827 – Darwin Correctional Centre – Construct New Low Security Facility, CAL categories 1.1ha Building Construction $5m plus is required. (Paper 40) (Ms Carney)...... 19 Tenders Online Awarded by Department (Paper 1118) (Dr Lim)...... 487 Tenders Online awarded, Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment, construction projects Alice Springs (Paper 1270). (Dr Toyne) ...... 583 Tenders Online T01 – 1249 Darwin – East Arm Port Development – Container Terminal and Railway Embankment (Paper 38) (Ms Carter)...... 19 Tenders Online T01 - 1525 – Darwin – East Arm Port Development – Stage 2A – Construction of 110m Wharf Extension and Bulk Liquids Berth (Paper 39) (Ms Carter) ...... 19 Tenders Online, Awarded by Department of Infrastructure , Planning and Environment – Katherine – Nitmiluk National Park – Water Treatment Plant, Upgrading - Contractor Filtration Sales and Service Pty Ltd and H2O Pty Ltd (Paper 1205) (Mr Mills) ...... 544 Terms of Reference, Legislative Assembly Member’s Superannuation Scheme, Review (Paper 348) (Ms Martin) ...... 131 Territory Health Services – Audit Trail 2000-01 Budget Review, 2001 – 02, Forward Estimate, 2002-03 Forward Estimate (Paper 100) (Mr Stirling) ...... 43 Thamarrurr elected members, Table of community government councillors (Paper 1022) (Mr Ah Kit)...... 429 The 2001 Northern Territory Election by Gayl McKay (Paper 477) (Dr Johnston) ...... 193 The greatest Show on H2O (Paper 1713) (Mr Wood)...... 809 The Naming of Australia chart made by Matthew Flinders in 1804, while a prisoner in Mauritius (Paper 1440)...... 668

76 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PAPERS TABLED (cont) Tough on Drugs, Three Point Plan, Supreme Court cases linking illicit drug use to property crime (Paper 405) (Dr Toyne)...... 157 Toyne walks on the wild side, article by Gavin King, Centralian Advocate (Paper 1223) (Ms Carney) ...... 560 Trade Waste Application Form (Paper 353) (Mr Reed) ...... 133 Trade Waste Management Systems Industry Brief (Paper 354) (Mr Reed) ...... 133 Trainee Presentation Night, Alice Springs. (Paper 137) (Mrs Braham) ...... 53 Transcript of interview of Marshall Perron and Ms Clare Martin on 6.30pm NTD8 TV News, Friday 9 June 1995 – Fannie Bay By-election (Paper 337) (Mr burke)...... 128 Transcript of interview, ABC Morning Program - Ms Martin with Mr Fred McCue re Northern Territory Economy on Tuesday 27 November 2001 (Paper 251) (Mr Burke) ...... 99 Transcript of interview, between Mr Maley and ABC Radio reporter Fred McCue re issue of transfer of prisoners within Territory Gaols (Paper 229) (Mr Maley)...... 89 Transcript of interview, Ms Martin with Drive Time - Julia Christensen, 8DDD ABC Darwin re Public Service Restructure, 13 November 2002 (Paper 252) (Mr Burke) ...... 99 Transcript of interview, Ms Martin with reporter, Sky Channel, Sunday 23 February 2002 (Paper 253) (Mr Burke) ...... 99 Transcript of interview, Ms Martin/Mr Reed/Ms Vamourie with Ms Julia Christensen 8DDD ABC Darwin - Drive Time, re mini-budget, dated 27 November 2001 (Paper 255) (Mr Burke)...... 99 Transcript of radio interview, 8DDD FM Tuesday 26 February 2002 re transfer of Asian and Caucasian prisoners (Paper 174) (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 75 TranslatorsCafe’.com, Web page (Paper 1039) (Mr Maley) ...... 456 Treasurer’s Advance increased allocation by $20 000 000, pursuant to section 19(1) of the Financial Management Act, dated 31 May 2004 (Paper 1343) (Mr Stirling)...... 632 Treasurer’s Mid –Year Report 2002/2003 on the fiscal outlook for the Northern Territory (Paper 1213) (Mr Stirling)...... 551 Treasurer’s Mid-Year Report 2002/2003 (Paper 796) (Mr Stirling) ...... 308 Treasurer’s Mid-Year Report 2002/2003, extract from government web site (Paper 788) (Mr Reed)...... 303 Treasurer’s Mid-Year Report 2002/2003, Extract, page 4, Department of Employment, Education and Training Explanations of Variations (2002/03 Mid-Year Report Figure 7) (Paper 801).. 309 Treasurer’s Mid-Year Report 2004/2005 (Paper 1566) (Mr Stirling) ...... 730 Under Treasurer’s Minute, Mr K B Clarke to Treasurer, dated 17 May 2001 re variations to the 2000/2001 estimated Actual and 2001/2002 Budget (Paper 370) (Dr Burns)...... 136 Upfront Black heart, courts by Paul Toohey, Bulletin, July 2004 (Paper 1564) (Ms Carney) ..... 729 Urban bituminous period contract for repair and maintenance, 18 August 2000 to 18 November 2001. (Paper 131) (Mr Burke) ...... 52 Western Bulldogs Membership package application (Paper 1634) (Mr Ah Kit) ...... 766 Wharf Precinct – Achieving the Vision, Central Darwin Planning Concepts and Land Use Objectives 1999 (Paper 814) (Ms Carney) ...... 318 White Pages, Northern Territory telephone book, extract Peter Maley, solicitor, telephone number (Paper 921) (Mr Henderson)...... 387 Women in the Budget 2003/2004, References to [17 only and 8 are headings or footnotes] (Paper 918) (Ms Carney) ...... 386 Written Question Paper, dated 26 November 2002 (Paper 728) (Mr Henderson)...... 275 Written Submissions Received, 6 March 2003 – 14 October 2003, Substance Abuse Committee (Paper 1174) (Ms Scrymgour) ...... 519 Yellow Pages, Northern Territory telephone book, extract, advertisement for Criminal Law business – Withnall and Maley (Paper 922) (Mr Henderson) ...... 387 Your Territory Needs You, Exotic mosquitoes are in Tennant Creek by Northern Territory Department of Health (Paper 1392) (Dr Lim) ...... 637 Youth Parliament Bills 2005 (Papers 1709, 1710, 1711 and1712) (Mrs Braham)...... 809 Yugal Mangi Community Government Council, Report on dismissal (Paper 914) (Mr Ah Kit). 383 Zero Tolerance Policing by Shane L Stone (Paper 705) (Mr Henderson)...... 264 Zero Tolerance Policing, Extract of debate (Paper 704) (Mr Henderson)...... 264

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PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS Aagaard, Mrs re Minister for Central Australia's contact with a doctor from Docker River...... 157 Burke, Mr, pursuant to Standing Order 57, of comments made by Ms Martin relating to Mr Burke and East Timor yesterday during Question Time, 8 February 2005 ...... 745 Carter, Ms, re agreement made between respective Whips for number of Members speaking to the Ministerial Statement on Health, 17 February 2004 (Ms Carter) ...... 533 Dr Toyne correcting his statement made 23 March 2005 during the debate on the Alice Springs Hospital in which he wrongly attributed the fire audit of the Alice Springs Hospital to Mr Paul Herrick when in fact it was Mr Bruce Mouatt ...... 795 Henderson, Mr re methadone program...... 317 Henderson, Mr, tenor of remarks contained in a question asked of him by the Member for Araluen during Questions on 18 June 2003 concerning investigations by police ...... 409 Kiely, Mr, relating to the Member for Macdonnell’s adjournment debate on 8 October 2003 which Mr Elferink asserted misuse of reference materials for speeches made by him ...... 471 Maley, Mr, ember for Goyder 27 November 2002 - questions asked reflect constituency issues 276 Maley, Mr, ember for Goyder, pursuant to Standing Order 57 attributed comments relating to access to fishing areas by amateur and professional fisherman...... 310 Maley, Mr, pursuant to Standing Order 57, made an explanation of comments he made during debate censuring him yesterday (27 February 2002) in reference to his comments reported in an interview on ABC Radio on 27 February 2002 ...... 89 Mrs Braham re composition of interview panel for position of General Manager of Alice Springs Hospital...... 794 Reed, Mr, Member for Katherine relating to comments by Mr Henderson on the Birds of the Top End, Australia Web site ...... 457 Stirling, Mr, correcting some comments he made during his speech to the Budget 2002/2002 delivered on Wednesday 21 August 2002 ...... 211 Toyne, Dr, re his hearing difficulties...... 702 Wood, Mr re approval of Information Commissioner during debate on Information Bill...... 257 Wood, Mr, Member for Nelson re commentsduring debate on Swimming Pool legislation...... 290

PETITIONS “Gender Law Reform Bill” from the Assembly legislative agenda, by leave, not conforming with Standing Orders (Paper 1153) (Dr Toyne) (760 petitioners) ...... 507 24 hour medical assessment service be reinstated and a 24 hour chemist facility be established for the Palmerston and rural area (Paper 601) (2065 petitioners) (Mr Maley)...... 217 24 hour medical assessment service, Reinstatement and 24 hour chemist be established for the Palmerston and rural area, petition No. 19,. (Paper 607) (Mr Maley) (1321 petitioners)...... 222 Age of consent, lowering to 16 years for boys to consent to homosexual activity (Paper 1140) (Mr Bonson) (66 petitioners) ...... 491 Age of consent, lowering to 16 years for boys to consent to homosexual activity (Paper 1142) (Mr Wood) (135 petitioners)...... 491 Animals controls existing in published 1992 Litchfield Area Plan, petition No. 39 (Paper 1072) (Mr Wood) (998 petitioners)...... 467 Aranda House, reopening as a refuge for indigenous youth crisis accommodation, Petition No. 34 (Paper 873) (Mrs Braham) (34 petitioners)...... 369 Bakewell Primary School, erection of a fence around the school grounds, not conforming with Standing Orders (Paper 42) (Mr Stirling) (185 petitioners)...... 23 Banyan tree or “The Tree of Life” on Lot 191, Adelaide River be allowed to live and grow unencumbered by giving alternative access to Lot 133 (Paper 735) (Mr Kiely) (339 petitioners) ...... 283 Bathurst Island Housing Association, by leave, presented petition No. 43, not conforming with Standing Orders (Paper 1080) (Mr Wood) (86 petitioners)...... 471 Bees Creek Kennels, Horne Road, not conforming with Standing Orders, relating to noise nuisance (30 petitioners) (Mr Maley) (Paper 1596)...... 743 Borroloola, restoration of the former postal delivery schedule, by leave, presented Petition 28, not conforming with Standing Orders, (Paper 833) (Mr McAdam) (159 petitioners)...... 348

78 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PETITIONS (cont) Cawood Court unit complex in Alice Springs and the previous development plans for the site to proceed, presented by leave, No. 10 (Paper 169) (Ms Carney) (80 petitioners) (Paper 169) .... 69 Central Australia, second airline funding and resources to bring, Petition No. 29, (Paper 834) (Ms Carney) (3525 petitioners)...... 348 Container deposit legislation for the Northern Territory, not conforming with Standing Orders (Paper 30) (Mr Reed) (3635 petitioners) ...... 17 Croc Festival to be held in Katherine, petition No. 55, not conforming with Standing Orders, (Paper 1260) (Mrs Miller) (35 petitioners) ...... 577 Daly River and Catchment, protection from large scale irrigated agriculture, land clearing and water extraction licences. (Paper 1141) (Mr Wood) (1284 petitioners) ...... 491 Daly River protection from large scale agricultural development, petition No. 57 (Dr Burns) (113 petitioners) (Paper 1304) ...... 605 Daly River subdivision of Pastoral Leases for large scale irrigated agriculture - No. 60 (347 petitioners) (Paper 1420) (Ms Martin)...... 647 Darwin Bus Service Route 28, petition No. 27, continued throughout the school year (Paper 811) (Mr Dunham) (55 petitioners)...... 313 Darwin Harbour as a National Conservation Park (Paper 31) (Mr Wood) (6332 petitioners)...... 17 Development proposal for the building of 4 storey blocks of units on Trower Road, by leave, (Paper 936) (Mr Vatskalis) (90 petitioners)...... 409 Drug addiction, petition No. 07, by leave, not conforming with Standing Orders (Paper 109) (Mr Henderson) (554 petitioners) ...... 47 Dundee and Bynoe Haven regions, lack of fresh water and basic infrastructure facilities, petition No. 58 (Paper 1281) (Mr Maley) (254 petitioners)...... 592 EBA negotiations with teachers, by leave, not conforming with Standing Orders (Paper 1684) (36 petitioners) (Mrs Miller)...... 793 Education system quality, not conforming with Standing Orders (Paper 44) (Mr Stirling) (445 petitioners) ...... 23 Exercise for citizens of the Northern Suburbs, by leave, not conforming with Standing Orders (Paper 139) (240 petitioners) (Mrs Aagaard)...... 55 Family Law Pathways services to separating parents in the Northern Territory (Paper 1100) (Mr Mills) (286 petitioners)...... 485 Farrar Boulevard and Temple Terrace corner block is not rezoned for the purpose of building a new medical centre, Petition No 33 (Paper 837) (Mr Maley) (134 petitioners) ...... 349 Fireworks in the Territory, control, use and sale, by leave, presented a petition, not conforming with Standing Orders, (Paper 419) (Dr Toyne) (485 petitioners)...... 169 Fog Bay Road from Cox Peninsula to the beginning of the tar at Leviathan Creek be upgraded, Petition No 32 (Paper 836) (Mr Maley) (276 petitioners) ...... 348 Funding for recruitment and retention of Northern Territory teachers and educators (Paper 1685) (410 petitioners) (Dr Toyne)...... 793 Genetically modified free Northern Territory, petition No.25 (Paper 785) (Mr Maley) (83 petitioners) ...... 301 Genetically modified free organisms state of the Northern Territory, petition No. 20, (Paper 608) (Mr Maley) (335 petitioners) ...... 222 Girraween Road realignment, by leave, No. 69 (Paper 1555) (Mr Wood) (643 petitioners) ...... 725 Great Southern Railway Company rename the Steve Irwin locomotive (Paper 1152) (Ms Carter) (597 petitioners)...... 507 Great Southern Railway to rename the “Steve Irwin” locomotive that powers the train from Alice Springs to Darwin, No. 52 (Paper 1199) (285 petitioners) (Mrs Miller) ...... 533 House Lot sizes for the Defence Housing Lee Point development be set at minimum of 800 square metres, petition No. 63 (Paper 1424) (199 petitioners) (Mr Burke) ...... 653 Humpty Doo rubbish dump, petition No. 18, not conforming with Standing Orders (Paper 606) (Mr Maley) (29 petitioners) ...... 221 Keith Lawrie Units in Alice Springs, overturning of a decision to allow existing tenants to live at the redeveloped units, petition No. 54 (Paper 1266) (Ms Carney) (211 petitioners)...... 581

79 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PETITIONS (cont) Law and order in Alice Springs (Paper 907) (Dr Lim) (20 petitioners) ...... 373 Law and order in the Alice Springs community, Petition No. 30 (Paper 872) (Dr Lim) (935 petitioners)...... 369 Little Mindil and the Headland be rezoned as parkland - No. 68 (Paper 1556) (Mr Mills) (4677 petitioners)...... 725 Lot 7.6 of Gunn be zoned for Conservation for land use purposes (Paper 1504) (Mr Mills) (1101 petitioners)...... 711 Mandatory imprisonment of life for the crime of murder, by leave, petition No. 51, not conforming with Standing Orders (Paper 1175) (Mr Wood) (411 petitioners) ...... 515 Mandorah Boat Ramp, repairs required, petition No. 56 (Paper 1267) (Mr Maley) (128 petitioners) ...... 581 Marlow Lagoon detention facility, relocation (Paper 1702) (Mr Dunham) (140 petitioners)...... 805 Marrakai School Bus Route, extension of, petition No.26 (Paper 784) (Mr Maley) (50 petitioners) ...... 301 Midwifery services in the Northern Territory and private maternity services, by leave, presented petition No. 66, not conforming with Standing Orders (Mrs Braham) (1144 petitioners) (Paper 1537)...... 717 Milikapiti residents requesting the Tiwi Island Local Government organisation to refrain from involving itself in the Tiwi Island Housing Association, by leave, presented petition No. 42, not conforming with Standing Orders (Paper 1079) (Mr Wood) (93 petitioners) ...... 471 Narrows Road, Shiers Street, Wilmot Street reduction of the speed limit to 40 kilometres per hour (Paper 1010) (Petition No. 37) (151 petitioners) (Ms Martin)...... 422 Nurse Recruitment (Mrs Aagaard) ...... 301 Oncology unit at Royal Darwin Hospital, , by leave, not conforming with Standing Orders (Paper 1701) (Mr Burke) (614 petitioners)...... 805 Open Education Centre at Rapid Creek, retain, petition No. 62 (Paper 1423) (654 petitioners) (Mr Wood)...... 653 Open Education Centre in Rapid Creek, retain, petition No. 61 (Paper 1422) (710 petitioners) (Ms Martin)...... 653 Ostermann Street, Coconut Grove/Nightcliff district, flat development - petition No. 53, not conforming with Standing Orders (Paper 1251) (Dr Burns) (442 petitioners) ...... 571 Palmerston 24 hour GP service, by leave, not conforming with Standing Orders (Paper 201) (Mr Burke) (1116 petitioners)...... 79 Palmerston 24 hour emergency medical service be retained (Paper 202) (Mr Wood) (3908 petitioners) ...... 79 Palmerston 24 hour medical assessment centre and 24 hour chemist facility, Petition No 31 (Paper 835) (Mr Maley) (210 petitioners) ...... 349 Palmerston Boat Ramp, improvements (Paper 1032) (Mr Mills) (petition No. 38) (545 petitioners) ...... 443 Palmerston Magpies Football Club, home ground for, by leave, not conforming with Standing Orders (Paper 149) (Mr Mills) (192 petitioners) ...... 63 Panorama Guth in Alice Springs, closure of, by leave, presented petition No. 23, not conforming with Standing Orders (Paper 744) (Ms Martin) (300 petitioners) ...... 293 Panorama Guth in Alice Springs, closure, by leave, petition No.24 (Paper 786) (Mrs Braham) (2872 petitioners)...... 301 Pedestrian crossing on Larapinta Drive for the safety of school children, petition No. 67 (Ms Carney) (427 petitioners) (Paper 1536)...... 717 Police officers allocated to the Casuarina Police District be increased, petition No 44 (Paper 1093) (Mr Elferink) (1108 petitioners) ...... 479 Power poles on Leonino Road and Reedbeds Road be relocated to their correct alignment, petition No. 13 (Paper 227) (Mr Maley) (307 petitioners)...... 89 Public housing tenants in Alice Springs, by leave, (Ms Carney)(Paper 1656)(136 petitioners) .. 779 Residential tower development proposed at the entrance to Bayview, not conforming with Standing Orders (Paper 313) (Mr Vatskalis) (133 petitioners)...... 116

80 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PETITIONS (cont) Responses No. 65 (Development of Stage 7.6 of Gunn of The chase in Palmerston suburb of Gunn)..... 763 No. 01 - container deposit legislation (Paper 110)...... 47 No. 03 - perimeter fence at Bakewell Primary School (Paper 140)...... 55 No. 13 relating to Leonino Road (Paper 430)...... 169 No. 15 regulation of fireworks for Territory Day (Paper 633) ...... 239 No. 18 received and circulated to Members (Paper 795)...... 307 No. 22 had been received and circulated to Members (Paper 745) ...... 293 No. 34, relating to Aranda House in Alice Springs and that the text of the response would be included in the Hansard record (Paper 1033)...... 443 No. 36, relating to a development proposal for 24 units on Trower Road, Tiwi, Block 9665 (Paper 1089)...... 475 No. 44 and No. 48, relating to respectively Casuarina district police numbers and Daly River Catchment protection from subdivision of Pastoral Leases, tree clearing and irrigation (Paper 1177)...... 522 No. 45, 53 re Ostermann flat development at Nightcliff (Paper 1252)...... 571 No. 5 - relating to education dispute with teachers, quality of education...... 79 No. 56 [drinking water Dundee Beach] and No. 58 [Mandorah Boat Ramp] had been received and circulated to Members and the terms of the responses would be included in the Hansard record (Paper 1399)...... 648 No. 64 (Darwin City Waterfront Project and Goyder’s Camp below Government House) (Paper 1485) ...... 701 No. 66 re child care and home birth practice (Paper 1657) ...... 779 No. 67 (Construction of pedestrian crossing on Larapinta Drive), No. 68 (Rezoning of Myilly Point Headland and Little Mindil), No. 69 (Re-alignment of Girraween Road), and No. 70 (Rieff Building heritage status) (Papers 1583 to 1586 respectively) ...... 738 Nos. 02, 04, 07, and 09 (Papers 165, 166, 167 and 168 respectively)...... 69 Nos. 06, 08 and 14 relating to respectively, taxi leases, Bodyzone Health and Fitness Centre and HIH insurance collapse and twin eight storey towers development on Lot 6274 Bayview Haven (Paper 434) ...... 179 Nos. 10 (Paper 392), 11 and 12 (Paper 393)...... 154 Nos. 17 and 19 (Paper 718) ...... 274 Nos. 20, 21 and 27 received and circulated to Members (Paper 838) ...... 349 Nos. 23, 24 and 32 (Paper 912) ...... 379 Nos. 26 and 29 (Paper 895) ...... 373 Nos. 28, 30, 33 and 35 and authorized their incorporation in the Hansard record (Paper 1008) ...... 422 Nos. 37 and 38 had been received and circulated to Members (Paper 1138) ...... 491 Nos. 39, 40 and 41 had been received and circulated to Members (Paper 1151) ...... 507 Nos. 42 and 43 (Paper 1268) ...... 581 Nos. 45, 46, 47, and 51 (Paper 1253) ...... 571 Nos. 49, 50, 52, 54 and 55 and advised members that the text of the responses would be included in the Hansard record (Paper 1280)...... 592 Nos. 61, 62 (Northern Territory Open Education Centre) and No. 63 (Defence Housing development at Lee Point) (Paper 1460)...... 680 Rieff building in Alice Springs - heritage status, by leave, No. 70 not conforming with Standing Orders (Paper 1557) (Mrs Braham) (604 petitioners)...... 725 RL1 (Rural Living) existing zone be retained as the zone for Howard River Park and Whitewood Park, not RR (Rural Residential), No. 41 (Paper 1074) (838 petitioners) (Mr Wood)...... 467 Steve Irwin locomotive, rename request of Great Southern Railway, petition No. 59 (Paper 1330) (Mr Dunham) (244 petitioners)...... 625 student nurses in the Northern Territory, remuneration (54 petitioners) (Mrs Braham) (Paper 1597) ...... 743 Taxi leases, requesting a 6 month moratorium on the issue of (Paper 90) (Mr Ah Kit) (19 petitioners) ...... 41

81 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 PETITIONS (cont) Women’s Information Centre , by leave, not conforming with Standing Orders (Paper 674) (Ms Carney) (378 petitioners) ...... 260 Woodroffe Primary School, additional classrooms, not conforming with Standing Orders (Paper 43) (Mr Stirling) (10 petitioners)...... 23 zoning for 1 hectare and under 1 hectare rural residential blocks, No. 40 (Paper 1073) (792 petitioners) (Mr Wood)...... 467

PRESENTATION OF SPEAKER TO ADMINISTRATOR Mrs L M Braham ...... 3

PRIVILEGE Motion to refer matter to Committee of Privileges, namely Minister Kon Vatskalis’ apparent breach of Section 10 of the Legislative Assembly (Register of Members’ Interest ) Act for his failure to declare his interests ...... 459 Mr Maley raised a proposed matter of privilege - an apparent breach of Section 10 of the Legislative Assembly (Register of Members’ Interest ) Act for Mr Vatskalis’s failure to declare his interests ...... 456 Notice of motion moved by Mr Maley – referring to Committee of Privileges a proposed matter of privilege, namely the Minister Kon Vatskalis’ apparent breach of Section 10 of the Legislative Assembly (Register of Members’ Interest ) Act for his failure to declare his interests...... 456 Refer comments by Public Accounts Committee Chairman Dr Burns to Committee of Privileges (Dr Lim)...... 72, 73 Refer comments by Public Accounts Committee Chairman Dr Burns to Committee of Privileges (Dr Lim) - Negatived ...... 80

QUORUM Dr Lim drew attention to lack of, 31 March 2004...... 580 Dr Lim drew the attention of the Assembly to lack of quorum, 21 August 2002...... 208 Dr Lim drew the attention of the Assembly to the lack of a quorum, 17 June 2004 ...... 631 Member for Drysdale (Mr Dunham) drew attention...... 305 Member for Drysdale (Mr Dunham) drew the attention of the Speaker to the lack of a quorum. 452 Member for Drysdale (Mr Dunham) drew the attention to a lack of a Quorum, 6 October 2004 693 Mr Dunham drew attention to lack of, 15 June 2004 ...... 622 Mr Elferink drew attention of the Assembly to the lack of a quorum ...... 100 Mr Elferink, pursuant to Standing Order 36, 28 May 2003...... 383 Mr Reed drew attention of the Assembly to the lack of a quorum ...... 159 Ms Carney drew attention to the state of the Assembly, 7 October 2004...... 698 Ms Carney, state of the Assembly 13 October 2004 ...... 710 Ms Carter drew attention to the state of the Assembly, 7 October 2004 ...... 698

RESIGNATION OF MEMBER Reed, Mike, resigned as at 12 September 2003, Speaker tabled letter received notifying his resignation as the Member for Katherine, Mr Michael Anthony Reed, submitted to her by letter in accordance with section 18 of the Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978...... 461

RETURN TO WRIT Division of Katherine, Mrs Christina Fay Miller had been duly elected on 4 October 2003, poll declared 7 October 2003 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of the Mr Michael Anthony Reed (Paper 1062) ...... 461

RETURNS TO WRITS General Election, 18 August 2001 (Paper 2)...... 2

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RULINGS OF SPEAKER Absolute majority of the whole number of Members required to suspend Standing Orders (306), motion negatived to pass the Classification of Publications, Publications and Films Amendment Bill 2002 (Serial 34) ...... 88

STATEMENTS BY SPEAKER ABC [and Channel 9] to broadcast or re-broadcast with sound and vision the debate on the Law Reform (Gender, Sexuality and Defacto Relationships) Bill 2003 (Serial 186) (Madam Speaker) ...... 495 ABC-TV, Channel 9 to film, with sound, and NT News to take photographs during the swearing- in of the new Member for Katherine (Madam Speaker)...... 461 Broadcast live or rebroadcast, with sound and vision, the Opposition’s Budget reply (Madam Speaker)...... 379 Broadcast live or rebroadcast, with sound and vision, the presentation of the Budget 2003/2004 (Madam Speaker)...... 373 Broadcast live with sound and vision proceedings of the Assembly today until conclusion of Ministerial Reports (Madam Speaker)...... 247 Broadcast of Opposition Leader's response to Budget 2004/2005 (Madam Speaker)...... 605 Broadcast of Budget Speech 2004-2005 (Mrs Braham)...... 592 Broadcast of Budget Speech 2005/2006 (Mrs Braham) ...... 798 Broadcast of Budget Speech 2005/2006 response by Leader of the Opposition (Mr Burke) (Mrs Braham)...... 805 Broadcast of November 2001 Mini Budget Statement (Madam Speaker) ...... 49 Broadcast of Opposition response to Budget 2002/2003 ...... 205 Broadcast of stolen generation debate by TOP FM, Karu, ABC, Channel 8 and Imparja Television, with sound and vision (Madam Speaker)...... 37 Broadcast with sound and vision the Chief Minister’s motion and Members debate on the motion relating to East Timorese asylum seekers in Chamber (Madam Speaker)...... 260 Broadcasting of excerpts of parliamentary proceedings, Speaker's Determinations No. 7 and 8. 205 Chamber visitors (1391) for 29April 2003, Alice Springs sittings (Madam Speaker) ...... 357 Chung Wah Society Lion Dance Troupe performance in Chamber, 27 February 2002 (Madam Speaker) ...... 70 Conduct of members (Madam Speaker) ...... 98 Daily Hansard corrections of Members’ debates on the Roads Program Ministerial Statement, conducted on the 25 August 2004 (Mrs Braham)...... 673 Disorder arising in Committee of the Whole consideration of the Parks and Reserves (Framework for the Future) (Revival) Bill 2005 (Serial 278) (Mrs Braham)...... 776 Dress standards required of members whilst in the Chamber (Madam Speaker) ...... 391 File print server memory card fault (Mrs Braham)...... 601 Flying of the Northern Territory Flag in the Chamber (Mrs Braham)...... 653 Information technology failure (Madam Speaker) ...... 161 Information technology issues (Madam Speaker) ...... 164 Lapsed motion, amendment moved by Mr Dunham to the Northern Territory Statehood Steering Committee motion, lapsed due to the effluxion of time (Madam Speaker) ...... 649 Matter of privilege, Mr Vatskalis re interpreter business dealings - order of precedence of Routine Business (Mrs Braham)...... 456 Media broadcast of debate on UN Resolution 1441 and yearly events for 2003 (Mrs Braham).. 293 Member’s behaviour and tenor of debate, this week 13 and 14 October 2004 (Mrs Braham)..... 713 Northern Territory News photographers given permission to take photographs during Questions on 16 February 2005 (Mrs Braham) ...... 765 Notices, giving of - 26 February 2002 (Madam speaker)...... 69 Omission of disorderly words uttered by Leader of Government Business (Mr Henderson) on 25 February 2004, pursuant to Standing Order 62 (Mrs Braham)...... 555 Personal Explanations by Members and that codes of behaviour (Mrs Braham)...... 549 Post Alice Springs sittings report (Madam Speaker)...... 415 Procedural status of Government Business, swimming pool legislation (Mrs Braham) ...... 527

83 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 STATEMENTS BY SPEAKER (cont) Quorum of Assembly (Madam Speaker) ...... 385 Quorum of the Assembly (Madam Speaker) ...... 457 Security of the Legislative Assembly for Members in Parliament House (Madam Speaker) ...... 263 Sittings of the Parliament commence at 12 Noon, 19 February 2004 due to Bombing of Darwin Commemoration (Madam speaker)...... 533 Speech time clock change to digital format, Alice Springs sittings...... 787 The Naming of Australia chart completed by Matthew Flinders in 1804 (Mrs Braham)...... 668 Visiting Schools as part of the Parliamentary Education Program - 250 students ranging from Years 4 to 7 from Wagaman, Woodroofe, Holy Spirit and Leanyer Primary Schools were welcomed to parliament house by Minister Henderson, Dr Burns, Mr Mills, Mr Kiely and Ms Lawrie last week...... 579 Youth Parliament 2003 in Alice Springs, conduct of (Madam Speaker)...... 381

STRANGERS Strangers onto the floor of the Chamber 14 May 2002 suspension of sittings (Madam Speaker) 117

VISITORS Aboriginal Health Services, Aboriginal Medical Services Association of the Northern Territory and the Northern Territory Aboriginal Health Forum (Madam Speaker)...... 132 Adelaide River Primary School students (Madam Speaker) ...... 615 Adelaide River Primary School students accompanied by their teacher Ms Samantha Willcox (Madam Speaker)...... 105 Adult Literacy Education students from Batchelor Institute, accompanied by Mr Tony Thorpe (Acting Speaker)...... 479 Alawa Primary School students, Year 5, 6 and 7, and their teacher Ms Christine Meave (Madam Speaker) ...... 106 Alawa Primary School Year 6/7 students accompanied by Miss Tina Mills...... 738 Ambon school SMO Negeri S, students, accompanied by Mrs Elizabeth Pattiruhu (Madam Speaker)...... 264 Baul Folk Musicians from India, Mr Purna Das Baul, Mr Dibeyndu Das Baul, Mr Sukumar Das ...... 674 ANZAC Hill High School and Alice Springs High School students (Madam Speaker)...... 360 ANZAC Hill High School and Sadadeen Primary School students (Madam Speaker)...... 369 ANZAC Hill High School students (Madam Speaker)...... 351 Araluen Christian School students...... 349 Areyonga Primary School, Yuendumu Primary School and Yipirinya Primary School students (Madam Speaker)...... 371 Australian State Politics class accompanied by their lecturer Dr Bill Wilson (Madam Speaker) 375 Australian State Politics Students from the Northern Territory University accompanied by their lecturer Dr Bill Wilson (Madam Speaker)...... 123 Baggley, Mr Chris, a parliamentary intern attached to Sanderson electorate office (Madam Speaker) ...... 286 Bakewell Primary School Year 4/5 students accompanied by Mrs Rosa Rasing (Madam Speaker) ...... 725 Bakewell Primary School Year 6 and 7 students accompanied by their teachers, Rebecca Gunner, Carolyn Silva, Bernie Waters, and Kerri O’Shaughnessy (Acting Speaker)...... 485 Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education, students (Mrs Braham)...... 183 Bees Creek Primary School Year 4/5 and 5/6 students accompanied by Ms Wendy Williams, Ms Catherine Olssen, Ms Lesley Streeter, Ms Denise Ryan and Mr Dale Milne (Mrs Braham) ...... 811 Bell, Ms Belinda (Mrs Braham) ...... 550 Brown, Mrs Noreen and family members, friends and Darwin City Council colleagues of the late Mr George Brown...... 69 Casuarina Senior College students accompanied by Ms Carolyn Wines ...... 35 Casuarina Senior College Year 11 students accompanied by their teacher Mr Bill Gammon (Madam Speaker)...... 97

84 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 VISITORS (cont) Casuarina Street Primary School Year 7 students accompanied by Ms Anna Absalom (Mrs Braham)...... 704 Casuarina Street Primary School, Katherine, students accompanied by Ms Sheryl Ann Courtney 17 Casuarina Street Primary School, Year 6 and 7 students from Katherine accompanied by their teacher, Ms Cheryl-Anne Courtney (Acting Speaker)...... 479 Charles Darwin University Certificate IV Business students accompanied by their lecturer, Ms Susan Bandias (Mr Wood)...... 580 Charles Darwin University Political Studies students accompanied by Dr Bill Wilson...... 607 Clauth, Mr Allan (Madam Speaker) ...... 383 CLP and Independent members electorate officers attending a seminar ...... 517 Daisy Ruddick friends – Roseanne Brennan, Josie and David Guy, Nicole and Chris Lewis, Cowan Bonson, Esther Carolin, Hilda Muir and Isabelle Muir (Madam Speaker) ...... 116 Darwin High School students, Year 12, accompanied by their teacher Ms Elizabeth Mountford (Madam Speaker)...... 455 Darwin High School Year 10/11 students accompanied by their teachers Ms Sara Weylen and Ms Jeanine Matheson (Madam Speaker) ...... 95 Darwin High School Year 11 students accompanied by their teacher Ms Jan Farr (Madam Speaker)...... 439 Darwin High School, English as a Second Language students, accompanied by their teacher Ms Jennifer Marshall ...... 328 Defence Industry Study Course students, accompanied by Ms Shandelle Judd, Coordinator and Mr Barry Coulter, Chairman of the Defence Industry Study Course and a former Member of the Legislative Assembly (Madam Speaker) ...... 137 Department of Business, Industry and Resource Development Graduate Trainees accompanied by Ms Christine Gray (Mrs Braham) ...... 765 Discovering Democracy Teacher’s Conference participants accompanied by the conference organiser Ms Colleen Williams...... 444 Dripstone High School Year 11 students accompanied by teacher Ms Michelle Truscott and Mrs Margaret Vatskalis (Madam Speaker) ...... 443 Driver Primary School Year 7 students accompanied by Mr Michael Kerrisk (Mrs Braham)..... 763 Durack Primary School Year 6/7 students accompanied by Ms Larelle Gilbert, Mrs Debbie Willmore and Mrs Lucy Barua (Madam Speaker)...... 516 East Timorese community members (Madam Speaker) ...... 261 Electorate Officers attending a seminar – Mrs Francine Quong, Mr Phil Powling, Ms Gayle Dougall, Ms Debbie Rowland, Ms Jessica Horn, Ms Judy Herring, Mrs Nicole Lewis, Mr Steve Brennan, Ms Jenny Laverty, Ms Jenny Djerrkura, Mr Chris Draffin, Mrs Therla Fowlestone, Ms Margaret Reilly and Ms Jarna Neve ...... 579 Electorate Officers of Members (Madam Speaker) ...... 285 Elliott CEC school students (Madam Speaker) ...... 359 Essington School, Year 6 students, accompanied by their teacher Ms Johanna Riddell (Madam Speaker) ...... 283 Executive of the Central Land Council, Director Kumanjai Ross and Chairman Kumunara Braedon (Madam Speaker) ...... 350 Faculty of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies students from the NTU (Madam Speaker) ...... 141 Family, friends and colleagues of Big Bill Neidjie OAM (Madam Speaker)...... 154 Filipiniana Senior Citizens Association, Darwin including Ms Ester Davy, Acting President, Ms Tina Black past President and Ms Cynthia Molina (Madam Speaker) ...... 307 Finch, Mr Fred, former Legislative Assembly Member for Leanyer (Mrs Braham)...... 674 FORWAARD representatives accompanied by Mr Leon James and Mr Damien Tonson (Madam Speaker) ...... 452 Henbury Outreach School students (Madam Speaker)...... 526 Holy Spirit School, Year 6 students accompanied by their teacher Ms Rachel Kerr (Madam Speaker) ...... 141 Howard Springs Primary School Year 6/7 students accompanied by their teachers, Mr Geoff Nalder, Mr Robby Dunbar, Ms Tanya Ham and Ms Alison Holmes (Speaker) ...... 319

85 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 VISITORS (cont) Indigenous National Women’s Conference, delegates (Madam Speaker) ...... 169 Ionian Club, Darwin Branch (Madam Speaker) ...... 170 Jabiru Youth Employment Scheme accompanied by their supervisors, Ms Jade Betts, Mr Matt Fagan, and Mr Samson Henry (Mrs Braham)...... 667 Jennifer Prince, Ms, Under Treasurer and members of Treasury staff (Madam Speaker) ...... 600 Juho Nykanaen, a Rotary exchange student from Finland (Madam Speaker)...... 171 Katherine High School, Year 8/9, students accompanied by their teacher, Ms Chris Shaw (Madam Speaker) ...... 260 Katherine Seniors Group accompanied by Vel Dreon...... 517 Katherine South Primary School students (Mrs Braham)...... 574 Katherine South Primary School Year 6/7 students accompanied by their teacher, Mr Shane Pike and Ms Cathy Collins (Speaker) ...... 314 Kiana School students accompanied by their teacher Mr Lance Sharp (Madam Speaker) ...... 257 Kormilda College students accompanied by their teachers Ms Jenny Luck and Mr Tony Da Silva (Madam Speaker)...... 56 Kormilda College Year 12 students accompanied by their teacher Ms Pamela Wallace (Madam Speaker) ...... 80 Kormilda College Year 8 students accompanied by Ms Jacelyn Roxburgh (Madam Speaker) ... 717 Kretschmer, Mr Peter, President of the Association of Justices of Western Australia, who is here attending the National Conference of Justices of the Peace in Darwin (Mrs Braham)...... 668 Larapinta Primary School students (Madam Speaker) ...... 370 Lawrie, Mr John, (Snr) (Madam Speaker)...... 374 Leanyer Primary School, Year 6/7 students and their teacher Ms Leanne Linton (Mrs Braham) 247 Living Waters Lutheran School and Ross Park Primary School students (Madam Speaker) ...... 357 Ludmilla Primary School Year 4/5 students accompanied by Mrs Gay Cattermole, Ms Mere Barlow, Ms Kylie Elliott and Ms Stacey Lynes (Madam Speaker)...... 605 Maningrida Community Education Centre accompanied by Ms Jo Killmister (Madam Speaker)726 Marrara Christian School Year 4 and Year 5 students accompanied by their teacher Ms Rosie Bignall (Madam Speaker) ...... 427 Marrara Christian School Year 9 students accompanied by their teacher Petero Vereakula (Madam Speaker)...... 109 Marrara Christian School Year 9 students accompanied by their teachers Mr Wilf Lahring, Ms Christina McCormak and Mr Petero Vereakula (Madam Speaker)...... 92 Martin, Mrs Bernice and Mr Mark Martin respectively the mother and brother of the Chief Minister (Ms Martin) ...... 209 Mathieson, Ms Gilly, BBC Scotland journalist visiting Darwin as part of a Winston Churchill fellowship...... 260 McEwen, Ms Anne, Branch Secretary, Australian Services Union and Mr Andrew Dennard, Branch Assistant Secretary, Australian Services Union (Madam Speaker)...... 191 McGregor, Mr Alistair, Magistrate of the Northern Territory (Mrs Braham) ...... 660 Milingimbi Community Education Centre secondary students accompanied by Mr Stuart Porteous (Mrs Braham)...... 705 Millner Primary School, Year 6/7 students accompanied by Ms Cathy Deans (Mrs Braham) .... 805 Mooney, Ms Jacqueline and Ms Rachael Krose who were testing the hearing induction loop sound reinforcement system for hearing impaired persons (Madam Speaker)...... 404 Nakara Primary School Year 6 and Year 7 students, accompanied by their teacher, Mr Gaetano Gugliotta (Mr Wood)...... 475 Nakara Primary School Year 6 students, accompanied by their teacher Ms Briseis More (Madam Speaker)...... 456 Nakara Primary School Year 6/7 students accompanied by their teacher Mr Mark Rowan (Madam Speaker) ...... 491 Northern Territory Construction Unions representatives (Mrs Braham)...... 743 Northern Territory Open Education Centre accompanied by their lecturers Ms Lei Fong, Ms Fran Redmond and Mr Gerard Ross (Madam Speaker)...... 128

86 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 VISITORS (cont) Northern Territory University bridging course students accompanied by Ms Catherine Brewster 35 Northern Territory University Business Faculty students accompanied by their lecturer, Ms Susan Bandias (Madam Speaker)...... 437 Northern Territory University Faculty of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies students accompanied by Mr Scott Cooper...... 35 Northern Territory University Faculty of Science, Information Technology and Education, students (Madam Speaker)...... 205 Northern Territory University International Students from Japan, East Timor, Indonesia and Thailand, English as a Second Language, accompanied by their teacher Mr Raphael Van Wessem (Madam Speaker) ...... 328 Northern Territory University Literacy and Numeracy adult students accompanied by Ms Lorraine Sushames ...... 35 Northern Territory University, Indigenous Research and Education Certificate 2 General students accompanied by their coordinator, Mr Kluken (Speaker)...... 313 Nungalinya College students from the Certificate II in Family and Community Services accompanied by Ms Amanda Donohoe (Madam Speaker)...... 507 Nungalinya Theological College, English as a Second Language students accompanied by Ms Amanda Donohoe (Madam Speaker)...... 251 O’Brien, Mr James, a member of the Darwin Defenders Association visiting Darwin from Victoria for the Bombing of Darwin commemorative ceremony, accompanied by his grandson, Michael Newhouse (Madam Speaker)...... 293 O’Loughlin College Year 11 politics students accompanied by Mr Stenchion (Madam Speaker) ...... 695 Oenpelli Area School students accompanied by Ms Irene Moran...... 17 OLSH College and Yirara College students (Madam Speaker) ...... 358 Ross Park Primary School students (Madam Speaker)...... 370 Salvation Army MASH (Mature Age Social Hour) (Madam Speaker)...... 427 Sanderson High School, Year 8 and Year 10 legal studies students accompanied by their teacher Ms Carol Sawyer ...... 423 Solomona, Ms Pseiki, from Tuvalu on a visit under the auspices of a Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Trust Study Grant (Madam Speaker)...... 293 St Bernards, students accompanied by Mr Garth Cupido and Ms Petra Moon (Madam Speaker)641 St John’s College GAP students accompanied by Ms Geradine O’Neil (Madam Speaker)...... 719 St John’s College Year 10 and Year 11 students accompanied by their teacher, Mr Stephen Meara (Acting Speaker)...... 476, 481 St John’s College Year 10 and Year 11 students in legal studies accompanied by Mr Stephen Meara (Madam Speaker)...... 600 St John’s College Year 8 boarding students from Northern Territory and Western Australian remote communities (Mrs Braham) ...... 674 St Johns College Year 11 Legal Studies students accompanied by their teacher Ms Angela Hollis (Madam Speaker)...... 103 St Mary’s Primary School students (Madam Speaker)...... 387 St Mary’s Primary School, Year 7 students accompanied by their teacher, Ms Lyn Taylor and Ms Margaret Hannan (Madam Speaker)...... 153 St Philip’s College, Alice Springs and Batchelor College, students...... 350 St Philip’s College, Sadadeen Primary School and Irrkerlantye Learning Centre students (Madam Speaker) ...... 371 Stanley, Professor Fiona, accompanied by Mr Len Nixon, Institute of Child Health Research (Madam Speaker)...... 336 Stuart Park Primary School Year 6/7 students accompanied by their teachers Ms Sylvia Sisamanis, Mr Scott Clode and Ms Christina Parker (Madam Speaker) ...... 79 Stuart Park Primary School, Year 6/7 students (Mrs Braham)...... 554 Stuart Park Primary School, Year 6/7 students accompanied Ms Marina Goff (Mrs Braham).... 553 Taminmin High School and Kamitonda Junior High School, Year 8, 9 and 10 students on a student exchange program from Osaka, Japan (Mrs Braham)...... 659 Tennant Creek High School and Watiyawanu Primary School students (Madam Speaker) ...... 369

87 Consolidated Index to Minutes of Proceedings 16 October 2001 to 5 May 2005 VISITORS (cont) Tennant Creek Primary School students...... 349 Territory Tidy Towns program, award winning participants (Mrs Braham)...... 57 Total Recreation Northern Territory Carers (Mrs Braham)...... 660 Toyne, Clair Mrs and Mrs Thea Toyne ...... 179 Trainee Graduates, Department of the Chief Minister, accompanied by Luis Da Rocha (Mrs Braham)...... 752 University of the Third Age, members accompanied by Ms Joy Kuhl (Madam Speaker)...... 719 Vocational Education and Training Students from Ali Curung (Madam Speaker)...... 129 Wagaman Primary School students participating in the “Boys in Education” program accompanied by Mr Gary Fry (Ms Braham)...... 673 Warrego School and their teacher Mr Colin Baker (Madam Speaker)...... 628 Wulagi Primary School Year 2/3 students accompanied by Ms Barbara Griffith (Madam Speaker) ...... 725 Yirara College and Stirling School students (Madam Speaker) ...... 357

WARRANTS Deputy Chairman of Committees, Mrs Fay Miller, commencing 25 November 2003...... 493 Deputy Chairman of Committees, Mrs Jane Aagaard, effective 24 February 2004 (Paper 1210) 547 Deputy Chairmen of Committees, 18 May 2004, Deputy Chairmen of Committees and nominate the following members to act as Deputy Chairmen of Committees, Mrs J Aagaard MLA, Mr M Bonson MLA, Mr L Kiely MLA, Ms Delia Lawrie MLA, Mr P Maley MLA, Mr E McAdam MLA, and Mrs F Miller MLA ...... 589 Deputy Chairmen of Committees, Dr Burns, Mr Kiely and Ms Lawrie...... 23 Deputy Chairmen of Committees, Dr Burns, Mr Kiely, Ms Lawrie, Mr Elferink, Mr Maley, Mr Mills and Dr Lim (Madam Speaker)...... 79 Deputy Chairmen of Committees, Ms Lawrie, Mr McAdam, Mr Bonson, Mr Elferink, Mr Maley, Mr Mills and Dr Lim (Madam Speaker)(Paper 672) ...... 260 Deputy Chairmen with effect from 27 November 2001, Mr J Elferink, Mr P Maley, Mr T Mills, Dr R Lim and Ms J Carney (Madam Speaker)...... 47 Deputy Charimen of Committees, effective from 26 February 2003, adding Mr Kiely and Ms Scrymgour (Madam Speaker)...... 327

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