Annual Report 2002-03 ISSN 1033-8969 Printed by the Northern Territory Government Printing Office Letter of Transmission
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Department of the Chief Minister Annual Report 2002-03 ISSN 1033-8969 Printed by the Northern Territory Government Printing Office Letter of Transmission The Hon Clare Martin MLA Chief Minister Parliament House Darwin NT 0800 Chief Minister I have pleasure in presenting you with the Annual Report of the Department of the Chief Minister. The report details the performance, key achievements and outlook for the department for the year ending 30 June 2003 and is in accordance with section 28 of the Public Service Employment and Management Act 1993, and section 11 of the Financial Management Act 2003. I commend the report to you and also the efforts and commitment of the staff of the department. Paul Tyrrell Chief Executive 30 September 2003 Annual Report 2002-03 Purpose of the Report This report provides the Chief Minister, Territorians and others with insight into the department’s actions, achievements and priorities that support the Government’s strategic outcomes for the Northern Territory. Parliament House in Darwin. Department of the Chief Minister Contents Department of the Chief Minister ____________________________ 1 The Year at a Glance 2002-03 ________________________________ 2 Chief Executive’s Report ___________________________________ 3 Corporate Overview ______________________________________ 5 Organisational Structure________________________________ 5 At a Glance _________________________________________ 6 Strategic Directions 2002-03 ________________________________ 8 Strategic Policy Advice and Private Sector Coordination ____________ 9 Executive ___________________________________________ 9 Regional Support _____________________________________12 Policy and Coordination ________________________________15 Indigenous Policy _____________________________________17 Social Policy ________________________________________19 Risk Management ____________________________________21 Management Services __________________________________23 Territory Development ___________________________________ 25 Northern Territory Railway ________________________________ 28 Community Engagement Activities __________________________ 31 Women’s Advancement _________________________________31 Seniors Advancement __________________________________33 Yo uth Advancement ___________________________________35 Multicultural Advancement ______________________________37 Support for Territory Events _____________________________39 Government Business Support, Support to Executive, Ministers and Leader of the Opposition _______________________ 40 Cabinet Support______________________________________40 Protocol ____________________________________________42 Legislation Production _________________________________44 Support to the Administrator and Government House __________46 Electoral Services________________________________________ 48 Financial Statements _____________________________________ 50 Annual Report 2002-03 Other Information _______________________________________ 71 Revised Output Structure _________________________________ 72 Outputs and Performance _________________________________ 73 Chief Executive’s Responsibilities ____________________________ 81 Northern Territory Ministry _______________________________ 82 Ministerial Expenditure ___________________________________ 83 Legislative Framework ____________________________________ 84 Our People ____________________________________________ 85 Departmental Committees _________________________________ 87 Executive Management Group ___________________________87 Occupational Health and Safety Committee __________________88 Audit Committee _____________________________________89 Information Management Committee ______________________90 Statutory Bodies ________________________________________ 91 Departmental Representation ______________________________ 92 Grants ________________________________________________ 94 Yo uth Grants ________________________________________94 Ethnic Affairs Sponsorship ______________________________97 Senior Territorians Grants ______________________________99 Women’s Policy Grants _________________________________99 Contact Information _____________________________________100 6 Department of the Chief Minister Department of the Chief Minister NT HOUSE 22 Mitchell Street Darwin Southern Region GREATOREX BUILDING Corner Parsons and Bath Streets Alice Springs Annual Report 2002-03 1 The Year at a Glance – 2002-03 1 July 2002 Territory Day – combined Flag Raising and Citizenship Ceremony at Bicentennial Park Darwin, followed by a reception at Parliament House hosted by the Chief Minister. 1 July 2002 NT Expo – about retail, trade and investment in the Northern Territory. 1 August 2002 Release of Population Policy Issues Paper as the first stage in the preparation of a comprehensive Population Policy. 1 August 2002 Seniors Month program of events throughout the Territory in partnership with Council of the Ageing (NT). 27 August 2002 Desert Knowledge Symposium held in Alice Springs. 1 September 2002 Darwin Cup Reception at Parliament House – Chief Minister welcomed 1000 guests. 11 September 2002 To ur of Honour by Young Australian of the Year, Scott Hocknull. 20 September 2002 Swearing in of Mrs Patricia Miller as Deputy Administrator, the first Indigenous woman to hold this appointment. 9 October 2002 Chief Minister announces first stage in reforming electoral practices in the Territory. 16 October 2002 Masters Games in Alice Springs. 1 November 2002 Launch by Chief Minister of the Domestic and Aboriginal Family Violence Strategies. 1 November 2002 Bali Bombing Thank You reception hosted by Chief Minister to recognise the efforts of Territorians who assisted in the evacuation of injured people after the bombing. 27 November 2002 NT Australian of the Year Presentation, Parliament House. 1 December 2002 First Seniors Advisory Council to the Chief Minister announced. 4 December 2002 Negotiations for expanded role in Defence Projects commence. 10 December 2002 Chief Minister announces Territory secures funding for Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre. 13 December 2002 Ignition of the final thermit weld, linking the sections of the AustralAsia Railway between Katherine and Tennant Creek. 16 December 2002 Overseas trade and investment mission to UK, France, USA by Chief Minister to promote jobs for Territorians resulting from the Timor Sea gas developments. 1 February 2003 Chief Minister’s Study Award for Women awarded to Frances Turner of Alice Springs and Yvonne Odegaard of Darwin. March 2003 Alcan Gove and Woodside announced Heads of Agreement to provide gas to Gove from the Blacktip gas field. March 2003 Ratification of Timor Sea Treaty signed on 20 May 2002 by the Commonwealth Government and first Government of East Timor. 4 March 2003 Overseas trade and investment mission to Asia by Chief Minister to promote the AustralAsia Railway and the Asia Trade Route. 6 March 2003 Indigenous Economic Forum held in Alice Springs. 8 March 2003 Inaugural recipients of the Tribute to Northern Territory Women announced by Chief Minister in Alice Springs. 21 March 2003 Official signing ceremony of the Indigenous Communities Coordination Pilot (Senator Vanstone and Chief Minister) took place at Wadeye. 1 April 2003 Parliament sits for the first time in Alice Springs, with associated functions. 22 April 2003 Yo u th Po l i c y Fra m ework launched. 25 April 2003 First Community Cabinet visit to a school – Casuarina Senior College. 1 May 2003 First training gathering for self-nominated participants in the Strong Family, Strong Community, Strong Future Project. 1 May 2003 Investiture ceremonies for recipients of Order of Australia and other awards. 16 May 2003 Launch of Community Cabinet website (www.communitycabinet.nt.gov.au). 1 June 2003 First edition of The Senior Territorian distributed to 3000 organisations and individuals. 4 June 2003 Aboriginal Family Violence Community Education Campaign launched by Chief Minister. 15 June 2003 Final go ahead for Bayu-Undan, 500 km pipeline project and LNG plant in Darwin. 16 June 2003 South East Asia Australia Offshore Conference held in Darwin. 17 June 2003 Asia Pacific Transport and FreightLink, owners and operators of the AustralAsia Railway, announce AustralAsia Railway inaugural freight and passenger services for 17 January 2004. 27-29 June 2003 Sixth annual Northern Territory V8 Supercar Championships. 2 Department of the Chief Minister Chief Executive’s Report This last year has been one of consolidation and achievement both for this department and the rest of the public sector. After the major restructure of the Northern Territory Public Sector, which occurred in November 2001, this agency had an important task in integrating the new functions acquired as part of this process. It was imperative that the Office of Territory Development, the Office of Indigenous Policy, and the Community Engagement Division take the lead in coordinating activities in these significant areas of Government policy. The Major Projects Group, comprising the Under Treasurer, the Chief Executives of the Departments of Infrastructure, Planning and the Environment; Business, Industry and Resource Development; and Employment, Education and Training, and the Executive Director of the Office of Territory Development and myself as Chair, was established in February 2003. The Chief Minister tasked the group with facilitating and ensuring the benefits of large projects were maximised for the Territory. To thi s end project based taskforces were established