Motions Panel
Voluntary Assisted Dying
Notice given by: J Davis
Date: 22 October 2024
Status: To be moved:
That this Assembly:
- Acknowledge the important and extensive work of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Independent Expert Advisory Panel in producing the Report into Voluntary Assisted Dying in the Northern Territory.
- Recognise the right for Territorians to end their lives with dignity and the immense suffering that is caused for them
and their families when this right is taken away from them. - Recognise that the Northern Territory, the first jurisdiction in the world to legalise voluntary assisted dying, is now the
last in Australia to pass this law. - Urge the Government to implement the 22 recommendations of the Report into Voluntary Assisted Dying in the Northern Territory, acknowledging that many Territorians, from all political persuasions want the right to die with dignity in the Territory.
Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence Notice given by: J DavisDate: 26 November 2024Status: To be moved: That this Assembly: Recognises that all members of this Assembly have firmly committed to addressing family and domestic and sexual violence (FDSV) as a priority. Acknowledges that domestic, family and sexual violence is our true crime and safety crisis, and that this crisis disproportionately impacts Aboriginal women in the Northern Territory. Recognises the findings of the “Coronial Inquests into the deaths of Kumarn Rabuntja, Kumanjayi Haywood, MissYunupingu and Ngeygo Ragurrk’, which highlight urgent reforms needed to protect Aboriginal women and childrenfrom domestic, family and sexual violence, and ensure victims are seen and heard; Commits to fully resourcing and implementing all recommendations of the Coroner arising from these Inquests as a matter of urgency; Further commits to working in partnership with Aboriginal communities and frontline services to ensure effectiveimplementation of these reforms. This Assembly stands united in addressing the domestic, family and sexual violence crime and safety crisis, and ensuring all women and children are safe, protected, and supported.
Wellbeing of Future Generations
Notice given by: J Davis
Date: 27 March 2025
Status: To be moved:
That this Assembly:
- Acknowledge that young people today are the first generation in modern history to be worse off than their parents. We are leaving our children a far harder world to flourish in than theone we inherited. We need to have long term solutions that we know will protect our children’s future.
- Takes action to create long-lasting protections for the next generations of Northern Territorians by establishing a select committee to investigate and report on the creation of a Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill, that:
2.1. Requires that intergenerational equity and wellbeing be considered and promoted in all government and public decision-making.
2.2. Imposes a responsibility on government and public bodies to consider the long-term impact of their decisions.
2.3. Requires a Statement of Compatibility with the provisions and objects of the Bill to be completed for Bills which are put before the Parliament.
2.4. Establishes an independent officer, or appoints an existing public officer, to oversee compliance and conduct investigations regarding the Bill to ensure that its object are achieved.
2.5. Conducts a comprehensive community consultation across the Territory to gather input for the creation of the Bill. - That the committee be composed of two members from the government, two from the opposition, and two from the crossbench to be nominated in writing to the Speaker by the relevant Whip or crossbench member, with the chair being a non-government member.
- That the committee be able to report to the Assembly periodically, but must deliver its final report with
recommendations within 12 months of this resolution.
