Speeches
Speech: White Rock Quarry (Matter of Interest)
June 23, 2021
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:42): I rise to raise some serious health concerns about the expansion of White Rock Quarry in Adelaide's eastern suburbs. In January this year, the state government commenced a detailed assessment of the submission by Hanson construction materials to expand...
Read MoreSpeech: TAFE SA Repeal Bill
June 21, 2021
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: Obtained leave and introduced a bill for an act to repeal the TAFE SA Act 2012. Read a first time. Second Reading The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I rise today...
Read MoreSpeech: Statutes Amendment (COVID-19 Permanent Measures) Bill - Second Reading
June 08, 2021
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise to speak in support of the Statutes Amendment (COVID-19 Permanent Measures) Bill 2021. I would have thought, just over a year ago, when we first started grappling with this pandemic, that we would not have had such emergency...
Read MoreSpeech: SA Multiculturalism Bill 2020
May 27, 2021
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise on behalf of the Greens to support the South Australian Multicultural Bill 2020. The bill has four main objectives. That is, to introduce a parliamentary declaration that would recognise and acknowledge Australian Aboriginal people as South Australia's first peoples, as...
Read MoreSpeech: Legislation Interpretation Bill - Second Reading
May 27, 2021
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:51): I rise on behalf of the Greens to indicate broad support on the Legislation Interpretation Bill 2021; however, I do note some concerns with the absence of extrinsic materials, and the Greens will be moving an amendment on that...
Read MoreSpeech: Equal Opportunity Amendment Bill (Second Reading)
May 12, 2021
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (17:09): I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I rise to speak to this new Greens bill, which will take an essential and long overdue step to protect workers from sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace....
Read MoreSpeech: Social Worker Registration Scheme
May 12, 2021
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (20:16): Today, I rise once again to introduce a bill for the registration of social workers. It is three years since I last did this. I introduced my original bill in 2018, and it then went to a joint committee...
Read MoreSpeech: Children and Young People (Safety) (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
May 11, 2021
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:37): I rise to speak briefly on this bill, although possibly less briefly than I was going to. I note that the Greens recognise that this amendment bill is a bit of a stopgap measure as there will be a...
Read MoreSpeech: Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill – Third Reading Speech
May 05, 2021
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (23:27): I will make a brief third reading contribution because I want to put on the record that I thank all those members of the community who wrote to me and the other members of this chamber. Many of those...
Read MoreSpeech: Social Worker Registration Bill – Joint Committee Report
March 17, 2021
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (17:29): I move: That the report of the committee be noted. I rise today to speak to the report of the Joint Committee on the Social Workers Registration Bill 2018. It feels like we, along with this bill, have been...
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