Speeches
Speech: Gambling Administration Bill - Second Reading
December 03, 2019
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:36): I rise on behalf of the Greens to speak to the Gambling Administration Bill 2019. I thank the government for their briefing—which was held yesterday. I thank them for the scant answers that I have received so far to my...
Read MoreSpeech: Flinders University (Remuneration of Council Members) Amendment Bill
November 12, 2019
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:34): I rise today on behalf of the Greens to staunchly oppose this bill. This legislation is yet another shift from a university, in this case Flinders University, away from being a not-for-profit education provider to being a fully-fledged corporate entity...
Read MoreSpeech: Melbourne Cup (Matters of Interest)
October 30, 2019
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:45): I rise to devote some time just before the first Tuesday in November, the so-called race that stops a nation, to ponder whether one day the nation will stop this race. Indeed, I commend one of my favourite singers and...
Read MoreSpeech: Surrogacy Bill
October 29, 2019
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (17:09): I rise on behalf of the Greens to support this bill. The Surrogacy Bill 2019 repeals part 2B of the Family Relationships Act 1975 and creates a standalone act to recognise and regulate certain forms of surrogacy in our state....
Read MoreSpeech: Liquor Licensing (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
September 26, 2019
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:33): I rise on behalf of the Greens to speak to the Liquor Licensing (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill 2019. I know that this bill gives the commissioner and the court the power to vary or revoke an exemption that has been...
Read MoreSpeech: Health Care (Health Access Zones) Amendment Bill
September 25, 2019
Introduction and First Reading The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:48): Obtained leave and introduced a bill for an act to amend the Health Care Act 2008. Read a first time. Second Reading The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:49): I move: That this bill be now read a second...
Read MoreSpeech: Food Labelling (Matters of Interest)
September 25, 2019
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:43): On 14 September, the Nationals announced their intent to lobby the federal government—of which that party is a junior member—to ban the terms 'milk', 'meat' and 'seafood' from being used for alternative and plant-based products such as, for example, soy...
Read MoreSpeech: Confucius Institute (Matters of Interest)
July 31, 2019
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:37): I rise today to speak about my concerns about the Confucius institutes in our nation and in particular the one at Adelaide University. Last week, it was revealed through a media investigation that, of the 13 Confucius institutes at Australian...
Read MoreSpeech: Criminal Law Consolidation (Assaults on Prescribed Emergency Workers) Amendment Bill
July 04, 2019
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (11:07): I rise on behalf of the Greens to support, with some reservations, the Criminal Law Consolidation (Assaults on Prescribed Emergency Workers) Amendment Bill 2019. This bill creates a new offence under the Criminal Law Consolidation Act where a person spits...
Read MoreSpeech: Statutes Amendment (Animal Welfare Reforms) Bill
June 05, 2019
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I rise today to introduce this bill. While it is being brought forward today by the Greens, I would not necessarily call it a Greens' bill. It is the product...
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