Health and Wellbeing
Speech: Assisted Reproductive Treatment (Posthumous Use of Material and Donor Conception Register) Amendment Bill
March 19, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise on behalf of the Greens to support the Assisted Reproductive Treatment (Posthumous Use of Material and Donor Conception Register) Amendment Bill 2023. I do so noting that my colleague the Hon. Rob Simms carries this portfolio and, indeed,...
Read MoreMotion: Neurodiversity Celebration Week
September 13, 2023
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (17:56): I rise on behalf of the Greens with great pleasure to speak in support of this motion, and I thank the Hon. Emily Bourke for bringing it to this council. I also rise to acknowledge the work of my...
Read MoreMotion: TMS to a vote
June 01, 2023
Adjourned debate on motion of Hon. T.A. Franks: That this council— 1. Notes that— (a) transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is an effective treatment option for some people with major depression; (b) in 2018, the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists recommended that...
Read MoreMotion: World Autism Awareness Day
May 04, 2023
Adjourned debate on motion of Hon. E.S. Bourke: That this council— 1. Recognises that April is Autism Month and 2 April is World Autism Awareness Day. 2. Acknowledges that Autism Awareness Day recognises and celebrates the rights of autistic people to lead full and...
Read MoreSpeech: SA Needs to Protect Workers and Ban Manufactured Stone
June 14, 2022
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:05): I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I rise today to introduce this bill that would ban any work in South Australia that would expose people to crystalline silica dust. This is not the first...
Read MoreSpeech: Just Legalise It: Cannabis Bill
June 14, 2022
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (17:38): I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I rise to speak to the Cannabis Legalisation Bill. It is high time that cannabis was legalised in this state. The time has come to legalise cannabis for...
Read MoreSpeech: Greens Table Bill to Legalise Cannabis in SA
May 20, 2022
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: Obtained leave and introduced a bill for an act to legalise cannabis and cannabis products, to regulate the sale, supply and advertising of cannabis and cannabis products, to make related amendments to the Controlled Substances Act 1984, and for other purposes. ...
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