In Parliament
Question: Facial Recognition Technology
June 16, 2022
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:06): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the Attorney-General on facial recognition technology. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I start by noting the City Safe CCTV network is a $3 million network...
Read MoreMotion: Refugee Week 2022
June 15, 2022
Adjourned debate on motion of Hon. J.S. Lee: That this council— 1. Notes that Refugee Week will be celebrated across Australia from Sunday 19 June to Saturday 25 June 2022 and provides a platform to celebrate the positive social and economic contributions made by...
Read MoreSpeech: Work Health And Safety (Crystalline Silica Dust) Amendment Bill
June 15, 2022
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:33): I thank those members who have made a contribution: the Hon. Kyam Maher, the Hon. Connie Bonaros, the Hon. Heidi Girolamo and the Hon. Sarah Game. I note that that is Labor, Liberal, One Nation and Greens all agreeing...
Read MoreQuestion: SA Labor and the Federal Plan to Ban Live Sheep Exports
June 15, 2022
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (14:42): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking the Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development a question on the topic of the proposed ban on live exports. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: Prior to the...
Read MoreQuestion: How well does the Minister for Regional Development Know the Livestock Act (1997)?
June 15, 2022
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (14:57): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development on the topic of the Livestock Act 1997. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: Earlier today, the minister...
Read MoreQuestion: Sheep Mortalities in Live Exports
June 15, 2022
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (14:31): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development on the topic of live export mortalities. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: The 2018 McCarthy review, as...
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: Jumps Racing Ban Passes Upper House
June 14, 2022
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (18:13): I remain constantly surprised by this place. I thank all members who contributed to this debate. I think it has been an unnecessarily protracted and frustrating one over many years. We are seeing the last vestiges of jumps racing...
Read MoreSpeech: National Gas (SA) (Market Transparency) Amendment Bill
June 14, 2022
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:31): I rise to speak on the National Gas (South Australia) (Market Transparency) Amendment Bill on behalf of the Greens and on behalf of my colleague the Hon. Robert Simms. This bill was first introduced in the other place in...
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...
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