In Parliament
Speech: Return to Work (Employment and Progressive Injuries) Amendment Bill
August 28, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise on behalf of the Greens to speak in support of the Return to Work (Employment and Progressive Injuries) Amendment Bill 2024. This bill will ensure that workers are able to return to work after an injury and ensure...
Read MoreQuestion: Australian Slaughterhouse Standards
August 28, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: 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 Australian standards in slaughterhouses. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: With the announced phasing out...
Read MoreQuestion: Police Complaints and Discipline Act
August 28, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: Supplementary.: with regard to publication of investigations or previous Police Complaints and Discipline Act activities, isn't an interstate media organisation subject to the South Australian Police Complaints and Discipline Act? The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General,...
Read MoreQuestion: Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) Rally
August 28, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: Is it lawful to assemble on the Parliament House steps to demonstrate a public protest and was today's protest lawful? The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector): I thank the...
Read MoreQuestion: Historical Homosexual Convictions
June 28, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the Attorney-General on the topic of removing historical homosexual convictions. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: Despite South Australia being the first jurisdiction in this country to...
Read MoreQuestion: Coorong Fish Deaths
June 28, 2024
https://youtu.be/u77ESYCpBZ4 The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: Supplementary: what was the earliest date this year there was a mass fish kill in the South Lagoon? The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries): I am happy to take that...
Read MoreMotion: Child Protection Review
June 21, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I move: That this council— 1. Recognises that in its current form, the Children and Young People (Safety) Act remains primarily a framework for child removal, rather than a holistic document for promoting the best interests of children and young...
Read MoreMotion: Kangaroo Harvesting Inquiry
June 21, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I move: 1. That a select committee of the Legislative Council be established to inquire into and report on kangaroo and wallaby populations in South Australia, with particular reference to: (a) how they are affected by commercial and non-commercial harvesting;...
Read MoreSpeech: Disability Inclusion (Review Recommendations) Amendment Bill
June 19, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise to speak on behalf of the Greens on the Disability Inclusion (Review Recommendations) Amendment Bill 2023, and I do so to overwhelmingly supportthe bill but to flag that, as has been raised by the opposition, the Greens will...
Read MoreQuestion: Coorong Fish Deaths
June 19, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: 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 mass fish die-offs in the Coorong. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: A seemingly useful...
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