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Speech: Crown and Anchor Hotel

May 02, 2024

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise very briefly to support this motion in support of the Crown and Anchor. It has been moved by my Greens colleague, the Hon. Robert Simms, and I welcome him. He is the portfolio holder for the Greens in...

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Speech: Green Bans

May 02, 2024

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise to observe that today is May Day and pay tribute not just to May Day and the workers but to the green bans, as relevant as they ever were. The workers united will never be defeated. 'Intersectionality' might...

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Question: Harassment in the Parliamentary Workplace

May 02, 2024

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the Attorney-General, representing the Special Minister of State, on the topic of implementation of the equal opportunity commissioner's recommendations on sexual harassment in the parliamentary workplace. Leave...

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Question: SAPOL General Orders

May 02, 2024

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the Attorney on SAPOL general orders and, specifically, access to them under FOI and the police complaints and discipline processes. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: The...

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Question: Adelaide Beach Management Review

April 12, 2024

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the Attorney in his role of having carriage of the portfolio of Adelaide Beach Management Review. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: In April 2022, now well...

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Speech: Parliamentary Committees Bill

April 12, 2024

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise to speak to the Parliamentary Committees Bill 2024, a bill that provides for the establishment of various parliamentary committees, defines the powers and duties of those committees, makes related amendments to various acts and repeals the Parliamentary Committees...

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Motion: Greyhound Racing

April 11, 2024

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I move: That this council— 1. Notes: (a) the 86 recommendations arising from the extremely critical findings of the Ashton Independent Inquiry into the Governance of the Greyhound Racing Industry report; (b) the consequent December 2023 pledge by the Malinauskas...

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