Industrial Relations & Public Sector
Speech: Return to Work (COVID-19 Injury) Amendment Bill 2020
June 03, 2020
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (17:14): Given I have a similar bill on the Notice Paper and have also called for workers compensation presumptive arrangements under our Return to Work scheme, it is no surprise that the Greens will be supporting this bill today. Indeed,...
Read MoreTreasurer puts COVID-19 Frontline Workers' Job security at peril in Enterprise Bargaining
May 14, 2020
Under pressure from The Greens (as well as Labor and SA Best) in Parliament, Treasurer Rob Lucas refused to rule out removing current job security conditions of pandemic frontline workers in their current enterprise agreement negotiations. For the past months the United Workers Union...
Read MoreSpeech: Imagining the world post-COVID-19 (Matters of Interest)
April 20, 2020
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:28): I rise today to make some remarks on the COVID-19 pandemic and the world that we find ourselves in, and the world, in fact, that we can see through this pandemic. As we know, the Prime Minister of the...
Read MoreSpeech: Statutes Amendment (Repeal of Sex Work Offences) Bill
April 08, 2020
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (18:24): I thank those members who have made a contribution this evening and also those who are willing to serve on the select committee looking at this matter. This is actually quite a different bill from the last one I moved...
Read MoreMotion: Establish a COVID-19 Response Committee
April 08, 2020
Adjourned debate on motion of Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition): That this council— 1. That a committee, to be called the COVID-19 Response Committee, be appointed to monitor and scrutinise all matters related to the management of the COVID-19 response and any related...
Read MoreQuestion: Support for international students during COVID-19
April 08, 2020
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (14:33): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the Minister for Trade and Investment on the subject of international students. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: As we know in Australia, and prior to...
Read MoreSpeech: Return to Work (COVID-19) Amendment Bill 2020
April 08, 2020
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:18): I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I rise today to introduce this bill that would extend workers compensation benefits to cover COVID-19. This is a Greens bill being introduced today, and I understand that...
Read MoreMarshall must tell Morrison to support quarantined casual workers
March 10, 2020
SA Greens MLC Tammy Franks has called on the Marshall Government to ensure the Morrison Government does not abandon more than one quarter of South Australian workers as fears grow that casual, precarious and gig economy workers will face dire straits if quarantined. Last...
Read MoreSpeech: Labour Hire Licensing Repeal Bill
May 16, 2019
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise on behalf of the Greens to oppose the repeal of the Labour Hire Licensing Act. I note that, back in February when the Treasurer brought this bill into this place, he uttered only 56 words before seeking leave to...
Read MoreSpeech: Work Health & Safety (Industrial Manslaughter) Amendment Bill
May 01, 2019
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I move: That this bill now be read a second time. Indeed, this is not the first second reading of such a bill as this. Today, I rise to reintroduce the Work Health and Safety (Industrial Manslaughter) Amendment Bill, this time...
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