Industrial Relations & Public Sector
Question: Safework SA
November 16, 2022
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (14:55): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Industrial Relations on the topic of SafeWork SA's response to FOI requests. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: Lawyer Greg Griffin...
Read MoreQuestion: Nursing Workforce Strategy
November 03, 2022
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:14): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the Minister for Industrial Relations on the topic of a nursing workforce strategy. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I have been contacted by a constituent...
Read MoreQuestion: Industrial Manslaughter
November 02, 2022
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (14:51): My question to the Minister for Industrial Relations is: can you please give us an update on Labor's commitment to introduce industrial manslaughter laws for this state? We are waiting, still, for them to be introduced to this parliament....
Read MoreQuestion: Industrial Relations
October 18, 2022
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:14): Supplementary: will the minister undertake to bring back the public expenditure made to silence the voices of paramedics and firefighters under the previous regime? The Hon. K.J. Maher: Sorry, what was the first part? The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: Will...
Read MoreSpeech: Work Health and Safety (Industrial Manslaughter) Amendment Bill
September 23, 2022
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:45): I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I rise today to reintroduce a Greens bill in the wake of May Day over the weekend to make industrial manslaughter a crime. I think it is fair...
Read MoreSpeech: Return To Work Corporation Of South Australia (Constitution Of Board) Amendment Bill
September 08, 2022
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:22): I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I rise today to introduce a bill to amend the Return to Work Corporation of South Australia Act 1994. I think it is fair to say that some...
Read MoreQuestion: Industrial Hemp
June 16, 2022
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (14:33): 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 Industrial Hemp Act. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I wasn't going to...
Read MoreSpeech: Return to Work Scheme Sustainability Amendment Bill
June 16, 2022
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:50): I rise on behalf of the Greens to speak to this bill. The weeks since this bill was first introduced have been a whirlwind. We have finally seen the government consult and listen to injured workers, to unions, to...
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 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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