Police Emergency Services & Corrections
Speech: Obstruction of Public Places (Anti-Protest Bill)
May 31, 2023
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (04:25): I rise as the second speaker for the Greens to oppose the Summary Offences (Obstruction of Public Places) Amendment Bill this morning, noting that in fact it is now over 12 hours since my colleague rose to do the same....
Read MoreQuestion: Aboriginal Deaths in Custody
May 02, 2023
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: Recommendation 226 from the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody calls for the independent investigation of complaints against police and the employment of Aboriginal people or use of Aboriginal organisations in an independent police complaints body. That recommendation sets out...
Read MoreSAPOL Secrecy Must End
March 31, 2023
Greens Police Spokesperson Tammy Franks MLC has renewed her party’s call for greater transparency on police misconduct following news that Police Commissioner Grant Stevens will not release details about police officers at the centre of proven or admitted misconduct, despite a request from the...
Read MoreQuestion: Sex Work and Money Laundering
February 09, 2023
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (14:52): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the Attorney-General on the topic of spent convictions for sex workers convicted of money laundering. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: This state has a convoluted...
Read MoreGreens Warn of Facial Recognition Tech Risks
February 02, 2023
The Greens have called on the State Government to ‘step up’ on progressing privacy protections to address risks in the use of facial recognition technology after Police Commissioner Grant Stevens this week called for greater SAPOL access to facial recognition capabilities. No specific laws...
Read MoreQuestion: Riverland Flood Response
November 29, 2022
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:04): Supplementary: what proactive measures have been taken to ensure that those involved in the rescue and relief operations, who will be outside for more than four hours each day, will be vaccinated for Japanese encephalitis in time to undertake...
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