Speeches
Speech: Social Workers Registration Bill
October 27, 2021
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (20:16): I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Today, I rise once again to introduce a bill for the registration of social workers. It is three years since I last did this. I introduced my original...
Read MoreSpeech: Private Mines Amendment Bill
October 13, 2021
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (17:45): I rise to briefly speak in support of the amendment to the Mining Act 1971 put forth by my colleague the Hon. Robert Simms. This bill seeks to impose similar regulations on private mines as exist for public ones...
Read MoreSpeech: In Support of BYO Containers
September 22, 2021
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (17:04): I rise today to briefly add my support for this very sensible bill. As my colleague the Hon. Robert Simms has noted, this bill is an extremely simple amendment to the Civil Liability Act that aligns with the general...
Read MoreSpeech: Industrial Manslaughter Amendment Bill
September 22, 2021
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (22:03): Thank you to all those who have made a contribution on this bill. In just over a week, we will be marking the October Labour Day public holiday in our state and commemorating the achievements of the Australian labour...
Read MoreSpeech: Spit Hood Prohibition
September 22, 2021
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (22:37): I rise in support of this bill, which will be known as Fella's Bill, to ban spit hoods. On behalf of the Greens, I note that we are now approaching the fifth anniversary of Wayne Fella Morrison's death. That...
Read MoreSpeech: World Peace Day (Matters of Interest)
September 22, 2021
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:20): I rise today to talk about peace and about our priorities, both here in our state and in our nation. At least $2 billion was just squandered on the now scrapped French submarine program in South Australia. It is...
Read MoreSpeech: Statutes Amendment (Child Sexual Abuse) Bill
September 21, 2021
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:33): The Greens support the Statutes Amendment (Child Sexual Abuse) Bill 2021. This bill introduces a number of important reforms as they were proposed by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. As well as implementing recommendations...
Read MoreTAFE SA Repeal Bill Second Reading
September 09, 2021
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:33): I rise to continue my speech from 23 June this year. As I said at the time, this is an extremely simple bill. All it does is put TAFE back in public hands. It is clear, almost 10 years...
Read MoreSpeech: Joint Committee on Statues Amendment (Animal Welfare Reforms) Bill
September 09, 2021
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (14:39): I bring up the report of the committee. Report received and ordered to be published.
Read MoreSpeech: Bushfires Amendment Bill
September 08, 2021
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (17:32): Bushfires have long been a regular occurrence in our country, there is no doubt about that. They are so common that many native plant species have adapted to require scarification from hot temperatures in order for their seeds...
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