Second Reading Adjourned debate on second reading. (Continued from 6 August 2014.) Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 16:53 :24 ): It is my pleasure to speak on this bill on behalf of the opposition. I am the opposition’s lead speaker, and I think the member for Flinders is also going to speak. […]
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Brock votes against CFS cancer compensation motion
Regional Development Minister Geoff Brock has today voted against a Parliamentary motion calling on the Weatherill Labor Government to ensure CFS firefighters received equal access to cancer compensation. Liberal Member for Stuart, Dan van Holst Pellekaan today moved that Parliament: a) recognises Firefighters’ Cancer Awareness Day; and b) calls on the Government to guarantee that […]
Rex Minerals’ approval
The State Liberals cautiously welcome the announcement that Rex Minerals Limited has accepted the State Government’s 99 conditions attached to the development of the Hillside Copper Project near Ardrossan. “Rex Minerals’ acceptance and, more importantly, fulfilment of these conditions is fundamental to environmental and community protection,” said Shadow Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy Dan […]
Gas prices soar in South Australia
The Essential Services Commission of South Australia (ESCOSA) has today revealed that households and small businesses are respectively paying 14 per cent and 12 per cent more for gas during the past 12 months. “This is another blow to families and businesses struggling to cope with the soaring cost of living in South Australia,” said […]
Estimates Committees | SPEECH
Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 12:14 :30 ): It is a pleasure to rise on behalf of the people of Stuart and make a few comments about the estimates process we have just been through. I will touch separately on each of the six portfolio areas I represent on behalf of the […]
Controlled Substances (Simple Possession Offences) Amendment Bill | SPEECH
Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 10:32 :26 ): I move: That this bill be now read a second time. We have a situation in our state whereby offenders who are caught with small quantities of controlled or prescribed substances in non-commercial and non-trafficable quantities can elect not to go to court but […]
Controlling the use of drug diversion programs
The State Liberals will today introduce amendments to the Controlled Substance Act that will limit the number of times an offender can participate in a drug diversion program after being apprehended with illicit substances. These amendments will ensure that an offender can only enter a drug diversion program twice, and that if apprehended a third […]
Appropriation Bill 2014 | SPEECH
Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 11:03 :04 ): It is my pleasure to stand here in this place on behalf of the people of Stuart and speak on the Appropriation Bill. I indicate that I am not the lead speaker. The Leader of the Opposition will be the lead speaker on behalf […]
Emergency Services Levy 2014-15 | SPEECH
Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 11:31 :19 ): I too rise to comment on the 85th report of the Economic and Finance Committee, entitled Emergency Services Levy 2014-15. I would like to make it very clear that I have recently been appointed to the Economic and Finance Committee. I have not attended […]
Electricity prices surge today
South Australian households are being hit with an average $85 increase in their annual electricity bills from today. “The ability of South Australian households to heat their homes in winter and cool them in summer has been further reduced by today’s 4.4 per cent increase in the price of electricity,” said Shadow Minister for Energy […]