Second Reading (Continued from 19 May 2016.) Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 11:26 :19 ): It will not surprise anybody here that I am very disappointed to hear the government’s position. This bill seeks to help South Australia catch up with the rest of the nation. It brings South Australia in line […]
Speeches
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Death with Dignity Bill | SPEECH
Second Reading Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 20:43 :30 ): I will be very brief, and I ask that anybody who is following these things closely turn to the comments that I made on a different bill on the same topic brought to us by the member for Ashford last sitting week. […]
Country Health Services | SPEECH
Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 15:30 :15 ): I rise today to speak about a growing and glaring problem with regard to country health in the electorate of Stuart. Mr Speaker, as you may well know, north-east of Port Augusta, up into the Flinders Ranges, and further on to the Cooper Basin […]
Criminal Law (Sentencing) (Home Detention) Amendment Bill | SPEECH
Second Reading Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 10:32 :39 ): I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This bill is identical to amendments the opposition put forward nearly a year ago. In October 2015, the government brought forward its Statutes Amendment (Home Detention) Bill 2015. At the time, […]
Electricity Prices | SPEECH
Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 15:06 :05 ): Today is a very unfortunate day for all South Australians, but also for the government, because today we have seen another example of the complete failure of the government’s electricity and energy policy for our state. Before anybody says, ‘It’s a privatised market. There […]
Voluntary Euthanasia Bill | SPEECH
Second Reading Adjourned debate on second reading. (Continued from 9 June 2016.) Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 11:00 :04 ): This is a very serious issue, an extremely serious issue that we come here to debate. It is far more serious than many that we deal with here, and I can actually […]
Renewable Energy | SPEECH
Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 15:31 :46 ): There is absolutely no discussion, no debate, no disagreement, between anybody on this side of the house that our state and in fact the world must transition away from fossil fuels and towards renewable energy. That is an absolute given, but where we disagree […]
Unemployment & Alinta | QUESTION TIME
Unemployment Figures Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 15:14 :11 ): My question is to the Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy. Does the minister accept that the closure of the Northern Power Station and the Leigh Creek coalmine has directly contributed to the recently released unemployment figure for the Upper Spencer Gulf […]
National Electricity (South Australia) (Australian Energy Regulator – Wholesale Market Monitoring) Amendment Bill | SPEECH
Second Reading Adjourned debate on second reading. (Continued from 28 September 2016.) Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 11:02 :56 ): I rise on behalf of the opposition to debate this bill, and I indicate that I am the opposition’s lead speaker on this matter. I also make it clear for people who […]
Police Complaints and Discipline Bill | SPEECH
Second Reading (Continued from 6 July 2016) Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 17:09 :52 ): It is my pleasure to rise not only as the member for Stuart on behalf of the people I represent but also as shadow minister for police to speak on the Police Complaints and Discipline Bill. I […]