Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 12:13:52 ): I move: That this house— (a) recognises National Police Remembrance Day; (b) values the work that South Australia Police do on behalf of our community; and (c) expresses its sadness for and deep gratitude to those officers who have lost their lives while doing their […]

Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 11:01 :31 ): I move: That this house establish a select committee to inquire into and report on— The review by the Health Performance Council on the operations of the health advisory councils in accordance with the Health Care Act 2008. a)       The current provision and plans […]

Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 15:31 :12 ): I take this opportunity, in the limited time I have available to me, to make some further comments about the government’s increase in the emergency services levy. These comments are in addition to those I made here in parliament back in June and in […]

Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 11:33 :34 ): I move: That this house— (a) recognises Firefighters Cancer Awareness Day; and (b) calls on the government to guarantee that all firefighters, both professionals and volunteers, have the exact same access to the support if they contract cancer. Firefighters Cancer Awareness Day is on […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 12:19 :10 ): I rise to wholeheartedly support the member for Goyder in this motion. His motion is very, very genuine and I know it comes from the bottom of his heart. There are a few of us here on this side who have, at different times, […]