Legislative Council Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1) 53 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Commencement Commencement LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Tuesday, 14 October 2014 The PRESIDENT (Hon. R.P. Wortley) took the chair at 14:19 and read prayers. The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: We acknowledge that this land we meet on today is the traditional land of the Kaurna people and that we respect their spiritual relationship with their country. We also acknowledge the Kaurna people as the custodians of the Adelaide region and that their cultural and heritage beliefs are still as important to the living Kaurna people today.