Hansard Daily: Legislative Council - Wednesday, November 12 2025

Commencement
- Commencement
Parliamentary Procedure
- Sittings and Business
  - The Hon. K.J. MAHER
Bills
- Statutes Amendment (Superannuation and Other Payments) Bill
  - Introduction and First Reading
    - The Hon. K.J. MAHER
  - Second Reading
    - The Hon. K.J. MAHER
- TAFE SA Bill
  - Committee Stage
  - Third Reading
    - The Hon. E.S. BOURKE
    - The Hon. D.G.E. HOOD
- Statutes Amendment (Local Government Elections Review) Bill
  - Second Reading
    - The Hon. B.R. HOOD
    - The Hon. R.A. SIMMS
Parliamentary Procedure
- Visitors
Bills
- Statutes Amendment (Local Government Elections Review) Bill
  - Second Reading
  - Committee Stage
- Firearms (Digital Blueprints for 3D Printing) Amendment Bill
Parliamentary Committees
- Legislative Review Committee
  - The Hon. R.B. MARTIN
Parliamentary Procedure
- Papers
Question Time
- Algal Bloom
  - The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI
  - The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN
- Algal Bloom
  - The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI
  - The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN
- Algal Bloom
  - The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI
  - The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN
- Regional Roads
  - The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI
  - The Hon. E.S. BOURKE
- Regional Roads
  - The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI
  - The Hon. E.S. BOURKE
- Regional Roads
  - The Hon. B.R. HOOD
- Regional Roads
  - The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI
  - The Hon. E.S. BOURKE
- Regional Showcase Awards
  - The Hon. J.E. HANSON
  - The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN
- Foster and Kinship Care
  - The Hon. J.S. LEE
  - The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN
- Funding Transparency
  - The Hon. S.L. GAME
  - The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN
- Regional Roads
  - The Hon. B.R. HOOD
  - The Hon. E.S. BOURKE
- Regional Roads
  - The Hon. B.R. HOOD
- Office for Autism
  - The Hon. R.B. MARTIN
  - The Hon. E.S. BOURKE
- Speech Fundraising Proposal
  - The Hon. R.A. SIMMS
  - The Hon. K.J. MAHER
- Regional Roads
  - The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK
  - The Hon. E.S. BOURKE
- Regional Roads
  - The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI
  - The Hon. E.S. BOURKE
- GO Foundation
  - The Hon. T.T. NGO
  - The Hon. K.J. MAHER
- Algal Bloom
  - The Hon. T.A. FRANKS
  - The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN
- Algal Bloom
  - The Hon. T.A. FRANKS
  - The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN
Parliamentary Procedure
- Visitors
Question Time
- Algal Bloom
  - The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI
  - The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN
- State Debt
  - The Hon. D.G.E. HOOD
  - The Hon. E.S. BOURKE
- State Debt
  - The Hon. D.G.E. HOOD
  - The Hon. E.S. BOURKE
- Unmet Needs Report
  - The Hon. C. BONAROS
  - The Hon. K.J. MAHER
- Unmet Needs Report
  - The Hon. C. BONAROS
  - The Hon. K.J. MAHER
- Wine Industry
  - The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY
  - The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN
- Heavy Vehicle Inspection Scheme
  - The Hon. F. PANGALLO
  - The Hon. E.S. BOURKE
- Warriappendi Secondary School
  - The Hon. J.E. HANSON
  - The Hon. E.S. BOURKE
- Hahndorf Bypass
  - The Hon. R.A. SIMMS
  - The Hon. E.S. BOURKE
- Hahndorf Bypass
  - The Hon. R.A. SIMMS
  - The Hon. E.S. BOURKE
- Torrens to Darlington Project
  - The Hon. H.M. GIROLAMO
  - The Hon. E.S. BOURKE
- Decriminalisation of Homosexuality
  - The Hon. R.B. MARTIN
  - The Hon. K.J. MAHER
Matters of Interest
- International Day of Persons with Disabilities
  - The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY
- Mount Gambier
  - The Hon. B.R. HOOD
- Jing Lee, Better Community
  - The Hon. J.S. LEE
- Health Services
  - The Hon. R.B. MARTIN
- Stamp Duty
  - The Hon. D.G.E. HOOD
- Bullying
  - The Hon. S.L. GAME
- Dress Codes
  - The Hon. T.T. NGO
Motions
- Young Men's Christian Association
  - The Hon. T.T. NGO
- Hahndorf Bypass
  - The Hon. R.A. SIMMS
Bills
- Criminal Law (High Risk Offenders) (Additional High Risk Offenders) Amendment Bill
  - Introduction and First Reading
    - The Hon. C. BONAROS
  - Second Reading
    - The Hon. C. BONAROS
Motions
- Victims of Crime Fund
  - The Hon. C. BONAROS
- Loneliness
- Sicilia Social and Sports Club
  - The Hon. J.S. LEE
- International Men's Day
  - The Hon. S.L. GAME
Bills
- Planning, Development and Infrastructure (Unauthorised Tree-damaging Activity) Amendment Bill
  - Second Reading
- Termination of Pregnancy (Restriction on Terminations after 22 Weeks and 6 Days) Amendment Bill
  - Second Reading
Motions
- Festival Plaza
  - The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK
  - The Hon. T.A. FRANKS
Parliamentary Procedure
- Visitors
Motions
- Festival Plaza
  - The Hon. J.E. HANSON
  - The Hon. R.A. SIMMS
Bills
- Planning, Development and Infrastructure (Fast Food Restaurants near Schools) Amendment Bill
  - Second Reading
Motions
- District Council of Yankalilla By-laws
  - The Hon. R.B. MARTIN
- Mouse Control
  - The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY
  - The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI
Bills
- Education and Children's Services (Sports Vouchers) Amendment Bill
- Planning, Development and Infrastructure (Gas Infrastructure) Amendment Bill
  - Second Reading
- Victims of Crime (Compensation) Amendment Bill
Motions
- Prostitution
Bills
- Residential Tenancies (Minimum Standards) Amendment Bill
  - Committee Stage
  - Third Reading
    - The Hon. R.A. SIMMS
- Education and Children's Services (Inclusive Education) Amendment Bill
  - Final Stages
- Fines Enforcement and Debt Recovery (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
  - Final Stages
- Help to Buy (Commonwealth Powers) Bill
  - Introduction and First Reading
- Statutes Amendment (Energy and Mining Reforms) Bill
  - Introduction and First Reading
- Guardianship and Administration (Tribunal Proceedings) Amendment Bill
  - Final Stages
- Waite Trust (Activities on and Use of Certain Trust Land) Bill
  - Introduction and First Reading
- Statutes Amendment (Health and Wellbeing) Bill
  - Introduction and First Reading
- Statutes Amendment (Recidivist Young Offenders) Bill
  - Final Stages
- Labour Hire Licensing (Scope of Act) Amendment Bill
  - Introduction and First Reading
- Child Sex Offenders Registration (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
  - Final Stages
- Legal Practitioners (Disciplinary Matters and Fidelity Fund) Amendment Bill
  - Final Stages
- Spicer Cottages Trust (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
  - Final Stages
- Statutes Amendment (Administrative Review Tribunal) Bill
  - Final Stages
- Statutes Amendment (Community and Strata Titles) Bill
  - Introduction and First Reading
Parliamentary Procedure
- State Voice to Parliament
  - The Hon. K.J. MAHER

State Debt

The Hon. D.G.E. HOOD (14:53): Supplementary: in espousing the benefits of the projects underway, are you dismissing the Auditor-General's concerns?

The Hon. C.M. Scriven interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! We have guests from the United States. Do we need to carry on like this today? Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, do you want to answer the question, or will we go to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport?

The Hon. E.S. BOURKE (Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Minister for Autism) (14:53): I am happy to. I do apologise to our guests here today. In regard to the Auditor-General's Report, if I was to point to things, of particular concern to me was the highlighting of the issues raised by the contracts that we were left with as a government. The privatisation agenda of those opposite, who were able to craft contracts, has now left us to fix up the mess that they have created. This ongoing obsession with privatisation means that they are the ones who have left the concerns within our reporting that we have to go about and fix up, constantly fix up, the mess that you left us, and that is what is highlighted in that report.

The Hon. B.R. HOOD: Supplementary.

The PRESIDENT: No—you are not listening anyhow.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Leader, I don't need your help.

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